DESIEN extends its deepest sympathies to the individuals and families
affected by our recent national tragedies.
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CONTENTS

UPFRONT - In Light of the Recent Tragedies...

FOCUS - Fight Prejudice through Cultural Sharing via Videoconferencing by Linda
Albertson

DESIEN - Request for 2002 FOCUS Articles

UW NEWS - GWETC 2001 Registration, Christoph is Syllabus 2001 Speaker, TTT

LINES - September News Highlights

ED - Sweden Will Create a Virtual Institution, University of Toronto Withdraws from Universitas 21, Taking Classes to the Masses, New York City Tries a Bold Experiment in Early College

BIZ/GOV/ED - Colleges and Technology Incubators, New Roles for the Classroom

POLICY - Federal Report on Digital Copyright Law, President's Information Technology
Advisory Committee to Meet

TECH/TOOLS - ProjectLearn Web Site Now Available, Unique Approach to Teaching
Science on CD

READS/RESOURCES - No Boundaries for the Journeys of the Mind, IRRODL,
F-Light September 2001

ISSUES/CHALLENGES - Race in CyberSpace

POSITIONS - Indiana University and Flashlight Program, University of Wisconsin- Platteville, Michigan Technological University

NEW ON THE LIST - Welcome to New Subscribers

FYI - News, Events, Conferences

ENDNOTE - A Time of Terror and Gifts

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OCTOBER DESIEN ISSUE FOCUS - IDEAS Portal Web Site: One Online Stop for
Wisconsin's PK-16 Education Community by John Fischer
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