CONTENTS

UPFRONT - Design is Key

FOCUS - The Whole is More Than the Sum of the Web Parts - part two of a two-part
series by Alan G. Chute

UW - Introducing Portal Wisconsin, ICS Trains VUC Personnel in Latvia via
Videoconferencing, Compete in WebFair, UW-Stout Receives Reward, TTT, 2002
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Grant

LINES - January News Highlights

ED - New Push for Support of Ed Tech in the Classroom, OpenCourseware: Simple
Idea-Profound Implications, Solutions for Overcoming Online Limitations, Building
Your Campus Portal: Advice from the Field

BIZ/GOV/ED - Digital Copyright Listserv, Mergers in the Learning World, 2002
"Codie" Awards Announced, Exceeding Disability Standards

TECH/TOOLS - Palm Acts to Advance Technology on Wireless Links, Latest Design
Tools, New Educational Handheld Unveiled, Database Sharing, Researchers Test
Small-Dish Satellite Links for Distance Ed

READS/RESOURCES - Leadership for Our Century, Keeping e-Learners from
e-Scaping

POSITIONS - Two Instructional Design Positions-UW-Milwaukee

NEW ON THE LIST - Welcome to New Subscribers

FYI - News, Events, Conferences

Text Version of this issue

ENDNOTE - A Simple Synchronous Tip

ENDNOTE - A simple tip for people leading synchronous online presentations - add
some breathing to your virtual classrooms. Take a few breaths! Allow your participants
breathing time. No need to fill every moment with voice noise. Breathe and allow
breathing. Then tape your sessions and watch them for personal feedback. (Techlearn
Trends #277, 24 Jan 02)
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FEBRUARY DESIEN ISSUE - Gerard Hanley and a co-author, both members of the
Merlot administrative team will write about the Merlot Repository for Learning Objects.
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