ADL CO-LAB ISSUES FIRST SCORM COC - The WebMentor Learning Management
System (LMS) of Avilar Technologies Inc. has been issued the first certificate of compliance
(COC) with the SCORM specification, version 1.2, under the new certification program
administered by the Academic ADL Co-Lab in Madison, WI To be certified, an authorized
Certification Testing Center must independently verify and validate the successful processing
by the LMS of the SCORM Test Suite, Version 1.2.3. WebMentor passed the test at Run
Time Environment level 3, which is the highest level of compliance. The Center auditors
certifying WebMentor are from the Madison Area Technical College and UW-Learning
Innovations of Madison, WI (ADL Co-Lab)

GWETC PROPOSALS DEADLINE - You are invited to submit a proposal to present
an information session or workshop at the 11th Annual Governor's Wisconsin Educational
Technology Conference (GWETC). Conference presenters provide attendees from all
areas of education - K-12, Technical Colleges, Public & Private Higher Ed - with the
critical vision they need in today's technology-centered world. The proposal deadline is
Friday, March 28. GWETC is looking for presenters who can discuss essential success
factors and inventive applications in educational technology. GWETC brings attendees
cutting edge information on major issues, from technology infrastructure to curriculum
integration. To review the guidelines, prepare your proposal, and fill out the online
application go to: http://www.gwetc.org

WISCNET FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE - May 5-6, 2003 is the
date for the next WiscNet Future Technologies Conference, at the Monona Terrace
and Convention Center in Madison. The Future Technologies Conference offers a
preview of emerging technologies and their potential applications for education. Learn
more about future networking directions, IP video, learning objects and digital
content, online professional development offerings, networkable gaming, fighting
spam, Grid computing, and more.

Jaron Lanier will keynote the first day. Jason coined the term 'Virtual Reality', in
the early 1980s co-developed the first glove device for virtual world interaction,
and was the first to study full hand interactions with virtual objects. Jaron
currently serves as Lead Scientist of the National Tele-immersion Initiative, a
coalition of research universities studying advanced applications for Internet 2. The
second day keynote is Bill St. Arnaud, Senior Director of Advanced Networks
for CANARIE Inc., Canada's advanced Internet development organization, a not-
for-profit corporation supported by members, project partners, and the Federal
Government. Bill will speak about eScience and the Third Wave of the Internet.
Details are at: http://www.wisc.net (Andrea Deau, WiscNet)

WEBFAIR 2003 - Teachers and Students: Here's a great opportunity for students to
get recognition for their web design skills! The Wisconsin Webfair 2003 competition
registration deadline has been extended to March 15, 2003. The on-line registration
form only takes about 10 minutes to fill out and submit. Go to http://webfair.wisc.edu.
You have until April 1, 2003, when judging begins, to complete the rest of the
requirements.

TTT - Teaching With Technology Today's (TTT) special February issue, vol 9,
no 6, on global studies and technology is now on the TTT web site at:
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt and includes:

* Digital Education for a Global Village by Douglas Savage, UW System Institute for
Global Studies
* Like Catching Waves Upon the Sand: The Challenges of Designing for the Web by
Pamela O'Donnell, UW-Madison
* On the Road: Bringing the Maya World to UW Students by Brett Greider, UW-
Eau Claire
* Learning Objects in a Constructivist Curriculum by William Washabaugh, UW-
Milwaukee
* TTT Global Studies Sampler by Tammy Kempfert, TTT Editor
* Meet the Experts Featuring Karin Bast, UW-La Crosse

(Tammy Kempfert, TTT Editor, UW System, 27 Feb 03, )