CONTENTS

UPFRONT - Second in a Series on BLOGs, DAMs, Wi Fi, and IP
FOCUS - An Introduction to Digital Asset Management: What Do You Know
About DAM? by Michele Jacques
UW/WI - ICS Web Team Receives Award for Excellence, Outreach Conference,
Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, International Telemedia Media Literacy
Conference
LINES - September News Highlights

ED - Higher Education Increases Spending on Hardware, Quality of Online Courses
Expected to Eclipse in-Class Courses, Automated Essay Grading: Making the
Grade
BIZ/GOV/ED - Are New Technologies Adding Business Value? Youth at the Gate
FUNDING/FINANCIAL AID - Higher Ed Funding Available, Proposed Distance
Education Regulation Change Criticized
ACCESSIBILITY - Video in Deaf Education Technology Conference, Assistive
Technology, Sight for the Blind
TECH/TOOLS - Sharp Laptops Offer 3D Display, Electronic Paper in Our Future?
READS/RESOURCES - Teaching and Learning with Technology (2003) by
Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean McDonald, and Al Mizell

NEW ON THE LIST - Welcome to New Subscribers
FYI - News, Events, Conferences
ENDNOTE - Student Trends: Online and on the Move
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OCTOBER FOCUS ARTICLE - The emergence of portable wireless (Wi Fi)
technology will have an impact on the way learning spaces are created. With the
permission of Syllabus magazine, next month's FOCUS article will be a link to
" Designing the Space: Technology Enabled Learning Environments," a
conversation with William J. Mitchell, Dean of MIT's School of Architecture and
Planning. Mitchell is also head of the Media Arts and Sciences Program at the MIT
Media Lab.
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UPFRONT - If you often feel lost in the sea of acronyms that continue to surface in
distance education, let me assure you that you're not alone. Even those of us who
have been in this field for years sometimes feel as though we've barely caught our
breath before the next big wave washes over us. This new series of FOCUS articles
is designed to offer you a life preserver in four acronym areas.

Last month, Will Richardson, Supervisor of Instructional Technology, Hunterdon
Central Regional High School in New Jersey discussed BLOGs (Weblogs), a new
way to journal on the Web, as an individual or in groups. (Maybe you've tried it since
you read his article. Our Instructional Design Team is about to see how it might
work for us.) This month, Michele Jacques, Information Resources Manager
at Instructional Communications Systems, University of Wisconsin-Extension
(UW-Extension) tells you all about DAMs, Digital Asset Management. Michele is
on the Digital Asset Management Team, at UW-Extension and knows whereof she
speaks. You'll find her article not only informational, but fun to read. Don't miss the
complete article at: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/DESIEN/2003/0309/jacques.htm

Next month the focus will be on Wi Fi and it's impact on learning spaces. In
November we'll complete the series with an article on Internet Protocol (IP) video.
After you've read these articles, plan to toss away your life preserver for awhile -
until you see the next wave coming.
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FOCUS
An Introduction to Digital Asset Management: What do you know about DAM?
by

Michele Jacques
Information Resources Manager, Instructional Communications Systems
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Member - Digital Asset Management Team, University of Wisconsin-Extension

Does This Situation Sound Familiar?
The deadline for one of your current projects is quickly approaching. You need to
illustrate some statistical data and so you want to include a pie chart you created
in times past. You know you last used this pie chart in a slide presentation you
developed for a workshop you gave last spring. The chart will be a perfect match
for your current project and you want to re-use it now. You search on your hard
drive. You look through your Web site to see if perchance you posted the chart
there. You even rummage around for an old copy of the paper handout you used
for your past workshop. You can't find your perfect pie chart. You have now
devoted more time to looking for it than you care to admit. What do you do? You
re-create the chart from scratch and insert it into your current project. You finish
your project. The deadline is met. Days pass. You suddenly stumble upon your
original pie chart, while looking for something else.

Has this ever happened to you? If you had researched and developed a Digital
Management System, chances are it wouldn't have. Find out why not. What is
DAM? What does it mean? How would you use it? What other groups use it?
and more...see: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/DESIEN/2003/0309/jacques.htm
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UW/WI

ICS WEB TEAM RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - Congratulations
to the Instructional Communications Systems Web Team - Michele Jacques, Milly
Jones, Nathan Trick, and Mindy Winter. The team recently received a UW-
Extension award for excellence for their demonstration of outstanding performance in
web site development as it relates to the Extension mission. The award was presented
during the UW-Extension Annual Awards Banquet on September 25, 2003 at The
Lowell Center, Madison, WI

OUTREACH CONFERENCE - On October 12-14, 2003 UW-Extension, The
Ohio State University and The Pennsylvania State University are sponsoring their
third annual conference on Excellence Through Engagement. The conference will
attract educators, researchers, and university leaders. More than 150 presentations
will celebrate successful public service activities, provide practical tools, and offer
valuable ideas. Keynote Speaker will be Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent of the
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Complete information can be found at:
http://www.uwex.edu/outreach.

SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY -
Friday, November 7, 2003, 9 am to 2:30 pm, join Randy Bass and UW colleagues
for a thought-provoking discussion about teaching and learning. Dr. Bass is the
Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Center for New Designs in Learning
and Scholarship. He directs several projects that explore the impact of technology on
teaching and learning in the humanities. Learn how his work applies to UW-Extension
and UW Systemwide teaching and learning. Lunch and snacks will be provided. The
program is ideal for UW-Extension faculty and academic staff who teach via
technology or would like to, campus-based UW Learning Innovations partners who
are or expect to be teaching online, other UW faculty and academic staff who use
distance learning technologies or would like to in the near future, OPID reps, former
teaching fellows, and teaching scholars. Register online by October 24 at:
http://www1.uwex.edu/twt/reg/regform.cfm Learn how attendees can be eligible for a
$500 scholarship to attend any of three national conferences. Videoconferencing
locations are at: UW Extension’s The Pyle Center (Madison), UW-Milwaukee
School of Business, UW-Eau Claire Davies Center, and UW-Stevens Point.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LITERACY FORUM - Media Literacy experts from
around the world will gather via videoconferencing on November 7, 10:00 am to
3:00 pm Central Time in Seattle, WA; Toronto, Canada; New York, NY; London,
England; Madison, WI (The Pyle Center), and Chicago, IL Among the experts who
will present the latest research and practice in their field are: Barry Duncan, David
Buckingham, David Considine, Robert Ferguson, Robyn Quinn, Martin Rayala, and
Neil Andersen. Four one-hour sessions will parallel the four sections of the National
Telemedia Council's (NTC) new media literacy book, Visions/Revisions. The four
sections are: New Media and the Digital Culture; Testing the Limits of Democracy;
Media Education in Theory and Practice; and Media Education Around the World.
Following each group of presentations, participants will engage in discussions within
and across sites. For those not able to attend, live streaming video will be available
at the NTC web site during the sessions. Archived streaming video will be available
after the event. All conference information can be found at:
http:///www.nationaltelemediacouncil.org
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LINES - September News Highlights

- A study of more than 400 campus leaders from 195 colleges and universities has
concluded that students are the driving force behind the technology-related decisions
of college and university presidents. The study was sponsored by Collegis Leadership
Alliance and conducted by the Sara Fine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.
Collegis is a higher education services company that sponsors the Alliance, a forum
for higher education executives that provides members with research and information
about emerging trends in higher education - http://www.leadershipedu.org

- The education research group, the Concord Consortium, received $10 million from
the National Science Foundation to establish a Center on Teaching and Learning
focused on research and applications of technology to science education. Based at
the University of California at Berkeley, the Center will focus on training graduate
students in educational technology. The grant will provide $3M over five years to
the Education Accelerator at the Concord Consortium to provide its technology,
curriculum, and expertise to the new center in support of applied research on the
educational impacts on science of information and computer technologies. The
Accelerator focuses on research that is needed by policy-makers before they will
undertake major changes that can take advantage of technology - http://info.101com.com/default.asp?id=2919 (Syllabus 26 Sept 03)
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ED

HIGHER EDUCATION INCREASES SPENDING ON HARDWARE - According
to data from the research company IDC, colleges and universities spent $569 million on
517,000 computers in the second quarter of the year, an increase of 17.5%. IDC's
David Daoud attributed the strong rise to strength in the higher education market
resulting from tuition increases and growing enrollments. Kenneth C. Green of the
Campus Computing Project, however, sees the rise in purchases as a product of a
spend-it-before-it's-gone attitude among university officials whose budget year ended
June 30. Of the computers purchased, 72% were desktops, 25% laptops, and 3%
servers. Dell held on to its leading position in the higher education market, with nearly
48% market share. Gateway came up second, with 12%, followed by Hewlett-
Packard, Apple Computer, and IBM. See:
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2003/09/2003091001t.htm (Chronicle of Higher
Education - Edupage, 10 Sept 03)

QUALITY OF ONLINE COURSES EXPECTED TO ECLIPSE IN-CLASS
COURSES - A survey conducted by Babson College and the Sloan Consortium
indicates growing respect among some college administrators - including presidents
and academic officers - for the quality of online courses. One-third of the roughly
1,000 survey respondents expect the quality of online courses at their institutions to
surpass that of in-class courses within three years. Fifty-seven % said the quality of
Web-based classes already rivals that of in-class reaching. Some administrators,
however, particilarly at private baccaulaureate institutions, remain skeptical of online
teaching. One-third of the respondents said Web-based courses would not become a
significant part of the teaching at their institutions. The complete article is at: http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2003/09/2003090401t.htm (Chronicle of Higher
Education, 4 Sept 03)

AUTOMATED ESSAY GRADING: MAKING THE GRADE? Several companies
offer computer tools to grade student essays, and various schools around the United
States, including some colleges and universities, are using such grading tools to
reduce teacher workload and improve student writing. One tool called Criterion,
developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), is being used by Camden
County College in New Jersey. Criterion scores essays based on factors "learned"
from human readers and also provides students with feedback on grammar, style,
usage, and organization. Anthony Spatola, chairman of the English department at
Camden, said students appreciate the feedback, and he believes the tool helps
students improve their writing. Officials from ETS acknowledged that the system
theoretically could give a high score to an essay that exhibited certain linquistic
characteristics but lacked a logical argument. Students taking the time, however,
to fool the system is unrealistic, they argued. Such automated systems have
ardent detractors, including Julie Cheville of Rutgers University and the local
director for the National Writing Project, who said automated grading systems
" orient students to errors, not to meaning." Cheville argued that "Vacuous student
essays can receive high marks only because they are error-free." For the complete
article go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/04/technology/circuits/04grad.html
(New York Times, 4 Sept 03 - Edupage, 5 Sept 03)
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BIZ/GOV/ED

ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ADDING BUSINESS VALUE? - CIOs take pride
in their willingness to investigate and deploy new technologies. More than 20% of the
more than 500 technology executives who responded to a recent CIO InSight
technology adoption survey characterized their companies as "early adopters," and a
surprising three quarters (73%) called their companies "innovative." But times are
tough, IT executives (65%) concede that the slow economy has had an adverse effect
on their efforts to adopt new technology, and most of them (40%) say their primary
goal in deploying new systems these days is to save money. Still, adopting new
technologies remains critical to meeting strategic goals, and the companies that say
they're good at it (41%) devote a larger part of their IT budgets to investigating new
technologies and are significantly more likely (53%) to involve business executives
in the process than those that admit to being less successful. Expensive as the
process can be, it's clearly worth the effort. See:
http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,3959,1125400,00.asp

YOUTH AT THE GATE - In late July, CIO InSight convened a roundtable on youth
and the future of the workplace to discuss how the Net Generation is starting to
reshape the workplace and challenge the CIOs. The ten participants included a Silicon
Valley high school teacher, a couple of child techno-prodigies and a father-son CIO
duo in middle-age and retirement. Most agreed the N-generation will alter the power
balance between managers and workers, forcing today's leaders to forge new
partnerships with employees in which authority will be based less on seniority than
on the negotiated abilities of people or teams, regardless of age, to execute change,
promote new skills, and harness emerging technologies in the service of business goals.
For the full article see: http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,3959,1268064,00.asp
(CIO InSights, 23 Sept 03)
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HIGHER ED FUNDING AVAILABLE - More than $4.6 billion in technology-
oriented federal grants are now available to institutions of higher education, according
to a report by Input, a government market research firm. The report looks at three
federal grant recipients Carnegie-Mellon, MIT, and UC Berkeley, who collectively
received over $730 million in awards in 2002. Meredith Luttner, manager of state
and local market development at Input, said, the federal government is the largest
funding source for information technology projects in higher education. The majority
of federally granted IT funds are used to purchase hardware and software for
colleges and universities. For more information visit: http://higheredgrants.input.com
(Syllabus, 16 Sept 03)

PROPOSED DISTANCE EDUCATION REGULATION CHANGE CRITICIZED -
Testimony at a Congressional subcommittee hearing warned that repeal of a federal
distance education regulation known as the 50% rule might result in inadequate
oversight of online programs. The rule prohibits students who attend colleges that
enroll more than half of their students at a distance from receiving federal financial aid.
The bill under consideration, HR 3039, would repeal the 50% rule for
telecommunication programs such as online or satellite-based courses. It would not
affect application of the rule to traditional correspondence programs. A recent
Department of Education report on institutions that had the rule waived on a trial
basis concluded that eliminating the rule caused no problems. The report
recommended revising or eliminating the regulation. For the full article see:
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2003/09/2003091202t.htm (Chronicle of Higher
Education, 12 Sept 03 - EduPage, 12 Sept 03)
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ACCESSIBILITY

VIDEO IN DEAF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE - The Fourth
Conference on Videoconferencing and Emerging Video Technologies in Deaf Education
will again be held on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington DC, on April
18th, 20th, 2004. This conference will continue explorations into applications of video
technology in deaf education and business environments. It is designed for everyone
interested in current and future video technology and its applications in the deaf
community. Presentations will include applications of videoconferencing and curriculum
development and accessibility at the K-12 and post-secondary levels, as well as general
applications in the deaf community and beyond. This conference has become one of the
most eagerly awaited technology conferences in the field. Register soon. Seating is
limited to the first 200 registrants. Visit the conference web site for more information and
the registration form: http://academic.gallaudet.edu/videoconf2004/ You may register
before payment is made.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY - The new Kurzweil 3000 is a scanning, reading, and
writing solution for people with learning disabilities or reading difficulties. Kurzweil
provides two versions - one for the Windows environment and one
for the Macintosh Here's what it includes:

* A Virtual Printer
* Powerful Study Tools
* Writing Tools
* Web Access and Online Books
* Dual Highlighting
* Bilingual and Foreign Language Benefits
* Decoding Tools
* Human Sounding Speech

All are designed to extend the essential learning process by reinforcing mastery
of subject material through repetition, definition, outlining, and annotation, and by
allowing users to work as efficiently and independently as possible. For more about
Kurzweil 3000 see: http://www.kurzweiledu.com/

SIGHT FOR THE BLIND - A pair of goggles called "the Jordy" is changing the lives
of an estimated 18 million Americans who suffer from impaired vision. This
sophisticated piece of technology views the world through the lens of a camcorder,
then enhances and displays the images on two tiny screens in front of the wearer's
eyes. Other tools, like screen readers, transform the web and emails into speech -
and talking PDA's are now being produced that can be worn around the neck. Next
innovations for the blind will be handheld reading devices that can be passed over
a page to convert the text to speech. For more information about technology for the
blind see: http://www.parade.com (Parade, 7 Sept 03)
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TECH/TOOLS

SHARP LAPTOPS OFFER 3D DISPLAY - A new notebook computer from
Sharp Corporation, a Japanese electronics company, will come with a display
capable of showing three-dimensional objects without requiring users to wear
special glasses. The Mebius PC-RD3D is expected to go on sale in late October in
Japan, with release in the United States slated before the end of the year. Although
the new system targets mostly people who design 3D software, the company said it
is also planning to release a model for consumers. The laptop toggles between the
3D display and a regular display. The price is expected to be about $3,000. Visit:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/11/HNsharp3d_1.html?hardware
(InfoWorld, 12 Sept 03)

ELECTRONIC PAPER IN OUR FUTURE? - Scientists have created a new type of
" electronic paper" that may one day show color movies. Robert Hayes, a scientist at
Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, sees the first products
being developed in three or four years. Tiny dots packed in columns and rows on the
" paper" can change colors in one one hundredth of a second, fast enough to display
video images. Actually this paper is not really paper at all, but electronics embedded
in flexible plastic as thin as paper. To work, it would need to be connected to a power
source, such as a cell phone or a handheld organizer. (Nature, 25 Sept 03)
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READS/RESOURCES

TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY (2003) - Co-authored
by Judy Lever-Duffy (Miami-Dade), Jean B. McDonald (Lambuth University), and
Al P. Mizell (Nova Southeastern University), Teaching and Learning with
Technology is an invaluable resource for current and future teachers or trainers of
technology education. The publication combines theoretical, technical, and experiential
components into a real-world approach. Three basic principles have guided the authors:
1) grounding the study of educational technologies in effective teaching and learning in
the real-world classroom, 2) exploring all classroom technologies, and 3) offering tools
and activities to effectively use educational technology.

Features included in the book are: People, Real Stories; In the Classroom; Connecting
Theory to Practice; Issues in Teaching and Technology; Rubrics; Topical Notations; On
the Web! Icons; Student Activities; and Illustrations. Chapters are followed with: Key
Terms, Key Theorists, Chapter Review, What Do You think? Learning Together! and
Hands-On! The Addendum includes: The National Educational Technology Standards
for Teachers and Students, Educational Technology Resources, Organizations, a
Glossary, and References.

A CD-ROM (included with the book) and an Instructor's Web site at:
http://www.ablongman/lever-duffy provide extended, updated resources, as well as a
total teaching and learning community for author and colleague interaction. Pearson
Education, Inc., Boston is the publisher. (Rosemary Lehman)
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NEW ON THE LIST - Welcome to new subscribers: Barb Emil, Rintr Marataralert,
Patricia Paul, Tristen Lynn Phelps, Chi Husuan Liu, Kevin McManamy, Rosemary
Jacobson, Doug Stevens, Marilyn Rosser, Fred Barrington, Cassie Ambrosh, Vi
Strich, Mary Morgan, Richard Fetherston, Martin Rheingold, and Monica Aldeia.
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FYI - News, Events, Conferences

* TECHLEARN 2003 - This conference will be November 2-5, 2003 at Disney's
Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL Conference information is at:
http://www.techlearn.com

* EDUCAUSE 2003 - The theme for this year's Educause Conference is Balancing
Opportunities, Expectations, and Resources. It will be held at the Anaheim
Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA November 4-7, 2003.
Web site information is at: http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2000

* eLEARN 2003 - This world conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government,
Healthcare, and Higher Education is scheduled for November 7-11, 2003 Phoenix,
AZ For complete information and registration go to:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/advprog.htm

* NINTH SLOAN-C - This annual conference on Online Learning, will be
November 14-16 in Orlando, FL The conference theme is The Power of Online
Learning: Implications for Teaching and Learning - http://www.aln.ucf.edu

* AAACE - The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
has scheduled its 52nd national conference for November 19-22, 2003 at the Detroit
Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI Complete information can be found at:
http://www.aaace.org

* ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN - The 9th International Conference on Technology
Supported Learning and Training will be held at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin,
December 3-5, 2003 in Berlin, Germany. Web site information is at:
http://www.icwe.net

* UCEA - UCEA is holding its 2004 Workforce Development Forum January 15-16
in San Francisco, CA For full information go to:
http://www.ucea.edu/2004workforce.htm

* LEARNTEC 2004 is scheduled for February 10-13 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Complete information can be found at: http://www.learntec.net/.

* EDEN RESEARCH WORKSHOP 2004 - This third annual session in Oldenberg,
Germany, Supporting the Learner in Distance Education and eLearning, will be held
at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg March 4-6, 2004. The Call for
Papers is open until October 13, 2003. Registration information and program details
are on the web at:
http://www.eden.bme.hu/contents/r-net/Oldenburg/oldenburg0.html

* ED-MEDIA 2004 - The World Conference on Educational Multimedia,
Hypermedia and Telecommunications is scheduled for June 21-26, 2004 in Lugano,
Switzerland. For complete information and to register see:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm
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OCTOBER FOCUS ARTICLE - The emergence of portable wireless (Wi Fi)
technology will have an impact on the way learning spaces are created. With the
permission of Syllabus magazine, next month's FOCUS article will be a link to
" Designing the Space: Technology Enabled Learning Environments," a
conversation with William J. Mitchell, Dean of MIT's School of Architecture and
Planning. Mitchell is also head of the Media Arts and Sciences Program at the MIT
Media Lab.
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ENDNOTE - STUDENT TRENDS: ONLINE AND ON THE MOVE - According
to the University of Wisconsin's 11th annual survey of student computing use, student
technology trends are going online and going mobile. Internet use jumped 40% from
16 to 22 hours per week. Fewer students are using modems, down to 28% from 60%.
Access via cable modem and DSL has become more frequent. Ownership of laptops
is up to 38% from 25 % last year. PDA ownership grew from 10% to 18%, and cell
phone ownership rose from 22% to 64%. Nearly 80% of students have more than one
email address, and 62% of students report using instant messaging. The survey was
administered online by the UW-Madison Department of information technology. Of the
1,500 students who received an email invitation to fill out the survey, 658 completed
and returned it. The margin of error is approximately +/- 3.8%. For the full report visit: http://www.doit.wisc.edu/research/
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