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Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 10:50:35 -0600
From: "Swisher, Bob" <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: Educom Update, 1 December 1997
> * E D U C O M * U P D A T E * 1 December 1997
>
> Educom Update is an electronic information service covering news about
> Educom, its member institutions, its corporate affiliates, and other
> organizations that share Educom's goals for transforming education
> through information technology. To submit news and calendar
> information, send mail to info@educom.edu.
>
> IN THIS ISSUE:
>
> CAUSE/Educom Merger Update
> News from Educom
> WebWatch
> New on the Net
> At an Educational Discount
> On Campus
> International
> Grants
> Position Announcements
> Conference Spotlights
> Calendar of Events
> EDUCOM'98 and Beyond: A Long-Range Planning Calendar
>
>
> CAUSE/EDUCOM MERGER UPDATE
>
> *Plans for Consolidation Continue, Input Requested. A job description
> is currently being written for the CEO of the new organization that
> would result from the proposed consolidation of CAUSE and Educom.
> Discussions have also begun with a search firm. The two organizations
> have appointed a Conferences Task Force, chaired by Jill Arnold of the
> University of Michigan, to focus on differentiating the organizations'
> annual conferences currently under committment for the next two years.
> Attendees of the CAUSE97 Conference are invited to participate in a
> special forum about the proposed consolidation on Wednesday, December
> 3 from 6-7 p.m. in the Southern Hemisphere III room of the Dolphin
> Hotel. CAUSE voting representatives will have the opportunity to cast
> their vote on the issue at the annual business meeting Friday,
> December 5 at 7 a.m. in the Southern Hemisphere I-II rooms. For more
> information, visit http://www.cause.org/admin/neworg.html.
>
> NEWS FROM EDUCOM
>
> *IMS Announces First Specification. The Instructional Management
> Systems (IMS) project has announced a metadata specification aimed at
> making it easier to both search the Web for educational materials and
> post such materials online. The metadata specification is the first
> development from the project, a public-private partnership led by
> Educom. Interested parties may review a draft specification at
> http://www.imsproject.org until December 5, 1997. Educom plans to
> release a prototype instructional
> management system based on this and other specifications in 1998. For
> more information, see the IMS Web site at http://www.imsproject.org or
> the Educom Web site at http://www.educom.edu.
>
> *NLII Cosponsors Public Policy Symposium. Educom's National Learning
> Infrastructure Initiative and the State Higher Education Executive
> Officers cosponsored an invitational symposium on November 13-14,
> 1997, in Denver Colorado, on the public policy implications of the
> information technology revolution. The purpose of the symposium was to
> discuss the impact of IT developments on the way the United States
> regulates, organizes, and finance higher education and to suggest an
> action agenda for the states both individually and as a whole. In
> preparation for that discussion, Robert C. Heterick, Jr., Educom
> president, and Carol A. Twigg, Educom vice president, prepared a paper
> entitled The NLII Vision: Implication for Systems and States. The
> paper is available at
> http://www.educom.edu/program/nlii/keydocs/publicpolicy.html.
>
> WEBWATCH
>
> *Don't miss December's CAP Profile and Link of the Month. This month
> Educom spotlights WBT Systems and the Colorado State University
> Division of Continuing and Distance Education Resource Center. Find
> out why at http://www.educom.edu/web/CAPS/capProfile.html and
> http://www.educom.edu/linkOfMonth.html.
>
> NEW ON THE NET
>
> *Internet Education Resource Center. This site presents a collection
> of education company stores in one location. Stores offer product
> details and news of product availability, as well as downloadable
> teaching aids, ideas, samples, grant information, and free materials.
> The site is currently open, but plans a grand opening February 1 - May
> 15, 1998, at which time every educator who visits will be awarded a
> free gift, have the opportunity to enter drawings for additional free
> prizes, and receive free products with every purchase at individual
> stores. For more information, visit http://www.ierc.com.
>
> *Wiley InterScience. At Wiley InterScience, educators can access
> nearly all of John Wiley & Sons' scientific, technical, medical, and
> professional journals. Fifty journals went online in October, and more
> are to follow in the coming months. Subscribers can search across the
> list of journals, then download and print articles with illustrations,
> art, tables, and charts fully integrated with the text. Each journal
> will have its own Web site featuring links to related products and to
> external sites of interest. Through the end of this year, educators
> may access the site free of charge and are encouraged to provide
> feedback on how to enhance the service for the scholarly community.
> After the pilot period, schools will be able to choose from a number
> of subscription options for both print and electronic versions of the
> joursnals. For more information, see http://www.wiley.com. (T.H.E.
> Journal, November 1997)
>
> AT AN EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT
>
> *Word Search and Crossword Construction Kits. Suitable for Windows 95
> or Windows NT4, Word Search Construction Kit 98 helps you produce
> professional-looking word search puzzles; Crossword Construction Kit
> 98 does the same for professional-looking crossword puzzles. The
> enhanced 32 bit 1998 version of both programs incorporates new
> features including desktop publishing capabilities, spell checking,
> thesaurus look-ups, and the ability to create puzzle Web pages. Eight
> different language dictionaries are included for spell checking words
> and clues in foreign language puzzles. Multicopy site license and
> educational discounts available. For more information, contact Insight
> Software Solutions, Inc. at 801-295-1890 or see
> http://www.wordsearchkit.com.
>
> ON CAMPUS
>
> *Stanford University Exhibit Traces History of Computers. Photos,
> hardware, and equipment follow the 50-year development of computers in
> an exhibit entitled "Memories" that opened last month in Stanford's
> Gates Computer Science Building. For more information, contact
> david.salisbury@stanford.edu
>
> *University of California-Berkeley Extension Experiencing Jump in
> Online Course Enrollment. Enrollment in the extension's 43 online
> courses has jumped 65 percent since July 15 and is still on the rise.
> Although the UC Berkeley Extension courses draw students from all over
> the world, more than half of the students are from California. Courses
> are offered over America Online and in collaboration with UC
> Extension's statewide Center for Media and Independent Learning.
> Courses are currently being developed for the Internet and are
> expected to be available in early 1998. For a list of online courses,
> see http://www-cmil.unex.berkeley.edu/. For a complete UC Berkeley
> Extension catalog, see http://www.unex/berkeley.edu:4243 or call
> 510-642-4111.
>
> INTERNATIONAL
>
> *Canada: Young Navigators Program to Promote Careers and Businesses in
> Information Technology. Young Navigators, a not-for-profit program
> designed to encourage careers and entrepreneurship in information
> technology among young Canadians from age 8 to 25, was inaugurated in
> November. The program aims to offer support to the next generation of
> IT professionals by providing academic awards and bursaries for young
> IT professionals seeking to advance their knowledge and skills through
> traditional and
> non-traditional learning, providing young IT entrepreneurs access to
> capital, providing opportunities for mentoring with more established
> veterans in mainstream information technology, and encouraging the
> pursuit of information technology exploration in primary and secondary
> education by providing national and regional recognition for
> achievement. For more information, contact Marilyn Schaffer at
> schaffer@neocomm.com.
>
> GRANTS
>
> *Hitachi Foundation Offering Grants of $25,000 - $100,000. The Hitachi
> Foundation is inviting proposals that evaluate the role of technology
> in teaching and learning, assess the successes and challenges of using
> technology in education, advance current teaching and learning
> activities, and identify critical gaps in efforts to use technology to
> strengthen teaching and learning. Deadline is January 6, 1998, for
> letters of intent. Formal proposals will be invited by March 10. For
> more information, contact the Information Technology Initiative at
> Hitachi Foundation, 1509 22nd St., NW, Washington, DC 20037-1073; or
> call 202-457-0588.
>
> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
>
> *Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Information
> Systems/Computer Science, Norwich University. Candidate will be
> responsible for teaching courses in undergraduate CIS/CS curricula and
> assisting in curriculum and laboratory development. Doctoral degree
> desired, but will consider Masters, CCP, and significant appropriate
> experience. Expertise in any of the following areas is desired:
> curriculum innovation, business languages, computer networking,
> database management systems, systems analysis design, operations
> management, and statistics. Professional, teaching, and management
> experiences desirable. To apply, send letter of application, resume,
> and references to Professor Robert T. Rotondi, Chair, Search
> Committee, Business and Management Division, Norwich University,
> Northfield, Vermont 05663.
>
> *Assistant Vice President for Information Technologies, Rider
> University. Candidate will provide leadership, vision, and guidance
> for technology initiatives on both Rider campuses. Responsibilities
> include staff supervision and program planning, budgeting,
> development, and goal implementation. Master's degree plus at least
> eight years IT experience required. To apply, send letter of
> application, resume, and the names of at least three references to Ms.
> Ann DiFranchi, L-101, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road,
> Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099.
>
> CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT
>
> *NECC '98: 19th Annual National Educational Computing Conference, June
> 22-24, 1998, San Diego, California. Cohosted by California State
> University-San Marcos and California Computer Using Educators, this
> conference draws 10,000 teachers, administrators, technology
> coordinators, and teacher educators from around the U.S. Invited
> keynote speakers this year include Vice President Al Gore, Jr. and
> Apple Computer's Steve Jobs. NECC'98 will offer more than 300 local
> and national speakers, practical demonstrations, discussions,
> workshops, sessions, papers, and a California showcase. The conference
> also includes the largest national-scope educational technology
> exhibition in the country, with more than 250 hardware and software
> vendors. For more information, visit http://necc98.csusm.edu.
>
> CALENDAR OF EVENTS [For an expanded listing of conferences, seminars,
> workshops, and other events, see
> http://www.educom.edu/web/calendar/calendarHome.html.
>
> *UNESCO-ACEID Conference: Educational Innovation for Sustainable
> Development. December 1-4, 1997. Bangkok, Thailand. Contact:
> rmaclean@mozart.inet.co.th.
>
> *The 21st Annual CAUSE Conference on Information Resources in Higher
> Education. December 2-5, 1997. Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Lake
> Buena Vista, Florida. Contact:
> http://www.cause.org/conference/c97/c97.html.
>
> *Designing & Implementing Paperless Assessment & Performance
> Management (Organized by the International Quality & Productivity
> Center). December 3-5, 1997. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans,
> Louisiana. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining High-Tech Employees.
> December 3-5, 1997. Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, California. Contact:
> http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *IQPC Fourth National Two-Day Conference: Designing and Implementing
> Internal Web Sites for Human Resources & Maximizing Intranet
> Technology for HR-based Business Applications. December 8-10, 1997.
> Orlando Renaissance Resort , Orlando, Florida. Contact:
> http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Implementation Strategies for Recruiting & Staffing on the
> Internet. December 8-10, 1997. DoubleTree Guest Suites, Chicago,
> Illinois. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Human Resources as the Agent of Change During Mergers and
> Acquisitions. December 9-11, 1997. Hotel Nikko, San Francisco,
> California. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Strategic Staffing: Closing the Gap Between Present Competencies and
> Future Needs. January 12-14, 1998. Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Atlanta,
> Georgia. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *The 1998 Summit on Linking Career Development with the New Corporate
> Agenda. January 13-15, 1998. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans,
> Louisiana. Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> *Winning Implementation Strategies for International Recruiting and
> Staffing. January 14-16, 1998. Grand Hyatt, San Francisco, California.
> Contact: http://www.iqpc.com.
>
> EDUCOM'98 AND BEYOND: A LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR
>
> For detailed information about future Educom conferences, contact
> Educom at 202-872-4200 or e-mail conf@educom.edu.
>
> *EDUCOM'98, October 13-16, Orlando, Florida
>
> *EDUCOM'99, October 26-29, Long Beach, California
>
> *EDUCOM2000, October 17-20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>
> *EDUCOM2001, October 30-November 2, Indianapolis, Indiana
>
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