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[1] From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG> (12)
Subject: Ubiquity 6.22
[2] From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu> (195)
Subject: CIT Infobits -- June 2005
[3] From: "dalia bojan" <daliabo_at_cs.Technion.AC.IL> (8)
Subject: ISCOL 2005 presentations are available
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:21:29 +0100
From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG>
Subject: Ubiquity 6.22
This Week in Ubiquity:
Volume 6, Issue 22
(June 22 - 29, 2005)
INTERVIEW
A UBIQUITY INTERVIEW: RICHARD FIELD ON TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE
Attorney and legal consultant Richard Field says: "Technology is driving
things, new invention is driving things... And business has always come up
with new models to take advantage of new techniques, and the Internet is no
different. Any other science area that we=B9re dealing with is no=
different,
in genetics, or whatever else."
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/interviews/v6i22_field.html
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:21:59 +0100
From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu>
Subject: CIT Infobits -- June 2005
CIT INFOBITS June 2005 No. 84 ISSN 1521-9275
About INFOBITS
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Personal Digital Libraries
eLearning and the Structure of Higher Education Institutions
Principles for Supporting Cyber-Faculty
Clickers in the Classroom
Update on Videoconferencing Options
Recommended Reading
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PERSONAL DIGITAL LIBRARIES
Academics have always amassed large collections of personal research
materials: journals, letters, clippings, photographs, slides, and
books. Digital capturing, computer storage, and retrieval tools have
made even vaster collections both possible and practical. In "Plenty of
Room at the Bottom? Personal Digital Libraries and Collections" (D-LIB
MAGAZINE, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2005), Neil Beagrie looks at the impact
that growth of personal libraries will have on individuals and the
libraries in their institutions. He envisions the need for more
services to help control, protect, organize, and present these
materials. And he suggests that more formal networking can make
personal collections a part of the larger body of materials available
to researchers. The article is available online at
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june05/beagrie/06beagrie.html.
D-Lib Magazine [ISSN: 1082-9873] covers innovation and research in
digital libraries. D-Lib is published, online and free of charge,
eleven times a year by the Corporation for National Research
Initiatives (CNRI) and is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA). For more information, contact: D-Lib Magazine,
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email: dlib@cnri.reston.va.us; Web: http://www.dlib.org/.
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ELEARNING AND THE STRUCTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
"[A]re traditional universities able to compete with other independent
education providers in relation to social demands for 'life long
learning' and globalised education services?" Gurmak Singh, John
O'Donoghue, and Harvey Worton think that eLearning has a "fundamental
impact on the structure of higher education." Online-only corporate and
virtual universities compete with traditional colleges and universities
for some of the same students. Even though traditional higher education
institutions have the advantage of established reputations, to maintain
this competitive edge, they need to incorporate more flexibility into
their existing structure. In "A Study into the Effects of eLearning on
Higher Education" (JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING
PRACTICE, vol. 2, issue 1, 2005), the authors outline suggestions for
making these structural changes. The paper is available online at
http://jutlp.uow.edu.au/2005_v02_i01/odonoghue003.html.
The Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice [ISSN:
1449-9789] is published bi-annually by the Centre for Educational
Development and Interactive Resources (CEDIR), University of
Wollongong. For more information, contact: Journal of University
Teaching and Learning Practice, University of Wollongong, c/o CEDIR,
Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; email:
jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web: http://jutlp.uow.edu.au/.
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PRINCIPLES FOR SUPPORTING CYBER-FACULTY
"As colleges and universities work steadily to get full-time faculty
onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped
up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly
to market demand." In "Managing Virtual Adjunct Faculty: Applying the
Seven Principles of Good Practice" (ONLINE JOURNAL OF DISTANCE LEARNING
ADMINISTRATION, vol. VIII, no. II, Summer 2005), Maria
Puzziferro-Schnitzer uses Chickering and Gamson's principles as a
suggested framework for supporting and managing "cyber-faculty."
Although Puzziferro-Schnitzer uses examples from a community college
viewpoint, the principles can be applied to any institution that wants
to attract and retain high quality faculty. The paper is available
online at
http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/summer82/schnitzer82.htm.
The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration is a free,
peer-reviewed quarterly published by the Distance and Distributed
Education Center, The State University of West Georgia, 1600 Maple
Street, Carrollton, GA 30118 USA; Web:
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/jmain11.html.
See also:
Chickering, Arthur W., and Gamson, Zelda F. APPLYING THE SEVEN
PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. New Directions
for Teaching and Learning, Number 47, Fall 1991. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
Short summary of Chickering and Gamson's seven principles:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/7princip.htm
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CLICKERS IN THE CLASSROOM
Resembling television remote control devices, clickers transmit and
record responses to questions. Unlike earlier keypad student response
systems, clickers can be registered to a student and used in any
classroom equipped with a receiving station (which can also be
portable). Using clickers, instructors can quickly poll students to
ascertain their understanding and mastery of course materials. Clicker
polls, unlike a show-of-hands poll, can be anonymous; the results can
be quickly tabulated, recorded, and saved in a variety of formats; and
students report enjoying the immediate feedback they get. For more
information about using clickers in classroom settings, see "7 Things
You Should Know About . . . Clickers" at
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf.
EDUCAUSE publishes the "7 Things You Should Know About . . ." series on
emerging learning practices and technologies. EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit
association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting
the intelligent use of information technology. For more information,
contact: EDUCAUSE, 4772 Walnut Street, Suite 206, Boulder, CO
80301-2538 USA; tel: 303-449-4430; fax: 303-440-0461; email:
info@educause.edu; Web: http://www.educause.edu/.
See also:
"No Wrong Answer: Click It"
WIRED NEWS, May 14, 2005
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,67530,00.html
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UPDATE ON VIDEOCONFERENCING OPTIONS
In his brief review, "Can you see me now?" (PRESENTATIONS, vol. 19, no.
5, May 2005, pp. 38, 40-1), Stephen Regenold updates readers on
videoconferencing developments that are making desktop conferencing
better and easier. The article is available online at
http://www.presentations.com/presentations/technology/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000964173.
Presentations: Technology and Techniques for Effective Communication
[ISSN 1041-9780] is published monthly by VNU Business Media, 50 S.
Ninth St., Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA; tel: 612-333-0471; fax:
612-333-6526; Web: http://www.presentations.com/.
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RECOMMENDED READING
"Recommended Reading" lists items that have been recommended to me or
that Infobits readers have found particularly interesting and/or
useful, including books, articles, and websites published by Infobits
subscribers. Send your recommendations to carolyn_kotlas_at_unc.edu for
possible inclusion in this column.
Duke Law & Technology Review (DLTR)
http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/
"The Duke Law & Technology Review (DLTR) is an online legal publication
that focuses on the evolving intersection of law and technology. This
area of study draws on a number of legal specialties: intellectual
property, business law, free speech and privacy, telecommunications,
and criminal law -- each of which is undergoing doctrinal and practical
changes as a result of new and emerging technologies. DLTR strives to
be a 'review' in the classic sense of the word. We examine new
developments, synthesize them around larger theoretical issues, and
critically examine the implications. We also review and consolidate
recent cases, proposed bills, and administrative policies."
"However, DLTR is unique among its sister journals at Duke, and indeed
among all law journals. Unlike traditional journals, which focus
primarily on lengthy scholarly articles, DLTR focuses on short, direct,
and accessible pieces, called issue briefs or 'iBriefs.' In fact, the
goal of an iBrief is to provide cutting edge legal insight both to
lawyers and to non-legal professionals. In addition, DLTR strives to be
the first legal publication to address breaking issues. To that end, we
publish on the first and fifteenth of every month during the school
year (September until April) and less frequently during the summer."
Duke Law & Technology Review is available free of charge as an Open
Access journal on the Internet.
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Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:24:50 +0100
From: "dalia bojan" <daliabo_at_cs.Technion.AC.IL>
Subject: ISCOL 2005 presentations are available
Hi,
You can find the ISCOL 2005 presentations and more NLP tools and
links on the following link:
<http://mila.cs.technion.ac.il/website/english/events/ISCOL2005/index.html>http://mila.cs.technion.ac.il/website/english/events/ISCOL2005/index.html
Enjoy,
Thanks
Dalia
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