__ __ __ __ __ __ web's eye view (November 10, 1998) | | /| / /| | /| / /| | /| / / alan levine | |/ |/ / | |/ |/ / | |/ |/ / Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction |__/ |__/ |__/|__/ |__/|__/ http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/ =========================================================================== A fresh, steaming hot bag of URLs is ready for pickup at http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/bag/curr.html Keep them coming to us at: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/eye/bag/drop.html This Web Site Makes Me Want to Go Pepperdine U =--------------------------------------------- In searching for some specific information, we stopped by a web site at Pepperdine University http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/online/ that featurea a refreshing interface different from the "See How Many Links and Flashing Banners We Can Cram in Like C|net" look that is so prevalent on the web. The site is fun, inviting, consistent, and makes use of low overhead graphics and efficient JavaScript. Resources for Online Teaching Opps =--------------------------------- In a recent workshop/video conference on web teaching, it was requested a list of places that offer training/certificates in online teaching. We cobbled a few together, but we are sure we are missing more. http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/olt For this video conference, thanks to Billie Hughes at PC, we used a system called POLIS to provide an environment for discussions following the event. To see, go to: http://www.pc.maricopa.edu:8080/ and look under the list of courses for LTD205. There will be a demo of POLIS at PC on December 2, at 2:00 PM. Look for details at http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/courseware/ Sloan Dough for Online Ed =------------------------ | Edupage, 10 November 1998 | SLOAN TARGETS DISTANCE LEARNING | Over the past five years, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Asynchronous | Learning Network has made grants totaling nearly $27 million to institutions | involved in distance-education programs, including Pennsylvania State | University's World Campus, the online program of the University of Illinois, | the Western Governors University and the California Virtual University. | Sloan also funds smaller scale projects, such as a nursing program at | Northwest Technical, as well as an online scholarly journal and news | magazine devoted to asynchronous learning. "Our goal is to keep pressing | for a world in which anyone can learn at any time," says A. Frank Mayadas, | who directs the asynchronous-learning program. The program favors proposals | that create "networks" of learners and faculty members via e-mail, and is | distinctive in its focus on asynchronous learning rather than content. "A | lot of the interest remains misguided," says Mayadas. "'Neat stuff' on the | Web isn't enough. Show me how the students will interact and learn." | (Chronicle of Higher Education 13 Nov 98) Intel InEducation =---------------- This PR blurb found its way in our inbox: | CONTACT: | Education Program Manager | Intel Corporate Affairs Group | EduPrograms@intel.com | http://www.intel.com/education | | Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's Technology Based Work | Force: Intel in Education | | November 10, 1998 (MMG) -- When today's school children enter | the work force in the 21st century, they won't be considered | literate unless they are also technology-literate. In a proactive | effort designed to increase tech literacy among students and inspire | them to learn more about the science behind computer technology, | Intel Corporation launched a national education program in 1994. | Now it has launched a web site called Intel in Education | to promote its resources to | educators, parents and students online. | | Intel in Education provides free resources, information and | Services applicable to teaching science, math and technology | as well as using computers in the classroom. These resources | include: | | * The Journey Inside: The Computer: This superb program will | help teachers de-mystify computers and teach students the | science behind computer and microprocessor technology. The | program is FREE to science, math and technology teachers in | grade levels 5-9. Now in its Third Edition, The Journey Inside: | The Computer is being used by over 60,000 teachers in North | America. The Journey Inside kit contains a teacher's guide, | teacher's introduction video, classroom video, poster, and | hands-on chip kit. It was developed through a collaboration | between Intel Corporation and the International Society for | Technology in Education, and can be ordered by qualified | teachers in the US and Canada via a toll-free phone number | listed on the Intel in Education site. | | * IDEA Notebook: Teachers sharing ideas about using The | Journey Inside kit in the classroom. The notebook is a place | where anyone can go to find or contribute ideas for others | to share. It is categorized by unit subjects and the ideas | range in length and scope from a one-sentence recommendation | to read a specific book to a more in-depth lesson plan on | having students make and learn to use an abacus. | | * Journey Inside Newsletter: Includes interesting and fun | activities for the classroom, information about the IDEA notebook | and articles on several of Intel's education programs. Past | newsletters are archived. | | * Microprocessor Information: Comprehensive interactive resources | on how chips are made, how they work, and the history of the | microprocessor. | | * I Can Do That: Want to learn what engineers, fab technicians or | Webmasters do? Over 40 employees describe their jobs and what | students need to be prepared for jobs in the high-tech industry. | | * Intel.com Web Page Wizard: Students learn how to create a web | page with the Intel.com Web Page Wizard. The wizard teaches web | novices who don't know anything about HTML programming to add | graphics, multimedia, and animation to their page. | | * Resources and Tools: Links to science, math and technology | lesson plans and other teacher-evaluated sites. | | To learn more about how Intel Corporation is helping educators to | Implement an understanding of technology in schools, visit the new | addition to their web site at http://www.intel.com/education/ or | contact EduPrograms@intel.com.