Special events for FCN members examininag specific technologies in instruction at UO! If you are interested in learning more about what works and doesn't -- or can contribute your own observations and experience -- make sure to attend:

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" Why Weave Wisely? A critical panel discussion of faculty web publishing in instruction." Aug 1, 3:00-4:30pm, Knight Library Electronic Classroom. Panelists include Sam Donovan (biology), JQ Johnson (Library), Chris Luebkeman (Architecture), and Margaret Rutkowski (SSIL).
" Watching Your Step on the InfoCowPath", on freedom of information, child safety, and acceptable use on the Internet, is scheduled for August 16, 1995, 9am-11:30am in the Church Browsing Room, Knight Library. Featured speakers, Tom Layton, 4J, and Keith Aoki, UO Law School. Sponsored by the Lane Education Network; contact JQ Johnson, <mailto:jqj@darkwing.uoregon.edu> for information or to register.

UO Educational Technology Committee

John Moseley has appointed his Educational Technology Committee for 1995-96. This year's committee membership includes:

Greg Bothun, Assoc. Professor, Physics, Chair
Georgeanne Cooper, Coordinator, TEP
Jim Crosswhite, Asst. Professor, English
Mitch Davis, Asst. Professor, Law
Art Farley, Professor, Computer & Info Sciences
Tim Gleason, Assoc. Professor, Journalism & Communication
Kathy Heerema, Asst. Director, Microcomputer Center
JQ Johnson, Academic Ed Coordinator, Library
Zach Kelton, ASUO Vice President
Steve Kevan, Profesor, Physics
Chris Luebkeman, Asst. Professor, Architecture
Nancy Melone, Assoc. Professor, Management
Cleven Mmari, Student (major: Computer & Info Sciences)
Dale Smith, Asst. Director, Network Services
Jeff Stolet, Assoc. Professor, Music
Jerry Tindal, Assoc. Professor, Special Ed
Dan Udovic, Assoc. Professor & Head, Biology

The provost would like to have this committee serve as a focal point for discussion of issues involving educational technology at UO. He has suggested that issues the committee address this year include, for example: (1) accessing the campus network and Internet; (2) planning for equipping classrooms; (3) examining and expanding the apprenticeship LEarn Program; (4) discussing electronic course preparation and materials as scholarship; (5) establishing a central news group to deal with faculty and student concerns; and (6) developing a priority list of student and faculty immediate needs and addressing ways to meet them.

Alice Allen, Georgeanne Cooper, Chris Luebkeman, and Nancy Melone attended the AAHE Teaching Learning and Technology Round Table meetings in Phoenix in July, and are preparing a report for the Ed Tech committee on the meeting and the opportunities for the UO to form its own TLTR.

Bedtime Reading

I have a recommendation for interesting reading on the subject of instructional technology: Laurillard, Diana, Rethinking university teaching: a framework for the effective use of educational technology. London, Routledge, 1993. Laurillard is quite negative about hypermedia, and although I think one can use the web effectively to overcome the problems she sees, I think her presentation of the problems is very astute and relevant.

Computing Documentation

You're using e-mail in your classes and would like better documentation to give to your students? There's hope! There are several sources of materials available.

The Computing Center is planning to produce a "course packet" of documentation for students containing a set of handouts on getting Computing Center accounts, using Pine for e-mail, and using the network.

In addition, several faculty members have developed useful handouts that they are willing to share. I am starting a collection of such handouts, so if you have one to contribute please let me know. Among my current handouts are:

From Sharon Yoder (Education): An Introduction to Electronic Mail.: This is an extensive (38 p.) handout with local information oriented to UO students, particularly those using a Mac on campus. It talks about getting a gladstone account, using Pine to send, receive, and manage e-mail, file uploading and downloading, and using gopher and USEnet news.
From John Nicols (History):: various handouts on using the Internet in classes
From JQ Johnson (Library):: handouts used in Web publishing workshops

Online Journals

As noted last issue, I'm planning to highlight a particular (refereed) electronic journal in each issue of this newsletter. This issue's journal of interest is EJournal, one of the oldest peer-reviewed electronic journals. EJournal describes itself as "An Electronic Journal concerned with the implications of electronic networks and texts," and is published by the Department of English, State University of NY at Albany. EJournal is traditionally delivered by e-mail, but is also available on the WWW; the June issue is at <http://econwpa.wustl.edu/~hyperjrn/ejv5n1.htm>. From the June table of contents:

STEVAN HARNAD'S "SUBVERSIVE PROPOSAL": Kick-Starting Electronic Scholarship, by Doug Brent, University of Calgary
Editorial Comment: E-Publishing and Quality Control
Notice: Cybernetics in Vienna, April 1996
Note: About David Coniam's "Literacy for the Next Generation ..." in V2N2
Information about _EJournal_
People

Upcoming Conference Opportunities

This is an abbreviated list of upcoming conferences relevant to ed tech. For a more extensive list, see the Educom calendar, <http://educom.edu/conf.semi/events.calendar>.

Distance Learning and Teaching. August 9-11, Madison WI. See <http://epdwww.engr.wisc.edu/disted/distED.html>.
Interactive Technology In Health Education: Virtual Reality, Distance Learning & Electronic Classroom, August 10-12, SUNY Plattsburgh (NY). See <http://bio444.beaumont.plattsburgh.edu/Conferences/VR/VirtualReality.html>.
Designing Interactive Systems, August 23-25, U Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI. For information, see <http://geneva.crew.umich.edu/DIS/DIS95.html>.
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Oct 30-31, Portland, OR. See <http://www.cni.org/home.html> for information.
Educom '95, Oct 31-Nov 3, Portland OR. "Leading the way: technology and beyond." See <http://educom.edu/conf.semi/educom95/.index.html>.
Innovations in Education (conference theme "Technology in Education"). Nov 9-11, Minot North Dakota. See <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jqj/fcn/misc/innov-ed-conf.txt> for details.

We are planning a conference on the use of educational technology in higher ed to be held here at UO in February, 1995. If you are interested in assisting in conference planning and organization or in giving a presentation for the conference, please contact JQ Johnson, <mailto:jqj@darkwing>.

On the Lighter Side

Shakespeare Sonnet #97, in Klingon;

*wIlyam SeQpIr*. *Sonet*mey bom HutmaHSoch.

Sohvo' bov bIr'e' rur jIDachtaHghach,
qaStaHvIS moDbogh DIS belwI'na', soHbogh.
jISIQ jItaDDI'. jIHDaq jaj Hurgh bach
qanbogh jar wa'maHcha' QIHwI' vIDoHbogh.

'ach bov tuj 'oHpu' tlheDchuqghachmaj nI''e'.
yobqu'ghachmo' yatlh lIngbogh DIrbovchoH,
DIrbotlh 'eq puq law' boghbeHpa'. wanI''e'
rur be'nal chor, Heghpu'DI' be'nal joH.

'ach jIHvaD naH'e' neH luchoSbogh vav
rurlaw' Qapla'vam Dun, DIrbovvetlh laH je,
Duwuvba'mo' bov tuj belwI'mey chav;
bIHoptaHvIS, tamchu' chalHa'DIbaH je.

qoj, chuSchugh bIH, 'ItmoH bIH chuSDI'. vaj,
chISchoH Sor; bIrchoH bov, pay' 'e' luHaj.

Administrativa

The UO Faculty Consultants Network Newsletter is published (approximately) twice a month. If you have materials for inclusion in the newsletter you can send them to <mailto:jqj@darkwing.uoregon.edu>. This newsletter (as well as other FCN-related material) is available on line in <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jqj/fcn/>.

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