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Local events of particular interest to FCN members (see also fall workshops and upcoming conferences below):
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The Library offers general and subject-specific workshops on a variety of Internet topics. See <http://libweb.uoregon.edu/instruct/internet.html> for detailed information.
General workshops:
Introduction to the Internet, Oct 10, 17, 28, Nov 4 World Wide Web for the Computer Novice, Oct 10, 17, 28, Nov 4 Introduction to the World Wide Web, Oct 9, 15, 21, 22, 23, 31, Nov 7 Beyond Just Surfing, Oct 14, 17, 21, 29 Usenet Discussion Groups, Oct 29, 30 Introduction to Web Publishing, Oct 8, 16, 18, 28, Nov 5, Nov 13 Intermediate Web Publishing, Oct 23/24, 30/31, Nov 6/7, 13/14, 20/21, Dec 4/5 Introduction to Scanning, Nov 14, 20
Subject Workshops:
Nexis/Lexis, Oct 8, 18, 28, 31, Nov 11 Art and Architecture, Nov 12, 14 Chaos or Order? Using Bibliographic Software, Nov 6, 13, 20 Consumer Information on the Web, Nov 4, 19 Electronic Journals: No Garbage or Recycling Necessary, Oct 30, 31 Finding a Job on the Internet, Oct 15, Nov 1, 21 Newspapers and News Services, Nov 7 World News Connection(FBIS), Oct 31
Remote Access Workshops:
On Oct 7 and 8 (Monday andTuesday), the Computing Center will present a series of 1-hour workshops covering remote access on various computer platforms. Each one-hour session is repeated at the same time on both days. All workshops will be held in the Instructional Media Center, Studio C. For information, see <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~cchome/documentation/cnews0.html>.
Remote Access from a Macintosh, Using InterPPP 1 - 2 pm Remote Access from a Macintosh, Using MacPPP 2 - 3 pm Remote Access from a PC, Using Windows 3.1 3 - 4 pm Remote Access from a PC, Using Windows 95 4 - 5 pm
Instructional Videos:
In addition to traditional workshops, the Computing Center has developed a series of instructional videotapes available for checkout or purchase at the IMC (Knight Library) or Computing Center documents room. For details, see <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mcshtml/workshop.html>.
As noted in previous issues of this newsletter, Greg Bothun and a team from Computing Center, Physical Plant, and Instructional Media Center have done substantial work this summer to make several large classrooms more useable for computer projection. Rooms affected have included Columbia 150, Lawrence 177, Pacific 123, PLC 180, and Willamette 100. We're also working on plans to improve Gilbert 138.
For a summary of changes to these classrooms, see <http://libweb.uoregon.edu/imc/lcdp.html>. One major operational change since last year is that IMC can now provide free operator assistance if you want help setting up A/V or computer equipment; call the IMC to schedule an operator.
The first week of the term was a bit rocky in support for computer and A/V users in large classrooms. Not all of the improvements planned for these rooms have been completed (for instance, we are waiting for special lecterns to house new computers that will be installed in several of the rooms, and in the interim the new laptops are available for checkout instead). We're still training IMC staff to be able to provide operations support for the new hardware. It's particularly hard for faculty to set up and use new equipment (especially when the room configuration changes from day to day) in the very few minutes available between classes. Still, several faculty members have reported success in using the new facilities, some using their own laptops and others using the ones provided.
If you're interested in using computer projection in one of these rooms, read the web page, talk to one of the contact people listed there, or contact <mailto:jqj@darkwing> to arrange a tour.
Interested in what's happening in Congress that affects networking and education? An excellent summary of current D.C. events is FARNET'sWashington Update, available by e-mail subscription or on line at <http://www.farnet.org/updates.html> For example, the current issue, Sept 27, 1996, includes a wrap up of hot issues at the end of the now-defunct 104th Congress. We've noted here that legislation currently before congress could have a profound effect on copyright law as it affects higher education; of particular interest in this week's Washington Update is a status report on copyright legislation.
Most people exploring videoconferencing ion academia are familiar with CU-SeeMe, the low-cost (free in some versions) videoconferencing software developed by Cornell University. Cu-SeeMe, an Ethernet network connection, and a $300 color video camera such as the Connectix quickcam add up to a very low cost videoconferencing station.
One factor limiting experimentation with CU-SeeMe here at UO has been lack of "reflectors" the Unix-based servers that allow for multi-way conferencing in the CU-SeeMe model. Joel Jaeggli, <mailto:joelja@darkwing>, reports:
There are two Cu-SeeMe reflectors in testing on campus known as:
reflect.uoregon.edu 128.223.32.38
and
refract.uoregon.edu 128.223.32.41
Documentation on setting up and using Cu-SeeMe will be forthcoming from the Computing Center's Documentation Services group. Questions regarding the setup of Cu-SeeMe or the two reflectors could for the time being go to me.
All faculty should by now have received copies of the DuckWare CD-ROM. This CD-ROM, developed by the Computing Center, contains a wide variety of software for Macs and PCs. Although the focus is mostly network access software for students, other software is also available.
Many people have asked questions about the CD-ROM. Here are a few notes:
This is a selected and somewhat idiosyncratic list of upcoming conferences relevant to educational tech., both "virtual" (online) and traditional. For conferences that require physical travel, my emphasis is on conferences in the Northwest and on those I find personally interesting. The Educom and CAUSE calendars, <http://educom.edu/web/calendar/calendarHome.html> and <http://cause-www.colorado.edu/information-resources/events.html>, contain a more extensive list of mainstream conferences.
Virtual conferences and tutorials:
Traditional conferences and workshops:
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