Number 20, Autumn 1997

A publication providing information of interest from University of Washington Computing & Communications

Faculty throughout the University of Washington are experimenting with digital technologies, working to understand their proper role in teaching and learning, and developing methods for using them effectively to reach educational goals. The first two articles share the experiences of two College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences faculty--one who teaches a lecture hall full of undergraduates, the other a small group of graduate students--exploring the use of technology in education.

• Cultivating Multiple Learning Styles in Fish 101

  "As technologies change, we will mix them in and continually re-evaluate their role."

  --Fred Johnson

• Creating a Framework for Multidisciplinary Studies in Marine Affairs 510

  "It takes preparation and experience to be sure that technology enhances rather than interferes with the process of the course."

  --Annette Olson

• Improved Teaching: Principles and Technological Tools

• Distance Learning: Is It in Your Future?

  "Designing an engaging distance learning course requires a close collaboration between instructional designers and faculty."

  --Richard Lorenzen

  • An Expanding Array of Offerings

  • Steps for Faculty: Developing a Self-Sustaining Distance Learning Course Through UW Educational Outreach

• Whose Software Is It Anyway?

  "Many software companies are tracking down people who illegally use their products and taking the infringers to court."

  --Max Whisler

  • Recordings and Images Also Protected by Law

  • Policy at the UW

  • What Are Site Licensing Agreements?

• Eyes on Your Email

  "The only way to avoid ethical violations--and the best way to insure that your personal email messages remain private--is to subscribe to an Internet Service Provider."

  --David Green

  • State Employees Governed by Two Washington Codes

  • For the Record: Email Is Not the Preferred Medium

As the countdown to the year 2000 draws closer, computer experts in government, business, and education are grappling with what needs to be done to ensure that their computer systems will make a smooth transition. Mike Pingree describes how the university's C&C-supported systems are being readied for the 21st century, as well as what departments responsible for their own systems need to consider.

• Campus Computing Systems and the Millennium

  "The owners and custodians of departmental systems will need to analyze and determine the extent of the century-date-change problems in each of their individual systems."

  --Mike Pingree

• Your PC and the Year 2000

  While your computer will still work with an incorrect system date, doing so may complicate or prevent date- and time-related functions.

• Telephone Tips & Tricks
  • Voice Mail Lets You Say You Are Away

  • Beware the Long Distance Collect Call Scam

• The Virus Doctor Is In

• Pine Tips & Tricks
  • Find the Email Message You Want

  • Sort and File Copies of Outgoing Email Messages

• Web Wise Ways
  • Web Address Shortcuts

  • Helping Educators Keep Up With the Web

  • Design Your Web Site for Accessibility

• More Computers for Students in New UWired Commons

  "An 'information commons' is more than just a computer lab..."

  --Louis Fox

• UW Kit Connects You to the Internet

• Greater Seattle Area Code Is Split for More Numbers

• Three New Telephone Prefixes for UW Campuses

• World Wide Web Addresses in This Issue