[10643] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
New Online Distributed Learning Zine
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Hodge)
Fri Sep 20 21:42:18 1996
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 18:26:12 -0500 (CDT)
From: Chris Hodge <hodge@eclipse.ns.utk.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
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SunSITE@UTK is centered around the idea that emerging Internet
technologies, and in particular Internet-based communication tools, will
enable us to build new types of fertile and active learning communities
involving people who are widely dispersed geographically. The creation
and development of such distributed learning communities is a guiding
theme of SunSITE@UTK, and we are in the process of building a
concentrated hub of information and software that contributes to their
growth. As part of that process, we are initiating an online magazine
tentatively entitled DLC Journal.
Our initial plan is to have each issue include:
Editorials and papers aimed at giving readers a holistic view of
the field;
Groups of papers around a central theme (educational MOOs,
wireless connectivity, access issues, e.g.)
Technical review and updates
Case studies and first-person accounts
New and Noteworthy
Feedback
The Journal will be "published" quarterly, with feedback, letters to the
editor, annotations, links, updates and corrections added more frequently.
The contents will be available in html, ascii (e-mail) and print. Back
issues will be available for public reference at SunSITE@UTK. While we
wish to make the Journal as accessible as possible, we will also explore
ways in which emerging technologies (online chatrooms, annotation
applications, etc.) can be used to make the Journal more interactive. Our
hope is that eventually the Journal will evolve into a refereed
publication.
The audience we envision is a broad one: laypersons and professionals
alike working in the field, those of all ages participating in distributed
learning communities, academics, technicians and programmers, as well as
those who sit back and ask themselves, "What does it all mean?"
We are now in the process of assembling an Advisory Board for DLC Journal,
and we are looking for volunteers. The primary responsibility of the
Advisory Board is to further refine our vision as outlined above and to
ensure that the Journal is meeting the goals it has set out for itself.
Board members will also help review submissions and will be encouraged to
write for or solicit articles. (Although the Board will be responsible
for allocating the work necessary for this undertaking, SunSITE@UTK is
committed to providing whatever support staff is necessary for its
success.)
If you are interested in participating in this Project, or if you would
like to recommend someone who might be, please contact
Chris Hodge
Network Services
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
hodge@ns.utk.edu
