From zita at ISI.EDU Sun Dec 5 18:55:33 2004 From: zita at ISI.EDU (Zita Wenzel) Date: Sun Dec 5 18:54:49 2004 Subject: [APRU-DLI] APRUNet Newsletter (V.3, n.11) Message-ID: <41B3CA25.7090207@isi.edu> ====================================================== APRUNET NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2004 (V.3, n.11) Current web issue and archived copies: http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/aprunet_newsletter.html To subscribe to the APRUNet Newsletter, see: http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dli TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. APRU ?Distance Learning and the Internet Conference? 2. APRUNet Meetings 3. APRUNet Distance Learning Partnership Project (DLPP) 4. Interesting Distance Education Web Sites 5. APRUNet Distance Education Portal 6. First Virtual Communications Grants to Internet2 Schools 7. Stanford University Announces Online M.S. in Mechanical Engineering 8. Australian Development Gateway 9. Partnership in Global Learning 10. APAN Call for Papers 11. The Australasian Workshop on Grid Computing and e-Research (AusGrid 2005) 12. 6th APNG CAMP in Kyoto, Japan Fellowship Program 13. Related Meetings 14. Comments and Suggestions APRUNet Online Distance Learning Discussion List Register now at http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dld 1. APRU ?DISTANCE LEARNING AND THE INTERNET CONFERENCE? ==>The Sixth ?Distance Learning and the Internet? conference will be hosted by Far Eastern National University in Vladivostock, Russia from 4-7 October 2005. Mark your calendars! Information will be available on the APRU web site http://www.apru.org/. ?The Fifth Annual "Distance Learning and the Internet" Conference was hosted by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China from 11-13 October 2004. Presentations are available on the conference web site at http://dli2004.sce.tsinghua.edu.cn/; the APRU web site at http://www.apru.org/ also has a link to the conference web site. 2. APRUNET MEETINGS http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/aprunet_meeting.html The next APRUNet meeting will take place collocated with the next APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Networking Consortium) meeting to be held in Bangkok, Thailand 24-28 January 2005 http://apan.net/meetings/bangkok2005/. NOTE: The new URL for APRUNet activities is: http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/dli/activities.htm 3. APRUNET DISTANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/dli/pdf/2004nov_DLPP_meeting.pdf At the last APRUNet meeting held in Beijing in October 2004, we decided to restart our Distance Learning Partnership Project (DLPP) that was delayed twice due to SARS. This project is centered around collaborative international teams of high school students working with expert faculty members at APRU institutions on project of real global concern. The students will also participate in a culminating workshop or conference, perhaps in conjunction with an APRU research conference on the same topic. Videoconferencing will be used, along with email, online chat, etc. We have decided to concentrate on marine and ocean biology as the content area(s). We have already begun to hold monthly planning tele- and videoconferences. The current members are Autonomous University of Mexico, Far Eastern National University (Vladivostock, Russia), University of California at San Diego, University of Southern California. The results of the first planning teleconference are posted at: http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/dli/pdf/2004nov_DLPP_meeting.pdf 4. INTERESTING DISTANCE EDUCATION WEB SITES MIT World http://mitworld.mit.edu/ MIT OpenCourseware http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html PiVoT Project (Physics at MIT) http://curricula2.mit.edu/pivot/ Cybertutor http://cybertutor.mit.edu Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Moodle (course management system http://moodle.com/ 5. APRUNET DISTANCE EDUCATION PORTAL The following universities have listed links to their distance education program(s) on the APRUNet Distance Education Portal on the APRUNet web page: http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/aprunet_DE_portal.html Far Eastern National University (FENU) Stanford University University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) University of Oregon University of Southern California (USC) University of Sydney University of Washington Please send your distance education URLs to >. 6. FIRST VIRTUAL COMMUNICATIONS GRANTS TO INTERNET2 SCHOOLS http://www.fvc.com/eng/education/internet2grant.htm First Virtual Communications, Inc., a provider of infrastructure software and solutions for real-time, rich media communications, announced a new Click to Meet? Internet2? Grant Program. Through the program, Internet2's member universities can apply for free Click to Meet systems for direct instruction, faculty and researcher communication, and community interaction. With Click to Meet, universities may be able to extend their existing communications systems to enhance remote teaching and meeting tasks. Starting in October 2004, First Virtual Communications will accept grant applications for up to five qualifying applicants per month for the next six months. The selected grantees will receive Click to Meet software licenses, technical support and updates. They will also be granted access to the Click to Meet Developer Program for one year. For more information about the program and to apply online, please visit http://www.fvc.com/eng/education/internet2grant.htm. 7. STANFORD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ONLINE M.S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING http://scpd.stanford.edu Stanford University's Department of Mechanical Engineering announced that it is offering the degree of Master of Science in mechanical engineering to technology professionals completely at a distance beginning in Autumn 2005. All online courses will be taught by Stanford faculty and delivered worldwide by the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD). Successful degree applicants may pursue a master's degree entirely at a distance in four areas of concentration: Automatic Controls, Design for Manufacturability, Design Methodology, and Solid Mechanics. Controls courses and solid mechanics provide theoretical and practical knowledge applicable to both traditional and emerging fields and technologies. Industry professionals seeking admission to the online program in Autumn 2005 must apply by January 18, 2005 for consideration. The Stanford Center for Professional Development uses distance education to deliver over 250 graduate and professional education courses from the School of Engineering, as well as selected courses from the School of Humanities and Sciences and the School of Medicine. Twenty-two Stanford Master of Science degree concentrations are now available online. 8. AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY The Australian Government has developed a website to share information with people working on development issues in the Asia-Pacific region called the Australian Development Gateway http://www.developmentgateway.com.au . There is an education section at http://www.developmentgateway.com.au/jahia/Jahia/lang/en/pid/6. 9. CHINESE-AMERICAN NETWORKING SYMPOSIUM http://www.canscouncil.org/cans/2004/index.html Miami, FL 30 Nov. 30 ? 02 Dec 2004 If you are interested in China and understanding more about advanced networking directions, new networking technologies, applications and e-Science projects, see the CANS2004 (Chinese-American Networking Symposium) conference presentations by networking experts from both China and the U.S. currently using advanced network technologies to collaborate between China and the U.S. This annual conference, alternately held in the US and China, was hosted by Florida International University and took place in Miami, FL from 30 November ? 02 December 2004. 10. APAN CALL FOR PAPERS http://apan.net/meetings/bangkok2005/call-ws-7.22.txt Call for Proposals -- Workshops/Sessions/Papers Asia Pacific Advanced Network Conference 19th APAN Meetings Bangkok, Thailand 24-28 January 2005 11. AUSTALASIA WORKSHOP ON GRID COMPUTING AND E-RESEARCH (AUSGRID 2005) CALL FOR PAPERS http://www.ausgrid.org/ausgrid2005/ AUSGRID 2005 will be held in conjunction with Australasian Computer Science Week Newcastle, Australia, 30 January ? 04 February 2005 http://www.cs.newcastle.edu.au/~acsw05/ . The Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing and its state partners are supporting e-Research by deploying a national grid infrastructure and working to grid-enable applications in areas such as physics, astronomy, chemistry, geoscience, earth sciences and life sciences. The Australian Research Council is also planning to implement an initiative to support e-Research in Australia. 12. 6th APNG CAMP in Kyoto, Japan Fellowship Program The Asia Pacific Next Generation (APNG) Camp will have its 6th camp activity in Kyoto, Japan 21-23 February 2005. The APNG Camp is: - Where future Internet leaders in the AP Region meet together. - Where AP Seniors and the Next Generation learn and work together. - Where AP perspective of the Internet is shared and discussed Since last year, APNG Camp Committee has started to incorporate Fellowship Program to provide opportunities to developing country personnel to participate in the APNG Camp. This program provides basic assistance to successful fellows to cover registration fee, local accommodation and meal expenses, and roundtrip airfare. To apply, please submit your Application Form with full details to the APNG Camp Committee, by email to . 13. RELATED MEETINGS -19th APAN Meetings in Bangkok 24-28 January 2005 Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand http://apan.net/meetings/bangkok2005/ -Australasia Workshop on Grid Computing and E-Research (AUSGRID 2005) http://www.ausgrid.org/ausgrid2005/ 30 January ? 04 February 2005 - APRICOT 2005 Conference (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies) 16-25 February 2005 Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH) Kyoto, Japan http://www.2005.apricot.net/cfp.html -Asia Pacific Next Generation (APNG) Camp 21-23 February 2005 Kyoto, Japan 14. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS This is the networking activities http://apru.nus.edu.sg/apru.html newsletter of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). It is designed as a tool to assist in the development of advanced Internet capabilities among APRU universities and APEC economies. The key goal is to develop teaching and research applications that utilize advanced Internet technologies, e.g., distance learning, virtual conferences, telemedicine, etc. by sharing, networking, partnerships, and collaborations. This newsletter may be used to give or receive information on a project or to look for partners or collaborators. Comments or suggestions are encouraged and welcomed. For online current and past copies of the APRUNet Newsletter, see http://apru.nus.edu.sg/activities/aprunet_newsletter.html. Please send your news to . If you do not wish to be subscribed, or wish to add your name to the mailing list, please see http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dli. Zita Wenzel APRUNet Coordinator Please email Copyright (c) 2004 Association of Pacific Rim Universities. ======================================================