The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies is an online,
nonprofit organization for studies of the Internet. Features
include interviews, book reviews, events and conferences.
. [David Silver ,
EDTECH, 10Nov98. net-hap.]
"InfoNation: A User's Guide to Forward Technologies
and the Emerging Computer Culture" is a publication about
cutting-edge digital technologies. .
[Charles Anthony , newjour, 11Feb98.]
"6 Million Human Beings" is an exhibit from the Muse
de l'Homme that demonstrates global population growth.
Enter your age to find the population growth since you
were born. . [John Reese
, websitedaily, 12Nov98. net-hap.]
2> Distance education: [With Louis Bookbinder.]
Western Governors University is forming a "Governors Open
University System" consortium with Britain's Open University,
to offer credit- and competency-based video and Internet courses.
Open U. serves more than 200K students worldwide, and dates back
to 1969. [Chronicle of Higher Ed., 27Nov98. Edupage.]
The World Assoc. for Online Education (WAOE; "Wowee!")
is a new non-profit multilingual and intercultural educators'
organization dedicated to turning online education into
a professional discipline. Trial memberships are free
through at least Jun99, and expertise can be provided in lieu
of dues. , . To subscribe
to WAOE-NEWS announcements, send a "subscribe waoe-news" message
to . There is also an unmoderated WAOE-
VIEWS list. [Steve McCarty , NETEACH-L,
24Nov98. net-hap.]
Virtual University Gazette, a free monthly email newsletter,
offers notices of new online courses from colleges and
corporations. . [Vicky Phillips
, wwwedu, 10Sep98. net-hap.]
The Online Courses Newsletter provides info and links.
. [Eduardo Peirano , NEW-LIST, 27Jul98.]
"Resources for Moderators and Facilitators
of Online Discussions" by Collins and Berge is
a good source of information about running lists.
.
[G. Ernest Anderson , 23Sep98. net-hap.]
3> Science education: [With Jason Westmacott.]
Finger Searcher Science Seeker newsletter is a free weekly
review of science/math education resources on the Internet,
from Canada. , with
archives at .
[Martin Badke , NEW-LIST, 13Sep98.]
The International registry for Women In Science
has information about women of the past and present,
plus a mentoring section for young scientists
of the future.
or .
[Lisa DuFur , net-hap, 05Oct98.]
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen is an unusual site
dedicated to all the mad scientists out there. It's full of
interesting projects using mostly common household materials.
. [Michael Schelling
, WebAndStuff, 14Nov98. net-hap.]