New England Classical Journal
Classical Computing
Computing News and Announcements
Classical Computing at the CANE Annual Meeting
The CANE Committee on Classical Computing will sponsor a panel on Technology and
the Teaching of Classics as part of the 1996 CANE Meeting to be held at the
University of Rhode Island (March 22-23, 1996). The panel will include
presentations by Marcia Jones, Ed Phinney (University of Massachussetts at
Amherst) and Ray Starr (Wellesley College). In addition to the panel there will
be hands-on workshops on instructional software and Internet resources.
Panel on Classics and the Internet at the CAMWS Annual Meeting
A panel on Classics and the Internet has been scheduled as part of the 1996
Annual CAMWS meeting to be held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN (April
10-14, 1996). The panel will include the following presentations:
"The Diotima Project: Past, Present, and Future" by Ross Scaife, University of Kentucky
"Daedalus Opifex on the Internet: Information Resources and the Classics
Classroom" by Michael Arnush, Skidmore College
"Sacred Space in CyberSpace:Miami MOO and Multi-User Environments in the Classics Classroom" by Suzanne
Bonefas, Miami University (Ohio), Amy Barr and Susan Wallrodt, University of
Cincinnati
"Classics and Technology: Where do we go from here?" by Maria
Pantelia, University of New Hampshire.
Digital Resources for the Humanities
A Conference on Digital Resources for the Humanities will be held at Somerville
College, Oxford July 1-3 1996. The conference aims at bringing together
archivists, librarians, scholars and publishers to discuss advances in computing
that affect those working with the fundamental resources of humanities
scholarship. The conference is being organised by the Continuing Professional
Development Centre of the University of Oxford. For further information, please
contact: Anna Morris, CPD Centre, Oxford University Centre for Continuing
Education, 67 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LU. Tel: +44 (1865) 288 169. Fax: +44
(1865) 288 163. Information about the meeting is also available via the Web at
URL: http://info.ox.ac.uk/~drh96/
ED-MEDIA 96
ED-MEDIA 96 is a World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
with local assistance from Boston College, Boston University, Dartmouth College,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Massachusetts, and
Wellesley College. This year the conference will be held in Boston, Mass, June
17-22, 1996. Its topics include Architectures for Educational Technology
Systems, Country-Specific Developments, Educational Animations, Evaluation of
Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems, Improving Classroom Teaching, Interactive
Learning Environments, Language Learning, Media in Education, Methodologies for
Development of Educational Technology Systems, Multimedia and Artificial
Intelligence, Software for Educational Research and Virtual Reality.
Perseus Course
The Taft Educational Center in Watertown, CT will be offering a
course called "Perseus: Interactive Sources and Studies on Ancient Greece,"
taught by Wendy E. Owens, Classical Technology Systems, Inc. The course will
provide hands-on instructions in the use of the Perseus 2.0 software and
strategies for developing technology-integrating curriculum for Perseus and other
academic databases. It will culminate in the development of curriculum and
assignments for the use of Perseus in the classroom. The curriculum resulting
from this course will be published and made available to other educators. The
course dates will be June 30-July 5, 1996. Each day will be divided into four
workshop sessions. Course participants can earn 2.5 continuing education credits
through the Connecticut State Department of Education or Graduate Credit and
grades through the University of Hartford. These credits transfer into
Massachusetts PDP's. Information on registration, tuition and charges, child care and credits can be
found in the Taft Educational Center catalog. To receive a free catalog call
1-800-274-7815 or (203) 274-2516 or by fax at 1-800-274-7815. Space is limited
and early registration is recommended. Other questions about the
specifics of the course should be addressed directly to Wendy E. Owens, 50 Clark
Street, Medford, MA 02155-4474 ; phone (617) 396-7582, FAX (617) 393-5643;e-mail
wowens@perseus.tufts.edu
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