Return-Path: prins Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id QAA24632; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:55:20 -0400 Received: from proton.cs.unc.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id QAA24628; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:55:12 -0400 Received: by proton.cs.unc.edu (8.6.9/UNC_06_21_94) id QAA01732; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:55:12 -0400 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:55:12 -0400 From: Jan Prins Message-Id: <199507172055.QAA01732@proton.cs.unc.edu> To: stotts, nyland Subject: CAPER mail >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Wed Jul 5 23:07:29 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA22738; Wed, 5 Jul 1995 23:07:28 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA22732; Wed, 5 Jul 1995 23:07:22 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA12710; Wed, 5 Jul 95 23:06:54 EDT Date: Wed, 5 Jul 95 23:06:54 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507060306.AA12710@cne.gmu.edu> To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: Notes from our meeting in San Diego- corrections sought Cc: gmu-caeti@cne.gmu.edu, kbellman@arpa.mil Status: RO CAPER CLUSTER MEETING SAN DIEGO CA 26-28 JUNE 1995 MINUTES ISSUE CATEGORIES/DESIDERATA FOR CLUSTER PLANNING 1. Scalability 2. Durability/sustainability of finished product 3. Standardization/long-term potential 4. Curriculum integration & educational aspects 5. Organizing cluster effectively 6. Ethics/social aspects 7. Evaluating collaborative process & outcomes DETAILED LIST OF ISSUES BY CATEGORY (these are issues we as cluster must deal with) 1. Scalability scaling the system (what is size goal?) need for high performance hardware 2. Durability/sustainability of finished product maximizing use of off the shelf and public domain software 3. Standardization/long-term potential developing standards for tools/objects/designs expanding community that can interact & sharing software (doc format? JAVA/SGML/HTML) 4. Curriculum integration & educational aspects identifying perceived educational objectives early project-based work can't be adopted without content-based materials how to maintain user involvement how to prepare teachers & administrators for impact of our work where does the curriculum fit? how is curriculum developed? 5. Organizing cluster effectively how to make the pieces fit how to manage in short time available break with traditional R&D culture how can we system engineer diverse components to educational relevance we don't know what CAPER is doing yet 6. Ethics/social aspects how to utilize social aspects of collaborative spaces concerns for ethics/courtesy in the product process to demonstrate non-financial appreciation for teachers 7. Evaluating collaborative process & outcomes difficulty evaluating collaborative components how to integrate various MUD/MOO, and assessment CAPER ISSUES FOR CORE ARCHITECTURE TEAM 1. How to integrate various MUD/MOO, and assessment 2. Central support for curriculum development 3. Ethics/courtesy issues 4. How can CAETI prototypes be adapted for future mobile infrastructure 5. Common way to get project information 6. Hardware evolution 7. Difficulty of evaluating collaborative components 8. Need good information on availability of off-the-shelf and public domain software 9. Overtaxing testbed moving from small to large 10. Developing standards for tools/objects/designs 11. System design to make the pieces fit INDIVIDUAL TEAMS' DESIRED ASPECTS OF PRODUCT mobility-friendly authoring tools for multi-person quests science opportunity analyzers for solar system observation military training benefit student ownership - private spaces staff development CD-ROM for astronomy access to telescopes and astronomy in classroom mechanism for collaborative web access (way to meet on the web) eduMUD supporting full year math/science (4th grade?) image annotation tool tools for logging & monitoring/reflecting in MUD infrastructure for multimedia distributed MUD math/science simulation integrated teacher tools to support MOO/MUD data collection & selection tool for implicit teaching of historical research skills domain-independent problem-solving assessment tool model-based MUD with integrated space-time for physics/math dynamic MUD: modeling & simulation merged with text-based MUD MOO++: C++ course in MOO integrated system MUD/web viewer authoring tools for multimedia objects (client-server) curriculum objectives integrated into MUD multi-media access authentic application BACKGROUND FOR CAPER CLUSTER ROADMAP 1. Shared objectives coordinated product: constructive environment for collaborative learning basis for program and future collaborative learning environments inherently collaborative, integrated with all CAETI 2. Responds to desiderata (7 issue categories above) 3. Successfully used by DoDEA with positive results 4. Fits CAETI framework 5. Engaging to create and user FIRST ROADMAP DRAFT FOR CAPER ----------------------------- NOW NEXT TESTBED PRODUCT MUDs: text-based multimedia authoring distributed single-server spatial object oriented multimedia expanded executable entities open Modeling/ instances declarative Simulation individually invoked continuum single user embedded functionally mature multi-user model visualization user-friendly user-constructable Multimedia tedious development better authoring declarative desktop WYSIWYG non-portable yield robust products single-user net-accessible image annotation tools distributed/collaborative Assessment non-technical handbook for literacy tools for mature tools for interaction collab env. collab env. logging tool content/knowledge tool Protocols each domain immature multi-user enable our mature all separate web standards pieces to work together framework interoperate Content HOU Math/science 4th grade ----------improving------------------> English Comp Science Ops Analyzer Math/science mod&sim Civil war unit C++ unit prof dev for astronomy SECOND ROADMAP DRAFT FOR CAPER ------------------------------ THREAD CONTEXT pilot at: 6 MO 12 MO 18 MO MUD Literacy Small space Graphical user Dynamic model in schools interface, integration Robust logging/ monitoring (link to assmt) Modeling & Math/science Net-accessible, Collaborative User-constructable, simulation authentic/ graphic declarative model visualization Multi-media Tour of archival Lesson/report Single-user distributed/ material on slavery builder tools desktop version collaborative version CAPER WORKING GROUPS -------------------- 1. MUD BBN (Feurzeig) Intermetrics Inc.= I2 (?) GMU (Gerstner) SUMMIT (DevMather) LBL (Refling) PARC (Sarawat) CRESST (Diveil?) UTAus (Syverson) UNC (Prins) 2. Modeling & simulation IDA (Loughran) GMU (Panoff) BBN (Feurzeig RAND (McArther) UNC (Prins) I2(?) PARC (Saraswat) 3. Multimedia SUMMIT (Dev) GMU (Fontana) BBN (?) UNC (Stotts) I2 (Carlson) LBL (Arsem) UTAus (S&S) 4. Assessment/content UTAUS (Syverson) PARC (Hughes) BBN (Hunter) SUMMIT (Mather) GMU (Fontana) CRESST (Dentil) RAND (McArther) I2 (?) IDA (Loughran) LBL (?) DoDEA (Cheville) UNC (Prins) CAPER WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVES Overall: Create distributed,collaborative and individual social learning in dynamic model-based environments MUD: Constructing dynamic, constructive, model-based electronic multi-media environment M&S: Integrating visual, dynamic user constructable, declarative (functionally real) M&S Multi-media: Authentic, declarative, net-accessible, manipulative, user-accessible multi-media Assessment: Qualitative/quantitative indicators Protocols*: Ability to interoperate at multiple levels Content: Define a focused set of achievable content goals * note: protocols group will initially be latent until we understand better what protocols will be required >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Thu Jul 6 23:27:42 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA03511; Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:27:40 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA03504; Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:27:32 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA19545; Thu, 6 Jul 95 23:25:07 EDT Date: Thu, 6 Jul 95 23:25:07 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507070325.AA19545@cne.gmu.edu> To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: Extending the roadmap Cc: gmu-caeti@cne.gmu.edu Status: RO CAPER folks, Last week Kirstie Bellman asked us to extend our early roadmap draft with more details. I believe the first step toward this is a multi-year projection of our individual products, which we can then begin to knit into a coherent whole. I therefore ask that you share with the CAPER cluster, via this email alias (caper@cne.gmu.edu), a list of the significant products you expect your work to bring forth. The intention is to support creation of a greatly refined version of the roadmap I sent you yesterday. Although most of us are currently funded only for two years, our contracts will be for longer periods. So I would ask that you take the longer view in this, and describe the products you would produce, if left to your own devices but provided funding over the next three to four years. Please provide a list of expected results with intervals of six months, e.g.: Now: turbo standalone text frammis +6 months: supercharged standalone text frammis +12 months: supercharged standalone graphic frammis +18 months: supercharged networked graphic frammis +24 months: supercharged networked multimedia frammis with analytic geometry content +30 months: supercharged networked multimedia multiuser frammis +36 months: supercharged networked multimedia MUD-compatible multiuser frammis +42 months: supercharged networked multimedia MUD-compatible multi-user frammis with analytic geometry and calculus content The above is of course fanciful and buzzword-laden. Please make your descriptions real, just a little longer (but NOT verbose), and KEEP THE TIMEFRAMES REALISTIC. Provide text notes following as needed to explain your ideas. Again, my intent is to extend the "getting to know you" exercise of San Diego to the point where we will be able to talk about how our work can integrate. I will of course be working out the GMU list in the same format. Please do your best to send the requested email by 12 July. It will help prepare for a Core Architecture Team meeting on 14 July. Mark >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Thu Jul 6 23:32:06 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA03560; Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:32:01 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id XAA03554; Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:31:55 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA19576; Thu, 6 Jul 95 23:31:35 EDT Date: Thu, 6 Jul 95 23:31:35 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507070331.AA19576@cne.gmu.edu> To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: Next Cluster Meeting? Status: RO CAPER folks, Although plans are not yet firm, it seems likely we will want to meet in San Diego sometime in September, in conjunction with the MUD demo now being planned. I don't have any other details but I do want to let you know this event is on the horizon. If any of you can provide more details on the anticipated event, please let the mail group (caper@cne.gmu.edu) know what is being planned and when. More details when available. Mark >From feurzeig@BBN.COM Fri Jul 7 10:29:42 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id KAA18294; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:29:40 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id KAA18280; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:29:30 -0400 Received: from BBN.COM (LABS-N.BBN.COM) by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00728; Fri, 7 Jul 95 10:28:59 EDT Received: by LABS-N.BBN.COM id aa22513; 7 Jul 95 10:06 EDT Received: from FEURZEIG.BBN.COM by LABS-N.BBN.COM id aa21886; 7 Jul 95 9:55 EDT X-Sender: feurzeig@labs-n.bbn.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:01:24 -0500 To: Mark Pullen From: Wally Feurzeig Subject: Re: Next Cluster Meeting? Cc: caper@cne.gmu.edu, kbellman@next41.darpa.mil, kbellman@arpa.mil, cal@aero.org Status: RO Mark, For your information, and that of others in the CAPER cluster, I have been working with Kirstie and Chris Landauer to help organize the second workshop on MUDs and Schools (MUDshop II.) It will be at NRaD in San Diego from September 6 through 8. The natural time for the cluster to meet is around then, perhaps in conjunction with the MUDshop. I'm not sure who will be invited to participate in the MUDshop but it certainly will include those actively involved in the CAPER MUD subcluster and perhaps everyone in the entire CAPER cluster. You should be hearing more about this soon. Wally ----- >CAPER folks, > >Although plans are not yet firm, it seems likely we will >want to meet in San Diego sometime in September, in >conjunction with the MUD demo now being planned. I >don't have any other details but I do want to let you >know this event is on the horizon. If any of you can >provide more details on the anticipated event, please >let the mail group (caper@cne.gmu.edu) know what is >being planned and when. > >More details when available. > >Mark >From saraswat@parc.xerox.com Fri Jul 7 10:57:04 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id KAA19259; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:56:59 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id KAA19237; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:56:41 -0400 Received: from gmu.edu (portal.gmu.edu) by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00171; Fri, 7 Jul 95 10:56:15 EDT Received: by gmu.edu; id AA22654; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 10:55:39 -0400 Received: from rukmini.parc.xerox.com ([13.2.16.148]) by alpha.xerox.com with SMTP id <15681(6)>; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 07:54:11 PDT Received: by rukmini.parc.xerox.com id <88436>; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 07:54:09 -0700 From: Vijay Saraswat To: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu, caper@cne.gmu.edu Cc: kbellman@next41.darpa.mil, kbellman@arpa.mil, cal@aero.org Subject: Re: Next Cluster Meeting? Message-Id: <95Jul7.075409pdt.88436@rukmini.parc.xerox.com> Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 07:54:00 PDT Status: RO Two things. We are nearly ready to accomodate folks in the Caper cluster onto Pueblo. The invitations, together with references to material on Pueblo will go out this weekend. Initially the character names will be first names; unless there is a clash. Second, it was unclear to me from Mark's message whether Kirstie is planning another meeting in San Diego explicitly around MUD demos. The referene could be to the MUDShop. MUDShop meeting is intended to be a separate, fairly small, activity from CAETI involving primarily the community of folks who have already been active in MUDs and education. There will be overlap of people with CAPER. However I don't think the MUDShop can function as a CAPER meeting. The workshop will be Sep 6 (Wed)-8 (Fri). Given that Sep 4 (Mon) is a holiday (long weekend), and people would like to use Sep 5 to travel, it seems to me that that would make it difficult to hold the CAPER cluster meeting that week. Let me renew my offer to host the cluster meeting in Phoenix, in conjunction with a small half-/one-day workshop with the Pueblo community focussed on sharing the experience of running a functional, successful MUD program within a school curriculum. Perhaps if there is a need to be in San Dieo as well, we might consider a one-day workshop in Phoenix immediately prior to the cluster meeting in San Diego. >From cal@antares.aero.org Fri Jul 7 11:05:20 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id LAA19801; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:05:15 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id LAA19787; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:05:00 -0400 From: Received: from aero.org by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00274; Fri, 7 Jul 95 11:04:24 EDT Received: from antares.aero.org ([130.221.192.46]) by aero.org with SMTP id <111182-1>; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 08:03:43 -0700 Received: from armadillo.aero.org by antares.aero.org (4.1/AMS-1.0) id AA22016 for caper@cne.gmu.edu; Fri, 7 Jul 95 08:02:57 PDT Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 08:02:55 -0700 To: caper@cne.gmu.edu, mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Subject: Next CAPER Cluster Meeting and the second MUDshop Cc: cal@aero.org, kbellman@arpa.mil Message-Id: <95Jul7.080343pdt.111182-1@aero.org> Status: RO Folx, The second MUDshop is not the CAPER meeting, but since all CAPER participants will be invited to it, it makes some sense to have the CAPER meeting nearby. The dates are as specified (6-8 September at NRaD and SAIC in San Diego), and we expect part of the MUDshop program to include demos and tours of various MUD environments. more later, cal MUDshop II: Learning Spaces (ARPA Workshop on Muds in Education, Training, and the Workplace) 6-8 September 1995 San Diego, California sponsored by Kirstie Bellman of ARPA co-hosted by LorRaine Duffy of NRaD and Colleen Emmeneggar of SAIC Program Schedule Monday, September 4 is Labor Day. Tuesday, September 5 reserved for travel, but just like last time, there will be an informal get-together in the evening. The conference is all day Wednesday and Thursday, and either all day or only until noon Friday (not decided yet). >From bill_carlson@inbox.camb.inmet.com Fri Jul 7 14:19:50 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id OAA27736; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 14:19:48 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id OAA27730; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 14:19:41 -0400 Received: from inbox.camb.inmet.com by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA01668; Fri, 7 Jul 95 14:19:04 EDT Message-Id: <9507071819.AA01668@cne.gmu.edu> Date: 7 Jul 95 14:22:07 U From: "Bill Carlson" To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: A Vote: Meet In Phoenix Status: RO I think it is essential that we learn how the Pueblo MUD is being used to teach students in Phoenix, and as soon as possible. I think the above need dominates any rationale for the meeting being in San Diego. I vote against split meetings (ie, a day in Phoenix and a day in San Diego). There is too much time wasted in such meetings. I vote against any meetings in parallel with MUDShop. Running a meeting in conjunction with another meeting doesn't work out very well - the attendees jump back and forth instead of focusing on one agenda at a time and addressing that agenda in the most effective way. Hence, my vote is for a meeting in Phoenix separated by at least a week from the MUDShop. Question - when will the teachers in Phoenix be most willing and able to spend time with us? Any chance we can talk to some students? I'd like to hear first hand the "voice of the customer" instead of having the comments filtered through intermediaries. Regards, Bill Carlson >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Fri Jul 7 20:07:17 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id UAA07675; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:07:16 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id UAA07669; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:07:08 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00288; Fri, 7 Jul 95 19:09:32 EDT Date: Fri, 7 Jul 95 19:09:32 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507072309.AA00288@cne.gmu.edu> To: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu, caper@cne.gmu.edu, saraswat@parc.xerox.com Subject: Re: Next Cluster Meeting? Cc: kbellman@next41.darpa.mil, kbellman@arpa.mil, cal@aero.org Status: RO Vijay, We don't need to meet in San Diego but we do need to meet. And those of us who are not immersed in MUDs need to be exposed to them thoroughly and soon. Having picked up only partial information about the MUDshop at our meeting, my intention in sending email on this to the group was to find out more and suggest that a cluster meeting in conjunction might work. That idea was successful, your reply helped to inform me. I would like to take this discussion off the email list for a while, to learn more about the MUDshop from you and try to work out alternatives for the meeting. Please email me with details of the MUDshop and also the small workshop you have proposed. Then we can come back to the caper mailgroup with a proposal. Mark >From saraswat@parc.xerox.com Fri Jul 7 20:07:49 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id UAA07686; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:07:47 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id UAA07680; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:07:42 -0400 Received: from alpha.xerox.com by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00380; Fri, 7 Jul 95 20:07:10 EDT Received: from rukmini.parc.xerox.com ([13.2.16.148]) by alpha.xerox.com with SMTP id <16021(1)>; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 15:36:01 PDT Received: by rukmini.parc.xerox.com id <88436>; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 15:35:40 -0700 From: Vijay Saraswat To: jslatin@mail.utexas.edu Cc: bill_carlson@inbox.camb.inmet.com, caper@cne.gmu.edu In-Reply-To: John Slatin's message of Fri, 7 Jul 1995 13:33:11 -0700 Subject: Re: A Vote: Meet In Phoenix Message-Id: <95Jul7.153540pdt.88436@rukmini.parc.xerox.com> Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 15:35:37 PDT Status: RO >>>>> On Fri, 7 Jul 1995 13:33:11 -0700, jslatin@mail.utexas.edu (John Slatin) said: J> Mime-Version: 1.0 J> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" J> A quick suggestion in response to Bill's proposal that we meet in Phoenix: J> before we schedule too many meetings, I'd like to suggest that we get J> permission to "observe" the learning activities on Pueblo for a while J> electronically, and perhaps schedule some electronic meetings with the J> Phoenix teachers so we can get a feel for the way they and we might J> function in a MOO environment, and for the kinds of questions that *can't* J> effectively be dealt with there. THEN we can schedule a session in J> Phoenix. Hi John --- Maybe I was not explicit... This weekend we will be creating characters in Pueblo for all the folks who signed the CAPER attendance list I have (or a fuller list that Joe Gerstner/Mark Pullen might provide). People on Pueblo have been working hard to put together a ``Moobie Manual'' for all you new ``immigrants'' to our community :-). So yes indeed, shortly you folks will shortly have the opportunity to join us online. Note however, that ou are not likely to see any significant activity next week. There are very few teachers and students around. The next MOO Camp begins (funding permitting) July 17, and runs for three weeks. There will be a lot going on then. Best, Vijay >From harry@mailmac.cse.ucla.edu Sun Jul 9 00:43:06 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id AAA26117; Sun, 9 Jul 1995 00:43:04 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id AAA26111; Sun, 9 Jul 1995 00:42:58 -0400 Received: from grizzly.ucla.edu by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA03783; Sun, 9 Jul 95 00:30:53 EDT Received: from mailmac.cse.ucla.edu (MailMac.cse.ucla.edu [128.97.234.131]) by grizzly.ucla.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA50172; Sat, 8 Jul 1995 21:28:41 -0700 Message-Id: Date: 8 Jul 1995 21:26:06 -0700 From: "Harry O Neil" Subject: Re: A Vote- Meet In Phoenix To: "Bill Carlson" , caper@cne.gmu.edu X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP/QM 3.0.0 Status: RO Reply to: RE>A Vote: Meet In Phoenix i vote with bill harry -------------------------------------- Date: 7/7/95 11:24 AM To: Harry O Neil From: Bill Carlson Received: by mooremail.cse.ucla.edu with SMTP;7 Jul 1995 11:23:58 -0700 Received: from mizar.usc.edu by spinoza.cse.ucla.edu (NX5.67c/NX3.0M) id AA06527; Fri, 7 Jul 95 11:17:38 -0700 Received: from cne.gmu.edu ([199.26.254.1]) by mizar.usc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.4) with SMTP id LAA29437 for ; Fri, 7 Jul 1995 11:21:43 -0700 Received: from inbox.camb.inmet.com by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA01668; Fri, 7 Jul 95 14:19:04 EDT Message-Id: <9507071819.AA01668@cne.gmu.edu> Date: 7 Jul 95 14:22:07 U From: "Bill Carlson" To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: A Vote: Meet In Phoenix I think it is essential that we learn how the Pueblo MUD is being used to teach students in Phoenix, and as soon as possible. I think the above need dominates any rationale for the meeting being in San Diego. I vote against split meetings (ie, a day in Phoenix and a day in San Diego). There is too much time wasted in such meetings. I vote against any meetings in parallel with MUDShop. Running a meeting in conjunction with another meeting doesn't work out very well - the attendees jump back and forth instead of focusing on one agenda at a time and addressing that agenda in the most effective way. Hence, my vote is for a meeting in Phoenix separated by at least a week from the MUDShop. Question - when will the teachers in Phoenix be most willing and able to spend time with us? Any chance we can talk to some students? I'd like to hear first hand the "voice of the customer" instead of having the comments filtered through intermediaries. Regards, Bill Carlson >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Thu Jul 13 00:21:45 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id AAA01398; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:21:44 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id AAA01395; Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:21:41 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA27181; Thu, 13 Jul 95 00:21:24 EDT Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:21:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Pullen Subject: Caper Cluster Participation in MUDshop II (fwd) To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO CAPER folks, Based on input from more experienced MUD hands, I have concluded that it does not make sense to attempt a cluster meeting at either the Phoneix event or the San Diego MUDshop. I would encourage each of you to consider attending either or both of these. A note on the MUDshop from Wally Feurzeig is appended; I hope we will hear more about Phoenix from Vijay Saraswat shortly (including how we may best participate electronically if we are not present physically). As to a physical, in-person cluster meeting, we do need to have one of those soon to get on with planning for our colsolidated effort. My current thought is to have a meeting some time in September at GMU (in Fairfax VA, near DC). I will get back to you opn this when I am able to coordinate the date with other CAETI activities. If you have hard constraints on meeting dates in September, please let me know by email. Mark ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 16:46:41 -0500 From: Wally Feurzeig To: Mark Pullen Subject: Caper Cluster Participation in MUDshop II Mark, All those in the Caper cluster are potential invitees to MUDshop II, which will be at NRaD, San Diego September 6 - 8. Those who are interested in attending will need to send me a brief message -- one or two lines -- expressing their specific interest in MUDs and schools and any relevant work they've done in the area. This will get them on the invitee list. They will then have to send in a 1 - 3 white paper describing their work interests as per the attached message from Chris Landauer, who is working with Kirstie and a small program committee on the MUDshop arrangements. Wally ------- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 1995 07:44:14 -0700 From: cal@antares.aero.org To: feurzeig@BBN.COM Subject: MUDshop II nominations MUDshop II: Learning Spaces ARPA Workshop on Muds in Education, Training, and the Workplace 6-8 September 1995 San Diego, California co-hosted by NRaD and SAIC schedule of preparation events collect initial invitee list (this means name, e-mail address, and a one sentence description of who they are - i do plan to invite everyone who was invited last time) compose invitation with program committee i will send invitations to submit white papers program committee chooses 100 attendees requirements this time we will insist on a 1-3 page white paper from each participant, and we will choose the invitees using them (these will be like the introductions we got for the first MUDshop) i plan to send out the original announcement and invitation next friday, and ask that the white papers be sent to me by august 8 (the idea is that we mainly want folx who are already working in this area, and they should be able to describe their work interests relatively quickly) program monday, september 4 is labor day, tuesday, september 5 reserved for travel, but just like last time, there will be an informal get-together in the evening - the conference is all day wednesday and thursday, and either all day or only until noon friday (we need to choose) - either way, this workshop will be shorter than the first one, so the structure must be more focussed - since it is also larger, we think we will need some parallel tracks there will be some common discussion wednesday morning, then working groups wednesday afternoon and all day thursday, then report back friday morning - wednesday and thursday evenings are reserved for demos and other informal discussions this time there will be an ARPA-published proceedings, containing all the (possibly revised) white papers and working group reports we believe that the working groups will be generally the same as last time, one for computer stuff, one for people stuff, one for administration stuff (the groups overlap, but they do have different concerns) the working groups may include some talks and will include discussion of questions collected during the morning, and also seeded by the issues that were raised in the first MUDshop - we will send out those group reports before the workshop, so folx can think about them some questions how much effort should we expend on making MUDs more visual? how much effort should we expend on making MUDs distributed? conflict between evaluation and privacy challenges for information management in simulations how are MUDs being used in education, training, and work environments? ------------ >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Sat Jul 15 13:06:07 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id NAA27083; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 13:06:05 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id NAA27080; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 13:05:27 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09470; Sat, 15 Jul 95 13:04:51 EDT Date: Sat, 15 Jul 95 13:04:51 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507151704.AA09470@cne.gmu.edu> To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: Cluster meeting Status: RO CAPER folks, Based on the comments received it appears the me to best time to meet would be the week of 25 September. Too many conflicts before that. And by then we should all be on contract. I checked into plans for the CAETI Kickoff meeting, it appears that will probably happen mid-October at a West Coast location. So I would like to plan an East Coast location for the CAPER meeting. Therefore I suggest a meeting at George Mason University 27-28 September. GMU is in Fairfax, 1/2 hour drive (non-rush hour) from both National and Dulles Airports. There are plenty of accommodations around and you can have a chance to visit other DC attractions (Smithsonian, NSF, ONR,...). I do expect there will be more cluster meeting time at the CAETI Kickoff, but the challenge we face in terms of pulling together an architecture and coordinated development/deployment plan is large enough that probably both meetings together will only just get us started. I believe after these meetings we will be able to do much of our coordination electronically and avoid the time and dollar cost of travel. But for these initial steps I believe we need to be physically together as much as possible. (One measure of CAPER's success will be whether it is possible to start a similar activity in year 2000 WITHOUT a physical meeting.) Please send me your comments on this and your availability for the proposed dates. Mark >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Sat Jul 15 14:04:12 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id OAA27739; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 14:04:11 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id OAA27736; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 14:04:07 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09593; Sat, 15 Jul 95 14:01:34 EDT Date: Sat, 15 Jul 95 14:01:34 EDT From: mpullen@cne.gmu.edu (Mark Pullen) Message-Id: <9507151801.AA09593@cne.gmu.edu> To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Subject: GMU contribution to Extending the Roadmap Cc: gmu-caeti@cne.gmu.edu Status: RO CAPER folks, Below is GMU's first cut at a set of GMU expected results. One thing we learned in developing it was that it is going to be hard to make a coherent merge of various projects; for now the four major GMU activities are listed separately. As with the lists I requested from you, this is an evolving document (I'm sure some GMU folks will send more corrections when they get this one!) but it will let us get started thinking abotu how the pieces of CAPER can fit together. I am embarrassed to note that due to email failure here, I did not make my own requested date on this! As it worked out the Core Architecture meeting did not happen on the 14th either. So, with thanks to those who have already sent me input, let's try again. Taking the appended as a moderately-good example, please send to caper@cne.gmu.edu a list of your expected results starting with what you have available now (which need not be anything) and proceeding at 6 month intervals at least to end of contract (I would encourage you to go to 48 months). This should be based on your proposal plus any thinking you have done since the San Diego meeting, it is NOT expected to be in a form we can plus together for an integrated product (that will take a lot of work both over the net and at our cluster meetings). If you have multiple projects feel free to make more than one list- strive for clarity (but please be succint, brevity is a virtue). I would really appreciate receiving this by 21 July, to be used in preparation for the 25 July Core Architecture meeting. Regards, Mark =============================================================================== GMU-CAETI Contributions to CAPER Roadmap ======================================== Project: MASTER (Modeling and Simulation Technologies for Education Reform) Templates for introducing research into the curriculum, using interactive modeling and simulation on network accessible supercomputers. PI: Mark Pullen, major contributions from GMU-CSI (George Michaels), Shodor Foundation (Bob Panoff) Time Expected Results ---- ---------------- Now - Prototype courseware. +6 Mos - HTML version of key integrated science, math, and writing skills parts of the DoDDS curriculum, with links to sections of the NCTM (math) and NAS (science) standards. - Prototype of template complete for first module focusing on crystal formation (science) and related measurements of average distances, energies, etc (math: statistics, averages, data handling etc). +12 Mos - Complete first integrated Math/science module with Web and local processor simulations, integrated curriculum, teacher and student guides. +18 Mos - Database of results and generation of FAQ's from actual use. Second module devlopment, addding QT and other Multimedia recording into simulations. +24 Mos - Investigate and integrate if appropriate M00/MUD environment as test of learning tools. - Begin multimedia incorporation of electronic lab notebooks and portfolios. Intelligent agent for distributed, remote simulation incorporated. - Net course for teachers in computational science prototyped. - Initiate 3rd module development. +30 Mos - Incorporate distributed collabration tools for real time interaction of geographically dispersed classrooms and mentors, including full whiteboard and videoconference capability. - Third module delivered. - Begin Civil War (a.k.a. War of Northern Agression) battle simulation development. +36 Mos - Begin 4th math/science module development. - Civil War simulation field tested and delivered. - Investigate use of DITS to guide assessment of learning. - Development of concept maps in simulation developments. +42 Mos - Integrate science resources from variety of on-line exploratorium-type exhibits, science museums, interactive labs. - Match to DoDDS curriculum in templates. - Electronic lab notebooks fully multimedia compliant. +48 Mos - Complete observational and computational science course, demonstrating integrated hands on and simulation learning environments developing balanced skills in science, mathematics, and expository writing ------------------------------------------------------------------ Project: MOO Delivery of C++ A demonstration of university-level course adapted to the MOO environment. PI: Eugene Norris (major contribution from Richard Carver) Time Expected Results ---- ---------------- Now - Automated course management software in alpha test for a desktop platform - C++ course text materials in electronic form +6 Mos - Operation of prototype MOO client-server system - integration and alpha test of courseware and text content matter +12 Mos - Alpha test of Unix template - Web-based course materials linked with server - Demonstration of course delivery for teachers +18 Mos - demonstraton of MOO prototype with basic multimedia tools - Demonstration of Web-based course in C++ - Assistance to DoDEA schools in presenting prototype course +24 Mos - Demonstration of cross-platform prototype GUI MOOs with Web/multimedia interfaces +30 Mos - Demonstration of suite of course authoring tools for GUI MOO environment +36 Mos - Integrated MOO/authoring tools package demonstrated +42 Mos - Distibution assistance to DoDEA of course/MOO/ authoring package ------------------------------------------------------------------ Project: Intelligent Multimedia and Thinking Skills (MMTS) Software shell for generating multimedia delivery systems; environment for developing intelligent user assistance for eductaional software PIs: Lynn Fontana, George Tecuci Time Expected Results ---- ---------------- Now - Slavery multimedia module. +6 Mos - Formative evaluation on slavery module by DoDea teacher complete; design of Disciple-ITS environment +12 Mos - Alpha version of phase one MMTS complete; functioning kernel of Disciple-ITS environment +18 Mos - Beta version phase one MMTS complete; initial prototype of Disciple-ITS used to guide teachers/students through one module +24 Mos - Alpha version of phase two MMTS complete, with integrated Disciple-ITS application +30 Mos - BETA version of Record keeping function and customized production console for MMTS. +36 Mos - Beta version of fully integrated MMTS software with new curriculum module for MMTS; Disciple-ITS available for Beta use by other groups +42 Mos - Revised MMTS software for access by broader community +48 Mos - version 2 of the Disciple-ITS environment --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project: Internet-Based Distance Education PI: Mark Pullen, major contributions from AB Technologies (Chuck Schettler lead), plus various GMU faculty (see below) Now - Web-based interactive grauate-level course on Internet usage (GMU LRNG572), with competence-based testing for Fall '95 (Brad Cox) - Establish Network Assistance Center to help DoDDS sites up the connectivity learning curve and assist in communications with CAETI performers +6 Mos - Web-based graduate course for teachers, follow-on to LRNG572, planning and executing technology integration (Lynn Fontana and Chris Dede) - NAC fully functional in support of all CAETI sites and performers; also supports CAEPER cluster intergration +12 Mos - Web/MOO based graduate course for teachers of computer science: C++ programming language (Gene Norris; see MOO work above) +18 Mos and forward: continuing NAC activities for coordination, integrated with a CAETI demo facility; routine delivery of courses by GMU and others to DoDS teachers for graduate credit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From jslatin@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU Sat Jul 15 15:29:44 1995 Received: by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id PAA28676; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 15:29:42 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id PAA28672; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 15:29:37 -0400 Received: from mail.utexas.edu by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09824; Sat, 15 Jul 95 15:27:56 EDT Received: from slip-14-12.ots.utexas.edu (slip-14-12.ots.utexas.edu [128.83.128.44]) by mail.utexas.edu (8.6.9/8.6.6) with SMTP id OAA24547 for ; Sat, 15 Jul 1995 14:22:41 -0500 Date: Sat, 15 Jul 1995 14:22:41 -0500 Message-Id: <199507151922.OAA24547@mail.utexas.edu> X-Sender: jslatin@mail.utexas.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: caper@cne.gmu.edu From: jslatin@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU (John Slatin) Subject: Timetable from UT Austin X-Mailer: Status: RO Here's a copy of the timetable Peg Syverson and I sent to Mark offlist: Now: proven assessment model (California Learning Record) designed for traditional classroom + 6 months: detailed functional specifications for transposing CRL model to MOOspace based on observations of teachers and students in existing MOOs and MUDs. + 12 months: online prototype for text-based MOOspace, preliminary documentation +18 months: refinement of online prototype for text-based MOOspace, revised documentation; limited multimedia capability; specifications for integrating MOOspace observations with other environments, online and offline +24 months: fully developed Virtual Learning Record (text and image) & documentation. Prepare and train teachers for classroom pilot testing. + 30 months: prototype for integrated Learning Record. PIlot testing of model in DoD pilot schools. + 36 months. Refinements to model based on teacher and student feedback. Prepare teachers for moderation readings for large-scale assessment. +42 months. Introduce Virtual Learning Record in model schools. Conduct moderation readings in pilot schools. +48 months. Full scale moderation readings and final evaluation of the assessment model. John Slatin Director, Computer Writing & Research Lab Division of Rhetoric and Composition and Department of English University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 (512)471-8743/fax (512)471-4353 jslatin@mail.utexas.edu >From mpullen@cne.gmu.edu Mon Jul 17 08:58:25 1995 Received: from borg.cs.unc.edu by mcenroe.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id IAA00733; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:58:20 -0400 Received: by borg.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id IAA26152; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:33:59 -0400 Received: from cne.gmu.edu by borg.cs.unc.edu (8.6.10/UNC_06_21_94) id FAA19274; Mon, 17 Jul 1995 05:54:00 -0400 Received: by cne.gmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13930; Mon, 17 Jul 95 05:52:14 EDT Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 05:52:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Pullen Subject: Shareable document formats and communal server for CAETI (fwd) To: caper@cne.gmu.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO Comments? (please send direct to author unless you want to have internal CAPER discussion first) Mark ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 1995 15:39:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel D Suthers To: caeticore@nosc.mil Cc: caeti@nosc.mil, fkappe@iicm.tu-graz.ac.at, kschmar@iicm.tu-graz.ac.at, kandrews@iicm.tu-graz.ac.at, tdieting@iicm.tu-graz.ac.at Subject: Shareable document formats and communal server for CAETI Core team (and others): Below is a summary of why we are considering using SGML-based documents and the Hyper-G server to meet our WWW and communal hypermedia database needs in the CAETI project. Although I'm not sure what kind of decisions your team makes, I submit this to you because I feel that this framework could meet the needs of most other CAETI contractors for a communal hypermedia database and server, and to solicit feedback on the acceptability of this choice. Use of better known first-generation servers such as NCSA or CERN would require that we reinvent some of this existing functionality (a 5 year project now involving tens of programmers), so we would prefer to go with the second generation server, but would like some idea of the chances of being able to install it in the DoDDS sites. One reason for choosing Hyper-G was our commitment to SGML-based formats for instructional material, including documents supplied by us and created by students and teachers, as well as object descriptions, simulation scenarios, advice strategies, etc. Such material, being expensive to construct, should be treated as a long term resource. Reuse of this material may be desired on different platforms and by different software, possibly for unanticipated purposes. Such reuse requires representations that are readable by a wide variety of media tools already available today and being developed for a variety of future applications, and that support easy translations from one form to another. Clearly, representational standards are desired, but we don't want standards to limit future functionality either. The solution is to standardize the meta-language for describing media formats, rather than to standardize the formats themselves. The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is a widely used meta-language for defining annotation languages in publishing and network applications. It provides a standard way to define document types and to define translations between document types. Thus, by using SGML as a standard encoding scheme, our architecture (1) is protected from being locked into any proprietary vendor format, (2) is guaranteed to be able to take advantage of any evolving technologies involving SGML, and (3) allows information to be stored, re-used and exchanged between different components that may be used with the framework. SGML-based tools are available on a variety of platforms, with a noticeable recent surge in releases of GUI SGML tools for Windows platforms. See http://etext.virginia.edu/bin/tei-tocs?div=DIV1&id=SG for a primer on SGML and http://www.sil.org/sgml/sgml.html for access to a variety of SGML resources. Other project leaders interested in using SGML-based documents (regardless of your interest in Hyper-G) are invited to contact me so I can provide assistance and we can work together towards interoperability. We need a server capable of supporting a shared database for collaborative learning activities, and capable of serving and linking multimedia as well as capable of providing standard WWW service. There are already a number of servers that have been developed for HTML based documents on the WWW (e.g., the NCSA HTTP server, the CERN server, Netscape's server, etc.). However, the current WWW servers suffer from some critical limitations in the context of our needs: 1. They were not designed to handle more than a few hundred documents. 2. Facilities for access control are inadequate. 3. Clients cannot edit the documents that they are viewing. 4. There is no inherent support for attribute and content searches. 5. They do not serve arbitrary SGML documents. 6. They all store the annotations as part of the document itself, rather than separately, and thus only link between portions of texts, cannot follow links in reverse, and cannot guarantee link consistency. We are investigating the use of the Hyper-G server, developed at the Graz University of Technology, in Austria. Hyper-G provides several enhancements over first-generatoin servers, enhancements that can be used to the advantage of the CAETI project: 1. It handles thousands of documents efficiently, using its own object-oriented database and hierarchical clustering of documents. Thus, large databases of instructional material and student and teacher authored documents can be supported. The server can handle the needs of multiple classes and of multiple CAETI contractors' software at once. 2. It provides for full access control at the document and cluster levels. Student privacy can be preserved as needed, and teachers can condition accessibility of materials based on prior work or on curricular requirements. 3. Clients can edit documents and links remotely and reinsert the revisions in the database. Thus, teachers will be able to author new materials and students will be able to submit work from client machines at arbitrary locations (including home). Active collaboration between teachers and students at different geographic locations will also be possible. 4. There is full support for keyword, title, and content searches, optionally focused on selected document clusters. The database can also be viewed and accessed as if it were a hierarchical file system, or traversed using hypermedia links, providing for three different methods of access. This can support facilities for students to find materials relevant to their projects, and teachers and developers to reuse materials authored by other teachers and developers. 5. It will soon support storage and serving of documents coded under arbitrary SGML DTDs. The database can contain images, video, postscript, and data documents as well as textual and SGML-based documents. These can be served in their original form, or when contacted by a WWW client the SGML documents can be converted to HTML for viewing. Thus the database should be able to support the requirements of most if not all CAETI projects requiring database server capabilities. 6. It stores hyperlinks separately from the documents, thus supporting links between segments of arbitrary media, such as portions of audio and video streams. (Links embedded in text documents, as in HTML, can only point to visual media documents as a whole, not to segments therein, and of course cannot originate from nontextual documents.) This approach also enables applications to follow links in both directions, and enables Hyper-G to guarantee link consistency. Students and teachers will be able to construct more sophisticated document collections. Automated analysis of the link database could support certain aspects of our evaluation of the use of the system. Other functionalities of note that are either available or currently under development in Hyper-G include support for HTML3.0, PDF, and VRML; server support for scripts (similar to CGI), an SQL interface, and JAVA; client support for local databases, access to email, news, and ftp; and MS Word style sheets for authoring Hyper-G documents. Hyper-G is freely available for academic research. The server available on most if not all Unix platforms (including Linux), and is currently being ported to Windows NT. Hyper-G clients are currently available on Unix (both tty and X windows) and Windows platforms, with a port to Macintosh underway. Further information on Hyper-G can be obtained at http://info.iicm.tu-graz.ac.at. By accessing this site one also obtains a demonstration of how Hyper-G translates SGML annotated information to HTML on-the-fly for service to a WWW client. Well, that's my argument; thanks for your consideration. ================================================================ Dan Suthers | Learning Research & Development Center suthers+@pitt.edu | University of Pittsburgh (412) 624-7036 voice | 3939 O'Hara Street (412) 624-9149 fax | Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (412) 363-3992 home | http://www.pitt.edu/~suthers/ ================================================================