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TO All -=20 =20 This was developed by colleagues at the University of Washington. I = think you will find it valuable for yourselves, other teachers, and even = high school students. =20 Best, =20 Mike =20 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:38:08 -0800 From: Larry Snyder <snyder@cs.washington.edu> To: all-faculty <all-faculty@cs.washington.edu>, = cs-all-grads@cs.washington.edu, cs-staff@cs.washington.edu, cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu Subject: BeneFIT Online Course Launched Colleagues: I'm proud to announce that BeneFIT100, a free online version of our = Fluency with Information Technology course (CSE100/Info100), was = launched yesterday. Find it at: http://www.fit.washington.edu [The Flash 6 version is slick!] The site is a public service of UW and NSF for citizens to learn the = basic fluency knowledge--skills, concepts and capabilities--to use = computers and information technology effectively. >>When your family or = friends ask, "How can I learn more about computers?" direct them to the = above URL. It's self-paced and easy to skip around to "relevant" parts. Fluency with Information Technology (FIT) has been jokingly described as = computer literacy on steroids. It comes from a National Research Council = (NRC) report answering the question: "What should _everyone_ know about = IT?" UW has been a pioneer in developing the concept and implementing it = in college course form. BeneFIT100 was funded by NSF and built by UW's = Distance Education team. The course is free, but UW Extension will also = offer a "for credit" version (with instructor and exams) for tuition. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-