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PSYCOLOQUY   (ISSN 1055-0143)   Fri, 22 Feb 91       Volume 2 : Issue   3
      New Electronic Forum: EduTel
      New Journal: Psychology Teaching Review
      Second Call for Papers : Language Origins Society
      NIPS-91 Call for Workshop Proposals

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From: Arnie Kahn <FAC_ASKAHN%JMUVAX1@pucc>
Subject: New Electronic Forum: EduTel

           EduTel: A Forum for Considering CMC Applications
                        in Educational Contexts

    As the international academic community becomes increasingly
familiar with computer networking, there has been widespread interest
in understanding how this new communication medium can be used in
educational contexts.  Since the networks themselves may be the best
medium for discussing educational applications, a cross-disciplinary,
cross-institutional group of scholars has joined forces to create and
guide EduTel, an electronic conference whose purpose is to consider how
computer-mediated communication can be used to achieve educational
goals.

    Initially, EduTel staff will encourage discussion related to
three broad educational themes.  One theme will focus on how computer-
mediated communication can enhance students' and faculty's educational
experiences within and outside the classroom contexts.  A second theme
will address how CMC can improve the education and life style of the
physically and educationally handicapped.  A third theme will be
international development: specifically, how developing nations are
using CMC to foster education and research within and between
themselves.  These themes will constitute three separate but
simultaneous lines of discussion available to conference participants.
Each of these lines of discussion will be moderated and guided by one or
two conference staff members.  It will also be possible to pose
questions or introduce issues that are not related to the themes defined
above.  As the conference continues, we expect new themes to emerge and,
given sufficient interest, be incorporated into ongoing discussion.

    EduTel is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 11, 1991 and
continue into May, 1991.  Those interested in participating can
subscribe by either:

   (a) sending an interactive message to COMSERVE@RPIECS.bitnet with the
following command: Subscribe EduTel First_Name Last_Name
               (Example:)  Subscribe EduTel Mary Smith

   (b) sending this same command (with no other punctuation or words) in
the message portion of an electronic mail message addressed to either:
Comserve@Rpiecs (Bitnet) or Comserve@Vm.Ecs.Rpi.Edu (Internet)

    Further information about the EduTel conference will be sent to
subscribers when the conference begins.

Coordinating Moderator:              Norman Coombs
                                     Rochester Institute of Technology

CMC and the Classroom:               Boyd Davis
                                     University of North Carolina at
                                        Charlotte
                                     Don Ploch
                                     University of Tennessee -- Knoxville

CMC and Disability:                  Bob Zenhausern
                                     St. Johns University

CMC and International Development:   Sam Lanfranco
                                     York University

CMC and Other Educational Questions: Karen O'Quin
                                     Buffalo State College

Technical Moderator:                 Teresa Harrison
                                     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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From: J. Hartley <psa04%uk.ac.keele.seq1@pucc>
Subject: New Journal: Psychology Teaching Review

There is to be a new journal called Psychology Teaching Review
published in the U.K. by the British Psychological Society`s
group of teachers of psychology.
The journal is to be published twice yearly, commencing in March
1992.
Details are available from the editor, Stephen Newstead, Dept of
Psychology, Polytechnic South West, Drake circus, Plymouth PL4
8AA, U.K. or E-mail p02111@uk.ac.poly-south-west.prime-a. janet.

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From: TB0EXC1@NIU.BITNET
Subject: Second Call for Papers : Language Origins Society

                7th Annual Meeting
                 July 18-20 1991
           Northern Illinois University
                DeKalb Il 60115 USA

The Language Origins Society invites abstracts for papers
on aspects of language origins and evolution.

Language Origins is construed very broadly and includes
investigations into the philosophical, neurological,
biological or social bases of the phylogeny and/or
ontogeny of language in any of its forms (speech,
writing, sign) or the social and/or linguistic bases of
language evolution and change.
Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the origins and
development of:
               phonetic systems
               grammatical systems
               semantic systems
               writing systems
               speech and language
               biological, neurological and medical aspects
               non-human communication systems
               particular language families and subfamilies
               pidgin and creole languages

Send abstracts of 500 words or less and requests for
further information to:

                  Edward Callary
                 Coordinator, LOS
                English Department
           Northern Illinois University
                DeKalb Il 60115 USA

            e-mail: TB0EXC1@NIU.BITNET
           (TB ZERO, not the letter O)

                 FAX:815-753-1824
              TELEPHONE: 815-753-0611
Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 10 March, 1991

Promising abstracts from advanced students are especially
welcome.
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From: jcp%sarnoff.com@pucc (John Pearson W343 x2385)
Subject: NIPS-91 Workshop

            CALL FOR WORKSHOP Proposals
        NIPS*91 Post-Conference Workshops
           December 6 and 7, 1991
             Vail, Colorado

Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on current topics on
Neural Information Processing will be held on December 6 and 7, 1991,
in Vail, Colorado. Proposals by qualified individuals interested in
chairing one of these workshops are solicited.

Past topics have included:  Rules and Connectionist Models; Speech;
Vision; Sensory Biophysics; Neural Network Dynamics; Neurobiology;
Computational Complexity Issues; Fault Tolerance in Neural  Networks;
Benchmarking and Comparing Neural Network Applications; Architectural
Issues; Fast Training Techniques; Control; Optimization, Statistical
Inference, Genetic Algorithms; VLSI and Optical Implementations;
Integration of Neural Networks with Conventional Software.

The format of the workshop is informal. Beyond reporting on past
research, the goal is to provide a forum for scientists actively
working in the field to freely discuss current issues of concern and
interest.  Sessions will meet in the morning and in the
afternoon of both days, with free time in between for the ongoing
individual exchange or outdoor activities. Specific open and/or
controversial issues are encouraged and preferred as workshop
topics.  Individuals interested in chairing a workshop must
propose a topic of current interest and must be willing to accept
responsibility for their group's discussion. Discussion leaders'
responsibilities include: arrange brief informal presentations
by  experts  working on this topic, moderate or lead the
discussion, and report its high points, findings and conclusions
to the group during evening plenary sessions, and in a short (2
page) summary.

Submission Procedure: Interested parties should submit a short proposal
for a workshop of interest by May 17, 1991. Proposals should include a
title and a short description of what the workshop is to address and
accomplish. It should state why the topic is of interest or
controversial, why it should be discussed and what the targeted group
of participants is. In addition, please send a brief resume of the
prospective workshop chair, list of publications and evidence of
scholarship in the field of interest.

Mail submissions to: Dr. Gerald Tesauro, Co-Chair,
                     Attn: NIPS91 Workshops,
                     IBM Research
                     P.O. Box 704
                     Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA

Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail net address (if
applicable) must be on all submissions.

Workshop CoChairs: G. Tesauro & S. Kirkpatrick, IBM

      PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17,1991

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