List of topics for WiderNet Project Technician Training Workshop 2001 

Lecture:  “Academic Information and Communication Technologies”
There's a myriad of ways that ICT can be used in the academy -- from managing the payroll to teaching in the classroom.  In this lecture I review the options and describe what it takes to digitize the various domains of academia. 

Lecture:  “Nuts and Bolts of Computers and Networking”
I cover some of the basic technical concepts and terms I think will make your computing experience more fluid and will act as a solid foundation to your understanding of the Internet. 

Demonstration:  Building Computers

Lecture:  “The Network Wire”
So how do these wires work, anyway? What does it mean to be "wired?" What constitutes a wire?  Packets, IP addresses, and DNS explained…

Lecture:  “Guerrilla Networking: Building Local Area Networks”
Even without a connection to the Internet, wiring computers together has zillions of benefits. I look at the reasons to connect computers and the remarkable ease with which this can be done.

Lecture:  “Low Cost Internetworking”
So you want to connect but don't have the N10,000,000/yr for a dedicated line? I explain some of the alternative, cost-effective ways that people are connecting to the Internet. 

Lecture:  “The Internet in the Developing World: Making the Connection”
A look at the technologies currently employed to provide Internet services in the developing world. 

Demonstration: Making Network Cables
 

Lecture:  “Big Birds, Bent Pipes”
Wireless networking via satellites is already used throughout the world where hard wired Internet connections are absent.  However, their impact is only just beginning to be felt.  This lecture explains some satellite technology and terminology and examines how new developments will make for plentiful bandwidth worldwide.  

Lecture:  “Inside the Internet: The Basic Internet Services”
Email, TELNET, and FTP -- how these long-established Internet tools have evolved into HTTP and today's vibrant World Wide Web.

Lecture:  "Power Supply Protection"

Demonstration:  Easy Web Design with Microsoft FrontPage