MIT Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Final Report of MIT ad hoc committee on Education Via Advanced Technologies

August 2, 1995

Memorandum

From: Paul Penfield, Jr.

Date: August 2, 1995

Subject: EVAT Final Report

As you perhaps know, an ad hoc committee was appointed in October 1994 to look into educational uses of advanced technologies including, but not limited to, the World Wide Web. I served as chair of the committee, which included members from all five academic schools at MIT. The committee called itself the committee on Education Via Advanced Technologies, or EVAT for short.

The final report of the committee has now been released. Unlike most reports, it is not printed on paper; instead, it is a hypertext and hypermedia document on the Web. Its URL (uniform resource locator) is

http://www-evat.mit.edu/report/

You can access the report by using any of the popular Web browsers.

In case you have not had experience using the Web before, do not despair. You can contact the MIT office that promotes and coordinates use of the Web for educational and administrative purposes. The coordinator is Suzana Lisanti, at ext. 3-0101. If you need assistance gaining access to the right hardware, software, or network connection to read the report, she is prepared to help.

The committee would be grateful if you would pass along a copy of this letter to any in your department or unit who might be interested. We hope that our report will spark a wider discussion of these topics within the MIT community.