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Issues divide speaker, Islamic leader

December 3, 2007

Issues divide speaker, Islamic leader By ERICA PEREZ
eperez@journalsentinel.comPosted: Dec. 2, 2007

Self-described former terrorist Walid Shoebat is to speak Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on "Why I Left Jihad." The Journal Sentinel interviewed Shoebat about his background and his views, then asked for a response from Othman Atta, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. Here are excerpts from their answers.

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Webcast Academy - Free lessons in a learning community

December 3, 2007

Interested in learning how to host and manage live webcasts? Join the Webcast Academy - free lessons and an active community of people interested in producing and hosting their own webcasts.

There is a new series of classes at what they call the “intern” level (free for educators) starting January 13, 2008. (More info here.) There are six weeks of online classes lead by experienced facillitators, and you get a Webcast Academy ‘Certificate of Webcasting Proficiency’ on completion. The class gives you free access to some tools, space to upload projects, and what looks like a very supportive and friendly community of like-minded learners.

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