Edu_RSS ~ July 28, 2003

Most recent update: July 28, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (16549) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (16548) IBM Points Out SCO's GPL Software Distribution An anonymous reader writes "Cnet is reporting that IBM has launched a counterstrike against SCO Group's attack on Linux users, arguing that SCO's demands for ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16547) Untitled Thomas Creedon has PNG working in Manila. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16546) Wow, that was fast A big thank you to Lisa Rein, Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chris Burkhardt, and the amazing Pho list for helping us make contact with Dave Allen. And thanks to David Jacobs for showing Allen's letter to us in the first place. From Creative Commons: weblog on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16545) Intel threatens Broadcom stronghold ServerWorks' lead in server chipset sales has made it a stronghold in owner Broadcom's business. But now its position is weakening, say analysts, as Intel lays siege. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16544) E-mail failure big stressor for IT pros For many information technology managers, a weeklong failure of the corporate e-mail system under their control would be more traumatic than a divorce, a new study says. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (16543) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 9:51 p.m.. (16542) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (16541) Computer User: Simulation: bringing e-learning to a new level Computer User: Simulation: bringing e-learning to a new level"Part of the problem is that nobody has shown definitively that simulation training works in the business world. In gauging the impact of e-learning initiatives on sales, customer satisfaction, or overall company performance, training departments don't isolate simulation from other forms of online content, such as workbooks and lectures." From elearningpost on July 28, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (16540) Untitled PDA stylus/pen/laser pointer. Palmtops.About.com review of the Duo, a combination pen/stylus/laser pointer:You rotate the pen one direction for ink and the opposite direction for the stylus. Pretty simple huh? The cool part is the built-in cat torturer (aka laser pointer) on the end of the pen. This isn't one of those cheap laser pointers, this thing is pretty powerful so be sure to keep away from your eyes.Read... [Gizmodo] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (16539) Untitled THE FIVE ENEMIES OF INNOVATION. Much has been written about the competitive and social importance of business innovation, but a close look at the companies credited as being America's most From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (16538) What Is The Real Cost of Spam? securitas writes "The NY Times has a nice feature about the diverging estimates of the costs of spam (Google). The estimates vary widely from $10 billion to ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (16537) Cisco releases fix for Aironet flaw The company posts advisories and patches for a pair of security flaws discovered in its Aironet 1100 series wireless access points. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (16536) Oracle: We'll see you in court eventually Oracle asks the Delaware Chancery Court to give it until Sept. 15 to decide on a hearing date for its lawsuit against PeopleSoft. PeopleSoft agrees. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (16535) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (16534) Supernodes "R" Us I was looking at the EFF's recent article on How Not To Get Sued by the RIAA for File-sharing and thought this was an interesting point:2. The RIAA appears to be targeting subpoenas at users who allow their computers to... From Tim Swanson on July 28, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (16533) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (16532) The Failures Of Desktop Linux PDAJames writes "Maybe Linux isn't quite ready for the desktop after all. After an earlier, very positive evaluation of SuSE Linux Desktop, ZDNet UK has ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16531) Untitled Onfocus: Amazon RSS Feed Builder. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16530) Untitled News.Com: "The [RIAA] said Monday that Mitch Bainwol, former chief of staff to US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, will replace Rosen at the RIAA's helm." From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16529) Help Us Find Dave Allen, of the Gang of Four A helpful reader spotted this great letter-to-the-editor in the Portland Mercury. It's from a member of the influential punk & new wave band of the late 70s and early 80s, Gang of Four, but it could've been written by us. Copyright is the issue! Our archaic copyright laws allow artists, musicians, and other creators to hang on to their ri From Creative Commons: weblog on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16528) The Daily Cartoon for July 29 Today's Daily Cartoon From Ben Hammersley.com on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16527) Big bang meets graphics at confab Computer graphics, astronomical data and the emerging field of "conformal geometric algebra" are giving researchers a clearer picture of the shape of the universe. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16526) Judge sets rules for e-mail retrieval A federal judge orders financial firm UBS to pay most of the cost of restoring lost e-mails in a lawsuit against it, but she does shift some of the burden to the plaintiff. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (16525) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 7:52 p.m.. (16524) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (16523) Article on writing an XSLT RSS Client An older article, but still interesting. I had thought that aggregators would mostly be using XSLT (maybe they do?) but this article seems to imply that this is an exception, not a rule. In any case, given how straightforward RSS is as an XML format (at least 0.92 and the barebones needed for feeds in 1.0 and 2.0), and given that most aggregator users already kind of know what they'd like a feed to look like, it's a perfect place to try out your hand at XSL transformations. - SWL From EdTechPost on July 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (16522) New Directions In Music Tech At Siggraph Cyrrin writes "The 2003 Siggraph conference is under way in San Diego, and the Emerging Technologies booth is showcasing several noteworthy projects in the ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (16521) Atom news Both the Feed Validator and my ultra-liberal feed parser have been updated with unrelated changes. (170 words) From dive into mark on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16520) IBM lands $1.1 billion IT services deal Under the megadeal, Big Blue will take over the operation and support of information systems for ABB, a Swiss power and automation technologies company. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16519) GOP staffer chosen to head RIAA Mitch Bainwol, former chief of staff to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, will replace Hilary Rosen as chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16518) ARIADNE Knowledge Pool System Looking for examples of learning object metadata (LOM) to play with? Erik Duval sends this note to IFETS: You may be interested in the LOM instances generated off the ARIADNE Knowledge Pool System, using the XML binding under development at the IEEE LTSC (http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~erikd/LOM/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ieee-ltsc-lom-xml). These instances are available at h From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16517) Put "Earn" in Your Learning Some readers have commented on the fact that OLDaily doesn't cover the corporate space as much as it might. But this is that community's own doing: if you're not going to give us anything to read, how do you expect newsletters like OLDaily to cover you? For those of you in corporate space wondering how to get information out about your products and services - this is how to do it: create some engaging commentary, put it out there for free on the net, and watch the readership spread. This article presents this new company's approach to the return on investment (ROI) of e-lea From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16516) A&M May Stop Presses in Journalism Program See, this is why people pose long, lingering questions about the current economic model assumed by higher education institutions. "One reason Texas A&M University is proposing to eliminate its 50-year-old journalism program is because it is too popular. In the last several years, the number of students majoring in journalism has mushroomed by as much as 50 percent, contributing to high turnover and burnout among the handful of faculty members." Imagine Microsoft saying it would discontinue Windows because too many people were buying copies. Or Coca-Cola halting production of Coke because i From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16515) Even 'Obvious' Ideas Can Be Protected With Patents More discussion regarding the 'business method' patents issued in our field. I know their supporters claim that they spur innovation, but really, how could this be? If Tim O'Reilly had patented 'banner ads' back in the early 90s, it would have posed a huge barrier to online commercial content, and likely derailed the development of sites like Yahoo! and even eBay. By Justin Pope, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 28, 2003 [Refer][--> From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16514) Tim O'Reilly interview: Digital Rights Management is a Non-starter Digital rights management (DRM) will not succeed, argued publisher Tim O'Reilly in this interview. By DRM, though, O'Reilly means the enforcement of rights through encryption or other security. In this he's right; in the end, you have to allow the viewer to view the content, and that's your moment of weakness. There are no copy protection schemes for the brain. That doesn't mean that there will be no online sales of content - O'Reilly actually sells many products - it just means that you have to make the products cheaper and easier to buy than to copy. By mrspin, From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16513) Top eLearning Reference Sources Seb remarks that I will be pleased to be cited twice in Jay Cross's list of the fifteen places he heads to first for e-learning news. The other place, of course, is Edu_Rss, which isn't really me, it's just software I wrote - and interestingly, the only completely automated system on Jay's list. By Jay Cross, Internet Time, July 27, 2003 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16512) MELCOE Just opened, Macquarie University's E-learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE) has embarked in its new role as the stewards of Australia's COLIS system. As CETIS's Wilbert Kraan writes, "That stewardship of the COLIS project also gives a clue about the focus of the centre: the practical and pedagogical implications of e-learning interoperability standards. Hence the fact that one of the plans with COLIS is to demonstrate the robustness of IMS specs by ripping out parts of COLIS and replacing them with equiva From OLDaily on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (16511) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (16510) Mailinator (via MacMegasite) Mailinator offers a solution for ending unwanted e-mail spam via website sign-ups. Graphically described as "flicking a booger at spam", the Mailinator allows the user to make up a fictitious email address immediately, right then, using any address @mailinator.com, without a password. Then simply visit the Mailinator site, throw in the fake e-mail and check what's been sent. This isn't secure fol From Edublog News on July 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (16509) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCE, which reviews the demise of PubScience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (16508) When I first blogged it on July 8, the web site fo ... When I first blogged it on July 8, the web site for the Information Access Alliance was minimalist. But that was just a preview. As of today's official launch, the site is elegant and includes links to all the IAA's white papers and other supporting documents. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (16507) Microsoft's Forgotten Mistakes seattlenerd writes "In light of all of the hype about how much cash Microsoft is sitting on, it's good to be reminded that they do fail. A lot. This piece in ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16506) Untitled Excellent Radio fact sheet from Marc Barrot. Last year. Must've missed it. Insightful. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16505) Untitled Boston Globe: "While keeping details shrouded in secrecy, organizers of Boston's first flash mob planned to convene near Harvard Square at 6PM next Thursday for the stunt." From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16504) TI denies breaking Qualcomm deal Texas Instruments on Monday rejected claims, made in a lawsuit filed by Qualcomm, that it breached a patent-licensing agreement between the two companies. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (16503) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (16502) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (16501) Zahlen und Mutmaßungen und Wünsche cam downsizes the blogosphere . i still think he's underestimating the total number of weblogs, though he's right that act... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (16500) Untitled News.Com: "In a win over rival Google, Overture Services said Monday that Net publisher Knight Ridder Digital will use its search services for one year." From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (16499) Untitled Tim Gray has a question about generating RSS 2.0 dynamically with PHP. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (16498) Applicants at the gates Even Yale feels compelled to market itself to potential applicants. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16497) Internships: paid or not? Internships can be just as important for employers as for students. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16496) The school that Lorén built A woman's mission to improve Native American academic achievement. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16495) Where are the future scientists? Kids' lack of interest troubles the industry. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16494) What's new Learning news briefs. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16493) Digital library opens the world of science - without gender bias The virtual library seeks to engage learners of all ages, but particularly females. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16492) Net is alive with the sound of music The early success of Apple Computer's iTunes music-download service inspires a slew of companies to attempt cover versions. Meanwhile, Napster prepares its comeback tour. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (16491) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (16490) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (16489) Odlyzko on Price Discrimination and Privacy Andrew Odlyzko who has the annoying tendency to be right and, worse, fact-based about it has posted a paper called "Privacy, Economics, and Price Discrimination on the Internet." It is to appear in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on eCommerce. From the abstract: The rapid erosion of privacy poses numerous puzzles. Why is it occurring, and why do people care about it? This paper proposes an explanation for many of these puzzles in terms of the increasing importance of price discrimination. From the beginning section of the paper: The key point is that price discrimination From Joho the Blog on July 28, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (16488) Blogs as Electronic Reader's Digests I remember reading the Reader's Digest regularly when I was growing up. I would visit my grandmother and find very little to read except a seemingly endless collection of old copies of the Reader's Digest, stacked on end tables and spilling out of cardboard boxes in the basement and attic. Now my exposure to the Digest is mainly confined to visits to doctors' offices; if I have to wait long enough, I'll read anything when I've forgotten to bring a book along to pass the time. Just last week I saw a December 2000 issue of the Digest and spent about 10 minutes paging From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16487) Sharing the Code This introductory article from the Information Technology section of the 8/1/03 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education is an introductory overview of some of the current developments in open source software for HE. The article mentions UPortal, OKI, dSpace, ePortfolio, and other open source tools. The overview is non-technical and could provide a helpful introduction for administrators who need to be informed about what's happening in the use of open source products. From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16486) Neues aus der vielfältigen und wunderbaren Welt der Blogs Ethnic clustering in blogging communities . This report by Hat Nim Choi studied and compared the LiveJournal and Xanga web... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16485) Wir sind sicher nicht allein, schon gar nicht im Web!! Neueste Publikation der workfoundation zum Thema Social Capital, Social Software, Internet  (pdf) Bowling usw. (via H... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16484) Flash .::. Flohmarkt Ich bin gerade beim Ausmisten, wer möchte sich bei mir (sieg GeoURL rechts unten) das tadellos funktionierenden Nordm... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16483) XML Protocol Requirements Working Group Note Published 28 July 2003: XML Protocol (XMLP) Requirements has been published as a Working Group Note. The XML Protocol Working Group discontinued work on this guide that was developed for evaluating candidate protocols and for reasoning about the development of the protocol itself. The group feels the document has served its purpose. Read about the Web Services Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16482) CC/PP Working Draft Published 28 July 2003: The CC/PP Working Group has released a Working Draft of Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and Vocabularies incorporating Last Call review comments. Used to guide the adaptation of content, a CC/PP profile describes device capabilities and user preferences. The review period for this document is two weeks, after which the Working Group expects to request Proposed Recommendation. Read about device independence. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16481) Call for Participation: Binary XML Workshop 28 July 2003: Position papers are due 11 August for the W3C Workshop on Binary Interchange of XML Information Item Sets to be held in Santa Clara, CA, USA on 24-26 September. 60 attendees will study methods to compress XML documents to save bandwidth and parsing time. The workshop goal is to determine whether a W3C Working Group might be chartered to produce an interoperable, accessible, internationalized binary transmission format. Visit the XML home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 28, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (16480) Fraud cases up, financial losses down VAT fraud, ID fraud skyrocket From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (16479) Untitled Andrew Grumet: "In the middle-late 90s I would sometimes listen to a radio show called The Connection. At the time I remember thinking, this show is too good." From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16478) Open Group goes open source The group, goaded by open-source advocates and those within its own ranks, is looking to improve its street cred in the world of open source and open standards. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16477) Are venture capitalists warming up to tech? VentureOne's John Gabbert shares new data with CNET News.com suggesting that venture capitalists may be shedding their reluctance to fund technology start-ups. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16476) Dell announces fix for handheld glitch The Round Rock, Texas, company says it has a software update that improves the performance of Axim X5 models installed with Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16475) BMC reports loss, layoffs The enterprise software maker says it will cut 13 percent of its work force--about 900 jobs--after reporting a first-quarter loss, with much of the work shifting overseas. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16474) Apple's iTunes strikes up bandwagon In a rush to market worthy of the dot-com bubble's headiest days, a stampede of companies is following Apple Computer pell-mell into the online music sales business. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (16473) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (16472) New EFF Subpoena Search Engine I'm torn between finding my IP address in their database and receiving a summons or warrant from everyone's favorite uniformed officers:Subpoena Username Query Form Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here... From Tim Swanson on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (16471) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (16470) Small Pieces Loosely Reiterated Small Pieces Loosely Reiterated Boris Anthony has found a CD called "Small Pieces Loosely Joined," which is also the name of my book. He recommends a google search to get more info about it and writes: "It appears to be some kind of electro music done by a brit in germany and sold mostly in japan... ;)" According to a review at NZZ Online (and forgive whatever mistakes I make in translating it): The British, living-in-Cologne multinstrumentalist Adam Butler, alias Vert, loves daring soundworks. His new album, "Small Pieces Loosely Joined," is an experimental pop album, moving between spontanei From Joho the Blog on July 28, 2003 at 3:47 p.m.. (16469) CNBC's Bubble-Era Ethics Haven't Changed The media operation that helped create the 1990s stock bubble hasn't learned much from the experience. As the New York... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (16468) Privacy: US, full marks, Europe, null points - study Free-market axes grind, we grind back... From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16467) Essential .NET, Volume I hmobius writes "In a world where developers are baying for customers' attentions, very few people can claim to command that of the developer. Their blogs may ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16466) Tim O'Reilly Interview s4 news machine writes "The UK webcaster stage4 has published a lengthy interview with Tim O'Reilly in which he talks about why DRM will fail, Macromedia ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16465) A special treat Amongst the growing pile of items to read, I think I'm most looking forward to Henry Newman's Tapes: A Modern History, Trends in the August 2003 Sys Admin magazine. From megnut on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16464) Global Usage and Popularity, June 2003 Tracking data from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals that Yahoo!, MSN, AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, and Google are reining the global Internet universe. From CyberAtlas on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16463) Sun grants McNealy 1.5 million options Regulatory filings reveal that Sun Microsystems awarded new stock options to CEO Scott McNealy and several other senior executives. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16462) Overture encroaches on Google's turf In a win over rival Google, Overture will provide search services to Net publisher Knight Ridder Digital. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16461) Gates: Dot-com dreams to come true Most of the advances promised during the Net boom will happen, the Microsoft chairman tells a research confab--it's just a matter of time. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (16460) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16459) Some obstacles to collaborative learning Students and lecturers are more familiar with a knowledge-transmission model of education and don't always understand what is expected of us in a more constructionist environment. We have too little information about lecturers' and students' backgrounds, networks and skills - so often we don't realise that there is somebody in the group who could teach the rest of us a lot about some aspect of what we're studying. No or very limited mechanisms for students to talk back to the lecturer and (especially) to From Seblogging News on July 28, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (16458) In the July 28 SearchDay, Chris Sherman profiles I ... In the July 28 SearchDay, Chris Sherman profiles ISIHighlyCited, the free search engine of highly cited researchers. ISIHighlyCited lets you find highly cited researchers by name, field, institution, and country. When you find a researcher of interest, you can see an ISI-built resume and bibliography of his/her works, but there are no links to full-texts. Sherman compares the service to Google, because ranking by citation is analogous to t From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (16457) New Articles on Open Access The July issue of In ... New Articles on Open Access The July issue of Internet Health is online. The Opinions Section has articles relevant to open access: Open Access with 'author pays' model: heading for the next serials crisis?- an article which questions the new economic model and More Thoughts on PubSCIENCEwhich reviews the demise of Pubscience. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (16456) Lastminute.com available on 3 handsets Travel on the move From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16455) Unisys brings J2EE and .Net to new mainframe Something old, something new From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16454) You can buy Win2k server, but pretend it's 2003? Or something... From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16453) BMC cuts 900 jobs Trying to staunch red ink From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (16452) Ask Bruce Perens About Linux and Open Source A lot is going on these days, ranging from the endlessly amusing SCO soap opera to plenty of mostly positive news about Linux and Open Source adoption by both ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16451) Untitled AlwaysOn interviews venture capitalist Vinod Kholsa. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16450) Untitled Builder.Com: "XML-RPC is a simple, stable, and well-understood specification. It's not a moving target like so many other Web service specifications. It also has longevity, because the only things that it depends on are technologies such as HTTP and XML, and basic programming constructs such as arrays, structures, and scalars. None of those things is going away any time soon. And since everything related to XML-RPC is freely available and downloadable, you can have a Web service up and running in a single afterno From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (16448) Weblogs in Learning Most of us involved in training know there is a great deal of value to be gained from sharing experiences and opinions. It is one of those things that should happen, but unfortunately we don’t always find the time for it. In the past few years, the Internet has brought us a new tool to help us share experiences and opinions, and it is one that’s currently gaining a great deal of coverage: the tool is weblogs. In reality, a weblog is just another website, but they differ from webs From Seblogging News on July 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (16447) Collaborative learning environments sourcebook This is a sourcebook for academics and students who want to develop collaborative learning environments (or communities of practice) in which lecturers, students and others can work together to create new knowledge while learning new skills. Click on the links on the left to browse through the book. The book is currently in the process of being (collaboratively) developed, but already contains quite a lot of useful material. Below are details of the larger project that the book is a part of... [--> From Seblogging News on July 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (16446) Untitled Redundancy bites. In his article in this week's The eLearning Developers' Journal, Michael Allen observes, "It's important for learners to know that their task isn't to wade through all the media and all the redundancies you can provide. Their task is to reach performance proficiency. Redundancy isn't there to slow their trek toward mastery. It's actually there to shorten it." As I read this, it struck me how often instructional designers, intent on applying a particular learnin From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 28, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (16445) Moblogging Moving Mainstream, Sort Of Online Journalism Review: Conference Panelists See Bright Future for Mobile Publishing. Today's mobile technology means you no longer need to... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on July 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16444) Fraudulent California State Budget Mercury News: Senate OKs plan, rejects tax hikes. Lawmakers relied on $10.7 billion in borrowing while slashing spending by $7.3... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on July 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16443) So what info does WinXP really send to MS? Germany's tecChannel explains From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16442) Atheros touts top-end Wi-Fi products 802.11b now just a commodity From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (16441) Romancing The Rosetta Stone Roland Piquepaille writes "Not only this news release from the University of Southern California has a fantastic title, it also has a great content. This story ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16440) Untitled Thanks to Dean Peters for the pointer to the Holy Bible RSS feeds. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16439) Untitled Vincent Canby: "Unlike most comedians who rose to success in the first decades of the century, Mr. Hope employed no special trick of speech, clothing or pantomime. His character, while essentially clean-cut, was that of a fast-talking wise From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16438) Acer releases cheaper Centrino laptop From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16437) PeopleSoft announces J.D. Edwards terms From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (16436) Most Undergrads Older Working Parents A 2002 Special Analysis by America's National Center for Education Statistics indicates that nearly three-quarters of undergraduates are "Nontraditional," a group which includes "older students, parents (especially single parents), and students who work full time."... From Adult/Continuing Education on July 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (16435) Eugenio Pelizzari has revised his paper, Harvestin ... Eugenio Pelizzari has revised his paper, Harvesting for Disseminating: Open Archives and Role of Academic Libraries, in light of comments he received since posting the preprint last week. From FOS News on July 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (16434) Untitled Franklin P. Adams. "I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb's Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16433) Untitled In the Lecture Hall, a Geek Chorus. Enabling wireless technology in university auditoriums has led to a back channel of communication for students to reveal their thoughts. By Lisa Guernsey. [New York Times: Education] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16432) Untitled GPS Palm finally out. After numerous delays, the first Palm with built-in GPS, the Garmin iQue 3600, is finally out. As Forbes helpfully reminds us, the iQue 3600 runs on Palm OS 5, and has 32MB of RAM, an SDIO expansion slot, and, of course, plenty of GPS mapping software. Read Amazon... [Gizmodo] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16431) Untitled Franklin P. Adams. "I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way." [Quotes of the Day] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16430) Untitled Dwight D. Eisenhower. "Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they never existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book..." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] From Handheld Instructional Technology on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (16429) MusicMatch to offer subscription free downloads Will you purchase or sub-license? From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16428) 'Divorce is a cakewalk compared to losing email for a week' C'mon, guys - get a grip From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16427) ALi licenses Rambus for PCI Express Getting ready for 3GIO From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16426) EU mulls closure of Madeira ISP tax loophole Freeserve, take note From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16425) Plextor unveils first DVD+/-, R/RW CD-RW drive Reg Kit Watch Plus: eMachines notebook goes 54g From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16424) Hyperion Rover, 1 km On One Command An anonymous reader writes "Carnegie Mellon's next generation robot just finished its Chilean expedition and achieved a new planetary exploration benchmark, ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (16423) Education Resource Organizations Directory EROD, or the Education Resource Organizations Directory is a nifty database that allows the user to search by title, subject,... From Education Librarian on July 28, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (16422) Riding dead horses Anders Jacobsen: Dakota Indian tribal wisdom on project management. (via David Gammel) From Seb's Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16421) Synchronicity I knew some of the addresses in my blogroll needed updating and had been meaning to do just that for a while. I finally sat down this morning and got going. Next thing I knew, sitting in my email inbox were messages from Liz and Ton asking me to update my links. So I guess the time was ripe. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16420) Kevin Kelly blogs! Writer Kevin Kelly (author of Out of Control, among other things) has started a blog called Help Wanted to get answers to various questions that arise in writing his new book. For instance, how many objects? is an inquiry into the number of technological species that humans have breeded. Can we actually count them? From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16419) Who's qualified to recognize life and beauty? Tom Portante has found a book review from the New York Times that constitutes an impressionistic overview of celebrated/scornfully dismissed architect Christopher Alexander's work on pattern languages. I always thought most of what he wrote made plenty of sense. Some of the more nuts-and-bolts patterns, however, have become architectural rules of thumb: ''Balconies a From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16418) Jay Cross' top eLearning reference sources My colleague Stephen will surely be pleased to be cited twice in this listing. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on July 28, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (16417) NTL admits billing letter blunder Ooops From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16416) Copying is Theft - and other legal myths Fair and unfair use From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16415) Maxtor Maxes on Max Services Support stockings From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16414) Corporate Fallout Detector BandwidthHog writes "MIT student shows off Corporate Fallout Detector. Acts and looks kinda like a Geiger counter, but it's a UPC scanner with an internal, ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16413) Untitled BBC: Bob Hope dies at 100. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (16412) Show Desktop. I've spent hours looking for this feature inside OS X. Turns out you need an app: Show Desktop - the 'Minimize All' for the Mac Generation. (via the Godlike Alf Eaton)... From Ben Hammersley.com on July 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16411) Emachines goes wireless The low-price PC maker aims to increase its competitiveness in the retail market with a wireless notebook. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (16410) New Australian e-learning centre of excellence starts work The Macquarie e-learning centre of excellence (MELCOE) has just been launched on the world. Though the centre is new, they are the stewards of the existing COLIS reference implementation of a number IMS interoperability specifications. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 28, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (16409) New Australian e-learning centre of excellence starts work The Macquarie e-learning centre of excellence (MELCOE) has just been launched onto the world. Though the centre is new, they are the stewards of the existing COLIS reference implementation of a number of IMS interoperability specifications. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 28, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (16408) Two Resources for Historic Textbooks At the CIMC we often get questions about historic textbooks, and because the focus of our collection is "currency" we... From Education Librarian on July 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16407) Role of the School Leader From the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management - a new "discussion" on the Role of the School Leader by Larry... From Education Librarian on July 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (16406) Cavium touts wireless security processor Eyeing up 802.11i upgrade market From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16405) ITNET bags £83m Cabinet Office gig Biggest deal ever From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16404) It's Alive! Blake's 7 rises from the grave No, not that, please... From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16403) RSS-2.0 is not an upgrade There's a lot of confusion going on concerning RSS and version numbers. Let's be clear, Dave Winer's attempts to call... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16402) Peer To Peer Meets Manufacturing Crashmarik writes "Small times has an article detailing UCB advances in desktop manufacturing. They raise the possibility for effectively downloading physical ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16401) Untitled DaveNet: Berkman Hosts key Weblog spec. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16400) Do You Take Checks? Walmart.com does, so you can bet it's only a matter of time before one of your customers insists on making his online purchase with a checking account number rather than a credit card number. From E-Commerce Guide on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16399) ClickTracks Helps You Assess Your E-Business Web analytics applications are becoming increasing affordable for small e-commerce companies. ClickTracks combines a price your budget can handle with ease of use that sets itself apart from its competitors. From E-Commerce Guide on July 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (16398) Freeserve halves losses Progress From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16397) Microsoft brings Secure Web Services closer Not there yet From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16396) Arrow to shut UK warehouses Takes flight from Nordic PC biz From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16395) LSB & Posix Conflicts An anonymous reader writes "The OpenGroup has published a detailed list of the conflicts between the Linux Standards Base and Posix? that is accessible through ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16394) Interoperable Remote Controls Lord Prox writes "From the HAVi website: "Ever dreamed of how your ideal home could function in the new millennium? A TV with voice recognition capability? Or ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (16393) Net address shortage, but not in U.S. The world is nearing an Internet address crunch, but North America still has plenty to spare. That threatens to fragment plans for the biggest overhaul of the Web in 30 years. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16392) Is an antiprivacy backlash in the making? As the two-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks approach, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh finds signs that Congress thinks it went too far in favor of surveillance. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16391) Robot cars rally for desert race A contest sponsored by U.S. Defense has teams of engineers, researchers and aficionados building robot cars that can drive themselves from L.A. to Las Vegas--in under 10 hours. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (16390) Bitboys offers tiny mobile graphics chips Remember them? From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16389) Blakes Seven To Return Clownfush writes "Blake's 7, magnificent UK low budget high drama Sci-Fi from the early 80's is to return, as a former star acquires rights to the show. " From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16388) Untitled According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Amazon recruiting weblog that read something like an ad, was actually real, and authored by Ted Timmons, who has his own weblog, outside of Amazon. From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16387) Untitled NY Times: "A blizzard of recording-industry subpoenas seeking the identities of music swappers is provoking fear and anger and professions of remorse as the targets of the antipiracy dragnet learn that they may soon be sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages." From Scripting News on July 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (16386) The Language Of Sophiatown A sociologist charts the argot of his hometown in Soweto, South Africa. From Chronicle: free on July 28, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (16385) State Cuts For Private Colleges Public institutions are not the only ones facing reductions in financial support from the states. From Chronicle: free on July 28, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (16384) Sex.com owner can sue VeriSign For how much? From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16383) AMD Opterons to power Great Supercomp of China Export permission pending From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16382) Apple confirms Panther OS will be 32-bit Just tweaked to support 64-bit addressing From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (16381) Chinese Program Exploits Windows A group in China releases a program that exploits the most recent Windows flaw, allowing hackers to take over a computer through the Internet. It's turned what was an inconvenience for customers into a near-emergency. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16380) U.S. OKs Hormone for Short Kids Doctors can now prescribe a growth hormone for children who are short but otherwise in good health. U.S. regulators approved the new use for the drug, which has previously been used only for kids who had a hormone deficiency. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16379) Telcos Scowl at 'Bill of Rights' Tired of waiting for the telecommunications industry to improve its services, California is about to introduce a so-called bill of rights for telephone customers. Among its provisions: Customers would get 45 days to cancel their contracts without penalty. By Elisa Batista. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16378) Diagnosis and Medicine in a Pill Canadian scientists are developing a pill packed with micromachinery that can detect the patient's health as it is swallowed, and pump out medicine based on what it finds. By Louise Knapp. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16377) Apple Cube: Alive and Selling Apple discontinued the Power Mac G4 Cube three years ago, yet the machine commands a stronger following than ever. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16376) Signs of Life in Silicon Valley As the tech industry struggles to recover from recession, area recruiters are seeing a slight upturn in job openings. But the high unemployment rate means firms can still be extraordinarily picky about whom they choose. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16375) Iraqis Log On to Voice Chat With Saddam Hussein's ban on instant messaging lifted, some Iraqis discover voice chat. It's an appealing solution to the nation's lack of long-distance phone service but, it's not without problems. By Brian McWilliams. From Wired News on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16374) Napster 2.0 by Christmas No Macs allowed From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16373) Ryanair blocks flight search engine Deep linking dispute From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16372) Dell promises Axim PDA fix then fails to post it PocketPC 2003 update CDs delayed until September From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16371) Nat Demos Dashboard pheared writes "Nat Friedman from Ximian gave a fairly in depth, quite hilarious (got embarrassing screensaver?), and somewhat impromptu, talk about his ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (16370) Exclusive Interview with Dr. Miguel Cardenas: An Innovator, and a Visionary in International Distance Education and eLearning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 28, 2003 at 5:48 a.m.. (16369) German court blocks $17bn Bertelsmann suit A Tale of Two Jurisdictions From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16368) Vodafone boasts of good Q1 Figures bear it out From The Register on July 28, 2003 at 5:45 a.m.. (16367) Extreme Body Modification Warning: this story contains disturbing, graphical and un-worksafe links. Click them with caution. Superficial body modification has become, to a certain extent, acceptable and mainstream. While tattoos and body piercings were once markings of outsiders and special subcultures, celebrities and the public now display them as the latest fashion accessory (although they can still damage your employment prospects). It is clear that such modifications have become commodified and are no longer regarded as deviant, but merely as another consumer item. However many subcultures still exist that tak From kuro5hin.org on July 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (16366) Unsupervised teen net use rises From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16365) Independent Lens Kicks Off New Season With "Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet Of Vik Muniz" Magical, Exhilarating Film About Rising Latino Artist From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16364) Web Site by CSULA Faculty and Staff Makes it to the Digital Dozen List From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16363) The War College's distance education graduates From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on July 28, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (16362) The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology Out of San Diego State University, a collection of articles related to the field of "instructional design and education and training". There are multiple topics covered and the lay out of the site design is easy to search and read. This site is not a weblog, but nevertheless, is set up to be a collaborative effort on a volunteer basis. Articles are mostly written by students and professors of San Diego State and follow From Edublog News on July 28, 2003 at 3:47 a.m.. (16361) Joe's Excellent Adventure First just let me say that "Joe" Luft is a better man than I, and without ever having met him I can tell that he will make New York City Schools a better place for some lucky children when he gets his first principalship. I hate to admit it, but I know I couldn't accept the challenge he's embarking on...my efforts to change the world take less difficult paths, though no less frustrating I'm sure. The edu-blogging community will be weaker from his departure, but rest assured we'll all be better off with people lik From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16360) NECC Bloggers Tim is putting out the call for any Web logging teachers that might be at NECC in Seattle next month. Seems that Intel is interested in picking some brains. I'll be there, and I'm looking forward to meeting more of our little collective. From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16359) Web logs as KM (Con't) I've been struggling with this whole "what is going to make Web logs use successful" question for a while as the idea is getting more an more interest here. The bottom line, I believe is acceptance by classroom teachers as a useful technology. To me, it all starts from there. I think potential users need to know the technology is easy to use, works as advertised, and enhances the educational experience of their students. Absent widespread adoption, it's a tough sell to try something new on a district level for "managing our knowledge." But I think there are enough models out there to From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16358) Mini Blogvention Looks like I'm going to be able to hook up with "Tim" and finally meet "Joe" this weekend in NYC, and we'll all be making a visit to Joe's digs on Monday. I know I've said this before but despite all that can be accomplished through these asynchronous conversations, nothing beats a few hours (or days) of face to face to really get a handle on what people are doing and get some ideas flowing. Maybe we can blog from Joe's! UPDATE: Looks like this will be happening later in the week... From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16357) Student Publishing (Con't) Greg organized this thread on his site and I've been interested in others' take on this. What's jumping out at me is that one solution is to allow a choice of making individual posts available just to members or open to everyone. Doesn't seem like it would be too hard to present different content to vetted members, perhaps just the teacher and the students in the class, where all can watch all that messy drafting and discussion take place. Only final drafts From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16356) Student Voices In reaction to Oliver Wrede's very interesting BlogTalk paper, Stephen Downes says: ...blogs make it a lot easier for those students who would write and to write publicly to do so. And blogging helps such students find each other. But for those students who find writing a chore, blogging is a chore. Those students who wouldn't write a journal, or a news article, or a letter, won't write a blog. If we have to convince peo From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16355) Visiting with Tim and Joe Between server issues and ballet recitals, I haven't had the time to write about my visit with "Tim" and "Joe" in NYC on Thursday and Friday. I'll say again that despite all of the work and idea sharing that goes on in these spaces, there's nothing like meeting people and talking face to face. A couple of things struck me about the "gathering," one which Joe mentions regarding the different worlds in which we operate. My school has more teachers than Joe has students, and when it comes to what my students have to work with, it's truly and embarrassment of riches. ("Tim" ha From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16354) Some Web log Mo' I got a call from the coordinator of our teachers' "Academy" this morning asking if she can go over the limit I set on the Web logs training class this summer. So, now instead of 10, I've got 16. Looks like people here are getting the idea... Now, I'm hoping that the new Frontier will be released by the August training date. In fact I hope it gets released soon so we all have a chance to play with the changes and write the documentation. From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16353) End of Year Reflection Jill Walker does some looking back on her students' use of Web logs and I've been doing the same here, here, and here. I don't know if I can accurately sum up my experiences this year in just one post, but some things stand out from this first year of Manila. First, let me say that I am really satisfied with Manila in general despite some initial insecurities. From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16352) One More Idea... ...using that three-paned Web log approach. What if each student had one of those pages where he/she keeps a learning log in the left hand column, the teacher keeps a response log for that student in the middle, and the student's parent/guidance counselor/significant educational others add observations to the right hand column? Students get a page like this Day 1 and keep it through their four years in school, and it's open only to the members. It's a reflective portfolio log that the student uses to build his public portfolio. Of course, time is the big issue here. Teachers be From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16351) Web Logging Week at Intel The Intel Odyssey site has been featureing Web logging educators and despite the obstacles which lay ahead, the whole concept seems to me to be catching on. A series like this helps lend legitimacy to what Helen Turnbull says is "the best tool for integrating technology and literacy that I've ever seen." (My apologies to Helen and to Pam for not including their Intel stories in the p From weblogged News on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16349) "Intranet homepage" project The last Intranet Peers in Government forum was held in Sydney on 21-22 May 2003. As part of this, a group project was conducted to explore the design of a possible "best-practice" intranet homepage. The results of this have now... From Column Two on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16348) 'No big deal' That's what Bryan said tonight when he finished eBN's first international badge: Now what we need is an eBN-hosted blog edited by Chinese members. Which means it is time to make Manila handle calligraphic text. From homoLudens III on July 28, 2003 at 3:46 a.m.. (16347) Another Beer Please jmichaelg writes "What do you get when you combine a glass, a PIC computer, two capacitors, a coil and a zener Diode? A wireless beer glass that signals your ... From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16346) Experts Urge Strong Education Rather Than Big Tariffs Economists say the nation should work to improve the quality of the labor force freed up as jobs move overseas. From New York Times: Education on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16345) The Wal-Mart Way Becomes Topic A in Business Schools Wal-Mart has increasingly become an example of what to do and as some professors see it, what not to do. From New York Times: Education on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16344) Classes at 2 Zoos Falling Victim To City's Fiscal Law of Jungle The Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the New York City zoos, is eliminating education programs and laying off instructors. From New York Times: Education on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16343) Barbara Lazarus, Educational Anthropologist, Dies at 57 Barbara B. Lazarus studied barriers to women entering science and engineering and created programs to overcome them. From New York Times: Education on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16342) Ohio State to Examine Special Help for Clarett The university announced it would investigate allegations of impropriety after a New York Times report that star running back Maurice Clarett received unusual aid in a class. From New York Times: Education on July 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (16341) Sign Of The Times? Naked women safari hunt 'was hoax':A promoter who offered to take men on safaris in which they could hunt down naked young women with paintball guns admits it was a hoax. Promoter Michael Burdick now faces charges and could get... From Tim Swanson on July 28, 2003 at 2:49 a.m.. (16340) Between Technology & Teacher Effectiveness From Tech-Learning Magazine - A great article by Joan Cunningham that really brings home the crucial role that professional development... From Education Librarian on July 28, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (16339) Morphing into a Cybrary? From Tech-Learning Magazine - the story of the transformation of a school library into a technology-infused "cybrary"... From Education Librarian on July 28, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (16338) Gerry McGovern: Seven deadly sins of web writing Gerry McGovern: Seven deadly sins of web writing "What's the single most important thing that could improve the Web? It's not broadband. It's better writing. The general quality of writing on the Web is poor. The way you write has a major impact on what people think of you. Avoid these common mistakes and you will achieve more with your website." From elearningpost on July 28, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (16337) Sun proposes new Web services specs Sun Microsystems and a handful of partners are seeking the approval of a Web services specifications for coordinating electronic transactions. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (16336) New Unisys mainframe gets .Net, Java The company, one of the few remaining in the mainframe market, will begin selling a new high-end system that includes features to run newer software. From CNET News.com on July 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (16335) Distance learning's popularity takes a big jump; Internet more popular than TV From CNN: A study released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education found nearly 2.9 million students enrolled in college-level distance education courses in 2000-01, more than double the enrollment of 1997-98. 90% of all public colleges now offer distance learning courses. Also, another survey finds that teens and young adults spend more time From Ed Tech Dev on July 28, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (16334) Thinking about my old studies I might even RE-learn something. With a real techie's inspiration, and a bit of "instigation" by me, Issac went right ahead and worked that earlier mentioned  Javascript magic on a Li Po poem. Scroll over the characters, and the English translation arrives. (An additional tweak, too. Scroll back over, and return to the Chinese calligraphic version.) Not just any poem, either - it&apos From Slashdot on July 28, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (16332) Educational Foundry at SourceForge I put in a request for an educational foundry at SourceForge. So far there hasn't been any other interest in this, so I doubt it will happen anytime soon. But if you develop or use or just like the idea of open source educational applications, feel free to add a comment to the From Ed Tech Dev on July 27, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (16331) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]