Edu_RSS ~ September 3, 2003

Most recent update: September 3, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Untitled Denne er klippet fra INFOBITS: VIDEOGAMES -- THE NEXT EDUCATIONAL "KILLER APP"? In "Next-Generation: Educational Technology versus the Lecture" (EDUCAUSE REVIEW, vol. 38, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 12-16, 18, 20-2), Joel Foreman, professor in George Mason University English Department, proposes a "fringe idea" with the potential to revolutionize the edu From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23530) Untitled Video Games in the Classroom?. A good, intelligent discussion of the (potential) use of games in education. The participants avoid stepping on cliches and approach the topic with sound fundamentals. Many useful nuggets. Like this: "Games can teach facts well and certainly could be used for this without much change in schools. But the real potential of games is to get people to think, value, and act in new ways. A game like Civilization can get the player to see that history could have happened in different ways..." Some of the ques From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23529) Untitled Adult Women Like to Play Games. A new industry poll reveals that more women than teen boys are behind video game consoles. The poll also finds that lacking a better alternative, adult women prefer war themes over the light 'n' fluffy doll games now offered. [Wired News] From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23528) Untitled ScotteVest Good Fit for Bitheads. Scott Jordan's eVest keeps getting better. Version 3 of the gadget-friendly jacket has 2,313 square inches of pocket space and 23 zippers. A product review by Leander Kahney. [Wired News] From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23527) Untitled Artikkel i IT avisen om datahansken P5 fra Essential Reality. Den leveres av Vendur. IT avisen har tidligere skrevet om AcceleGlove (google s&oslash;k)<, en hanske som oversetter til d&oslash;vespr&aring;k. Forel&oslash;pi From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23526) Untitled I helga har jeg leka meg med et program som heter Audio Hijack Pro. Wow for et kult program! Det lar det ta opp lyd fra hvilket so helst program p&aring; macen i mp3 format. Dvs jeg kan lytte p&aring; nettradio og ta opp programmet p&aring; mp3 p&aring; min PowerBook. H&oslash;rte jeg h&oslash;respill med mer fra BBC og NRK!? Utviklet av Rogue Amoeba, Good Software With a Bad Attitude. From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23525) Untitled Multimedia Formats for Patient Education and Health Communication: Does User Preference Matter? By David Wiljer and Pam Catton Journal of Medical Internet Research 2003, August, 29;5(3):e19 From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23524) Untitled Saba lanserer Saba Publisher 4.0: "Saba Publisher 4.0 Sets New Benchmark for Fast, Easy-to-Use Content Publishing. Ikke noe stor nyhet akkurat siden produktet mer eller mindre er d&oslash;nn likt Lectora From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23523) Untitled From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23522) Untitled e-Learning: Research and Resources "This research programme aims to explore the future of ICTs and education in relation to pedagogy, policy and teaching and learning practice for post 16 education and training." This site covers elearning, simulation, wearable computing, and pedagogy. Fant denne via eLearning Resources and News From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23521) Untitled Learning Design and reuseability. A recent article by Stephen Downes about the reuseability of instructional or learning designs in general, and those compliant with IMS Learning Design in particular, caused rather a response in the CETIS Educational Content Special Interest Group (EC SIG). We examine the issue and summarise the discussion. [CETIS: Standards in Education Technology] From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23520) Untitled The Business of Education: An Interview with Derek Bok Is higher education becoming too chummy with the private sector? What can each learn from the other? An interview with the former Harvard President. Plus: Book excerpt. The theme of the book is that universities are in danger of losing their core academic values to commercialization. Sakset fra HBS Working Knowledge reader "More important than that, I think, is the corporate tradition of constantly experiment From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23519) Untitled Fytti rakkern. H&oslash;r ikke p&aring; dette om du har hodepine! Verdens verste sangerinner? Mitt svar er jaaaaaa! Av Sverre Bj&oslash;rstad Graff. From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23518) Untitled Veien til 3D-skjermer g&aring;r om cellofan. Av Harald Brombach. "Iizuka s&oslash;ken etter l&oslash;sninger for 3D-skjermer delvis drevet av et &oslash;nske om &aring; hjelpe d&oslash;ve. Tegnspr&aring;k formidlet over Internett vil kunne gj&oslash;res mer effektivt hvis seerne kan se dybden i h&aring;ndbevegelsene bedre. Men Iizuka er ogs&aring; interessert i &aring; lage 3D-skjermer for mobiltelefoner." From ihodet on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23517) Last night I was starting to experiment with using ... Last night I was starting to experiment with using Blogger to do a WebQuest for my group's Designing Web-Based Learning project. We had already outlined it in Inspiration, but the outline was pretty speculative. Then today, cogdogblog Alan brought up the idea from a MERLOT seminar he's in: MERLOT: CATS and WebQuests. I'm pretty excited about our little project -- it's not a complete course, and doesn't require anything fancy...just a simple unit on w From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23516) Universities: Where Next?Robert Paterson wrote thi ... Universities: Where Next?Robert Paterson wrote this intense article earlier in the week, and I never had time to read it properly till today...but even the first section makes for fantastic reading and thinking. He makes a compelling case for an impending revolution in post-secondary education, charting converging (colliding?) revolutions in demography, values, technology and expectations of costs and services. I had no idea how universities function internally, and the article gives you that glimpse From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23514) After reading George's comments about online commu ... After reading George's comments about online communities, I got thinking about my coursework. I'm just finishing my fourth online course in a graduate program, and they've all had forums available, and all instructors assigned marks for using the forum. In fact, the bulk of the courses take place in the forums, which basically makes WebCT a very expensive message board. What's interesting to me is that there's a huge difference in the quality and quantity of the discussions that take place b From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23513) Why Do We Read? by Peter Temes in Education WeekI' ... Why Do We Read? by Peter Temes in Education WeekI've never thought much about reading education, but some wonderful internet seredipity led me to the writing of Peter Temes. One of his parenting articles had been reprinted in Utne, and it made enough of an impact on me that I blogged it. Somehow he discovered my posting and e-mailed me, which started an excellent exchange. This article about why we read caught my attenti From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23512) The key to survival: Savor the triumphsA reporter ... The key to survival: Savor the triumphsA reporter took a leave of absence from his reporting duties during the 2001-02 school year to teach seventh-grade language arts, and he's written five articles about the experience. This link goes to the final article, which also provides access to the previous ones. It's quite personal, and paints a vivid portrait of life in a junior high classroom. I had an emotional reaction to it, recounting the nebulous rewards, inevitable frustration and exhaustion of my first experie From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23511) About a week ago, a fire was started by lightning ... About a week ago, a fire was started by lightning in a wilderness park near Kelowna. My parents' house was in the path of the massive blaze that emerged in the following days, but somehow it was saved, even though neighbours on all sides lost their homes. Our home was a block away from the evacuation alert zone. We didn't have to leave, but the last week has been incredibly stressful...makes you feel small and powerless. I kept some updates in my persona From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23510) My group posted our final project the web-based le ... My group posted our final project the web-based learning course this week. It's an online unit called Learning About Web Site Usability. I'm fairly proud of it, although my partner Bryan ended up doing most of actual site creation. We framed it as problem-based learning, having students play the role of usability consultants for a fictional firm. It has three main components: Group blogs for students to record their progress and discuss throughout From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23509) Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough las ... Ivy had an educational technology breakthrough last week: she learned to use the computer mouse. Apparently this is not evidence of prodigy status, as there is already a booming market for toddler-targeted software. The article isn't particularly well written, and I found the idea of parents spending $2.8 billion on educational toys (including multimedia) sort of repulsive. Overzealous moms collecting every --> From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on September 3, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (23508) Governments have traditionally botched online serv ... Governments have traditionally botched online services, but they're getting better. U.S. and Canadian governments have always published labour market information and career development advice, ranging from articles about how to write resumes to complex databases of occupation titles. Companies like Bridges have thrived because the government sites were so incredibly bad -- confusing interfaces, dry content, old data and unnecessary barriers. Schools have been buying commercial equivalents for similar information because they tend to be easier to use, more From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (23506) Resource: Interactive Narratives Resource: Interactive Narratives "Interactive narratives are informational and storytelling experiences designed and produced for the web. They leverage great design, visual journalism and rich-media content." This somewhat validates one element in the classification! From elearningpost on September 3, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (23505) Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 Released An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 is out! For those who haven't heard about it yet, Mozilla Thunderbird is mozilla.org's new standalone mail ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (23504) Report: BPO companies 'overhype' services Companies selling their business-process outsourcing services often exaggerate their ability to handle a range of tasks, according to Forrester analysts. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (23503) Cost, value and ROI for knowledge management in law firms Stuart Kay has written an article on cost, value and ROI for knowledge management in law firms. To quote: It might be a useful exercise for firms to work through internal costing procedures for knowledge management initiatives. Indeed, it may... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (23502) Lurking, listening, learning: Using online support groups Tyler Chin has written an article on online support groups in the medical community. To quote: Many say online support groups can benefit not only patients but also physicians. Here's what you need to know before you look into --... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (23501) Resource: Sidebars Resource: Sidebars "Published by the Learning Resources Unit of the British Columbia Institute of Technology to support and recognize innovative practice in distributed learning at BCIT, and in the greater educational community." From elearningpost on September 3, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (23500) Politically incorrect observations about Mac OS X and Windows A few minutes ago, I had to hard-reset the TiBook I'm typing on. This happens at least once every week or two. Some of these events have been seemingly random, others I can almost -- but not quite -- reliably reproduce. One happens (very rarely, just once or twice ever) when the machine fails to wake from sleep. The other happens (much more often, but by no means always) when, after switching Wi-Fi networks, I connect to my Windows network. Meanwhile, my workhorse desktop machine running Windows XP has yet to bluescreen. ... From Jon's Radio on September 3, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (23499) Managing Linux and Virtual Machines? deijmaster asks: "For a couple of months we have been hearing (as a major consulting firm) IBM people pushing the possibility of installing a Z/Linux VM setup ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (23498) Untitled Will Richardson: Manila Procedures Manual. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (23497) Untitled Daily Kos says it's too late for Wesley Clark. I feel like I know the guy now that I've listened to his Lydon interview. He thinks like a blogger for sure, but he doesn From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (23496) Untitled Christian Science Monitor: "With the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination now in the decisive fall campaign season, the growing dominance of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is changing the dynamics of the race." From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (23495) Untitled OJR interviews on the 10th anniversary of the Web. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (23494) Hilton, IBM tinker with check-in kiosks From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (23493) Net criminal arrested in domain deceit Federal agents arrest notorious Internet criminal John Zuccarini for allegedly creating misleading domain names to deceive children and direct them to pornographic Web sites. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (23492) Music giant plans to drop CD prices The day after a report suggests the CD is heading the way of the 8-track tape, the world's largest music label conglomerate promises a cut in music CD pricing. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (23491) When thinking about the Sabo bill, one naturally w ... When thinking about the Sabo bill, one naturally wonders how much university research it would affect. The August InfoBrief just released by the NSF Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS), gives an answer: "Federal funding provided 59 percent of the R&D dollars expended at [US] universities and colleges" in FY 2001. From FOS News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (23490) Understanding the CMS marketplace The second CM Briefing this month looks at understanding the CMS marketplace. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-18: An important first step is to gain an understanding of the CMS marketplace. This briefing outlines a few of the practical ways of... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (23489) Drawing clear lines between information systems The final CM Briefing for the month discussed drawing clear lines between information systems. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-19: In many organisations, the intranet competes with e-mail, file shares, document management and records management. What is needed is a clear... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 8:48 p.m.. (23488) Keyword search The Wayback Machine Not specifically 'ed tech' but pretty nifty - you can now keyword search the wayback machine. Here's an old project I worked on when I was at The Banff Centre that I thought was otherwise lost forever. - SWL - via [ResourceShelf] From EdTechPost on September 3, 2003 at 8:47 p.m.. (23487) Universal Music To Cut CD Prices phlack writes "CNN Money has an article about Universal Music Group's plans to slash their CD prices to $12.98 SRP, in an effort to combat piracy and bring ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (23486) Untitled Phil Wolff: The Blogger's Platform. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (23485) Wi-Fi provider books into hotel network From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (23484) Linksys peers into Wi-Fi cameras From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (23483) iTunes auction treads murky legal ground In a move that could spark a novel legal test of Internet music resale rights, a Web developer puts a digital song he purchased on Apple's iTunes up for auction on eBay. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (23482) Ernest On Access Controls Ernest Miller returns to Lawmeme to post about the recent denial of summary judgment in Chamberlain v. Skylink, the DMCA garage door opener debacle. As Ernest explains, it's a good result with poor reasoning. In Lexmark, Reimerdes, Streambox, and Gamemasters, similar programs were defined as access controls, and the distinctions drawn by this judge are not that convincing. Which is not to say From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 3, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (23481) The value of intranet feedback This month, there's a change of pace, and three CM Briefings instead of a KM Column article. The first of these is on the value of intranet feedback. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-17: A simple intranet feedback mechanism is an... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (23480) The value of intranet feedback This month, there's a change of pace, and three CM Briefings instead of a KM Column article. The first of these is on the value of intranet feedback. To quote: CM Briefing 2003-17: A simple intranet feedback mechanism is an... From Column Two on September 3, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (23479) Racketeering suit filed against DirecTV Fighting back From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (23478) US warns nuke plants of worm threat If there was ever a place that needed AV protection... From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (23477) Horizon profits up, sales down No upturn in short term From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (23476) Samsung Yepp YP-55V Review daanger0us writes "RAM based MP3 players are still pretty popular. As hard drive based MP3 players get larger storage capacity, the RAM based MP3 players have ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (23475) Untitled Neat search script for the Radio aggregator, made the post above work, even though the Times article it points to is more than a week old. Read the comment at the head of the script to learn how it works. For geeks only. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (23474) Motorola signs TimeSys Linux pact From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (23473) Gloomy outlook for game console sales Sales of game consoles are expected to slump until a new crop of machines is introduced in a few years, according to an industry analyst. Nintendo could be hardest hit. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (23472) Study: Millions hit by ID fraud Identity fraud is a bigger problem than acknowledged, says a new FTC survey, with about 10 million Americans falling victim last year--but the Internet's not the biggest culprit. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (23471) Friendster: A little cash goes a long way? The increasingly popular personal networking site collects a million dollars from veterans of Amazon, PayPal and Yahoo in hopes of turning a shoestring operation into the Web's next big thing. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (23470) Spare Change An excerpt from a letter published in the September 3 issue of Creative Loafing: One program which would at least help to reduce the spread of HIV would be a clean-needle program -- the distribution of unused, sterile syringes to anyone, no questions asked. As a former public health nurse, I know that these supplies are cheap and easy to... From Don't Back Down on September 3, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (23469) Google Awarded Patent From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (23468) The American Philological Association is conductin ... The American Philological Association is conducting an online survey on "the current role played by electronic publishing in the tenure and promotion processes for classicists." The results will help panelists prepare for a forum on Electronic Publishing and the Classics Profession at the APA January conference in San Francisco. (Disclosure: I'm one of the panelists.) From FOS News on September 3, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (23467) Up perioscope! Web Page Analyzer 0.80, Lee Jeans One True (XHTML) Fit, Introvertster, Flash Satay poll, Fifteen.be redesign contest, Cyberloft NYC, Haughey builds a valid wiki, Standards: designing for the future, attractive accessible sites, House Industries, Zeldminem, Safari Icon Manager, Bad Subdirectory Names. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 3, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (23466) Why wait in line when you can SMS Ganesh? Texting God From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (23465) Telemedicine: remote healthcare reaching new audiences Arm's length From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (23464) Where Is The Broadband? gouldtj writes "First Monday is running an article in its current issue entitled: The many paradoxes of broadband. It discusses some of the issues and ideas ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (23463) DivXNetworks updates video codec From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (23462) Coffeehouse chain brews deal with Cometa Cometa Networks will offer broadband Net connections via Wi-Fi to customers of Tully's coffee shops, part of a larger Cometa strategy to create a mass-market-size network and attract more business from carriers. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (23461) Microsoft breeds sideways-scrolling mouse The software giant unveils a bunch of wireless keyboards and mice that mark the debut of a sideways-scrolling feature and the company's first leather-clad mouse. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (23460) I'll take Uruguay A frequent criticism of the statistics used by the gun control lobby and folks like Michael Moore use is that the huge disparity in gun deaths in the US vs the rest of the world doesn't take other violence in those countries into account, and doesn't weight the numbers against population. So there, nyah nyah nyah. Well, here are those numbers, thanks to School of Social Science at UC Irvine's --> From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 3, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (23459) The Fuss About RSS wiki has moved The wiki for TheFuss has moved to a new, more nicely presented location (thanks to CSS and Brian!). TheFuss wiki is a growing resource about RSS, learning objects, etc that myself, Brian Lamb, and D'Arcy Norman presented July 11, 2003 for the LOVCOP From cogdogblog on September 3, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (23458) Manila Procedures Manual Just opened the door after about six hours straight of working on the soon to be official Hunterdon Central Web Log Manual which my fried brain tells me is probably about 87.2% done. Since I have literally been accosted with requests over the last two days to create dozens of sites in the next two weeks, I figured it was time to try to set it in stone, the policies, the procedures, and some of the philosophy. No doubt this is a work in progress, and if any of you out there lead boring enough lives to give me som From weblogged News on September 3, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (23457) Router leben The Social Life of Router , Valdis Krebs greift auf die Soziale Netzwerkanalyse zur&uuml;ck um&nbsp;das Design von ComputerNetz... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 3, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (23456) Anti-terror face recognition system flunks tests Logan's Run From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (23455) Testing The Right To Resell Downloaded Music David Gerard writes "A man has bought a song from Apple iTunes and has put it up for sale on eBay. "I only spent $0.99 on it but I bought the song just as ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (23454) Untitled And then there was the NY Times article about Dean last week that quoted a blogger traveling on the Dean press bus. I think we know she was with the campaign, yet the Times article didn't say so. Assuming the blogger and the campaign didn't tell the reporter, who screwed up, or did anyone? From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (23453) Untitled Dean is not the rising tide. He is a boat. We'll look back in 20 years and see, perhaps, that he was the first candidate to win on the Web, much as JFK was the first candidate to win through TV. Dean owning the software is analogous to JFK starting a TV network. Had he approached it that way, would he have won? Would TV eventually have achieved its destiny anyway? As big as Kennedy was and is, isn't TV bigger? From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (23452) People Are Talking The worldwide mobile handset industry grew by 12 percent in 2Q03 over the same period last year, with Nokia continuing to lead the way. From CyberAtlas on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23451) Higher Education Loads up Students With Debt More back-to-school related coverage of rising (and by now unreasonable) tuitions. "The average undergraduate debt has increased 66 percent, from $11,400 in 1997 to $18,900 in 2002, the survey found. Students attending graduate school borrowed an extra $31,700, up 51 percent (figures in $US)." And this is about as lame as one can get: "Education is very expensive," said Sandy Baum, an economics professor who is co-author of the Nellie Mae survey. "Someone has to pay for it." Well, d'uh. But: does it have to be this expensive? And is it reasonable to demand that students themselves From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23450) A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism The 'newspaper of record' covers the plagiarism survey reported here a week or two ago. Notice that the article does not mention when the survey was released. By Sara Rimer, New York Times, September 3, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23449) Hack Attack Winners: Makers of Anti-virus, Worm Software A series of hack attacks, viruses, worms and barrages of spam have plagued the internet in recent months, bringing some services, such as email, to the brink of ruin. Trust the business community to see an upside. This author looks at the surging fortunes of anti-virus and filtering software companies. Another report, rather more disturbing, from Business Week suggests that the recent spate of attacks could convince people to buy name-brand software and eschew free or pirated products. I From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23448) The Current Status and Potential Development of Online News Consumption Interesting article that describes the rise and potential ascendence of online news. The most interesting bit is here: "It is in the workplace where the Internet as a news medium truly overwhelms its competitors. The Web's strengths of 24-hour availability, immediacy and updates are most needed at work, where other media with comparative capacities for immediate updates like television (today's most important source of news) and radio are generally not available." Now if you view the news to be a type of learning, as I do, then this statement should have a special resonance to you. From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23447) MIT's OpenCourseWare Initiative - I Just Don't Get It Kevin Kruse asks the question that's been on many people's minds: "I just don't see what's so great about MIT's OpenCourseWare initiative." After all, he writes, "I'm just not sure how MIT is different than a lot of other schools who's professors already put all this stuff up on the web for their students." But as I commented in the discussion of this item at the Learning Circuits Blog, "From where I sit, the strategy is very clear. The OCW site is the most convincing demonstration you could have t From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23446) Science of Learning Centers (SLC) This has been out for a while but I only heard of it today (happily, there's still two weeks before the deadline for funding). The U.S. national Science Foundation (NSF) is setting up a network of "Centers that will extend the frontiers of knowledge on learning and create the intellectual, organizational, and physical infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement of learning research." By Unknown, National Science Foundation, May 27, 2003 [Refer][ From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23445) About Stephen's Web I have revised, updated and greatly expanded the 'About' page for my website, making clear its design goals, technology, organization, features, and (some not so humble statements about) impact. It's about as exciting as an 'About' page can get, which is to say, not very. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, September 3, 2003 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on September 3, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (23444) Blackboard Expands Reach in Deal to Set Up Chinese Colleges With Its Software (9/1/03) Blackboard is expected to announce on Tuesday that it has entered a partnership with the Chinese public-private education company Cernet, which provides Internet services to more than 1,000 universities in China, to create a software platform that will allow professors to post course materials, conduct discussions and administer tests online. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on September 3, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (23443) Format Bibliographies Online From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (23442) Research Information has published a supplement ca ... Research Information has published a supplement called Special 2003 (either print-only or not yet online) in which major scholarly publishers write first-person accounts of their businesses. Most of these are disguised advertisements in which the companies boast about revenues and impact factors rather than access, usefulness, or service to researchers. David Mort wrote an article to introduce the collection, "European online revenues on the rise", in which he gives exactly one paragraph to open access: "There is no consensus ye From FOS News on September 3, 2003 at 4:48 p.m.. (23441) HP hears happy voices inside of Talking Blocks Have Web service, will acquire From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (23440) Virginia Tech Announces Supercomputer Plans CousinVinnie writes "Previously noted in this Slashdot story, the administration of Virginia Tech has announced they're puchasing 1100 G5's (another story) in ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (23439) Untitled JFK: "A rising tide lifts all boats." Dean is not the rising tide. He is a boat. We'll look back in 20 years and see, perhaps, that he was the first candidate to win on the Web, much as JFK was the first candidate to win through TV. Dean owning the software is analogous to JFK starting a TV netw From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (23438) Untitled Dana Blankenhorn says Dean will shortly be the Democratic Party, and will need to create his own software to win. That's one point of view, and that's cool but imho it's too early to give the nomination to Dean. And Dana didn't explain the features they need that the competitive market doesn't provide. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (23437) Shopping for a new Mac? Here's an incredible deal from CompUSA reported on dealmac: buy a Mac for $999 or more and have no payments or interest until 2005! Available only at retail stores, according to the link, and arranged through a CompUSA credit card. Still, if you can be responsible about your money and pay the thing off before payments start in March 2005, not only do you get it interest-free, you don't even have to pay for it for more than a year! Ba From megnut on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23436) An exciting intern opportunity in NYC From my friend David at MediaRights comes a great part-time internship opportunity in Manhattan. I was a judge for their Media That Matters film festival and had the privilege of interacting with the great group that is MediaRights. If you apply, tell 'em megnut sent you. Description follows: MediaRights.org is looking for two good technology interns. We can offer a desk, great co-workers, and lots of strong networking opportunities. MediaRights.org helps filmmakers, activists, librarians and educators create and use social issue documentaries From Creative Commons: weblog on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23434) Verizon spends a billion dollars on 3G Verizon Wireless is buying next-generation networking gear worth $1 billion from Nortel Networks, a sign that things could be looking up for the phone gear making industry. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23433) Yahoo-Overture deal gets antitrust nod From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23432) Road Runner glitch touches AOL America Online says a problem that prevented some Road Runner customers from accessing Microsoft-related Web sites also affected AOL members. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23431) Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (23430) Ovid is Offering a Free "Test Drive" to IMS R & D Focus From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (23429) OCLC and Die Deutsche Bibliothek Sign Agreement to Develop International Authority File From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (23428) Crippled CD Deemed Defective In France Noryungi writes "The daily newspaper Liberation reports that at least one person got her money back, by suing EMI, no less. She was able to do that with the ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (23427) No one inspires like Frank I'm struggling on this rainy afternoon, feeling glum, getting an obscure run-time error on a chunk of code that worked fine until I refactored it. I've gone from loving Java to hating it, cursing it as the droplets fall and the gray hangs heavily all around. All of a sudden, I become aware of the music coming out of my iPod on the office speakers. It's Frank Sinatra, singing Here's to the Losers. It doesn't help. From megnut on September 3, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (23426) HP buys into Web services management The company plans to acquire start-up Talking Blocks to accelerate its push into the Web services management market. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (23425) Former server exec gets new role at HP Mary McDowell, who has been on a sabbatical, steps into a new role overseeing corporate strategy, putting to rest speculation that she might head to one of HP's rivals. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (23424) Bush names new 'CIO' for U.S. government President Bush picks Energy Department Chief Information Officer Karen Evans to become administrator of e-gov and information technology for the federal government. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (23423) Illustrating Google's Numbers From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (23422) Proficiency for Preschool Cleaned out my files today and came across this Jim Borgman cartoon someone gave me that came from the Cincinnati Enquirer. If you're a teacher, you gotta love the humor here. From Edublog News on September 3, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (23421) ALA Should Dump RIAA's Law Firm Does ALA's Law Firm Have a Conflict of Interest? "The American Library Association (ALA) is investigating whether its relationship with law firm Jenner &amp; Block is a conflict of interest, as the firm has represented the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its recent efforts to gather the names of those suspected of illegal file-sharing. In a letter to ALA executive director Keith From The Shifted Librarian on September 3, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (23420) A Traveler's Guide To Mars Mar's closest visit to the earth for a while may be over -- but while that reddish speck is still far brighter than usual, you might want to brush up on your ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (23419) Untitled Phillip Pearson gets a Python script to talk to the service Microsoft put up yesterday. I thought perhaps I'd get Radio talking to it via SOAP, but it seems that Microsoft's SOAP is very different from UserLand's. I could be wrong about that. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (23418) too (onion) funny re: Domain Name disputes. From Lessig Blog on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (23417) FindWhat.com Gets E-Commerce Tools In a bid to buff up its offerings for small businesses, search provider Findwhat.com announced plans to acquire privately-owned Miva Corp., a leading supplier of e-commerce software and services to small and medium-sized businesses From E-Commerce Guide on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (23416) LSI Logic speeds its ARM From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (23415) Library of Congress taps into IBM, Linux The Library of Congress will use Big Blue's pSeries servers running Linux, models that historically have run Unix. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (23414) Intuit buys credit card processor The financial software and services company says it is acquiring Innovative Merchant Solutions, a provider of credit and debit card processing services for small businesses. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (23413) Cantabria firma convenios con la UNED y Universidad de Cantabria para facilitar el acceso a las Nuevas Tecnologías La vicepresidenta y consejera de Relaciones Institucionales y Asuntos Europeos de Cantabria, Dolores Gorostiaga, ha firmado hoy dos addendas a sendos convenios con la Universidad de Cantabria (UC) y u... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on September 3, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (23412) Literacy Resources Celebrate International Literacy Day - September 8, 2003. Browse the Adult Basic Education / Literacy resources on this site. You'll find publications, associations, studies and statistics, plus resources on numeracy, computer, family and workplace literacy.... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 3, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (23411) PR Folks Fooling Bloggers, Redux TechDirt: Sneaky PR People Discover Blogs. I've noticed a disturbing trend in the past year or so with PR people... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (23410) Two arrested in £80m money laundering probe Customs allege missing trader fraud From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (23409) GX Networks buys Firstnet Fixed wireless deal From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (23408) RIAA Prepares Legal Blitz Against Filesharers Sayonara writes "The RIAA are now well and truly gathering their forces for a financial onslaught on file sharers in the US, with a "fear and awe" campaign ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (23407) Untitled New BloggerCon'ers: Kaye Trammell, Brian Weatherson. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (23406) channel announcement: (N)eutral (N)etworks Chairman Powell received another letter that he would rather not have received. This one is from Congressman Kind and Boucher, calling on the Chairman to preserve neutrality on the Internet. It's not quite 700,000 letters (yet, at least), but this campaign does have the support of a large number of interests, including a few large companies (Microsoft, Amazon, and Disney, if it would only have the courage to stand up to the cable companies). Tim Wu and I filed an From Lessig Blog on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23405) Hunt for a new trojan Labour Day was going pretty typically for me. &nbsp;I slept in, ate some breakfast and sat down at the computer to see how far a TV show I was downloading had progressed. For some reason though, my upload speed wasn't the constant value I'd set it at, but fluctuating wildly like something was competing for bandwidth. &nbsp;I opened up the invaluable TCPView and found to my horror that I was spewing out spam at around 2 or 3 messages per second. Warning: Technical mumbo jumbo ahead. From kuro5hin.org on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23404) What is social phobia/anxiety? It is a disorder that makes you incredibly afraid of social situations. It is not a well known or trendy disorder. There are no hollywood movies about it. It is common for it to be disabling.Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, and inferiority. Put another way, social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.Source: socialanxietyins From kuro5hin.org on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23403) Financial services firms bank on new CRM They're among the leaders in implementing customer relationship management software, and now these compnaies are looking for ways to best use their applications in new tools. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23402) Lexmark debuts new all-in-one printer From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23401) High-end HP printer keeps work in-house From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (23400) EdBlogger in the News: New Category I have a new category in which I will need your help. I have a new category regarding "edbloggers in the news" I know of the Intel had a focus on EdBloggers. In addition,EBN and EBN network members, such as... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 3, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (23399) It's not easy to wreck a nice phases Shelley Murphy and Hiawatha Bray report in the Boston Globe (temp link) that face recognition software failed 38% of the time in a test at Logan Airport. On the other hand, I've always thought there ought to be many more doubles than there are since there aren't that many variables to play with. But, apparently I'm wrong since we can almost always tell celebrity lookalikes apart, and they're professionals. Nature seems to have made us sensitive to faces the way other animals are sensitive to smells. Here are some snaps from some sites offering lookalikes, including the #1 a From Joho the Blog on September 3, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (23398) Tired of the negativity? Nah, not really. As a member in good standing of GOP Team Leader, the site that helps you spam newspapers in return for valuable free merchandise (registration required), I get a weekly mailing from the Republican leadership. The latest touts this video. (The transcript is here.) It picks out clips of Democratic candidates criticizing W and the Republicans and urges us to adopt the "Republican's positive agenda." It includes a clip of Dean hoarsely thanking a crowd, which strikes me as not so very negative; clearly it's there to make him look wild-eyed. The ad is obviously of no appeal to people... From Joho the Blog on September 3, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (23397) Good code and bad code Peter Lindberg gives&nbsp;an nice and quick explanation of the difference. [...] with some apps, you just know that they are well written. Those apps speak their quality loudly. They are coherent, they have integrity, their UIs make perfect sense, they behave as you expect, and so on. Why is this a good sign of the code being clean? Because software can&#146;t be planned. Software is always a dialogue with its u From Seb's Open Research on September 3, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (23396) IBM's server safety net has HP at a loss Not looking good, Carly From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (23395) SCO Invoices For Unix Licenses Get Closer beggs writes "BusinessWeek, InfoWorld and the EE Times Online all have stories about SCO's plans to send out license invoices to Linux vendors for 'Unix ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (23394) Cell phone recording may breach privacy Cell phones with a feature that lets people record calls will debut in Japan--and may soon raise privacy hackles everywhere. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (23393) FileMaker aims for office niches Two new database applications target professionals in human resources and anyone who has to run corporate meetings. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (23392) Gateway may outsource more PCs The company may be ready to farm out more of its PC manufacturing to third parties, a move that will likely mean more job cuts as Gateway works to return to profitability. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (23391) Eclipse revamp to forge path for Sun The open-source development project is planning changes to make it independent of founder IBM, allowing Sun to consider membership. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (23390) Stick that in your pipe and syndicate it My old colleague Steve Gillmor apparently got a lot of grief about his RSS obsession, thanks to a posting by the Scobleizer (there's a reason he's got that knickname, after all). Without context, Steve's RSS boosterism may seem to border on the bizarre to some. But it's easy to understand once you put all From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on September 3, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (23389) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (23388) Professional Reading Shelf ( Items) Information Q... From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (23387) Public Library Fiscal 2001 Data Now Available In Library Locator From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (23386) Visually Search Amazon's Database From ResourceShelf on September 3, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (23385) More on the Patriot Act....Sarah Whalen, a profess ... More on the Patriot Act....Sarah Whalen, a professor at Loyola University School of Law, was denied access to documents on a puritanical sect of Islam by the U.S. National Archives. The clerk cited the Patriot Act and explained that the documents "may contain information that terrorists can use, like names and addresses and information of U.S. citizens". When Whalen explained that the documents she sought were declassified and over 30 years old, the clerk replied, "I'm sorry, you can't look at the Saudi records even if they are a hundred years old....Ask again, and I will call secu From FOS News on September 3, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (23384) Incorporated Subversion I object, it&rsquo;s good to subvert&hellip; The first time I heard about the idea of &lsquo;incorporated subversion&rsquo; I thought it sounded pretty cool, then I started relating it to what I was doing (teaching English to overseas learners in Melbourne, Australia) and it really made a heck of a lot of sense. Next I started looking at it in the context of teaching and learning online (which is what I now work with everyday) and started using it in just about every conversation I had :o) and now, well, it just about pervades everythin From Xplana on September 3, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (23383) Feds sexed up case - Blaster suspect I am not the one they need to get! From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23382) Copyright protected CDs illegal in France? Not quite Unfit for human consumption From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23381) BT says sorry for poaching Zetnet punter Honest mistake, Guv From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23380) FindWhat.Com finds $8m for Miva Online store play From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23379) Commercializing Open Source Software CowboyRobot writes "Michael Karels, system architect for BSD 4.3 and 4.4, has an article on ACM Queue about the challenges in trying to make money from open ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23378) Finally A Major-Brand Desktop With Linux, Not Windows Fugwidzard writes "Sounds like an okay box from HP at an okay price, the NewsForge review says, but no modem, and even optional modems are Winmodems although ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23377) Untitled Andrew Grumet is looking for help adding external authentication to Manila. I am pretty sure it can be done, but I'm not sure how. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23376) Untitled Michael Watkins: "There is very little talk these days about preemption, much less American empire." From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (23375) Better late than never Five or so months ago, Darin from darinsan.com emailed asking if I'd do a little "11 Questions" interview with him. I said, "sure" and then let the message sink to the bottom of my inbox (and by "bottom" I mean it was about 1500 emails above the darkest depths of my inbox, where those scary fish -- with horrible teeth and hangy things in front of their eyes -- live and use bioluminescence to highlight messages that have been there since 9/13/01). Over the weekend, I finally responded and Darin, who inhabits a higher ka From E-Commerce Guide on September 3, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (23373) Dilbert Finance The other day I talked about the amount of wedding bills piled up by your typical couple on their special day. About a week ago, I went into the lifestyles that seem so prevalent these days. When was it, exactly, that our lives changed so much that they revolved around these material things? Was it when the bumper stickers first... From Don&apos;t Back Down on September 3, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (23372) New Office locks down documents Charlie at Kairosnews points to a CNET article about the new version of MS Office and the way it will force everyone on campus, including students and anyone who wants to read student created documents to upgrade to the new version. Comment: I doubt whether many campus IT people will understand why this is a bad thing. From carvingCode on September 3, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (23371) CMS evaluation planning Scott at EdTechPost mentions a CMS evaluation plan developed by British Columbia Institute of Technology. Comment: I'm glad to see institutions using strict and specific criteria in evaluating, and realizing that all segments of teh campus need be in on the selection. From carvingCode on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23370) Broadband runs like water Utility value From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23369) Mobile phones sales climb But not for Moto or Siemens From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23368) Lindows signs up PC Club US retail thang From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23367) Congestion builds up on GPRS; WAP blocked Incapacitated From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23366) What's Always Next? bettiwettiwoo writes "In its 'What's Next' issue, Time has a charmingly silly piece called What's Always Next?, in which is provided '[a] sampling of the ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (23365) Untitled Dean meetups across New Hampshire tonight. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (23364) Untitled Adam Curry is blushing because he's Halley's blogger of the day. I wonder if Halley knows that today is Adam's birthday. He's 39 years old. Just a baby. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (23363) Untitled DaveNet referrer stats page. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (23362) Untitled Two years ago today we were planning a session for Seybold on Sept 26 about The Next Technology Revolution. It was cancelled because we had our revolution, on Sept 11. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (23361) Untitled Four years ago today, a manifesto for decentralized syndication, arguing in favor of RSS over the heavyweight approach being sold by the big publishing companies. Today it may seem unnecessary, but back then most people assumed Vignette would define the standard. It didn't turn out that way. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (23360) Pathlore, Click2Learn Publish SCORM Compatibility Tool From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23359) NAU [Northern Arizona University] names dean for distance learning From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23358) Kids turn to Web to ease freshman worries From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23357) University of Minnesota selects WebCT Vista for teaching, learning and research From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23356) Maryland Professor Wins Award for Creative Online Course From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23355) "Distance Learning" proves for school district From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23354) NSF Publishes Unique Learning Resource in Time for New School Year From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23353) The Standards Approach: Planning for Excellence in Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (23352) On MoveableType Very helpful work on rss 2.0 templates by the Aardvark , Part 1 Part 2 And particularily wort mentioning his post on track... From thomas n. burg | randg&#228;nge on September 3, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (23351) W3C Talks in September 2 September 2003: Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as an RSS channel and in iCalendar format. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on September 3, 2003 at 8:47 a.m.. (23350) A Federal Regulator Shows Teeth, Finally Reuters: SEC questions Grasso's pay package. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson, in a terse letter addressed on Tuesday... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23349) Stealing Legally Larry Lessig: Kluger Krugman. So defraud Californians of $9 billion, pay $1 million. But develop a new technology to make... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23348) Your Tax 'Rebate' Pays for Oil Just after receiving his family's $400 check, the "tax rebate" that came to taxpayers with children in the latest Bush... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23347) Study: Saving Trees Saves Water Big cities can conserve both money and water by protecting forests, a new study shows. Forests reduce erosion, filter pollutants and store water -- and they do so more cost-effectively than water treatment plants. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23346) Fuel-Cell Tech May Be Coming Soon Japanese companies are pushing ahead with prototypes of miniaturized fuel cells they say will dramatically improve the battery life of laptop computers. Yet, some experts insist fuel-cell technology is still several years away. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23345) Blaster Suspect a Typical Teen? While some local residents say the Minnesota teen charged with unleashing a variant of the Blaster Internet worm is 'just a kid' who is likely innocent, others believe it was a deliberate act. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23344) Burning Man '03 Ashes, Dust The death of a California woman mars this year's Burning Man festival, but its shaken founder says organizers will learn from the tragedy and make the community stronger. Xeni Jardin reports from Black Rock City. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23343) TDIs Fuel Diesel Obsessions Volkswagens have always had something of a cult following, but that's nothing compared with the love and devotion lavished on the diesel-engine models. By James Bernard Frost. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23342) ID Theft Battle Intensifies A group of Internet retailers and security firms joins forces to combat online identity theft. The move comes as con artists continue to find new techniques to separate shoppers from their credit-card data. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23341) Security Expert Turns Political Wired News talks with Richard Forno about his latest book, a departure from his usual computer security work. In it, he warns that 'the real danger facing America is what we're allowing ourselves to become.' By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23340) Teen's Felony Case Thrown Out After more than a year fighting a felony charge for writing a short story about conducting a violent attack at his school, an Oklahoma teen's case is dismissed. But the felony charge will stay with him for life. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23339) SIA raises Q3 sales forecast on strong July figures But is it enough to show real growth over 2002? From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23338) Intel invests $23m more in Elpida Memory maker's DDR II investment tally grows From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23337) Alton Towers told off for BT bash Can't dodgem this one From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23336) Intel samples Prescott, Dothan Better late than... From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23335) Citigroup wants to buy Hynix' non-memory biz To pay with a Diners' Club card? From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23334) Govt rings in teleworking changes Not so flexible working From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23333) Smartphone infidelity = content opportunity? On the fly From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23332) MS, eBay, Amazon et al join ID theft busters Scam to the lam From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23331) Gateway takes chainsaw to costs, staff Major cutbacks - WSJ From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23330) Sony Ericsson unveils Xmas phone line-up Reg Kit Watch Will set the tills a-jingling (it hopes) From The Register on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23329) Halley's Comet Imaged As Transneptunian Object An anonymous reader writes "The European Space Observatory has imaged Halley's Comet at the farthest point (past Neptune) in which such a 10-kilometer diameter ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23328) MS vs. Open Source Office Suite Compatibility Anonymous Coward writes "Though Microsoft may soon be blocking Office suite compatability with open source productivity tools, in the mean time Hal Varian (of ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23327) At CMU, scientists are building sense into cell phones - Byron Spice, Post-Gazette Carnegie Mellon University researchers are developing cell phones that display more manners than some of the people who use them: Phones that don't interrupt while you're talking to someone. Phones that remind you of the best time to return an importan From Techno-News Blog on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23326) Controversial 'time bomb' legislation fizzles - Corey Murray, eSchool News After nearly four years of intense debate, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)--a group of more than 350 lawyers, judges, and law professors--said it is shelving efforts to pursue nationwide legislation that would gi From Techno-News Blog on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23325) A Whole New Worldview: Anthropologist Christopher Kelty on programmers, networks and information technology - Ubiquity Christopher Kelty is an assoc. professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rice University. Dr. Kelty has studied telemedicine professionals and the political economy of information in healthcare; the Free Software and Open Source movements; cultura From Techno-News Blog on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23324) 'Distance Learning' proves for school district - FRANK JOHNSON, Camden Chronicle By using a live camera feed, the Kershaw County School District`s Distance Learning program is allowing teachers to simultaneously instruct students at all three high schools. And although their schools may be rivals on the football field, Camden, Lugo From Educational Technology on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23323) Distance Learning is an Educationally Sound and Cost-Effective Solution for Arkansas' Small Schools As Arkansas looks at ways to improve its schools and to provide the equitable and adequate education guaranteed by the state From Educational Technology on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23322) Online students do well, Lakeland survey finds - Jennifer Gonz&#6949;z, Cleveland Plain Dealer Students taking online classes at Lakeland Community College do as well academically as - or even better than - students who take courses in the classroom, according to a recent study. However, the same study shows that students taking so-called dista From Online Learning Update on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23321) Online and out of sight - Natasha Jaksich Daily Evergreen When Sheena Contreras gets home, she goes online to check the class Web site for her advertising 380 class. All she needs to know about her class is on the site; syllabus, daily assignments and the instructors office hours. Apparently, a few minutes From Online Learning Update on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23320) Government is cracking down on bogus college degrees - STEPHEN BARR, The Washington Post The Office of Personnel Management is urging federal agencies to step up oversight of employee training and education programs to ensure that taxpayer dollars do not subsidize "diploma mills." Our policy is quite clear," Kay Coles James, director of t From Online Learning Update on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23319) Untitled Marc Nozell, a NH resident, spoke with an Edwards campaign worker yesterday, asking him to come to an campaign event in his hometown, Merrimack. Nozell asked if the event was on the Edwards website. Not yet. Does Edwards have a blog? No, but they're thinking of starting one in NH. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23318) Untitled I'm asking people with weblogs to point to yesterday's DaveNet piece. I'd like to see it rise on Daypop, Blogdex and Technorati, so it has a chance to influence campaigns, not just the presidential campaign, but local ones too. I spoke last night with Matt Gross, who blogs for the Dean campaign. Nice guy. I recommended he read the piece. From Scripting News on September 3, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (23317) Seeking Telecom Job Security? Auditel Inc. of Florida Offers Solutions. Want to learn how to be invaluable to any company? If you have knowledge in the telecom industry, computer skills, and if you work hard, there is job security in the telecommunications arena. Have you had professional telecom training? If you lack the confidence that only knowledge provides, Auditel Inc. of Florida can give you the assurance that only comes when you are the best in your field. Auditel Inc. of Florida will teach you the skills you need to feel confident and in control, in a world where you feel just like a number. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2003] From PR Web on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (23316) The Marketing Yellow Pages Receives Editor's Choice Award The Marketing Yellow Pages was selected as an Editor's Choice publication by iUniverse Publishing. It contains select resources to help individuals and small businesses market products and services. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2003] From PR Web on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (23315) Traffic Zoology There is a secret zoo that runs encaged along the roads. They are liquid, semi-visible goliaths that rage through the streams and chunks of ordinary traffic, with the effervescent tendrils of mile-long tails whipping behind them like Chinese dragons. Though composed of hundreds of pounds of steel, glass and plastic, they are able to pass through solid objects. They are bound by the laws of the highway, but not by any conventional notion of time or space. They are Aggregate Traffic Animals: a menagerie of emergent beasts drawn from the interacting behaviours of many individual human bei From kuro5hin.org on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (23314) Calling out Microsoft on spam California state Sen. Debra Bowen tells CNET News.com that when it comes to acting against spam, Microsoft is talking out of both sides of its mouth. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (23313) Wanted: CIO for the United States Industry watcher Payton Smith says the departure of Mark Forman as the administrator for e-government leaves a huge void in the federal government. From CNET News.com on September 3, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (23312) SouthEastern Louisiana School of Education getting on the Blog train. Good to see the blogging meme spreading... Stephen Duplantier, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Technology at SouthEastern Louisiana U, is integrating blogging into each of his three classes this term. Administrative Applications of Microcomputers Integrating Computers Into the... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 3, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (23311) Debbie Kilburn Posts Course Info Online Debbie Kilburn uses the blog as a portal to her courses, at Porterville College. INFS P050 - Introduction to the Internet INFS P051 - Web Design with HTML INFS P056 - Web Design Practicum INFS P058 - Successful Online Student... From EdBlogger Praxis on September 3, 2003 at 3:50 a.m.. (23310) FG [Federal Government] Restates Commitment to Teacher's Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on September 3, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (23309) Shh! That's the Chancellor at the Board Matthew Goldstein, the CUNY chancellor, decided to teach this semester as part of an effort to send administrators into the classroom. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (23308) BBC Learning This site has always amazed me with the amount of information it contains. I can spend hours just surfing through the material. BBC - BBC Learning - What is BBC Learning Welcome to BBC Learning The BBC website contains over... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 3, 2003 at 2:50 a.m.. (23307) N.Y.U. President Says Teaching Isn't Such a Novel Idea In taking up the issue of who teaches undergraduates, Dr. John Sexton has waded into to one of the thorniest in higher education. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23306) Union Organizers to Air Complaints Against Yale The organizers claim that illegal intimidation by some faculty members contributed heavily to the pro-union forces' narrowly losing a unionization vote last April. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23305) Coke Moves With Caution to Remain in Schools Some parents are concerned that a senior vice president at Coca-Cola's largest bottler now has a seat on the PTA's board of directors. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23304) Educators Encouraged as Graduation Rates Rise The graduation rates for students and student athletes are the highest since the Department of Education began tracking those statistics in 1984. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23303) Franklin Ford, 82, Who Confronted Harvard Protesters, Dies Franklin L. Ford was as dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences who confronted student protesters in the 1960's. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23302) L.I.U. Faculty Vote to Strike at C.W. Post And Brooklyn The faculty unions at two Long Island University campuses Brooklyn and C. W. Post said that they had rejected the university's contract offers. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23301) 200 Bus Drivers Strike Schools on Long Island Bus drivers and monitors who serve school districts in eastern Long Island went on strike Tuesday, but negotiations between the union and its employer continued. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23300) First Lady Campaigns for Teachers and Trainees Laura Bush visited Mercy College to draw attention to the school's role in training people who switch careers to teach in New York City's most troubled public schools. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23299) Rising Demands for Testing Push Limits of Its Accuracy Testing is the new education buzzword, but experts are worried about the industry's ability to provide fair and accurate tests. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23298) Jesse Jackson and 18 Others Are Arrested in Yale Protest The Rev. Jesse Jackson and 18 others blocked traffic at Yale University to show their support for striking clerical, dining hall and maintenance workers. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23297) Reading, Writing and Body Waxing For teenagers in affluent suburbs, the back-to-school rush is less about pencils and notebooks and more about the high-expense business of personal appearance. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23296) Lack of Sleep Takes Its Toll on Student Psyches Mental health professionals are asking whether sleep deprivation plays a role in the increase in cases of depression reported on campuses. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23295) Dog Ate Your Homework? Fall on Your Bread Knife An increasing number of culinary students are coming from careers in finance, law, the broadcast media, information technology, sales, even the military. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23294) A Star! A Failure! Unmeshed Yardsticks Half of North Carolina schools have been cited for failing to make adequate progress; and yet hundreds of these same schools will receive bonuses for excelling. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23293) A Campus Fad That's Being Copied: Internet Plagiarism Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed said that they had engaged in one or more instances of "cut-and-paste" plagiarism. From New York Times: Education on September 3, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (23292) Parental Role Ever wonder what you should say in a parent's letter. Here is what we tell them. Anyone who has a version they would like to share...add it to the comment area. Feel free to use what you see. Remember we... From Teaching and Developing Online. on September 3, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (23291) Wiki news: open source development for education, new frontpage, people and encyclopedia You can browse the People who are mentioned on or have contributed to the Ed Tech Wiki. Also the Encyclopedia gives you categorical and alphabetical indexes to the pages on the site. Some new categories include books, research methods, and potential From Ed Tech Dev on September 3, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (23290) Reinventing The Transistor For Molecular Computing unnique writes "MIT's Technology Review, has an article on HP's research into finding a new way to make transistors smaller, and further stretching Moore's ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (23289) Fernando Endorses John Kerry... So tonight, I'm watching C-SPAN. A tape broadcast of John Kerry announcing his candidacy for President. My son, Fernando walks in the room. I tell him this man wants to be President. I ask him if he thinks he would... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 3, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (23288) Spammer Hangout's Membership Roster Left Exposed MikeCapone writes "According to an article at Wired News, spammers feel the need to be part of a community too. The Bulk Club is one such community. A message ... From Slashdot on September 3, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (23287) Title quality is critical to weblog posts I'm reminded that I'm not the best headline (title) writer. I need to get much better. It may seem that this is a trivial thing, but it isn't. Read Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines by... From JoeBlog on September 2, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (23286) Países de la OCDE analizan aplicación de nuevas tecnologías en los procesos de enseñanza Del 3 al 5 de septiembre, México será sede para que los especialistas estudien los desafíos que enfrenta la educación ante el uso de los medios electrónicos. Aprendizaje, materiales en formato digital... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on September 2, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (23285) Hunterdon Weblogs Will is hitting the ground running with his Hunterdon school weblogs... reckons there'll be over 125 sites by next week. Wow! Sounds really cool, am quite the jealous sort :o) Keep it going man! Interesting thoughts about theme changing too... reckon it's probably cool, but'd be interesting to know nonetheless! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on September 2, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (23284) Tech firms band together on ID theft Some of the biggest names in e-commerce, including Amazon.com, eBay and Microsoft, form a coalition to curb online identity theft. From CNET News.com on September 2, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (23283) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]