Edu_RSS ~ October 28, 2003

Most recent update: October 28, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Meta-learning Jay Cross has an interesting post related to "meta-learning" on his Internet Time Blog. "School classes and corporate training would be more effective were learners initially told 'This is our best thinking. It might be wrong. How do you see it?' That's a meta-learning tactic that would improve results without adding costs. You could preface all eLearning with a reminder that learners should look for ways to improve the content, drop thoughts in the electronic From e-Learning Eclectic on October 28, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (34909) Swarthmore's Professor Burke on the Diebold/Swarthmore Scandal Prof. Timothy Burke of Swarthmore's History Department has a thoughtful post on the Swarthmore/Diebold scandal (Caveat Emptor). While appalled by Diebold's actions and proud of the students who have revealed the mendacity of Diebold, he finds fault with some of... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (34907) Learning Object Metadata (LOM) and Repositories: Proof of Concept Proof of Concept: Learning Object Metadata and LDAP Server as (lightweight) Repository. (In other words, don't get too excited just yet. - BB) LOM/CanCore-based Open-Source Software Components. http://www.cancore.org/swcomponents.html Cancore and Athabasca University have announced the release of three new components to assit in the development of learni From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 28, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (34906) What are these Pixel Shaders of which you speak? If you program or play computer games or even recently attempted to purchase a video card, then you will have no doubt heard the terms "Vertex Shader" and "Pixel Shader". What do they mean, other than that marketdroids will never cease to invent crappy technology jargon? Hear all the noise about "Hardware T&L" a couple of years ago? It's all related and this article will attempt to describe it all neatly for you. Warning: mathematics ahead; this devolves into a basic 3D graphics tutorial. It's nothing more complicated than what you'll see in your final year of hig From kuro5hin.org on October 28, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (34905) seperations - sun_flower From Unfocused.Net on October 28, 2003 at 9:50 p.m.. (34903) Register for EduBlogger Gathering...NOW! Fifteen already signed up, including Mr. Winer, and I'm thinking we should be able to make 30 without a sweat. As I've said before, the Trotts of Moveable Type fame are expected as are people from Blosxom. And Erin Clerico and Bryan Bell will be working their magic on Sunday. If you are serious about Web logs in schools, or if you're thinking about From weblogged News on October 28, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (34902) Ancillary Works on DVD DMCA Exemption Denied I wrote and testified on behalf of an exemption for "ancillary audiovisual works distributed on DVDs encrypted by CSS." Today, that exemption was denied, see http://www.copyright.gov/1201/. I will be writing an indepth analysis of the denial in the near future.... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 8:51 p.m.. (34900) W3C Presents W3C Day Japan on 14 November in Tokyo 2003-10-29: W3C Day Japan 2003 (in Japanese) will be held on 14 November 2003 at Keio University Mita Campus in Tokyo, Japan. The conference is organized by the Keio Research Institute at SFC in advance of their Open Research Forum. W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee and members of the W3C Team will speak about XML, SOAP, WSDL, RDF, accessibility, device independence, and the Semantic Web. The event is open to the public and registration is required. Please read the press release. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 p.m.. (34899) Untitled I'm just about ready to flip the switch on the new archive for Scripting News. We've also made major progress on bringing a new management team on board for UserLand. Hope to have the deal ready to announce next week. And to celebrate 500 days of No Smoking Dave, I placed an order for two new servers, to run in a new cage here in Boston. This is where I'm going to put various specs and public services that are currently running at UserLand, so the new team can focus on Manila and Radio. Murphy-willing there will be quite a few changes, for the better, in the remaining weeks of 2 From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (34898) Untitled Jay Rosen reports that the Siegal Report, the results of the NY Times investigation of itself after the Jayson Blair incident, has gone 404. For the non-technical, this means it's gone, the links don't work. He suggests that finding out what happened should be the first priority for the Times' Public Editor, named yesterday. From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (34897) Facts About Veterans In America From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (34895) ACCESS TO CRS REPORTS (TEMPORARILY?) CURTAILED From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (34894) Human factors methods Thanks to elearningpost, I've become aware of a list of human-centred design methods, published by the Illinois Institute of Technology. The list hasn't been updated in a while, but it does give a very useful overview of a wide range... From Column Two on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34893) Time for change: Innovation in an era of overtime and budget cuts Peter Andrews has written an article on supporting innovation in workplaces. To quote: For most of us, staying busy at our jobs can mean dutifully toiling through to-do lists of required tasks -- performing each in the same old sequence,... From Column Two on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34892) User-Centred Design group (Canberra, Australia) I received the following message from Ash Donaldson: You are invited to the first meeting of "Interaction Design: The Human Factor" on Thursday, November 6 at North bar in Canberra. What is it?We are a group of people interested in... From Column Two on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34891) For Jared Spool, purpose, not personalization, is all Bill Trippe has published an interview with Jared Spool on personalisation. A good quote: For Spool, the way to tackle personalization isn't to start with the question, "What can we personalize?" The right questions to ask are, "What does the... From Column Two on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34890) Avoiding the web of costly content systems David Walker has written an article on some of the risks inherent in purchasing a content management system. Unfortunately, while the title was promising, the content is pretty scrambled. (I would've expected better from the Sydney Morning Herald.) [Thanks to... From Column Two on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34889) Anybody heard about 'Erlang' before? I just did. And it does even support XML-RPC. From owrede_log on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (34888) Untitled A report from the Blogger's BOF at Microsoft's PDC. From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (34887) The pros and cons of being mono-coastal. It has now been 27 months since I officially became a mono-coaster. With the end of the dot-com boom, and an Incredible Shrinking Travel Budget, I haven't been west of the Mississippi since August of 2001. I was reminded of this the other day when I looked at my US Airways frequent flyer mile balance. Once, I was Gold Preferred. Now, I'm "Member". And while I still have enough frequent flyer miles left to take the whole family on a transcontinental vacation, it would take about 10 years of travel at my current rate to restore the miles to their current balance after we use them. From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (34885) Google Studies Creation of Book Database From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 6:48 p.m.. (34884) XAML vs XUL An Avalon engineer provides a brief discussion comparing XAML to XUL.  What it more or less comes down to is that XAML manifests the complete Windows API set, whereas XUL manifests the Mozilla/DOM API set. From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (34883) E-commerce Makeover: The Project Continues Is it done yet? As things move forward with the redesign of ECommerce-Guide.com's first makeover series winner, we check in with the folks over at ClickBrain.com to see how the new design is progressing. From E-Commerce Guide on October 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (34882) "Fields of Knowledge"/DiVA Das Portal "Fields of Knowledge" gibt nahezu ausschließlich hochkarätiges akademisches Wissen wieder und fast nur Publikationen von ProfessorInnen. Bei Eingabe... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (34880) Farewell to ERIC For 37 years, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) has been well-known and highly trusted for its reliable information and timely articles. Unfortunately, the Fall 2003 ERIC File delivers the sad news that all ERIC Clearinghouses... From Adult/Continuing Education on October 28, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (34879) A List Apart Q&A updated We've updated and expanded A List Apart's Questions and Answers page in response to reader mail. Any question that was asked more than a dozen times is answered here. Enjoy. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on October 28, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (34878) Copyright Office Grants Narrow Exemptions See here. Not a whole lot of change. Just two additional exemptions: obsolete formats for computer programs and video games (a narrow version of the Internet Archive's proposal) and lack of e-books for the disabled.  Also, the censorware and damaged "dongle" exemptions have been narrowed a little. Notes as I read: "These commenters [proposing an exemption for public domain works] have overlooked that if a work that is entirely in the public domain is protec From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (34877) Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence Edwin Khodabakchian echoes what seems to be a common -- but I think incorrect -- perception that XAML, the XUL-like layout language revealed this week to be a building block of Longhorn's Avalon presentation subsystem, heralds some kind of Web/GUI convergence: ... From Jon's Radio on October 28, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (34876) Untitled Jon Udell: "Microsoft is pitching a Windows-only UI renderer that targets 2006-era desktops and notebooks, while allowing MSIE to stagnate. I can see how and why they arrived at this strategy, but it doesn't seem to be the kind of Web/GUI convergence I'm looking for." From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (34875) Untitled Taegan Goddard: "Karl Rove wants to run against Dean." From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (34874) IT Compensation Growth Modest While the average yearly increase for IT pros was higher than the rest of the U.S. workforce, a considerable number got the same as or less than last year. From CyberAtlas on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34873) Longhorn Server on tap Microsoft says a server version of Longhorn, the next release of Windows, is in the works. But the company hasn't set a firm ship date. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34872) IBM bringing order to e-mail chaos From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34871) Gates gambles on Longhorn Microsoft bets that its next operating system will succeed even in a tough market. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34870) Google searches for winning ad strategy The search giant's purchase of Primedia's Sprinks subsidiary could lead the company to reevaluate how it delivers contextual ads to ordinary Web pages. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34869) Culture on the Market Innovation, writes the author, is founded on tradition - even if only the shallow Machiavellian pretense of appearing to preserve traditional values. A tradition, in turn, is founded on a canon of work: a library of classics, a body of musical works, a museum of art. But in today's commercial market, publishers require a proit on a work within six months or so, making it difficult to keep important works in print, and even more so to allow for the discovery of new classics. Though not about digital culture, this article touches on it briefly as it wonders how we are going to pass on this From OLDaily on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34867) OAI for Beginners - the Open Archives Forum Online Tutorial The purpose of this online resource is to introduce people to the Open Archives Initiative. "This tutorial is intended for those who are interested in more technical aspects of the OAI-PMH, although the Overview and the History and Development of OAI-PMH, together with the Glossary, are suitable for those who simply require some general background information." By Various Authors, Open Archives Forum, October 27, 2003 [Refer][From OLDaily on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34866) School Software Helps Parents Keep Tabs on Teens This will be old news for some, but I thought a quick link to this article was worth passing along. I am a little sceptical. After all, as one parent says, "It doesn't work for me to police her. Pretty soon she's going to be out of high school into a world that doesn't have ParentCONNECT." By Maya Suryaraman, October 27, 2003, October 27, 2003 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34865) Why Tables for Layout is Stupid OK, I'll admit it. I use tables for the design of my website and just about everything else. I plead innocence: the ugly standards war between Netscape, Microsoft, and the standards bodies left me unable to code in any other way. Until now, maybe. This presentation can be a quick read or a detailed resource - it touches page design lightly, but provides deep background and numerous links to quality source materials (I know, because I recognize a bunch of them). The big challenge is getting past the incredibly ugly fourth page - it looks like you've left the site, but you haven't From OLDaily on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34864) Bloglines Most Popular Blogs I'm currently sitting at the bottom spot on the Bloglines 'most popular blogs' list (which would be, I guess, 100th place), a position that has ironically generated a bit more traffic in the last few days. I was at a much higher position, as Bloglines was visited by the early adopters. But as the site attracted a more general audience, my site has begun to slip. So I thought I'd better get a link in before I drop off that rankings entirely, if only to be able to say, "I once was famous." Heh. By Various Authors, BlogLines, October 27, 2003 [--> From OLDaily on October 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (34863) ROI Best Practices Ich habe heute zugesagt, auf dem Trainingskongress in Bonn an einem Round-Table zum Thema "Controlling und Evaluation - Wie lässt sich der Erfolg von Weiterbildung messen?" teilzunehmen. Von daher werde ich in den nächsten Tagen noch einige "Literaturstudien" unternehmen. Schließlich... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 28, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (34861) Do lots of small ideas equal one big one? So, I read Ed Cone's dispatch from Dean HQ tonight, and wondered, "So what?" Sure, there's excitement in the air in South Burlington--and maybe it's not from the free Magic Hat beer on the brewery tour, or the latest Phish sighting. But can Dean really inspire excitement beyond those wonks with a policy scorecard guiding their heart? Renewable energy: check. Job programs: check. Small business loans: check. Against Iraq war: check. None of this counters the one factor that constantly brings down the Democrats come election time- From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34860) I'm not all that bad, it seems... From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34859) The work-blog interface, redux I almost swallowed my tongue when I read Ed Cone's weblog entry earlier today. Especially after I had just recently ranted about "When work and blogging don't mix". I have no intention of becoming a corporate blogger--at least not without appropriate renumeration. And since Ziff has a policy against paying its employees to do freelance work for the Ziff Internet site, that's not going to happen anytime soon. The words on my weblog pages belong solely to me. I will not call Ziff Davis, or tech, or anything els From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34858) PR Rat stirred by Porn Karaoke No reflection on the fine folks in the public relations business, but when I mentioned that I had heard from a PR person from the past today to my wife, a large rat scurried across our path. The rat was probably stirred from its evening repast by the loudmouth woman two tables down from us at Tapas Teatro. She practically screamed "WOW!" and "OH!" every 45 seconds as she listened to the story being told by the couple across the table from her. It was like she was performing a furtive porn karaoke there in her seat From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34857) Folkocalypse Tonight, Paula and I went to see the four horsewomen of the acoustic apocalypse: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams and Patty Griffin, at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall here in Baltimore. We were second row, center, and it was like being in a living room with them. See Paula's LiveJournal for more details. It was an evening of sounds quite in contrast to those coming out of our basement earlier today. Sadly, I must report that my 12-year-old son is a Linkin Park fan. Now, I can understand the appeal of something From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34855) Avoid time-wasting PR people. I took the train down to DC for Manugistics' enVision conference yesterday. The breakouts were great; I sat through presentations by Harley-Davidson and Mattel. Fortunately/unfortunately, my train was delayed by the rain, so I missed Gen. Tommy Franks' keynote. But what's with PR people who know you're taking the train down for the day, and schedule your one-on-ones for 5:30 PM or later? I told the agency person I had to be back on a train by 4 for other commitments (I had people to meet, things to file, etc.) and asked if she could get me some times midday today--in whi From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (34854) Group lobbies for domain buyers' privacy Individuals and small-business owners should be able to buy domain names without being required to divulge their personal information, an international coalition plans to argue. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (34853) MSN continues its move away from DSL Microsoft is pulling out of efforts to sell broadband Net access to customers in SBC Communications' geographic market, the company's latest move to refocus its broadband strategy. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (34852) Fiorina works on 'adaptive enterprise' mantra Hewlett Packard's CEO attempts to apply some polish to her companyÂ’s adaptive enterprise concept, but she continues to stop short of offering a detailed definition of what it means. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (34851) Coke vs. Pepsi RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (1 replies)Coke vs. Pepsiposted by GOTABIGPHATTY on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:29:01 PM I dont drink soda. But water is good. ... From RandomComments.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (34849) Moyers on Media, Politics and Democracy A reader sends along this Buzzflash interview with Bill Moyers. It's meaty stuff. Excerpt:"We're not just talking about the media... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (34848) Avoiding the land of 'Um, yeah, so?' There's a fine line between rising above the technical details and spinning off into the stratosphere--the land of "Um, yeah, so?" From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (34847) IBM sets up mobile computing lab in Korea Big Blue teams with the South Korean government to establish a ubiquitous computing lab to research the emerging field of telematics. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (34846) Down with marketing jargon I have come to the belief that there is a contest between marketing departments as to how to describe something with the most words while not actually saying anything. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (34845) Macromedia software ready for Linux From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (34844) Videogames Big in Baghdad According to the Iraqi blog Healing Iraq, "videogames are a huge part of [Iraqi] society" (Gamers of the world...UNITE): Almost everyone I know, regardless of their socioeconomic status, either owns a console or has regular access to one. Almost every... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (34842) BIOSIS Sold to Thompson Scientific Source: Inform... From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (34841) Open source citizenship On the world stage, both failures and successes can loom larger than in the corporate cubicle. Developers who plug into the reputation-driven meritocracy of open source -- while advancing the goals of your business -- are a force to be reckoned with. [InfoWorld: Open source citizenship: October 24, 2003] This column was based on the observation that corporate IT shops are apparently more likely to fork an open source project for internal development and use, than to join and From Jon&apos;s Radio on October 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (34840) Programming Cookbooks Here is a wiki page containing links to cookbook sites for various programming languages and web dev technologies. From carvingCode on October 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (34839) Connecting LOs with RSS, Trackback and Weblogs; Learning Objects: Believe it or Not! Many thanks to the fabulous, most-groovy Alan Levine for posting a couple of multimedia extravaganzas of personal interest to me: 1) Connecting LOs with RSS, Trackback and Weblogs: this is a version of a presentation created by Alan, D’Arcy Norman... From Object Learning on October 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (34838) Proof positive of the Mac's superior usability design A short step from blocks to OSX I wasn’t even awake when my fifteen-month old son Harry walked into our bedroom, turned on our iMac, loaded up a word processing program and started typing. I’m still trying to figure... From Object Learning on October 28, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (34837) Longhorn: Hurry up and wait Although Microsoft is looking to rope in Longhorn developers now, the company knows it's in for a long ride. The operating system is years away from being finished. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (34836) Why IT does--and does not--matter CenterBeam CEO Kevin Francis on why IT still does--and does not--matter more than you might think. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (34835) Fictional Quebecker Terrorists Out of Bounds The Globe and Mail has an interesting story about Sony Computer Entertainment America and some changes they've made to their upcoming game "Syphon Filter 4: The Omega Strain" (Sony deletes separatist terror attack). The game's story involves a fictional world-wide... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (34833) Online, open access journals: the only hope for the future The Editorial of the Inaugural issue of Calicut Medical Journal- Online, open access journals: the only hope for the future discusses in detail how and why Calicut Medical Journal supports the Open Access initiatives.In his editorial, Dr Ramachandran, stresses the need to disseminate knowledge in the widest possible sphere, and especially between scholars of other developing countries and asserts that Open Access is the best possible solution to achieve this goal.The Editorial also criticises the widely publicised " author pays" mode From FOS News on October 28, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (34832) Future of People, Not Just Money David Isenberg: The Future of Money -- Summit and Valleys. The agenda is interesting, but with glaring holes where the... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (34831) Opera enhances browser for Nokia phones The software maker upgrades the browser it released for Nokia 6600 phones for use in other Nokia mobile phones that use the Symbian operating system. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (34830) Two new related Two new related blogs coming soon....I hope...First, I want to experiment with some collaborative blogging:1) FutureLearn - the fictional diary of someone using e-learning in the near future (say 2050) - let's do some future scenario imagineering.....And then, I want to do some fiction2) GeneWorld ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34829) There is one other tiny, tiny change There is one other tiny, tiny change I'd love to see in Microsoft Word....I wish the text cursor would carry more information. When I'm scripting, I'm constantly swapping between bold, italic, colours, notes, track changes, etc....yet the only change signalled is when you choose italic (the cursor goes slanted). ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34828) I once had the idea of creating I once had the idea of creating software, which 'piggy backs' onto other software to either provide new tools or, more importantly, to fix dumb interface mistakes....or to add little finesse/productivity elements that would really make a difference. All I need to find is a good programmer.In fact, that's ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34827) Just came across this excellent bit of Just came across this excellent bit of work (via elearningpost.com):Why tables are stupidI can't tell you how much a bit of personality and character invigorates a potentially dull lesson (or speech or anything else for that matter). I think this is the age of the individual - we want ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34826) Once you are exposed to Cooper's idea Once you are exposed to Cooper's idea of software as a servant or personal assistant rather than a tool you can't help but look at programmes differently. It opens up all sorts of ideas/opportunities. For example, proactive computing.When I send an e-mail I'd love a little side-pane at the ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34825) Related to my posts on 'software servants' Related to my posts on 'software servants' and 'power to the people' - here's some powerful intelligent behaviour I'd love to see. If software notices you doing some repeated behaviour it can offer a dialogue offering you choices to automate the task. E.g. if Microsoft Word saw me trying ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34824) Scott Adams in his Dilbert books forwarded Scott Adams in his Dilbert books forwarded the idea that we are all stupid throughout the day - even the smarter members of the bunch. We all have moments when we slip into stupid. Perhaps we should have a new richer measure of IQ, which would be your basic ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34823) In the UK, you cannot really take In the UK, you cannot really take an Instructional Design degree. Some courses offer modules in Educational Technology and there are some masters degrees in technology and education. What education does exist is heavily biased towards theory and discussion rather than practice. I believe that the next generation of ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34822) My last post on 'education of a My last post on 'education of a learning designer' and a previous post where I wondered if we spent too much time on internal dialogue with each other (preaching to the converted rather than starting conversations with business) made me wonder if there is a need for a Learning ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34821) There's a hidden prefix to all of There's a hidden prefix to all of my posts,"In my humble opinion...."This is my own personal blog for fun. These are just my ideas, my opinions, my thoughts. They are only grounded in my very own limited, small, particular experience. I'm no authority. In fact, only working in the ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34820) Broadcast Flag Update - Some Success for Consumer Rights Groups C|Net News has an update on the political machinations behind the Broadcast Flag fight (FCC nears vote on TV 'broadcast flag'). There are numerous policy divisions among the various players, of course. Some of the divisions are not-so-surprising, but some... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34818) TiVo is Officially an Endangered Species? Gizmodo brings word of a brand new TiVo that includes a fast DVD burner and non-subscription basic service (Pioneer's DVD recorders with TiVo). The devices are expensive (MSRP starting at $1,199), but can store 80 hours of video and burn... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34817) Google Investigating Book Search Feature The New York Times (reg. req.) has a short article on Google , which reports that the search engine gods are in talks with publishers to offer full-text searching of books similar to Amazon's Search Inside the Book feature (Google... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34816) Re: Finding Feeds? Sure, take a look at Syndic8 http://www.syndic8.com -Bill Kearney Syndic8.com From rss-dev on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34815) Re: Finding Feeds? Nick Wilson wrote: ... http://www.syndic8.com/ http://www.feedster.com http://d From rss-dev on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34814) Finding Feeds? Hi everyone, I've been looking around for some kind of rss feeds directory and From rss-dev on October 28, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (34813) info: the News Standards Summit, 8 December 2003, Philadelphia, PA ( I think that some part of the RSS community could be interested. NewsML, PRISM, From rss-dev on October 28, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (34812) Anyone read Qarbon's worthless patent in Qarbon vs. eHelp? I usually don't get involved in commenting on this type of stuff, but this went overboard. Qarbon's patent, at the center (I believe) of its lawsuit against eHelp, is pretty obvious to anyone who wants to create e-learning on software applications. From FlashSim on October 28, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (34811) E-Government in Österreich In Österreich sollen ab dem Jahr 2008 alle Behördengänge auch online möglich sein. Dieses Ziel nannte Bundeskanzler Schüssel bei der... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (34810) Schweizerisches Fusionsrecht Das schweizerische Fusionsgesetz wurde am 03.10.2003 verabschiedet und wird voraussichtlich am 01.07.2004 in Kraft treten. Diese Seite widmet sich allen... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (34809) RIAA Position Paper on CLs? I keep reading about one (latest here, but do a Google search and you'll find many more).  Does anyone know where I can find it? From A Copyfighter&apos;s Musings on October 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (34808) Broadcast Flag and Ownership Rules Awhile ago, I suggested that (among many other reasons) mandating the broadcast flag would be unwise because spectrum policy is currently in flux.  Any tech mandate based on incumbent broadcasters' wishes will necessarily ignore the broadcasters of the future. It occurred to me that the FCC's ownership rule making also provides a significant argument against the flag.  Chairman Powell repeatedly asse From A Copyfighter'apos;s Musings on October 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (34807) Is Amazon's Book Search Working? Chris Locke sends a note asking if Amazon's wonderful search-inside-books feature has been disabled. I've given it a try, too,... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (34806) Untitled This is what passes for respect among Unix fans. It's also the first clear statement that Red Hat closed the huge security holes that were present three years ago. I stand corrected. Mea culpa. Anyway, the Linux community has been plagued by flamers for ages, it's deeply integrated in the culture, so much so that they had to write an Advocacy Howto, to have some hope of attracting ordinary users. Unfortunately it is widely ignored. That's also part From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (34805) Untitled A data point in the Great Google Blog Experiment. This weblog, presumably because it's run by the Boston Globe, is included in Google News. So the owners of Blogger, and the company that loves the Web, is tilting the table in favor of people whose main qualification are the ink stains on their keyboards. It is ironic, isn't it? From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (34804) 10/27/03 10/27/03 From CyberAtlas on October 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (34803) Microsoft settles some state lawsuits The software giant reaches settlements in some state class-action lawsuits it has been defending. The company will release details later in the day. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (34802) FCC Comments on Regulating Internet Explained As noted yesterday (FCC to Regulate Whole Internet?), there was an extremely disturbing quote from an FCC official in the New York Times: An F.C.C. official said, for instance, that the broadcast flag could contain software code that was recognized... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (34800) This is not the Link You're Looking For There is a nice little satire of the Swarthmore/Diebold link scandal being hosted on a Georgetown server (The Diebold Memos are NOT here).... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (34799) Consumer Electronics, Linux and the Broadcast Flag Linux Insider reports on the progress Linux is making in the consumer electronics industry (Linux and the Consumer Electronics Industry). The article opens with an interesting quote: "If an operating system does not easily allow other devices to connect or... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (34798) Volokh on Blogging and Libel Eugene Volokh of the eponymous Volokh Conspiracy has some interesting and brief comments on the differences in liability for libel between bloggers and other forms of journalism (Mickey Kaus on blogging, writing, speaking, and editing).... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (34797) Pet alligator gets loose aboard airliner RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (0 replies)Pet alligator gets loose aboard airlinerposted by gardav on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:18:38 AMAn alligator on its way from Miami, Florida, to Newark on an American Airlines jet escaped from its ... From RandomComments.com on October 28, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (34796) Konfusion im Gerichtssaal Was wie eine Vorlage für einen zünftigen Bauernschwank wirkt, ist leider ein handfester Justizskandal, der einmal mehr beweist, welch unendliche... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (34795) Avoid time-wasting PR people. I took the train down to DC for Manugistics' enVision conference yesterday. The breakouts were great; I sat through presentations by Harley-Davidson and Mattel. Fortunately/unfortunately, my train was delayed by the rain, so I missed Gen. Tommy Franks' keynote. But what's with PR people who know you're taking the train down for the day, and schedule your one-on-ones for 5:30 PM or later? I told the agency person I had to be back on a train by 4 for other commitments (I had people to meet, things to file, etc.) and asked if she could get me some times midday today--in whi From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (34794) The Man who Invented Metadata I just gave a talk at the first Ascential user conference. I was talking mainly about how metadata is rooted in human desire. Afterwards, Bernard Plagman approached me and struck up a conversation. He apparently is the person who coined the term "metadata" in an article in 1971. Back when he wrote Data Dictionary/Directory Systems (Wiley, 1974), it was necessary to argue that metadata ought to be managed the same way data is. And now, a short 30 years later, metadata is the new data.... From Joho the Blog on October 28, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (34793) This Pitch Didn't Work The marketing business is trying to adapt to a Cluetrained world where the old tricks of selling things don't work... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (34792) SCO: GPL Invalid Groklaw: SCO Declares Total War on the GPL -- Says GPL Is Not Enforceable. They must really be trying to... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 11:46 a.m.. (34791) Viruses Threaten Chinese Usage, Security The majority of Chinese computers have some type of infection, which could potentially have disastrous consequences to the country's information network security. From CyberAtlas on October 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (34790) Sony makes job cuts official The consumer electronics giant officially announces its 20,000 job cuts, as part of a major three-year restructuring strategy. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (34789) Next Gen DVD - Now Even Less Useful! What is this? 1997? The Register reports that the DVD Forum has decided not to create a standard for a higher storage capacity DVD, but rather to offer a standard for "Enhanced DVDs" that will permit users to connect to... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (34787) The VoIP Regulatory Debate Revealed Jeff Pulver notes on his blog that the FCC has an interesting collection of reply comments dealing with the issue of VoIP regulation (Vonage FCC Petition: Update). All of the reply comments, can be read by visiting: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi and entering:... From The Importance Of on October 28, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (34786) E-Learning in Europa Ein umfangreiches Portal zum Thema E-Learning in Europa im Netz. Ãœber eine Einleitung, Projekte zum Thema, die Kommission und E-Learning,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (34785) Sherlock Holmes im Internet Das von der EU-Kommission unterstützte "CTOSE-Projekt" hat eine Methodik zur Entwicklung und Sicherung elektronischer Beweisstücke entwickelt. Sie soll Systemverwaltern, IT-Sicherheitspersonal,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (34784) El Instituto de Comercio Exterior presenta una versión renovada del Aula Virtual Dos años después de su lanzamiento, el Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior (ICEX) presenta una versión renovada del Aula Virtual, programa de formación online que a... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on October 28, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (34783) BMC chair welcomes PLoS Biology Vitek Tracz, Chairman of the Current Science Group and BioMed Central, issued a public welcome last week to PLoS Biology. Excerpt: "The first journal published by Public Library of Science, PLoS Biology, has just published its first issue, with outstanding research articles and an absolute commitment to full open access....We are at the beginning of an unstoppable change in the way scientifi From FOS News on October 28, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (34782) RSS Search Feeds Had over two dozen links in my aggregator this morning that were generated by my custom search feed for "weblogs and journalism" that I created at Feedster. 75% of them led to unique sites, and of those at least half were interesting and useful discussions about the topic. To me, that's a pretty good percentage, and I'm finding it's a great way to track discussions outside my normal blogroll. In fact, it's added a few folks to my Bloglines aggregator which now tracks about 200 sites (including many from here at school.) I'm going t From weblogged News on October 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (34781) International Web Logs Just a bit of an update on our international Web logging efforts. Our collaborations with two Polish schools and a local elementary school has been slowly but surely coming to fruition. Regardless of the ability to bring everyone to the same Web space, it would still be a lot easier to plan and create these projects if everyone was in the same room. I still think the potential is there for some valuable exchange of ideas, but it's now pretty much up to the teachers involved to make it happen. The other bit of news is that we're als From weblogged News on October 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (34780) Happiness is.... reliving my past. When I opened Rhapsody this morning, Cake by the Trash Can Sinatras was staring me in the face. Now that's how you start a day! And if you're not a Rhapsody subscriber, you can listen to some free MP3 downloads from the TCS site (there are some videos, too). If I have a chance to install iTunes at work today, I'll see if the album From The Shifted Librarian on October 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (34779) The Old Couple RandomComments.comLife: Jokes (0 replies)The Old Coupleposted by Falcon on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:01:20 AM  A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald's one cold winter. They looked out of pl ... From RandomComments.com on October 28, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (34777) hollow - Postscript From Unfocused.Net on October 28, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (34776) Saving private daylight Somebody worked unusually hard on the text for WebExhibits' Daylight Saving Time extravaganza. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on October 28, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (34775) Coding for easier redesigns A new Zeldman article, "Coding for Easier Redesigns," is up in the 17 October issue of Macromedia’s The Edge Newsletter. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on October 28, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (34774) Shoestring book excerpt online An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Carrie Bickner’s Web Design on a Shoestring is now online at WebReference.com. Web Design on a Shoestring is about creating great websites on a not-so-great budget. Chapter 2 focuses on running lean (and smart) before you paint the first pixel or write the first tag. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on October 28, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (34773) Untitled Don Park has a picture of the LA fires from space and the wind that causes them. "It's the Santa Ana wind, high deserts' middlefinger to Pacific Ocean." From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (34772) Untitled Speaking of presidential politics. Dean is the leader, but with the other candidates focusing on specific primaries, and the Dean campaign spread thin, and his lead not really all that great, it seems that the early primary season is going to be split, and maybe Dean won't win any of the contests? Was it enough to use the Internet to raise market-leading a From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (34771) Untitled Ed Cone on presidential spin re Iraq. From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (34770) Web Conferencing For Training: Allure Or Alienation? Web-Konferenzen gehören in großen Unternehmen immer mehr zum Alltagsgeschäft. Auch in der Weiterbildung stehen sie seit Jahren auf der Agenda - unter dem Titel "Virtual Classroom". Allerdings habe ich die Erfahrung gemacht, dass sie weit mehr im Rahmen globaler Projekte... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 28, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (34768) AOL delivering "original content" for broadband sports The announcement that AOL will deliver a twice daily sports show, delivered entirely over broadband, is a big milestone for both AOL and the online media industry.  Broadband opens up the potential for original programming, but very very few media companies have taken advantage of this, or begun to think creatively about the possibilities.   From Jeremy Allaire&apos;s Radio on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (34767) Marc Canter: PDC Report on Avalon Marc reports on next-gen presentation services platform in Longhorn. From Jeremy Allaire'apos;s Radio on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (34766) Nokia Launches Series 90 Nokia has launched it's next-gen operating system and a new device based on that platform (Symbian 7.1). (Courtesy of TheFeature.com) From Jeremy Allaire'apos;s Radio on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (34765) Attackers Gearing Up To Exploit Windows Messenger Security Hole - Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News Exploit code that takes advantage of a recent Microsoft vulnerability is out in the wild and could prove as dangerous as this summer's MSBlaster worm if attackers decide to focus their efforts, security analysts said Friday. Released earlier this week From Techno-News Blog on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (34764) Microsoft Gives Glimpse of New OS - Reuters Microsoft on Monday gave its most detailed look yet at the next version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," which features new methods of storing files, a complete revamping of the graphics, tighter links to the Internet and greater security. At the co From Techno-News Blog on October 28, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (34763) Two Companies at Odds Over the Internet's Future - STEVE LOHR, New York Times One year ago, almost to the day, Samuel J. Palmisano, the chief executive of I.B.M., delivered a speech in New York that sketched his company's vision of the future of computing, which he called "on-demand computing." Today in Los Angeles, Bill Gates From Techno-News Blog on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34762) Northern star shines among EMBA ranks - Kevin Restivo, Financial Post Ask most Canadian executives if they've heard of Athabasca University and its executive master's of business administration program and they'll probably stare at you blankly. But Canada's only online learning institution is quickly becoming a a gradua From Online Learning Update on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34761) Heritage, University of Washington embark in credit exchange - Julia Faye Whitehead, The Daily at the University of Washington Students at Heritage College now have the opportunity to earn UW Extension credits in computer technologies through a new partnership between the two schools, effective this quarter.Heritage students can obtain UW Extension certificates " along with He From Online Learning Update on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34760) International Online Conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education - "Online Classes Go Mainstream" The organizing committee of the International Online Conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education would like to announce the 2003 online conference on Teaching Online in Higher Education (TOHE). This conference provides an international forum f From Online Learning Update on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34759) What weblogs are news? Every so often I hear from a person with a weblog who has asked to be included in Google News, was turned down, and is not happy about it. I understand this must be difficult for Google, how do they decide? Some of their choices are puzzling. And it seems to matter what CMS is used. If it's weblog software, it can't be included, if they use a more expensive CMS, they can? If it's one person writing From Scripting News on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34758) FCC nears vote on TV 'broadcast flag' Federal regulators are expected to vote this week on new copy-protection rules for TV programming, and a stream of last-minute lobbying is pouring into Washington, D.C., on the issue. From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34757) A key to security 'ID management' could cut bureaucracy--and costs From CNET News.com on October 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (34756) The Future Of Web Conferencing: Good Interviews Gillian Kerr I am very pleased to have with me this time someone that is involved with Web conferencing and online collaboration from a distinctly human fashion, leveraging the power of new communication technologies to facilitate development and non-profit organizations in making the best and most effective use of such tools. With a strong academic and research background Dr Gillian Kerr, PhD, contributes a number of interesting and highly disruptive considerations about where we should be looking to improve the degree of acceptance that these technologies can achieve today. According to Dr Kerr is throug From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on October 28, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (34754) Gerichtsverzeichnis Ein aktuelles "Anschriftenverzeichnis" der Gerichte des Bundes und der Länder (192 S. PDF) ist über das BMJ erhältlich. Bitte beachten... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (34753) Barrierefreies Internet Obwohl viele öffentliche Anbieter innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahre gesetzlich verpflichtet sind, ihre Internetauftritte barrierefrei zu gestalten und es auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (34752) Free State Project I remember reading about the Free State Project sometime last year. It's an interesting experiment, where the goal is to get 20,000 people to relocate to a single state, where they then hope to influence the local government to maintain a bastion of liberty. The proposal seems sound. In the last month, the project has reached the all-important plateau of... From Don't Back Down on October 28, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (34751) Librarian Fashion Statement New Librarian Tee Shi... From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (34750) Bricklin Unprotected Dan Bricklin points out the irony of Microsoft using VisiCalc to demonstrate Longhorn's backwards compatibility: ...the only reason I have a copy that can still work is that someone kept a "bootleg" uncopyprotected copy around Just further evidence that, as Dan has written, "Copy Protection Robs the Future."... From Joho the Blog on October 28, 2003 at 7:47 a.m.. (34749) Seb Fiedler in town Sebastian Fiedler has been spending a few days over here in Moncton (and on Prince Edward Island). We've had a great time bouncing all kinds of ideas around. If you're around Moncton, you might be interested in knowing that Seb will be giving a talk today: Personal Webpublishing networks: A conversational learning environment for self-organized learners From Seb's Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (34748) Distance learning brings opportunities to S. Texas- Jaime Powell, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Austin Barrett's hand was one of the first in the air when Sarita Sullivan, a Distance Learning expert from the Texas State Aquarium, asked his third-grade class if they had questions regarding her presentation on coral reefs. It sounds like a typical From Educational Technology on October 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (34747) Suspended, sick kids can tune in - Cathy Hayden, Jackson Clarion-Ledger A few weeks ago, Marquon Jackson would have been just cooling his heels in Coffeeville High's alternative classroom. But Monday, Jackson, 16, a special education student in 11th grade, popped on a set of earphones and watched live video of science teac From Educational Technology on October 28, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (34746) Data Transfer Speed: How To Test Your Internet Connection Speed As I am frequently meeting people online inside virtual meeting spaces and educating many of them to the potential available to them when utilizing these new technologies, I often need to find out how good actually is the Internet connection on participant's computers. Until not long ago I used to rely and recommend the free online speed testing service provided by Badwidthplace.com, an historically great, full featured and reliable service measuring accurately your connection speed and download pipe from the Internet. Bandwidthplace, celebrated by a never decreasing popularity of its fre From Seb&apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 6:47 a.m.. (34743) Is the Cure Worth the Cost? Human beings and their enormous appetite for fossil fuels, as well as the waste associated with this consumption, are responsible for global warming. Cleaning things up could lead to economic ruin, some believe. But what about the cost of doing nothing? From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34742) Microsoft Gives Glimpse of New OS Microsoft's Bill Gates opens up about Longhorn, the next version of Windows, to developers at a company conference. In his preview of the new operating system, Gates promises Longhorn will be Microsoft's largest software launch this decade. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34741) Video Games Gone Wild! Check out the hottest and newest XCubeStation titles. By David Cross from Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34740) In the Beginning There Was a Sign At the start of her geek-seeking adventure along Route 1, a Wired News reporter unearths local historical highlights -- including rum running and one state's war against Canada. High-speed Net access is harder to come by. Michelle Delio reports from Fort Kent, Maine. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34739) The Panther Roars (in Pain) A hapless Wired News reporter forgets to back up his hard drive while installing Apple's latest update to OS X, code-named Panther. The installation glitch leads to a world of hurt. A product review by Leander Kahney. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34738) Spam Pitches Are Mutating Faster Trying to stay one step ahead of ever-improving spam filters, spammers are creating and trying new tricks much more quickly. Antispam developers are keeping up, for now. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34737) Two-Day DVDs a Slow Sale Disposable DVDs have been available for over a month, and a survey of stores finds the product is not flying off the shelves. Plus, environmentalists are keeping up their efforts to stop the sale of a product they call wasteful. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on October 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (34736) AT: Neues Außerstreitgesetz ab 2005 Laut Kurier soll das neue Wohnrechtsgesetz die österreichischen Vermieter (!) schützen. Das neue "Außerstreitgesetz im Wohnrecht", das Beginn 2005 in... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (34734) OrgaTV zum Thema JuraWiki Morgen, also am 29.10.2003, 18.18 Uhr, sendet OrgaTV live zum Thema JuraWiki und WikiWikiWeb. Mehr dazu auf den entsprechenden... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (34733) ZEFIX "International" Eine Ãœbersicht über weltweite (!) Handelsregisterämtern (jedoch außerhalb der Schweiz) mit entsprechenden Links, wo ggf. Auskünfte eingeholt werden können, ist... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (34732) Untitled This morning I spoke with Dave. We compared our orientations. I think right now he's very much into enabling more people to join the two-way Web, while I'm more interested in extending blogging systems in natural ways that make information more organized. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (34731) Untitled Buzz Bruggeman just showed me how he built a chain integrating ActiveWords, NewsGator, and Typepad to enable blogging. Rather slick. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (34730) Zap your PRAM: Stephen Regoczei Thanks to the Silverorange folks for organizing this. (Applause). Thanks for including me. In a sense I still don't know what the conference is about, but I am convinced that something important is happening here. I love paper. I have tremendous respect for file folders. They have power. This world is run by the engineers and by the administrators. Taking a page out of Art's presentation, I have chosen to select random pages from my file and walk you through it. I'm a conceptual analyst. Most people are afraid of lo From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (34729) Untitled Alf Eaton: "Google's Glossary function works really well with medical terms." From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (34728) Usability and Instructional Technology Timelines Timelines: Usability and Instructional Technology. Neat, though it stops in the year 1999. Comes with a listing of sources towards the end. 1993 Hypermedia encyclopedias outsell print encyclopedias. JN U & I [via Greg El From Seb'apos;s Open Research on October 28, 2003 at 5:46 a.m.. (34727) skillbox, inc. announces new free promotion service for training providers and learning and development professionals "How much business are you losing because of a weak or out-of-date online presence?" -skillbox.com today announced the company's new training promotion service http://www.training-classes.com.Training-classes.com provides free tools, cataloging and online promotion for training programs, courseware and provider companies. [PRWEB Oct 28, 2003] From PR Web on October 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (34725) I invented the internet, too. The argument around Apple "ripping off" Proteron's Liteswitch X application, happily debunked here and elsewhere was beautifully timed: Yesterday, you see, was the 17th anniversary of the earliest Usenet citation of using alt-tab to switch windows, made on 27 October... From Ben Hammersley.com on October 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (34723) Folkocalypse Tonight, Paula and I went to see the four horsewomen of the acoustic apocalypse: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams and Patty Griffin, at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall here in Baltimore. We were second row, center, and it was like being in a living room with them. See Paula's LiveJournal for more details. It was an evening of sounds quite in contrast to those coming out of our basement earlier today. Sadly, I must report that my 12-year-old son is a Linkin Park fan. Now, I can understand the appeal of something From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 28, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (34719) Word for the Day: Flyblogging Source: BBC News... From ResourceShelf on October 28, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (34718) My New Wishlist Items canadia represent! "Since ALA, we all have known that the Canadian library schools are really putting out some top librarian talent. But who knew they had a fashion sense as well. The students from the SLIS at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia are hawking some mighty fine librarian t-shirts, possibly ones even too racy to wear to work. And, 'action figure' aside, my favorite one has to be --> From The Shifted Librarian on October 28, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (34717) Mobile Phones Connecting More People Mobiles Outnumber Fixed-line Phones "In 2002, for the first time, the number of mobile phones worldwide outnumbered fixed-line phones, according to the ITU.... In less developed countries in Asia and South America, where fixed-line infrastructure is underdeveloped, mobile phones are the most economic means of communication, and as a result there has been massive mobile phone growth in these countries. This is likely to continue for some time. < From The Shifted Librarian on October 28, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (34716) Blogging Art I'm thrilled to finally be able to point to a blog by Art Rhyno, Library Systems Stuff! "Does the world need another blog? I am sure several have appeared while I typed this. This is probably more of a thought experiment than anything else but it provides an opportunity to describe library systems work that I am involved in, and some open source projects that I participate in." One to watch, mad From The Shifted Librarian on October 28, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (34715) Another Apple Copy/Paste I've been a happy customer of Proteron's excellent keyboard utility for OS X, LiteSwitch, a keyboard application switcher. It turns... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (34714) Turmoil at the Top at Boston University Who will run the nation's fourth largest private university? Daniel S. Goldin, the former NASA chief, thought he had the job, but he may lose it before he even starts it. From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34713) Students Find $100 Textbooks Cost $50, Purchased Overseas Just like prescription drugs, college textbooks cost far less overseas than they do in the United States. From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34712) College Student Is Charged With Hiding Hazards on Jets A 20-year-old male was charged with breaching airport security after having alerted authorities that he had hidden box cutters, bleach and matches on two airliners. From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34711) N.Y.U. Student's Fatal Plunge Appears to Be Another Suicide A 19-year-old New York University student who plunged to her death from a sixth-floor window Saturday night appeared to have committed suicide, the police said. From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34710) Lunch at 9:21, and Students Are the Sardines At a time when city education officials are moving aggressively to create small high schools, most of New York's 30 or so biggest high schools are at or over their limits. From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34709) Scaling Back Changes on Regents Standards The decision to delay holding all students in the state to higher standards begs a question: Does it make sense to hold students to an elevated standard that is the same for all? From New York Times: Education on October 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (34708) Branch librarian - Gordon White Library Employer: Mackay City Council [closing date: 7 November 2003] From ALIAnet LIS jobs on October 28, 2003 at 12:51 a.m.. (34706) RSS, Blogging & Email Just had the strangest late reaction to Greg's comments that RSS and blogging are separate... strange because it's about 6 months since the event! I think Greg said [but I can't find the link] that RSS and weblogging are separate beings and shouldn't be confused... what just came to me is that really blogging without rss is lost and vica verca. Or we're just back to email newsletters, no? From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on October 28, 2003 at 12:48 a.m.. (34705) Click2learn Announces Department of Defense Contractor Sierra Military Health Services Taps Aspen to Deliver Regulated Learning and Training to Employees From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34703) WebCT Vista leads e-learning standards effort From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34702) 2003 Digital Drive Conference Hosts eLearning Best Practices Track From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34701) AOL convinces university to drop slogan From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34700) eLearning Policy Insights: Reports for eighteen countries online now! From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34699) San Diego Firestorm and Distance-Educator.com From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34698) Quiet All quiet at the mo, partly because of running around 12 hrs a day and partly because of shouting too much at England vs. Samoa :o) From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on October 27, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (34697) Learning Object Directory FindLearningObjects HomePage | RecentChanges | Preferences Below is a selection of reasonably well-stocked repositories and resource collections. If you wi From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 27, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (34696) Usability Guidelines Matrix   Characteristics of the Best Systems: Here's a fantastic collection of usability guidelines that cuts across authors to reveal they're all really saying the same things, just in different ways. If all software developers would follow these rules, it'd be a whole new world. "This is a collection of heuristics, attributes, rules and principles from leaders in the field of human-computer interaction. I've tried to g From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 27, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (34695) Harvesting knowledge - can we really do it?   Denham Grey has written another blog entry on harvesting knowledge. To quote: Many companies are climbing on the continuity management bandwagon, riding the demographics as the boomers begin to retire and there are dire predictions of severe erosion of institutional memory and organizational brain drain. * colleagues and staff are wary of giving up their tricks and tips. There must be a suitab From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 27, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (34694) Pitch   Preview announcement of Pitch, a new journal devoted to instructional technology produced by David Wiley and the crew in Utah. It looks like a nice format: Creative Commons licensing, RSS feeds, and yes, even a form of peer review. The model closely resembles Kuro5hin's reader review model. By Various Authors, October, 2003 [--> From Handheld Instructional Technology on October 27, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (34693) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]