Edu_RSS ~ November 8, 2003

Most recent update: November 8, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: RLOs Education if Engineers Did It After 5 has an interesting article refuting the concept of RLOs. RLOs: Education if Engineers Did It "The RLO/RCO approach assumes that learning is largely information dispensing, that content can be clearly categorized into narrowly defined slots, that an objective, all-encompassing system can be created and the fact it hasn't worked well yet is just a matter of not having perfected the system." The po From e-Learning Eclectic on November 8, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (36629) Rich Colleges Receiving Richest Share of U.S. Aid The federal government typically gives the wealthiest private universities significantly more financial aid money than schools with much greater shares of poor students. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (36628) A Tight Job Market Dampens Ivy League Hopes Almost half a year after finishing their studies, many graduates of elite colleges are settling for jobs that have little to do with their career goals. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (36627) For Many College Students, a Job (or Two) to Pay Tuition With the economy shaky and college tuition continuing to rise, more students than ever are looking for part-time jobs on campus. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (36626) Commercial publishers issue a statement on open access On November 4, the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers issued a statement on open access. The group includes all the major commercial publishers of scientific journals, such as Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Kluwer, and Blackwell. The statement affirms that "broadening and ensuring continuity of information access for researchers, scholars, and practitioners is a critical mission for all publishers" and that "[a]s publishers of science, we naturally look From FOS News on November 8, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (36625) "India's National Newspaper" endorses open access Today's issue of The Hindu ("India's National Newspaper") contains an editorial endorsing open access. Excerpt: "Open access publishing has been gathering momentum in recent years. Dr. [Harold] Varmus and like-minded scientists point out that much scientific research, especially basic research, is government funded. So the public ends up paying twice, first for the research and then for getting access to the results of the research. The costs of subscribing to several scientific journals are daunting enough From FOS News on November 8, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (36624) How has blogging changed your life? Harald at Daihatsu Graceland recently suggested discussing blogging's impact on our personal lives. It's pretty easy to see ways in which blogging affects our society at large. The furor over Trent Lott, the success of Howard Dean's presidential campaign to date are just a couple examples of blogging in action.... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (36623) WW2 Metaphors for the Future of Telecom Telepocalypse paints an ugly picture for the future of telecom as he postulates that the major players will fight to control one of their last remaining bulwarks - the voice directory (OPINION://RIAA, MPAA, CTIA?). In particular, he thinks that VoIP... From The Importance Of on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (36622) Jur. Recherche im Internet Eine Fülle von neuesten Materialien und Dokumenten zum (Internationalen) Recht findet sich auf den Seiten der Murdoch University, Perth. Lesenswert... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (36621) Prinz Charles' königlicher Knebel Prinz Charles versucht mit allen Mitteln, die Veröffentlichung von Behauptungen über sich und seinen ehemaligen Leibdiener zu verhindern. Die britische... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (36620) Manila updates Jake Savin is implementing FTP rendering for Manila: »Parts of the code for this feature have been done for a little while now, but a few pieces had been missing, most notably the writing of your site's RSS feed to the static server.«Rendering a site via FTP has been working with Alan Germans FTP filewriters for many years now. No news. But the rendering process did not include any RSS files - and that is a feature I wanted for quit From owrede_log on November 8, 2003 at 7:46 p.m.. (36619) Yet another reason to bow down in front of the BBC Go Anatoli! Live satellite tracking of migrating Bewick's Swans. From Russia to Britain, wired wirelessly to the web. (and their arrival is on Radio 4 tomorrow morning). Quite quite brilliant. Flamingo tracking!... From Ben Hammersley.com on November 8, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (36618) IRAK-Konflikt Spätestens seit heute wohl (leider) wieder "brandaktuell": Die Liveblogs "Baghdad Burning" und "Healing Iraq",- neben den bereits seit Kriegsbeginn bekannten.... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (36617) Das Leben ist nie eine Linie - nie! Michel Friedman, der Kritik an seinem Comeback in den Medien nach der Kokain-Affäre im Sommer zurückgewiesen hat, in seinem "Wort... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (36616) Designers at Microsoft Robert Scoble: »Are you really ready to know how Microsoft develops software for Longhorn? It's simple: the graphic designers are now in charge.[...]Now, we don't call them that. On the team I'm a part of we call them "Program Designers." The title really hides what they do and how important they are.The program designer I got to watch up close is David Shadle. He's a guy who'd make Alan Cooper proud. He does all sorts of things at Microsoft, from logos, to signs, to software i From owrede_log on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (36615) Where do we want to take you this time? Sure email spam sucks, pop-up ads drive you nuts and Usenet is a sewer. But you'd think you could count on some basic 'net nuts and bolts to work as expected, wouldn't you? Well, you would be mistaken. From kuro5hin.org on November 8, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (36614) McTrademark Follies MSNBC runs an AP wirestory reporting that hamburger purveyor McDonalds is upset by the inclusion of the word "McJob" in the latest version (11th Ed.) of the Mirriam-Webster dictionary (McDonald From The Importance Of on November 8, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (36613) 11.09.2001 Einen ziemlichen umfassennden Einblick in die bereits vorliegenden offiziellen und veröffentlichten Dokumente rund um die Ereignisse von "Ground Zero" (Hearings,... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (36612) Goodbye garden It's pretty chilly today, 41°, and tonight's predicted lows are below freezing. So I spent the afternoon picking the last of my tomatoes (10!) and looking over recipes from September's Martha Stewart Living for green tomatoes. I cut down the plant, brought my rosemary and lavender indoors, and moved the holy and boxwood onto the windowsill, where it will remain through the winter. The fire escape garden has moved into its winter cycle, which makes me a bit sad because I miss my fl From megnut on November 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (36611) Remembering Betsy Last night I got together with a wonderful old friend I hadn't seen in nearly ten years. During our discussion, she mentioned a woman with whom we had both attended summer camp had died. It's always such odd news to hear of the death of someone you haven't thought about or seen in many many years. Suddenly and unexpectedly, you miss them. Today as I was running, my thoughts turned to Betsy and my memories of her: shockingly long bright red hair, her nose ring (which really seemed like something odd and amazing when I was a twelve-year-old girl), and her incredible mountainee From megnut on November 8, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (36610) Literature Webliography Literature Webliographyhttp://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/lit.htmlA comprehensive literature webliography from LSU Libraries including General Guides, Bibliographies, Library Catalogs, Dictionaries, Discussions, Organizations, Periodicals, Style Guides, Electronic Texts, and Individual authors. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (36609) Resources for Distance Learning Library Services Resources for Distance Learning Library Serviceshttp://www.lib.odu.edu/services/disted/dersrcs.htmlResources for distance learning library services including ACRL, CLA, LAA & LA Guidelines, Electronic Discussion Groups, Conferences/Workshops, Organizations, Publications, Selected Readings, Library Websites, and Related Links. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (36608) In Defense of Dutch Drug Policy Modern liberal democracies have increasingly been torn over the drug policy debate. Its polarizing effects of have developed two distinct stances: The proponents of legalization supporting the concept of "harm reduction" and the prohibitionists who support the continuation of the costly and often draconian drug war. Each camp claims that the adverse effects of drug use would be better dealt with through their methods. Prohibitionists insist the only way to solve the drug problem requires the elimination of all narcotics use through the enforcement of laws; proponents of legalization stress tha From kuro5hin.org on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (36607) Linux Desktop in the Workplace First, the CEO of Red Hat says you should stick with Windows for the desktop, in this Silicon.com story (Red Hat CEO says you should buy Windows). On the other hand C|Net News is reporting that IBM will announce on... From The Importance Of on November 8, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (36606) The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and Worldview The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and Worldviewhttp://www.shirky.com/writings/semantic_syllogism.htmlHere's a interesting syllogistic slap in the face of proponents of the Semantic Web, metadata from Clay Shirky. It always good to listen to all sides of the Semantic Web's metadata. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (36605) Blogging in the Margins- Comment Blogginh Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, English professor at University of Maryland, blogs about comment blogging a different mode of effective participation in the blog world simply by using the comment space of other weblog. Kirschenbaum cites how François Lachance effectively is part of the world of blogging without his having his own blog. Presumably François has in mind --> From cogdogblog on November 8, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (36604) Blogging in the Margins- Comment Blogging Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, English professor at University of Maryland, blogs about comment blogging a different mode of effective participation in the blog world simply by using the comment space of other weblog. Kirschenbaum cites how François Lachance effectively is part of the world of blogging without his having his own blog. Presumably François has in mind --> From cogdogblog on November 8, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (36603) The Word of Bill Gates As a writer and teacher, I've been living a double life. Well, with my computer, anyway. For the longest time I have used Lotus software -- first Works, then AmiPro, then WordPro -- for my writing and Microsoft Word 97 for my school work. This means I have wasted much... From PEDABLOGUE on November 8, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (36602) Google Launches Its Own Mini-Browser Under Disguise: The Google Deskbar Google Deskbar http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/ = must have Desktop tool (Windows ONLY) FREE Called the Google Deskbar here is the latest useful addition to your set of powerful research tools (still in beta). Search the whole Web using Google and without opening your browser! Specific features: Search using Google, even when your browser isn't running Preview search results in a small inset window that closes automatically Access Google from any application by typing Ctrl+Alt+G Use keyboard shortcuts for multiple Google searches, i.e., Google News (Ctrl+N),Google Images (Ctrl+I), or Fr From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (36599) Seed Wiki Durch einen Beitrag von Margaret Marks wurde ich auf das "Seed Wiki" aufmerksam, das u.a. Ãœbersetzungstools anbietet.... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (36598) Instructional Technology Question Inkslinger writes, "Our school district has the opportunity to (re)build our 1200-student high school. Part of the construction budget is for 'instructional technology.'... I am looking for advice, both for what examples of technology you have seen used well at... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 8, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (36597) The Rise of Comments (Via JD)I think this is a pretty good question too: Tony Perkins, creator and editor-in-chief of AlwaysOn and the event's host, questioned whether newly emboldened readers will continue to be engaged by Web sites that don't allow them to comment on stories, editorials or columns. What the blogging and social networking era has done for these readers, he said, was reveal "the power of participating in media... the average citizen out there has something to say." As a result, he believes every W From weblogged News on November 8, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (36596) Web Log Lesson Plans I got an e-mail today from a teacher in Virginia asking if I knew any examples of lesson plans that included Web logs. I started thinking if I had any specific plans written down about how I introduced and implemented Web logs in my classes and I quickly came to the realization that this site is about as close to a Web log lesson plan as I can get. This teacher is new to Web logging and wants to introduce them as part of an English project. I know there are some out there, but are there any other formal Web logging From weblogged News on November 8, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (36595) CSS and Theme Building Spent much of the last two days with my very skilled and patient wife digging into CSS and trying to make some more themes for my school Web logs. We pretty much ended yesterday with a concept, at least, and a pretty good understanding of how CSS work and the flexibility they give. I was inspired on Wednesday when I surfed into ZenGarden and saw some really beautiful designs that would fit Web logs well. The other area where I pretty mu From weblogged News on November 8, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (36594) IdeaFisher The IdeaFisher program, in development since 1977 is a very deep, but very easy to use software application that's been proven to tap both short and long-term memory to help create breakthroughs, and avoid ideas that might bomb. Used by 480 of the Fortune 500 and over 350,000 ad agencies, small businesses, large corporations and educational institutions. [PRWEB Nov 8, 2003] From PR Web on November 8, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (36593) Weblogs: Simplifying Web Publishing IEEE Computer Magazine: Weblogs: Simplifying Web Publishing by Charlie Lindahl and Elise Blount (registration required). There is a companion blog for this article, but there is not much there. 3 pages popular tech article about weblogs: intro, a bit on comsumer-producer blur, a lot on blogging system features (separating content from presentation, templates, blogger APIs, information management, syndica From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (36591) Penn State, RIAA, Napster Agree On Download Service November 6, 2003 (3:55 p.m. EST) By W. David Gardner, TechWeb News In a perfect college world for music downloaders, artists and recording companies keep their royalties while students get free music. Penn State made the latest attempt at this music download utopia Thursday as it unveiled a program with Napster that delivers digital music to its student body at no cost to the students. From aG-UK Filesharing News on November 8, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (36590) iTunes Money Goes Straight to the RIAA November 7, 2003 Ciarán Tannam Despite all the perceived success of the new pay for download services nobody is making any money out of the 99c a song model except the RIAA. The Register have quoted Steve Jobs as saying that almost all the money goes straight to the music companies. From aG-UK Filesharing News on November 8, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (36589) The Shape of Blogging's Future Dave writes: Weblog software is going to be like mail servers. Lots of ways to deploy, every niche filled. For the masses, services like Yahoo, MSN and AOL. Blogging servers for corporations, inside and outside of the firewall. For schools, for the military, specialized systems for lawyers, librarians, professors, reporters, magazines, daily newspapers. The next President will have a blog. Writing for the Web, the prevailing form of publishing in the early 21st Century, will come in many sizes and shapes, flavors and styles. It won't be one-size-fits-all. Open formats and protocols will m From Handheld Instructional Technology on November 8, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (36587) IBM warms to desktop Linux - Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com IBM's other Linux shoe could drop Monday, as Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at a conference. IBM has heavily promoted the open-source operating system for use on servers, but Sam Docknevich of IBM's Global Servi From Techno-News Blog on November 8, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (36586) Noisier Computers Drive Users to Silence - REUTERS Finding it harder to concentrate at your desk? Maybe it's the constant drone of your personal computer. A small but growing niche of users fed up with office noise pollution are turning to very quiet PCs to take back the sound of computing silence. Whi From Techno-News Blog on November 8, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (36585) A Collaborative Intergenerational Project - Scott Merrick, techLearning "I didn't know technology was a team sport," quipped one of my colleagues in the halls of University School of Nashville yesterday. He was commenting on my elated "We WON!" declaration. This year's Dell Student Technology Leadership Teams' competition From Educational Technology on November 8, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (36584) Apple bruised by problems reported with new products - Corey Murray, School News Two problems--data loss and monitor impairment--reported with new Apple Computer products have hundreds of customers up in arms and should be watched closely by Mac-using educators. The trouble reports involve Apple's new "Panther" operating system and From Educational Technology on November 8, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (36583) A post on A post on ElegantHack echoes my own experience that there can be a powerful synergy when a learning designer and graphic designer (or conceputal designer) get together:Staying honestI think the same could apply for a usability professional, programmer and visual designer.Elegant Hack - wonderful as ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (36582) use an old O/S, so this use an old O/S, so this may already exist...Is there a browser with a visual history? I.e. when viewing your History, you can actually see thumbnails of all the sites you visited on a particular day. I often find that I visually remember a site better than I ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36581) the UK, the e-learning company EPIC the UK, the e-learning company EPIC is widely regarded as #1. Now, different people will have different views on the actual product they produce. However, there is one thing that I really admire - the manner in which they are building their brand and their marketing/precence. Even a ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36580) I was to start an e-learning I was to start an e-learning company tomorrow, here's what I'd do...I would create a core team of Learning Architects (mix of learning designers, visual designers, software architects, project managers). Not many of these - maybe less than 10. These would be exceptional people, both in terms of ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36579) believe that the UK e-learning market believe that the UK e-learning market is becoming a commodity market. Everyone is producing similar products and the main differentiator is becoming cost (and sometimes experience or the ability to do a good bid on a particular day). As everyone looks to overseas for production, we'll all be ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36578) Many people would like a new home, Many people would like a new home, i.e. a modern, just built home. However, new developments are such a depressing compromise. You usually get to choose between 5 or 6 set house types at different costs and that's it. The only break from conformity is being able to choose ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36577) don't normally like to criticise Microsoft, don't normally like to criticise Microsoft, it's too easy and too many people doing it. However, one thing is currently driving me to distraction. Currently, the programmes in the Office suite use different window models. In Word, each doc has its own taskbar. If you shut down one ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36576) believe it was Jef Raskin who believe it was Jef Raskin who pointed out that the design of modern Windows applications inevitably leads to innefficient use, which stops 'flow'. Let me explain - usually there are three ways of doing something - menu command, toolbar button or shortcut key on the keyboard. Having more ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36575) Bit of a misleading post title, actually...Another Bit of a misleading post title, actually...Another sad, wishful, mindful_learner wish...I wish that it was much easier to switch between browsers and mail clients (and other internet clients)....why can't I choose to bring up IE or Mozilla or anything I please and easily switch between them without fucking up ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36574) I'm surprised there aren't more partnerships between I'm surprised there aren't more partnerships between 'off the shelf' vendors and bespoke vendors. The bespoke guys could do high-end work or quick, cheap work the 'off the shelf' guys don't want to do (or can't do) or could help them provide a mixed offering of generic and bespoke ... From duskanddawn.blogspot.com on November 8, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (36573) Why presidential candidate weblogs aren't working Dave Winer figured out that weblogs of presidential candidates don't work:Dave Winer: Yesterday I was interviewed about presidential weblogs.Got me thinking. I keep reading the candidate weblogs, waiting to be inspired, or even interested. So far the only one worth pointing to, imho, is the DNC weblog. It's the only one that's engaged, in gear, doing stuff. I feel pity for poor John Edwards, trying so hard, but feeling strongly that From owrede_log on November 8, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (36572) Google tests desktop search - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com Search company Google is testing software that lets people navigate the Web without opening up an Internet browser, placing itself in a field that Microsoft has designs on--desktop search. On Thursday, the Mountain View, Calif.-based search From Techno-News Blog on November 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (36571) Jack Kemp To Address AIU Online Faculty Through Virtual Faculty Summit Former U.S. Housing Secretary and NFL MVP addresses online faculty in first-ever, web-based faculty summit. American InterContinental University Online (AIU Online), one of the fastest growing universities in North America and subsidiary of Career Educ From Online Learning Update on November 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (36570) e-TQM College to launch the first e-learning based Masters program in Total Quality & Performance Management in the Middle East - Mansoor Al Awar The program is the first of its kind in the Middle East, in conjunction with Bradford School of Management and the European Centre for Total Quality Management (ECTQM).... The learner can complete the program during a two-year term. The program is 180 From Online Learning Update on November 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (36569) Sloan-C Medal of Honor Awarded for Vision and Leadership in Online Learning The Sloan Consortium, a rapidly growing association of academic institutions and organizations that share information about effective online learning, will award its first ever Sloan-C Medal of Honor at its upcoming international conference. Dr. From Online Learning Update on November 8, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (36568) The Asian Studies WWW Monitor The Asian Studies WWW Monitorhttp://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.htmlThe Asian Studies WWW Monitor (ISSN 1329-9778) was established 21 April 1994. The journal, a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides daily abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with Asian Studies. It is published by the Internet Publications Bureau, --> From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (36567) COL Knowledge Finder Portal COL Knowledge Finder Portalhttp://www.colfinder.org/public/index.jspThe COL knowledge finder indexes about one million documents on education and development from selected websites related to education and development. New documents are added regularly as are oedead links removed. The contents of this virtual library includes documents from around the world and aims to support and enhance the work of learners, educators, administrators and policy makers. You may also make use of customized access pages t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (36566) Education-Line Education-Linehttp://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/Education-line is a freely accessible database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (36565) Educational Software Directory Educational Software Directoryhttp://www.educational-software-directory.net/Educational Software Directory - Your Guide to Learning Software Resources on the Web. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (36564) Eduseek Eduseekhttp://www.eduseek.com/Eduseek is a portal to millions of Educational web sites. Only top quality sites are included and the suitable age range is listed for every site. You can choose the age range you wish to search for by ticking the boxes to the right of "Age Groups". From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 8, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (36563) Structuring elements in knowledge creation processes for classes Spike Hall describes some structuring elements in knowledge creation efforts in classes: Formal Debate Each participant committed to active participation with a reward for doing so. Moral Dimension of Student Product: Students were assigned to an advisory committee advising a business on the negative impact of business activity on public health. Student activity within advisory committee constrained within a series of production stages. First stage: identify facts, debate solutio From owrede_log on November 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (36562) Personal use of corporate computers is good Found via Lilia Efimova: »Personal web usage in workplace offers benefits for employees, employers, new book concludes [via Judith Meskill]: websurfing for personal reasons during work hours results in "better time management, reduction in stress, adding to skill sets, and helping to achieve a balance between work and personal life". From owrede_log on November 8, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (36561) Security Flaws Rankle Microsoft Microsoft's campaign to snare virus writers indicates the software behemoth is finally feeling the heat of its own security woes. Analysts say Windows flaws are hurting Microsoft's ability to book new contracts with corporate customers. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36560) Europe May Swallow GM Foods Although European opposition to genetically modified foods remains strong, an EU committee is ready to discuss ending a five-year ban on biotech crops. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36559) U.N. Shelves Cloning Treaty Despite the Bush administration's best efforts, the United Nations votes to postpone a decision on cloning until 2005. While there is extensive support for banning the cloning of human beings, the international body is divided over therapeutic cloning. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36558) Senators Banter Over Net Taxes Proponents of a permanent ban on Internet access taxes hit a roadblock Friday, because the Senate can't agree on how to define 'Internet access.' They hope to reach a compromise next week. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36557) Will Microsoft Wallop Friendster? Social-networking sites proliferate, but none so far dominates. Will Microsoft's mishmash of blogging, networking and messenging technologies win over the uninitiated masses -- or is it vaporware? By Kari L. Dean. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36556) Reaping New Meds From Old Cures Researchers ask traditional African healers and herbalists about their craft in hopes of finding blockbuster drugs. But the healers want a better bargain from the companies profiting from their knowledge. Megan Lindow reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. From Wired News on November 8, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (36555) Späte Rehabilitierung Der Oberste Gerichtshof von New Hampshire hat gestern entschieden, dass Oralsex nicht strafbar ist, und zwar unabhängig vom Geschlecht. Also... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 5:49 a.m.. (36554) Best summary of the McDonald's donation "Can I supersize that NPR for ya?" From an anonymous comment on a discussion board at the Dean blog.... From Joho the Blog on November 8, 2003 at 5:47 a.m.. (36553) Preparing for KM Europe Last few months I was asking very often "is there a chance you will be at KM Europe?" I'm asking it once more, so if you are coming please write me. KM Europe starts on Monday.  I'm really looking forward to it. It will be a great opportunity to meet many people I know only "digitally" via weblogs or Knowledge Board. It's also great From Mathemagenic on November 8, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (36552) No, my goal is not to channel the entire spirit of ... No, my goal is not to channel the entire spirit of Peter Merholz into the education realm, but his stuff is a gold mine of connections, and I keep coming back to this one post. Experience Economics has a wonderful pyramid chart showing how people experience different types of birthday parties, starting with the commodity (birthday cake ingredients) and working all the way up to something transforming (birthday at Disney World). As you move up the pyramid, emotional resonance and economic value increase. What's the equiv From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (36551) Evan makes some excellent points about the non-com ... Evan makes some excellent points about the non-community of the blogging community and then reflects some more after seeing some thoughtful feedback on her posts. I often feel the same way when I lose sight of the reasons I wanted to write online in the first place (record, reflect, synthesize). There's something just per From Jeremy Hiebert's headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (36550) "Völlig illegal" Angeblich zur Rettung seiner Ehe hat ein israelischer Anwalt eine schriftliche Verpflichtung seiner Frau der etwas anderen Art gefordert...... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (36549) Traditionsmodell mit Zukunft Der Begriff "Genossenschaft" wird landläufig mit Arbeiterbewegung, Verbandsmeierei, 19. Jahrhundert und Versorgungsmentalität in Verbindung gebracht. Dabei können "e.G.'s" eine attraktive... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 8, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (36548) POWERFUL NEW ALL NATURAL PRODUCT HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO CREATE HOMEOSTASIS (BALANCE) IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. HYPERIMMUNE EGG TECHNOLOGY IS CREATING A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE WORLD. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE MANY BENIFITS OF OPTIMUM HEALTH, AND CASHING IN ON NEW TECHNOLOGY.UNIQUE, EFFECTIVE, MULTIPLE-PATENTED HYPERIMMUNE EGG IS CAUSING THE WORLD TO TAKE NOTICE! [PRWEB Nov 8, 2003] From PR Web on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36547) Change in SAT Procedure Echoes in Disability Realm The College Board is no longer flagging the SAT scores of students with disabilities who took the test with extended time, but even so, requests for extra time have gone down. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36546) Houston School Official Defends Action Houston's school superintendent, Kaye Stripling, defended crime reporting in the schools on Friday, saying the district had adhered to state laws. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36545) School Violence Data Under a Cloud in Houston The rape of a disabled student in a boys' bathroom is among thousands of school crimes that appear to have been airbrushed from the record. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36544) A Top Costume in the City: The Invisible Student Each year in New York City, public school attendance plummets on Halloween. This year, the fears were of a particularly nasty projectile: the frozen egg wrapped in foil. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36543) City Misses State's Deadline for Replacing School Boards The New York City Department of Education has failed to meet a state deadline for holding elections to replace the city's 32 community school boards. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36542) Boston U. Pays Its New President Just to Go Away Just one day before he was to take over, Daniel S. Goldin, the former NASA administrator, agreed to walk away from the post for a reported payment of $1.8 million. From New York Times: Education on November 8, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (36541) Personal use of corporate computers is good Nice research-based arguments for you boss catching you doing personal things at your work computer :) Personal web usage in workplace offers benefits for employees, employers, new book concludes [via Judith Meskill]: websurfing for personal reasons during work hours results in "better time management, reduction in stress, adding to skill sets, and helping to achieve a balance between From Jeremy Hiebert'apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on November 8, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (36539) What Can Education Learn from the Video Game Industry? Jeremy Hiebert's HeadSpaceJ Blog posts a link to an interesting set of opinions from the likes of Marc Prensky (Games2Train) and James Paul Gee (author of "What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy"): What Can Education Learn from the Video Game Industry? I've commented a couple times on using gaming for corporate training, and how I feel that while there is great value in the idea, the reality is often less than successful. Mostly because creating good games is hard, and making From e-Learning Eclectic on November 7, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (36538) The Albuquerque Journal as a Bad Paid Content Model Though this article covers paid content for news access, providers of online learning content should read carefully. I have commented frequently that the market for online content is two-time order of magnitude smaller than traditional - that is, if it cost $100 originally, it should cost $1 online. The lemma, mentioned in passing, is that if the price remains the same, then the audience declines by that same margin - an audience of 100 people reduces to an audience of 1. By Vin Crosbie, Digital Deliverance, November 6, 2003 [From OLDaily on November 7, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (36537) The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and Worldview Clay Shirkey makes two important points in this article. First, deduction is not nearly so useful as proponents of the semantic web imagine. And second, people will always have differing views. Both appear to seriously undercut the potential value of the semantic web, even when it is realized. I have argued for the second point on numerous occasions (the first I have always considered self-evident), to little avail thus far. The Resource Profiles paper I released on Wednesday is designed to address these issues (again From OLDaily on November 7, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (36536) College Pact a Fresh Start For Napster Students feel betrayed by Penn State administration, and with good reason. The university will begin offering the students free access to music through the revamped (and now commercial) Napster service. There won't be an extra cost (for now) - it will be paid for from the existing technology fee (begging the question: what was it being used for before?). Students are outraged. "The money I pay could go to much better things such as rebuilding the network or better lab equipment," wrote Penn State senior From OLDaily on November 7, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (36533) The Mentor Initiative Interesting item from India's The Apex Academy, offering online mentoring services to students throughout that country. "This provides you with an opportunity to create, add, and supplement your own knowledge delivery. In case you are preparing to enter the domain of providing personalized and expert support to students, here is an opportunity for you to create unique offerings with virtually NO investments from your end." By Press Release, The Apex Academy, November, 2003 [Refer][ From OLDaily on November 7, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (36532) The Future of E-Learning Models and the Language We Use to Describe Them On Wednesday I released the text of my interview with Mark Oehlert, which he asked me for a week or two before posting a more general request on his website. My declaration of impatience was rewarded as on Thursday he released the slides and draft from his study. Although Oehlert uses a great deal of material from my submission (attributed throughout to 'one contributor') I still prefer my version, which doesn't pull the punches. By Mark Oehlert, e-Clippings (a division of blogoehlert), November 6, 2003 [--> From OLDaily on November 7, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. 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