Edu_RSS ~ November 24, 2003

Most recent update: November 24, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Uni Frankfurt: Studenten legen Präsident den Rücktritt... Das Studierendenparlament der Goethe-Universität hat Uni-Präsident Rudolf Steinberg zum Rücktritt aufgefordert. Als "höchster Repräsentant der Universität" sei der Jurist "nicht mehr tragbar", heißt es in dem Antrag, den das Gremium in seiner jüngsten Sitzung angenommen hat. Die Demokratische Linke Liste hatte die Vorlage eingebracht. Die Studierenden werfen dem Präsidenten unter anderem vor, dass er Anfang November bei einer Demonstration vor dem... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (38552) Not Understanding Dean's Success The San Francisco Chronicle has a surprisingly shallow story about Howard Dean's campaign. It mentions the Internet once, only to... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 24, 2003 at 10:46 p.m.. (38551) Thoughts on Edblogger Ed Blogger was a great chance to meet some really good people. I am consistently struck by the quality of the edblogging community. They are genuinely concerned with how to make education better, and their ultimate concern for students is always apparent. People who are new to this seem genuinely amazed at the level of collaboration and willingness to share ideas, but that seems to be the best part of it all. Pat did a superb job in getting this whole thing to come together, and IÂ’m already looking forward to the next one. Having said that From weblogged News on November 24, 2003 at 9:46 p.m.. (38550) Eldred arguments on Oyez Oyez, the supreme court audio archive previously featured on this site, has recently released all the audio from the Eldred vs. Ashcroft case. Recorded in January of 2003, the audio of this case is available under a Creative Commons license. Also featured on that page are SMIL versions of the audio, which display text about who is talking as it plays, and a recent video taped lecture from Lawrence Les From Creative Commons: weblog on November 24, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (38549) CHE-Experte sieht keinen Sinn... Sogar die professionellen Befürworter von allgemeinen Studiengebühren sind der Ansicht, dass Gebühren für LangzeitstudentInnen keinen Sinn machen. Damit wird eines deutlich: Egal was man von Studiengebühren im Allgemeinen halten mag, Studiengebühren für LangzeitstudentInnen sind so oder so völlig widersinnig und daher abzulehnen. Ein Auszug aus dem ZDF-Interview mit Frank Ziegele vom Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE): From BildungsBlog on November 24, 2003 at 8:50 p.m.. (38548) Learning Webs: Learning in... Die Autoren haben sich einige interessante Gedanken über Weblogs und Learning Communities gemacht: "This article explores how professionally oriented Weblog projects support the emergence of loosely coupled learning networks. We provide an overview of the technical infrastructure of this particular form of personal Webpublishing and the social ecosystems that emerge through current Weblog authoring practices. Furthermore, we suggest that some Weblog ecosystems can be conceptualized as learning webs. These learning webs appear to meet the specific needs of knowledge workers fo From BildungsBlog on November 24, 2003 at 8:50 p.m.. (38547) Gradual and Simple Changes to Incorporate ICT into the Classroom From ScotFEICT on November 24, 2003 at 8:50 p.m.. (38546) Frankfurt: Studentische Protestaktion am Senckenbergmuseum Studentische Demonstranten haben die Neu-Einweihung des Senckenbergmuseums in Frankfurt blockiert, um Roland Koch zunächst an der Eröffnung, und anschliessend an der Abreise zu hindern. Der Hintergrund ist, dass die Studierendenschaft der Uni Frankfurt ein Hausverbot gegen Roland Koch aufgrund seines sozialen Kahlschlags und der Einführung von Studiengebühren ausgesprochen hatte. Die Demonstranten wollten offenbar mit Barrikaden und einer Sitzblockade vor Kochs Dienstwagen die Abfahrt des Ministerpräsident From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:51 p.m.. (38544) Bildung vs Altersversorgung? Richard Gleim kommt dem Bildungsauftrag des Weblogs "Mehrzweckbeutel" in einem wie ich finde recht gelungenen Artikel nach: Wie kann man nur Bildung der Heranwachsenden gegen die Versorgung der Rentner aufrechnen! Ist es nicht viel gescheiter, Steuern von Sozialausgaben und damit auch die dafür notwendigen Einnahmen säuberlich zu trennen? Wie hier berichtet geht es auf keinen Fall. Bildung und Ausbildung haben absoluten Vorrang. Für jeden und From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:51 p.m.. (38543) Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen: Dieses Weblog wird bestreikt! Dieses Weblog wird bestreikt, um meinem Protest gegen die im Rahmen des Sparprogramms "Operation Sichere Zukunft" geplante Erhebung von Studiengebühren in Hessen durch die hessische Landesregierung Ausdruck From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38542) Rauchen für's Studium: [1] [2] (PDF) From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38541) Auch die Giessener Medizin-StudentInnen... ... haben gestern symbolisch die Bildung zu Grabe getragen, um gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen zu protestieren. Einige Hundert zogen gestern in Giessen durch den Seltersweg (leider kam ich sehr spät, deswegen sind sowenige auf dem Bild zu sehen). Denn der von den Gebühren betroffene "Langzeitstudent" ist kein fauler, linksradikaler, zotteliger Mittdreissiger, wie uns die Landesregierung Hessens wieder und From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38540) "Bourdieu & danach" derStandard.at hat ein Special mit dem Titel "Bourdieu & danach" veröffentlicht. Unter anderem gibt es ein bislang unveröffentlichtes Interview von 1999 mit Pierre Bourdieu über seine Feldforschung und Fotoarbeit sowie eine Fotogallerie mit einigen Fotos Bordieus aus den 50er Jahren in Algerien. Bordieu war also auch ein Gelegenheitsfotograf. Bekannt wurde er From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38538) Zu kurz gegriffen? Claus stellt im Weblog Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen die spannende Frage, ob ein Protest gegen Studiengebühren nicht letztendlich zu kurz greift, da eigentlich die Zerstörung des Sozialstaates als solches in der Tür steht. Meines Erachtens nach läuft es letztendlich auf die ökonomische Symptomatik eines politischen Prozesses heraus. Nur auf welcher Diskursebene, oder auch: In welcher Systemlogik sollte man argumentieren? From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38537) Uni Giessen: Streik-Zeitung der Studis Ab heute gibt's die erste Ausgabe der Giessener Streikzeitung. Die Druckausgabe sollte überall im Unigelände ausliegen und die pdf-Dateil gibt's hier.... Die Streikzeitung #1 als pdf-Datei [via Asta-giessen.de/streik] (Diesen Beitrag gibt es auch im Weblog Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen) From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38536) "Interaktivität ist überflüssig" Die Süddeutsche mit einem Veriss der Tagung "Grenzen der Interaktivität" des Zentrums für Medien und Interaktivität an der hiesigen Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. [via korrespondenz.log] From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38535) "Nicht-Akademiker finanzieren Akademikern das Studium - ein Mythos" Auch die Befürworter so genannter nachgelagerter Gebühren, die nach dem Studium bezahlt werden, betonen, dass das Geld allein den Hochschulen zugute kommen dürfe. Es sei gerecht, wenn Akademiker ihrer Hochschule etwas zurückzahlten, da sie auf Grund ihres überwiegend von den unteren und mittleren Einkommensgruppen steuerfinanzierten Studiums meist auch einen gut bezahlten Job hätten. Dagegen heißt es in einem Gutachten für das Deutsche Studentenwerk, die traditionelle Behauptung, dass Nicht-Akademiker den Akademikern das Studium finan From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38534) "Sägt man am Ast der Bildung, fällt der ganze Baum" Aus der Kategorie Und was bitteschön soll das??? erzählt kHOSSmos Von der ungerechten Mittelverteilung der Kochschen Landesregierung. From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38533) "Es gibt auch andere hervorragende Lebenswege" Wissenschaftsminister Udo Corts (CDU) verteidigt im Interview mit der Frankfurter Rundschau die von der Landesregierung geplante Einführung von Studiengebühren. Die Argumentationsführung spricht für sich. Auf den Einwand, dass Studiengebühren keinerlei Verbesserung der Lehre an den Hochschulen mit sich bringen würde, meint Herr Corts lediglich, dies sei natürlich Sache der Hochschulen: [FR:] From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38532) "Langzeit-Studiengebühren wirken politisch schön" Experte sieht keinen Sinn in den Gebühren Sogar die professionellen Befürworter von allgemeinen Studiengebühren sind der Ansicht, dass Gebühren für LangzeitstudentInnen, so wie von der hessischen Landesregierung geplant, keinen Sinn machen! Damit wird eines deutlich: Egal was man von Studiengebühren halten mag, die Pläne der hessischen Landesregierung sind so oder so völlig widersinnig und daher abzulehnen. Ein Auszug aus dem ZDF-Interview mit Frank Ziegele--> From PlasticThinking: Moe'apos;s Blog. on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38531) Rechtsvergleichung Die "University of British Columbia Library" hat eine Seite ins Netz gestellt, die nahezu alle Länder dieser Erde erfasst; klickt... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 p.m.. (38530) EdBlogger Con... Like being home. My first language is English. I leave the states to be with my family in Chiapas over the summer for an extended period time. After a while, I get an itch to speak English with another English speaker. I work the computer in English during that time, but it doesn't... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38529) Feel the Season: From Japan Feel the Season Shuji writes about his cool blog where Japanese EFL students responding to their digital photos with Haiku! Yeah! I love it! I'm running a blog site for my Japanese college EFL class. They're writing seasonal essays as well as photo haikus. Please visit and post your comments... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38528) ENG 111B 2003:::Block 4 ENG 111B 2003:::Block 4 A side blog for a course on English..more to come... got to get home... From EdBlogger Praxis on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38527) Informationskampagne der SPD-Landtagsfraktion: Kochs... Der hessische Ministerpräsident Roland Koch hat mittels seiner Richtlinienkompetenz verfügt, dass im kommenden Landeshaushalt eine zerstörerische Streichaktion stattfindet. Diese Streichliste steht für schweren Wahlbetrug, sie steht für einen finanzpolitischen Offenbarungseid, sie steht für Sozialabbau. Die SPD-Landtagsfraktion informiert hier über die Streichmaßnahmen und über deren Folgen. From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38526) Mittwoch in Bockenheim: Studierende laden zur "Gebührenfreien... Frankfurt, 20.11.2003 - Die Studentische Initiative Kulturzentrum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität veranstaltet am 26.11 in der Stadtteilbibliothek Bockenheim eine Lesung mit den Autorinnnen Nadja Einzmann ("Da kann ich nicht nein sagen") und Ricarda Junge ("Silberfaden"). Beide haben ihre Bücher im S.-Fischer-Verlag veröffentlicht - und beide sind auch als Studentinnen an der Frankfurter Goethe Universität eingeschrieben. Während Stadt und Land ihre Bildungsetats... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38525) "Langzeit-Studiengebühren wirken politisch schön" Experte sieht keinen Sinn in den Gebühren Sogar die professionellen Befürworter von allgemeinen Studiengebühren sind der Ansicht, dass Gebühren für LangzeitstudentInnen, so wie von der hessischen Landesregierung geplant, keinen Sinn machen! Damit wird eines deutlich: Egal was man von Studiengebühren halten mag, die Pläne der hessischen Landesregierung sind so oder so völlig widersinnig und daher abzulehnen. Ein Auszug aus dem ZDF-Interview mit Frank Ziegele... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 7:49 p.m.. (38524) Syrians 'click' via a rolling Internet cafe A Syrian initiative brings information technology to the country's remotest parts. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 24, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (38523) Thanks, but no thanks A Connecticut district rejected federal dollars and walked away from the No Child Left Behind law. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 24, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (38522) Elektronische Fussfessel In der Schweiz ist ein Pilotprojekt mit elektronisch überwachtem Strafvollzug abgeschlossen worden. Beim so genannten Electronic Monitoring wird die Strafe... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (38521) 13.12. - Koch in Ober-Roden Hallo Leute, weiterer Ab-KOCH-termin zum Vormerken: Koch in Ober-Roden Koch kommt am 13.12. um 12:30 zur Eröffnung der neuen Rodgau-S-Bahn nach Ober Roden. Die Bürgermeisterin hat ihm eine Begrüßung mit Blasmusik angekündigt! Das können wir doch besser - oder? Die Anreise kann in der RMV-Fahrplanauskunft mit dem Zielpunkt Ober-Roden/Ober-Roden Bahnhof abgefragt werden. Gruß aus Darmstadt, Felix From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (38520) Sägt man am Ast der Bildung, fällt der ganze... Ouh man, ich könnte schreien vor Wut! Mit der entscheidenden Stimme von Roland Koch (das Land Hessen ist Hauptbetreiber des Frankfurter Flughafens) wurde heute tatsächlich das Vorhaben verabschiedet, die Gehälter der Fraport-Vorsitzenden Wilhelm Bender und Manfred Schölch von 550.000 um 150.000 auf jeweils 700.000 Euros zu erhöhen!!! Erst die neue schicke Staatskanzlei mit dem extra teuren Designermöbiliar, jetzt die Erhöhung der Vorstandsgehälter und gleichzeitig... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (38519) Hier kommt der Graus! "Das ist der Roland Koch. Sieht ziemlich verlogen und hinterhältig aus. Ist aber auch besser so: Will ja schließlich bei der CDU in Hessen Karriere machen. Und so ne Karriere, die macht man Schritt für Schritt. Momentan ist der Herr Koch daher Ministerpräsident von Hessen. Spass machen tut ihm das nicht so, aber jeder fängt mal klein an..." Weiter auf der Anti-Koch-Seite der Jusos Darmstadt-Dieburg. [via Der Schockwellenreiter] From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (38518) Embedding the Skills to Teach Online: Is It Technical or Personality Skills That Are Needed? The responses to this question from a group of people involved in e-learning in the U.K. are surprisingly similar: while technology competence is required, it is only required to a point, after which teaching and tutoring skills take over. The group was also asked to provide influential references, and the resulting links will make a good evening's reading. 4 page PDF file. By Seb Schmoller, October 5, 2003 [Refer][ From OLDaily on November 24, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (38517) Newly Published E-Learning Guides From Seb Schmoller's Fortnightly Mailing, an always useful guide: "The UK's Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), is a network of 24 subject centres based in higher education (HE) institutions throughout the UK which aims to promote high quality learning and teaching through the development and transfer of good practices in all subject disciplines, and to provide a 'one-stop shop' of learning and teaching resources and information for the HE community. LTSN has just published 5 guides to e-learning, all of which are available for free download as PDF files. From OLDaily on November 24, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (38516) eduSource Key Planning Documents I'm not sure when this page went up, but as you can see from the dates on the documents the creation of these resources has occupied myself and the rest of the eduSource team for the bulk of the last year. Of most importance (to me) are the eduSource Vision Statement, hammered together at the end of last year, and the Use Cases document, put together through the summer. Still to come is an architecture document an From OLDaily on November 24, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (38511) (comment system down temporarily) (comment system down temporarily...our webmaster is looking into it) -- Mike Arnzen... From PEDABLOGUE on November 24, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (38510) Cases & Materials Die Seite "Cases & Materials on American Federalism (Online Edition)" sollte eigentlich in keiner Bookmark-Sammlung fehlen. Alleine die "Timeline" unter... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (38509) Neue Lehrer braucht das Land Hi Leute! Auch wenn die Mail jetzt schon vier Tage alt ist, ich möchte sie euch nicht vorenthalten. Sie stammt aus einer Darmstädter Protest Mailingliste..Kennen sicherlich einige. Ich habe jedenfalls gerade eine Mail an die beiden abgeschickt und ich finde die Aktion sollte unterstützt werden. Schreibt also fleissig Emails!!!! Ach ja, die unten genannte Email Adr. von Eva Herman funktioniert nicht. Versucht sie mal unter redaktion@tagesschau.de mit dem Betreff "z.H. Fr. Eva Herman:... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (38508) Central vis a vis Constellation I received a couple of interesting responses to my last post re: references to Constellation and Central.  I want to make sure that the only comparision that I think is meaningful is around the technical mission of Constellation -- creating a new, Internet-centric shell for distributed applications; for push/notification-based data delivery; for the integration of collaborative applications; expanding the browser app footprint to the local filesystem/storage, etc.  But the comparisons end there.  Unlike Netscape, who "mooned the giant", Macromedia has done an incredible job o From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on November 24, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (38507) Comcast: Broadband Portal This week marked an important symbolic event in the evolution of portals and broadband, where Comcast launched it's revamped portal for its broadband subscriber base.  You can get to some of it here:  http://www.comcast.net, though will need a Comcast user account to experience some aspects of the service.  What's notable here is the increasing use of rich media and rich Internet applications (RIAs) in general, as demonstrated with some of their content regions, the Fan From Jeremy Allaire's Radio on November 24, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (38506) Virtuelle Universität Die zweitgrößte virtuelle Universität ist in Michigan zu finden; über 7.200 Studenten sind dort immatikuliert. "Geschlagen" wird sie nur von... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (38505) Online-Seminar "Cybercourts" Vom 01. - 05.12.2003 wird ein Online-Seminar über "Cybercourts" bei den "Network-Lawyers" stattfinden - die Teilnehmer stehen noch nicht endgültig... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (38504) Consumption of Information Goods and Services in the United States Pew Report: Consumption of Information Goods and Services in the United Stateshttp://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=103A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that as people surround themselves with the latest technological gadgets and services, the landline telephone plays a less prominent role in their communicationroutines and the television recedes in importance as an information appliance.The mo From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (38503) Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet: ShoppingBots.info Introduction Video This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (November 24, 2003 V1N26) is dedicated to the latest Subject Tracer™ Information Blog ShoppingBots. Click on the below link to to watch and listen to Marcus P. Zillman describing this new site focusing on ShoppingBots on the Internet. ShoppingBots.info Introduction Videoht From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (38502) The PEW Research Center The Pew Research Center for the People and the Presshttp://people-press.org/The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. They are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes. Formerly, the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press (1990-1995), they are now sponsored by --> From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 4:51 p.m.. (38501) Giessen: Berichte von den Vollversammlungen im FB03,... Am heutigen Montag fanden im Fachbereich 03 und im Philosophikum I Vollversammlungen statt. Es wurde beraten, in welcher Form der Streik ausgestaltet werden soll. Lest hier, was entschieden wurde...mehr... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (38500) DIY cortical hacking Wired: The Key to Genius. A few interesting ideas in there, though I'd put a quotation mark after that title... part of the secret to genius seems to be about overriding or bypassing the usual specialization that occurs in areas of the brain. Miller formulated a provocative hypothesis to explain the fact that as some [ From Seb's Open Research on November 24, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38499) Welcome, Erik! I am thrilled to report that learning objects metadatadude Erik Duval has entered the blogosphere. I remember Erik delivering a great talk at WWW2003 describing a learning objects research agenda he cooked up with Wayne Hodgins [paper, --> From Seb's Open Research on November 24, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38498) Technorati français Le Top 100 des weblogs de la blogosphère francophone. Missing a lot for now - e.g. the popular MediaTIC (Jean-Luc comments here; David explains), but give it time. Merci encore David! (via Alf From Seb'apos;s Open Research on November 24, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38497) From users to programmers A few months ago Steven Garrity's blog was host to an interesting conversation on the gap between user and programmer. I hope the computer environments of the future will enable ordinary people to just "get things done" without encountering steep learning curves, even when that involves choregraphing the work of several applications. The growing adoption of scripting language From Seb'apos;s Open Research on November 24, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38496) Untitled David Brin. "It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb'apos;s Open Research on November 24, 2003 at 4:47 p.m.. (38495) Preserving the Internet's neutral core The Internet, it's often said, treats censorship as damage and routes around it. Even before ICANN weighed in on Site Finder, ISPs and network administrators had begun to route around it. Ironically, one major network that reportedly opted out was the tightly controlled Chinese Internet backbone, prompting some observers to foresee an escalating arms race of blockages. We doubt that will happen. But recent events remind us that although the Internet was built to survive a nuclear attack, it may need some help resisting political and economic assaults on its p From Jon's Radio on November 24, 2003 at 4:46 p.m.. (38494) K-Collector is launched Matt Mover and Paolo Valdemarin announce the launch of K-Collector 1.0. Congratulations and good luck! It was fascinating to see how it all developed - from the seed of idea into a fully-grown product. I had (and still have ;) my concerns about it, but anyway it's nice to see how many insights on how people work wit From Mathemagenic on November 24, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (38493) Cyprien Lomas... Cyprien Lomas Discover SubEthaEdit (formerly Hydra) One of the folks I met this weekend at edBlogger was Cyprien Lomas. He a Research Associate with Skylight: The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching at the Faculty of Science at University of... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 24, 2003 at 3:49 p.m.. (38492) Former New England Director Robert Chapman, W1QV, SK From ARRL Amateur Radio News on November 24, 2003 at 3:46 p.m.. (38491) Pachyderm Server Installation With the help of a whole cast of characters, we've got our "reference implementation" Pachyderm project server up and running. It's just a clone of SFMOMA's Making Sense of Modern Art production server, so we may need to clean out some data and media, but it's working (apparently) well. I've tried creating a new presentation (a Zoom Screen of an Ansel Adams photo), and the creation process went quite smoothly. I'm having some trouble actually viewing the result, but that's probably a minor thing. Cool. The Pachyderm is roaming the Hinterlands once again!... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on November 24, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (38490) Camp CLOE blog http://learnware.uwaterloo.ca/projects/cloe/bulletin/ CLOE is the Co-operative Learning Object Exchange, an Ontario-wide LOR. Camp CLOE was a 5 day workshop they ran last spring for representatives from the 17 partner institutions. They've set this 'blog' up in support of the cohort from that session. I say 'blog' in quotes as it seems a bit sporadic and not overly personal, but the terminology isn't importa From EdTechPost on November 24, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (38489) Synopse zur UWG-Novelle Nachdem JurPC vor einigen Wochen die Synopsen von Prof. Dr. Matthias Pierson zur Systematik der Neuregelungen nach dem Entwurf des... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (38488) POST Portlet Open Source Trading (POST)http://portlet-opensrc.sourceforge.net/Plumtree, Documentum, BEA Systems and SUN Microsystems are working together to support the freedom to build standards-based application components that can be assembled within any portal. The POST site provides a forum for portlet development by taking advantage of the new JSR 168 and WSRP portal standards. POST aims to help companies kickstart their portal deployments, leading to faster time to value for all portal customers by provi From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (38487) OneLook Reverese Dictionary OneLook Reverese Dictionary http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtmlOneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. Just type it into the box and hit the "Find words" button. (Keep it short to get the best results.) In most cases you'll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (38486) Virtual High School Virtual High Schoolhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2003-11-23-virtual-school-michigan_x.htmThe Michigan Virtual High School program has become the second-largest such program in the country, with more than 7,200 student enrollments. The program allows students to take courses over the Internet to earn credit for a variety of classes not offered in their own schools. One student in the program says: "It's not as hard as I thought it From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (38485) El centro Creofonte, en Cáceres, acoge esta semana unas jornadas sobre la Teleformación en Software Libre El Centro Regional de Orientación y Formación en Nuevas Tecnologías (Creofonte), ubicado en Casar de Cáceres, acoge los días 27 y 28 de noviembre unas jornadas ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 24, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (38484) What Pat Delaney learned at edBlogger SF 2003... Pat lists some of the things he learned at edBlogger "03. Pat did an excellent job organizing and staging this event. As he mentions, using his school really helped to keep costs down, and the generous support of other organizations... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 24, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (38483) More on the Elsevier boycott and cancellations Jeffrey Aguero, Libraries to Cut Academic Journals, Harvard Crimson, November 24, 2003. Excerpt: "As to why journals have been targeted for reduction, Digital Acquisitions Program Librarian Ivy Anderson cited a marked increase in journal prices in recent years. 'Journal costs have been rising faster than healthcare,' said Anderson. According to Anderson, the journal industry has an inherent monopoly, as there is only one supplier of such publications as The Journal of the American Medical Association or Architectural From FOS News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (38482) Republican Energy Bill Blocked Over MTBE Lawsuits The Republican-crafted energy bill was blocked from coming to a vote Friday in the United States Senate. One of the main issues that led to the bill being blocked was a series of provisions shielding corporations from product liability lawsuits over groundwater contamination caused by the gasoline additive MTBE. These provisions of the bill bring into sharp focus some of the more disagreeable themes of the Bush administration. From kuro5hin.org on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (38481) CETIS on SAKAI http://www.cetis.ac.uk/content2/20031124150257 Wilbert Kraan at CETIS has a lot more information on the proposed SAKAI project that I posted on last week. As reported, it's a collaboration by a number of the former OKI participants in conjunction with folks from uPortal and introducing work around the JSR 168 Portlet specification. As Wilbert writes, "SAKAI is meant to come up with production level application almost within a year." - SWL From EdTechPost on November 24, 2003 at 1:54 p.m.. (38480) Decisiveness and Passion In Heidegger's Children, Richard Wolin quotes Hans Jonas on why he should have seen Heidegger's Nazism earlier: it's embedded in Heidegger's talk of "resoluteness" and "decisiveness." Says Jonas, whereas Heidegger accused idealist philosophy of being a step removed from the world, one could accuse him of something much more serious: the absolute formalism of his decisionism, where decision as such becomes the highest virtue." (132) If this is right (and it's been too long since I read Being and Time to be sure), it means Heidegger gives us no way of distinguishing a "r From Joho the Blog on November 24, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (38479) Linkable/Thinkable A number of my favorite weblogs have posts I wish I could linger over today. Here, a quick tour: Hollywood == Tobacco Industry? [Ernest Miller @ Importance of...] and the weblog post that inspired it, New Tack on the Broadcast Flag [Susan Crawford @ Susan Crawford blog]; Verizon, Subpoena, and Distributed Creativity [Joseph Reagle @ Open Codex, From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (38477) Umfrage: Sollte dieses Weblog umbenannt werden? Sollte dieses Weblog umbenannt werden, um dem Umstand Rechnung zu tragen, dass die Studiengebühren nur Teil eines grösser angelegten Kürzungs- und Sparprogrammes an den hessischen Hochschulen sind? Die Umfrage läuft bis einschliesslich Freitag, den 28.11. Sollte dieses Weblog umbenannt werden in: Gegen Studiengebühren und Bildungsabbau in Hessen? From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 12:50 p.m.. (38476) Dean of Virtuality Edward Castronova is looking for a university dean who wants to house a Center for the Study of Synthetic Worlds. If you wonder whether there's useful academic work to be done by such a center, check the Terranova group blog.... From Joho the Blog on November 24, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (38475) Engagement Theory Applied to Online Educational Programs J. Haworth and C. Conrad, as well as others have created lists of attributes of effective, high-quality programs in higher education.  What differentiates them from previous ideas that centered on content of the programs, Haworth and Conrad’s ideas pivot on interactive, learner-centered work. This article applies the findings detailed in Emblems of Quality in Higher Education as well as other works to online education. From Xplana on November 24, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (38474) Zombie Butchers in Aisle 5 After some analysis of California supermarket strikes and a not-too-far-off-topic (but-still-kinda-self-indulgent) digression into Where I Shop And Why, Evan finally drifts into my favorite topic of the week and makes a few excellent points:Wal-Mart is simply on the leading edge... From Ten Reasons Why on November 24, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (38473) ARRL Headquarters to close for Thanksgiving holiday From ARRL Amateur Radio News on November 24, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (38472) New Year's in tokyo? So my wife and I (and Willem!) are returning to Japan next week (Willem is returning in only the strangest sense) for the launch of iCommons Japan. CC-Japan is being sponsored by Glocom, which has done an extraordinary amount to bring CC to life in Japan. Of all the ideas that CC has sparked, iCommons is the most exciting to me, and of all the iCommons partner countries, Japan is the most natural. If you ne From Lessig Blog on November 24, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (38471) Social Networking for Business: Release 0.5 Once-moribund Silicon Valley is suddenly returning to life. On the one hand, there's the Google IPO; on the other, there's the company Google reportedly almost acquired HYPHEN Friendster, which just raised $13 million for a rumored $40-million valuation. Social networks could be the hottest thing since airline miles! Friends are cheaper to get HYPHEN though a lot more work to manage. Is it déjà vu all over again, with multiple companies signing up millions of registered users, and then looking around to see if anyone will pay? From Release 1.0 on November 24, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (38470) UK's global internet college a £30m flop From ScotFEICT on November 24, 2003 at 11:50 a.m.. (38469) "Es gibt auch andere hervorragende Lebenswege" Wissenschaftsminister Udo Corts (CDU) verteidigt im Interview mit der Frankfurter Rundschau die von der Landesregierung geplante Einführung von Studiengebühren. Die Argumentationsführung spricht für sich. Auf den Einwand, dass Studiengebühren keinerlei Verbesserung der Lehre an den Hochschulen mit sich bringen würde, meint Herr Corts lediglich, die sei natürlich Sache der Hochschulen: [FR:] Sie bedauern, dass die Studienzeiten in Deutschland zu den längsten... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (38468) TU-Darmstadt ist im Boot Am Montag, den 24.11.2003 fand um 13:30 Uhr eine Vollversammlung an der TU-Darmstadt statt. Es wurde mit überwältigender Mehrheit ein Streik beschlossen, der zunächst für 14 Tage befristet ist. Die nächste Vollversammlung mit Abstimmung über das weiter Vorgehen findet am 08.12.03 um 13:30 Uhr wieder im Audimax statt. Quelle: www.uebergebuehr.de From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (38467) US universities consortium starts OKI and Portlet implementation project After the release of the first batch of Open Knowledge Iniative (OKI) Open Service Interface Definitions (OSIDs), and the release of the new JSR 168 Portlet specification, the Universities of Indiana, Michigan, MIT and Stanford and the uPortal consortium set up a project that will implement and integrate the lot: SAKAI. The idea behind SAKAI is to build a framework where MLE compontents can be plugged and played in a wide variety of institutional networks. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on November 24, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (38466) RFH: Battery shocker [RFH= Request for Help] I bought a big, fat Sony lithium-ion battery (NP-FS21) for my digital video camera two years ago. Now, after fairly minimal use, it's dead, Jim. When I plug it into the recharger, the charge light comes on for about 15 seconds. The thing just doesn't take a charge. Any ideas about how to regenerate it? Failing that, does anyone have any recommendations for offbrand batteries that actually work from vendors who don't suck?... From Joho the Blog on November 24, 2003 at 11:47 a.m.. (38465) Race results! I did it! Yesterday was a beautiful day for running, clean and not too hot and not too cold. I braved the crowded course, avoided collisions as I passed (and alas, was passed by) runners, and slogged up hills. Yes, hills. Sadly, my training had neglected hills and it hadn't occurred to me that there would be hills (these hills are really much more noticeable when you're running) in Central Park, but ther From megnut on November 24, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (38464) Michael Jackson II "Because the charges are so serious, I hope you all will understand, on the advice of my attorneys, I will... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (38463) Lexingen Der neue Remus-Comic :)... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (38462) Japan Focus Japan Focushttp://www.japanfocus.org/Japan Focus presents writings about Japan, Japan in Asia and the world, as well as Japanese and international perspectives on contemporary Japanese politics, economics and society. It offers translations from Japanese and Japan Focus originals. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (38461) Creeping copyright extremism Jason Mazzone, Too Quick to Copyright, LegalTimes, November 17, 2003. On the tendency of corporations to claim copyrights on content in the public domain and to deny legitimate fair-use claims. Excerpt: "Congress should amend the Copyright Act to make actionable false claims to copyright in the same way that consumers may sue businesses for false advertising [PS: or better, in the same way that publishers may sue users for infringement]....If corporations with their teams of lawyers cannot distinguish between From FOS News on November 24, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (38460) More on the Elsevier boycott and cancellations Jennifer Murphy, Library struggles to fund access, Daily Bruin, November 17, 2003. Excerpt: "It costs the [University of California] millions of dollars a year HYPHEN about 50 percent of the UC's online materials budget HYPHEN to access the journals published by Elsevier, which provides access to over 1,100 online journals. But the cost of Elsevier journals does not match their use, said Biomedical Reference Librarian Janice Contini. Elsevier journals only comprise about a quarter of UC systemwide online journal u From elearningpost on November 24, 2003 at 10:46 a.m.. (38457) Performance Matrix bei UBS und imc Eine kleine Pressenotiz mit einem großen Versprechen: Auf dem 4. Learning Management Kongress der IMC in Saarbrücken soll die UBS mit einigen bemerkenswerten Aussagen an die Öffentlichkeit gegangen sein - so jedenfalls kolportiert es der mir vorliegende Newsletter. Sie... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 24, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (38456) TibetMed TibetMedhttp://www.tibetmed.org/This site is maintained by the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing impartial information resources about alternative medicine and traditional systems of medicine, and to promote novel ways to blend ancient practice and modern science for the promotion of health. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 24, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (38455) When URLs die Rick Weiss, On the Web, Research Work Proves Ephemeral, Washington Post, November 24, 2003. On another aspect of the preservation problem: that over time, many URLs die even when the target content is still on the web at another location. Based on the research of Robert Dellavalle, the article points to the Internet Archive and DOI-based persistent URLs as potential solutions. Excerpt: "A hodgepodge of other retrieval systems is cropping up, as well -- all part of the increasingly desperate effort to keep th From FOS News on November 24, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (38454) Surfin': Print Your Own Eyeball QSO and QSL Cards From ARRL Amateur Radio News on November 24, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (38453) Follow-up Article and Counter Notice As The Crimson's follow-up article notes, I have filed for counter-notice on my Diebold posting.  Thanks to the Berkman Center, in particular John Palfrey, Diane Cabell, and Devon Bush, for putting it together. More on all this later.  (Note: I didn't have to nearly beg The Crimson for ten days to write this article; they called me after following my blog to get the scoop.  And they actually covered e-voting this time, not just the copyright part.  Of course, that means they also made the same mistake ab From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 24, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (38452) 7 Hot Projects: Blocking Spam - Erika Jonietz, Technology Review Company: Microsoft Status: Ready for product development Cynthia Dwork began thinking about the problem of junk e-mail more than 10 years ago, back when most people knew oespam only as processed meat. She came up with the idea of requiring any netwo From Techno-News Blog on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38451) New IE may burst pop-up bubble - Stefanie Olsen, CNET News.com Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft. The Redmond, Wash.-bas From Techno-News Blog on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38450) Intel's Tiny Hope for the Future: Smart Dust - Brendan I. Koerner, Wired The microprocessor giant is thinking even smaller: tiny sensor chips that network with each other - inside everything on earth. As a department head at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon's R&D arm, David Tennenhouse spent the From Techno-News Blog on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38449) New study reveals 187 key web design rules - Cara Branigan, eSchool News A new report from the federal government distills thousands of pages of research down to 187 key recommendations for how web sites should be constructed to maximize their effectiveness as communication tools. The "Research-Based Web Design and Usabili From Educational Technology on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38448) Texas ESC Uses Software with Mentors for Adult Learners Under the Technology Applications Readiness Grant for Empowering Texas (TARGET2 Grant), a No Child Left Behind funded program, Region XV in Texas will begin using My eCoach® Online today to support their mentoring program. The TARGET2 program includes From Educational Technology on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38447) Leveraging Academic Assets - Evan T. Robinson, Syllabus The literature is full of strategies, some complicated and some simple, for maximizing the return on IT investment, especially for online offerings and related course materials. Some advocate minimizing expenses and taking advantage of outsourcing oppo From Online Learning Update on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38446) Business Issues in Online Education - Sloan-C View Sloan-C is starting a new initiative that will focus on understanding and illuminating the business issues associated with online education. Currently, some knowledge exists in the form of effective practices and cost information at individual institut From Online Learning Update on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38445) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GKE USA Announces the Completion of Strategic Professional Development in China. GKE USA announces the strategic delivery of GKE Catalyst seminars in the GKE Innovative Learning Center located on Allied Elementary School of Peking University's campus. [PRWEB Nov 14, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38444) Fun With Languages Company Announces the Release of Fun With Numbers, Teaching Young Children How to Count From 1-20 in Two Languages,(available in English/Spanish, English/French and English/Italian) Fun with Languages is proud to announce the release of "Fun with Numbers" another multilingual video in the "Fun with series" that enables young children to learn speak and read in more than one language. [PRWEB Nov 14, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38443) MusicFriends® Unites Supporters of Music Education Free Program Heralded as Voice for Parents, Community Members, and Citizens Concerned for the Future of Music Programs [PRWEB Nov 15, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38442) Boson Software Releases Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Practice Test Boson Software offers numerous practice test for all kinds of certifications. Please visit www.boson.com to see if we can help you. [PRWEB Nov 15, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38441) STUDENTS SEEK TO STUDY ABROAD IN SPAIN Spain is a top destination for college students studying abroad, offering a variety of academic, cultural, and recreational opportunities for its students. According to a 2002 report by Open Doors, a publication of the Institute of International Education, Spain now ranks as one of the top three study abroad destinations. [PRWEB Nov 16, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38440) Community-Values Based Marketing Forum for Mortgage Brokers DonationChannel Inc. announces today the launch of a new service for mortgage brokers and lending institutions, a subscription based service supporting their marketing exposure to parents of their community in return for their donations to schools and educational foundations. [PRWEB Nov 16, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38439) Private School without Lab Facilities Finds Online Lab System New technology to provide important lab experience for grades six through eight in Indiana private school Science teacher sought lab experience for students in school without lab facilities. [PRWEB Nov 17, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38438) New WebCT 'PowerLink' and 'Blackboard Building Block' in Association with ICDC and Sentient Learning Sentient Learning are proud to announce that they will be working in partnership with ICDC (International Centre for Digital Content) to develop a WebCT PowerLink and Blackboard Building Block. [PRWEB Nov 19, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38437) Fisk University Homecoming 2003 Fisk University's Homecoming 2003 Schedule of Events. The events will take place on the historic campus of Fisk University at 1000 17th Ave. N. Nashville, TN. All are invited and welcome to attend, [PRWEB Nov 19, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38436) ICT World Forum @ CeBIT Announces Keynote Speakers I2i Media Inc., in cooperation with Deutsche Messe AG, announced today its leading keynoters for the ICT World Forum @ CeBIT 2004. [PRWEB Nov 19, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38435) Christendom College Graduate Professor Prokes Observes Pontifical Academy of Sciences Meeting [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38434) Two Degrees of Separation Do some Saints have descendants? "Absolutely," says Bruce Harrison, president of Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc., "and you are one of them."People will be astounded to see the enormous and far-reaching genetic migration that was set in motion by one person who lived eight centuries ago. In this case, the person was not only a Saint; he was "one of the greatest of all French Kings." [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38433) Internet Sources The Internet Sources From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38432) ShoppingBots Sites and Resources for 2004 Now Available! The Virtual Private Library From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38431) Learn to Speed Read at WaveReading.com by Using a Wave Tool You Can Make with a Pen and a Drink Stirrer WaveReading.com, a newly published web site by Hanover Park, IL inventor Tom Chesters, will make you smile. There's just something funny about what he will ask you do there, which is to turn your pen into a strange new kind of speed reading pointer. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38430) Soul Graffiti Soul Graffiti From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38429) MySelfHelp.com Introduces Revolutionary Online Program for Depression: Interactive Self-Help Program Available 24 Hours a Day After almost eight years in development, the MySelfHelp.com Defeating Depression program is now available to the public. Defeating Depression HYPHEN the latest product in MySelfHelp.com's family of interactive, online self-help programs HYPHEN joins the Stop Binge Eating program, which was introduced in July. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38428) End-users assess potential risks in Office 2003 with new guide A guide to 'Assessing Potential Risks Posed by Patents Pending' was released by software inventor Eric Wilson today, highlighting concerns about Microsoft's new product and continuing conduct. The document outlines why a clash of business models makes end-user involvement in a dispute inevitable, if patents pending are granted and using Office 2003 is found to infringe. It also shows why law-abiding resellers are under obligation to make proper disclosure to end-users HYPHEN even if Microsoft refuses to do so. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38427) The "Game Development with ActionScript" book (Premier Press) by CEO of Ism Studios, LLC., Lewis Moronta Hits the Shelves Lewis Moronta's new book, "Game Development with ActionScript" is the right book for aspiring Flash game developers and developers in general. No matter what creative field you are in, this book will teach you how to create games from the ground up. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38426) Using games and simulations to engage and inspire 21st century learners PIXELearning, a Coventry-based eLearning company has secured a £50,000 grant to develop a suite of games-based eLearning authoring software. [PRWEB Nov 21, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38425) Agelong Tree has been released! Building family trees [PRWEB Nov 21, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38424) Consumers Applaud Debt-FREE & Prosperous Living® Course;Debt-Stacking System Offers Chance to Say 'So Long Bills' Americans filed for personal bankruptcy at a record pace this year, and Congress is looking to pass new laws that would make it a lot harder for people to declare bankruptcy and start over with a clean slate. [PRWEB Nov 21, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38423) Royal and Saintly Ancestry of Senator John Forbes Kerry Kamuela, HI November 22, 2003 HYPHEN The Family Forest Ancestors of Senator John Forbes Kerry eBook presents more of Senator Kerry's ancestry, according to recorded history, in one central location than can be found anywhere other than in the Family Forest World Record Edition. [PRWEB Nov 22, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38422) PENNCREST CLASS OF 1998 REUNION, SAT. NOV. 29 FROM 7-11PM, $25/PERSON AT THE DOOR, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 4TH & JACKSONS STS IN MEDIA. ALL YOU CAN DRINK & EAT, WHY NOT! WE DESPERATELY NEED PEOPLE TO COME, WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED 35 RESPONSES! AMY & LIALA HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME & EFFORT INTO MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL. BRING A GUEST IF YOU CAN. THANKS FOR CARING :) [PRWEB Nov 23, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38421) GurukulOnline wins ISO 9001:2000 certification MUMBAI-based eLearning major, GurukulOnline Learning Solutions Pvt Ltd (GOLS), has been certified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard by JAS-ANZ International Certifications Limited. [PRWEB Nov 23, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38420) Universal Children's Day: Bridging the Gaps in a Changing Society Adults have a commitment to teach our children to strive for a healthier and more peaceful world. For Universal Children's Day, this is an appropriate message from Parker Centennial Professor Joe L. Frost, "It is time for adults to say to children that immoral and unethical behavior is unacceptable." [PRWEB Nov 23, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38419) Child & Family Right's Advocate, Educational Consultant & Family Mentor Offers Services Coeur d'Alene, Idaho--November 20, 2003--Before a family invests money and time with an adolescent who is experiencing an eating disorder, intolerance, learning disorder, running away, school failure, self-mutilation, substance abuse, vandalism, or violence, check with expert independent educational consultant and child and family right's advocate Dore E. Frances, IEC. [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38418) Ancestry of Future British Kings The Family Forest Ancestors of Prince William and Prince Harry eBook CD-ROM presents more of the maternal and paternal ancestry, according to recorded history, of future kings of Great Britain in one central location than can be found anywhere other than in the Family Forest World Record Edition.The Family Forest Ancestors of Princess Diana contains.... [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38417) Virtual Private Library The Virtual Private Library From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38416) Create Demos and Flash Presentations Effortlessly NetPlay Software has released Instant Demo v. 2.0, an easy-to-use Windows application for making demos, presentations, and training tools for software applications. Demos are exported in the popular Flash format. [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (38415) The Future Of Web Conferencing: Good Interviews Keith Teare Keith Teare is the CEO of SantaCruz Networks a relatively new videoconferencing company which builds on the cutting edge development work of former RealityFusion Inc. and its excellent TeamView videoconferencing service. SantaCruz Networks is the videoconferencing infrastructure provider behind Viditel, the actual brand name through which this quality multi-point videoconferencing service is offered. Keith Teare is a man that has involved himself from the start in a number of pioneering projects all geared at simplifying and improving the ways we communicate, collaborate and interact through o From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (38414) Kritik des CCC am BDK Der Vorstoß des "Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamten" (BDK), biometrische Merkmale aller europäischen Bürger in einer zentralen Datenbank zu speichern, stößt beim... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (38413) LCSC receives grant to help PACE students Lewis Clark State College has been awarded a three-year grant worth $1.4 million to help students who are unable to attend regular on-campus classes earn their teaching certificates. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsec From Online Learning Update on November 24, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (38412) CNIB mit Blinden-Bibliothek Das "Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)" hat am Mittwoch die weltgrößte Sammlung mit alleine mehr als 60.000 digitalisierten... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (38411) Virtueller Adventskalender Pünktlich zum 01.12.2003 wird sich im Chemnitzer Uni-Adventskalender das erste Türchen öffnen. In seiner 9. Ausgabe besuchen die Wichtel der... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (38410) Científicos de 45 países en la Conferencia Internacional sobre Multimedia Más de 400 científicos de disciplinas técnicas y educativas de 45 países participarán entre los días 3 al 6 de diciembre en Badajoz (en las instalaciones de IFEBA) en la --> From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 24, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (38409) Found In Translation In Japan, there's a substantial core of intellectually curious and globally aware readers, and a diverse book-publishing industry eager to serve them, writes André Schiffrin, director of the New Press. From Chronicle: free on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (38408) Academe's Hispanic Future The nation's largest minority group faces big obstacles in higher education, and colleges struggle to help. From Chronicle: free on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (38407) "Nicht-Akademiker finanzieren Akademikern das Studium... Auch die Befürworter so genannter nachgelagerter Gebühren, die nach dem Studium bezahlt werden, betonen, dass das Geld allein den Hochschulen zugute kommen dürfe. Es sei gerecht, wenn Akademiker ihrer Hochschule etwas zurückzahlten, da sie auf Grund ihres überwiegend von den unteren und mittleren Einkommensgruppen steuerfinanzierten Studiums meist auch einen gut bezahlten Job hätten. Dagegen heißt es in einem Gutachten für das Deutsche Studentenwerk, die... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 24, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (38406) Human Pilots: Who Needs 'Em? Uninhabited aerial vehicles, or UAVs, perform tasks that are dull, dirty or dangerous. Technology advances and Pentagon spending have them proliferating, but some doubt their safety over populated areas. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38405) Cuban Vaccine to Help Poor Kids Respiratory infections kill 500,000 children a year in developing countries due to the high cost of drugs. Now an affordable synthetic alternative comes from Cuba's biotech industry, one of the most advanced in the Third World. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38404) Moving Cell Numbers? Wait a Sec Cellular customers who switch carriers Monday may have problems say industry watchers. Wireless companies have spent more time fighting the new rules than preparing systems for a smooth transfer. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38403) Intel's Tiny Hope for the Future The microprocessor giant is thinking smaller than ever: tiny sensor chips that network with each other -- inside everything on Earth. Wired magazine's Brendan I. Koerner reports. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38402) Up to His Heinie in Alligators Breeding gators in captivity isn't as simple as it looks. The curator at St. Augustine Alligator Farm uses embedded microchips to ensure genetic diversity. Michelle Delio reports from St. Augustine, Florida. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38401) A Little THC Goes a Long Way Scientists look at the effects of cannabis and nutritional supplements on fertility. Also: A natural barrier to AIDS is discovered in the mouth.... Researchers build a protein.... all in XY Files. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38400) Mondo Quake in Pacific Northwest? A new study shows a monster earthquake in the Pacific Northwest sent a 15-foot tsunami to Japan 300 years ago. The quake, just off the coast of Seattle, may be part of a 500-year rhythm of recurrance. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38399) Congress Expands FBI Spying Power A new bill boosts the scope of the Patriot Act by extending the FBI's power to acquire records from almost any business without a judge's approval. It's a huge blow to checks and balances, critics say. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on November 24, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (38398) Child & Family Right's Advocate, Educational Consultant & Family Mentor Offers Services Coeur d'Alene, Idaho--November 20, 2003--Before a family invests money and time with an adolescent who is experiencing an eating disorder, intolerance, learning disorder, running away, school failure, self-mutilation, substance abuse, vandalism, or violence, check with expert independent educational consultant and child and family right's advocate Dore E. Frances, IEC. [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (38397) Ancestry of Future British Kings The Family Forest Ancestors of Prince William and Prince Harry eBook CD-ROM presents more of the maternal and paternal ancestry, according to recorded history, of future kings of Great Britain in one central location than can be found anywhere other than in the Family Forest World Record Edition.The Family Forest Ancestors of Princess Diana contains.... [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (38396) Virtual Private Library The Virtual Private Library From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (38395) Create Demos and Flash Presentations Effortlessly NetPlay Software has released Instant Demo v. 2.0, an easy-to-use Windows application for making demos, presentations, and training tools for software applications. Demos are exported in the popular Flash format. [PRWEB Nov 24, 2003] From PR Web on November 24, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (38394) Publishing for collaboration Jay Fienberg has drafted a very useful set of recommendations about how information should be published in an organization so as to encourage collaboration. We're not talking fancy academic papers here - just mundane stuff like agendas for meetings and everyday working documents. The sorts of actions Jay suggests people take to encourage collaboration around these sorts of information are also nothing fancy - just simple, obvious things like making the information available, having a mechanism for people to comment on it, pl From Handakte WebLAWg on November 24, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (38392) U.S. to double offshore tech services? From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38391) OpenTV Announces the Sale of ACTV's Online Education Business; eSchool Online Sold to Classroom Connect, Inc. From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38390) Library to offer free distance learning for Latinos From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38389) Apples are in, board members are out in laptop flap From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38388) Homeland security proving to be a big boost for Karta From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38387) Peer tutors go to front of class From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38386) Online courses offer a new choice for learning From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38385) Supporting Faculty in the Design and Structuring of Web-based Courses From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on November 24, 2003 at 2:48 a.m.. (38384) Rutgers Resists Jan. 1 Deadline on McGreevey's Campus Merger Plan Rutgers University, which has the power to veto a plan to merge New Jersey's research universities, says it will need more time to review the report of the steering committee. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38383) Rhodes Scholars for 2004 Selected The Rhodes Scholarship Trust on Sunday announced the selection of 32 Rhodes scholars. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38382) Gains Seen in Short Study-Abroad Trips The number of American students weaving study-abroad sojourns into their college curriculums is continuing to grow, but the trips are becoming shorter. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38381) School's New Iroquois Flag Stirs Protest Last Wednesday, the LaFayette Central School District took a major and controversial step: It began flying the flag of the Iroquois Confederacy. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38380) Some Schools' Parent Coordinators Are Not Easily Reached, Study Says A study released by the public advocate, Betsy Gotbaum, found that getting through to parent coordinators, who are all armed with cellphones, is not always easy. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38379) In Schools, Bad Behavior Is Shown the Door As a result of the state's policy of "zero tolerance," students are being kicked out of schools like never before. From New York Times: Education on November 24, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (38378) Untitled Images from the Victorian Internet "Amazing B3TA photoshop challenge: graphics from the 'Victorian Internet.' Lovely, witty steampunkery to be found here.... Link (via The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century)" [Boing Boing Blog] In addition to everything else going on, I&apo From The Shifted Librarian on November 24, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (38377) Hope My iPod isn't Like His... iPod's Dirty Secret (Quicktime video) tells the story of a 18-month-old iPod with a dead battery. Apple will fix it... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 24, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (38376) What the "Free Trade" Agreement Really Means Nicholas Kristof, in The New York Times, on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations: "I know, I know. Mention 'intellectual property' and eyes glaze over. But meet the people whose lives are at stake." From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 24, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (38375) Converging the Library Still busy with stuff at home and work (I've barely even had time to play with my Treo 600), but I wanted to point to Phil Windley's recent article about Convergence. "My laptop and iPAQ were both Bluetooth enabled, so it was a simple matter to get both of them talking to the T68i and using the wireless Internet service on the cell phone service to co From The Shifted Librarian on November 24, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (38374) Popup Meme: "Google is the brain of the world". A ... Popup Meme: "Google is the brain of the world". After reading many medical research articles this morning and afternoon, a meme suddenly popup when I just want to leave desktop. Yes, it's "Google is simulating the brain of the world". It's not new idea, isn't it. However, after mapping all neuro network features with Googles algorithm and ranking methodogies, I believe it's not just a metaphor, but a real thing. Google's SearchBot is just like the MRI/PET, sc From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38373) Robin Goods: pdfCompressor Desktop Edition compres ... Robin Goods: pdfCompressor Desktop Edition compresses PDF files to one-tenth their regular size. As an example, the software can compress a typical 10-page 300 dpi PDF image file, from 1MB to just 95K bytes. From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38372) xmlrpc program succeeded on my pocket pc! eventual ... xmlrpc program succeeded on my pocket pc! eventually, i have to rewrite such code by myself...:([powered by iPocketBlogger] From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38371) Many annual reports is emerging by the end of year ... Many annual reports is emerging by the end of year. Shall we compose a Chinese annual blog report, too? ;-) From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38370) You can't hide yourself in blogsphere any longer, ... You can't hide yourself in blogsphere any longer, unless it's not a blog. Grossfinch found my blog just in one day I created it(via blo.gs). As well owen (via referrer links)and then zheng(via aggregator)..... So interesting. Zheng ever quoted the story "Mom finds out son's blog" on --> From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38369) Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in ... Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities:"The Internet has fundamentally changed the practical and economic realities of distributing scientific knowledge and cultural heritage. For the first time ever, the Internet now offers the chance to constitute a global and interactive representation of human knowledge, including cultural heritage and the guarantee of worldwide access. We, the undersigned, feel obliged to address the challenges of the Internet as an emerging functional me From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38368) Great resource for teachers, well categorized and ... Great resource for teachers, well categorized and acting as a clearing house for sharing experience within grassroots. How we need such sites in China. There is BBC's backing, but no CCTV. :( --- via [eBN] From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38367) There is a burst word on "Dvorak" in my sharpreade ... There is a burst word on "Dvorak" in my sharpreader today. Oops, he comments on BLOG again after one year. Let me read it through after finishing the jobs in hand and introduce different points/reflections on CNBlog. From on November 23, 2003 at 11:49 p.m.. (38366) Spin Alleys, Lazy Journalism and the Real World Jay Rosen's latest essay chides (that's the nicest word I can use) the "spin alley" through which otherwise self-respecting journalists... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on November 23, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (38365) Old-Fashioned Reporting and its Awards San Francisco Chronicle reporter Seth Rosenfeld has won well-earned honors for his dogged pursuit of misdeeds inside the FBI, and... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on November 23, 2003 at 11:46 p.m.. (38364) Welcome back my friends to the belly that never ends We're into the 8th month now. And by "we", I mean "they". (0 words) From dive into mark on November 23, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (38363) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]