Edu_RSS ~ November 28, 2003

Most recent update: November 28, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Pressemitteilung des FB03 der JLU Giessen Hier die aktuelle Pressemitteilung des FB03 mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme... Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Der Fachbereich 03 Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften hat, dem Beschluss der Fachbereichsvollversammlung vom 24.11. entsprechend, die Häuser des Philosophikums II die komplette letzte Woche bestreikt und die Veranstaltungen boykottiert. Stattdessen veranstalteten Studierende und DozentInnen Alternativseminare und die Studierenden trafen sich in Arbeitskreisen und organisierten Protestaktionen. Es... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (39079) Präsidenten hessischer Hochschulen wollen Aussprache... Die Präsidenten der zehn hessischen Universitäten und Fachhochschulen haben in einem gemeinsamen Brief an Ministerpräsident Roland Koch (CDU) eine Aussprache mit der Landesregierung gefordert. Damit wollen sie die öffentlichen Angriffe gegen den Kasseler Uni-Präsidenten Rolf-Dieter Postlep beilegen. [...] Der Präsident der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt (THD), Johann- Dietrich Wörner, forderte am Freitag ein Ende des öffentlich ausgetragenen Streits. "Die... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (39078) Vom akademischen Festakt der Uni Giessen Als Unipräsident Stefan Hormuth zum Auftakt des Akademischen Festakts der Justus-Liebig-Universität (JLU) ausdrücklich auch die Studierenden begrüßte, ahnte er sicherlich nicht, was kurz darauf passieren würde. Nur Sekunden später nämlich stürmte rund ein Dutzend Studierender die Bühne der Uniaula und entrollte mitgebrachte Transparente. Darauf protestierten die jungen Leute gegen die von der hessischen Landesregierung geplanten Studiengebühren... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (39077) Umfrage: Uni-Streik Die "Streikfrage": Ist die Blockade von Lehrveranstaltungen an den Hochschulen ein geeignetes Mittel, um gegen Studiengebühren und Bildungsabbau in Hessen zu protestieren? From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (39076) GigaOm: Essays: The Cult of Lone Coders (SOURCE:GigaOm: Essays: The Cult of Lone Coders)- Inspirational! QUOTE Thanksgiving Day might be over, but there is one group of individuals who we have a lot to thanks for. The lone coders - who put-in hours, days and months and develop a piece of software that we so desperately need but cannot, find anywhere. How to synchronize your Pocket PC with an Apple? Or a news aggregator which r From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (39075) ECM? Actually, they mostly want WCM Tony Byrne reports on the results of a recent poll on content management, conducted by AIIM at their recent seminar series. Some interesting results: The ECM industry's major trade association (and all-around cheerleader), AIIM, recently polled 333 end-user attendees at... From Column Two on November 28, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (39074) Will the Broadcast Flag Break Your TiVo? Paul Boutin answers in the negative @ Slate; Wendy Grossman issues a warning not to get overly excited about that @ The Inquirer. Paul: Is there any TV gear I should stock up on before it's illegal? Yes. Buy a high-definition TV tuner-card for your PC before July 2005. After that you may only be able to get a crippl From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 28, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (39073) PDFs are "real" and "serious" documents; webpages are NOT (SOURCE:anil dash - archives)- This will change as blogging, XHTML, CSS systems evolve and become more 'document-like'. QUOTE I keep returning to the concept that software provides an environment for creativity, and that these tools create a context for the content we create within them. What we publish is shaped by the way we publish it. The canonical example is Microsoft PowerPoint, which is (often wrongly) accused of crapifying anything that's entered into the slid From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (39072) Are dot coms making a comeback? (SOURCE:Are dot coms making a comeback?)- Boom to bust back to boom.  Wait and see or malsehen as the Germans say. QUOTE I don’t think anyone has ever quite vividly enough portrayed the condition of the Internet dispossessed. What it was to be kicked out of paradise like that. Not just the dashed expectations. Not just the reversal of fortune. Not just the quality of humiliation. But how certain people of the boom cam From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 8:49 p.m.. (39071) New issue of Jekyll The September issue of Jekyll ("International Journal on Science Communication") is now online. Here are the OA-related articles. Pietro Greco, Political censorship of science Gerry McKiernan, Invisible Hand(s): Quality Assurance in the Age of Author Self-Archiving Stevan Harnad, Self-archive unto oth From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on November 28, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (39069) Experts Database Experts Databasehttp://www.collegenews.org/x2736.xmlThe Annapolis Group Media Resource Guide has been designed for working journalists seeking commentary on a wide range of topics. This fully searchable database contains brief biographical sketches and contact information for nearly 860 of the most well-informed experts from all across the country. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (39068) IDEAS IDEAS - Internet Documents in Economics Access Servicehttp://ideas.repec.org/Welcome to the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available on the Internet. Over 200'000 items of research can be browsed or searched, and over 110'000 can be downloaded in full text! This site is part of a large volunteer effort to enhance the free dissemination of research in Economics, RePEc. IDEAS is a service providing information about working papers and published research to the economics profession. IDEA From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 5:49 p.m.. (39067) More shared playlists Further to my post on shared playlists, Alf mentions that Lucas Gonze hosts a number of playlists, ordered by popularity. Spreading the linky love... this idea might get really big - and encourage more bands to put free music online. This post also appears on the open channel free_music From Seb's Open Research on November 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (39066) Down my throat no more Jim McGee: John Seely Brown on Stolen Knowledge.[....] Why is it such a hard step to give up on the notion of control? Or, put another way, why do organizations and schools insist on forcing certain content down people's throats? You might want to take a look at Roger Schank's thoughts about learning in this context. Take a look at Colo From Seb's Open Research on November 28, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (39065) Liability and Federated Identity: Much Ado About Nothing? This is arcane and mysterious business, but so it the stuff behind automated tellers, and look at what an impact they've had. And it's pretty much the same issue: "I guarantee you this is Sally; if I'm wrong, I pay you." Why is this important? Well, federated learning object repository networks are emerging, and guarantees of identity are needed to keep the system secure. Commercial content providers require this, because they want to control the use of their materials. But can one system really guarantee the identity of a user to another. In high security, high stakes systems l From OLDaily on November 28, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (39064) Neuer Bußgeldkatalog Bund und Länder haben sich auf härtere Strafen für Verkehrssünder verständigt. Der neue Bußgeldkatalog soll im Frühjahr 2004 in Kraft... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (39063) Public Private Partnership "Weltweit ergreifen viele Staaten Initiativen für ein modernes und effizientes Verwaltungshandeln. Eine herausragende Rolle nimmt hierbei die Realisierung von Public... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (39062) Präsidenten hessischer Hochschulen wollen Aussprache mit Koch Die Präsidenten der zehn hessischen Universitäten und Fachhochschulen haben in einem gemeinsamen Brief an Ministerpräsident Roland Koch (CDU) eine Aussprache mit der Landesregierung gefordert. Damit wollen sie die öffentlichen Angriffe gegen den Kasseler Uni-Präsidenten Rolf-Dieter Postlep beilegen. [...] Der Präsident der Technischen Hochschule Darmstadt (THD), Johann- Dietrich Wörner, forderte am Freitag ein Ende des öffentlich ausgetragenen Streits. "Die zehn Präsidenten der hessischen Universitäten und Fachhochschulen haben zu d From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 28, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (39061) Pressemitteilung des FB03 der JLU Giessen Hier die aktuelle Pressemitteilung des FB03 mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme... Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Der Fachbereich 03 Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften hat, dem Beschluss der Fachbereichsvollversammlung vom 24.11. entsprechend, die Häuser des Philosophikums II die komplette letzte Woche bestreikt und die Veranstaltungen boykottiert. Stattdessen veranstalteten Studierende und DozentInnen Alternativseminare und die Studierenden trafen sich in Arbeitskreisen und organisierten Protestaktionen. Es besteht seitens der Lehrenden ein hoher Grad From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on November 28, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (39060) Pressemitteilung des FB03... Hier die aktuelle Pressemitteilung des FB03 mit der Bitte um Kenntnisnahme... Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Der Fachbereich 03 Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften hat, dem Beschluss der Fachbereichsvollversammlung vom 24.11. entsprechend, die Häuser des Philosophikums II die komplette letzte Woche bestreikt und die Veranstaltungen boykottiert. Stattdessen veranstalteten Studierende und DozentInnen Alternativseminare und die Studierenden trafen sich in Arbeitskreisen und organisierten Protestaktionen. Es besteht seitens der Lehrenden ein hohe From BildungsBlog on November 28, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (39059) FreeLunch FreeLunchhttp://www.economy.com/freelunch/Economy.com's FreeLunch provides you with FREE access to over 900,000 economic and financial data series. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (39058) Free online access to Japanese academic databases Japan's National Institute of Informatics is offering non-Japanese students, scholars, and organizations free online access to two of its large academic databases (NACSIS-IR and NACSIS-ELS). The only condition is that beneficiaries must fill out a questionnaire once a year. (PS: This program was launched on July 11, 2003, but I didn't discover it today.) From FOS News on November 28, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (39057) Hidden agenda It's true that weblogs make idea development visible, but there are other interesting things that are not blogged. For example, researchers rarely blog directly about their research (also reasons why, a bit more and -- From Mathemagenic on November 28, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (39056) Netzzusammenschaltung Für die Durchleitung von Telefonaten durch das Netz der Deutschen Telekom müssen die Wettbewerber künftig weniger Geld zahlen. Die Preise... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 2:50 p.m.. (39055) Bildung neu denken! Das Zukunftsprojekt Nun bietet ja das deutsche Bildungssystem - spätestens seit PISA - eine relativ große Angriffsfläche. Das ist auch der Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft aufgefallen, so dass sie die Prognos AG in Basel beauftragt hat, die Zukunft der Bildung zu beschreiben.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 28, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (39054) Blawgs, Webseiten, Kommentare und Gästebücher Kaulins in seinem englischsprachigen Blawg mit einer umfangreichen Darstellung zum Thema,- aus diesem Grund!... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (39053) Herramienta para crear contenidos SCORM con Microsoft Word y PowerPoint Glass Multimedia introduce en España Thesis Pro tras alcanzar un acuerdo global de distribución para España, Portugal y Latinoamérica con la compañía estad... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 28, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (39052) Seasons and Scientists Two new children's literature bibliographies are out from the CCBC. One on the seasons and one on science and scientists.... From Education Librarian on November 28, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (39051) Personal Knowledge Mapping And The Concept Of Data Emergence Once upon a time, in a far-away land, there was an advanced civilization of intelligent beings who wanted to be able to share their personal know-how, preferences, ideas and visions with those others that were set to work and collaborate with them. Tired of spending millions of dollars to deploy piles of useless shelfware systems like Motive, Autonomy, Verity, Serviceware, Kana, Siebel that companies bought to create a supposedly "more productive" 'knowledge-enabled' culture, some companies set out a few communication explorers to investigate if the direction taken was appropriate an From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39050) Newswatch Aus Anlass des Thanksgiving Day hat Paperchase seinen Lesern die wichtigsten juristischen Nachrichten aus der internationalen Presselandschaft übersichtlich zusammengestellt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39049) Telekom nicht gleich Telekom Die Deutsche Telekom hat vor dem BGH eine Schlappe hinnehmen müssen. Die Richter haben entschieden, dass der rosa Riese keinen... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39048) Semantic Web Einen Vorschlag für ein Sprachregelwerk im Semantic Web macht das Team um Ian Horrocks. Bekanntlich braucht das Semantic Web sog.... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39047) GIGA® Quotes GIGA® Quoteshttp://www.giga-usa.com/index.htmlBroad collection of 50,000+ ancient and modern quotations, aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, sayings, truisms, mottoes, book excerpts, poems and the like browsable by 4,000+ authors or 1,300+ cross-referenced topics From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39046) The most popular links for Español Blogs El nuevo índice de popularidad basado en enlaces recibidos durante las últimas 24 horas, el Bloogz Rank, cubre también la blogosfera hispana: The most popular links for Español Blogs. Al igual que ocurre con otros servicios similares, puede usarse para... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (39045) Moveable Type Spam Vulnerability movabletype.org: News The "Email this to a friend" functionality in the mt-send-entry.cgi script is vulnerable to being used by spammers to send spam messages. In principle, all "email this to a friend" programs are vulnerable to being used by spammers,... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 28, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (39044) Life goes on. Hooray! Denise is a mom!... From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (39043) Rüstungskonversion - Kassel auf dem Weg zur Kulturhauptstadt... Bildung für Alle ermöglichen - statt Panzer, diese Forderung ist immer wieder neu. Viele haben sie schon als Utopie abgehakt. Genauso abwägig erscheint es auf den ersten Blick, Bildung mit Panzern zu verknüpfen. Das interdisziplinäre Projekt, Rüstungsindustrie in friedliche Produktion umzuwandeln, verknüpft den aktiven Uni-Streik mit der Bewerbung Kassels zur europäischen Kulturhauptstadt 2010. Abwegig? - hier ein paar Stichworte, die die Diskussion anstoßen... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (39042) Wenn einem die Argumente ausgehen Spiegel Online über Roland Kochs düstere Drohgebärden. [via djo] From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (39041) Access barriers in Africa While there are many opportunities for African universities to receive free or discounted electronic subscriptions to scientific journals, many universities are unaware of them or prevented from taking full advantage of them. That's the result of an INASP survey conducted by Sara Gwynn and revealed at a November 8 seminar of librarians at a meeting of the West African branch of the Standing Conference of African Universities From FOS News on November 28, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (39039) No use "He's of no use anymore," the son thought to himself. (213 words) From dive into mark on November 28, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (39038) W3C Semantic Web W3C Semantic Webhttp://www.w3.org/2001/sw/When I am asked in my various national presentations or in my radio interviews about current events and happenings on the "semantic" web I highly recommend the above link. It is an excellent starting point for initial and ongoing research into the subject! From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (39037) SWRL: A Semantic Web Rule Language Combining OWL and RuleML SWRL: A Semantic Web Rule Language Combining OWL and RuleMLhttp://www.daml.org/2003/11/swrl/This document contains a proposal for a Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) based on a combination of the OWL DL and OWL Lite sublanguages of the OWL Web Ontology Language with the Unary/Binary Datalog RuleML sublanguages of the Rule Markup Language. SWRL includes a high-level abstract syntax for Horn-like rules in both the OWL DL and OWL Lite sublanguages of OWL. A model-theoretic semantics is given to provide the formal m From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on November 28, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (39036) Forsetzung des Streiks in Kassel beschlossen. Hallo Ihrs ! Die Studierendenschaft in Kassel hat in ihrer Vollversammlung mit ca. 1100 Teilnehmern eine Forsetzung des Streiks um 1 Woche beschlossen. Danach zogen mehr als 1000 Demonstranten durch die Stadt. Zwischenstop war die CDU Zentrale. Die Aktion "1 Mrd.€" ist erfolgreich gelaufen. Hierbei haben die HochschülerInnen der Kunsthochschule 1 Mrd€ (gemalte) auf die CDU Zentrale geschüttet. Lautstark und entschlossen zogen die Demonstranten weiter durch die Stadt.... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on November 28, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (39035) Linux 2.6 Coming-Out Party In December - Paula Rooney, CRN Linus Torvalds and Open Source Development Labs plan a big coming-out party late next month for the Linux 2.6 kernel. Partners won't see commercial distributions based on the updated kernel until well into 2004. Torvalds, Linux's lead developer and now From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39034) DSL Leads Globally, U.S. Gap Narrowing - Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas Slowpokes are expected to get left behind as the U.S. careens toward 50 percent broadband penetration by 2008, according to Jupiter Research (a unit of this site's corporate parent). By that time, DSL [define] will narrow the 2-to-1 adoption gap, reach From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39033) Insight: Harnessing e-tools for education - Jay B. Hilotin, Gulf News Can you really learn from the world's top gurus on total quality management on a per-hour basis at less than the price of a hamburger? That may not be possible in a bricks-and-mortar university offering an emphasis on professional credentials. But wit From Online Learning Update on November 28, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (39032) Periplo Córdoba (AR) El Centro Cultural España Córdoba (AR) acepta ponencias para el Primer Simposio sobre Prácticas de Comunicación Emergentes en la Cultura Digital/2004 y abre la convocatoria de proyectos artísticos para las Sextas Jornadas de Artes y Medios Digitales 2004... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 28, 2003 at 8:49 a.m.. (39031) Moving Note Taking into the Digital Age - Nigel Ward, Syllabus For evey student, note taking is a necessity. For some, that may be easier than for others. But in any case, mobile technologies have the potential to change the process dramatically"especially when specific note taking software is developed for the Ta From Techno-News Blog on November 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (39030) Idaho Virtual Academy Denise Nicholson considered herself fortunate to be able to enroll all four of her children in the Idaho Virtual Academy. Her children´s academic demands range from a special education child who needs extra attention to a second-grader who could read From Educational Technology on November 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (39029) Pittsford schools approve online learning - Dolores Orman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The Pittsford school district is getting into online learning. Beginning next fall, students will probably have their first opportunity to use that additional educational tool. The online program is expected to attract students who are seeking additi From Educational Technology on November 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (39028) Computerized Learning Environments: Problems, Design Challenges and Future Promises Ahmed Yousif Abdelraheem, JIOL Abstract: This paper examines and analyzes computerized learning environments (CLEs) in terms of their problems, design challenges, and their future promises. It highlights the fact that despite the need for improvement, the future of these environment From Online Learning Update on November 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (39027) Implementation of Web-supported Music Instruction - Alan Anderson, Allan Ellis, NAWEB 2003 Abstract: The advent of multimedia computers has led to some innovative approaches to teaching music theory via the Web, and recent advances in desktop video technologies have made it possible to teach elements of practical performance skills online. From Online Learning Update on November 28, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (39026) Video Blog News Interessant: Die pro-israelische Seite "BackSpin" hat jetzt auch ein Weblog, wo (über eine MS-Beta-Seite) auch die neuesten Nachrichten als Video... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (39025) Aufwiedersehen Lana! Lana is leaving town. I have learned so much from her about tap dancing, vision and leadership. Thank-you and see you when you come back! Lana is the one in yellow in this photo: Lana and her partner in tapdancing duets, From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 6:49 a.m.. (39024) Weblogkritik vs. Technorati Sind Weblogs ein Genre? Europäische Gedanken als Alternative zu Technorati, Daypop und Blogdex: Mensch gegen Maschine. Let... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 28, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (39023) The Golden Age of Gadgets The PC industry understands common standards and commoditized parts -- and it's using that expertise to bring better, more efficient devices and toys into our homes. An essay by Sonia Zjawinski from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (39022) Holiday Season a Feast for Gamers Looking for a good time? Here are the new games that are creating a buzz this holiday season. By Suneel Ratan. From Wired News on November 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (39021) Gizmo Puts Cards on the Table A new technology eases the pain of separation by making everyday objects appear on remotely connected kitchen tables. No more out of sight, out of mind. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on November 28, 2003 at 6:45 a.m.. (39020) Looking at one's self through the eyes of others Here is the draft chapter resulting from my presentation to the Indo-South Africa dialogue on truth, reconciliation and human rights. It's all about cricket, power failures, Frantz Fanon, the American embassy, and, er, everything else... By Martin Terre Blanche 25 Nov 2003 From Collaborative Learning on November 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (39019) Balancing Priorities on Schedule Ein kurzer Artikel für alle, die sich sich fragen, wo im täglichen Arbeitsalltag die Prioritäten liegen. Um die Dinge zu ordnen, hilft die klassische 2x2-Matrix: 1. Dringende und wichtige Dinge (Quadrant 1) 2. Nicht dringende, aber wichtige Dinge (Quadrant 2)... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (39018) Wissenschaftliches Publizieren Roell verweist zu Recht darauf, dass sich dieser Bereich sich in den nächsten Jahren radikal wandeln wird; Olaf Brugman hat... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (39017) Flughafen Frankfurt/M. Der Regionalplan Südhessen 2000 (73 S. PDF) enthält Aussagen zur Siedlungsbeschränkung und zur beabsichtigten Erweiterung des Flughafens Frankfurt/Main um eine... From Handakte WebLAWg on November 28, 2003 at 4:50 a.m.. (39016) Elicited Learning an Important Outcome of Successful Teaching Research and Markets have announced the addition of the 'Assessing Learning Outcomes' report to their offering. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2003] From PR Web on November 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (39015) '4-H Crowning Achievement' Thirty-five Texas South Plains 4-H'ers crossed the stage Monday, November 24 to accept their Gold Stars during the South Plains 46th annual banquet and recognition ceremony at Texas Tech University's United Spirit Arena. The Gold Star Award is the highest award that a 4-H member can recieve. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2003] From PR Web on November 28, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (39014) fxStabilizer - 0.9.0 Video stabilizer plugin for iMovie [VersionTracker: Mac OS X]... From Digital Hub on November 28, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (39013) The phone system’s value needs to be enhanced by integration with social software. (SOURCE:Telepocalypse: Telecom theory via E Land)- Amen! Bring it on! Integrate Skype, audio blogging, etc. QUOTETelcos do a lousy job of managing “inspiration to communicate”. American Express send me an endless stream of offers with inspiration to spend. My nameless telco suppliers never suggest now is a great time to call to my mum or message my boss. So this suggests a change of emphas From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (39012) Canada's broadband duopoly sucks for users (SOURCE:E Land :: pot....kettle....black)- Amen! End the broadband access duopoloy! QUOTEIn Canada broadband is essentially a Telco/Cableco duopoly and the consumer is the loser. As a user I can assure you it sucks. UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (39011) Add a "Move back to Edit Queue" button When I vote for an article, it sometimes happens that an article is not bad per se, but is so poorly formatted, lacking links, or full of spelling errors that I do not like this article to be on the front page (or the section page, for that matter). Therefore, I propose a "Move back to Edit Queue" button, similar to the "Move to Vote" button. From kuro5hin.org on November 28, 2003 at 3:45 a.m.. (39010) Pitch Journal Stephen Downes, November 27th, reports on Pitch, a new Open Access peer reviewed journal in educational research: Now what's really interesting about Pitch is the peer review system. "Pitch uses a democratic method of peer review where all readers participate in the review process. Instead of sending submitted articles away for 12 months of secret review by three individuals, Pitch allows your peers to review your work. In Pitch everyone 'pitches in' to rate papers submitted t From FOS News on November 28, 2003 at 2:47 a.m.. (39009) Adventures In Wikiland It’s my pleasure tomorrow to host a roundtable discussion on wikis as part of the Educational Technology Users Group fall workshop in Richmond. As usual, I’m nowhere near as prepared as Scott is… He’s also hosting a table, and put... From Object Learning on November 28, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (39008) Scholars of Twang Track All the 'Y'Alls' in Texas A National Geographic Society survey of Texas speech is helping to throw a scientific light on the mythologized (and sometimes ridiculed) Texas twang. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39007) University Student Is Missing; North Dakota Town Is Shaken In a lightly populated state that boasts one of the lowest crime rates in the country, the disappearance of a 22-year-old University of North Dakota senior is more than troubling. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39006) Lawmakers Move to Halt Cuts in Aid for College A change in the federal financial aid formula that would force millions of students to pay more for college is likely to be suspended while lawmakers look for other options. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39005) Students' Scores Rise in Math, Not in Reading Elementary and middle school children have continued a decade of progress on a nationally administered math test, with all groups showing gains in every state. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39004) Dean Proposes $7.1 Billion to Help Cover College Costs Howard Dean proposed a $7.1 billion program on Thursday to guarantee eighth graders who commit to higher education $10,000 a year in grants and loans. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39003) Teachers May Give Ground on Grievances Randi Weingarten, the president of the teachers' union, proposed changing the teachers' contract to speed up grievance procedures and disciplinary proceedings. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39002) Council Panel Holds Inquiry on Custodians in the Schools City education officials came under attack during a hearing on the union contracts governing custodians, teachers and principals. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39001) Sarah Lawrence College Drops SAT Requirement Joining a growing list of schools that no longer require standardized test scores for admission, the college cited concerns about a writing test that is being added to the SAT. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (39000) Spitting on Law and Justice The International Herald Tribune has printed these excerpts from a powerful speech given earlier this week by Britain's third-ranking jurist,... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 28, 2003 at 1:46 a.m.. (38999) The Communicator - last issue for the year Final issue of The Communicator - with items about journalism education, MINCO, NCVER research, borderlands e-journal, building teacher quality, child protection, funding for studies of Asia, university teaching awards, and latest news from DEST. From EdNA Online on November 28, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (38998) Check out Stephen Downes Web (SOURCE:Stephen's Web ~ Refer a Resource)- Thanks for the link Stephen.  Just like to point out that Stephen's Web is an amazing collection of links and commentary on a wide range of subjects including but not limited to education, blogging and software. QUOTEFollowing the fate of one of my articles this morning (aka 'vanity searching') I happened on Roland Tanglao's contribution to the blogsphere, a set of li From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on November 28, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (38997) Duelling showers We're visiting my sister for Thanksgiving, staying in the traditional cheapo motel. This morning the shower started off strong: excellent volume and steaming hot. Suddenly, it went cold. I turned up the heat. After a few seconds, it was too hot. I turned it down. Suddenly it went cold. I turned it up. This repeated until I finally gave up. As I got out, I realized that there was probably another patron in a neighboring shower who was working the dials in contradiction to me, establishing a rhythmic dance of temperatures. And isn't that like so much of life? Nah.... From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (38996) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]