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Princeton to Receive Record Gift for the Arts
Peter B. Lewis, the Cleveland philanthropist, is giving his alma mater, Princeton University, $101 million to expand its creative and performing arts activities. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

College Aid Plan Widens U.S. Role in High Schools
A student aid program calls for the federal government to rate the academic rigor of the nation's high schools for the first time. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Grand enterprise projects: why are we wasting our time?
The need for improvements in information management systems and practices within organisations is great. Spend half a day talking with a random selection of staff, and the list of desirable fixes and enhancements will be lengthy. Whether it is the... From Column Two on January 21, 2006 at 9:47 p.m..

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The Anti-Reader Wiki
Leave it to Lessig to set up his own Echo Anti-Chamber. Shouldn't we all have one of these? The aim of this page is to build a collection of content that criticizes my work. I've mapped the chapters of Free Culture, but feel free to add any other work you'd like. Also, if there is stuff that adds support, of course that can be added. But please keep it separate from the criticism. My aim is to create a simple source for "the other side of the story." From weblogged News on January 21, 2006 at 8:47 p.m..

Verizon Sucks (retro)
The whole verizonsucks thing is a bit old hat, but I came across a deeply frustrating 'feature" on my service today. From Serious Instructional Technology on January 21, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..

The New Phonebook's Here!
Remember "The Jerk"? The scene where Steve Martin finds his name in the new phone book and yells "I'm somebody!"? Well, here's my "Jerk" moment. I just got this e-mail from Amazon: Dear Amazon.com Customer, We've noticed that customers who have purchased "The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog" by Rebecca Blood also purchased books by Will Richardson. For this reason, you might like to know that Will Richardson's "Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools From weblogged News on January 21, 2006 at 4:47 p.m..

Teacher Learners
It occurred to me as I was listening to David yesterday that not only is this the first time in a long time (maybe ever) that we don't have a real clear picture of what your kids' futures look like (from a professional standpoint), this may also be the first time in history that our kids bring serious knowledge to the classroom that their teachers don't have. And I mean that on a couple of levels. First, from a technology standpoint, there is no q From weblogged News on January 21, 2006 at 3:47 p.m..

The State of the E-Learning Market
Der Titel führt etwas in die Irre, denn in diesem Artikel dreht es sich vor allem um Learning Management Systeme. Zwei Absätze fand ich besonders interessant, weil sie einen kritischen Blick auf die Zukunft dieses Marktes werfen: Zum einen: "One... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 21, 2006 at 12:51 p.m..

Predictions for 2006. E-learning experts map the road ahead
Eine lange Liste von kurzen Einschätzungen, die unmöglich auf einen Punkt zu bringen sind. Und fast ein "who-is-who" in e-Learning. Bei einigen Statements habe ich genickt (z.B. "over the coming year, m-learning begins to grow in earnest", Ray Schroeder), bei... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 21, 2006 at 12:51 p.m..

Ten trends to watch in 2006
Bei den Autoren von McKinsey geht es um nichts weniger als Trends, "that will change the business landscape". Es geht um "global economy". Und trotzdem finden wir an letzter Stelle einen Punkt, der auch uns in den Niederungen der Bildung... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 21, 2006 at 12:51 p.m..

Liebe Journalisten
Ich helfe gerne. Wenn Sie eine Frage zu einem Bildungsthema haben, zu e-Learning oder Knowledge Management, wenn Sie irgendeinem Trend auf der Spur sind, schreiben Sie mir! Ich bin, auch unter Stress, auskunftsfreudig, und wenn Sie mich dann noch mit... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 21, 2006 at 12:51 p.m..

The Bottom-Up $100,000 Pyramid (David Weinberger)
Zephyr Teachout and Britt Blaser, both veterans of the Howard Dean Internet campaign, reflect on how to fix what’s going wrong at the well-intentioned Since Sliced Bread contest. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is sponsoring the contest, offering $100,000... From Corante: Social Software on January 21, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..

The $100,000 Bottom-Up Pyramid
Zephyr Teachout and Britt Blaser, both veterans of the Howard Dean Internet campaign, reflect on how to fix what's going wrong at the well-intentioned Since Sliced Bread contest. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is sponsoring the contest, offering $100,000 to the person who comes up with the best idea for improving the lives of working women and men. 22,000 ideas were submitted which "a group of diverse experts" winnowed to 70, a process some felt was too top down. This is a fascinating case in which a bottom-up process is supposed to squeeze out a single winner, the conte From Joho the Blog on January 21, 2006 at 9:48 a.m..

New Nano Law? - Kevin Bullis, Technology Review
Nanotechnology materials have numerous new properties that make them potentially useful; but it is not yet clear how these materials might act in the body or the environment. Indeed, those same unique properties could make the materials dangerous. A repor From Techno-News Blog on January 21, 2006 at 7:50 a.m..

The Neatest Nanotech of 2005 - Kevin Bullis, Technology Review
Technology Review picks five important advances in nanotechnology and materials science in 2005 -- and one policy issue that could decide the future of the entire field. From Techno-News Blog on January 21, 2006 at 7:50 a.m..

Digital Divide Separates Rural, Urban Internet Users - Gene J. Koprowski, TechNewsWorld
Of those households reporting Internet connectivity, the majority now report connecting with some type of broadband connection, rather than a dial-up connection. "This is true in both metro and rural households," said the study. Of those households report From Techno-News Blog on January 21, 2006 at 7:50 a.m..

Governor's Tax-Credit Plan Finds Unexpected Support
The backing is coming from some legislators from New York City who say that they are tired of waiting for Mr. Pataki to increase aid to schools. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Doctor Is Expected to Lead Cornell
If approved, as expected, David J. Skorton, a cardiologist who leads the University of Iowa, would succeed Jeffrey S. Lehman, who left in June. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

List of City Schools at Risk of Being Closed Grows by 10
Despite the increase, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein noted that the number of endangered schools still remains at a near-record low. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

New York Moves to Limit Colleges That Seek Profit
The freeze on commercial colleges comes as officials nationwide look to tighten rules on this booming sector of higher education. From New York Times: Education on January 21, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Bob Sullivan - Kids, Blogs and Too Much Information - Msnbc
What are you students revealing online? Far more than most parents and teachers realize, according to this article. 70 percent of them unveil their first name, 67 percent their age, and even 44 percent their email address. [Link] [Tags: Information] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Judy Breck - Carnival of the Mobilists - Golden Swamp
If you want discussion and a pile of links on mobile learning, this item is for you. Golden Swamp is hosting the 'Carnival of the Mobilists' and will be collecting entries on the topic for the next week (after which, the Carnival moves to a new location - it's a pretty nifty concept). [Link] [Tags: Online Learning] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Harold Jarche - Learners as Contributors - The End of the Industrial Model
I talked about this concept at the seminar in Edson today; Harold Jarche reviews some recent discussions from bloggers Christian Long and Education Bridges on the topic. "Both of my boys are in middle school and have their own blogs," writes Jarche. "One of them writes a lot, including the creation of a fantasy religion, while the other builds animations and shares them online. The eldest is learning Java on his own." On this same topic, see Jeremy Hiebert's post from today. "It's like a hu From OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Chris Lehmann - Does Anyone Think This is Really Authentic Assessment? - Practical Theory
We talked about assessment in Edson today, and I offered my own theory - but I had forgotten about these comments offered by Ms. Frizzle the other day: "Problems with tests ought to be highly publicized, like the lists of failing schools. Don't provide any details; just list the name of the testing companies, the names of the responsible departments within the city and state government, and list 'em under the headline: Failing." [Link] [Tags: Assessment, OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Clarence Fisher - Nurturing the Network - Remote Access
A nice capsult comment on the new role of the teacher: "As a teacher, my role is a fine line between taking over the network, leaving it too much alone, and nurturing it, helping it to build up." [Link] [Tags: Networks] [Comment] From OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Christian Long - Blogging and the Changing Environment of Education and Collaboration - think:lab
Important. "We live in a remarkable world where the Internet has moved from a research experiment to a social curiosity to a dot.com frenzy to a normal part of each of our day-to-day existence. In many ways, schools and classrooms are at the center of it all. Computers are tools and in many ways similar to pens and radios and a screwdriver in the fact that they exist simply to help us do things. On the other hand, the raw existence of the Internet is something far more powerful. And whatxTMs just beginning to unfold in blogging, podcasting, and other Web2.0 ways is even more impr From OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Grande Yellowhead Seminar - Stephen's Web
Edson, Alberta, at sunset OK, I got everything working, and so now here is a lot of audio from my two day seminar in Edson, Alberta. Part 1 - an introductory session; I review blogging tools, have people create blogs, discuss wikis and content management systems, and RSS. 2 hours, 20 minutes, 16.4 megabytes. Part 2 - Discussion on the role of blogging and similar technologies in learning, how they fiPart 1 OLDaily on January 20, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..