Edu_RSS
Various authors - WG1 Numbered Documents - ISO
Document repository for ISO's JTC1 information technology standards workgroup. The contents aren't especially illuminating and there's no RSS, but you can at least see something here. What I don't see, though, is the 'cease and desist' letter ISO is now working under because of IP restrictions. "All work within ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 making use of IMS specifications and standards, including the IMS accessibility specifications and the IMS content packaging and simple sequencing specifications (the latter two are part of SCORM), must cease until such time as there is an From
OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Scott Jaschik - Blackboard Patents Challenged - Inside Higher Ed
More coverage of the action by open source LMS organizations to challenge the Blackboard patent at the the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office after attempts to negotiate with the company failed. "Fontana said that it thus became clear that Blackboard couldn't be relied on to respect the open source movement. 'They made it pretty clear that they wanted to hold on to the option of suing open source providers,' he said." Also, from
vnunet Yahoo UK and Ireland, "Despite repeated assurances t From
OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Christopher Palmeri - From Ice Cream to Nuclear Freeze - Business Week
An American businessman is mounting a $2 million campaign to convince legislators to spend money on education instead of on nuclear weapons. "The weapons we have now are 150,000 times more powerful than what we dropped on Hiroshima," he says. "With $10 billion a year you could rebuild every school in the country that needs fixing over the next 12 years." Given the need by business for a well-educated workforce, it is no surprise that hundreds of business executives have signed on. [
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OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Editorial - eLearning Papers Publication Launched - eLearning Papers
elearningeuropa, the European Commissions lifelong learning portal, has launched a new publication called eLearning Papers. "We intend to reinforce the visibility of the articles and, through a more rigorous editorial process, provide readers with more structured and quality texts." The first issue is
now available online. First thing they should do I would say, is to ditch the two column format, which is miserable to read online. [
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OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Various authors - Ecto, Scone, Click-a-Teacher
Ecto is a social networking site with an educational focus. Developed as .asp which means some of the responses are slow (try searching for groups with an empty search field, for example). The idea is that you can create content (and course pages, with gradable components) 'free form'. Incoming RSS feeds added just a couple of days ago. The site is free. Related:
Scone. See also,
Click-a-teacher. Don Caldwell writes, "The idea was to allow teachers and tutors aroun From
OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Unattributed - Internet Explorer 7 Checklists - Microsoft
I have already run into issues with Internet Explorer 7 (its security settings effectively disabled an online business transaction form - of course the form didn't work at all in Firefox). Anyhow, this is a good checklist for designers and developers to review to prepare for IE7 visitors using your site. Thanks to gary for the link. [
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OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Alan Levine - Google Reader- I'm in Love - Cogdogblog
I'm not in love the way Alan is, but I am also using Google Reader - have been for a month or two now, switched just in time to avoid Bloglines's meltdown - and I have been mostly happy. What it doesn't have that I miss is a nice way to share my subscription list, which changes often. I can export my OPML file (
which is here) but this isn't a nice web page you can easily browse. Also, Google Reader is a little too Ajax - I kee forgetting that the back button doesn't work and I keep closing the window by accide From
OLDaily on December 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Come, play in edna's sandpit
A new edna service has been released on Monday 27 November 2006 (which is also edna's 9th birthday!). The edna sandpit will be a 'perpetual beta' providing an opportunity for educators to road-test new and emerging technologies. Those applications that are sustainable and demonstrate most value to learning can be rapidly migrated to edna production services. You can try out web conferencing (Live Classroom), podcasting (Moodle/iPodcast) and a personal learning environment (elgg), with more coming. From
EdNA Online on December 1, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..
The dawn of Vista
special coverage After more than five years of work, Microsoft is finally getting the Windows update out the door. From
CNET News.com on December 1, 2006 at 3:45 a.m..
Photos: HD DVD hits the road
Companies including Intel, New Line Cinema and HBO Video pool money to bankroll a mobile promo tour touting the next-gen technology. From
CNET News.com on December 1, 2006 at 3:44 a.m..