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"My favourite e-learning resource" ya tiene ganador: un estudiante
Un alumno de secundaria es el ganador de la competición "My favourite e-learning resource" (Mi recurso de elearning favorito) convocado por elearningeuropa.... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 3, 2005 at 8:50 p.m..

Outsourcing de E-learning en Latinoamérica
Un servicio novedoso en Chile: Outsourcing en E-learning... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 3, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Alternativa Virtual, primera empresa de Europa con certificación SCORM2004
Alternativa Virtual, empresa especializada en el desarrollo de tecnologías para la formación semipresencial y a distancia, se ha convertido en la primera y única empresa a nivel europeo en obtener la ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 3, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Deadwood enters into self-parody after only one season, and other TV headlines!
Deadwood has become a self-parody at the very beginning of its second year, beating the previous record holder — 24 — by 4 episodes. Someone apparently told David Milch, the show's creator and writer, that he's brilliant at dialogue because everyone now speaks like a lead character in a Shakespearean drama, except for the poetry, and half the time I don't have any fucking idea what the fuck they're fucking talking fucking about. I find the show painful to watch and have only managed this far by thinking that maybe someone will remember that dialogue is supposed From Joho the Blog on April 3, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Theory clusters
At the University Twente there is a overview about communication-related theories. Extremely useful and a must read - if not must know - for every designer: The theories presented here are related to communication. Students can use these theories as a rich source for a better understanding of the theoretical fieldwork of communication. Choosing a theory for an assignment or report is made easier, since you are able to 'browse' through the different theories. All theories which are selected are used From owrede_log on April 3, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..

Democracy wish list
If people were going to assemble a list of attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for active citizenship, I'd want to include knowledge about boycotts. What are the most important examples of boycotts in history? In what ways were they successful or unsuccessful? What techniques were needed to create these boycotts? What kinds of social and economic contexts provoked boycotts? What price... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 3, 2005 at 4:52 p.m..

One of the true heroes of the twentieth century
It's been a strange day. I haven't had the guts to turn on the television and see how the news is playing out there, but online newspaper reporters and webloggers have spent the day trading rumors, excitedly discussing the latest tidbit of information, and waiting. Waiting and watching as the thousands gather and pray. Waiting for the news of the final death of Karol Wojtyła, hanging in suspense as if this were the most important event in the world. I am not a Catholic, nor even a Christian, and death is to me as natural an event as waking up in the morning; but I am among the From kuro5hin.org on April 3, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Sin City - a real pageturner
A confession: I like comic books. I like movies. I like tits. And I like to laugh. If you can relate to me on even three of these four wavelengths, then I would say that, like me, you are going to fucking love Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City. From kuro5hin.org on April 3, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Tags in the Quest for New Knowledge: further commentary!
Summary:It is no trivial matter to be able to send a question into "web space" and have an answer come back.However, It's one thing to send out "New York Yankees" or "weblogging"; the search task is pretty simple. It's another search entirely that brings back sites, commentary, photos etc. that are "precisely" at the edge of your knowledge space. No single word, probably no single phrase, will bring back such a result. The likelihood of search success diminishes as the searcher's knowledge space increases in size and complexity. Or, putting it in another way, my be From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on April 3, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Rebooting Judaism
Every six months or so, I get to revisit the ideas I was working on in Nothing Sacred. Each time I do, they are approached as less controversial and more accepted. In turn, I take that as an invitation to explore a bit more deeply, out loud.This interview in New Zionist is unique mainly for the candid explanation of an effort called Reboot that I launched a couple of years ago. There's also a nice little thread about the similarities between media literacy and Judaism:NZ: Is there a relationship between the From rushkoff.blog on April 3, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

Criptografía cuántica
Hace algún tiempo hablábamos aquí de las posibles consecuencias que para la gestión de contenidos podría tener la evolución futura de la tecnología cuántica. Lo fiábamos a largo plazo, y destacábamos que las primeras aplicaciones prácticas vendrían en el campo de la criptografía. Lo que yo estaba lejos de imaginar es que ese escenario, que yo imaginaba muy en el futuro, está desarrollándose ya ante nuestros ojos. Fue nada menos que en 1992 cuando una empresa suiza, id (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on April 3, 2005 at 12:50 p.m..

Developers Flock to XML Query Spec - Darryl K. Taft, eWeek
A new survey of developers using XML has found that a vast majority are using or plan to use XML Query even before it becomes a standard because of the language's ability to simplify data extraction. DataDirect Technologies Inc., of Bedford, Mass., survey From Techno-News Blog on April 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Joseph Konstan on Human-Computer Interaction, Recommender Systems, Collaboration, and Social Good - Ubiquity
My work as a researcher spans several different parts of human/computer interaction. The biggest project I have been working on, and one that I have been working on now for nine years, is the GroupLens project which is about recommender systems-systems th From Techno-News Blog on April 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Microsoft's "Thoreau" takes to woods to ponder future - Robert A. Guth, Wall Street Journal
One way to peek into technology's crystal ball last month was to take a winding road into a cedar forest in the Pacific Northwest to seek out one of tech's top thinkers. A sunny Thursday afternoon found him waiting alone behind the gate of his secluded co From Techno-News Blog on April 3, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Eating fossil fuels
After doing a detailed math about energy resources and consumption Dale Allen Pfeiffer casts a dark image of the future if controlling the earth population will not happen anytime soon: Should we fail to acknowledge this coming crisis and determine to deal with it, we will be faced with a die-off from which civilization may very possibly never revive. We will very likely lose more than the numbers necessary for sustainability. Under a die-off scenario, conditions will deteriorate so badly that From owrede_log on April 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Yahoo 360 - born to die?
Shortly after the acquisition of Flickr by Yahoo! the latter company introduced a multi-feature invite-only blog/photo/whatever-sharing platform called "Yahoo 360". The invitation-only concept worked well for Gmail - elitism marketing. Dave Winer has a spot on analysis of Yahoo 360: Everything about Yahoo 360 is for members only, and in the first few hours of its life in the blogosphere, From owrede_log on April 3, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

County Panel Says School Is Exempt From Bias Law
The Westchester County Human Rights Commission has said it does not have the authority to investigate the banning of a gay student group at New York Medical College. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

An Early Wartime Profile Depicts a Tormented Hitler
Cornell University has posted what is believed to be the first psychological profile of Adolf Hitler. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Panel's Report on Faculty at Columbia Spurs Debate
A faculty report on complaints that pro-Palestinian professors at Columbia University had intimidated Zionist students triggered new campus debates. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

A Second Look at History
Teachers alter classes to show that Connecticut had slavery. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

The Segregated Classrooms of a Proudly Diverse School
Columbia High School seems to have it all, but no one boasts about one aspect of this blue-ribbon school, that its classrooms are largely segregated. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

U.S. Is Asked to Close Site on Sex Issues
Advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to take down a new Web site offering information on sex issues because the groups say it presents biased advice. From New York Times: Education on April 3, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Les TIC causent-ils un déficit d'attention ?
Il semble que je ne sois pas le seul à dénoter une diminution de la capacité d'attention des élèves. Mes collègues s'en plaignent également (fait rassurant, sachant que mon enseignement n'est pas en cause). L'écoute active constitue pourtant l'un des six... From Osmoze on April 3, 2005 at 6:59 a.m..

Securing Your WiFi Network Without Breaking the Bank
Whitepaper on securing wireless networks at minimal cost without the need for a 'scalable enterprise solution' from a snake-oil vending wireless security product salesperson. From Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers on April 3, 2005 at 6:56 a.m..

Do you believe in mental models?
Joshua Porter has written a blog entry that asks the question: do you believe in mental models? To quote: For me, my mental activity is usually concerned with the task at hand: "what does this document do for me?" or... From Column Two on April 3, 2005 at 4:47 a.m..

What's So Great About Goats Anyway? or More Goats for K5
Goats are wonderful animals, not least because of their close alliance with Satan, all-powerful Lord of Darkness to whom we give all obeisance. With their amazing horns, fantastic hooves and spectacular goatees, goats really are strong contenders for being the greatest animals ever. Want a farmyard pet that butts into things? Get a goat. Want an animal reputed to eat tins though it probably doesn't really? Get a goat. Want an animal that bleats like a sheep yet knows its own mind? A goat is your ally, my friend, just like it is Satan's ally in all things. Within I have collected some From kuro5hin.org on April 3, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

CIDER Session 3 CIDER Session 3 Announcement
Here's the third in a series of "CIDER sessions" designed specifically for distance education and e-learning researchers and graduate students. Title: Content analysis of online discussions. Facilitator: Dr. Elizabeth Murphy, Memorial University Date/Time: 8 April 2005 at 11:00 AM (Mountain)... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 3, 2005 at 12:53 a.m..

Canadian Distance Education Research Seminar
For those of you who are pursuing research in distance education, Terry Anderson, a leader in this area, is facilitating a "Canadian Distance Education Research Seminar" on May 8th sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research (CIDER) in... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 3, 2005 at 12:53 a.m..

Open (Source) Movement Study - Second Call for Participants
I am still working away at a study focused on the Open (Source) Movement as it applies to education. A brief introduction to the study is stated below: "Examining Open (Source) Communities as Networks of Innovation: Implications for the Adoption... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on April 2, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..