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Palm Beach: Now the Official Home of America's Greatest Blowhards
In a town that is already home to Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump there wouldn't seem to be room for another titanic ego, but apparently we just can't get enough. Ann Coulter has purchased a home in Palm Beach. So, let me be the first liberal to welcome you to our wonderful home Ann. (I know I live on the wrong side of Lake Worth, but... From Brain Frieze on May 8, 2005 at 10:49 p.m..

The Development of Socialization in an On-line Learning Environment
The paper investigates interactions on five online courses involving staff that currently lecture or support learners in further and higher education at the University of Glamorgan, and its partner colleges throughout Wales. From eLearnopedia on May 8, 2005 at 10:46 p.m..

Bill Gates' "America's high schools are obsolete" Speech to the National Governor's Association
Zitate aus dieser Rede kursieren schon seit Tagen im Internet, z.B.: "America's high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I don't just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed, and under-funded HYPHEN though a case could be made for every... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 8, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Getting a grip
Tom Zeller, Jr. has a long article in the business section of today's New York Times called "A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip". It's mainly about Nick Denton and Gawker, and near the start Denton reacts to recent high profile praise for blogging: When Business Weblogs in Higher Education on May 8, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Remembrance of the French Laundry Fund
I received an email recently from Maurice Graham Henry, proprietor of Dining In France who'd had dinner at Per Se recently and wrote to share some incredible news. I had dinner at Per Se last night, and I had the good fortune to see Thomas Keller again.He asked me anout my website DininginFrance.com, and I told him that I was recentlay able to recover a write up on The French Laundry (listed on my French Laundry page) on archive.org from 2002....written by 'the woman with the French Laundry Fund can'. Thomas remembered immediately, but he never knew that either of you had eve From megnut on May 8, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

The Significance of "Social Software" (danah boyd)
I’ve been meaning to write a paper on “The Significance of ‘Social Software’” for some time, but… In the meantime, i’ve written an abstract for public criticism. In 2002, Clay Shirky (re)claimed the term “social software” to encompass “all uses... From Corante: Social Software on May 8, 2005 at 1:50 p.m..

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+sound+early+alert+for+flaws/2100-1002_3-5697945.html?part=rss&tag=5697945&subj=news
Microsoft to sound early alert for flaws - Dawn Kawamoto, CNET News The pilot program of Microsoft Security Advisories will strive to issue an alert within one business day of the company becoming aware of a problem, a Microsoft representative said. "Cus From Techno-News Blog on May 8, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

What
In most cultures wisdom, knowledge, and experience are prized assets. Those who possess them are held in high regard and are expected to share them with the next generation. So it is in the world of information technology. Veteran IT professionals are oft From Techno-News Blog on May 8, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Sheet could shelter Wi-Fi from eavesdroppers - Dan Ilett, CNET News
Wireless hackers in the United Kingdom could soon face a new obstacle to stealing information. The British government has endorsed a transparent film that can block Wi-Fi transmissions and other wireless signals from traveling through windows. The film, From Techno-News Blog on May 8, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

South African National Curriculum Wiki
So over on ETI, Tom says that I'd be spasm-ing over the fact that his boss Mark Shuttleworth feels "the future of educational content lies in the wiki." He's right...I am. The wiki for the entire national curriculum for South Africa is simply awe-inspiring. I can't help but think that this collaborative construction of curriculum is in some way the future for many reasons...relevance and economics the most obvious. (Check out the weblogged News on May 8, 2005 at 11:45 a.m..

Movies That Should Be Made
Charles and Ray Eames' Powers of Ten is one of the best, and most important, films ever made. This short documentary uses base 10 logarithms to drive a whirlwind exploration of the universe at every scale, from the human out past the galactic and then down to the subatomic. Powers of 10 was an important factor in the inculcation of the scientific sense of wonder for an entire generation (anyone born in the 1960's, say). What other movies like this could be made? From kuro5hin.org on May 8, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

Educause Article - A Capabilities Approach for the Next-Generation CMS
http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm05/erm0533.asp I'm sure lots of those disenchanted with the current crop of CMS will enjoy reading this piece by Van Weigel. Weigel suugests another approach to envisioning what the next-generation CMS might look like; what's missing for me (and to be fair, this is just a chapter length piece, so it's unfair to expect this as well) is the 'how.' If CMS don't end up looking like this vision (or some of the other suggested alternatives) it will not be the fi From EdTechPost on May 8, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Patterns in Adult Learning
Judith M. Smith identifies five distinct patterns of adult learning and advises educators on working effectively with each pattern.... From Adult/Continuing Education on May 8, 2005 at 6:50 a.m..

Genres of delayed gratification
Without denying the benefits of blogging, I wonder if we tend to ignore its weaknesses. I'm thinking of the immediate gratification of web publishing. Type type type, submit, and it's there. Some things in life require delayed gratification. Some genres of writing can't exist without it, such as the novel. Is there something in our work as writers that cannot be achieved if we only blog? Or can blogging adapt itself to address the goals that formerly only genres of delayed gratification... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 8, 2005 at 5:46 a.m..

After Florida Legislative Session Ends, Governor Bush Feels Sting of Defeat
Gov. Jeb Bush suffered some of the sharpest losses of his tenure - at the hands of his own Republican party. From New York Times: Education on May 8, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Searching for a Good Book by Gary Price
I'm re-posting this article from Search Engine Watch; it provides some helpful guidelines. ____JH ____  Search Briefs + Searching for a Good Book Note: A new article by some guy named Gary Price. (-: A look at Amazon's Search Inside the Book, Google Print (you'll read about a way to limit your search to only Google Print material), and many other services including NetLibrary and ebrary. + Web News Aggregator NewsNow Crosses 20,000 Sources Mark- gary [ResourceShelf] From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on May 8, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

ID position - University of Alberta
Instructional Designer Faculty of Extension, Extension Learning Solutions Department Website: www.extension.ualberta.ca Competition Deadline: May 20, 2005 The Faculty of Extension invites applications for a term position as Instructional Designer. Candidates must have a graduate degree in adult education, educational technology... From Rick's CafĂŠ Canadien on May 7, 2005 at 11:51 p.m..