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Concept Maps Go to School
I use concept maps regularly in my work to gather requirements, problem-solve, explore design options, etc. I find it a wonderful consensus-building tool when used collaboratively. I use OmniGraffle for building my concept maps. This Wired article reports on the use of another free concept map building tool called Cmap, which is available on many platforms (yes,OSX too). From elearningpost on May 31, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

Timelines on the Internet
Edward Tufte weighs in on the design of timelines after this question: What would you consider the best way of presenting timeline data on the Internet? Is Flash the answer so we can make timelines more interactive? Or has the Internet not evolved enough yet to present data in a new and revolutionary manner? Tufte's response: This question represents exactly the wrong way to reason about information displays. It begins by celebrating this week's technology rathe From elearningpost on May 31, 2005 at 9:47 p.m..

Podcasts, Congress, and Cable TV: The Happy Medium
Right now there's a bit of discussion in the blogosphere podcasting the US Congress. Attorney Ernest Miller started this ball rolling on his Corante blog. He asked, "Why doesn't every single darn committee, subcommittee, whatever, have a podcast (in the future, broadcatch) of its hearings? Why isn't there a floor podcast?" ...It's a great question, and the audience for this might be larger than you'd expect... From Contentious Weblog on May 31, 2005 at 8:55 p.m..

Podcasting with Mr. Sprankle
Oh, baby! If you've been wondering if there is anything that podcasts can be used for in a regular classroom, check out this example from Bob Sprankle's grade 3/4 class. If you're a teacher at heart or in practice, you'll... From Rick's Café Canadien on May 31, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..

The Education Podcast Network
Just launched, the Education Podcast Network is "an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers." The site brings together podcasts from a couple dozen or so podcasters. I like the concept, am less than thrilled with the website design, and wish there were an output feed I could subscribe to bringing together all the educational podcasts of the day. By David Warlick & The Landmark Project, May 31, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

The Virtual University: Models and messages
This is actually a collection of articles by various authors, but the overview (in a format I like a lot) reads like a short article. The emphasis is on models of virtual universities specifically, so there is no mention of what might be called non-official work in online learning. The articles, written mostly by university presidents and such, focus mostly on administrative structure and organization with a major emphasis on globalization. Still, it's a good survey with some case studies and should not be overlooked. Via NextEd. By Susan D'Anton From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Thwarted Innovation: What Happened to E-learning and Why
Zemsky and Massey somehow managed to get an entire book out of this subject, but I think the summary, reposed here on the Digital Divide network website, covers the ground quite nicely. Of course, to get the most out of this you have to buy into the idea that the e-learning boom really did go bust - a proposition that, from my vantage point, is difficult to sustain. Oh sure, some venture capitalists lost some mnoney - but if you ever thought that was e-learning, then you are looking in the wrong place. Anyhow, the causes for the supposed bust: "there has yet to emerge a viable market fo From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Multi-User Virtual Environment Experiential Simulator
A Multi-User Virtual Environment - or MUVE - is an online space where vistors can navigate in a three-dimensional visual environment interacting with artifacts and each other. MUVE's were pioneered in the late 90s by a company called Active Worlds. This page describes MUVE work being undertaken at Harvard. The summary is good, but even better is the links to a slew of publications on the research. Most of them are pretty short and there is a good deal of repetition, but the upshot is that a MUVE increases student motivation, which in turn results From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Room 208
Ah, I love stuff like this, probably because I was the sort of student who would have been all over this. Room 208 links to a student podcast created by Mr. S's 3/4 multiage class. The sound quality is great, there's chat, news and music. I can imagine this would be must listening if you're a parent, and it's a pretty good listen even if you're not. Via Pete MacKay. By Bob Sprankle, et.al., May, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Emerging Issues in the Practice of University Learning and Teaching
This online book is written for the practicing teacher and reflects this audience with a general and relatively introductory focus. Nonetheless, it captures quite well current trends in learning and some of the articles provide depth intended readers might not find elsewhere. I particularly enjoyed, for example, Geraldine O'Neill and Tim McMahon's article on student-centered teaching. Going beyond mere description or advocacy, the authors offer a good, if concise, account of support and criticism From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Another Step toward the Creation of the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre
The Canadian Council on Learning has launched the application process. Organizations need to apply by June 21, 2005. By Press Release, Canadian Council on Learning, May 31, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

AMTEC 2005
I haven't had the chance to cover this properly, but if you missed AMTEC all the coverage is here. By Rick Schwier, Rick's Cafe Canadian, May, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Guelph
I'm in Summerside, Prince Edward island, for the 2005 Canadian Association of Police Educators conference. Meanwhile, here are my photos from my time in Guelph, Ontario, last week. Thanks to Mike and everyone else in the city for a fine welcome. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, May 31, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on May 31, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

MTS launches network in Tyva
The Republic of Tyva is the seventy ninth Russian region to receive MTS' network coverage. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 7:56 p.m..

Ulises
Estuve viendo recientemente la primera pieza de la segunda trilogía del "Teatro Hurgente". Al igual que la primera trilogía, se ha representado en la madrileña sala Janagah. "Ulises", que así se llama esta obra en clara pero irónica referencia homérica, inicia así un nuevo ciclo, tras "Dos Obreros", el desgarrador "Ojos" (estas dos no las comenté en martinalia.com, pero me parecieron magníficas) y "El Bus". Esta nueva obra, como todo el Teatro Hurgente, tiene su origen en un acontecimiento real aparecido en (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 31, 2005 at 6:56 p.m..

Podcast math
Just at random, I checked how long it would take to read aloud a four paragraph post on sombody's blog. Let's say this is the average length of a blog entry -- just a wild guess. I read it aloud in less than two minutes. Let's guess, though, that the personable informality of the audio wins a podcaster some more of our precious time, maybe even twice as much time. I propose, then, this rough guide for podcasters: Make a rough estimate of how many good four paragraph blog entries... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 31, 2005 at 6:52 p.m..

Join Me for Drinks in DC this Friday
For all CONTENTIOUS readers in the Washington, DC area: I'll be in town giving a workshop this Friday, June 3. Afterward, I'll definitely need a drink! Join me and some of my friends for an informal get-together over drinks, 5–6:30pm, at the bar of Bistro Bis in the Hotel George (15 E St. NW) – apparently a very swank Capitol Hill venue... From Contentious Weblog on May 31, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

Online Journalists Paid Well, Survey Says
A new salary survey available on MediaBistro.com offers good news for online journalists in the U.S. Salaries for new-media types compare very favorably with those in advertising, public relations, and marketing. They blow away the newspaper, magazine, radio, and television salaries for all but the national media in the Northeast.The survey shows that the median salary for online/new-media personnel ranges from $53,000 in the South and Midwest to $60,000 in the West and Northeast.The survey was conducted December 7, 2004, t From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 31, 2005 at 5:55 p.m..

ePortfolios
"Eportfolios are the current blog-volume trend", schreibt George Siemens, und ich kann derzeit auch nur auf einige Artikel und Ressourcen hinweisen, mit dem Lesen komme ich bei dem Thema schon lange nicht mehr nach. Da gab es z.B. am 27.... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 31, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..

Concerning Naked Lunch: Part 2 - Nausea and Irony
 This is the second in a series of essays about the book Naked Lunch, designed to introduce the book properly to new readers. Generally, people hear about the life of William Burroughs before they read any of his work. The goal of these essays is to point out the more important aspects of the work, rather than the man. This essay will deal with the use of irony and satire in Burroughs' work, and the way he uses them to highlight the hypocrisy of his time. From kuro5hin.org on May 31, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

May Monthly Stat Pack
ClickZ Stats' monthly round-up of stories containing tables, charts and graphs. From ClickZ Stats on May 31, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

How to be a Good Learner
"What I'm Really Saying Here ... - You are at the centre of your own personal learning network - To gain from self-directed learning you must be self-directed - These principles should guide how we teach as well as how... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on May 31, 2005 at 4:51 p.m..

Let's clear up the other big Watergate mystery
Now that we know to a fair certainty who Deep Throat was, it's time to have modern science look at the tape with the 18-minute gap. I've been told by one of the engineers who examined it at the time that we could probably recover the erased sound, but we have to act soon before the tape deteriorates entirely. [Technorati tag: Nixon]... From Joho the Blog on May 31, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..

Financiación y Ayudas al Audiovisual
Las convocatorias en curso pueden encontarse en la sección de Cine del sitio web del Ministerio de Cultura: Ayudas y Subvenciones de Cine 2005. Entre las convocatorias vigentes destaco: Ayudas para la participación y la promoción de películas seleccionadas en... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 31, 2005 at 3:53 p.m..

Paul Milander blew up the Enterprise D
A lucid article by Todd Seavey on why little mixups like the birthday of the archnemesis of CSI top sleuth Grissom (a critical plot point) or the gloryless destruction of Starfleet's finest flagship in Star Trek Generations by Klingon webcam makes my blood boil. Yes fellow geeks, we're talking about the dreaded continuity error: In normal movie parlance, a continuity error means one of those embarrassing moments when, say, the bandage on an actor moves from the right hand to the left hand between scenes due to a mistake by the makeup department. For science fiction fans, though, cont From silentblue | Quantified on May 31, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

Google Maps Are Like a Box of Chocolates ...
You never know what you'll get! Some of them contain surprises. On May 26, the online edition of the German magazine Spiegel published a Google Map photo showing a stealth bomber parked outside a hangar in Palmdale, California. That unaltered photo is still available on Google Maps as of this writing.Blogger Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 31, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

RSS and TV
Holmes Wilson of Downhill Battle's ParticipatoryPolitics.org is giving a lunchtime presentation at the Berkman Center (well, we've actually moved to a different building because the jackhammers on Mass Ave make every conversation come with its own headache) about their open source project that will enable people to watch RSS-based video. You'll download a client and be able to "tune in" to the channels you like. E.g., you might decide to see what's on the moveOn.org channgel. Of course, you might also tune into any of the 500,000 porn channels, or fans of 24 who republish a From Joho the Blog on May 31, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Write, Citizens! Please, Write!
This was a busy weekend here in Boulder (Colorado). There was the three-day Boulder Creek Festival, an annual arts & crafts and entertainment fair that draws tens of thousands of people. And on Monday was the Bolder Boulder 10K race, one of the largest participatory running events in the world (46,000 runners and walkers this year).The weekend represented a good first test of MyTown, the recently introduced "citizen journalism" websi From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on May 31, 2005 at 1:55 p.m..

Agenda de junio y julio
Ponente invitado: II Jornadas Internet y Solidaridad, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Barcelona, 7-8 de junio). Mesa Redonda: Internet como medio de comunicación de los ciudadanos. Profesor visitante: Programa para Directivos en Comunicación Corporativa, Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de Piura -... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on May 31, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..

10 years
On his site's tenth anniversary, Zeldman thanks you for the memories. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on May 31, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Ads in RSS
So I just ran across my first RSS feed with ads in my Bloglines reader just now. Oy. I'm not even going to link to it. Something about it really makes me unhappy, to the point where I'm wondering if I should unsubscribe in protest. I know a lot of people think this is an inevitable trend. I agree with Alan...I hope not. From weblogged News on May 31, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Telenor to introduce broadband installation service
The Broadband Patrol service is a result of negotiations between Telenor and contractors Telavie, ELTEL Networks and Sønnico. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Telenor lowers mobile prices for enterprise customers
Norwegian telco Telenor is reducing its rate per minute for internal calls between a company's mobile telephones to €0 (NOK 0). From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

T-Mobile Hungary 3G pilot to involve Budapest customers
During the pilot operation 3G services are to be available with the terminals equipped with dual cameras and USIM cards. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 11:56 a.m..

Turkcell hoping to salvage Irancell deal
So long as Turkcell retained a majoritarian directorship of the firm, the company believes that an agreement can be reached separate from issues of security and ownership. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Cosmote acquires Cosmorom
Cosmote, the mobile arm of Greek incumbent telco OTE, has paid RomTelecom €120m for the majority holding. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Are schools ready?
In a couple of years just about every school would have at least one student blogging away on his own time and space about what was going on at the school. Weblogg-ed - The Read/Write Web in the Classroom :... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 31, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

Teaching Students to Blog
It's good stuff. It's not hard stuff. And it's good learning. Weblogg-ed - The Read/Write Web in the Classroom :... From Teaching and Developing Online. on May 31, 2005 at 11:55 a.m..

II Encuesta para bloggers y lectores de blogs
Ya está comentado hasta la saciedad en otros blogs, pero, igual que el año pasado, me parece interesante reseñar esta iniciativa de tintachina y blogpocket, que han lanzado la segunda Encuesta a Webloggers y lectores de bitácoras. Los impulsores de la encuesta señalan que hay pocos cambios en las preguntas y respuestas con respecto al año pasado, que siguen sin sorteos ni sponsors, y con la misma idea de dejar accesibles los datos para que cualquier interesado pueda extraer conclusiones de su análisis. Igual (...) From martinalia.com | Gestión de Contenidos on May 31, 2005 at 10:54 a.m..

Coldplay album leaked ahead of release
The leak comes days after an anti-capitalist dust-up between the band's left-wing singer and EMI and a call by anti-globalisation campaign group Globalise Resistance for fans to download the album over file-sharing networks. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 10:53 a.m..

Most legal blogs will fail
That's what it says over at Corante. Of course these are business blogs meant to help a lawyer make money, so that's different from what most edubloggers want. Dennis M. Kennedy quotes Jerry Lawson predicting that 4 of 5 blogs will fail: It will probably shake out something like this: About 80% of all lawyer web logs will fail. The remaining... From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 31, 2005 at 10:50 a.m..

Bold face
Tim Porter's custom of putting key phrases in bold face in his longer posts, such as this one, is respectful of a reader's time and implies the writer is clear about the points he's making -- a nice technique for making a reader-friendly site. From Weblogs in Higher Education on May 31, 2005 at 10:50 a.m..

BlogWalk 8.0 impressions
My Flickr account now holds the first batch of photos from BlogWalk 8.0 in Sydney, Australia. All photos are tagged blogwalk and blogwalk8. You can view them, for example, here or see them showing up at the T From Seblogging News on May 31, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

More Blogs and Schools News
In a recent podcast, Steve Dembo predicted that in a couple of years just about every school would have at least one student blogging away on his own time and space about what was going on at the school. Steve said it was something schools should get prepared for, and I agree. Especially now that parents and teachers are doing it too. Couple these examples with the weblogged News on May 31, 2005 at 9:48 a.m..

Nagravision launches push VOD service over DVB for Germany's Premiere
Nagravision's system allows movies to be downloaded onto a hard-drive over a push video-on-demand system that operates via satellite. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 8:55 a.m..

France Telecom, Warner Music sign music distribution partnership
France Telecom has signed an agreement with Warner Music that gives its clients in France and abroad access to music services via its fixed-line, internet, and mobile services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 8:55 a.m..

EU's deadline for Microsoft approaches with no agreement in sight
Barring an eleventh-hour agreement between Microsoft and the Commission, the software giant faces fines of up to five per cent of its global turnover per day if it does not comply with the EU ruling by tomorrow. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on May 31, 2005 at 8:55 a.m..

Liberals Need to Grow a Pair
It's taken me about 6 months to internalize the reelection of George W. to be President a second time around. I did a lot of work on the Kerry campaign, and I think I've finally worked my way through all of the stages of grief. Time to start talkin' politics again. (Feel free to tune out now.) It's finally dawned on me the exact moment when liberals and liberalism took the wrong turn that keeps them out of the presidency. A defining moment, this short exchange... From Brain Frieze on May 31, 2005 at 7:53 a.m..

Intel Wagers on WiMax - Carmen Nobel, eWeek
On a blustery day in May, Intel scattered employees across Las Vegas to prove the merits of the wireless broadband technology known as WiMax.... For the past two years, the nascent WiMax technology has been something of a broadband media darling, promisi From Techno-News Blog on May 31, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Intel May Combine Silicon with Carbon Nanotubes - John G. Spooner, eWeek
Chip giant Intel is looking to developments in a tiny new form of science for the potential to lift future generations of its processors. The chip maker is stepping up its research on carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes of rolled-up carbon hexagons, one field o From Techno-News Blog on May 31, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

No Privacy in Your Cubicle? Try an Electronic Silencer - John Markoff, New York Times
Maxwell Smart's "cone of silence" is finally a reality. Two people in an office here were having a tête-à-tête, but it was impossible for a listener standing nearby to understand what they were saying. The conversation sounded like a waterfall of voices, From Techno-News Blog on May 31, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Steering Clear of Drunk Drivers
A patent is pending on a steering-wheel skin sensor for cars that tests a driver's alcohol level before allowing the car to start. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Concept Maps Go to School
Software developed with military and NASA funding maps out what scientists know in diagram form. 'Cmaps' are proving useful tools to help school kids around the world organize info and solve problems. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Advertisers Tap Brain Science
Scientists hope improved MRI scans will help them understand what happens when people make choices. Marketers salivate at the potential payday. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Watch for Roadcasting Rage
An in-car entertainment system is on the way that will allow drivers to tune in song collections from other vehicles as they whiz by. Roadcasting -- 'me-to-me' sharing -- could be perfectly legal. By Daniel Terdiman. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

AI Seduces Stanford Students
Researchers find that mimicry makes digital avatars more credible and persuasive. Will the discovery lead to armies of super cybersalesmen? By Kevin Poulsen. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

NextFest 2005 Comes to Chicago
A celebration of tomorrow's cars, communicators, minisubs, medicine and entertainment will host such wonders as the talking P.K. Dick bot, cat cloners, a four-wheeled electric rocket and RoboLobster. From Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Students Imagine Design's Future
The annual thesis project show at Parsons School of Design shocks and awes visitors with interactive interfaces. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on May 31, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

School Financing Fix Eludes Texas Lawmakers Again
Texas lawmakers earned an "F" from teachers for failing a third time in two years to fix a hard-pressed school financing system. From New York Times: Education on May 31, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Roommates from Hell
Most people here have probably had a roommate or two over the years. I just recently moved out of my parent's basement and in with two friends of mine. I must say, having a roommate is a horrible thing a lot of the time. I'd like everyone to share their worst roommate experiences here. From kuro5hin.org on May 31, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Infringing technologies
Wendy notices that her new Canon camera comes with a warning that it's not intended to be used to infringe on anyone's copyright. Next to get stamped with that stupid warning: Pencils, paper, brains and the air used by speech. [Technorati tags: canon copyright digitalrights]... From Joho the Blog on May 31, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..