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Preparing to reboot
Tomorrow I leave for Copenhagen for the reboot conference. I'll arrive just as it's beginning on Friday, I hope in time to hear Doc's opening keynote.The sessions look fabulous. This is an awesome group of, um, guys. Mainly guys. On Saturday I give the lunchtime keynote, and I am still struggling with the presentation. The title is "The Natural Shape of Knowledge." (Here's the blurb.) This is a very rough outline of what I think I'm going to say: Knowledge (K from now on) has had a "natural shape" because it's been tied to the physical. But now that the... From
Joho the Blog on June 8, 2005 at 10:47 p.m..
We the Media
Convert 'media' to 'learning' and the picture blogger Glen 'Instapundit' Reynolds sketches in this opinion column is pretty much the picture I have been proposing (and building) for learning. By Glenn Reynolds, OpinionJournal, June 5, 2005 [
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OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
How to Build a 10 Minute Podcast
Good outline of the anatomy of a short podcast (and in case you're wondering, the trend is toward shorter podcasts - as Adam Curry said the other day, "More promotions, less time"). I'm thinking seriously about doing something like this on a regular basis, and if AI do, this would be the format I use. Also worth reading is
David Penrose's guide to creating podcasts. By Eric Rice, June 4, 2005 [
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OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
FireAnt
FireAnt is a way to subscribe to syndicated (and free) online videos. "FireANT is the first software application that comes complete RSS subscription, Video Search, built-in BitTorrent, and the ability to sync media onto the iPod and Sony PSP." Via
Albert Delgado. By Various Authors, June, 2005 [
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Communities of Practice and Complexity : Conversation and Culture
Peter Bond illustrates some important underlying principles of communities of practice. Bond's graph mapping a community's degree of formalism with its 'emotional energy' looks almost exactly like a graph drawn by
Francisco Varela at a session I attended in 1994 or so. Varela, though, mapped link density against information transmission. His sweet spot - enough information to create semantically relevance, but not so much as to create chaos - maps almost exactly against Bond's sweet spot for communities of practice. I don From
OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
A Workflow Learning Pattern Language
Don't miss this presentation from Jay Cross, who is getting it right (and compare Cross's work to Bond's work, below). Slide 54: "Learning as optimizing one's (neural) network." Yes. Slide 39: "network evolution" and slide 33: "hyper-organization." Yes. Cross is here hitting the right points over and over again. Breeze presentation. By Jay Cross, Internet Time, June 3, 2005 [
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OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
Creating e-Portfolios using Atom and FOAF
Some nice thinking by Scott Wilson which starts off on the right foot: "An e-Portfolio is, by definition, an aggregate or composite of many facets." What I have been calling a
profile. He then lists the types of feeds that work together to create an e-portfolio, and outlines the various XML languages - Atom (which is similar to RSS), IMS e-portfolio, HR-XML and FOAF - that enable these feeds. By Scott Wilson, Scott Wilson's Workblog, June 3, 2006 [
OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
Development in Atlantic Canada - Culture versus Jobs
I am writing from Edmonton, where I will be speaking on Friday. Being here has allowed me to revisit old haunts and think about what it was like when I lived hear a few years ago. And about what I went to when I moved to New Brunswick. I'm attending a 'future of New Brunswick' seminar in a couple of weeks in Saint John - nothing to with e-learning, so it's not part of my official duties. But I've been reflecting on what makes a city like Edmonton work and why places like New Brunswick continue to struggle. It's easy to say "it's the oil" - but it' From
OLDaily on June 8, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..
Two much fun
Those of you who spent most of last summer playing Zuma will be distressed to learn that Reflexive has a knock-off called Luxor that's almost as good. It's $20. (Several elements of my family have also been enjoying playing around with the level designer of Reflexive's Ricochet Lost Worlds, the game that breakout wanted to be.) For that you could pre-order two copies of the Professional Edition of Bradsuck's CD. You can also download his music for free, but, jeez, what more do you want from a one-person singer/songer band? He should come to your house personally and butter From
Joho the Blog on June 8, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Meta-question
Some standard Windows dialogue boxes put a question mark button up next to the close box (the little one with the X in it). If you click on the question mark, you get a question mark cursor. Click on something in the dialogue box and it pops up an explanation. Except if you click on the question mark button up next to the close box, in which case you get nuthin'. And — in a failure of meta-ness — if you click on the close box, it closes the window.... From
Joho the Blog on June 8, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
big is big
Paolo elaborates on a phenomenological contradiction that apparently represents a kind of law that states: As long as you just look at the walls inside your corporation you need a big one to embrace knowledge-sharing concepts. And related to that it'll take another decade to deploy and live a business concept that goes beyond the confines of a small to medium sized organisation in order to look for knowledge-sharing practices that benefit all involved parties.
thomas n. burg | randgänge on June 8, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..
E-learning para k-workers
Algunas voces vienen señalando que buena parte de los productos utilizados en el sector del e-learning corporativo se conciben de espaldas a los usuarios, con insuficiente atención a sus necesidades y... (Sigue) From
Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on June 8, 2005 at 2:50 p.m..
Wisdom of crowds comes back with guilty verdict
Intrade, an opinion market, now reports that the money has moved to a guilty verdict for intoxicating the kid but acquittal on the charge of molesting him. My own bet: Michael Jackson will moonwalk to Vegas and phone in a report that he's been kidnapped, thus creating the Mother of All Media Non-stories. The only thing that could make it bigger would be if he were a pretty, white woman.... From
Joho the Blog on June 8, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..
A profile of me by Tufts
Ages ago (well it seems that way), I went to Tufts University outside Boston, MA. More recently, the school interviewed me about Blogger, Pyra, and my web life. The interview in online here,
A Web Of Innovation. I look a little stern in the pictures, perhaps because -- while it looks nice and sunny outside -- it was actually quite cold and I was freezing. And since I'm not a famous model, there was no truck with hot chocolate or an assistant with a big warm coat waiting for me off camera. From
megnut on June 8, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..
Libre software developers receive cease-and-desist letters
I interviewed open source developers Alexander Noé and Zeb who created some free software utilities for Plextor DVD recorders. Noé wrote PxScan and PxView for Windows, while Zeb ported them to GNU/Linux under the name PxLinux. The utilities send special commands to the drives, activating their special features, such as media quality checks. Unfortunately, someone wasn't happy with their efforts, as the parent company of Plextor sent them cease-and-desist letters accusing them of using "unfair commercial practices"... From
kuro5hin.org on June 8, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..
Big Media Overlooks Internet Television? BroadBand Week Reporting
I am just out of my presentation panel at Broadband Week in Milan, and I am leaving with positive excitement about what I have seen and heard. The event program, developed by digital communication and online marketing expert Maurizio Goetz, brought together the two key players of the revolution-in-the-making called digital television: a) The large telcos and media producers that richly populate the Italian market (FastWeb, Berlusconi's own Mediaset, SkyTV, etc.) and which are, in their words and stats, among the world leadership in terms of content options offered in a multiplicity of for From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on June 8, 2005 at 9:49 a.m..
Manila 9.5
So Manila 9.5 is out, and the good folks at
Weblogger, my most excellent host, are installing it this weekend. From the
release notes, here's one reason I'm looking forward to it: The Access Control feature adds new controls for what content can be seen and/or responded to within Manila by users. This feature allows editors to restrict access to areas of your Manila site based on membership and/or editorial level. Access can be limited based on membership, eritorial access, or f From
weblogged News on June 8, 2005 at 8:48 a.m..
Fake Bin Laden e-mail hides virus - BBC
Users are being warned not to open junk e-mail messages claiming Osama Bin Laden has been captured. The messages claim to contain pictures of the al-Qaeda leader's arrest but anyone opening the attachment will fall victim to a Microsoft Windows virus. Sin From
Techno-News Blog on June 8, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..
Fly the Wi-Fi Friendly Skies - Associated Press
United Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, received regulatory approval Monday to install wireless internet access to its fleet in a partnership with Verizon Communications. The Federal Aviation Administration will let United's parent, Illinois From
Techno-News Blog on June 8, 2005 at 7:47 a.m..
Uncyclopedia and Categories (Clay Shirky)
Uncyclopedia, a Wikipedia parody. Hadda happen, and as an added flavor bonus it includes ontological namespace jokes in the categorization scheme: People and Animals Writers - Celebrities - Kings of Iceland - Living People - Dead People - Persons of... From
Corante: Social Software on June 8, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..
Fly the Wi-Fi Friendly Skies
United Airlines gets FAA approval for wireless internet access during domestic flights, but the FCC still has to OK it. Some international carriers already provide the service -- for a fee of course. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Disobedience Can Save Your Life
Many World Trade Center occupants ignored emergency officials on 9/11. Turns out that was a smart move. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Advent Falls Down, Can't Get Up
After all the hype, the cinematic sci-fi shooter partly penned by Orson Scott Card is a poorly thought out, buggy mess. Game review by Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Legal Pot's No Pipe Dream
The FDA won't approve marijuana as medicine because there's no proof it's safe. Now a group is suing the government for being stingy with the only legal supply available for studies. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Wiki Targets How-To Buffs
The world is full of self-proclaimed experts, but not all of them are publishing online -- yet. A San Francisco-area entrepreneur hopes to change that with a new wiki that's open to the world. By Joanna Glasner. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Call It the PlayStation Porn-Able
If pornography helps drive new technology, then officially licensed adult videos on the PSP could benefit Sony's UMD format. Commentary by Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
How Humble BBS Begat Wired World
Clunky and slow, the bulletin board system ultimately proved irresistible. Jason Scott's brilliant new three-DVD set, BBS: The Documentary, tracks the birth of an online subculture. By Kim Zetter. From
Wired News on June 8, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
US-Autor: Fernseher und PC machen schlau
Wir hatten diese Diskussion schon mehrmals. Am besten ist mir Neil Postman's "Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode" in Erinnerung. Es passte 1985 wunderbar zu den jahrelangen Debatten um Verkabelung und Privatfernsehen. Als Student der Publizistik in Münster hatte ich zu... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on June 8, 2005 at 4:49 a.m..
Mercora's Expansion, Hype, Legal Qs, Etc.
Via
Postplay comes
this article from News.com about Mercora's new web-based music search tool. Let me counter a bit of the hype: in terms of Mercora's core features, this is unremarkable. It is merely a web-based version of the existing Mercora software. The ability to search for and instantaneously play particular artists or songs is already available through the Mercora From
A Copyfighter's Musings on June 8, 2005 at 2:48 a.m..
How computers make our kids stupid (cont.)
I was scanning Darren Cannell's Teaching and Developing Online, which usually serves as sources of inspiration for my entries on my Virtual High School Meanderings blog, and came across this entry "How Computers Make Our Kids Stupid". Breaking into the... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 8, 2005 at 1:54 a.m..
Using Instant Messaging
Once again something from Darren's Teaching and Developing Online has caught my attention. This entry on the students use of instant messaging in the schools (see "Fighting for Attention"). In this post, he directs us a message that Sebastien Paquet... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on June 8, 2005 at 1:54 a.m..
When you're voted most innovative university
My old alma mater, McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering, has launched their own podcast service called Radio Fireball. In the new school year, they'll be introducing a new engineering degree called Software Engineering and Game Design. Dunno how it will stack up against specialist schools like Digipen or Sheridan's computer graphics programs, but it sounds pretty neat. It complements McMaster's four existing engineering super-degrees: Engineering and Management, Engineering and Society, Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, and Electrical Engineering and Biomedic From
silentblue | Quantified on June 8, 2005 at 1:54 a.m..