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Podcast Enhancer
I sat down last week and printed out this article from Make, and walked through the steps of making an enhanced podcast. Of course I could of saved myself a bit of time if i had just gone to the end of the article where the author points to some tools to help with this process. From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on July 27, 2005 at 10:49 p.m..
Looking Back on 16 Years of Paper Prototyping
Jared Spool writes about the changes in
paper prototyping over the years: "While design programs, such as Illustrator or Dreamweaver, have become much easier then when we first started using this technique, they are still too cumbersome to produce the rough designs we require for a quality paper prototype. Every time we've tried to use them, we find ourselves bogged down with lining things up neatly and other micro-design activities that take time and tell us nothing about the d From
elearningpost on July 27, 2005 at 10:46 p.m..
Batten Awards-2005 Finalists
From the Institute of Interactive Journalism: "A national panel of judges has selected
five finalists to win the 2005 Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, honoring them for setting new standards for interactive journalism, advancing creativity in digital storytelling and recalibrating the role that news organizations play in their communities." From
elearningpost on July 27, 2005 at 10:46 p.m..
The Passion for Learning and Knowing
Proceedings from this knowledge management conference held last June in Trento, Italy, are now available as two massive PDF files -
volume one (6.6 mb) and
volume two (10.3 mb). Many good papers. A sampling: in 'Writing learning stories' Claudia Jonczyk develops a case writing approach consisting of three phases: the descriptive, the reflective and the critical. The intent is, through analysis of the metaphors used in storytel From
OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Educational Imperatives for a Digital World
Talk given at the Australian School Library Association XIX Biennial Conference in Canberra in April. Looks at the changing needs of students in conjunction with studies sceptical of computers in learning (such as the PISA study, which is still (unfortunately) making the rounds). The paper looks at, among other things, "the need to both embrace digital cultures and strengthen thinking, problem-solving and creativity if students are to be users, explorers and creators in a digital world, not merely consumers." By Alison Elliott, ACER, April, 2005 [
OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Downloading 'Myths' Challenged
This should be no surprise, but as the article states, "People who illegally share music files online are also big spenders on legal music downloads, research suggests." I would also imagine that people who access free learning content are much more likely to pay for e-learning services. Hm? By Unattributed, BBC News, July 27, 2005 [
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OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Feed Me, Academia
fast Company writes, "Need more ideas and insights for your work? The University of Saskatchewan Library offers an
online directory of academic journals that offer RSS feeds." That's the entire article, though there are some amusing comments. I would just like to take note that RSS has become mainstream in academic and even in academic publishing. By Unattributed, Fast Company, July 27, 2005 [
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OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Windows Update Greeting Messages Now Include "Avast, Ye Scurvy Dog!"
I don't mind so much using only legal copies of Windows, even though the software is overpriced and the license conditions are silly. But what I mind is Microsoft snooping around my computer. Because you just know that if the company is allowed to check for counterfeit copies of Windows, it's only a matter of time before it scans my computer for illegal MP3s, legal MP3s, unregistered games, applications sold by its competitors, documents with interesting ideas or subversive content... They'll sell this as a service to content producers, and leverage the info in its own marketing From
OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Playing to Learn
Alberta Ip makes a good point here. "There is an illusion that we can leverage the engaging power of games, and hope magically there will be transfer of skills learnt from games to real life." Moreover, I would add that when you assign these learner-centered activities - such as blogging, gaming, and the like - as homework (or other assigned work), you break the features that made them effective in the first place. It's like teaching orienteering by putting students on a highway and telling them to walk into town. Related: James Farmer on
OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
RSS Referencing
Post looking at the need for references to external content in RSS feeds, describing some applications and outlining how it would work. I might add that the comments here apply not only to RSS and Atom, but also the various metadata formats in use in learning, as they are no better than the syndication formats at referencing. Also posted to the
rss-dev and
syndication mailing lists, where you may find some comments. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, July 27, 2005 [
OLDaily on July 27, 2005 at 7:45 p.m..
Eric Lease Morgan's Top Technology Trends, 2005
Sechs Trends hebt der Autor hervor, und einen möchte ich hervorheben, weil er eine unmittelbare Bedeutung für die Art und Weise hat, wie wir Lernangebote und Lernaktivitäten organisieren: "5. You can decreasingly expect people to come to your website for... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on July 27, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..
Schneller Schlau
Zugegeben, es ist etwas umständlich, an diese Artikel zu kommen (man muss sich registrieren, um das eMagazin kostenlos zu testen, und dann die Artikel suchen). Und die Liste mit den "Pillen fürs Gedächtnis" (Ritalin!) hat sicher die größte Anziehungskraft.... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on July 27, 2005 at 6:51 p.m..
May I See Your Methodology, Please?
After every study that claims to prove whether file-sharing infringements are decreasing or file-sharers purchase more than others, I find myself always scratching my head, questioning the study's methodology and results. Brad Hill's recently gone further
on multiple occasions, tearing the studies apart. Today, BBC
A Copyfighter's Musings on July 27, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..
Kids and the Web are OK
(via
Anne) Finally, a parent who gets it. (Hmmm...I'm writing a lot about parents lately...) From "
Kids and the Internet - it's a good thing" comes some very common sense advice from Laura Matthews: We read a lot of alarmist commentary about the dangers of the Internet for youngsters. How it puts kids at risk, erodes social skills, lays traps for the unwary and innocent, and contributes to the long slow spiral into illiteracy. I'm the firs From
weblogged News on July 27, 2005 at 5:47 p.m..
Pensacola Parents
So I made it to my hotel in Pensacola at 1 am CST last night after the pilot of the plane I was supposed to catch in Atlanta announced, and I quote, “Sorry ladies and gentlemen but the plane is broke.” That was my second broken plane of the day…not a good trend. And I almost didn’t even make it to Atlanta as I had to go back to security in Philly to get the full pat down treatment when the boarding gate guy said my pass hadn’t been punched correctly. Not a good day for traveling all around. But today has been better. I spoke to and with a very enthusiastic
weblogged News on July 27, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..
Jack Thompson calls Sims 2 "Pedophile's Paradise"
Legendary dickweed Jack Thompson is jumping on the opportunity provided by the `Hot Coffeegate' scandal to attack... The Sims. In his caffeinated frenzy, Thompson berzerked: "The sex and the nudity are in the game. That's the point. The blur [over Sims' nonexistent genitalia] is an admission that even the `Ken and Barbie' features should not be displayed. The blur can be disarmed. This is no different than what is in San Andreas, although worse." From
kuro5hin.org on July 27, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..
Flickr Related Tag Browser
El Flickr Related Tag Browser desarrollado por Airtight se suma al repertorio de herramientas para jugar con Flickr. VÃa: mediaTIC Por cierto, Consigue tu carnet de fotógrafo de Flickr.... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on July 27, 2005 at 1:51 p.m..
Information Visualisation: Interview with Katy Borner
This fascinating interview with Katy Borner appears in the July 2005 issue of InfoVis; the interviewer is Juan Dursteler. (Links to many interesting maps are included in the article.) The importance of information displays grows as the amount of accessible information becomes greater. Anyone concerned about finding and using online instructional resources needs to be concerned about how information is organized and displayed in online repositories and portals because, if users can't locate the information, it does not exist for them. ___JH "Do From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on July 27, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Outsourcing growth in India
Outsourcing growth in India. "Industry officials say services like retail and telecoms will create two million jobs in India in the next two years. At the job fairs, many of these positions will be offered on-the-spot, subject only to reference checks."
India's tech boom sparks recruitment rush (Reuters). Reuters - On a hot summer weekend in India's technology capital, 28,000 young graduates converge on a suburban indoor stadium and From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 27, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..
Google this!
Google this!
Submit Your RSS Feed To Google. Last night Google switched on what may be a feature marking an historical evolutionary point in the evolution of the most popular Internet search engine. Within the Google Personalized Home Page facility, Google has in fact activated a full RSS aggregator, capable of bringing together on your private Google Home page any and all the feeds that you want to subscribe to. It goes with it that for Google to make this possible From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 27, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..
Britt's campfire talk
Britt has hit upon the "campfire talk" as the aesthetic corporate bloggers will "get." Sounds right, although I wouldn't know having never been to a campfire. So, my only cultural references for campfires are: Roasting marshmallows, telling stories about homocidal maniacs with hooks, and peeing on the fire to put it out (men only!). But if it works in corporate America, then more power to the aesthetic! Anything that will get corporate bloggers past the idea that they're writing memos or brochures in public... (Is it a coincidence that a guy named "Blaser" would come up with a fire m From
Joho the Blog on July 27, 2005 at 9:49 a.m..
A New Outlet for Broadband - Eric Hellweg, techReview
As several companies conduct experiments using electrical wiring in the home to provide broadband Internet access, the phrase "plugged in" may take on a whole new meaning. Currently, most power lines are "dumb" conduits, used to transfer electric current From
Techno-News Blog on July 27, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..
Podemos enseñar mejor
Si te dedicas a la enseñanza y no le tienes manÃa a las listas del tipo 10-claves-para-hacerlo-mejor, te recomiendo el magnÃfico post de Kathy Sierra en Creating Passionate Users titulado Ten Tips for New Trainers/Teachers, del que extraigo: Eleven Things... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on July 27, 2005 at 4:50 a.m..
Famine in Niger
Famine in Niger. I am watching
the Nightline program on this, and I can't believe nobody is doing anything about it. I can't believe the networks have been feeding us celebrity hype, dance contests, and athlete temper tantrums, and this is the first look we've had at this. Fortunately, now that we know, we can do something. Make a difference and use one of these links to save some lives. The first three organizations allow you to designate where you want your cash donation to be use From
Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 27, 2005 at 1:48 a.m..