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Problems in navigating online help: clues from user search patterns
Robert Krull and Angela Eaton have written an article on navigating online help, exploring the various issues and suggesting potential solutions. To quote: Overall, the largest problem our participants had in using the help system wasn't in processing the procedural... From Column Two on July 29, 2005 at 10:47 p.m..

Building your knowledge workshop
Jim McGee has written an article about building your knowledge workshop. To quote: We are at a point in carrying out knowledge work where we would be well-served by setting aside the quest for the one true tool and turning... From Column Two on July 29, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

The Future Web
This makes me downright giddy: 2015 The Web continues to evolve from a world ruled by mass media and mass audiences to one ruled by messy media and messy participation. How far can this frenzy of creativity go? Encouraged by Web-enabled sales, 175,000 books were published and more than 30,000 music albums were released in the US last year. At the same time, 14 million blogs launched worldwide. All these numbers are escalating. A simple extrapolation suggests that in the near future, everyone alive wi From weblogged News on July 29, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..

I've Stopped Furling, Too...
Alan says that he's moved from Furl to del.icio.us and I guess that means I'm going to have to snag his new RSS feed (though it's kicking out an error right now.) But the ironic thing is I've been moving away from Furl as well, but to Jots instead, not del.icio.us. Still not sure exactly why, and in all honestly, Jots does not seem to be gaining a lot of tracking if the slow incre From weblogged News on July 29, 2005 at 5:47 p.m..

European Training Village
The European Training Village has upgraded its portal. "News items, announcements, press releases, forthcoming events and information on important documents are available from the re-structured ETV News database." The site looks nice; I like the colour scheme, though find the text a little small. Forcing people to register in order to view the news and articles, though, is a big mistake. RSS feeds coming soon. Who cares? News you can't read is no news at all. By Various Authors, July, 2005 [OLDaily on July 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Next Generational Educational Software: Why We Need It and a Research Agenda to Get It
The author outlines a need for tools that "allow exploration at multiple levels of detail and accomodate diverse learning styles." Sounds good, though readers may recognize the proposed 'clip models' as being very similar to learning objects. This paper is one of a series from the Forum for the Future of Higher Education. One wonders what the basis for this collection was; the assertion in Multimedia Scholarship for the 21st Century that "one must understand how From OLDaily on July 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

University of Phoenix Expands into Religious Teaching
This is the first real sign of what is probably a trend. "Apollo Group (parent company of the for-profit University of Phoenix) has contracted with Lutheran High School of Orange County (LHSOC) to manage its online delivery of high school curriculum." By Dave Taylor, The Intuitive Life Business Blog, July 29, 2005 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on July 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

How You Should Use Blogs in Education
James Farmer offers a list of ways you should use blogs in learning, but runs up against the conundrum educators all over have encountered, between "you must incorporate blogs as key, task driven, elements of your course" and "one of the worst things you can do is mandate posting on particular topics with particularly rigid frequency." These two pull against each other. By James Farmer, Blogsavvy, July 29, 2005 [Refer][OLDaily on July 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Update from Bangkok
Hm. Interesting. "I've come to realize that mobile media is a joke. Carrier data fees are out to lunch, J2ME is a development nightmare and every manufacturer adheres to a slightly different official standard." Or this: "There is no mobile platform even in Asia." Via eLearning Entrepreneur. By Bryan Rieger, The Life of Bryan, July 25, 2005 [OLDaily on July 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Last Call: SPARQL Query Language for RDF
2005-07-21: The RDF Data Access Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of the SPARQL Query Language for RDF. Comments are welcome through 1 September. SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle") offers developers and end users a way to write and to consume search results across a wide range of information such as personal data, social networks and metadata about digital artifacts like music and images. SPARQL also provides a means of integration over disparate sources. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 29, 2005 at 4:20 p.m..

Working Draft: CSS3 Values and Units
2005-07-28:: The CSS Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of CSS3 Values and Units. The draft explains specified, computed, and actual values and defines common values and units in one specification which can be referred to by other CSS3 modules. Visit the CSS home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 29, 2005 at 4:20 p.m..

Last Call: Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1
2005-07-28: The XSL Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1. Version 1.1 updates and enhances the XSL 1.0 Recommendation for change marks, indexes, multiple flows, and bookmarks, and extends support for graphics scaling, markers, and page numbers. Comments are invited through 16 September. Read about the XML Activity. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on July 29, 2005 at 4:20 p.m..

No magic bullet for security
Some say that open source software is inherently secure because the "open source process" makes it so. Wrong. Open source software, and the collaborative culture that surrounds it, have surely enhanced Firefox's security. But also necessary is a disciplined approach to reducing the attack surface area. And one of the most vocal and visible proponents of that discipline today is ... Microsoft. The recent turnaround of the company's IIS (Internet Information Services) Web server was remarkable. Version 5 was security-challenged and wid From Jon's Radio on July 29, 2005 at 4:20 p.m..

Three Noted Baseball Historians Announce That The Recently Discovered First Known Baseball Card Will Be On Display In Chicago, Illinois From July 27 Until July 31
Noted Baseball Historians Henry W. (Hank) Thomas, Kevin M. Keating and Frank J. Ceresi announced today that the recently discovered first known baseball card, which dates to the early 19th century and predates other known cards by several decades, will be on display in Chicago. The card will be on exhibit at the National Sports Collectors Convention held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois (a Chicago suburb) from July 27 until July 31. The display will be located at Booths 160 and 162. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

LabelandFound.com Helps Raise Funds for Scout Families in Recent Loss of Four Troop Masters
LabelandFound.com today announced that it will be donating all profits for awhile to the four families of the four Boy Scout Troop Masters who lost their lives at this year's National Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill out of Bowling Green, VA. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Luxury Home Specialist Courses Gaining Momentum
The Luxury Home Council announces the recent completion of Accredited Luxury Home Specialist Courses. [PRWEB Jul 29, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Search Engine For Kids Goes Live
Kids 4 Kids Community is open and growing. Come take a look at one of the most unique websites for kids on the net! [PRWEB Jul 29, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Report Shows Rise in Addiction Treatment Admissions for Meth, Painkillers
Primary treatment admissions increased more than ten percent for prescription narcotics and methamphetamine from 2002 to 2003. [PRWEB Jul 29, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Online School of Design, Sessions, Continues Broad Growth of Graphic and Web Design Curriculum Tailored for Design Career Preparation
Design Career Concentrations of study becomes Sessions centerpiece for "Preparing Design Professionals" [PRWEB Jul 29, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

US Markerboard To Be Showcased on NBC Today Show Christmas In July Special
US Markerboard, the online leader in the whiteboard and communication board industry, today announced that on Thursday, July 28th NBC's Today Show will be featuring products supplied by US Markerboard for the Brooklyn, NY inner city school Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice. During the live broadcast, US Markerboard will be noticed for it's work and support in helping to outfit the school with new student desks, teacher desks, chairs, display cases and more. [PRWEB Jul 29, 2005] From PR Web on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Royal College of Nursing - Puggy Hunter Scholarship Scheme
The Scheme provides financial assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who undertake the study of Nursing, Medicine, Allied Health, Certificate III and IV or Diploma and Advanced Diploma Aboriginal Health Worker Course or Health Management at an educational institution/University/Registered Training Organisation (RTO). The Scheme offers students scholarships worth $15,000 per annum for the usual term of the course. From EdNA Online on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

Schools Invited to Participate in National Science Event
Schools Australia-wide have the opportunity to participate in free 'buckyball' workshops with Nobel Prize winner Sir Harry Kroto on Wednesday 17 August, during National Science week, in workshops streamed live to their schools via technology provided by Centra Australia. Registrations are still being accepted for this unique event. Further information is available from the EdNA Online website. From EdNA Online on July 29, 2005 at 4:19 p.m..

When bad writing is a good thing
Blog: There's good news about bad writing. (No, it's not that bad writing is on the decline, but we'll save the discussion about... From CNET News.com on July 29, 2005 at 4:18 p.m..

This week in gadgets
A prototype DVR gadget drops jaws in London. Also: Motorola announces wireless sunglasses, keyboard phone. From CNET News.com on July 29, 2005 at 4:18 p.m..

Microsoft vs. Google triggers debate
Blog: The ongoing legal battle between Microsoft and Google has bloggers talking not just about the specifics of the case, but about... From CNET News.com on July 29, 2005 at 4:18 p.m..

Desperately seeking Rover
Blog: It's a wonder that a site like this didn't come along sooner. FidoFinder.com, in operation for about a year, is a place where... From CNET News.com on July 29, 2005 at 4:18 p.m..

Are textbooks dead?
Are textbooks dead? Online University Lowers Textbook Costs with 'E-Books' - Leslie Olsen, WISH-TV. With hundreds of thousands of students heading back to college soon, News 8 has been investigating the escalating cost of textbooks this week. In an effort to find a solution, one university is virtually textbook-free. Eric Wright and Nesia Murrell are st [Online Learning Update] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

Is Palm giving up on PDAs for phones?
Is Palm giving up on PDAs for phones? Palm: What PDA problem?. Executive Paul Blinkhorn talks about a $30 million name change and how to deal with a smart-phone onslaught. [CNET News.com] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

Commercial podcasting info
Commercial podcasting info. PodCast Radio Show - Thursday, July 28, 2005. In today's PodCast Radio Show, Live from the PodCast Marketing Promenade we look deeper into PodCast Marketing and today's Internet Marketing Tip, Marketing Communication Failures, Click Fraud and How You Can Earn More From Every Customer as they relate to Internet Marketing.  We enjoy another 97 Second Internet MarkePodCast Radio Show - Thursday, July 28, 2005. In today's From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

With a little help from my friends
Algunos amigos que buscan cosas: Diego de Minid.net busca trabajo en Bacelona Alvy de Microsiervos pide ayuda para resolver un expediente X en su servidor Antonio de Trabajar sin conexión pide ideas para impulsar Movizonia.com Zinnia de Periodismo Interactivo busca... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on July 29, 2005 at 2:51 p.m..

What happens to Macromedia tools after the merger?
What happens to Macromedia tools after the merger? Jim Rapoza (eWeek) prognosticates in "Macromedia Tools' Outlook Mixed." If you use Fireworks or GoLive, you probably ought to read this! [eWeek] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Is regulation coming to e-Learning?
Is regulation coming to e-Learning? Distance learning at watershed, lawmaker says - Doug Thompson, Arkansas News. Distance learning has reached a watershed in Arkansas, according to the House Education Committee's chairwoman.... There are 3,500 students using some form of formal, school-approved distance learning. The "overwhelming majority" of those students were ta [Online Learning Update] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

How Libertarianism Infects the Net
Libertarianism is the idea that the solution to all of mankind's problems lies in liberation from political, economic, and moral authority. This ideological virus is endemic in the blogosphere. Libertarians swarm in every newsgroup on Usenet. Like polio colonizing the cells of the small intestine, they seek out discussions, colonize them to reproduce, and then consume them from the inside. Every mailing list, forum, or discussion board on the Net hosts a horde of moral libertarians, a handful of political libertarians, and, if unlucky enough, one or two radical libertarians. From kuro5hin.org on July 29, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

Palindrome that unexpectedly uses salami and lasagna
Go hang a salami. I'm a lasagna hog. (Thanks to my brother Andy.)... From Joho the Blog on July 29, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

Myspace Addiction
So the bad news is that after more delays and groundings, I finally got home at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday morning. Oy. The good (?) news was that I got to sit next to 16-year old girl blogger from Seattle on the first leg of my flight and we had a really interesting talk about the state of adolescent journaling online. In a word, it seems she and her friends are "addicted" to weblogged News on July 29, 2005 at 9:48 a.m..

Offering a bounty for security bugs - Joris Evers, CNET News
Found a security bug? TippingPoint will pay you for the details. TippingPoint--part of 3Com--is soliciting hackers to report vulnerabilities in exchange for money. If a valid bug is found, TippingPoint will notify the maker of the flawed product and updat From Techno-News Blog on July 29, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Revolution on the Radio - GLENN FLEISHMAN, New York Times
Plug a set of headphones into a radio tuned to an FM jazz station. Hear the hiss at the bottom of the range and the fuzz at the top. Remember why you like compact discs. But don't be impatient: wait eight seconds. An "HD" light appears on the tuner. And From Techno-News Blog on July 29, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Teens spurn e-mail for messaging - BBC
US teenagers prefer instant messaging rather than e-mail to stay in touch with each other, research shows. A Pew Internet and American Life Project study found online teens are increasingly tech-savvy. Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers say they use the ne From Techno-News Blog on July 29, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Weblogs and the European Parliament
Today I was invited to participate in a round table at the European Parliament. The agenda is to discuss - with lots of journalist - the issue of "Blogging and Ethics" on Sept 12 of this year. As you know I'm quite reserved on the issue of comparing bloggers and journalists. I don't think that they have much in common. On the other hand there is obviously an interest to investigate in the blogosphere and perhaps regulate it to some extent. So it is our turn to influence and inform that debate Questions will be answered like:- Should bloggers fol From thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

El e-learning como herramienta de desarrollo
Tras los tanteos de los primeros años, el e-learnig se proyecta con fuerza como herramienta de formación en los paises menos desarrollados.... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on July 29, 2005 at 4:51 a.m..

Ayudas para el desarrollo de e-formación
El Ministerio de Industria convoca ayudas para el desarrollo de sofware libre destinado a e-learning (BOE del 87-2005). plazo de solicitud hasta 30 días naturales... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on July 29, 2005 at 4:51 a.m..

El e-learning encuentra poco a poco su lugar.La situación del e-learning en las grandes empresas y la administración pública en España.
Primero revolucionó, después decepcionó y ahora se encuentra en fase de reubicación. Esta es la principal conclusión del informe realizado para Santillana Formación por la consultora Millward B... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on July 29, 2005 at 4:51 a.m..

El Observatorio gallego de e-learning concluye la fase de recogida de datos
El Observatorio gallego de e-learning, durante su presentación en el MITE (Salón Multimedia, Informática y Telecomunicaciones), dentro del marco de "Aulas con Software 2005" el pasado 1 de julio dio a... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on July 29, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

A Harvard Governor, Dissatisfied, Resigns
The only black member of the Harvard Corporation said he was resigning over disagreements with the university's president, Lawrence H. Summers. From New York Times: Education on July 29, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Tablet PCs: Changes may be coming to Microsoft's strategy
Tablet PCs: Changes may be coming to Microsoft's strategy. Research company sees growth ahead for Tablet PCs. (InfoWorld) - The Tablet PC market is set for steady growth between now and the end of the decade, research firm In-Stat said Wednesday. Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Issues in mobile phones and internet use
Issues in mobile phones and internet use. So Many Cell Phones, So Little Web Searching . As more mobile phones come equipped with Internet access, big companies are still figuring out how to provide wireless users convenient access to one of the most basic Web services: search. By Yuki Noguchi. [Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Building the e-learning market
Building the e-learning market. Teens Using Internet in Record Numbers . CHICAGO -- A new survey says that the Internet has all but saturated the youth market. By MARTHA IRVINE. [Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Run, bunny, run!
Run, bunny, run! Extreme batteries last twice as long. Blog: Panasonic has come up with a consumer electronics battery that it says lasts twice as long as traditional alkaline batteries,... [CNET News.com] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

That's (Digital) Entertainment!
That's (Digital) Entertainment! Hollywood Plots End of Film Reels. New movies will come to your local theater over the internet if proposed industry specs gain acceptance. But questions remain about who will pay for the switch. By Xeni Jardin. [Wired News] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Delivery, marketing opportunities
Delivery, marketing opportunities. Online PCs Now Favorite Household Appliance. The personal computer is rapidly replacing other appliances - the telephone, radio and television - as the household's tool of choice, according to a recent Burst Media survey of 13,000 web users age... [MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

Untitled
Dimensions of Interactivity: Differential Effects of Social and Psychological Factors - Dongyoung Sohn and Byung-Kwan Lee, Journal of CMC. Despite frequent acknowledgment that interactivity is multidimensional, previous studies have measured and treated the construct as if it were unidimensional, failing to see the differences that exist among latent dimensions. This study investigates how t [Online Learning Update] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on July 29, 2005 at 12:48 a.m..

The methods and bias of the media
by Michael Leza When most people watch a TV show, like Buffy or CSI or Survivor, they are well aware of the fact that everything they see is preplanned, scripted, and fully controlled. Days of planning, hard work, and post production have gone into that show to turn it from a jumble of video recordings into a coherent show. What many of these same people are not aware of (and how could they be?) is that when they sit down to watch the nightly news, or their favorite artificial news-flavored product, they are in fact watching a show that has been just as managed, planned, and scripted as From kuro5hin.org on July 29, 2005 at 12:45 a.m..