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Persona sketching
D. Keith Robinson has written an article on creating personas, for use in web design work. To quote: User goals are important to the success of any Web endeavor, large or small, and its too often that the users of... From Column Two on August 6, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

60 years Hiroshima
Hiroshima was not only a human desaster of unspeakable extent - it is also the beginning of &ampraquo;politics of deceoption&amplaquo; in US government that brought Vietnam, Iraq I and Iraq II (and probably more). Quote from the LA Times article:Hiroshima's myths have gradually given rise to an American unilateralism born of atomic arrogance. The most frustrating thing is that the US public is not interested in the truth about Hiroshima and instead cling to the myth that the atom bombs were required to end the war (in fact the war was extended to be able to From owrede_log on August 6, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Web Resource: Focus on Effectiveness
The Focus on Effectiveness web site brings together research about effective instructional practices, and carefully selected technology tools and recommendations for their use. Created by the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium and the Learning Innovation & Technology Consortium, the site builds on the work of educational researchers Robert J. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on August 6, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Training Needs Assessment
Six basic steps for assessing training needs in your workplace.... From Adult/Continuing Education on August 6, 2005 at 1:50 p.m..

Another View of Wikipedia
I've been a fervent supporter of Wikipedia and the idea of collaborative content creation, and I still am. But lately I've been trying to get out of the "echo chamber" and consume some alternative viewpoints regarding the things I hold dear. (I've even been spending some time at Instapudit lately...) The discussions over at Lessig Blog about what should be free led me to "The Great Failure of Wikipedia< From weblogged News on August 6, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Links Blog Added
So now that I've gotten into Jots to the point where it's a seamless part of my practice, and since there is just way too much good stuff I'm finding to actually blog about it all, I've added a "Links Blog" to the right hand column for anyone who's interested in seeing what else I'm consuming (or trying too.) Here's the feed if you want to get it somewhere else, too. From weblogged News on August 6, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

More on games in education
More on games in education. From the article: "... most game-based learning has been geared towards using a game as a host into which curricular content can be embedded. This approach can be problematic, however, because it too often builds upon the premise that learning is not fun and that games are, and that by introducing a game element, one can make learning fun. As we will argue, the processes involved in learning and play are often very similar, and the true potential of gaming in higher education may be realized in other ways. By allowing the learning process to become infor From Bill Brandon: eLearning on August 6, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

The Innovate Gateway (August/September 2005)
Special issue of Innovate focusing on the role of video game technology in current and future educational settings. From eLearnopedia on August 6, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Grim animation
I found this visual display of quantified lives affecting. Personally, I don't think any conclusion follows from it: If you support the war, it's a record of sacrifice; if you don't, it's an accounting of futility. But either way it's a reminder. Before you complain that it doesn't show Iraqi deaths, read the "About" pages. (Thanks to Salon for the link.) [Tag: iraq]... From Joho the Blog on August 6, 2005 at 9:49 a.m..

Opera 8.02
New Web browsers are released quite frequently, and certainly this new version of Opera will complement users' existing set of tools to search the Internet. As with previous versions, Opera 8.02 allows users to customize the look and content of the browse From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

IBM joins podcast craze with audio think-pieces - Eric Auchard, New York Times
IBM is the latest major company to embrace podcasting, the digital audio craze that allows consumers to take audio programming off the Web and listen to it on portable music players. The world's largest computer company said on Friday it plans to introdu From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

A Look at the High-Tech Future of Cell Phones - Michelle Hirsh, ABC News
In this week's "Cybershake," we peer into the technology crystal ball to divine what's in store for our beloved cell phones. Plus, we note one summer camp for kids that isn't about sparking interest and activities in the great outdoors. Instead, it's all From Techno-News Blog on August 6, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Wanted: Minority Game Programmers
A video-game school holds workshops to teach young black and Hispanic students how to design games. Organizers hope to diversify the industry and combat the racial stereotypes found in many games. From Wired News on August 6, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

FCC Eases High-Speed Net Rules
A new ruling lifts regulations on broadband services from local phone companies, who will no longer have to lease high-speed lines to competing internet service providers at set prices. Some say consumers will pay more. From Wired News on August 6, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

An Insider's View of 'Ciscogate'
What was it like at the center of the fast-moving legal uproar that pitted a whistle-blowing security researcher against two corporate giants? Mike Lynn's lawyer tells all. By Jennifer Granick. From Wired News on August 6, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Rivers of Coke
Drug researchers piss-test an Italian river and find huge quantities of cocaine residue. Seems Italians are sniffing four times as much coke as officials estimate. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on August 6, 2005 at 6:46 a.m..

Making use of user research
Gretchen Anderson has written an article that explores the role of ethnographic research, as part of user research. To quote: Ethnographic research techniques, on the other hand, focus on the observation of users in a real-world setting. Watching software users... From Column Two on August 6, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

N.Y.U. Ends Negotiations With Union for Students
New York University formally notified the union representing its graduate students Friday that it would no longer bargain with it. From New York Times: Education on August 6, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

As More Schools Open Earlier, Parents Seek to Reclaim Summer
Through grass-root groups, parents are barging into state legislatures, demanding a return to the traditional academic calendar. From New York Times: Education on August 6, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..