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The Coming Battle Over Education and Copyright
Nothing we haven't seen here before, but it's nice to have a clear statement of the issue. "Today Canadian universities spend millions in copyright licenses that are arguably unnecessary. This expenditure effectively represents a subsidy to Canadian publishers from taxpayers as well as from students who are facing escalating tuition fees at a time that they can scarcely cover their monthly rent." Hear, hear. By Michael Geist, August 29, 2005 [
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OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
A Global Imperative: Report of the 21st Century Literacy A Global Imperative
Unintentionally, I think, the authors present a stark contrast: a two-columned PDF that is almost unreadable on a computer screen, interspaced with nifty little graphics that capture meaning much more effectively than the dense text. The main point is that "21st century literacy is the set of abilities and skills where aural, visual and digital literacy overlap. These include the ability to understand the power of images and sounds, to recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media, to distribute them pervasively, and to easily adapt them to new forms." As
OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
AIS SIGSEMIS
Volume 2, Issue 2 of the Association For Information Systems SIG on Semantic Web and IS is now available as a 60 page PDF (which, given its topic, seems ironic). By Miltiadis Lytras ed., AIS SIGSEMIS, August 29, 2005 [
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OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Beyond Busy
Here is a question worth asking: "Is it possible to organize a student's four years in a more developmental manner, gradually cultivating a way of life that uses time effectively for lifelong learning -- rather than just lifelong busyness?" By Bruce G. Murphy, Inside Higher Ed, August 29, 2005 [
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OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
A Distance Education Reader: Insights for Teachers and Students
"The e-book reflects a portion of the author s work in distance education during the past five years. It is a book of readings that is designed to provide relevant assistance to online teachers and students who are striving to do their best in this exciting new educational arena." By Brent Muirhead, IJIDTL, August, 2005 [
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OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Brainbench
I was reading through the Perl.com Newsletter yesterday and followed this link on the information that "Brainbench has updated its certification exam to cover Perl 5.8." The link took me to this test, but more interestingly, to Brainbench in general. Now fair warning: to take most of the tests you have to pay a fee. But still, the model was worth a look. In addition to the test, you can access learning resources, online classes, and discussion groups. The tests themselves are online multiple choice tests and surprisingly tough. Though I managed to pass the two Perl beta tests (which would mean From
OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Encourage Google to Stop Undermining Education
A group of instructors has started a petition to convince Google to stop advertising essay services, asking the search engine to "stop undermining education through their policy of displaying ads that encourage plagiarism and academic fraud through the sale of pre-written and made to order term papers and essays especially when these ads are displayed on web sites that promote education." 171 signatures to date, up from the 22 I saw when I looked yesterday. By Various Authors, August 28, 2005 [
OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Open Letter to Research Councils UK: Rebuttal of ALPSP Critique
Signed by Tim Berners-Lee, among other luminaries, this letter responds to the public letter by Sally Morris, theExecutive Director of ALPSP, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, concerning the RCUK's proposed research self-archiving policy. The authors call "unsubstantiated" Morris's claims that open archiving would cause "disasterous consequences." They write, "all the evidence to date shows the reverse to be true: not only do journals thrive and co-exist alongside author self-archiving, but they can actually benefit from it -- both in terms of more citat From
OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
End of an Era
In the winter of 1997-98, sheltering from Brandon's cold norther storms, I wrote the basis of a database system that would become the foundation for my website, the NewsTrolls blog, and with the addition of an email system in 2001, OLDaily. Now, unless something weird happens to the code (always a possibility), today's newsletter will be the last issue published and mailed using the old system. Yes, just a new coat of paint (actually, the subscription script and some security features) and the new EduRSS02 will be ready to roll into production, at least on the blogging and newsletter From
OLDaily on August 29, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Die Humanisierung des Netzes
Beim Titel durfte da wohl der Praktikant ran, und wer ab und zu meinen Lektüretipps folgt, wird vieles wiedererkennen. Für Erstleser: Hier geht es um die neuen Qualitäten des World Wide Web, um Weblogs, Podcasting, Web 2.0, Social Bookmarking und... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on August 29, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..
Hurricane / timestamp
Today's frequent hurricane updates at the
NOLA blog in New Orleans are missing only one thing: a timestamp, so a reader can get a sense of the speed of these frightening developments. News-based blogging should have timestamps. Update: recent posts have added the time. Many blogs covering the storm are listed at
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 29, 2005 at 2:52 p.m..
Innovation at the boundaries
Nice advice over at
Learning Circuits Blog in a post from David Lee: Be attuned to the emergence of new practices at boundaries. Those boundaries might be anywhere -- between teachers and students, between school and workplace, between school and community, between human and machine, between professional and client or citizen. Thinking about... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 29, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..
Harsh!
From an email going around: Q: What's the difference between Iraq and Vietnam? A: Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam. [Technorati tags: Bush humor iraq]... From
Joho the Blog on August 29, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..
Zuckerman interviewed
Alex Steffen of WorldChanging posts an interview with Ethan Zuckerman of GlobalVoices and the Berkman Center, who has now become president of the Board of Directors of the non-profit behind Worldchanging. (The interview seems to be a year old. Still hugely relevant, though.) Here's Ethan's basic challenge: ...issues which fall outside of the immediate experience and concern of the people blogging in some ways actually seem to be harder to talk about in the blogosphere than in mainstream media. and You've actually just identified the essential problem of free market journalism. I From
Joho the Blog on August 29, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..
3D alphabet
Yes, it's a 3D alphabet. Or, perhaps it's what our alphabet would look like if we lived in a 4D world. It's also available as a font. (Thanks to Mark Dionne for the link.) [Technorati tags: fonts alphabet]... From
Joho the Blog on August 29, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..
Libraries offering audiobook downloads - Associated Press
A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, California, are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tut From
Techno-News Blog on August 29, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..
NSF Preps New, Improved Internet - Mark Baard, Wired
The National Science Foundation is backing a major initiative that could lead to a completely new internet architecture, with built-in security measures and support for ubiquitous sensors and wireless communications devices, among other things. The Global From
Techno-News Blog on August 29, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..
Blogging Katrina
The Truth Laid Bear ha puesto en marcha el agregador Hurricane Katrina que incluye un listado de 300 blogs que están cubriendo el tifón (otra lista en ArtsJournal). Referencias: BlogPulse (búsqueda Katrina y fuente RSS), Technorati tag: katrina, Flickr tag:... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on August 29, 2005 at 6:51 a.m..
Play and learn
This article presents perspectives from heavy weights such as Steven Johnson, Elyssabeth Leigh, Mark Pesce and others on the use of video games as educational tools. Nevertheless, it was Mark Pesce's concern for the real-world efficacy of video games that interested me the most: "We train pilots in simulations so they can carry those lessons over into the real world. We even train army personnel in simulations so they can carry those lessons over to the real world. Are our children carrying those lessons over into the real world? That's an open question. I don& From
elearningpost on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Two Nabbed for Computer Worm
The FBI and Microsoft have traced the computer worm that attacked MS operating systems in mid-August to two young men in Morocco and Turkey. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Jealous Lovers: No Web Snooping
If you want to spy on your paramour, better hire a gumshoe to sneak a peek. The creator (and some buyers) of a program that surreptitiously records e-mails and transmits the info to suspicious lovers is indicted for violating privacy laws. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Blood Boost Helps Detect Mad Cow
Scientists reveal a new process that may help doctors find the elusive mad cow disease with a blood test before it can be spread to others. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Java Joy in Coffee Study
It'll warm the hearts of coffee drinkers who fend off advice to give it up for their health: a new report says the caffeinated beverage delivers more antioxidants than anything else in the American diet. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Black Indians in Blood Feud
These are boom times for the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, but bad times for a group of black Indians who say they're being denied their birthright. They may have found an ally on the frontier of genetic science. By Brendan I. Koerner of Wired magazine. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
EU Bones Up on Tissue Research
A European research consortium plans to take state-of-the-art stem-cell science from the lab into clinics -- and the marketplace. By Daithà Ó hAnluain. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Camera Phone Has Life After Theft
After a New York man's cell phone goes missing, he logs onto his Sprint phone's website and sees pictures and videos taken by the thief. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Nintendogs Teach Us New Tricks
The best artificial intelligence isn't all-knowing and powerful. It's helpless, needy and pees itself. Commentary by Clive Thompson. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..
Flickr Fans to Yahoo: Flick Off!
Bugged by changes imposed after the portal's purchase of the hip photo site, some irate Flickr members plan a mass ID suicide to show their disapproval. By Robert Andrews. From
Wired News on August 29, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..