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Enterprise content management, a core element of IT infrastructure, says a new study
Government Technology reports on the results of a recent content management survey, conducted by AIIM. To quote: "The core components in evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of an ECM implementation have shifted. In the early stages of the document... From Column Two on September 1, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Another exit on IT-lane?!
Just found the bumble-bee and immediately liked its way of thinking. I'll dig deeper later on. But since it's clear that 80% of IT-related projects are not successful we need to reframe our overall approach. Her are some first glimpses on the work of nature.Virtual Teams - a new paradigm from nature: "Typically teams trying to be more effective through technology run into the serious problems in trying to make From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 1, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Los BOBs en Clarín.com
Clarín.com, auspiciante de los BOBs 2005: Con la segunda edición de los premios "Best Of The Blogs" y el "Blog Day" la blogósfera planetaria se legitima como la más novedosa (y próspera) comunidad informativa. Para Mariano Amartino, el bloguer de... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 1, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..

Sheri Crofts, Jon Dilley, Mark Fox, Andrew Retsema, and Bob Williams: Podcasting: A new Technology in Search of Viable Business Models , First Monday
You know, it's funny how the first question always seems to be, "how can we make money off it?" I look at podcasting, and what I see is a way to do something I couldn't before: to preserve my talks and make them available to a wider audience. And if you look at the social drivers - the ability to time-shift audio content, freedom from an excess of advertisements, access to diverse content - it isn't the commerical aspect of podcasting that is driving its popularity. Anyhow, this article offers an abridged history of podcasting, explores the social drivers, and then outlines some From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Steve Jones and Camille JohnsonHYPHENYale: Professors Online: The Internet's Impact on College Faculty , First Monday
Summary of "a nationwide survey of Internet use by U.S. college faculty." According to the authors, "Faculty are catching up to their students in other technological skills, like instant messaging, as well. But the advantages of some of these communications technologies may be limited to venues like onlineHYPHENonly courses, which are still a small percentage of college courses overall. Issues raised in the findings fall into three categories: infrastructure and professional development, and teaching and research." [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Michelle M. Kazmer: Cats in the Classroom: Online Learning in Hybrid Space , First Monday
We tend to restrict our thinking to the computer screen (or the mobile device) when we think of online learning. The author of this paper offers the useful recommendation that we consider the wider environment. "Each student and instructor is involved in a shared learning experience, but all students and instructors are also lodged in idiosyncratic local environments that shape their experiences and indirectly shape the experience of everyone else in the virtual classroom." Drawing on student comments, the author offers some preliminary reflections on how the computing environment shapes the o From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Maureen C. Minielli and S. Pixy Ferris: Electronic Courseware in Higher Education , First Monday
The authors offer an extended definition of three major types of educational technology: the learning content management system, the learning management system, and the course management system. It is interesting to note that the use of course management systems is greater in the U.S. than elsewhere. They then offer seven "pedagogical lessons" derived from their student of this technology, ranging from new roles for instructors to new approaches to learning content. A bit introductory, but reasonably clear. [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Susan Kuchinskas: Google Extends Book Scanning Operation , CNet News.Com
Google's book scanning project is rolling ahead. "On Tuesday, the search goliath rolled out stand-alone book search services in 14 countries. The same day, the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) became the latest publishers' organization to call Google's opt-out strategy backwards." It is interesting to observe that the United States, with stricter copyright regulations, is simply being left behind by Google. [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

Announcement: Replacement of the EdNA Administration Site , EdNA
From EdNA, this notice: "EdNA Online will be releasing its next generation data repository and administration platform this Sunday September 4 2005... The new system will support a range of content types such as learning objects, news items and calendar events and a range of metadata schemas including AGLS, Dublin Core and Learning Object Metadata (LOM). The system also has the ability to store content in any data type, such as Word and PDF documents, images and movies, in addition to support for future content types such as e-portfolios and learning designs." [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music
If you buy music from an online music store, you may be getting much less than you thought. Today EFF released "The Customer Is Always Wrong: A User's Guide to DRM in Online Music," which exposes how today's digital rights management (DRM) systems compromise a consumer's right to lawfully manage her music the way she wants. The guide takes a close look at popular online music services provided by Apple, RealNetworks, and Napster 2.0, as well as Microsoft's "Plays For Sure" DRM campaign. In an effort to attract customers, th From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 1, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Hydrogen is no a solution
Yesterday I saw a TV report on hydrogen cars. What they did not say (again) and what many people don't get: it will not solve the peak oil issue. Hydrogen is not an energy source - it is a way to store energy like a battery. The fossil fuel will be consumed in the energy production plants instead of inside the motors. The only energy source available to date that could replace fossil fuel is nuclear power - if production would be ramped up radically (and then we still need oil for all the raw materials, right?). It's just another example of the fact, that media did not fully under From owrede_log on September 1, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Document/window sharing in next iChat?
ThinkSecret.com is spreading the roumor that Apple might introduce a new iChat version with sharing. It is the #1 request I have for iChat: it would allow possible to give remote presentations. Yes, there are other applications that had this feature for years (like NetMeeting), but iChat was the only application that actually worked for video conferencing. This might have changed with vSkype - but I need a Mac solution for this. From owrede_log on September 1, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..

Dinesh C. Sharma: Study: Teachers Coming to Terms with Computers , Zdnet
Results from the recent CDW-G's 2005 Teachers Talk Tech survey. "More than 85 percent--say they are trained on the Internet, word processing and e-mail software, but 27 percent say they have had little or no introduction to integrating computers into lessons." Via Edutopia. [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Scott Wilson: RSS-Blog-Furl High: Reloaded , Scott's Workblog
Drawing on a post from Will Richardson, Scott Wilson observes that "many teachers aren't likely to be happy with the downside of the small-pieces approach, which is cobbling together a whole range of tools," and then proceeds to map out an approach that "is primarily a piece of glueware for doing the cobbling together, while retaining most of the flexibility that the small-pieces syndication world promises." I like the approach, though I would seek greater simplicity of design (for example, at the bottom of the activities diagram, Wilson draws separate panes for sources, titles and the re From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Bryan Alexander: New Atlantis Grapples with Gaming and Flops , Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education
This article deconstructs (and slices and dices and serves for dinner) a narrow view of online gaming offered by The New Atlantis's Christine Rosen. Calling the article "ostentatiously, yet uselessly learned," Bryan Alexander asks why the author quotes a 1920s Samuel McChord Crothers essay while at the same time passing over Wittgenstein and other classic texts in gaming, misreading James Paul Gee, and serving scant mention of social gaming and massive online role-playing games (MORPGs). And he ets to the crux of the matter: "There's an old, old conservative fear of cultural behavior From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Zonk: Scientist Says Most Scientific Papers Are Wrong , Slashdot
A study reveals that more than half of scientific papers are wrong and suggests "many papers may only be accurate measures of the prevailing bias among scientists." A sardonic Slashdot author wonders, "what if his paper is one of the wrong ones?" [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Press Release: Skype Opens its Platform to the Web , Skype
This is a significant announcement, as it opens the possibility that Skype will be embedded in a wide variety of applications. For example - imagine being able to call the author for clarification from within the document where you are reading his essay. Via From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Albert Ip: Yet Another "Play and Learn" Article , Random Walk in E-Learning
It was the example that caught my eye in this item. "But when he expressed frustration at not being able to revive a dilapidated industrial area, the youngster's reply astounded him: 'I think you need to lower your industrial tax rates.'" And while Albert Ip goes on to make some useful points about the effectiveness of games, I take pause at the inculcation of particular world views embodies in the game's logic. In the world of Sim City, lowering taxes is always good. Yet we want to think twice about fostering that thought, without critical reflection, in a child's min From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Press Release: WebCT Announces Portfolio Design Partner Initiative , Webct
Not sure what's going to come of this, but WebCT's joining the whole portfolio movement is worthy of note. "WebCT... today announced the Portfolio Design Partner (PDP) initiative featuring a group of customers who will help define the scope and functionality of new ePortfolio software called the WebCT Learner Portfolio. WebCT will release the WebCT Learner Portfolio, which will be tightly integrated with their e-learning systems, next year." Wonder whether it will interoperate with Flickr. Or with DeviantArt. [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein: LMOS Integration and Specialization , E-Literate
Michael Feldstein has been looking at the concept of the (Web 2.0) 'Learning Management Operating System' over the course of several posts. He asks whether there need to be e-learning specific features. Two things occur to him: calendaring and grading. As to the former, it should be noted that work is already being done on a calendaring format (maybe not for From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes: Threads Community , Stephen's Web
So anyhow, today has been a day dedicated to repairing my discussion section, also known as the Threads Community, which suffered a massive meltdown during the data transfer yesterday. Today, the Comment link should be working, the Threads link located at the top of the HTML newsletter, and things showing up where they should. I've also tightened up the styling (and you'll notice that the colours and the banner change with every issue). [ From OLDaily on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Marketers Fret Over Deliverability
As the number of per month e-mail campaigns grows, marketers face deliverability fears. From ClickZ Stats on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 p.m..

[ae] Ars Electronica - Speakers' meeting
After a loooong day on planes, I'm in the semi-small Austrian town of Linz. The twenty or so speakers at the Ars Electronica conference are meeting inthe conerence hall. We are a mixed group, although primarily young (= younger than me): Artists, musicians, feminists, a literary professor, and more. Mainly European. More men than women, but not by all that much. The theme of the conference is "Hybridization" which is being interpreted as "Paradox." I'm on the first day's panel on "Drivers and Patterns of Hybridity." (The conference speaks a lingo I'm not at home in.) Derric From Joho the Blog on September 1, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Steve Burt in Peru...
My friend Steve Burt is on a two week trip to Peru.... I on the other hand am getting ready for the start of school and making sure that the floors are waxed and supplies are delivered... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on September 1, 2005 at 12:49 p.m..

Eternal Bits by MacKenzie Smith
MacKenzie Smith, the associate director of technology at the MIT Libraries, has written a fascinating article about the challenges of digital preservation, with a focus on the DSpace Project. The subtitle is "How Can We Preserve Digital Files and Save Our Collective Memory?" (An equally pressing question is, how can we find and evaluate what is important among so much digital stuff?) ____JH ___________ "It took two centuries to fill the U.S. Library of Congress in Washingt From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on September 1, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Katrina
When it comes to someone else's suffering, we always mistake the part for the whole. From Weblogs in Higher Education on September 1, 2005 at 11:52 a.m..

More Manila Changes, But...
So, ironically, Userland is building in even more flexibility for teachers and students in it's 9.6 version due out soon. CEO Scott Young says: This is an important issue for many educators using blog technology in the classroom and revolves around the ability to protect and insulate the student's work from criticism - especially the destructive kind - before its released to the class or the school in general. As such the teacher needs the ability to review a students work and comment / advise before its publishe From weblogged News on September 1, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

KM Asia goody bag
Early registration goody bag from KM Asia 2005: "Take advantage of the early bird promotion. The early bird offer expires on 16 September 2005. All conference delegates will receive a personal double-disk DVD, Dave Snowden’s Social Complexity: Tools, Concepts and Methods." From elearningpost on September 1, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..

Easy tucking for fall
It's like those jackets that come with built-in shirts, only it's built-in socks for your jeans! Yes, that's right, no more bagging or cramming or scrunching your jeans into your [insert hip type of boot you wear] boots. Check out megnut on September 1, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..

E-Government und andere Zwecke der Internetnutzung
Wer sich für die nahende Konferenz- und Referate-Saison mit Zahlen rüsten möchte, findet hier einiges: nicht nur zur Nutzung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in privaten Haushalten im allgemeinen und dem Thema "E-Government" im besonderen; ein Kapitel ist auch dem Thema... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 1, 2005 at 8:51 a.m..

Celebrate Self-University Week, September 1 - 7
The purpose of Self-University Week "is to remind adults (in school or out) that each of us has a responsibility to help shape the future by pursuing lifelong education," according to Charles Hayes, the event's creator, on the Autodidactic Press... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 1, 2005 at 8:50 a.m..

Cognatrix
Cognatrix is an OSX based thesaurus construction tool. US 499.00 per license. Looks like it has everything one would need in managing a thesaurus. [via Infodesign] From elearningpost on September 1, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Dotmocracy
Go to know from Anecdote that people have a name for this fundamental group decision technique of rating multiple options -- its called 'dotmocracy'. Cool. There's even a domain dedicated to this technique - www.dotmocracy.ca. From elearningpost on September 1, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

IT Job Outsourcing - Bhumika Ghimire, Ubiquity
As we start to learn about outsourcing, its impact and the way it is perceived by society and the Information Technology industry, we come across some issues that seem to define outsourcing. Some of the issues are positive about outsourcing and some are n From Techno-News Blog on September 1, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Google Extends Book Scanning Operation - Susan Kuchinskas, Internet News
Google isn't backing down from its plan to scan every book in the world. On Tuesday, the search goliath rolled out stand-alone book search services in 14 countries. The same day, the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) became the latest publisher From Techno-News Blog on September 1, 2005 at 7:49 a.m..

Comienzan los BOBs 2005
Desde hoy y hasta el 30 de septiembre está abierta la fase de postulación de candidaturas para los Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards 2005. Ver también: The BOBs Blog (fuente RSS).... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 1, 2005 at 6:52 a.m..

Scientists Decipher Chimp DNA
An international team of researchers decodes the entire chimpanzee genome. It appears the apes and humans are even more similar than previously believed.Plus: Y Chromosome May Not Be Doomed. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Queer Blog for the Straight Web
Is there a market for a blog that covers gay lifestyle issues and eschews porn? We're about to find out. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Home DNA Tests Just a Click Away
Online retailers hawk genetic-testing kits but, depending on your point of view, the information the mail-order supplies provide is either useless, a privacy threat or a simple amusement. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Never Forget Another Password
Throw out your Post-Its! A Hushmail-inspired service stores all your passwords encrypted on a secure server for less than $30 a year. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Burning Man Feeds Art Inferno
As the countercultural bash marks its 20th year, a group of altruistic artists hopes to throw gas on the flames of the fest's public art. Daniel Terdiman reports from Black Rock City, Nevada. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Filk Music for Nerd People
From asteroid truckers to vampire computers, this little-known folk spinoff takes on the big issues of the future. By Xeni Jardin. From Wired News on September 1, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Sustaining Distributed Communities of Practice through Socio-Technical Integration
Sustaining Distributed Communities of Practice through Socio-Technical IntegrationA Workshop Sponsored by the International Centre for Governance and Development, University of Saskatchewan with financial support from theSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on September 1, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Norm, Melanie and Daniel Lepage
Many regular patrons of this blog will know Norm Lepage–he graduated from our program in the spring. You may not know that Norm became a father this summer, and I wanted to pass along the word that his new son, Daniel, could use some help. This is an email I received from Melanie Lepage today, [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 1, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Special issue on the theme “Synchronous methods and applications in e-learning - call for papers
Special issue on the theme “Synchronous methods and applications in e-learning” Campus-Wide Information Systems - The international journal of information and learning technology (ISSN 1065-0741) * Important dates 15 September 2005 Full paper submission 30 October 2005 Feedback to authors 30 November 2005 Revised paper submission 15 January 2006 [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 1, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Apple Comes Under New Patent Challenge
Well, here we go again. I guess it is just a simple matter of when you’re the big dog, other dogs want your bone. It is no secret that Apple’s iPod has captured a huge amount of the mp3 player market (54%), so it appears that another company is trying to patent a part [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 1, 2005 at 6:13 a.m..

Folders and keywords
Catching up with various feeds, I came across Tom Coates' interesting comments about what he sees to be two tagging cultures: those who tag and think of it as a keyword, and those who tag and think of it as... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

links for 2005-08-23
microformats | About microformats Designed for humans first and machines second, microformats are a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards. Instead of throwing away what works today, microformats intend to solve simpler... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Skype and Google and Bottoms
With genius timing: I install natty little button via Jyve/Skype on my blog; I read that Google is gunning for Skype, and I sit on my skype headset thingy and break it.... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Events becoming cheaper to host than attend
Ross Mayfield makes a simple, but blindingly good pointIt's becoming cheaper to host your own event than attend one... Think about this for a minute, even if you are not in the conference business, and expect an explosion in events... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Signs of the times
I love this! A recent article from Wired called Roads Gone Wild talks about a Dutch gent called Monderman. Worth reading the article in full but some selected quotes: "The trouble with traffic engineers is that when there's a problem... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

links for 2005-08-25
How to build a snippet manager from the guys who did that work on semantic blogging (tags: HP blog semanticweb) The Kanisza Virus Seeing triangles that aren't there (tags: brains) BlogBridge Nice aggregator, with some clever tag related stuff... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Off to Cornwall
Hope everyone (in the UK) has a good bank holiday - off to Sennen for crab, wine, reading, walks, and absolutely no surfing.... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

links for 2005-08-26
Open Source Usability: The birth of a movement via Blackbelt Jones (tags: opensource usability)... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Personal tagging
"Oh, Lazyweb, I am curious to know: Has anyone come up with a tagging tool for personal use?" - asks JackAnd he gets the "use a Mac" response, which is fine, but kind of a costly solution. Anyway, there's a... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

The importance of openness
RSS may well be the glue that keeps much of social computing from coming unstuck, but open, personal gumpf might well be the glue for communities. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle has a humble theory that makes a... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Events: wikis, blogs, podcasts and a diagram for how they might fit together
Looks like we might be starting to experiment with some more un-conference-y approaches here at Templeton. Wey hey! Was chatting with a colleague here at Templeton, and trying to explain the relationship between blogs, wikis, events etc and drew the... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

Anjo, ontologies and weblogs
Anjo is cooking up a feast over at his blog :) He's looking at ways of deriving ontologies from weblogs, with some fascinating results so far. Another add-on might be looking at how to kickstart ontologies from del.icio.us and similar... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

The most wonderful organ
I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the body. Then I realized who was telling me this.[thanks to Johnnie, Chris but ultimately Emo Philips]... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

International Blog Day 2005
Spurred on by Euan, Rebecca and the general idea of International Blog Day [which is basically about putting some birds less of a feather on each of our radars], here are some selected reads very different from the mine from... From Monkeymagic on September 1, 2005 at 6:12 a.m..

A Global Imperative: The Report of the 21st Century Literacy Summit
Vor einigen Wochen haben sich Experten in San Jose, Kalifornien, getroffen, um über die "neue Sprache" zu diskutieren, in der immer mehr von uns beginnen, sich auszudrücken und zu kommunizieren. Die Beschreibung dieser neuen Kompetenzen lautet wie folgt: "21st century... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 1, 2005 at 6:04 a.m..

What you can do
From Joan, a colleague in the Southern Louisian Writing Project, unedited and unathorized, but I think she would approve: Hello, I am in my undamaged, powerless home using equipment in the piney woods of La., _ miles from the state line on I-55 using my UPS, an inverter on a car battery to run my  battery powered lap top to dial in to Bell South who has just come on line. We fire up the antique car  V-8  using the battery and run it for 30 minutes to recharge it as we use our camping e From homoLudens III on September 1, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

The New College Mixer
Today's dorms are changing, along with other aspects of student life, as college officials try to induce a more convivial mood on campus. From New York Times: Education on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

The Opportunity Cost of Economics Education
A recent study confirms that most students emerge from introductory economics courses without having learned even the most important basic principles. From New York Times: Education on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Students Letting Off Steam Leave the Neighbors Steaming
In towns around the country, permanent residents share sidewalks with their student neighbors in a sometimes shaky peace. From New York Times: Education on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Educators Offer Classrooms to Many Displaced Students
Public officials and educators reached out to offer classroom space to students whose public schools and colleges and universities were shut down by Hurricane Katrina. From New York Times: Education on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

76 Arrested Protesting N.Y.U. Cutoff of Student Union
Nearly 80 people were arrested Wednesday during a protest of New York University's decision to end dealings with a union of graduate student teaching and research assistants. From New York Times: Education on September 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Stephen Downes: - A New Home - , Stephen's Web
OK, we'll keep things a bit short today. The expected technical problems did in fact occur but here it is, the new look of OLDaily. Right now, things are pretty basic. The biggest change, aside from the nifty theme, is a greater emphasis on the authors of the posts I cite. Links now redirect through a hit counter (I track traffic only, and not individual users) which will help me rate links (a bypass will be made available in a few days, for those who don't want to be counted. The comment link not only allows you to comment but will also be the gateway to the post's permanent lo From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Dinesh C. Sharma: - Study: Teachers Coming to Terms with Computers - , Zdnet
Results from the recent CDW-G's 2005 Teachers Talk Tech survey. "More than 85 percent--say they are trained on the Internet, word processing and e-mail software, but 27 percent say they have had little or no introduction to integrating computers into lessons." Via Edutopia. [ From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Scott Wilson: - RSS-Blog-Furl High: Reloaded - , Scott's Workblog
Drawing on a post from Will Richardson, Scott Wilson observes that "many teachers aren't likely to be happy with the downside of the small-pieces approach, which is cobbling together a whole range of tools," and then proceeds to map out an approach that "is primarily a piece of glueware for doing the cobbling together, while retaining most of the flexibility that the small-pieces syndication world promises." I like the approach, though I would seek greater simplicity of design (for example, at the bottom of the activities diagram, Wilson draws separate panes for sources, titles and the re From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Bryan Alexander: - New Atlantis Grapples with Gaming and Flops - , Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education
This article deconstructs (and slices and dices and serves for dinner) a narrow view of online gaming offered by The New Atlantis's Christine Rosen. Calling the article "ostentatiously, yet uselessly learned," Bryan Alexander asks why the author quotes a 1920s Samuel McChord Crothers essay while at the same time passing over Wittgenstein and other classic texts in gaming, misreading James Paul Gee, and serving scant mention of social gaming and massive online role-playing games (MORPGs). And he ets to the crux of the matter: "There's an old, old conservative fear of cultural behavior From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Zonk: - Scientist Says Most Scientific Papers Are Wrong - , Slashdot
A study reveals that more than half of scientific papers are wrong and suggests "many papers may only be accurate measures of the prevailing bias among scientists." A sardonic Slashdot author wonders, "what if his paper is one of the wrong ones?" [ From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Press Release: - Skype Opens its Platform to the Web - , Skype
This is a significant announcement, as it opens the possibility that Skype will be embedded in a wide variety of applications. For example - imagine being able to call the author for clarification from within the document where you are reading his essay. Via From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Albert Ip: - Yet Another "Play and Learn" Article - , Random Walk in E-Learning
It was the example that caught my eye in this item. "But when he expressed frustration at not being able to revive a dilapidated industrial area, the youngster's reply astounded him: 'I think you need to lower your industrial tax rates.'" And while Albert Ip goes on to make some useful points about the effectiveness of games, I take pause at the inculcation of particular world views embodies in the game's logic. In the world of Sim City, lowering taxes is always good. Yet we want to think twice about fostering that thought, without critical reflection, in a child's min From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Press Release: - WebCT Announces Portfolio Design Partner Initiative - , Webct
Not sure what's going to come of this, but WebCT's joining the whole portfolio movement is worthy of note. "WebCT... today announced the Portfolio Design Partner (PDP) initiative featuring a group of customers who will help define the scope and functionality of new ePortfolio software called the WebCT Learner Portfolio. WebCT will release the WebCT Learner Portfolio, which will be tightly integrated with their e-learning systems, next year." Wonder whether it will interoperate with Flickr. Or with DeviantArt. [ From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Michael Feldstein: - LMOS Integration and Specialization - , E-Literate
Michael Feldstein has been looking at the concept of the (Web 2.0) 'Learning Management Operating System' over the course of several posts. He asks whether there need to be e-learning specific features. Two things occur to him: calendaring and grading. As to the former, it should be noted that work is already being done on a calendaring format (maybe not for From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes: - Threads Community - , Stephen's Web
So anyhow, today has been a day dedicated to repairing my discussion section, also known as the Threads Community, which suffered a massive meltdown during the data transfer yesterday. Today, the Comment link should be working, the Threads link located at the top of the HTML newsletter, and things showing up where they should. I've also tightened up the styling (and you'll notice that the colours and the banner change with every issue). [ From OLDaily on August 31, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..