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New FE Exemplars set to inspire the use of online resources
JISC has commissioned a series of five exemplars which demonstrate how FE practitioners can use content found in online resources to support their teaching. From ScotFEICT on September 26, 2005 at 9:52 p.m..

Managing IMS Learning Design , JIME
Most interesting to me was the section on the 'knowledge refinery'. The author contrasts "school sectors, the open and distance learning sector, as well as the commercial and military training sectors" where learning "follow mostly an industrial-style delivery model which almost exclusively passes on tertiary knowledge in a predefined way" with the university sector, where learning "requires a review and refinement process by the knowledge creators in order to prepare complex ideas for transfer in an intelligible format" - a 'refinery', in other words, where "the underlying From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

IMS LD Reusable Elements for Adaptive Learning Designs , JIME
Interesting approach to learning design with is perhaps a little more subversive than is apparent at first glance. Seeking to develop an adaptive learning system, the authors "move from 'manifest-centred' schema, which forces static adaptivity, to a 'server-centred' approach. This can be done by removing the adaptive logic from the manifest and using a LD player as a client (or agent) that communicates to the server what the learner has done. The server, then, will send back to the client the ID of the most appropriate next activity to follow." What this amounts to is a cha From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Practical and Pedagogical Issues for Teacher Adoption Practical and Pedagogical Issues for Teacher Adoption of IMS Learning Design Standards in Moodle LMS , JIME
The authors compare Learning Design and Moodle, asking what it would take for the two systems to interoperate. Of especial interest is the section on bricolage, " the ease with which course materials can be developed and refined in an iterative fashion." Tools developed to support Learning Design thus far, such as CopperCore, present materials to instructors "in a fixed form, unalterable while instruction is in process." Moodle, by contrast, supports development "on the fly". This article and the next two from the recent Journal of Interactive Media in Education special issue on From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

The President and the World , Inside Higher Ed
Unlike the author, I've had numerous dealings with university presidents (mostly of an adversarial nature). But like him, I've had occasion to ponder the qualities that characterize management, especially upper level management. And I've concluded recently that the primary advancement trait is (are you ready for it?): compliance. People who advance in management are those who demonstrate - through dress, behaviour, language and actions - that they will comply with the order established by upper management. And such managers demand compliance in turn - it's a self-perpetuati From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Radio Memories Network
I mentioned this link last week - podcasts of old radio shows. Westerns, detective shows, big band, science fiction - it's all here. Radio never brought be the entertainment that this podcast does. The network is hosted on From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

RIAA: Greed, Defined , D'Arcy Norman dot Net
D'Arcy Norman takes a nice (and well-deserved) swipe at the music industry. "Even though they have to spend roughly $0 to market music via the iTMS, and spend exactly $0 to sell music through it. And they spent exactly $0 to design, manufacture, market and distribute the iPod. But, they need a cut of the pie." Meanwhile, the resistance to From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Review: E-tivities. The Key to Active Online Learning , eLearning Reviews
This review of Gilly Salmon's book is unfortunately terse but has the bonus of linking to her From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Lawsuit forces Web2 learning strategies , Teach and Learn Online
Peeple have been discontented with academic software before. But when someone launches a lawsuit because your software of choice is hurting their grades, you need to pay attention (and if you manufacture tghe software, you really need to pay attention). Anyhow, the student said of the software, WebCT, "It was just a navigational nightmare. It made it impossible for me to study." Ouch. More from the From OLDaily on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

SSHRC apps to Interdisciplinary Studies
The deadline for submission of SSRHC applications to Interdisciplinary Studies is: Monday, October 24, 2005 Revised program information as well as the application form and instructions for both theSSHRC/CGS Doctoral Awards Program and the CGS Master’s Program are now available and posted on SSHRC’s Web site at the following links: Doctoral Awards: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fellowships/doctoral_e.asp Master’s Scholarships: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fellowships/cgs_masters_e.asp . For assistance with program questions, [... From Rick's Café Canadien on September 26, 2005 at 7:47 p.m..

Travel plans: Chicago 4-9 October
Something I should blog long ago (but it's easy to forget things in the middle of paper writing deadlines) - I will be in Chicago 4-9 October for Internet Research 6.0: Generations (speaking on 2 days - will dig out the details a bit later). If you are there and want to meet - let me know. Side note: have very mixed feelings about it - really wanted to be there for the people and the conference and wanted to be in Moscow at the same time since the number of years I spent on this planet is turning From Mathemagenic on September 26, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..

Was down
In case you were wondering - my server was down for a few days due to the failure on my provider's end. And it seems that all files are lost (wonder if they lost back up as well or never had it). At moments like that I still think that may be Radio is not that bad - at least it's relatively easy to publish whole weblog again... I don't know if it's stable and how much time it would take to recover - so please be patient. From Mathemagenic on September 26, 2005 at 5:51 p.m..

How long for the popular food?
An intrepid reporter from New York magazine hits some popular food spots in Manhattan and reports back with Will Wait for Food. Is it worth it to wait 25 minutes and 3 seconds on a Saturday night for a cupcake from the Magnolia Bakery? According to author Rob Patronite, "Not if it were the last cupcake on Earth." What about 37 minutes and 8 seconds for a Shake Shack burger? "An emphatic yes." So now you know. From megnut on September 26, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

i-Manager Journal of Educational Technology
Some of our colleagues in India have launched a new journal in educational technology. I’m passing along the request for manuscripts and information about the organization. I haven’t reviewed the site or materials yet, so I can’t provide a recommendation yet, but have a look and see what you think. ******************************************* Greetings from I-manager Publications!! This is [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 26, 2005 at 12:54 p.m..

Innovation in Organizations
Interview with Dr. Bettina von Stamm: &ampraquo;If you view design as outcome you are likely to have a different perspective on design than if you view design as a process and set of skills. With the former the contribution of design and designers is almost exclusively limited to tangible products. If you take the latter perspective, the role and possible contribution of design and designers shift considerably; it opens up the possibility to applying their process and skills to many other aspects of an organization.&amplaquo; From owrede_log on September 26, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

ArsElectronica presentation as audio
ArsElectronica 2005 (1st-6th September) titled &ampraquo;Hybrid &ampmdash; living in paradox&amplaquo; has published most presentations as audio. There is a link &ampraquo;Webcasts&amplaquo; in the navigation, but it doesn't contain any content yet. ArsElectronica has now a history since 1979. I've been to it in 1995 and it was quite an inspiring festival. I really think it is great they offer all their festivals in their archive From owrede_log on September 26, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Podcasts from thePreparedMind.com
Christopher Gee is running a weblog subtitled &ampraquo;a blog about the graphic design industry&amplaquo;. He is doing interviews with people from the design profession about various topics. It is very helpful that Christopher listed some issues raised within each interview. So you get an overview before listening to the audio. I quote from an interview Chris did with GK VanPatter (founder of NextD.org) about Innovation Leadership and misleaded design educators: From owrede_log on September 26, 2005 at 12:47 p.m..

Collaborative Innovation
Such a nice quote out of IBM. Besides the spiritual offerings of open source business models there sure is a lot of economic impact. IBM decided - years ago - to move into consulting thereby, well, out-sourcing the development of technology.The next step is perhaps open-sourcing consulting and the sales funnel (a term I just learned) From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 26, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Logging in the EU
Another argument to encrypt your communication.Logging the details across the EU: "'The European Commission has adopted proposals to log details of all telephone, Internet, and e-mail traffic',the ABC reports.'The Commission proposes storing data related to mobile and fixed telephone traffic for a year, to allow the police to trace the time, place, and numbers used.Internet data such as e-mails From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 26, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..

Discussion of JIME special issue "Advances in Learning Design"
There will be an online chat this Wednesday afternoon (15h GMT) featuring authors of the JIME special issue on Learning Design http://www.unfold-project.net/about_folder/events/online/jime/ Articles in the JIME special issue relate to the chapters in the book and report on ways in which Learning Design has been applied and the tools and techniques that have been developed to support this approach to design for learning From ScotFEICT on September 26, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

RageBoy's fragments of mysticism
Chris Locke has a fascinating sketch of what he's thinking about how the West turned Zen into a New Age religion. (I'm not being condescending by calling it a sketch; Chris warns us that he hasn't stitched the pieces together yet.) For me and a gazillion other half-baked students in the '60s, D.T. Suzuki was the guy to read for the thrill of radical otherness that Zen promised. But, says Chris: D.T. Suzuki and his Japanese masters conceived just such a questionable need to make Buddhism look and feel and act like Christianity. As a result, what was presented to... From Joho the Blog on September 26, 2005 at 9:47 a.m..

Density, Simplicity and Continuity
I am currently working on defining three seminars that lay out a foundation for design education. These courses are not oriented towards the formal and technological aspects of media, but rather focus on the psychological and cognitive questions involved with almost any design work. This is what I came up with: Density: Designing for effectiveness (mostly looking at Information Design)Questions involved: How dense can display of information get? How much information can be groked in short time? How can designers organize the attention of recipients/viewers? W From owrede_log on September 26, 2005 at 9:45 a.m..

A Nagging Desire to Learn
At the age of 37, auto mechanic and rock 'n roll musician Frank Koscielski had a "nagging desire" to give college a second try. His "awakening to new possibilities" led to a new and satisfying career.... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 26, 2005 at 7:46 a.m..

Tracking Rita: Interactive
A newspaper covers Hurricane Rita's approach by posting regular dispatches from freelance bloggers and its own edited blog, so web surfers could get the emotional impact of the storm along with immediate emergency information. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Sniffing Out Hidden Explosives
A nuclear engineering professor wants to develop a way to identify a bomb from 200 yards and detect roadside explosives without having to stop. The goal is to protect troops from improvised explosive devices. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Post All the News That's Healthy
A new Chinese ruling increases control of content on websites. Sites are not to publish information or news deemed to be 'against state security and public interest.' From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Stuck on the No-Fly List
What you can do if anti-terror screeners mistakenly put your name on their lists. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

World Altitude Record
An all-women's climbing team, led by the author, took on Annapurna I in 1978. Excerpted from Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life, by Arlene Blum. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

A Woman's Place Is on Top
Mountaineer and scientist Arlene Blum clambered over some outdated attitudes to become one of the top women climbers in the world. She discusses her new memoir with Wired News. By John Gartner. PLUS: An excerpt from Breaking Trail From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

We Still Love Katamari
The sequel to last year's innovative roll-everything-into-a-ball game is a whole lot more of the same, which is a good thing. Chris Kohler curls up with We Love Katamari. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Gamers Get a Hollywood Makeover
TV and movies have finally figured out what game playing really looks like. The discovery could help break down some off-base stereotypes. Commentary by Clive Thompson. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

IPod Maps Draw Legal Threats
It's a hit with tech-savvy city dwellers, but New York and San Francisco transit officials want to put the brakes on a website offering downloadable subway-system maps for the iPod. By Matt Reed. From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

Nun Terrorized by Terror Watch
A high-ranking Catholic nun finds hell on Earth in airports when her name is flagged by security screeners. That's just one story from documents to be released to a privacy watchdog group. By Ryan Singel. PLUS: Stuck on the No-Fly List From Wired News on September 26, 2005 at 6:45 a.m..

E-Learning in Hamburg
In der letzten Woche habe ich mehrere Tage bei wunderschönem Wetter in Hamburg verbracht. Am Dienstag stand ich selbst in der Pflicht: "E-Learning zwischen Low Budget und No Budget" hieß meine Präsentation auf dem Campus Innovation, wobei ich mir die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 26, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

Corporate E-Learning mit Weblogs und RSS
Dieser Artikel von Martin Röll leistet zweierlei: Zum einen gibt er eine sehr verständliche Erläuterung der Grundlagen von Weblogs und RSS; zum anderen beschreibt er die Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Weblogs in formellen und informellen Lernszenarien. Dabei hat mir folgende Anmerkung besonders... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 26, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

Artistic Commentary at the Library on the Zeal to Ban Books
An art installation at the Donnell Library Center in Manhattan documents the banning of books throughout history. From New York Times: Education on September 26, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Mayor Accuses His Opponent of Wavering on Education Policy Over the Years
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg accused his Democratic rival, Fernando Ferrer, of wavering on education reform and missing opportunities to fix the system. From New York Times: Education on September 26, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Push Is Nearing Shove in Teacher Contract Talks
New York City teachers and their union president, Randi Weingarten, gave Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg a deadline of early October to offer them a fair new contract. From New York Times: Education on September 26, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit
The Dover, Pa., case is the first direct challenge to a school district that has tried to mandate the teaching of intelligent design. From New York Times: Education on September 26, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Begin ~~The Beguine~~ The Screen
Susan Crawford has put together one of the most delightful five minutes I've spent on line in a while. [Tags: SusanCrawford multimedia]... From Joho the Blog on September 25, 2005 at 11:48 p.m..