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The Web, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design
Jonathan Korman of Cooper Designs writes about the differences in interaction design (IxD) and information architecture (IA): "IA calls for exercises like card sorts, usability testing for category labels, hierarchical structure diagramming, and so forth. IxD calls for exercises like workflow analysis, usage scenarios, wireframed walkthroughs, and so on. The work done, and the skills needed to do it, differ considerably between the two. Just as few people can fully master the skills of both graphic design and IA, few people will master the skills of both IA and IxD. It ser From elearningpost on September 28, 2005 at 10:46 p.m..

Nano Scratches a Nano Problem
Apple offers to fix nanos with broken screens but downplays the defect. Also: Toshiba officially delays the U.S. release of HD DVD…. The Rolling Stones make the leap to flash cards.… and more. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

You Can't Hide Your Lyin' Brain
Blood flows to the parts of the brain associated with anxiety and impulse control when liars do their thing. As a result, MRI machines spot fibbers with more than 90 percent accuracy. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Google Plans Lavish Campus
A company that's been hiring an average of 10 employees a day during the past business quarter needs a place to stash all those bodies. Google has apparently found it, at the NASA Ames Research Center. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Chips Help Catalog Katrina Dead
Morgue workers are using RFID chips -- either implanted directly into the corpse or placed in the body bag -- to keep track of the scores of unidentified remains as the hunt for relatives continues. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Emerging Technologies: A Framework For Thinking , Education.au
This sweeping and forward-looking report commissioned by the Australian Capital Territory Department of Education (ACT DET) to look at the impact and potential of emerging technologies in learning is a must-read for decision-makers in the field; it also serves as an excellent introduction to emerging technology in learning for anyone interested in the field. While the authors nod toward traditional learning technology, such as learning management systems, they also capture well the larger trends impacting the field: mobility, interoperability, collaboration and communication, creativity, and o From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Innovative Practice with e-Learning , Jisc
This is a great quote: "Before we were concerned with controlling learners' use of computers, but now the challenge is to know how they are accessing their own technology to enhance their own learning." This is the tenor that infoms this look at "pedagogies based partially or wholly on the use of mobile devices, including those without built-in connectivity, and those that offer mobile access to resources on the web." After surveying the technological environment, the pedagogies are examined through the lens of four perspectives on learning: associative, two types of constructivist, and s From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Thot - News of Distance Learning , Thot
The French distance education newsletter, Thot, is now available in English, courtesy an experiment in automatic translation. Thot has been in circulation since 1997 and (according to their email) reaches 200,000 people a month. More about Thot's translation experiment is From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Seething Anger Over TimesSelect Op-ed Choice , Poynter
As most people know, the New York Times locked its op-ed columnists behind a subscription wall last week. Reaction is now coming in and most of it is negative. One person wrote to me from Iran pointing out that this makes it impossible to read the articles in that country, a theme touched on by Steve Outing in this item. Meanwhile, Yahoo! has decided to skip the middleman and From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

When Students Open Up -- A Little Too Much , Boston Globe
Discussion of what could happen if students post indiscreetly on online discussion boards such as Facebook (a closed social network for university students). Most of the examples centre around drug references, for some reason, though presumably students could be indiscreet about other topics as well. The author cites a prediction that "a political candidate - probably 20 years from now - getting in hot water on account of something posted on Facebook." Well, maybe. In his book Tomorrow Now, author Bruce Sterling calls this phenomena 'network toxicity' and notes that there are no safe From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

OpenEducation2005 , OpenContentWiki
This, of course, is only part of what a modern academic conference should do, but it's an important part - the conference wiki, allowing anyone attending the conference (in this case, Open Education 2005 in Logan, Utah) and anyone interested in the conference (in this case, me) to follow along and add their comments. Via From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

Distributed Leadership in the E-Learning Organization , E-Learning Queen
I think Susan Smith Nash's exploration of the subject of leadership and organization in today's item (and From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

JotSpot Live: Live, Group Note-Taking , Educational Weblogs
This is pretty neat: "JotSpot Live allows you, your colleagues or clients to take notes together on the same web page at the same time. Imagine everyone simultaneously typing and editing the same Microsoft Word document and you'll get the idea." Note also the nifty From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

North South East and West , Teach and Learn Online
Leigh Blackall ventured where I didn't dare and explored Chinese blogger From OLDaily on September 28, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..

List of Ed Tech Conferences
An old friend and colleague, Clayton Wright, sent me this list of conferences in educational technology through 2006. If you aren’t using the Calendar RSS feed from Alec Couros, then this is indispensible. Clayton said it took him four days to compile the list, and he generously allowed me post it here. [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 28, 2005 at 7:54 p.m..

John Hagel: What's really new in Web 2.0?
John Hagel has come up with a good list of factors that 'really' differentiate Web 2.0 from Web 1.0.: So, in the spirit of entering the conversation, let me suggest that Web 2.0 ultimately refers to "an emerging network-centric platform to support distributed, collaborative and cumulative creation by its users." From elearningpost on September 28, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Aboriginal Educational Research Centre Announcement
Dean Cecilia Reynolds and Dr. Marie Battiste encourage you to come to a special announcement on Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 9:50 a.m. Studio B, Department of Media & Technology in the College of Education (Lower Level). Please see attached invitation. You will be joined by Elders, educational leaders, and partners to hear [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on September 28, 2005 at 6:54 p.m..

microphysics and visuals
Ease the burden of categorizing (t d f) by supporting the local (t thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 28, 2005 at 6:46 p.m..

BOBs: finaliza la fase de nominaciones
Me recuerdan de la organización de los premios BOBs que el 30 de septiembre finaliza la primera fase del concurso. Hasta el momento se han apuntado cerca de 1.500 weblogs. Los participantes pueden ganar un iBook G4 o un iPod... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 28, 2005 at 5:52 p.m..

blogs and authenticity
I have lots of meetings these days to talk about Social Software (i.e. blogs, wikis, tagging, the web as a stream vs. the web as a library, web 2.0) and about NEXTspace (t d f) our software and often though From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 28, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..

A Bible course without the lawsuits?
A new textbook may provide a safe path through the political minefield that surrounds teaching about the Bible. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on September 28, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..

eDonkey to become "closed," filtered P2P; Senate Holds Grokster Hearing
Testimony of Sam Yagan, President of MetaMachine, creators of eDonkey: "The tenor of our conversations with content owners took a turn for the worse when MetaMachine received one of the previously described cease-and-desist letters from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This threat of imminent litigation from the major music labels, coming in light of the Supreme Courts ambiguous ruling led us to conclude that, regardless of the virtue and lawfulness of our From A Copyfighter's Musings on September 28, 2005 at 3:49 p.m..

Cheap laptops for students in developing countries.
Cheap laptops for students in developing countries. And for the developed nations too -- why not? The $100 laptop moves closer to reality. MIT's Nicholas Negroponte lays out a design for a low-cost PC with a twist: Windup power and an innovative display. [CNET News.com] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 28, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

More Wiki news today
More Wiki news today. Wikibooks. Free, open source textbooks. My main question is, how do you keep the Evolution folks and the Intelligent Design folks from Wiki-bombing each other's version of the biology books over and over again, to the point that the books are useless? Same thing for history books, literature books, maybe even Latin books.  The article just mentions in passing, and at the end of the article, that there just might be problems with Wikibooks being deface From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 28, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Paradigm shifting in handhelds
Paradigm shifting in handhelds. Michael Singer/ZDNet: Five reasons for Palm's slide. Five reasons for Palm's slide  When Palm ruled the handheld-computing market, few thought it would ever have to partner with Microsoft.    But a series of missteps, from manufacturing gaffes to strategic blunders, eventually made Palm's partnering with its longtime rival seem like a possibility  Source:   From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 28, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

WikiWatch: JotSpot Live
WikiWatch: JotSpot Live. I still don't know that Wikis are worth the trouble involved in maintaining them, but by golly the people who love them keep coming up with innovations to manage the social and technical issues. Michael Arrington/TechCrunch: JotSpot Live - The Perfect Wiki?. JotSpot Live - The Perfect Wiki?    JotSpot Live, a JotSpot company, launched today.  They've created an From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 28, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

Will Richardson reflects on posts by George Siemens and Barbara Ganley
Will Richardson reflects on posts by George Siemens and Barbara Ganley. The whole post (Connecting for Life) is too long to repeat here, but it's a good piece on what George Siemens and Barbara Ganley are saying lately. Will concludes: So the question becomes, what is the role of the teacher in all of this? Well, isn't it to From Bill Brandon: eLearning on September 28, 2005 at 1:48 p.m..

eNorway 2009
I'm reposting this short item about a policy paper available in pdf, "eNorway 2009," because it's interesting in itself and brings back memories for me (original citation spotted in Stephen's Web). More than fifteen years ago I hosted a visit to Cal Poly University in Pomona by a Norwegian distance educator leader, Dr. Jan Wibe, who was then the president of the International Distance Education Association. Even in the nineties Norway was far ahead of the US in its committme From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on September 28, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

ALA No. 204: columns, columns
In a double issue of A List Apart, for people who make websites: CSS Swag: Multi-column Lists by Paul Novitski offers a staggering six possible methods for accomplishing this commonly requested layout trick. Plus: Introducing the CSS3 Multi-Column Module by Cedric Savarese. The CSS3 multi-column module may not have extensive browser support yet, but this semantically sound method of dividing content into columns may be more relevant than you think. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 28, 2005 at 11:46 a.m..

Shoppers use blogs for bargains - BBC
Consumers are starting to use weblogs, or blogs, as guides to what they should and shouldn't buy, finds a survey. More than three-quarters of those questioned in the research said they consulted blogs before going shopping. Respondents said they trusted From Techno-News Blog on September 28, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Sophisticated phishing targets Yahoo users - Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
A new phishing method is targeting users of Yahoo Inc. by recording their user name and password while logging them into a legitimate area of the portal, according to Websense Inc., a Web security software firm. Users receive an instant message or e-mail From Techno-News Blog on September 28, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Toolbar, search site aim to guard against phishers - Elinor Mills, CNET News.com
A Massachusetts company on Monday plans to launch a search site and toolbar that will alert Internet users when they are visiting Web sites that are fraudulent or should not be trusted. The TrustWatch Search site and TrustWatch Toolbar, both provided fre From Techno-News Blog on September 28, 2005 at 8:49 a.m..

Blogging in a Bubble
Reality check # 278 comes via Bruce Landon who cites this Forrester Consumer Forum report on consumer use of blogs, rss and social networking. Blogging: Ten percent of consumers read blogs once a week or more, compared with 5 percent in 2004. Real Simple Syndication (RSS): Six percent of consumers use RSS feeds once a week or more, compared with 2 percent in 2004. Social net From weblogged News on September 28, 2005 at 8:47 a.m..

Locos bajitos
Nace un weblog de los padres sobre los hijos: Locos Bajitos. Vía: Más que código Relacionado: Juventud y cultura digital... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 28, 2005 at 7:51 a.m..

What the Treo-Windows Deal Means
The new software partnership will help bring stability to Palm, which has seen its share of glitches. But in the end, it hands another platform over to Microsoft. From the Wired News blog Gadgeteer. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Return of the King
Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong hits the big screen in December. But for the last year, he's been posting his diaries online -- giving eager fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world he built for the great ape. By Jonathan Bing from Wired magazine. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Booths Silence Cell-Phone Boors
An enterprising carpenter finds a growing niche in telecommunications: special booths for all those annoying cell-phone users. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Green Berets Prefer Biodiesel
The military wants to be a good public citizen by pumping more biodiesel into its tanks and trucks. The fleets will burn about 6 million gallons of the enviromentally friendly fuel this year. By Dan Orzech. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Free the Cell Phone!
At least one company hopes to outlaw software that unlocks your phone so you can use it on a competing network. But since when is consumer choice a crime? Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

SuicideGirls Gone AWOL
At least 30 SuicideGirls quit the groundbreaking punk porn site, with some claiming its female-empowerment image is a lie. The management denies a cover-up. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

No Green Acres? Try Skyscrapers
Organic farms don't have to be in bucolic settings. They could stand alongside skyscrapers in the middle of Tokyo or Los Angeles, if a Delaware company has its way. By Sam Jaffe. From Wired News on September 28, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

SEO and CMS
Rob Sullivan write on some of the search engine issues to consider when selecting a CMS. To quote: There are a few CMS which are designed with search engines in mind. By search engine friendly one must know if it... From Column Two on September 28, 2005 at 5:47 a.m..

Institutionalising usability: 5 ways to embed usability in your company
David Travis has written an article on institutionalising usability within organisations. To quote: Trying to embed usability in an organisation needs more than persuasive, logical arguments. You also need to appeal to managers' emotions and political ambitions. This article describes... From Column Two on September 28, 2005 at 4:47 a.m..

Professors online: The Internet's impact on college faculty
Letzte Woche auf dem Campus Innovation in Hamburg hatte ich Gelegenheit mit einem Professor für Wissensmanagement zu sprechen. Dabei stellte ich fest, dass er weder jemals von Weblogs noch von Wikis etwas gehört hatte. Nun bin ich weit davon entfernt... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 28, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Students Who Rush to Class, Then to Fires
College students can play an important role in volunteer fire departments, which have been depleted in many areas. From New York Times: Education on September 28, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Teacher Says Board Effort on Evolution Was Resisted
Science teachers at the high school in Dover, Pa., resisted the school board's efforts to force them to teach creationism on equal footing with evolution, according to a former teacher. From New York Times: Education on September 28, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

The Achievement Gap in Elite Schools
A racial achievement gap in a prosperous, accomplished school district in Princeton, N.J., just may have to change because of the No Child Left Behind law. From New York Times: Education on September 28, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Talking with students about sentences
Last night I typed such a bad sentence into the blog entry I was working on that I stopped, copied the awful thing into an email to myself, opened the email at work the next morning and set up a small exercise on sentence writing for the bloggers in my class. Of course anyone can write a bad sentence in a draft, but we rarely talk about these things here in the edublogosphere, as far as I can tell. We might talk about weak ideas or argue against them or try to replace them with better... From Weblogs in Higher Education on September 28, 2005 at 12:49 a.m..

Being and meaning
...if the being of ideas and the meaning of ideas are disconnected from one another, there will be no knowledge of the former, and the latter will not be. Aristotle, Metaphysics, Zeta 1031b4... From Joho the Blog on September 27, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..

Bradner and Frankston on telecom...
Scott Bradner writes about the good and bad news in the upcoming telecom act. Bob Frankston writes about connectivity as a utility. [Tags: BobFrankston ScottBradner telecommunications]... From Joho the Blog on September 27, 2005 at 11:45 p.m..