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A Google glitch favors Joho
This is nuts. Go to "personalize" your Google homepage. A left-hand pane opens. Selecct "Create a Section" and type in "politics." It lists some feeds you might want: Slate, CNN, Joho, NYT Magazine... Yes, you read that right. Joho occasionally fulminates about politics, but it's not primarily about politics. And its traffic is orders of magnitude smaller than real political sites and blogs. Likewise for links in. (I don't ever ever check these stats, btw; it's bad for the soul. But just compare the number of comments I get...) So, clearly Google is broken. I mean, I'm glad From
Joho the Blog on September 29, 2005 at 7:48 p.m..
KM community
Usually
Stephanie is the first to blog pictures like this one from our work on weblog communities, but this time I couldn't resist :) Light green is me Blue - KM blogs Red - educational blogs Orange - internet research blog Green - A-list All very subjective :) [Joint work with Stephanie and
Mathemagenic on September 29, 2005 at 6:52 p.m..
Blooming Blog Articles
So the good news blogs in the classroom articles just keep on coming. The NEA has
New Kids on the Blog which offers about as hip and upbeat assessment of the potential of blogs in schools as I've seen. When Maeve, a Maine fifth-grader with a mammoth conscience, hears some troubling information about the Mars cocoa farms in West Africa, she doesn't whisper it across the lunch table—she announces it on her blog. Within minutes, her classmates furiously respond, hunting for the M's on their keyboard. "I From
weblogged News on September 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
The Value of Connections
One of the things I really like about
David Weinberger is his interesting, unique vision of what is happening to knowledge because of what is happening on the Web. That and the fact that he pushes my own thinking so much. HeÂ’s a perfect example of that whole "the teachers we find are better than the ones we are given" potential of the Read/Write Web. He (and a few select others which I mention here often) challenges me in ways that are relevant to me, to my passions, leading me to new insights and connecting me to new teachers. Another example of this i From
weblogged News on September 29, 2005 at 4:28 p.m..
Taking stock at JBoss
CEO Marc Fleury contends that open source has changed the software business forever. And a deal with Microsoft helps prove it. From
CNET News.com on September 29, 2005 at 4:25 p.m..
AECT elections
The AECT Division elections are up and accessible through the AECT website http://www.aect.org. This is an opportunity for each member to participate in planning for the future of your Association. It will only take you a couple of minutes to vote. Your will need your membership number to log in. [...] From
Rick's Café Canadien on September 29, 2005 at 2:52 p.m..
The Singularity is Near
Ray Kurzweil presented the thesis of his new book, The Singularity is Near, at the Accelerating Change 2005 conference this weekend. During the presentation, slides appeared on screen as if erupting from an AK47. I couldn't keep up. Happily, the graphics From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
Out of the Comfort Zone
We learn by venturing out of our comfort zones, and conversation is probably the most effective learning medium ever invented. My mind is still reeling from attending the Accelerating Change Conference at Stanford last weekend. Scientists, mathematicians, From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
Everyday cooktop design
When Austin was in grade school (he's now a senior at SF State), I took him to hear Don Norman speak at Cody's Books in Berkeley. I did not want him to go through life blaming himself for mistakes made by designers. Don's canonical example of design gone From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
Help! I've been depersonalized
When I fired up Firefox today, it asked who I was logging in as. I figured a new version was kicking in. Then I was ushered to the default Google start page instead of my home page. My bookmarks were gone. My extensions had disappeareed. My memorized pass From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
Hop in the Wiki
I'm trying to build a conference agenda collaboratively with a dozen people in eight countries. It's a natural application for a wiki. The problem is that most of the people in the group have never seen a wiki, much less posted entries to one, though all From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
TechLearn 2005
I dropped by TechLearn in Las Vegas this week because I wanted to witness the end of an era. I From
Internet Time Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..
A Return to Taxonomy
In my entry "Remembering the Objective of Learning Objectives" two years ago, I wrote about Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and how it gives teachers a great way to think about course design -- from syllabus construction to assignments. This term, our campus is hosting "Teaching and Learning Forums" which... From
PEDABLOGUE on September 29, 2005 at 1:49 p.m..
eLearning vs knowledge mgmt
At those big training conferences, I love wandering the exhibition halls. Most of the old-line stand-up training companies have either disappeared or languish in lonely obscurity in dark corners, relegated to some undesirable low budget spot uncomfortably near the trash bins.Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Open and Distance Education through Wireless Mobile Internet: A Learning Model
AbstractTechnology has been the driving force to bring paradigm shifts in education. Big changes are not possible unless tools are available. Technology has great impact on what we can do. The printing press is an example. People had been reading and writing even before the invention of the press but it was not that wide spread.Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Net calling kits hit High Streets
Technology to make voice calls over broadband has hit UK High Streets with the launch of Freetalk in Dixons, Currys, The Link and PC World.Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Internet Grows as Factor in Used-Book Business
In barely a decade, online booksellers have grown to account for two-thirds of the market for general-interest used books, a trend that calls into question the future of brick-and-mortar stores devoted to used books, according to a study financed by the publishing industry and released yesterday.Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
eLearning that fits its aim
The overarching question to which interoperability standards are a partial answer is how to make e-learning tools that are fit for purpose, innovative and sustainable. Factors such as software development strategy, useability research, pedagogic theory and more all have a bearing on that, but an immediate factor lies in a simple question: for a new type of tool, do you agree an interoperability specification first, and then build applications, or build applications first, and then agree a spec later?Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Emerging Technologies for Training Delivery
First there were books, then stand-up training delivery, and then e-learning. Now, there is m-learning: on-the-go mobile learning. Mobile and wireless technologies have enabled workers to increase productivity and virtual team collaboration. Research on Blackberry users by Research in Motion found that the average user regains about 53 minutes per day by being able to manage e-mail while on the move.Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Project Management for Web-Based Course Development
Abstract:Transferring face-to-face courses into Web-based courses is a trend in higher education. Whether this course transition is for distance education or for resident instruction, faculty members play a critical role in the process. Faculty members not only provide lesson content, but important insights into how content has been best presented in classes semester to semester. However, faculty involvem... Read the Full Story From
DEC Daily News on September 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Kudos to Jake and UL team
If you haven't seen this yet, take a minute to note the upcoming Manila 9.6 feature set:
Manila Beta: Changes In Manila 9.6: The news item summary feature makes it possible to display a short summary of a news item on the home page, which links to the full version on another page. ... News items can now be associated with one, more than one department, or no department. ... Comments are now sent using the email address of the commenter as the From address, so that you can reply directly in your email clie From
homoLudens III on September 29, 2005 at 1:46 p.m..
The Alliance Library System, the Mid-Illinois Talking book Center and the Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service have announcef the launch of a unique and innovative new website,
Illinois Alive! Early Illinois Heroes and Heroines: a Multimedia Montage. The site is designed to bring important historical characters in central Illinois to life for schoolchildren and others interested in Illinois history, and to make the images accessible to the visually impaired From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Prior to the annual
Library of Congress National Book Festival, the Library hosts a gala event featuring and honoring authors and storytellers who have come to Washington for the Festival. This year's gala will include remarks from Librarian of Congress James Billington, First Lady Laura Bush, and Laysha Ward of the Target Foundation. The following authors will read from their works: Linda Sue Park, author of Bee-bim Bop! and Single Shared; Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair; David McCullough, aut From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Actors and Actresses.
Answers here1. Which English actor, born in 1904, won an Academy Award for his role as the butler in the 1981 film "Arthur?"2. Which American actor starred in the television comedy series "Mork and Mindy" and the films "Good Morning Vietnam" and "Mrs. Doubtfire?"3. Which actress starred in the films "Hideous Kinky" and "Iris?"4. "Awesome Welles" was a nickname used by American actor Tony Curtis for which overweight actor?5. Which Swe From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division has announced the release of a new American Memory collection:
The Hotchkiss Map Collection: Confederate Army Maps. The Hotchkiss Map Collection contains cartographic items made by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828-1899), a topographic engineer in the Confederate Army. Hotchkiss made detailed battle maps primarily of the Shenandoah Valley, some of which were used by the Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson for their combat planning and strategy. Severa From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. The fourth annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field,
Movers & Shakers 2006 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries ahead. Deadline for submissions is November 1, 2005 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Autonomy Corporation has announced that NetLibrary, a division of the worldwide library cooperative OCLC, Inc, has chosen Autonomy as its technology partner to provide academic, public, corporate and special libraries with improved facilities to locate and access information From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The U.S. General Services Administration has announced that new Web Search and News capabilities will be added to
FirstGov.gov, the U.S. Government's official Web portal. The new capabilities will help the portal function as a swift and efficient source for Americans to locate, identify and utilize information and government services at all levels from local to federal From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
In conjunction with the UK Data Archive,
The National Archives have released a report comparing their preservation practices to the leading internationally recognised standard for digital archives. This provides a model for other organisations to test the compliance of their own systems From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The Canadian Library Association has announced the establishment of
Canadian Library Week 2005. The idea for a week dedicated to library and information services in Canada was developed by provincial and territorial library partners from across the country to help raise public awareness of the valuable role that libraries play in local communities. Canadian Library Week will be held from October 17-24, 2005 and will celebrate the theme "Lifelong Libraries - Discover Us!" From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Average prices of British and USA academic books - Academic librarians all over the world buy large numbers of English language academic books published in the UK and the USA. LISU's firmly established bi-annual series giving the average prices for these materials have recently been revised, and are now available electronically. The information is particularly helpful to librarians for budgeting purposes From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The Partnership for a Nation of Learners, a collaboration between the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, has announced its first-ever community collaboration grants. The grants, totaling $1,447,022, will fund museums, libraries, and public broadcasters in seven communities as they work together to address specific, jointly identified community needs ranging for asthma education to historic material conservation From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Nature Publishing Group is amending its site license policy to provide customers with post-cancellation rights to content associated with their licensed publications, subject to payment of an annual access fee. At the same time, the period of content associated with site licenses will be redefined. Currently the content accessible via a site license includes all content published during the site license period, plus specified archive content; usually back to 1997, or the first issue of the journal on the nature.com platform. This will be maintained for licen From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
The Essential Shakespeare Live - The British Library and the Royal Shakespeare Company join forces to publish this remarkable treasury of live Shakespeare recordings. Selected from an extensive collection of recordings made by the British Library Sound Archive, this set offers scenes and speeches from some of the most celebrated Shakespeare productions in the history of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Available from 26 October 2005 From
Peter Scott's Library Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Best Internet Phone Services
Which Are the best Internet Phone Services? This June 2005 article discusses VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) services, which allow users to make telephone calls using the Internet. It evaluates carriers such as Skype and Vonage for reliability, sound quality, portability, and international calling capabilities.... From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Ads As Information Channels
Ads are nothing else but information devoted to promote, market, sell or provide specific information about a product, service, commercial event. Our brain processes ads as another information block. On the other hand our brain has also learned that ads need extra processing for useful application, as they are psychological treats served to persuade you to spend some money somewhere. Some of the extra processing our brain has to do when looking at ads is to keep those messages in context with other not-explicit facts about those very ads, like: Ads cannot be trusted word for word. They portray From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Publish Video Online In One-Click: The Egg Video Publisher
By far, the most difficult step for any would-be online video producer, blogger or videomaker is the ability to master the idiosyncrasies of a multitude of different video formats, encoding and compression nightmares and the needs to serve the same content optimized for different users and connections. Nonetheless all the buzz around video blogging and the online video revolution, it still remains very hard for the layman and non-technical person to conquer and come to master all these many technical issues. EmbedPlayer('FFFFFF', '1127564399687'); Do you produce in Windows From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
New Media Picks Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 19
Here is another great basket of new media resources, software and articles that I'd like to share with you. Feel free to test, try and share these little gems with your friends, they are my Sunday little present to you. Photo credit: Mark Wagner This is what I have found: Music file sharing Online Mainstream TV watching via P2P software New interactive music finder and player Screencasts show you how to make an effective podcast Personal online photo album Academic citations made easy Best CSS resources reviewed Best Ajax applications reviewed Bypass that damn firewall (without losing its From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
AIDS Causes: Are We Given The Straight Facts From Mainstream Media?
According to emerging research data coming from independent news sources, the possibility that AIDS is the unintended result of biological warfare seems to be more than just a possibility. Photo credit: David Dallaqua The vast majority of alternative AIDS researchers such as Duesberg - those who understand that HIV cannot be the cause of AIDS - believe that AIDS does not have a special viral cause at all. Their claim - and they have lots of good evidence - is that in the US it is caused by toxic trauma and/or malnutrition, and that in developing countries it is just a convenient label given to From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Information Design Classic Makes The Shelves Again After Two Hundred Years
Thanks to the popularity of information design guru Edward Tufte, a two hundred years old book by William Playfair has just made the shelves again. The power of online recommendations and reviews has brought back to the shelves a book that was until a few years ago only a record in a few university libraries. Pioneering time-series graph by William Playfair, 1786 - Courtesy Wake Forrest University The power of the Long Tail is just this. The opening of market and revenue opportunities for books and content that are interesting only to a handful of people. While until now bringing to the press From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Personalized Marketing for New Media - Interruptive Advertising for Mass Media
New media options have inundated consumers in recent years, and with so many entertainment and communication technologies available, consumers are harder to reach. In this new environment, old marketing strategies are rapidly becoming much less effective and in some cases, obsolete. Consumers are no longer tolerating "interruptive" advertising to the extent they used to, and more personal marketing strategies are becoming a very effective method of appealing to online, networked consumers. Photo credit: Bob Smith With the internet, cellular phones, video game systems, on-demand cable From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Online Music Recording And Jamming: The Real-Time Virtual Band Enabler Is Here
What I thought was just a silly-fantasy of a passionate amateur musician like me, has surpassed my wildest expectation and has now turned into an actual product. After the recent debut of Ninjam, which premiered the immense opportunities available to those who, like me, dreamed of hooking up with far away music partners to jam together online, I wasn't yet ready to see the immediate launch of a new cross-platform software that really defines the opening of a virtual music jamming marketplace. Click on this video clip here below and see why I am so thrilled about it: Click to view the vide From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Making Money From Blog Archives
There is money to be made from blogs using services such as Google AdSense, but how long can your blog posts continue to make money for you after publication? Tristan Louis of TNL.net detailed how blog archives can continue to be profitable over time, if people can find your pages through search engines. Bloggers can make money in the long term if they include the right titles and key words in their articles that draw search engine hits down the road. This will translate into a few cents per day from advertisers that add up to a decent sum over a long period. Photo credit:Bob Smith This can be From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Open-Source Publishing Of Textbooks For Educational Purposes: Wikibooks
Open-source textbooks on any topic, in any language, available to anyone, anywhere, for free - this is the goal of Wikibooks, a project of the Wikimedia Project, the folks who brought you Wikipedia. Currently consisting of over 11.000 book modules from kindergarten to university-level, Wikibooks opens the door to publishing textbooks in the same way Wikipedia allowed anyone to define and redefine a word " allowing real worldwide, open-ended discourse to enter into the academic arena. This could equal negative implications for the publishing industry if instructors begin selecting Wikibook From
Robin Good's Latest News on September 29, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..
Life vs. Blogging
At least this time my blogging software isn’t to blame. No, we’ve just had some medical problems going on at home that have been taking up all of my time lately. I’m not complaining because it’s not life-threatening, but I’ve definitely had to move all of my energies into my home [and offline] life for now.I’ve barely been online during the last two months, so if you sent me email and didn’t get a reply, that’s one reason why. Resend your message if you really need a response.I hope to start updating the s From
The Shifted Librarian on September 29, 2005 at 1:43 p.m..
Interest Group Note: RDF and iCalendar Data
2005-09-29: Dan Connolly and Libby Miller of the Semantic Web Interest Group have published RDF Calendar - an application of the Resource Description Framework to iCalendar Data as an Interest Group Note. The Note is a report on the state of the art for integrating calendar data with other Semantic Web data used in social networking, syndicated content, and multimedia. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
SMIL 2.1 Is a W3C Proposed Recommendation
2005-09-27: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.1) to Proposed Recommendation. Comments are welcome through 28 October. SMIL (pronounced "smile") puts animation on a time line, allows composition of multiple animations, and describes animation elements for any XML-based host language. Version 2.1 extends SMIL 2.0 and supports enhanced interactive multimedia presentations, reuse of SMIL syntax and semantics, and new mobile profiles. Visit the synchronized multimedia home page. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
WS-Heavy, WS-Lite, WS-JustRight
A fault line runs beneath the groundswell that began a few years ago with XML Web services and continues today as SOA (service-oriented architecture). ... One theory holds that the heavy-hitting vendors, working closely with key customers and partners, have ratcheted complexity up to a level that only they will be able to sustain. ... Another view holds that industry heavyweights, who have paid their dues when it comes to security, transactions, and reliable messaging, are indeed qualified to translate their experience in these matt From
Jon's Radio on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
A channel changer for the Bloglines river of news
Blog readers offer two basic navigational styles. There's the two- or three-pane format that's also commonly used in mail clients, and then there's what Dave Winer has called the
river of news format, where everything appears in one scrollable view. I favor the latter for the reasons Dave cites: To me, this more approximates the way I read a print newspaper, actually it's the way I wish I could read a print newspaper -- instead of having to go to the stories, they co From
Jon's Radio on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
Once and future lock-in
In the realm of system administration, I've
written before about Monad, the new shell that passes objects, rather than ASCII text, through a pipeline. Two major new initiatives in the realms of data and business rules were announced at the PDC.
LINQ (language-integrated query), the brainchild of Turbo Pascal and C# inventor Anders Hejlsberg, aims to make data management a first-class citizen of the .Net environment. The From
Jon's Radio on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
LINQ 101
I've been checking out the LINQ technical preview, and it's definitely an eye-opener. The following snippet does a three-way join across an XML data source and two CLR objects. The XML data source is the content of this blog. The objects are a dictionary of date mappings, and an array of strings. The output is constructed as XML. ... From
Jon's Radio on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
AJAX futures
The hosted demo of
Zimbra's AJAX mail client, which James Governor
pointed to yesterday, is up and running today (backstory
here). The
skinny on Zimbra: it was originally called Liquid Systems; Scott Dietzen went there from BEA; it has open sourced its Linux-and-Java-based collaboration server, its AJAX client, and -- very interesting From
Jon's Radio on September 29, 2005 at 1:42 p.m..
How to Stop Steroid Use Before It Starts: In High School, That Is
On Oct. 20, the 2nd annual Sports is Education Symposium, comprised of key players in the fields of sports, academia, and media, will once again attempt to break down a system that is rapidly escalating into what a growing majority now perceive as "alarming proportions." [PRWEB Sep 27, 2005] From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
Search Engine Marketing Firm @Web Site Publicity Announces New Client EF Tours
Search engine marketing company @Web Site Publicity announced today the signing of a new client, EF Tours, the industry leader in educational tours. The search firm will assist EF Tours to introduce and reinforce its brand online through a strategic Pay-for-Placement campaign at the major search engines. [PRWEB Sep 27, 2005] From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
El Paso, TX: Grant Writing Seminar
People responsible for raising funds for their organizations, schools and cities will get the "inside tips" from an experienced professional who has evaluated more than 10,000 grant proposals and trained over 3,000 people on how to write more effective proposals. [PRWEB Sep 28, 2005] From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
Kidini Helps Friends Escape Tricky People
The Kidini Child Safety Program that teaches children how to prevent, avoid or escape abductions and local bullies is starting an after school program for Wilmington Friends Elementary on Wednesday, September 28, at 3:35 p.m. [PRWEB Sep 28, 2005] From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
The Benefits of Ending America's 'Dirty Little Secret': Widespread Illiteracy
The extent of functional illiteracy is much worse than most people realize--the most extensive and accurate study of illiteracy ever commissioned by the U.S. government proves that more than 47% of U.S. adults cannot read and write well enough to hold an above-poverty-level job, alleviated only because more than one adult is employed in most families. Also, the seriousness of illiteracy is much worse than most people realize--it not only causes serious problems and suffering for the illiterates, it also costs each of us who can read at least $3700 each year for government programs that illiter From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
New Fundraising Website Founded With Commitment to Raise Over $1 Million for Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Recently launched, www.RestoreTheSpirit.com is a philanthropic website committed to fundraising for emergency relief efforts. Funds are raised through the sale of uniquely designed ribbon magnets and wristbands. The site's first initiative is to raise over $1 million to support survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Habitat for Humanity will be among the first to receive funds. Fundraising partnerships with churches and other non-profits are also being developed. [PRWEB Sep 29, 2005] From
PR Web on September 29, 2005 at 1:41 p.m..
Network Neutrality: More on the economics
Barbara van Schewick has a fantastic new paper about the economics of network neutrality. As she nicely demonstrates, there is a severe threat of discrimination without network neutrality regulation, and that discrimination will reduce application-level innovation. van Schewick's work is not funded by any of the special interests involved in this issue -- nor is it sponsored by the "independent" think tanks that are funded by the special interests involved in this issue. Grab the pdf
here. From
Lessig Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
finally, progress
So I spend most of my life reflecting on how little progress I've made in the stuff I feel most strongly about. But now, finally, some progress. Dick Hardt is brilliant.
Watch (and copy) the style. Learn tons from the substance. (My pride is tied to the style only). From
Lessig Blog on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
National Science Week 2006 Grants
Australian Government funding is available on a competitive basis from the Science Connections Programme (SCOPE) for projects which raise awareness of the importance of science and innovation. Applications for the 2006 year close on 28 October 2005. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
University of Queensland Leads the Way in Setting the Standards for IT Collaboration
The University of Queensland (UQ) is leading the way to establish IT standards to support collaboration between Australian universities. As part of a recent Department of Education, Science and Training Strategic Infrastructure Initiative (SII) grant, UQ will lead two projects, worth $1.2 million, looking at how to link e-research and what software, services will underpin the collaborative use of computer systems and networks in Australian universities. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
Literacy and Numeracy Awards Fund a New DVD - 'Opening The Door' Helping to Educate Disadvantaged Kids
A new DVD to assist teachers, carers and workers in the education of children in out-of-home care, including foster care, has been launched. The DVD 'Opening the Door' was developed by Yvonne Clarke, UnitingCare Burnside, Wesley Dalmar, CREATE, the NSW Department of Education and Training, and the NSW Department of Community Services. Ms Clarke was a 2004 winner of the Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy and/or Numeracy with the prize money being used to fund this project. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
The Australian Maritime College Ranked Second
Already recognised as a world-class institution for marine education, the Australian Maritime College was recently ranked second in a teaching and learning performance survey of Australian universities. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
Preserving Australia's Cultural and Historical Assets
In a unique collaboration, Canberra's cultural institutions are using new technology to create exact digital replicas of Australia's most important assets, including Captain Cook's Endeavour journal and the diaries of Burke and Wills. That means anyone who can log onto the Internet can have free access to these important documents. Blended Learning International (BLI), a registered training organisation, have customised their Certificate IV in IT (Multimedia) to deliver training on the processes involved in digitising the cultural assets of the National Library of Australia, the From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
What Parents Want - High Demand Government Schools Show the Way
A new study of government schools in high demand shows that meaningful reporting to parents, high levels of parental involvement and quality teaching and school leadership, are amongst key factors for parents in deciding the best school for their child. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
Enhancing Career Development: The Role of Community Based Career Guidance for Disengaged Adults
The project investigates learning and career development services for adults, particularly those who are in some way disengaged from the labour market or educational systems. The study considers whether a single career development service model could be broadly applied. The study found that many older job seekers or those marginally employed needing career advice were reluctant to seek it, and that such advice was best provided by agencies which are community based, affordable and impartial. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
National Summit On Female Participation in ICT
The partICipaTion Summit, held in Sydney on the 22 September 2005, provided an opportunity for over 70 prominent industry leaders, academics, policy makers and educators to come together and consider the important issue of female participation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Summit highlighted the need to harness the creativity, talents and perspectives of Australian women, to ensure they are incorporated into the ongoing creation of new technologies and processes. 23 September 2005 From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
e-Learning Indicators 2005 - Survey Results Released
Results from a recent survey show e-learning uptake on the improve in Australia's VET system. The statistics found that 85% of teachers and trainers within the VET system are using e-learning and that they believe e-learning is improving the learning outcomes for their students. From
EdNA Online on September 29, 2005 at 1:40 p.m..
10 for 9/29
A few good links. Ten, actually. Including a short film, a 16-part grid, an online type comparison engine, two standards-based makeovers, loungewear for lefties, and dueling kill cults. From
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on September 29, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..
xSort: Card sorting, the mac way
xSort is a card sorting application for Mac OS X. It allows you to easily define a new card sorting problem, perform several sessions with multiple participants, and finally analyze the results (using multiple criteria) and generate printable reports. [via
usablehelp] From
elearningpost on September 29, 2005 at 10:46 a.m..
Noticias de los lectores
Azul Carmona impulsa el proyecto Jóvenes investigadores, un blog grupal para dar cobertura a las XII Jórnadas Internacionales de Jóvenes Investigadores de Comunicación. Elizabeth Rondelli presenta el libro A Educação a Distncia e o Professor Virtual - 50 temas e... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 29, 2005 at 9:53 a.m..
Blogia 2.0
En Por decir algo... revelan el inminente lanzamiento de Blogia 2.0: Beta. Habrá que estar atentos también a la Bitácora de Roberto Abizanda y a Novedades Blogia. VÃa: PrakanStudios... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on September 29, 2005 at 9:53 a.m..
Fantasy Presidents Index
Here's a new measure of a presidency: How many TV shows about fictitious presidents do we need to get the taste of the current one out of our mouths for at least a few minutes? George W. Bush is, of course, the current record holder with an FPI of 2.5 (West Wing, Commander in Chief, 24). For what it's worth (and let me do the math for you: Nothing), I was disappointed in Commander in Chief. West Wing aspires to some level of complexity in its narrative, while CiC's first episode promised a conflict between a good gal and a... From
Joho the Blog on September 29, 2005 at 9:48 a.m..
