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Study Finds Many Children Don't Benefit From Credits
Many children belong to families too poor to fully qualify for the $1,000-a-year child tax credit that President Bush signed four years ago. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

In Pennsylvania, It Was Religion vs. Science, Pastor vs. Ph.D., Evolution vs. the Half-Fish
Casey Brown's testimony this week embodied the pain and division the intelligent design controversy has wrought in Dover, Pa. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

The Keeping Up Web Site
This useful web site is maintained by Stephen Bell, Director of the Paul J. Gutman Library at Philadelphia University.  "The Keeping Up Web Site seeks to identify free sources of information. A few subscription-based sources may be identified - and that will be noted. Please keep in mind that some of the free sources will include advertising; most of it will not be offensive and subscribing to these resources should not lead to spamming." Both students and instructors can benefit by adding this site to their bookmarks and by cons From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 1, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

"Open Course Content in HE"--UNESCO Discussion Forum .
I plan to participate in this UNESCO online discussion forum and will post some blog entries about the presentations and discussions. Session 1 will begin with an Overview presented by Dr. Sally Johnstone, Executive Director, Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications. Session 2 presents provider perspectives from open course content institutions such at MIT, Rice University, Carnegie Mellon, and Utah State University. Session 3 focuses on perspectives of users from world-wide institutions. Session 4 will be a roundup of issues for further disc From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 1, 2005 at 9:45 p.m..

Ghost-written blog
In the New York Times recently there was an article about a political candidate, Fernando Ferrer, with a blog that turned out to be ghost-written. The clue was an error in the candidate's educational background. The crux of Patrick D. Healy's story: Jen Bluestein, a spokeswoman for the Ferrer campaign, said the candidate did not submit a written item but rather "passed on some ideas" to an aide, who then wrote three paragraphs and posted them in his name. The prose has... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 1, 2005 at 7:52 p.m..

Taller de Escritura para Internet
Como parte de las actividades del Congreso de Periodismo Digital 2.0, además de mi intervención como ponente, tendré ocasión de impartir un Taller de Escritura para Internet el día 22 de octubre en Maracay (Venezuela). Relacionado: Venezuela: weblogs en el II Congreso de Periodismo Digital. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 6:52 p.m..

Upping the embarrassment
I'm conflicted about blogging about this because I don't know how to do it without sounding self-righteous. But I also think we generally need to surface stuff like this. So here goes. Last week I was invited to attend a day of discussions about a tech topic with cultural and economic consequences. But, because I hadn't responded to the first invitation (the msg got lost in my spam stream, I think), the organizers sent me a followup that included the list of about 20 attendees. The list of attendees is amazing. A fantastic group. I'd love to spend time with... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2005 at 6:48 p.m..

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George Siemens is podcasting! Playing around with Podcasting. I'm playing around with podcasting. I have much learning to do...but my first public attempt at the process is available: Learning and Knoweldge Management[elearnspace]Playing around with Podcasting. I'm playing around with podcasting. I have much learning to do...but my fir From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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Collaborative intelligence vs. artificial intelligence. Let's hope collaborative intelligence fares better than a.i. did! Collaborative Intelligence. Collaborative Intelligence: "New online social applications, specifically blogging, tagging, and social networks, are lining up to provide an astonishing improvement in how the Internet provides information to you and me."[elearnspace] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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Reflections on the tagging economy. ... or is it the economy of tagging? Categorization (to give tagging its more formal name) is a key cognitive process, and we may find that it will grow in importance as part of our theories of learning. Great article -- must read. Thanks to George for pointing to it. A cognitive analysis of tagging. A cognitive analysis of tagging: "The rapid growth of tagging(1)in the last year is testame From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Making the Best Use of Time
Dept. of Getting Things Done Choosing The Task to Fit The Time. By Patrick Rhone Not too long ago, I was asked by a client of mine how long it would take to complete a certain large project. After thinking about it for a while, I gave what I thought was a fair estimate given all of the parameters, possible hurdles and building in time for contingencies. The client then asked me if I could do it faster than that. They asked if I could do it in about a third of what I had esti From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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Best practices in questionnaire design. Recently so many people have been asking me to review their questionnaires and surveys that I thought Iâd update a document I first created several years ago which sets out some essential best practices for creating good questionnaires. While written for training evaluation, the guide is applicable to any surveys. 1. Ask: âWhy are we doing this?â What do we need to know? Why do we need to know By Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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Learner-created learning. I have always been convinced that one key to future success in web-based learning lies in the notion of the prosumer. Prosumers produce what they consume, and it seemed to me back in the mid 1990âs that creating their own content was something that people really enjoyed doing. I saw this in the fact that e-mail was the most-used application of the Internet. I saw it in the fact that AOL members By noemail@noemail.org (Godfrey Pa From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Uh-oh. Trouble in Paradise
Uh-oh. Trouble in Paradise. EU outlines future net governance. Big changes coming at the top [The Register] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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Survey Time!. Real easy. Yes or no. In terms of education as we know it, the Web (of the Read/Write flavor) changes everything. Defend your answers. [Weblogg-ed News: The Read/Write Web in the Classroom] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Cheap PCs for the US Market
Cheap PCs for the US Market. Of course, for several years now you could buy one of these GQ 5110 From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

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The Value of Connections. David Weinberger  latest essay "The New Is." Its a further evolution of what he articulated at his NECC keynote in Philadelphia earlier this month, and its a mind bender, at least for me. So this will be one of those scary "work through it in a blog post" type of posts. And maybe, the beginnings of a conversation.  more ...  [Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Habla Espanol?
Habla Espanol? U.S. Spanish Speakers Flocking Online. Some 79 percent of Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanics have used the internet for five years or less - but are already highly active online, according to a study by Claria's Feedback Research, ">writes... [MarketingVOX - The Voice of Online Marketing] From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

OK, Web 2.0 items now have their own category here
OK, Web 2.0 items now have their own category here. If you want to see what I thought was vital new information about Web 2.0, use the Navigation link out in the margin. This way I won't duplicate/clutter up across categories. But you have to remember to use that link! From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 1, 2005 at 4:49 p.m..

Ricardo Galli, de software libre » Ley de Transposición de las Bitácoras
Ricardo Galli, de software libre » Ley de Transposición de las Bitácoras [Vía] From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 3:47 p.m..

(re) Descubriendo blogs
Una selección periódica, muy personal, de buenos weblogs de hoy y de ayer. Actualidad César Fernando Zapata El espacio de Lubrio El Tao de Internet Agregadores Las Ideas Memeorandum r00lz Ciencia Novedades Científicas Comunicación Comunisfera Convergenci@ El blog de Daniel Cáceres Geometría Canibal Se nos ve el plumero V Bienal Iberoamericana de la Comunicación Corporativos y marketing Cobora La parte contratante Serenity Viste Adecuadamente Diseño y Usabilidad Armonía Blog Posible Juglar Web Semántica Hoy Grupales Imakinaria Planeta WordPress Innovaci From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 12:46 p.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 Distância e o Professor Virtual - 50 temas e 50 dias on-line. José A. del Moral anuncia la Actualización del ranking ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 12:46 p.m..

Los medios de la gente
La revista electrónica de comunicación Razón y Palabra publica en su edición de agosto-septiembre mi artículo Los medios de la gente: El creciente protagonismo de los usuarios de la Red en la producción y difusión de contenidos informativos y de opinión, al margen de los medios establecidos, constituye un fenómeno global ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..

Comunidad de lectores de eCuaderno en eConozco
A partir de la experiencia de la comunidad de lectores de eCuaderno en Orkut y animado por este experimento de Enrique Dans, hoy se pone en marcha la Comunidad de lectores de eCuaderno en eConozco (solicitar invitación) para facilitar la relación entre los lectores del blog en el marco de ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 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 October 1, 2005 at 10:52 a.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 Shuffle de Apple. Sólo los weblogs que se apunten hasta el ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 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. Vía: PrakanStudios From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..

Podcasting Blog
Rodrigo Galíndez de 16bits y Jorge Gobbi de Vida vacía han puesto en marcha Podcasting Blog - El blog de la comunidad de podcasting en español: Nuestra idea es compartir trucos sobre podcasting, reseñas sobre software y hardware (microfonos, headsets) y todo lo referente a este maravilloso mundo del podcasting ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..

eCuaderno 3.0
Estamos realizando los ajustes finales de la mudanza: pronto en sus pantallas eCuaderno 3.0. La historia de esta movida la cuenta Blogpocket en una serie que comienza con la Preparación. Relacionado: Mudanza de MovableType a WordPress. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 1, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..

RSS: a simple contrast
Two news listings on our campus. The library's includes an RSS feed, so I republish it automatically in two other campus sites. The university's front page does not include an RSS feed, so I can only republish its content if I a) remember to visit and notice a good item, and b) cut and paste the piece into one of my sites. Nobody has the time for such a thing, of course. The contrast couldn't be simpler. Too bad about the main news from the university sitting there, underused like that. From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 1, 2005 at 9:50 a.m..

Bloggy dinner in London on Sunday?
I'm flying to London tonight for a conference on Monday. So, any London-ish bloggers want to get together for dinner Sunday night? Indian food maybe? I'll be jet-lagged and especially cranky! My email: selfevident.com.... From Joho the Blog on October 1, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..

Teacher Charged With Rape Killed Himself, Police Say
A popular teacher and basketball coach at a Brooklyn high school killed himself, a day after he was charged with raping a student, the police said. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2005 at 4:45 a.m..

Harvard Reports 19% Rise as Investment Chief Leaves
Harvard University's return on its investments in the last fiscal year helped push its endowment to $25.9 billion, university officials said. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Buying of News by Bush's Aides Is Ruled Illegal
Federal auditors said the administration had disseminated "covert propaganda" in the U.S., in violation of a statutory ban. From New York Times: Education on October 1, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Video killed the 3G star - Ken Young, vnunet.com
Mobile TV and video services could run up against capacity constraints on 3G networks within two years, according to a report by research firm. Although 3G networks will carry the vast majority of mobile TV and video services for the next five years, 3G h From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Mobile Viruses Could Get Nasty Fast -Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
The dream of a connected world where PCs and mobile phones can communicate with the digital home and other devices is supposed to make life easier. But it could instead make life far more dangerous if malware developers have their way. And it's not just From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Esquire wikis article on Wikipedia - Daniel Terdiman, CNET News
When Esquire magazine writer A.J. Jacobs decided to do an article about the freely distributable and freely editable online encyclopedia Wikipedia, he took an innovative approach: He posted a crummy, error-laden draft of the story to the site. Wikipedia From Techno-News Blog on October 1, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Student Privacy Issues, Ethics, and Solving the Guest Lecturer Dilemma in Online Courses
When we allow a guest into an online course, he or she may have access to a list of students in the course, potentially violating FERPA. From eLearnopedia on October 1, 2005 at 12:46 a.m..