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Emerging echnologies: A framework for thinking
ACT DET commissioned education.au limited to undertake a consultancy to report on emerging technologies as pertinent to education and training in the pre-school, school and VET sectors in the ACT. This report is the outcome of that commission, reviewing emerging educational technologies, looking at the impacts of educational policy developments, and pointing to the likely associated high level business requirements. [PDF] From
eLearnopedia on October 8, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..
The Patchwork Portal
Ton Zijlstra
suggests a portal concept for work groups to cllaborate and exchange. His idea utilizes two weblgs, a wiki with an internal area and a discussion board. Ton patches together several tools for this (a
Wikka Wiki, two
Wordpress blogs and a
Simple Machines forum). That's a way to go with almost no server administration involved: just using tools available on the net today. And it could be From
owrede_log on October 8, 2005 at 5:47 p.m..
Converse don't surf
You need to understand that difference, it's a paradigm shift (
t d f) - nothing less. Like back then when we realized that movies (
tthomas n. burg | randgänge on October 8, 2005 at 5:46 p.m..
Harold's Lunchbox
.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Harold's Lunchbox, originally uploaded by lewiselementary. One of the better looking lunch boxes I've seen so far this year.... From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 8, 2005 at 4:49 p.m..
Social Computing and the Organisation
That's it ... event done. It was a little nerve-racking, as doing anything is for the first time things is I suppose. And I certainly fluffed the intro. But at least am beginning to get some ideas making it better... From
Monkeymagic on October 8, 2005 at 3:54 p.m..
On having enough books
I heard recently that our campus library was able to purchase about 2200 books last year, or about one new book for every three students enrolled here. That doesn't seem like enough books, but it's all we can afford. Taxpayers and legislators have placed their priorities elsewhere; the campus itself has made difficult decisions about budgets; all libraries have been forced to grapple with skyrocketing prices for electronic resources. In the end the book collection is slighted. In the... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 8, 2005 at 3:53 p.m..
Groupthink
Not in the Orwellian sense, though . . . I asked students to look at a brief informative posting and talk about the choices the writer had made and what other interesting choices might be made in revising the piece. The individual answers were, I thought, all good, but they added up to a very sharp look at the posting and how it might be revised. By staying with it for awhile, the group saw more about the piece than any one or two of us did, that's for sure. Perhaps this is a lesson... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 8, 2005 at 1:51 p.m..
Shared decision-making
A quick report: we needed to make some layout and content decisions today. I summarized what they were (the order of the sidebar's different elements, the kinds of sites to link to in the blogroll, the categories we would use to sort and archive our work). I asked different thirds of the class to make these decisions in about ten minutes each, then to report back to the class. The process worked smoothly and arrived at good decisions, I thought, though one group struggled a little with... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 8, 2005 at 1:51 p.m..
Looking for cheese and leaves
Good stuff in
In a Land of Leaves, Seeking Cheese about tasting artisanal cheeses while viewing the foliage in Vermont. I'd been hoping to visit a nearby farm that makes an amazing goat cheese here in NH. Now I think I may add a VT farm or two and do some serious cheese exploration. From
megnut on October 8, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..
Everything is insecure
According to an article (link will break on Monday) by Peter J. Howe in the Boston Globe, Logan Airport argues for its monopolistic control of wifi by citing "security concerns": Massport spokeswoman Danny Levy said Massport's security concerns ''are indeed accurate." A profusion of airline-operated WiFi signals, Levy said, could jam radio frequencies used by the State Police and Transportation Security Administration. Yikes! On busy street corners in Cambridge, there can be dozens of open wifi hotspots. It's a miracle police cars aren't crashing into fire engines all From
Joho the Blog on October 8, 2005 at 11:47 a.m..
Flock screenshots
I am eager to test Flock. Someone posted
some screenshots on Flickr.com. As far as I know it is based on Firefox and it is going to work with del.icio.us for Bookmarks and flickr.com for images. It will also a
sepcial interface for bloggers where creating blog posts is a matter of drag & drop things within the Flock browser.Related: From
owrede_log on October 8, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
3rd International Design Research Conference in Brazil
Next week there'll be
another conference on Design Research in Rio De Janeiro. Unfortunatly the conference website is extremely lousy. I can't even remember a conference website with so superficial and useless information. Obviously the organizers don't want to get too international. First of all I was suprised to read "3rd international conference" in the announcement, which suggests there have been just two other conferences on that topic. But if you look at the prior conferences listed y From
owrede_log on October 8, 2005 at 10:45 a.m..
Los blogs de El Correo: la mejor apuesta
Esta semana El Correo ha presentado su sección de blogs, que define como el diario personal de sus especialistas. Al primer vistazo se detecta que es la mejor y más inteligente apuesta por los blogs de un medio español (bueno, vasco) hasta ahora. Cuando la tecnologÃa está superada, lo importante vuelve ... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 8, 2005 at 7:51 a.m..
4-GB Battery Is Pricey PSP Add-On
At about $250, the storage/battery pack costs about as much as an iPod Nano with the same amount of storage, making the upgrade a tough sell for all but the hardest-core PSP freaks. From the Wired News blog Gadgeteer. From
Wired News on October 8, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Revving Up Drive-by-Wire Cars
New silicon is available for automakers to make drive-by-wire electronic steering, braking and engine control a reality. Plus: Ford joins new nanotech research consortium. From the Wired News blog Autopia. From
Wired News on October 8, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Yahoo's Top Dog Nips at Google
With Google's continuing diversification pushing the search engine company increasingly in his path, Yahoo chairman Terry Semel drops his usual restraint to criticize his rival for lacking a clear plan. Google's returns would suggest otherwise. From
Wired News on October 8, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Penguin Poo Paper Earns Ig Nobel
Scientists win awards for measuring the pressure inside a penguin about to defecate, and for developing artificial, esteem-boosting testicles for dogs. Mark Baard reports from the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony at Harvard. From
Wired News on October 8, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Slew of Windows patches coming - Joris Evers, CNET News
As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release eight security alerts for flaws in the Windows operating system. At least one of the alerts is deemed "critical," Microsoft's highest risk rating, the company said in a notice p From
Techno-News Blog on October 8, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..
Are You Ready for Web 2.0? - Ryan Singel, Wired
No one may be able to agree on what Web 2.0 means, but the idea of a new, more collaborative internet is creating buzz reminiscent of the go-go days of the late 1990s. Excitment over emerging new publishing theories -- and the whiff of a resurgence of st From
Techno-News Blog on October 8, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..