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Universities and public service
Lawrence S. Bacow, president of Tufts University, has written a very good piece* in today's Boston Globe about the role universities worldwide can play in instilling an ethic of public service among young people. Back from a meeting of university leaders from "28 colleges and universities from 22 different countries on all... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 8:52 p.m..

Semester at Sea blogging
My colleague Scott Sernau has been posting every few days at the American Democracy Project site about his life and work aboard the MV Explorer, the floating university of the Semester at Sea program.... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Resist the tower
HearUsNow.org, a project of Consumers Union, which is the publisher of Consumer Reports (got that?) has put together a toe-tappin', cute music e-video warning against media consolidation.... From Joho the Blog on October 16, 2005 at 5:48 p.m..

Mi diario en la red, reportaje sobre blogs en El País
El País Semanal publica un especial sobre los weblogs, Mi diario en la red, donde recoge las opiniones de veteranos blogueros como José Luis Orihuela, Alberto Knapp, Diego Martín Lafuente y los testimonios de los famosos y controvertidos Almudena Montero y Hernán Casciari que han cambiado los bytes por papel ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..

Recognising Learning: Educational and pedagogic issues in e-Portfolios
Ein kurzer Text und eine schöne Einstimmung für alle, die sich bald auf den Weg nach Cambridge ("ePortfolio 2005") machen wollen: Der Autor führt sieben zentrale Funktionen von ePortfolios auf ("recognising learning, recording learning, reflecting on learning, validating learning, presenting... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 16, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Wishing Terry Heaton well
Terry is having a lump removed from his breast. He blogs about it primarily to tell us what it's like to be a middle-class American without health insurance. None of this is any fair. But his story — like so many of his stories — finds and gives hope. We all wish you well, Terry.... From Joho the Blog on October 16, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

Tim Wilson's Podcasts...
Several folks responded in comments and I thought I would share my experience using Oregon's online assessment tool, TESA In Oregon we have the option to have students test online using a web based application called TESA rather than the paper pencil test.... I find it interesting that in some states, rather than see that the technology provides for new opportunities, they try to fit the technology into old models such as a short testing window, testing all students at the same time, and only assessing once a year... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 16, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Worldbridges Broadcast/Podcast
I just spent most of the last couple of hours participating in a Worldbridges streamed Skype call/Webcast with Stephen Downes, Dave Cormier and Jeff Lebow (which is being restreamed right now if you're interested.) And all the while there was a From weblogged News on October 16, 2005 at 1:45 p.m..

Kids and the Internet
This morning, Eamonn Sullivan has a very good post about children and the Internet. He outlines some ideas for keeping children safe while using the Internet and suggests some strategies for monitoring and more importantly discussing with children their life on the Internet, and their lives in general. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 16, 2005 at 11:48 a.m..

Highway sign maker
Ever want to make your own highway signs? Head on over here. Unfortunately, it only creates the sign in a applet window, not as a downloadable graphic, throttling the urge to be a wiseacre in public. (I had a little display problem with the java app: If the button labels don't appear, try clicking the stripe under the line that says how much memory is available.) (Thanks to AKMA for the link.) [Tags: akma]... From Joho the Blog on October 16, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

Uneasy Classroom Space
Another simply amazing post by Barbara Ganley today that does a great job of articulating a healthy perspective of kids and computers. It's another one of those posts that she writes that takes time to read and think through, one that I know I'll come back to again. She's been such an amazing teacher these past few years, and I'm not talking about the work that she's doing with her students at Middlebury either... The other day in Rochester, during my "Blogging the Verb" presentation, som From weblogged News on October 16, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Judith Miller's sources
First, Judith Miller relies on Ahmed Chalabi — paid operative for Iraqi exiles — for a series of exclusives about those nasty WMDs pointed at us by Sadam Hussein, providing crucial support for Bush in his run-up to the war. Then she plays the "I have no recollection at this time" card when asked how Valerie Plame's name (well, "Valerie Flame" as she noted it) first made it into her notebooks. The Times had to apologize for it getting the build up to the war wrong. A little worse than switching the captions under the names of newly-weds. Now Miller... From Joho the Blog on October 16, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..

Confronting Bullies Who Wound With Words
As middle-school meanness moves to the Internet, new ways are devised to help the victims. From New York Times: Education on October 16, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

Choreographing the Recruiting Dance
More than 80 high school athletes went to Haverford College on Oct. 1 to inspect the campus, but for many there was tension. From New York Times: Education on October 16, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

At Public Universities, Warnings of Privatization
Money for public universities has plunged more precipitously since 2001 than at any time in two decades. From New York Times: Education on October 16, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

As Young Adults Drink to Win, Marketers Join In
College administrators say a whole new industry built around drinking games is a thin cover for binge drinking. From New York Times: Education on October 16, 2005 at 5:45 a.m..

Interdisciplinary Social Event
To our interdisciplinary graduate students in Educational Communications and Technology and Curriculum Studies: You are invited to attend and participate in two social events put on by Interdisciplinary Studies. The purpose of these events is to provide an opportunity for the students in Interdisciplinary Studies to become acquainted with one another and become more aware of each [...] From Software Marketing Articles and Marketing Tips on October 16, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

WebCT and Blackboard merger
A letter from Carol Vallone made what was a welcome and, for me anyway, surprising announcement. WebCT and Blackboard have signed a formal agreement to merge the two companies. I must admit, my first thought was whether this was a response to competition with each other, or to competition from the open source [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 16, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

EdTech Posse Podcast #7 is up
The newest podcast instalment from the EdTech Posse is up and waiting for you to tune in. You can find Podcast # 7 - “iPod nano, overcoming barriers to innovation, personal disclosure on the web “at http://edtechposse.ca. From Rick's Café Canadien on October 16, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

Reminder: Battiste Presentation on Aboriginal Research Ethics
A reminder that Thursday, October 13 at 3PM-4PM Dr. Marie Battiste will give a presentation entitled “Research Ethics Involving Aboriginal Populations: A Review of the Issues” in the Faculty Lounge (3050). From Rick's Café Canadien on October 16, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

Halloween theme for the College of Education this year
Join the UPO on Monday, October 31 Dress up as your favorite Hollywood movie star or TV character " or come as a director or other character related to the cinema. You can pick your own theme or maybe your office would like to pick a movie and each assumes a character. You can [...] From Rick's Café Canadien on October 16, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..

A new literacy, or the inertness of scholarly conservation
George Steiner made what is probably a useful distinction in the final chapter of In Bluebeard's Castle, his 1971 book about the redefinition of cultural authority in our era. He is writing broadly about literacy and suggests, rightly so, that we have lost contact with the cultural materials that animate major elements of Western tradition. He takes as one example the long history of poetry in English. A new literacy, he says, is "that minimal gamut of... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Carnival of ideas
Henry Farrell of Crooked Timber writes in the Chronicle (52.7 B14) about the problematic role of blogs in the academy, casting his vote in favor of the fresh air they can provide. I like his idea that blogs extend the usual academic persona.... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

More is possible
When we imagine that only so much can be accomplished, we are probably wrong. Look, for example, at this fact buried in miniscule print as a photo caption at the bottom of a page called Our Faculty deep inside the Vanderbilt University online recruiting tour, its online Viewbook: Vanderbilt undergraduates coauthor 25 percent of the research papers published by our faculty and share in... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

A student's view
It's good to write in a new genre once in awhile as a way of remembering what kind of challenges a student might experience in our classes. You have to learn about organization, evidence, tone, and audience all over again. I tell myself I'll be better for it once this new project is done. From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

¿A qué estamos jugando?
Comentaba con Antonio Ortiz, autor de Error500 y candidato a los premios 2005 de la revista PC Actual, en uno de sus últimos posts, Yahoo integra su nuevo buscador de blogs en el de noticias, quién es quién en la batalla entre los gigantes de la red: el noble ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Blogzine de comunicación
Una publicación para estar al día de los nuevos medios y formas de comunicación: New Communications Blogzine is dedicated to exploring new communications tools, technologies and emerging modes of communication, (including blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts, search marketing, etc.), the growing phenomena of participatory communications and their effect on traditional media, professional ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

FON: Compartir ancho de banda no utilizado mediante WiFi
Me entusiasma Martin Varsavsky cuando dice aquello de yo mismo escribía para El País, La Nación y El Mundo y dejé de hacerlo por el “feedback” que da escribir en mi blog, a propósito de su último gran proyecto: FON. La idea de compartir el ancho de banda no utilizado mediante ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

El diario chileno ‘La Tercera’ inaugura un lector de blogs
La edición en internet del diario La Tercera, de Santiago de Chile, acaba de lanzar un novedoso servicio de lectura sindicada de weblogs, denominado LTBlogs. Esta herramienta, pionera en los cibermedios de habla hispana, facilita la lectura de diversos weblogs escritos en español seleccionados por el propio periódico, y permite ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Tecnología, belleza y bien
Montse Doval: Hay días en que la tecnología se alía con la belleza y el bien y hoy es uno de ellos. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Wiki Estatuto Periodista
Wiki: Estatuto del Periodista Profesional [vía] From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Rezzibo: nuevo lector de fuentes RSS
Paul Beelen de El Fin del Mundo anuncia el lanzamiento en pruebas beta del lector de fuentes RSS Rezzibo. Vía: Nuevo RSS reader: Rezzibo.com. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Encuentro de bloguers en Portugal
Salgo para Covilhã, donde esta noche tenemos un Beers&Blogs y mañana el II Encontro de Weblogs en el que hablaré sobre Blogosfera 2003-2005: Dez chaves para entender o impacto dos weblogues e a loucura dos blogueiros (+ outras 5 chaves sobre o futuro). Relacionados: Programa del II Encontro de ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

II Encontro
El II Encontro arrancó muy divertido con las ocurrencias de Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, uno de los autores del famoso blog de humor político Gato Fedorento devenido en programa de televisión. Por la noche, en un concurrido Beers&Blogs, tuve ocasión de conversar con buenos amigos como Manuel Pinto, Luis Santos, ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

¿Quién quiere un blog?
Hace seis años una pequeña empresa de San Francisco llamada Blogger inició una revolución bajo el lema Push-Button Publishing For The People. Hizo posible que muchas personas entusiasmadas por internet pero que no sabían ni querían aprender a programar pudieran tener una página web y mantenerla actualizada con sólo ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

£6 million SFC e-Learning Transformation Programme
The JISC e-Learning Programme team is managing six new projects based in Scotland, which will put to the test conclusions made about e-learning in Further and Higher education. From ScotFEICT on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

Blackboard and WebCT to merge
The end to the Blackboard versus WebCT wars! Blackboard and WebCT, leading providers of enterprise software and services to the education industry have announced plans to merge. From ScotFEICT on October 16, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..

On the role of theory
Quite often in my PhD process I have complicated discussions about the role of theory in my research. Today, looking through my Flickr photos I realised that one of them could serve as a good example. A year ago I probably wouldn't notice it or wouldn't make a photo - it's just a city scene during a&nbsp From Mathemagenic on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Good research...
While doing other things I'm in the middle of post-AOIR thinking on research methodologies, ethics and researcher's responsibilities. I have to do all those other things, but I'm pretty sure that this thinking will surface in writing, sooner or later. But so far just a quote from Annette Markham (Ethics as method: A case for reflexivity (.pdf)):Good qualita From Mathemagenic on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Studying weblogs at Microsoft: blogging as a person or as an employee
[I have one of those days where I don't do things I supposed to do, but do all other useful things instead :)] Kevin Schofield (MSR) writes on choices related to blogging as a person or as an employee (re: blogging Bill Gate's college tour):This blog is my personal thing. It's written on my Tablet PC. I paid for the hosting service out of my own pocket. Micr From Mathemagenic on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

HOLY $#@! - Blackboard and WebCT to merge
http://investor.blackboard.com/ phoenix.zhtml?c=177018&ampp=irol-newsArticle &ampID=767025&amphighlight= Well, there goes any claim to being an insider! Just found out about this a few minutes ago and had no idea it was in the works. I believe this is true as I am sitting on the analysts conference call right now. You kind of knew something like this had to happen, but still it's profoundly shocking now that it has, especially as WebCT is just pushing From EdTechPost on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

More on WebCT aquisition by Blackboard
On the analysts call the first piece of work that was identified to bring the two products closer together was unifying an API for the Blackboard and WebCT. So, what does that mean for things like the IMS Tools Interoperability Profile? Well, seems to me like the new unified API becomes a de facto 'standard' that will be even harder to displace for any of the more open approaches to integrating 3rd party tools into CMS. - SWL From EdTechPost on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

eLearning between content and context HYPHEN on the road to innovative learning environments?
Ich habe es leider nicht nach St.Gallen geschafft, wo heute und morgen der "SCIL Kongress 2005" stattfindet, sondern nur auf die Konferenzseiten im Web. Dort findet sich diese Keynote mit vielen interessanten Stichworten und Zitaten (z.B. von Franz Beckenbauer,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Knowledge Workers Need Better Management
Endlich geht es "Knowledge Workern" an den Kragen! Man hat erkannt (jetzt kürze ich etwas ab), dass ohne sie heute wenig und morgen womöglich gar nichts mehr läuft. Und es werden, egal wie man "Knowledge Work" definiert oder abgrenzt, immer... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Blackboard & WebCT
Es ist gerade mal ein paar Tage her, dass der e-Learning-Markt so richtig in Bewegung gekommen war. Am 6. Oktober hatte Saba, "The Leader in Human Capital Management Solutions", die Übernahme von Centra verkündet. Damals hieß es: "Centra's collaborative... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Learning: A vital ingredient for successful business transformation
Ein neues IBM White Paper. Die Botschaft: Jede business transformation verlangt neue Werte, neues Wissen und neue Kompetenzen, wenn sie erfolgreich sein will. Das geht nicht ohne Lernen, was viele Unternehmen heute verstanden haben. Dabei unterscheiden die Autoren zwischen drei... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 16, 2005 at 3:47 a.m..

Effective Computer Learning
Catherine Chambers highlights the benefits of computer simulations for effective, just-in-time learning.... From Adult/Continuing Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

Study Smarter in Groups
Sharon Daugherty highlights the benefits of working with your classmates to prepare for tests and assignments.... From Adult/Continuing Education on October 16, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire
We're pleased to announce that NewsGator Technologies, Inc. has acquired NetNewsWire, and that Brent Simmons is joining NewsGator as a product architect. We're thrilled to be joining the NewsGator team and look forward to an exciting future for NetNewsWire.Be sure to check out the Q&A with Brent Simmons and Greg Reinacker for more details, as well as the official Seblogging News on October 16, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

WebCT and BlackBoard to Merge
(10/12/05) Blackboard and WebCT, leading providers of enterprise software and services to the education industry have announced plans to merge. The announcement was made at October 12th at 4 pm EST in a news release posted on PR News wire. From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on October 16, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

BlackBoard eases Copyright permissions process
(10/12/05) "The Copyright Permissions Building Block, which the clearance center is offering through a partnership with Blackboard, will allow professors at the 1,200 colleges that use Blackboard's course management system, to automatically tap into the copyright center's authorization process (which about 1,000 colleges use) as they build their courses, to make it easier for faculty members to get permission to use the materials they choose". From Edutools News: Course Management Systems on October 16, 2005 at 3:46 a.m..

SynchroEdit: Simultaneous Editing for the Web
Here’s a lengthy description of this very handy new service/tool from Chris Allen. I’ve been in many meetings where we could have been much more effective if only we could have used such simultaneous editing. The great news is it is open source, and free for basic use. SynchroEdit: Simultaneous Editing for the Web: For the last several [...] From Martindale Matrix on October 16, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Microsoft Exec Warns of 'Fake' XP Update - Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG
A Microsoft employee is warning against downloading an unauthorized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 that has surfaced on a popular Web site that provides software patches. On a recent Microsoft user newsgroup posting, Mike Brannigan, an enterprise s From Techno-News Blog on October 16, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

Microsoft working with Nigeria to crack down on scams - Jeremy Kirk, Computer World
The Nigerian government and Microsoft Corp. signed an agreement Friday calling for the software company to help law enforcement break up crime rings that use the Internet for fraud and theft. It's the first-ever agreement that Microsoft has signed with a From Techno-News Blog on October 16, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..

2009 Likely to Be Digital TV Deadline - JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press
Congress is zeroing in on early 2009 as the time for the country to make the switch to digital television broadcasts, a move that will give viewers sharper pictures and better sound. A Senate bill would set a firm deadline of April 2009, according to a dr From Techno-News Blog on October 16, 2005 at 3:45 a.m..