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Is Your Homepage Immature?
Indi Young shows how to
make the home page matter and reveal marketing and brand directives rather than show organizational structures. “Users understand branding messages. They know that the message you display at any given time isn’t the only message from your company, just the most important message right now. Once they’ve seen the message, if they’re not interested in it immediately, they can look to navigation to find out how to accomplish their original goal.̶ From
elearningpost on October 26, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..
The Secret Power of Space
Tom Kelley of Ideo writes about the
importance of space in learning and change. This face of innovation is that of the “set designer”: “The Set Designer looks at every day as a chance to liven up their workspace. They promote energetic, inspired cultures by creating work environments that celebrate the individual and stimulate creativity. To keep up with shifting needs and foster continuous innovation, the Set Designer makes adjustments to a physical space to bala From
elearningpost on October 26, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..
Teaching Online , Deakin University
Nice. A project consisting of more than 70 "interviews, flash movies and resources from teachers doing good stuff in online teaching and learning at the Uni... you can look through them by faculty, discipline, graduate attribute, study level, approaches to learning and a fair few more approaches. Each case (for example) has interviews broken down into chunks, transcripts of those interviews, related cases, flash walkthroughs of the environments and sometimes a fair bit more." Via From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Seneca
Summary of the conference I attended on Monday, which I'll link to even though it calls my presentation "strange". Photos from the conference are From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
A Conversation with Brian Lamb , EDUCAUSE Blogs
I know this will be worth the listen: " In this 20 minute interview, we'll hear from Brian Lamb, Project Coordinator at the University of British Columbia as he shares thoughts on blogs, podcasts, wikis, aggRSSive, and the potential for Creative Commons in academia. Brian's weblog is available at Abject Learning." [ From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
The Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems
If you have been following the discussion with David Merrill on ITForum, a discussion which has touched on the distinction between simple and complex systems, you will find this site to be worth a read. "Complex systems can be identified by what they do - display organization without a central organizing principle (emergence) and also by how they may or may not be analyzed - decomposing the system and analyzing subparts does not necessarily give a clue as to the behavior of the whole.A rough definition: A complex system is a system with a large number of elements, building blocks or agents, From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Google Base , Graham Glass, etc.
From the rumours department: is Google preparing to launch Google Base, "a way for people to share structured documents with each other." According to Graham Glass, the idea would be to "share contact information, resumes, matchmaking information, medical records, etc. and would include security permissions so that users could restrict information to, say, their current doctor or to their friends." This project is obviously worth doing, whether or not Google is doing it. [ From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Wiley and Martindale on Social Software - AECT 2005 , Rick's Café Canadien
Today's newsletter is coming to you from Gander, Newfoundland, where I am in town for the TESIC conference. I cannot say what internet access I will have (this newsletter was actually prepared early this morning) so there may be some service interruptions. Oh, and this link is to a summary of a talk by David Wiley and Trey Martindale on social software. [ From
OLDaily on October 26, 2005 at 8:45 p.m..
Incorrigible plurality — a public lecture
The Department of Educational Foundations is offering a guest lecture. I don’t know how many of you might be interested, but it is open to the public. You’ve got to love the title! oeINCORRIGIBLE PLURALITY: ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AS A PRACTICE OF PEACE Zoe Bennett Director, Postgraduate Studies in Pastoral Theology Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridge Theological Federation at University [...] From
Rick's Café Canadien on October 26, 2005 at 7:54 p.m..
Amateurs Deserve Respect: Evelyn Rodriguez Nails It
For about as long as I can remember, the cult of officialdom has grated on my nerves. Why is it that we're only supposed to accept information, perspectives, and art from experts who bear certain stamps of approval? (Certain degrees, job titles, social position, mainstream media recognition, awards, etc.) The unspoken tenet of officialdom is that if you haven't been "vetted," you have no right to express your views or present your information. Or rather, that people who are enraptured by officialdom and trained to ignore alternatives will automatically consider whatever you have to From
Contentious Weblog on October 26, 2005 at 5:50 p.m..
Principal curbs kids' Internet activity
When students post their faces, personal diaries and gossip on Web sites like Myspace.com and Xanga.com, it is not simply harmless teen fun, according to one Sussex County Catholic school principal. It's an open invitation to predators and an activity... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 26, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..
What do we do about that?
"The kids are posting questions and answers to tests in between periods so kids later in the day know what's coming. What do we do about that?" Weblogg-ed - The Read/Write Web in the Classroom :... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 26, 2005 at 3:56 p.m..
CIDER session, October 28 with Heather Kanuka
The next CIDER Session is Friday, October 28, 2005, 11:00 AM MST (1:00 PM EST) with The Influence of Instructional Methods on the Quality of Online Discussion by Heather Kanuka, Canada Research Chair in e-Learning and Associate Professor, Athabasca University " CanadaTMs Open University. This presentation will focus on the research activities involved in a case study that examines the influence [...] From
Rick's Café Canadien on October 26, 2005 at 2:54 p.m..
Online culture
Amongst the general hoo-ha over whether Wikipedia is indeed rubbish or not, I saw this little comment by Kevin Wired Kelly, a lot of whose writing I like."With the steady advance of new ways to share, the Web has embedded... From
Monkeymagic on October 26, 2005 at 2:53 p.m..
The 500 mile email
Reddit has turned up The Case of the 500 Mile Email. Pretty bizarre and some nice detective work. [Thanks to Greg for the link.]... From
Joho the Blog on October 26, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..
Journalists and Weblogs: Three (No, Four) Basic Attitudes
...And I thought I was hard on journalists who don't yet understand why weblogs are becoming so important to media – and why they should learn how to read blogs, follow them, and search them. Check out this new article by Paul Conley: "Learning the basics of conversational editorial." He describes three classes of journalistic awareness of weblogs... From
Contentious Weblog on October 26, 2005 at 1:55 p.m..
Quote of the day
USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population. David Letterman US comedian & television host (1947 - )... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on October 26, 2005 at 1:55 p.m..
Citizen Obit Writer for Hire
Last week here, I
wrote about the career potential for independent professional obituary writers as "citizen obits" catch on. As news organizations open up space online for survivors to write obits for their family members, opportunities exist for those who would be hired to write the articles. (Most newspaper staff obit writers can't cover every person who dies in their communities in the news pages.) I since heard from Larken Bradley, the obituary writer for the Point Reyes Light in California, who From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 26, 2005 at 1:55 p.m..
“Google Base": Rumors, Denial, and Ineffective Business Blogging
Rumors abound that Google is setting up a new service that might blow away Craigslist, eBay, and – of course – newspapers in terms of classified advertising. It's allegedly called Google Base. In a nutshell, users of this (free, of course) service could upload any kind of content directly to Google's servers, where it would become public, indexed, and searchable. If your content resides on Google's servers, then Google can create a far more powerful and accurate index than is possible when relying on data gathered by crawling the web. They also could syndicate your From
Contentious Weblog on October 26, 2005 at 12:56 p.m..
quotes
CNN.com - White House to Onion: Stop using seal - Oct 26, 2005 "I would advise them to look for that other guy Osama (bin Laden) ... rather than comedians. I don't think we pose much of a threat." - Scott Dikkers, Editor in Chief of The Onion, after the White House ordered the satirical e-newspaper to stop using the presidential seal in their political stories From
silentblue | Quantified on October 26, 2005 at 11:53 a.m..
OSS Watch
OSS Watch (Open Source Advisory Service) have redesigned their website. From
ScotFEICT on October 26, 2005 at 10:53 a.m..
Erfahrungswissen bewusster im Bildungssystem nutzen
Leider steht nur der einleitende Kommentar des aktuellen Hefts der BWP - Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis online. Hier wird (noch einmal) betont, welche Bedeutung das informelle Lernen und informell erworbene Kompetenzen in der Arbeits- und Lebenswelt besitzen. Doch es... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 26, 2005 at 10:52 a.m..
KM and OD
Gautam has been doing some thinking about the overlap between Knowledge management and Organisational Development. "Eventually every KM project is an attempt to change the corporate culture of the organization and the behavior of people in the organizational systems. This... From
Monkeymagic on October 26, 2005 at 9:55 a.m..
[berkman] Joshua's news
Joshua Schachter of del.icio.us spoke twice at the Berkman Center yesterday. I blogged the first session, but I was moderating the second so I couldn't. Both sessions I thought were excellent: Joshua is a low signal-to-noise communicator, he's working on important issues, and I find his point of view unpredictable (which is a good thing). Here's some of what I thought was especially interesting. (Warning: Miscellaneous list ahead:) Delicious is adding social networking. You'll be able to designate people as members of your "network" so you can keep up with what they're From
Joho the Blog on October 26, 2005 at 9:49 a.m..
Beep If You're Asleep!
Drift-correction tech could prove stronger than coffee for drowsy drivers. Plus: Some travelers going through Heathrow Airport will soon be riding in driverless vehicles. From the Wired News blog Autopia. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Treo Music Dock Is Ho-Hum
It's hard to imagine why you'd want to use this little guy in lieu of other, more powerful speakers. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Sex, War and IM
Military men use e-mail, webcams and the web to assuage loneliness and sexual frustration in the field, but the tech can also increase loneliness and frustration. From the Wired News blog Sex Drive Daily. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
ICANN, VeriSign Reach Accord
The two-year dispute, triggered when VeriSign initiated a controversial search service without ICANN's approval, is resolved. The upshot is the establishment of a formal review process for new internet services. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Lugz to Sue Apple?
The shoemaker cites similarities between a 2002 ad and Eminem's recent iPod spot. Plus: A Lego case for the iPod shuffle. From Leander Kahney's Cult of Mac blog. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Colossus Is Giant Leap for Games
Sony's PS2 adventure Shadow of the Colossus dispenses with traditional game design to create a novel, unforgettable experience. By Chris Kohler. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Will Pajamas Media Wake Up Blogs?
High-profile political bloggers create a portal highlighting the day's hottest content. But some in the blogosphere question the business model. By David Cohn. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
My Bionic Quest for Boléro
Haunted by Ravel's masterpiece since he lost his hearing, a deaf man pursues the perfect audio upgrade. By Michael Chorost of Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
How Plamegate Hurts the Net
The probe into the Bush administration's alleged outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame sends freedom of speech back to the Stone Age. The internet will be the last to recover. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
When 'Way Cool' Isn't
We all want an iPod phone that will play any song, anytime, anywhere. Just four little problems: the cell carriers, the record labels, the handset makers and Apple itself. The inside story of why the ROKR went wrong. By Frank Rose of Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
No Porn for You, Video IPod!
Usually the adult industry races to embrace new technology -- but not so with the video iPod. Thanks to fears of litigation and a government crackdown, the porn peddlers will not get caught with their pants down. By Larry Buhl. From
Wired News on October 26, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..
Bildung vor neuen Herausforderungen
Das ist nicht unbedingt eine angenehme Lektüre, die der Autor uns zumutet! Schon die einleitende Bestandsaufnahme ist differenziert und offen: "Die gegenwärtige Gesellschaft durchlebt eine umfassende Neubewertung, Neustrukturierung und Neuverteilung einer globalisierten Arbeit, eine Neuorganisation der Sozialsysteme und einen Wandel... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 26, 2005 at 3:50 a.m..
Microsoft Rolls Out New Windows for Cars - ABC News
In this week's "Cybershake," we take a look at what software giant Microsoft is doing at a major automobile industry trade show in Tokyo. Plus, we note good news for those who are calling customer service lines only to be greeted by a computer system offe From
Techno-News Blog on October 26, 2005 at 3:48 a.m..
Better Desktop
The Better Desktop project has released a set of usability videos, showing testing of Linux applications and operating system. To quote: Better Desktop is a project dedicated to sharing usability data with Linux developers. Over the past year, we have... From
Column Two on October 26, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..
Let go of an obsession with intranet content quality
I'm sitting in today on an intranet conference today, and I've now heard three different talks about improving content quality on intranets. In particular: developing content standards and guidelines industry standards and guidelines "inverted pyramid" writing style training intranet authors... From
Column Two on October 26, 2005 at 2:47 a.m..
The evil wall of requirements
Scott Berkun has written an article about the "evil wall of requirements". To quote: One of the things stupid people do is this: Person A (aka Mr. stupid) writes a requirements document. He makes it super detailed and 50 pages... From
Column Two on October 26, 2005 at 1:47 a.m..
Learning a genre
I spoke with a student blogger today. She had been writing long posts and was frustrated with how much work they took and how infrequently she was able to post new content. I urged her a few weeks ago to experiment with shorter posts, and she accepted that advice. Now the site has a mix of short and long posts, and the short posts are for the moment more energetic, more tightly focused than the longer ones -- better in certain ways, though the raw material in the longer posts is also... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 26, 2005 at 12:53 a.m..
The little lessons of audience
A student has started to have a very clear sense of her blog's project and intended audience, and this makes it much easier to make decisions about writing and revising. She has a worthy project -- she wants to provide local resources for grappling with domestic violence as well as link to good information from a wider range of reputable sites outside our area. Once a writer has a real focus she can start to see clarifying choices in composing and revising even in the brief posts that... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 25, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..
By their tags shall ye know them
[I wrote this before Joshua's double talks at Berkman today - I thought both were excellent - and came home to discover I never posted it. So here it is, in non-reverse-chronoogical order.] In preparation for Joshua Schachter's appearances at the Berkman Center (Plug: at 6pm, he's the guest at a "Web of Ideas" discussion to which you're invited) I checked his own page at del.icio.us. He has his bookmarks grouped into headings that tell you a lot about him. So does his tagcloud. Same for the rest of us. And, I'm guessing, the subheadings do not necessarily match what... From
Joho the Blog on October 25, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..
By their tags shall ye know them
[I wrote this before Joshua's double talks at Berkman today - I thought both were excellent - and came home to discover I never posted it. So here it is, in non-reverse-chronoogical order.] In preparation for Joshua Schachter's appearances at the Berkman Center (Plug: at 6pm, he's the guest at a "Web of Ideas" discussion to which you're invited) I checked his own page at del.icio.us. He has his bookmarks grouped into headings that tell you a lot about him. So does his tagcloud. Same for the rest of us. And, I'm guessing, the subheadings do not necessarily match what... From
Joho the Blog on October 25, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..
Book social tagging site
Reader2 lets you list books you're reading or plan on reading, tag them, search by tags, etc. Here's its explanation of why you would use the site: * You can easily find new and interesting books through user-defined categories, searches, and popularity among users. * You can find users with similar book taste and see what they read (if you want this thing to work, you'll need to add 10-20 books first). * You can keep track of your friend's books through RSS feeds. * You can export books list to your site / blog. Class assignment: Compare and contrast... From
Joho the Blog on October 25, 2005 at 11:46 p.m..