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Grassroots journalism
Tom Grubisich takes a look at a good number of local or regional sites and draws many comments that mention others in a recent piece on grassroots journalism at Online Journalism Review. The tension between making a living and making a grassroots movement animates the discussion, as does the question of editorial control. Maybe the lesson, for now, is this: be strong, make something good, don't necessarily expect... From Weblogs in Higher Education on October 30, 2005 at 10:53 p.m..

More Thoughts on Flickr and Remixing My Images
What I would like to see is some type of web application that lets me create a book or poster from Flickr images by way of a PDF so that I can download the PDF and do the printing myself. I can imagine some type of interface similar to QOOP, but the end result is a downloadable PDF file. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 30, 2005 at 10:50 p.m..

One generation sets, another rises
This evening as we were trying to TiVo The Simpsons while watching The West Wing live by using the second cable input, which goes straight into the TV, an operation requiring the use of all twelve remotes, two of them simultaneously, I lost track of the Grand Unified Theory behind our TV/TiVo/DVD/VCR/cable box/PS2/amplifier configuration and had to be guided step by step by our 14 year old son. My time has passed. Today and tomorrow belongs to him.... From Joho the Blog on October 30, 2005 at 10:48 p.m..

Commercial Conversations
James Surowiecki on how how to deal with deception in market conversations between buyers and suppliers: “The tools to change communication from a monologue to a dialogue are already with us, most obviously on the Internet, where customers are already having very loud conversations with each other on sites such as Amazon.com and ePinions and throughout the blogosphere. More strikingly, there are now markets, such as the Hollywood Stock Exchange (where people can buy and From elearningpost on October 30, 2005 at 10:46 p.m..

Pushing Past Post-Its
This post touches on the changes taking place at 3M to boost innovation: So what’s 3M’s secret to monetizing the research? Some credit goes to its Six Sigma sophistication and streamlined commercialization processes -- not to mention a $1 billion R&D budget -- but Wendling thinks it has much more to do with shifting people and priorities around than with rearranging molecules. “The best way to transfer ideas,” he says, “is to transfer people.” From elearningpost on October 30, 2005 at 9:46 p.m..

minimal pairs
While searching for some minimal pairs lists I came across this useful site; Caroline Browns Word Lists which has the pairs organized and labeled with all the phonetic terms (Fricatives vs Affricates , Voiceless Velars vs Alveolars, Glottal Fric vs Alveolar Stop etc). Additionally I found links to several more lists on the ITESLJ pronunciation links page.The mother of all minimal pairs list is available at minimal pairs for English RP - scroll down to the bottom and click on the pair you want for an extensive list. I know the list is RP, but if you are teaching another variety of English don&a From Language, teaching, and all things EFL on October 30, 2005 at 8:53 p.m..

links for 2005-10-30
Apparently...: Put your head back in the clouds Phil Edwards on why the long tail doesn't exist ... refreshing and interesting stuff (tags: long_tail networks)... From Monkeymagic on October 30, 2005 at 7:53 p.m..

BBC language course
Poking around the BBC site, I found some free online language courses that may have been there forever. I spent a few minutes learning Italian, and now I'm ready to go to Firenze. (Of course, I'm always ready to go to Firenze.) [Tags: bbc italy]... From Joho the Blog on October 30, 2005 at 7:48 p.m..

Prints, Posters, Books and Stamps With Your Flickr Images
Your Photos - not on Flickr!: This past week, Flickr announced you can order prints to be delivered by mail, or pick them up at your local Target store for one hour printing. In addition to prints, you can also order posters and books made from your Flickr images via QOOP. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 30, 2005 at 6:49 p.m..

City College Gets $26 Million From Former Intel Chairman
The amount was the largest gift City College has ever received and the largest single cash gift to the City University of New York. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Mayor Runs on Schools, but Verdict Is Still Out
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's assessment that "by virtually every number, this school system is getting better" is hardly universal. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Yale Places Curbs on Tailgate Parties
Yale is banning drinking games from tailgate parties at this year's football game against Harvard and will shut down all tailgate parties after halftime. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

M.I.T. Dismisses a Researcher, Saying He Fabricated Some Data
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that it had dismissed an immunology researcher at its Center for Cancer Research, saying he fabricated and falsified data. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

China Luring Scholars to Make Universities Great
China is spending billions of dollars in an effort to transform its top universities into the worldĀ’s best within a decade. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Protest on College Severance Deal
American University campus leaders called on Thursday for fellow students to lobby Congress to replace the board of trustees. From New York Times: Education on October 30, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

Podcast Equipment Options...
Spending: From Your Living Room to the World, via Podcast: The Sunday New York Times has an article by Anne Eisneberg outlining the equipment options for the production of a podcast. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on October 30, 2005 at 3:46 p.m..

Building Your Expert List
Serendipitous surfing brings me to this comment by Gardner Campbell on Dave Cormier's blog: IĀ’m thinking that college is now the opportunity not only to begin oneĀ’s personal library, but also to build oneĀ’s personal suite of trusted and inspiring experts. That of course is what already happens to some extent, but now it need not be confined to the campus. The campus is where the beloved local professor simply starts the ball rolling. I like that "suite of trusted and inspiring experts" line especially. But I wo From weblogged News on October 30, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

International Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management
I've been learning about many new worldwide projects related to open educational resources (OER) through the UNESCO conference. (And also gaining new perspectives on familiar projects such as FOSS and MIT's OCW.) Here's one very interesting project and site in Pakistan described by Fouad Riaz Bajwa . ______JH ________  We have all definitely benefited from the first session of the Internet Discussions. As we move in to the second From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on October 30, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

Blog, Podcast, Screencast Screencast
Got an hour to spare to get your bran wrapped around how schools are starting to use these technologies in the classroom? Check out this presentation/screencast about blogs and podcasts and screencasts from some Bryn Mawr College professors. One highlight: the blogging process boiled down to "Read. Think. Blog. Repeat." Perfect. So can we fall back an hour every day so I have more time to play with this stuff? From weblogged News on October 30, 2005 at 12:45 p.m..

Blogging Thoughts
Just a few think-abouts on a sunny, chilly Fall morning (with an extra hour to work with): Blogging is different altogether, providing a wonderful balance between putting work out there and developing the practice. Yes, they get to float their young, sometimes inspired work out in the world and see what comes back. They get to read it on the Web, Google themselves, try the writer's life on for size. They look back at old posts with incredulity--I wrote that? Argh!-- but see the growth, the need for apprenticeships while reaching out with the work to see how the world respo From weblogged News on October 30, 2005 at 10:47 a.m..

Motorola, Intel to drive mobile WiMax - Stephen Lawson, Computer World
With the IEEE 802.16e specification for mobile WiMax slowly moving toward approval, Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. are teaming up to help lay the groundwork for the next phase of standardization: establishing WiMax Forum profiles for implementing the mobil From Techno-News Blog on October 30, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..

Starting Your PC in a Flash - Eric Hellweg, Technology Review
Since the early 1990s, Bill Gates has had a consistent lament: the standard PC or notebook takes far too long to boot up. Of course, Gates' company, Microsoft, is one of the main culprits: Windows grows bigger and more complex with every release, meaning From Techno-News Blog on October 30, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..

Most Americans Have PCs and Web Access - Rebecca Lieb, ClickZ
Sixty-two million U.S. households, or 55 percent of American homes, had a Web-connected computer in 2003, according to just-released U.S. Census data. That's up from 50 percent in 2001, and more than triple 1997's 18 percent figure. Home Web use continue From Techno-News Blog on October 30, 2005 at 9:46 a.m..