Edu_Rss

Joined an international research project
Since the beginning of November I am working for the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Vienna on the EU funded research project iCamp (Innovative, Inclusive, Interactive & Intercultural Learning Campus). My colleague Barbara Kieslinger at the CSI manages this international collaboration project. Researchers from the following institutes, departments and centers are working together on iCamp:Centre for Educational Technology From Seblogging News on November 3, 2005 at 9:46 p.m..

Lernort Universität? E-Learning im Schnittfeld von Strategie und Kultur
E-Learning ist noch lange nicht an allen deutschen Hochschulen angekommen. Doch für ruhige und überlegte Einführungszenarien bleibt keine Zeit. "E-Bologna" steht bereits in der Tür, und viele der damit verbundenen Anforderungen werden nur durch e-Learning, durch Online-Angebote und -Services zu... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 3, 2005 at 7:48 p.m..

"Can Someone Point Me to a Great Teen Blogger?"
My colleague Tom McHale asked that question in a comment on an earlier post, and it's been sticking in my brain ever since. He followed it up with "Seems to me that at this point some should have emerged." Hmmm...any nominees? From weblogged News on November 3, 2005 at 6:45 p.m..

World Usability Day
I'd not heard about World Usability Day until I spotted this item in Seblogging News. Certainly seems like a good idea to emphasize the usability of technology--perhaps for 365 days a year rather than just one day. ______JH World Usability Day. Why doesnt this work right? What am I supposed to do with this now?" World Usability Day, November 3, 2005, is for everyone whos ever asked these questions. This Earth-Day-style event, focused From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 3, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..

Preserving Public Domain Books--Google Print
This is a persuasive short statement about the valuable contribution to scholarship and public access that is being made by the Google Print project (with instructive links about how to start exploring this resource). _____JH _____________ Preserving public domain books Posted by Adam Mathes, Associate Product ManagerThe world's libraries are a tremendous source of knowledge, much of which has never been available online. One of our goals From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 3, 2005 at 4:47 p.m..

Back
I'm back wishing it would be much longer. Anyway, had a lot of warmth meeting family and friends as well as a lot of cold in St.Petersburg and Moscow (we've got the first snow in both cities! :) For more - St.Petersburg sighteseeing at Flickr: #flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-a From Mathemagenic on November 3, 2005 at 3:53 p.m..

Baltic States Internet Population
Web adoption continues to grow in the 11 countries on the Baltic Sea. From ClickZ Stats on November 3, 2005 at 3:45 p.m..

Google session
I just watched a webcast of a very informal talk given by Alexander Macgillivray, Senior Product and Intellectual Property Counsel at Google, at Oxford, teleconnected to the Berkman Center. A couple of points arose: 1. Alex says that Google is not becoming an ISP. It has wired a local pizza place and a local gym, and has put in a bid to wire SF (where wire=go wireless). It's buying up dark fiber for its own internal use. But it's not going to become an ISP. [Too bad. Somone has to save the Internet. Might as well be Google.] 2. He... From Joho the Blog on November 3, 2005 at 2:48 p.m..

12 Million Teenage Content Creators
From today's New York Times, "The Lives of Teenagers Now: Open Blogs, Not Locked Diaries," a really interesting article about how teens are beginning to use content creation as a way of public expression. The stat graph is: According to the Pew survey, 57 percent of all teenagers between 12 and 17 who are active online - about 12 million - create digital content, from building Web pages to sharing original artwork, photos and sto From weblogged News on November 3, 2005 at 2:47 p.m..

"Hey Dad! I Blogged!"
Please welcome the fourth and final Richardson blogger to the family. Tucker took a sip of the Kool-Aid last night, and this morning he called me at work and said, "Daddy! I did another blog! Can you go read it?" I was there before I hung up. And, of course, sister Tess was not to be outdone (though at 6 and 8 respectively they are in the "let's have mom and dad type for us" mode...That'll pass.) Maybe the two of them will guilt Wendy i From weblogged News on November 3, 2005 at 2:47 p.m..

BOBs 2005: conferencia del jurado
Mañana partimos con Nacho Escolar rumbo a Bonn, a la sede de la Deutsche Welle, donde tendrá lugar la conferencia del jurado de los premios BOBs 2005 (ver lista de weblogs seleccionados). From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 3, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..

Cibermedios
e-periodistas: Se publica ‘Cibermedios’, un repaso a diez años de prensa digital en España (hay epígrafe sobre weblogs) From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 3, 2005 at 1:52 p.m..

More Reflections--from David Warlick and Jenny Levine
These comments from David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth blog and Jenny Levine's The Shifted Librarian add another dimension to my earlier posting about Avram Miller's comment that computers are too hard to use.  Many people don't get enough access to computers to really learn how to use them, especially good computers with fast connections, and many don't get to use computers for more than consuming content rather than creating content. There From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 3, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..

What to tell your campus
What to Tell Your Campus About the Blackboard-WebCT Merger What interesting times at Educause, one week after the announced Blackboard-WebCT merger. Most of those involved in running a course management system, any course management system, were reading tea leaves, seeking... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 3, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Heads Up: Future 'Readers' Are Content Creators
Here's a peek into the future. A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project says, "Fully half of all teens and 57 percent of teens who use the Internet could be considered Content Creators. They have created a blog or webpage, posted original artwork, photography, stories, or videos online, or remixed online content into their own new creations." This is just a teenage thing, right? Won't they grow out of it? Isn't this Myspace.com thing just a fa From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 3, 2005 at 12:55 p.m..

Back to hating Plaxo
I tried Plaxo early on. It rubbed me the wrong way, but not for reasons I ever bothered to articulate. Then, as I occasionally have updated my contacts with info sent by Plaxo, I've come to tolerate it. Today I'm back to being irritated by it. Very irritated. I got an update notice from someone and noticed that my own info was out of date. So I took the seemingly innocuous step of updating my phone number. Lo and behold, Plaxo apparently took that as a command to send mail to everyone in my address book (actually, I don't know... From Joho the Blog on November 3, 2005 at 12:48 p.m..

65% of networked home devices have wi-fi connectivity HYPHEN report
The study also found that the 802.11a standard was losing ground to 802.11b and 802.11g. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

IBM acquires Iphrase Systems
This acquisition is expected to strengthen IBM's information management software portfolio by broadening its enterprise search and content management capabilities. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Swisscom launches DVB-H trial
This is the first technical DVB-H (digital video broadcasting-handhelds) pilot in Switzerland. The trial will focus on the suitability of DVB-H technology. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Sony selects Alcatel for converged IP solution across five countries
Alcatel is to deliver IP telephony, local area networking (LAN) and a call centre solution across Sony's Nordic sites in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, and to its Baltic site in Latvia. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Google Print offers public domain works
The material represents the first batch of public domain works to be indexed since the search engine announced its Google Print project last year. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

T-Mobile UK, LogicaCMG develop pre-payment metering service
Instant Energy is a service that enables pre-payment metering for gas and electricity customers by removing the need for traditional meter cards and keys. T-Mobile will wirelessly enable the Instant Energy service using its network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

T-Mobile Hungary preparing HSDPA launch
The mobile operator is preparing for the launch of HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) by installing it on a part of the existing 3G network. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Microsoft acquires Media-streams.com
With the acquisition, Microsoft aims to integrate Media-stream's VoIP technology into its Microsoft Office Real-Time collaboration platform. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Nokia launches world's first handset for mobile TV
The Nokia N92 is the world's first mobile device with a built-in DVB-H receiver, making it possible for users to watch and record live TV. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Macs demonstrates first pan-European interconnection of future networks
The Macs consortium works on next generation networks, using the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) architecture as defined by 3GPP for mobile networks, which is being adapted by ETSI TISPAN to also cover fixed networks. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 3, 2005 at 11:54 a.m..

Commonwealth bill sends state data to jail, gives Microsoft the only key
David Berlind reports that a bill has been introduced in the Massachusetts legislature to keep the state from following through on its decision to require all state-purchased office products to support open document standards. Yeah, wouldn't want to have them open document standards when we can all be under the benevolent protection of Microsoft... [Tags: microsoft odf massachusetts]... From Joho the Blog on November 3, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..

CordobaLearning - Congreso Internacional de e-Learning & e-Training
CordobaLearning, el Congreso Internacional de e-Learning & e-Training, se llevará a cabo del 04 al 09 de Abril de 2006 en Córdoba, Argentina.... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on November 3, 2005 at 9:52 a.m..

Austin's Flying Arrow
The other day — actually, the other year — I couldn't find an offprint from an article I wrote when I was still an academic. So, last month I tracked it down in Harvard's Widener Library and made a photocopy. Now I've posted it. It's called "Austin's Flying Arrow: A Missing Metaphysics of Language and World," published in Man and World, 1984, vol 17, pp 175-195. It's an appreciation of John Austin from a Heideggerian point of view, and I think it tries to point out that the delightful Austin's ideas about language harbor a hidden metaphysics, but From Joho the Blog on November 3, 2005 at 9:49 a.m..

Drucker and Specialists
Stumbled across a talk Peter Drucker gave to the Harvard John F Kennedy School of Government (the 1994 Edwin L. Godkin Lecture to be precise). He talks about the various shifts coming for society, but two caught my eye. First,... From Monkeymagic on November 3, 2005 at 8:50 a.m..

World Usability Day
“Why doesn’t this work right? What am I supposed to do with this now?" World Usability Day, November 3, 2005, is for everyone who’s ever asked these questions. This Earth-Day-style event, focused on easy-to-use technology, currently involves plans in more than 70 cities in 30 countries. World Usability Day promotes the value of usability engineering, user-centered design,and every user's responsibility to ask for things that work better. The Usabililty Professionals' Association is doing that by encouraging, organizing, and spon From Seblogging News on November 3, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Putting Porn on Your IPod
A relatively unknown search engine that specializes in culling video files from Usenet is ready to offer all kinds of stuff for your iPod, including pornography. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

The Hit Factory
Who needs major labels, marketing or airplay? MySpace gets more hits than Google -- and becomes the MTV of the internet generation. By Jeff Howe of Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Peer-to-Peer Goes Legit
IMesh becomes the first file-sharing service to offer legal access to more than 2 million tracks from major labels and independents. by Niall McKay. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

The Cover-Up Is the Crime
Sony's response to critics of its sneaky CD copy-protection scheme misses the point. The problem isn't that the Sony program could aid electronic trespassers, but that the company itself has trespassed. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

The Art of Privacy Invasion
A performance artist finds an impolite palette in the images that spill from wireless nanny cams and security surveillance systems, unbeknownst to their owners. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Chip the Light Fantastic
Scientists build an ultra-fast optical chip, and another that slows light by a factor of 300. Together, they've been hailed as breakthroughs that may lead to super-speedy computers and breakneck data communications. By Mark Anderson. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passports
State Department staffers take steps to make the new documents safer from attack. But a grave error in the design shows they still don't understand the technology. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Handheld Puts AIDS Fight in Field
A new diagnostic system on a chip could transform the battle against HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. By Courtney Barry. From Wired News on November 3, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Generador de fuentes RSS
Generar una fuente RSS de un website: FeedTier [vía]. Una prueba con la página de Noticias de mi Univeridad: (fuente RSS) From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 3, 2005 at 5:52 a.m..

(re) Descubriendo blogs
Una selección periódica, muy personal, de buenos weblogs de hoy y de ayer. Actualidad e-dentidad El caballero de la triste figura Libellus Opinorama Periodismo Global Agregadores Planeta Blogs Chilenos Planeta Estándar Comunicación Ciberescrituras El Espacio del Dircom Ilusiona TV Sistemas en Blog Corporativos Blog prakanstudios Blogs Comunicorp Fon Blog Deportes Aguja de Bitácora La ducha Diseño Duopixel El manipulador Documentación Documentación, biblioteconomía e información Fall in Blog Gastronomía Blog de Cocina Buenoparacomer Letras La From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 3, 2005 at 4:47 a.m..

Jack-PC Thin Client Puts a PC In a Wall Jack - Wired Blog
Well, it wouldn't be right to call this a whole PC, but it's pretty cool all the same. The Chip PC Jack-PC is a thin client that fits into a standard Ethernet wall box. This will mean little to most home users, but for large enterprise net admins and offi From Techno-News Blog on November 3, 2005 at 2:50 a.m..

Awards for Times on Web - THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times on the Web has won three awards from the Online News Association, including the group's top prize for general excellence among large sites. The awards, announced Saturday night at the association's annual conference in Manhattan, are ju From Techno-News Blog on November 3, 2005 at 2:50 a.m..

Is It the End for Home VCRs? - PAUL ENG, ABC News
One of the oldest holdouts of 20th century analog video technology in the living room -- the tape-eating video cassette recorder -- may finally be on its last legs. According to the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington, Va., only 1.3 million stan From Techno-News Blog on November 3, 2005 at 2:50 a.m..

A Bush-Style Education School in Texas
A new school of education at Southern Methodist University was created to address a growing achievement gap in reading between white and minority students. From New York Times: Education on November 3, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Over 2,000 'die from NHS errors'
As this BBC report reveals, there is much to be gained in these areas. And our current methods are now where near the mark. Atul Gawande's in his popular book, Complications, shows that many medical decisions are made without full knowledge of implications, simply because there are so many variables at play. Active learning from deliberate learning experiences seems to hold a key. Gary Klein and others have touched upon this method of scou From elearningpost on November 3, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

10 principles of effective information management
James Robertson has an article on looking at people, processes, content and technology in managing information: This article draws together a number of 'critical success factors' for information management projects. These do not provide an exhaustive list, but do offer a series of principles that can be used to guide the planning and implementation of information management activities. From the outset, it must be emphasised that this is not an article about technology. Rather, it is about the orga From elearningpost on November 3, 2005 at 1:45 a.m..

Participatory investments
That's the phrase from yesterday's post about Dave Hickey that stayed with me today: . . . participatory investments [that] increase the social value of the things [they] love . . . Contrast that with the delayed gratification, the isolation, of many kinds of school learning. How many classes can be adapted so as to encourage students to make a participatory investment in something that will let them learn and practice the content of the course while they... From Weblogs in Higher Education on November 2, 2005 at 11:52 p.m..

GED Success Tips
By Thomas Nixon HYPHEN create your own success with ten tips for the GED high school equivalency tests.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 2, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..