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Plan to Dissolve Nation's Only Public Women's College Stirs Debate at Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 21 - With Douglass College, the nation's only publicly financed women's college, facing the possibility that it will be converted into a less autonomous campus of Rutgers University, a passionate debate is under way here about the value of a separate education for women. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to Education Program
A federal judge said the federal government can require states to spend their own money to comply with No Child Left Behind. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 10:45 p.m..

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
Hot flash from Spain. Soon we will have even less of an excuse: the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 will make accessibility easier. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on November 23, 2005 at 8:48 p.m..

"Fight for Blogger's Rights!"
Who is going to support us here in Austria (t d f) or Europe? AFAIK - it's impossible to blog anonymously - I'm not sure that - as a blogger - you can keep your sources confidential - I think you are responsible for what is From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 23, 2005 at 8:46 p.m..

Off to Innsbruck
Tomorrow I will start teaching a seminar on Social Software and Self-organization for the education department of the Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck. I still don't know how many students will want to take the ride... So, improvisation will be the name of the game, I reckon. Should get interesting... [Seblogging News on November 23, 2005 at 7:46 p.m..

Burning Questions for the Read/Write Web
It's holiday time. I'm not gonna be around these parts for the next four days as I'm taking a much needed blog holiday to visit with the fam, watch other people eat turkey (Thanksgiving just hasn't been the same since we went veggie), read one of those paper things with words printed in it, and dive into big piles of leaves with my kids. Bliss... But before I go, I figured since this post is going to stay on top o' the blog for a few days, I might do another one of those reader participation posts that seemed to l From weblogged News on November 23, 2005 at 5:47 p.m..

The value of my blog...has gone up.
My blog is worth $8,468.10.How much is your blog worth?... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 4:54 p.m..

Searching for Meaning in the MPAA-BitTorrent Deal
Brad Hill's take on the MPAA-BitTorrent eal is basically right, particularly his points at the end about its irrelevance.  While I agree that this deal is insignificant in terms of stopping infringement, I suppose it could have some relevance in terms of future litigation or, at least, future litigation strategy. For quite awhile, the MPAA/RIAA have been pushing the argument that a service provider can be secondarily liable if filtering technologies were available but not i From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 23, 2005 at 4:46 p.m..

Faces of brave future teachers
These brave future teachers are forging ahead into unknown technology territory this semester. Click on their names to see their blogs as the adventure unfolds. EDTEC 470 Bloggers - Spring 2004... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

University Is Accused of Bias Against Christian Schools
But Mr. Young, his teachers and his family fear his beliefs may hurt his chance to attend the university. They say the public university system, which has 10 campuses, discriminates against students from evangelical Christian schools, especially faith-based ones like... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

What Do Online Journalists Need to Know?
As a former online news professional who's now an academic, I've been involved in countless discussions about the skills that online journalists ought to have. Instead of guessing or predicting, one of my students (C. Max Magee) is working with me to get some real facts that we can share with the industry and academia. A key component of Max's independent-study project is a skills survey for online content sites. We'd very much appreciate if you would take a moment (you need just five to 10 minutes) to fill out Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

Knight Ridder and the "New Newspaper"
Having spent more than nine years at Knight Ridder's Miami Herald, I've been watching the fallout from investors' recent calls for the company to put itself up for sale in order to produce better financial returns for shareholders. So I found it interesting when an illustrious group of Knight Ridder alumni issued a public call (via a blog) to "reassert" John Knight's belief "that excellent journalism is good business." I really want to be sympathetic to their point of view. The signers of the p From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 23, 2005 at 2:55 p.m..

The Last Photo I Ever Took!
This made me laugh so I thought I would share. Last Photo... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 1:56 p.m..

Quote of the day
To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so. Robert Orben... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 12:56 p.m..

Sorry I did not make the list.
Top 20 Edu Blogs? - while I agree with the names on the list (my connectivism blog included :)), there are so many excellent edu-tech bloggers, I would have a hard time narrowing it down to 20. elearnspace: Top 20... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 12:56 p.m..

The Conclusion
students still go to the classroom and learn by some multimedia, and students can still go to the web site on the Internet if they have computer nearby. and test either on paper or online (depends on what kind of... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 12:56 p.m..

Microsoft to "Open" it's file formats.
Microsoft have announced that they will "open" their file formats by submitting them to ECMA International, a standards body. The ECMA is the lowest rung on the standards ladder, and effectively acts as a rubber-stamp for proprietary standards. Unfortunately from... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 12:56 p.m..

The GNU Project
The idea that the proprietary-software social system--the system that says you are not allowed to share or change software--is antisocial, that it is unethical, that it is simply wrong, may come as a surprise to some readers. But what else... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 23, 2005 at 11:49 a.m..

Tagging talk at Oxford
On November 30 I'm giving a talk at Oxford on tagging. (Woohoo! Oxford!) It'll be webcast. Unfortunately, for you blighters across the pond, it starts at 10:00AM London time, which means it's 4 or 5 in the morning in Boston...right in time for you to tune in when you get back from sculling on the Charles. How convenient. [Tags: tagging taxonomy]... From Joho the Blog on November 23, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

Blackbox Voting to hack Diebold
From BlackBox Voting: The California Secretary of State has invited Black Box Voting to hack away at some Diebold voting systems. The testing is set for Nov. 30, 2005. Diebold Election Systems has been trying to re-certify its "TSx" touch- screen machines in California. Diebold has added stronger passwords and encryption, but even the consultant hired by California to evaluate the system reported that the voting system remains vulnerable to alteration of vote results. (More on consultant report and vulnerabilities: http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/14296.html) This week, officials From Joho the Blog on November 23, 2005 at 10:49 a.m..

Liberty Media acquires majority stake in Fun Technologies
Liberty Media will acquire 32.4 m common shares, representing a 51 per cent interest, in Fun Technologies for approximately £83.7m (€122m). From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 9:58 a.m..

Safe, easy and Democratic
Tom Steinberg, of Pledgebank fame, and the team at MySociety are geniuses. Have a look at their new service at HearFromYourMP.com - I've signed up, but don't let that put you off.oeSo, the voting is over. The politicians vanish to... From Monkeymagic on November 23, 2005 at 9:55 a.m..

Sobre la identidad mediática de los weblogs
Selección de weblogs citados como ejemplos en mi epígrafe “Los weblogs y su identidad como cibermedios”, en Salaverría, Ramón (coord.), Cibermedios. El impacto de internet en los medios de comunicación en España, Comunicación Social Ediciones y Publicaciones, Sevilla, 2005, pp. 70-82 (el original fue preparado en abril de 2005). 1) ... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 23, 2005 at 9:54 a.m..

Escolar sobre FON
Ignacio Escolar: Varsavsky reta a las operadoras con Fon: el Napster del wifi [vía] From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 23, 2005 at 9:54 a.m..

ESIA, EU discuss future of European semiconductors
The European Semiconductor Industry Association's (ESIA)'Competitiveness Report' for 2005 found that Europe's chip supply to the rest of the world is declining. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 8:57 a.m..

Lovingly building processes to last
On a possible link between a Japanese architect who build with paper tubes and process From Monkeymagic on November 23, 2005 at 8:54 a.m..

The Evolution of Chatspeak
Type freaks get crazy with chat-room shorthand. Plus: Microsoft moves toward open Office standard. From the Wired News blog Monkey Bites. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

BitTorrent Does a Hollywood Deal
The company scrubs links from its website to discourage users from downloading pirated movies. But the software still lets determined downloaders get the goods. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:46 a.m..

Put Your Money Where Your Mind Is
Kalle Lasn, founder of Buy Nothing Day, acknowledges that the movement's gone global thanks to the net. But he calls bloggers passive and claims iPods cut us off from the real world. Wired News interview by David Cohn. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Finding Fat Before Heart Attacks
Nanotech in medicine isn't just for cancer anymore. A researcher says his version of nanoparticles can lead to early diagnosis of atherosclerosis, which often isn't found until a heart attack or stroke. By Elizabeth Svoboda. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Dark Cloud Hovers Over Black Hat
New corporate ownership won't exempt the bleeding-edge security conference from future Ciscogates, and clashing court decisions leave the outcome up for grabs. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide
Hunting for media streamers, GPS navigators or a home robot for the special techie in your life? Look no further. By Christopher Null and Robert Strohmeyer. Plus: The Buy Nothing Day founder speaks out. From Wired News on November 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Feasting on French food
Our first night in Saigon we couldn't resist a break from non-stop Asian food and we headed to Camargue for a vaguely French/European meal. Seated outdoors beneath palm trees on the upper terrace of a villa/house, the evening had a tropical, languid From megnut on November 23, 2005 at 8:45 a.m..

Library of Congress to digitise world's works, Google donates $3m
The World Digital Library represents an extension of the Libarary of Congress' American Memory and Global Gateway digitisation projects. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 7:56 a.m..

3G World Congress points towards hybrid mobiles and services
Hybrid mobile phones that could switch between conventional mobile networks and low-cost wi-fi VoIP connectivity while still being able to receive calls made to their conventional telephone number are being billed as the devices of the future. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 7:56 a.m..

Virgin Mobile opens 12 concessions in WHSmith High Street stores
These 12 concessions take Virgin Mobile's presence in WHSmith High Street stores to 19, following a year-long trial of the shop-within-a-shop concept. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 7:56 a.m..

Virtual grid to help battle AIDS
Working with the Scripps Research Institute, World Community Grid will host its second major project, which is dedicated to finding new AIDS therapies. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 7:56 a.m..

Scammers send bogus Liverpool Football Club e-mails
The messages prey on interest in the soccer team and claim that recipients are one of 40 lucky winners to have won £500,000 (€728,440). From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 7:56 a.m..

On the augmentation of human social networking abilities...
I've been reading Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework, by D.C. Englebart (Stanford, 1962) and there's this really interesting paragraph in it that I think is true: The process of developing this conceptual framework brought out a number of significant realisations: that the intellectual effectiveness exerxised today by a given human has little likelihood of being intelligence limited -- t From Seblogging News on November 23, 2005 at 7:50 a.m..

Diminishing fresh eyes
I seemed to be slowing down on the posting, and I think part of it's because I've lost my "fresh eyes," as I like to call it. When we first arrived in Asia, everything was so different, and I felt like there was so much to comment on. Now after nearly two-and-a-half weeks, I've become inured to many sights and sounds and happenings. Which is not to say that Saigon isn't different than Bangkok or Hong Kong, or that there's nothing new. It's just that my lust for describing it all has diminished a bit. Only a bit though, so I'll be writing more soon, I hope! From megnut on November 23, 2005 at 7:45 a.m..

Report finds shifts in computer attacks
An increasing number of attacks are targeting backup and recovery tools, antivirus software and other security tools, as well as network backbone devices such as switches and routers, according to a report from SANS. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 6:56 a.m..

Ofcom proposes more action against rogue internet diallers
Ofcom wants to extend existing requirements to enable ICSTIS, the premium rate regulator, to take action against any rogue dialler irrespective of the telephone number used or the call charges involved. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 6:56 a.m..

DA Group Signs Dirty Sanchez deal with MTV
DA will build 3D interactive characters based on the show for use in mobile screensavers and messengers. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 6:56 a.m..

HP offers mobile push e-mail in Europe
Using GSM-GPRS and EDGE networks, the I-paq hw6500 and Good Link extend Microsoft Outlook capabilities including e-mail, attachments, calendars, contacts, public folders, notes and tasks, to HP's I-paq Mobile Messenger. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

Siemens wins €30m order from Sparkasse Leipzig
Siemens Business Services is to operate the saving bank's servers, telephone equipment and voice and data networks, as well as a user helpdesk which employees can call for help with PC problems. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 23, 2005 at 5:49 a.m..

Shoptalk, Anthropology and Business
Missed this Shop Talk discussion in September. Shop Talk discusses the anthropologists who no longer observe tribal people out in the jungle, but watch us instead. These days we're the tribal people, it's us they're observing as we go about... From Monkeymagic on November 23, 2005 at 5:47 a.m..

ELGG vs. Moodle - defusing a false dichotomy
Ich habe erst vor einigen Tagen einen Hinweis darauf erhalten, was die Lernplattform Moodle mittlerweile alles abbilden kann bzw. was in der Moodle-Community an Weiterentwicklungen diskutiert wird. Die Diskussion um Vor- und Nachteile von Learning Management Systemen ist mit dem... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 23, 2005 at 2:51 a.m..

Interaktivität in Multimedia-Anwendungen
Es ist eine schlanke, aber hilfreiche Taxonomie, die der Autor hier vorstellt. Unterschieden werden sechs Stufen der Interaktivität, die nach dem Grad der Aktionsmöglichkeiten des Nutzers aufsteigend sortiert sind: 1. Objekte betrachten und rezipieren 2. Multiple Darstellungen betrachten und rezipieren... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 23, 2005 at 2:51 a.m..

Top Texas Court Voids School Financing System
Texas school districts illegally use property taxes to pay for public education, the Texas Supreme Court ruled. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Coach Sues Over Right to Pray With Team
The football coach at East Brunswick High School in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against his school district after he was barred from praying with his players. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

On Education: School Radio Stations Face Competition Over Licenses
Some high school and college radio stations are fending off challenges to their licenses by Christian broadcasters. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

Closing the Gap Between City and Suburban Students
A private school in the suburbs of Memphis is trying to recruit more city students in an experiment. From New York Times: Education on November 23, 2005 at 2:45 a.m..

AOL to launch online television - BBC
Internet giant America Online (AOL) has announced plans to launch a free online television service by early next year. To be called In2TV, it will feature programmes from sister Time Warner company Warner Brothers. The service will be organised into six c From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..

Googling Literature: The Debate Goes Public - EDWARD WYATT, New York Times
If there was any point of agreement between publishers, authors and Google in a debate Thursday night over the giant Web company's program to digitize the collections of major libraries and allow users to search them online, it seemed to be this: Informat From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..

Pocket answer to digital divide - Jo Twist, BBC News
Much of the debate about the digital divide centres on getting computers into the hands of budding digital citizens in developing countries. But there are those who are looking to existing mobile phone technologies as the way to connect the world. "Ever From Techno-News Blog on November 22, 2005 at 11:50 p.m..