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Online Communication: Writing for the Web
The last 2005 issue of WWWTools for Education focuses on writing for the Web, with many useful links to articles about writing and to writing support sites. _____JH _____ "There's general agreement that writing for the Web is not the same as writing for print - though perhaps we should also consider that much online writing was initially written for the printed page, and in a nice final irony, a piece is often printed back to paper for easier reading. From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 29, 2005 at 6:47 p.m..
Alan Levine - Kiwi Artichoke Barks At Learning Objects - Cogdogblog
Alan Levine cites Kiwi Artichoke, who says on learning objects: "When I question the digerati it seems that learning management systems are all about managing content for consumption, and digital learning objects all about creating the content for consumption." And the rumbling continues. Contrast this to
RenaissanceU, "an organization dedicated to uniting technology and education to offer increasingly effective learning at a lower cost, announces the release of its customized textbook product line." [
OLDaily on December 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
Wesley A. Fryer - Classroom Audio Podcasting - Tools for the TEKS
Nice article, not too long, that introduces the idea of classroom podcasting, outlines some of the uses and some of the benefits, and offers a few examples. Good overview at an introductory level. Via
Miguel Guhlin, who adds some urgency to the debate: "We either use computer labs to support information literacy or do online state assessments/test prep. We either train teachers on how to help students learn information-problem-solving strategies or how to help their students maximize scores on tests. We c From
OLDaily on December 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
Miguel Guhlin - Open Source Boondoggle? and Video Editing on Linux - Mousing Around
My experience with multimedia on Linux has been pretty poor, so I am sympathetic with the comment that prompted this post. I will look at some of the resources listed here for vide on Linux - but without a lot of hope. Right now, I can't even play video in my browser, much less create or edit it on the Linux system (and don't get me going about the work involved installing plugins for Firefox on Linux, or making wireless work (like this
open content comic, which is probably good, but simply crashes my br From
OLDaily on December 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
Jeremy Price - Sticks and Stones and Snap Judgements - Smelly Knowledge
Jeremy Price responds to a comment posted on this site a couple of days ago complaining about the use of adacemic jargon. Price argues, "some issues, ideas, concepts, thoughts are complex and necessitate deep and thorough thinking. The issues surrounding the use and nature of Wikipedia is one such topic." I recognize the need to balance accessible content with deep thought, and while I try to post introductory material frequently, I will not back off from taking the discussion to a deeper level if the link warrants it. In the end, you choose what to read: if it's too simple, too academic, From
OLDaily on December 29, 2005 at 5:45 p.m..
A List Apart 209
In A List Apart's year-end issue, Brian Crescimanno provides an extensive yet compact checklist of ways to make your site's forms usable. And Molly E. Holzschlag stokes the flames of creativity (or of productive argument) by advising web designers to think outside the grid. The issue also features outstanding illustration work by Kevin Cornell and Jason Santa Maria. From
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on December 29, 2005 at 4:48 p.m..
Business is Good
My column from the current issue of Arthur magazine.Business is not the enemy. Not in itself, anyway. There's an often unexpressed, underlying assumption these days about the way power in America works. An extension of what used to be called "crude Marxism," the idea is that Bush and the NeoCons are brilliant propagandists, yet merely marionettes in a drama puppeteered by the true power elite: corporations. I think that's got it backwards. As hard as it may be to fathom, I suspect Bush and his cronies really do believe in the God-ordained su From
rushkoff.blog on December 29, 2005 at 4:45 p.m..
Africa Quiz
Ethan Zuckerman has put together a 10-question quiz about the year in Africa. 60% is a high score, Ethan says. The good news: You couldn't do worse than me. Note to self: Must read Global Voices more. And on his blog, Ethan crunches some numbers to show the growing presence of Chinese blogs. For example, MSN is hosting at least 2 million Chinese language blogs. And Ethan wonders if blogs on Bokee, the popular Chinese blogging platform, are even showing up in the statistics. Says Ethan: "Researchers hoping to make broad statements about weblogs are going to have to start... From
Joho the Blog on December 29, 2005 at 3:48 p.m..
SynchroEdit
It allows multiple users to edit a single web-based document at the same time, and synchronizes all changes so that users always have the same version.... Suggested uses include collaborative note taking during a class, or back channel writing during a conference or phone/tele conference. From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on December 29, 2005 at 2:50 p.m..
College and University Feed Directory
The Thomson Peterson's directory provides a categorized collection of rss and atom feeds from higher education institutions; major categories include Blogs, Journals, Libraries, Podcasts, Research Centers, and Technology. The collection's feed titles and descriptions are searchable to facilitate locating useful feeds. See also the parallel blog
Syndication in Higher Education that tracks "emerging practice in RSS, podcasting, and blogging on Higher Ed websites." _____JH _______ From
EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 29, 2005 at 1:47 p.m..
Dream word
Last night I dreamt that I ran into someone I knew as an acquaintance (not someone I know in waking life, fwiw) who'd gotten married a couple of months earlier. So, I told her congratulations. A few minutes later I realized this was the third time I'd run into after the wedding, and each time I'd congratulated her. I was explaining this to a friend (in the dream), feeling chagrinned, and said we needed a word for this particular social faux pas. My friend (or maybe I) suggested "Exaggulations." [Tags: dreams humor]... From
Joho the Blog on December 29, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..
Top Tens
I suffer from a brain deficiency that keeps me from being able to compile comprehensive lists. If asked to name the top three bodily functions, I'm likely to remember "breathing" two days after I've turned in the the test. I actually had to come to an accommodation with a CEO I reported to because he liked to go around the table and ask for list-y information, e.g., "What will be the top three threats we'll face in the next 18 months." I freeze. Anyway, I enjoy a good top ten list as much as anyone. For example, J.D. Lasica has... From
Joho the Blog on December 29, 2005 at 10:48 a.m..
Dennett on Intelligent Design
The philosopher Daniel Dennett is interviewed in Der Spiegel (in English) and talks insightfully about Intelligent Design and Darwin. Really good contextualizing explanation. Then he goes off on religion in a way that I personally find not just tiresome but sloppy. He, like Richard Dawkins, talks about religion in general, as if all religions were the same, as if one critique fits all. Further, he's such an outsider to religion that he assumes believers are all simpletons. I find that smug, irksome and not very philosophical. [Tags: DanielDennett IntelligentDesign religion philosophy]... From
Joho the Blog on December 29, 2005 at 1:48 a.m..
IM Threats: The Dark Side of Innovation - Lisa Vaas, eWeek
There's innovation, and then there's innovation. The dark side of innovation is evident in the rising threat from smarter IM worms. After all, innovation isn't so great when it means that hackers are getting sophisticated enough to write IM worms that can From
Techno-News Blog on December 29, 2005 at 12:49 a.m..