May 18, 2001

WBT Sytems Launches TopClass XML Toolkit This is a press release and therefore almost impossible to read because to the flowery adjectives, but the gist is that TopClass, a learning management system, has released an e-learning XML toolkit which allows users to export their TopClass data in XML. Which is good. Submitted on May 21, 2001

Homeschool Gets Sex Education from the 'you can learn a lesson from this dept.' - Home Education Magazine lost its domain name, www.home-ed-press.com, to a porn site when it failed to renew its registration with Network Solutions. By Katie Dean, Wired news, May 21, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

Intro to MacroMedia CourseBuilder Good stuff - exactly as the name implies, with screen shots and clear direction. By Garin Hess, Learning Circuits, may, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

Rebuilding E-Learning Companies Advice on how to retool your e-learning company (we all have e-learning companies, right?) to adapt to the changing marketplace. Generally sound advice, though the last suggestion - "Acquire companies" - is a bit more than most of us can manage. By Claudia Flowers, Learning Circuits, May, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

The Instructional Plan for Learning and Curriculum Alignment: The IPLCA The Instructional Plan for Learning and Curriculum Alignment (IPLCA) is an instructional model that relates three majorareas of educational importance: curriculum development, learning, and technology. Learning is compared to the way that a computer processes and stores information. By Muhammad Betz, Learning Technology Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, April, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

Organizations as Brains Interesting article (more like a converted slide show presentation) that is kind of out there... but in a good way. The same sort of things that affect brains (getting stuck in one's ways, for example) affect organizations. And the same sort of right-brain creativity is needed to get unstuck. By John Man, Learning Technology Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, April, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

Education as Commodity Good overview, with good links, of the issues that arise when ecucation becomes a commodity. Looks at copyright issues, faculty or author compensation, and rights management. By Mary Axelson, ElectronicSchool.Com Submitted on May 21, 2001

The Once and Future P2P Interesting look at P2P (Person to Person) technologies, including an overview of Napster and similar technologies. Tries to look forward and suggests that P2P may be an alternative to search engines. Maybe, but we need a better approach to it than Napster. I'm waiting for the day somebody looks at the educational uses for P2P. By Chris Sherman, Search Engine Watch, May 21, 2001. Submitted on May 21, 2001

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