Edu_RSS ~ October 10, 2003

Most recent update: October 10, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Governor Schwartzenegger And once again, the people of California get exactly the government that they seem to deserve. It's a Ronald Reagan Redux. From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 10, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (31558) Matrix of some uses of blogs in education From EdTechPost A matrix of some of the possible uses of blogs in education. [EdTechPost]... From IDT Matrix on October 10, 2003 at 10:48 p.m.. (31557) jupiter - Motorized pepper pots From Unfocused.Net on October 10, 2003 at 9:49 p.m.. (31556) Oracle extends PeopleSoft bid to 2004 The software maker extends until year-end its deadline for tendering shares in its $7.25 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (31554) IBM, Brazil pair up for Linux lambada Big Blue picks up the tempo, announcing a deal with the Brazilian government to foster open-source software expertise in the country. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (31552) ValueClick buys marketer Commission Junction The online ad technology company agrees to buy the privately held affiliate marketer for about $58 million in cash, another sign of consolidation in the online marketing business. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (31551) More on whether trade embargoes should apply to scholarship The Chronicle of Higher Education will host an online colloquy on the question Wednesday, October 15, at 11 a.m. ET. For background, read the Chronicle's open-access article from the October 17 issue, following up its toll-access article (free online excerpts) from last week.Here's ho From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (31549) E-mail filters not fooled by signed spam Bulk e-mailers are trying a new trick, applying digital signatures to unsolicited messages in hopes of bypassing popular spam-filtering programs. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (31548) In memoriam Tim Im Alter von 58 Jahren ist Tim Robinson - viel zu früh - an den Folgen einer schweren Krankheit verstorben.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 6:50 p.m.. (31547) E-commerce News Briefs A new Web site store for small businesses launches, LivePerson offers a Webinar on the benefits of real-time e-mail marketing, and Aussies are going online in record numbers, but still don't trust small e-commerce sites. From E-Commerce Guide on October 10, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31545) Oh Boy Lookee here. From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 10, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31544) EMusic sold; unlimited MP3 downloads nixed VUNet sells the music subscription service to an obscure holding company, which will radically change subscriber policies. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31543) Microsoft gets CRM sales machine humming The company says it has sold its customer relationship management applications to 1,000 businesses--a "milestone" for the 1.0 version it introduced in January. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31542) SunnComm won't sue grad student In an abrupt reversal, the antipiracy company decides not to sue the Princeton University grad student who published a paper that describes how to bypass CD copy-protection technology. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (31541) Informe OCDE: España, la primera por la cola Según el informe Education at a Glance 2003, presentado por la OCDE ayer en París, el gasto en educación disminuyó en España desde el 5,5% del PIB dedicado en 1995 hasta el 4,9% de 2000. La media de los países miembros de la OCDE es de un punto más, el 5,9%. En el sector público el gasto bajó del 4,6% al 4,3%. El gasto por estudiante aumentó, pero se quedó en los 5.000 dólares, muy por debajo de los 6.000 dólares de media y mucho más lejos aún de los 10. From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31540) Nuevo número de Quaderns Digitals El número 30 de Quaderns Digitals incluye varios artículos sobre nuevas tecnologías en educación, entre otros «¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Educación a Distancia?» de Jorge Padula, «La formación de personas mayores en nuevas tecnologías» de Mayte Gómez del Castillo, «Internet en las aulas de Educación Secundaria» de Joaquín Prats y «¿Vídeo en infantil?» de Teresa Olloqui. From Octeto - Tecnolog&#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31539) StarOffice 7.0 Sun ha actualizado su paquete de aplicaciones ofimáticas StarOffice. Entre las novedades de la versión 7.0 se citan las mejoras en la usabilidad y en la compatibilidad con Microsoft Office y la posibilidad de exportar contenidos en formatos PDF y Flash. StarOffice funciona en plataformas Linux, Solaris y Windows y es gratuito para instituciones educativas. La base de StarOffice es el software de código fuente abierto OpenOffice.org, promovido por Sun, que puede descargar From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:52 p.m.. (31538) Segunda fase del programa «Internet en la Escuela» El Gobierno de España informó el viernes acerca de la segunda fase del programa Internet en la escuela, inscrito ahora en el plan de desarrollo de la sociedad de la información España.es. Ver Referencia del Consejo de Ministros de 19 de septiembre de 2003. Según la información proporcionada por el Gobierno, el programa cuenta con una inversión estimada de 513 millones de euros (239 corresponden a las comunid From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31534) WebCT y la compatibilidad de contenidos mediante IMS CETIS (The Center for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards) se hace eco de las mejoras de WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 en lo que respecta a la compatibilidad con el estándar IMS: «La última version de este popular entorno virtual de aprendizaje hace más fácil para los usuarios el añadir materiales de aprendizaje en el formato de empaquetado de contenidos de IMS. Exportar, sin embargo, es un asunto ligeramente distinto.» Aunque incorporar contenidos IMS es cada vez má From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31533) Libro en línea sobre objetos de aprendizaje En enero de este año la Ohio State University reunió a varios expertos en objetos de aprendizaje para discutir sobre «Elaboración y evaluación de contenidos compartibles». El objetivo de los promotores del encuentro era responder a la pregunta siguiente: «¿Qué tenemos que saber para trabajar juntos para construir y compartir recursos reutilizables?». El libro Learning Objects: Contexts and Connections, ahora disponible en línea, recoge las aportaciones de los expertos. Se puede descargar el lib From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31532) Encuesta del Ministerio de Educación sobre la «Sociedad de la Información» El Ministerio de Educación del Gobierno de España ha presentado los resultados de una «Encuesta Piloto de la Sociedad de la Información y la Comunicación en los centros educativos» referida a la educación no universitaria en centros públicos y privados durante el curso 2000-2001. Las variables recogidas hacen referencia al equipamiento informático disponible y al nivel de conocimientos y utilización de las nuevas tecnologías por parte del profesorado. Según esta encuesta, el número de ordenadores por cada 100 alumnos es de From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31531) MIT OpenCourseWare en español y en portugués El proyecto OpenCourseWare del MIT ha completado recientemente la publicación de sus primeros 500 cursos en línea. Actualmente Universia está traduciendo algunos de esos cursos al castellano y al portugués: - MIT OpenCourseWare en español - MIT OpenCourseWare en portugués From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31530) WWW2004: Thirteenth International World Wide Web Conference El International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2) y la Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) organizan conjuntamente el evento WWW2004, decimotercera edición de la World Wide Web Conference. Una de las áreas de la conferencia estará dedicada íntegramente a la educación. «El World Wide Web ha ocasionado una revolución en la manera de enseñar y de aprender. La tecnología nos capacita para proporcionar materiales interact From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31529) IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education WBE 2004 La International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) organiza la conferencia internacional sobre educación basada en web WBE 2004. En esta ocasión se tratarán, entre otros, los temas siguientes: - La educación y formación en línea y a distancia. - La innovación tecnológica en el aprendizaje y la enseñanza. - Aplicaciones multimedia. - Las universidades y centros de enseñanza virtuales. From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31528) Monográfico de Educaweb.com sobre «blended learning» Educaweb.com dedica un número monográfico a la formación virtual. «A través de los diversos monográficos que Educaweb ha dedicado a la formación virtual, on-line o e-learning, hemos podido recorrer el camino que ha seguido este modelo de enseñanza que siempre ha estado vinculado al desarrollo y a la implantación de las nuevas tecnologías en la sociedad. En esta ocasión, nuestro monográfico se centra en el Blended learning, pues al parecer, estamos en un momento e From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31527) IV Congreso Iberoamericano de Informática en la Educación Especial La Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, la RedEspecial Iberoamericana y la Asociación Española de Educación Especial (AEDES), entre otras entidades, organizan la cuarta edición del Congreso Iberoamericano de Informática en la Educación Especial: Aplicaciones para la calidad de vida. Sus organizadores destacan como objetivo primordial «la accesibilidad al entorno, que garantiza el derecho al acceso a la educación de c From Octeto - Tecnolog'#237;a educativa on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31526) Re: Feed of Feeds -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 link:links is intended to be more From rss-dev on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 p.m.. (31525) Using timelines as navigation is a pretty esoteric ... Using timelines as navigation is a pretty esoteric subject, but this is why I love the web (and bloggers as a type of glue that holds the web together): through a link on Headshift, I found Matt Jones' list of timelines, which contained a comment linking to an even better one with screenshots and analysis from Erin Malone. And it all showed up just as I was trying to figure out From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 5:50 p.m.. (31523) More on PLoS Marydee Ojala, Intro to Open Access: The Public Library of Science, EContent Magazine, October 10, 2003. Excerpt: "PLoS advocates open access to scientific literature. Open access means scientific papers are available online, free of charge, with no restrictions on access or use. Oh, and one minor detail. Once your paper is accepted, you owe PLoS $1,500. That might sound outrageous outside the scientific community, but authors must pay to publish under the other two models as well --plus they give up their c From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (31521) OAI static repository spec Today the OAI released the beta edition of the OAI Static Repository Specification. From the web site: "A Static Repository provides a simple approach for exposing relatively static and small collections of metadata records through the OAI-PMH.....A Static Repository is an XML file that is made accessible at a persistent HTTP URL. The XML file contains metadata records and repository information. A Static Repository becomes accessible via OAI-PMH through the intermediation of o From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 5:48 p.m.. (31520) Pat Schroeder on PLoS Biology launch From her press release: "The Association of American Publishers welcomes the introduction of the Public Library of Science's (PLoS) first journal....Today, the PLoS joins thousands of publishers who already serve the global scientific and medical community. During the last decade, publishers invested hundreds of millions of dollars to make information more accessible to taxpayers and researchers. Content has been digitized; innovative licens From The Shifted Librarian on October 10, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31518) Chris Lydon interviews I really love to listen to the Chris Lydon interviews. Always a gem. From owrede_log on October 10, 2003 at 5:47 p.m.. (31517) Why I've Cancelled my EMusic Subscription I was becoming a fan of EMusic, the MP3 download service that a) treated people like non-thieves and b) had... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 10, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (31516) Linux limbers up for business roundup The promise of better reliability could persuade businesses--already eyeing the cost benefits--to switch to the open-source OS. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31515) Dell.com gets a makeover The redesigned Web site is meant to offer a cleaner, more streamlined view of products such as PCs and servers and easier access to services such as tech support. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31514) Beyond "Efficient Dissemination of Timely Information" It's a very short article, which is too bad, because it makes an important point worth elaborating upon. The point, specifically, is that knowledge management (and by extension, online learning) is about more than disseminating timely information to staff. For one thing, such an approach doesn't ask why you would want to do this, which in turn leaves no means of distinguishing between useful and useless information. It also converts the internet into a publishing medium, which belies its real strength as a communications medium. By James Robertson, CM Briefing, October, 2003 [--> From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31513) Parents Sue School Over Wireless Network The complete lack of any medical evidence not being a barrier to their campaign, a group of parents has filed suit against a pioneering school districtdemanding that it remove wireless internet systems from its buildings. By Daniel Sorid, Yahoo! News, October 9, 2003 [Refer][Research][From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31512) Princeton Report Critical Yesterday's parody has become today's news: SunnComm Technologies Inc., the developer of the DRM technology that can be bypassed with the use of the shift key, is suing the Princeton student who authored the paper, Alex Halderman, for significantly damaging the company's reputation and causing the stock to drop $10 million (though there may be more to that than meets the eye). Argues the company, "No matter what their credentials or rationale, it is wrong to use one's knowledge a From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (31511) The Beginning of the End of the Internet? The U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) warns that the internet "may be dying" because of changes in legislation that may allow major corporations "to control the internet's choke points" and dictate what innovations may be allowed, what content may flow. "Think about what could happen if your broadband internet provider could limit or retard your access to, say, certain news sources or political sites." PDF. By Michael J. Copps, New American Foundation, October 9, 2003 [Refer< From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (31508) Arbeitslosenstatistik Die Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (BA) erfasst diejenigen als arbeitslos, die in keinem Beschäftigungsverhältnis stehen oder weniger als 15 Stunden pro... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (31507) Best way to delete old Radio posts wholesale? I've been using Radio to run my Mediajunkie page after migrating this weblog to Movable Type, and I recently added Adsense ads from Google to the pages. I'd like to republish the whole site to get the ads on to... From Radio on October 10, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (31506) Cato brilliance It is so rare that I am in 100% agreement with the Cato Institute, but there have been important examples in the past (Eldred). Here's another. There's a great essay by Doug Bandow titled "Don't Ban Technology to Solve Copyright Problems," which appeared in the Washington Times but is not yet on Cato's site here. Stay tuned, and stay right (as in correct) Cato. From Lessig Blog on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31504) Xerox's undigital rights management From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31503) Talking Internet security Bob Muglia says information technology is not running out of patience with Microsoft after a string of hacks that exploited vulnerabilities in the company's Windows software. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31502) Week in review: Security breach Despite heightened awareness of security vulnerabilities, prying eyes are still making very public intrusions. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31501) Report: Bluetooth has security gaps From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31500) Missouri files spam suit under new law As efforts increase to crush spammers with legislation, Missouri's attorney general puts the state's new antispam law to the test with lawsuits against two alleged violators. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (31499) Bildungsbericht 2003 Nach (s)einer Ankündigung hat Alexander Hartmann nun den avisierten Bildungsbericht 2003 (12 S. PDF) - wie heute vorgestellt - veröffentlicht.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (31498) iTunes für Windows C|Net ist zu entlocken, dass Apple's (kommerzielle) Musik-Download-Börse iTunes für Windows wohl für nächste Woche erwartet wird.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (31497) hollow - nerve end From Unfocused.Net on October 10, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (31496) More on the PLoS Biology launch Eight library and public interest organizations have issued a press release drawing attention to the upcoming launch of PLoS Biology and praising the open-access publishing model. Quoting James G. Neal, Vice President for Information Services at Columbia University and Chairman of SPARC: "PLoS has captured the imagination of scientists around the globe. The support it has garnered from leaders in biomedical research make it a po From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (31494) More on the PLoS Biology launch Robert Walgate, PLoS Biology Launches, The Scientist, October 10, 2003. A good survey of opinion on the launch of PLoS Biology. Quoting Martin Raff, editor of the (competing) Journal of Biology from BioMed Central: "I think this will have a huge impact in getting people to think about open access and hopefully starting to publish that way. So it's a very good move." From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (31493) Inaugural issue of a new DL journal Ian Witten, Customizing digital library interfaces with Greenstone, TCDL Bulletin, Summer 2003. Taking advantage of the flexibility of Greenstone, the open-source DL software. (PS: Not strongly OA-related, but it gives me a chance to cite something from the inaugural issue of the IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries Bulletin.) From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 3:48 p.m.. (31492) felten II (or jr.) This is good news (ok, not for Halderman but for the law). SunnComm says it is suing Alex Halderman (Ed Felten's student) because he posted a paper pointing out the weaknesses in SunnComm's copy-protection software. I'm sure there will be a world of legal support to help Halderman establish what should be an obvious point: tell the truth is not yet a crime, and (fortunately for most professors) writing even wrong papers is not either. From Lessig Blog on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31491) "bring p2p to reality" Using machines to coordinate sharing content -- that's what this site is doing. And what they are doing is totally legal. Yet if the machines actually copied the content they shared, what they are doing would be a felony (according to some in the content industry). Does this trigger make sense? From Lessig Blog on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31490) What They're Doing Down Under The combination of high Internet penetration, an active and tenured population, and high-speed connectivity resulted in a ripe e-commerce and e-banking environment. From CyberAtlas on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31489) Vonage decision due Tuesday From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31488) New kernel set to speed Linux adoption As CIOs continue to express caution over Linux, it's the adoption of the 2.6 kernel that will signal the operating system's readiness for applications at the heart of businesses. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31487) Report: Global outsourcing helps U.S. Labor shortages and immigration curbs make offshore outsourcing more important to U.S. economic growth, says a report commissioned by an Indian tech industry group. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (31486) Tiptoe thru the tulips RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (0 replies)Tiptoe thru the tulipsposted by random on Friday, October 10, 2003 12:46:08 PMThose crazy Swedes http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7516312%255E13762,00.html ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (31485) Haftung für ökologische Schäden Für einen Schaden haftet sein Verursacher - das ist ein einfaches und etabliertes Prinzip. Soweit es um ökologische Schäden geht,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 2:51 p.m.. (31484) Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Do... From ResourceShelf on October 10, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (31482) University of Illinois Library Adds 10 Millionth Volume to Collection From ResourceShelf on October 10, 2003 at 2:49 p.m.. (31481) More What's Working (cont'd) More on What's Working. And an answer to my question earlier. (An answer I like, by the way -- thanks!) This is similar to the way that I would use weblogs in online curricula for managers, for example. What's Working (Con't). Bill Brandon responds to my post yesterday asking: If we're talking about children in primary school, or even in high school, will the long-term outcomes be better if they learn to interact dir From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 10, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (31480) Business details on an open-access mathematics journal Ulf Rehmann, Documenta Mathematica: A Community-Driven Scientific Journal, High Energy Physics Libraries Webzine, October 2003. Some history and business details about Documenta Mathematica, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of mathematics that charges no processing fees. From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (31479) Intranet out of the box?! Weblogs können da ein probates Mittel sein, also: Weblogs implementieren, einen RCS , und ein k-collector , der Rest ... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on October 10, 2003 at 2:47 p.m.. (31478) Zap Your PRAM Conference I'll be at the Zap Your PRAM conference on Prince Edward Island two weeks from now, gathering with a bunch of creative people - software developers, web designers, librarians and the like - many of them bloggers. ActiveWords founder Buzz Bruggema From Seb's Open Research on October 10, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (31477) On the Road I would be here if I wasn't leaving in an hour or so for here to attend this. Wish I'd... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on October 10, 2003 at 2:46 p.m.. (31476) Anethesiologist RandomComments.comLife: Jokes (0 replies)Anethesiologistposted by Falcon on Friday, October 10, 2003 11:42:58 AMOne night a man and a woman are both at a bar knocking back a few beers. They start talking and come ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 1:51 p.m.. (31475) It may be obvious that games and simulations don't ... It may be obvious that games and simulations don't have to be historically or statistically "accurate" to help you learn. But in the context of games in education, this issue is sticky. A student might learn a lot about the fictional world of Vvardenfell by playing Morrowmind -- maybe even some transferable learning about complex systems and different types of cause and effect -- but is that type of learning going to be valued by the average Grade 9 geography teacher?--> From Jeremy Hiebert&apos;s headspaceJ -- Instructional Design and Technology on October 10, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (31474) Bald Restriktionen im (US-)Internet? "Critics warn that under new federal legislation, writers and Web designers could be hauled into court over something as simple... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (31473) hollow - Motorized pepper pots From Unfocused.Net on October 10, 2003 at 1:50 p.m.. (31472) First 101st On-base Library Opens in Mosul From ResourceShelf on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (31470) From Movies to Minutia: DVDs Eyed for Archival Uses From ResourceShelf on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (31469) What's Working (Con't) Bill Brandon responds to my post yesterday asking: If we're talking about children in primary school, or even in high school, will the long-term outcomes be better if they learn to interact directly with each other, or if they learn to interact by commenting on each other's weblog entries (assuming that they find the latter as engaging as dealing with other kids, an assumption I very much doubt would be valid). If my outcome is for students to learn that learning does not happen in isolation, then would From weblogged News on October 10, 2003 at 1:47 p.m.. (31468) 'Offshoring' Warning from Andy Grove, but No Solution Washington Post: Intel Chairman Says U.S. Is Losing Edge. But Grove acknowledged under questioning that the tech industry itself is... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 10, 2003 at 1:46 p.m.. (31467) SunnComm Does Some Thinking, Backs Off SunnComm CEO Peter Jacobs to the Daily Princetonian: "I don't want to be the guy that creates any kind of chilling effect on research. I just thought about it and decided it was more important not to be one of those people. The harm's been done...if I can't accomplish anything [with a lawsuit] I don't want to leave a wake. I don't want to be the people my parents warned me to stay away from. It's 10 million bucks, bu From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 10, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (31466) Blind Man RandomComments.comLife: Jokes (0 replies)Blind Manposted by Falcon on Friday, October 10, 2003 9:50:14 AMA woman goes into Wal-Mart to buy a rod and reel for her grandson, and notknowing anything about the ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (31465) Man steals back his stolen truck RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (0 replies)Man steals back his stolen truckposted by gardav on Friday, October 10, 2003 9:50:52 AMWhen Joe Francis' truck was stolen, he didn't get mad. He just stole it back. Francis was upset wh ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (31464) Tooth Implant RandomComments.comHealth: General (0 replies)Tooth Implantposted by Falcon on Friday, October 10, 2003 9:54:24 AMMy dentist said I need a tooth pulled, because it's cracked, and I should get a tooth implant. That' ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (31463) Tiger Attack Caused by Woman w/ Big Hair RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (1 replies)Tiger Attack Caused by Woman w/ Big Hairposted by gardav on Friday, October 10, 2003 10:07:04 AMSiegfried had some big hair on him.  Like Flock of Seagulls big. ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (31462) Photo contest deadline RandomComments.comLife: Everyday stuff (0 replies)Photo contest deadlineposted by gardav on Friday, October 10, 2003 10:34:04 AMGetting closer all the time.  Submit something and be cool damn it! http://www.randomcomments. ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:52 p.m.. (31461) Fehlerhafte Gerichtsbesetzung Der BGH hat gestern ein Urteil des LG Oldenburg in einem umfangreichen Wirtschaftsstrafverfahren wegen fehlerhafter Gerichtsbesetzung aufgehoben.... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (31460) News Aggregator In der Kommentar-Abteilung der Oktober-Ausgabe des "Internet Resource Newsletters" wird am Beispiel der "Bloglines" Schritt für Schritt das Verfahren erläutert,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (31459) [zaptlogs] in the XI Seminário sobre Formação de Professores para o Mercosul - Conesul In September, 24 to 27, 2003, occured in Santiago, Chile, the XI Seminário sobre Formação de Professores para o Mercosul - Conesul. This seminar involves researchers from Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina and happens annually in one of the participants' countries and universities. Every year, beyond the presentations of academic... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 10, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (31458) Redesign and More Coming Soon to American Factfinder From ResourceShelf on October 10, 2003 at 12:49 p.m.. (31456) International Islamic Digital Library The National Library of Malaysia will launch the International Islamic Digital Library this week at the summit meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. (Thanks to LIS News.) From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (31455) Open-source publishing tools Chris Gulker, Opportunities for Open Source Software in the Publishing Industry, NewsForge, October 10, 2003. (PS: Every opportunity to reduce costs makes open access more attractive and sustainable.) From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 12:48 p.m.. (31454) 'Beyond Fear' -- Solid Advice from Someone Who Gets Security More than almost anyone I can name, Bruce Schneier has demystified the area of computer security. He's able to explain... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 10, 2003 at 12:47 p.m.. (31453) Why VoIP resists bureaucracy From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (31452) Microsoft readies database add-on The software titan begins testing a reporting tool for its SQL Server database, which will be distributed to thousands of customers. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (31451) Re: Newbee Quesstion ... You need to convert them to HTML. I would use XSLT, but I'm biased (see bel From rss-dev on October 10, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (31450) Neues Feature: Email-Benachrichtigungen Wer möchte, kann sich nun auch per Email über neue Beiträge, Kommentare und/oder Antworten hier im Weblog informieren lassen! Wie es geht kann man hier nachlesen: http://info.twoday.net/stories/84359/ Wer dazu noch Fragen hat möge bitte einen Kommentar hinterlassen. From BildungsBlog on October 10, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (31449) Die Abmahnung "Eine Abmahnung ist ein anerkannter Rechtsbehelf, dessen Benutzung grundsätzlich jedermann freistehen muss. Mit einer Abmahnung wird ein Unterlassungsanspruch außergerichtlich geltend... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (31448) Reusable Competencies moves from IMS to IEEE In a move that is meant to be the first more, IMS donated the Reusable Definition of Competency or Educational Objective (RDCEO) specification to the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) for development as a standard. Apart from enabling wider adoption of RDCEO, the decision represents a streamlining of the specification-to-standard process that has been widely touted for many years. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on October 10, 2003 at 11:49 a.m.. (31446) More What's Working What's Working, Part 2 James Farmer responds to the responses: Hang on there.... Will posts a good collection of comments on What's Working and gives his own, extremeley constructive, perspective...  well worth printing for part III (actually come to think of it From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 10, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (31445) More on the PLoS Biology launch Helen Pearson, Free science journal hits press, Nature, October 10, 2003 (free even for non-subscribers). Nothing new here, just a prominent alert that the launch is coming on Monday. At end end of this short article Pearson tells readers that PLoS Biology will be peer reviewed. But in the body of the article she juxtaposes open access with the views of some scientists who question the effectiveness of peer review, thereby leaving the false impression that the two topics are somehow connected. This is either sloppy writing or a From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (31444) Microsoft developing open-source software Microsoft Canada and the Toronto police department are collaborating on open-source software to track the online dissemination of child pornography. (Thanks to LIS News.) (PS: What's the theory here? When it's really important, it should be open-source?) From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 11:48 a.m.. (31443) Identity Security I'm sure that there are many of you out there who don't read Robert X. Cringely. And that's okay. I'm equally sure that he isn't for everyone. Often, his ramblings tend to lean towards technology in one way or another. Many instances are implementations of technology in decidedly non-technological arenas. Many other instances are just about the tech. Nonetheless, he's... From Don't Back Down on October 10, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (31441) Parents Sue Over School's Wireless Network An elementary school outside of Chicago is being sued over its wireless network. A small group of parents claim that there is mounting evidence indicating children exposed to low intensity, but high radio frequency radiation is harmful to their health. "The parents allege that the district failed to examine the health impact that wireless local area networks pose, especially for growing children. They are seeking class action status for their suit, which seeks to halt the use of wireless networks." [--> From Edublog News on October 10, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (31440) They Got the Message SunnComm won't sue Alex Halderman ... at least, not this time (via Felten). Let's make sure there's not a next time. From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 10, 2003 at 10:47 a.m.. (31439) Iraq RandomComments.comCurrent News: All of it (0 replies)Iraqposted by gardav on Friday, October 10, 2003 8:10:30 AMIt seems like every day soldiers are getting killed in Iraq.  Its like its more dangerous now t ... From RandomComments.com on October 10, 2003 at 10:18 a.m.. (31438) PERINE Datenbank Acht europäische Staaten arbeiten an einem von der Europäischen Kommission im Rahmen des 5. Forschungsrahmenprogramms geförderten Projekts zum Aufbau eines Portals zur Bildungsforschung in Europa zusammen (PERINE - Pedagogical and Educational Research Information Network for Europe). Es sind dies Dänemark, Deutschland, Großbritannien, Italien, Litauen, Österreich, die Schweiz und Ungarn. Die PERINE - Datenbank soll BildungsforscherInnen unterstützen, Informationen z From BildungsBlog on October 10, 2003 at 10:17 a.m.. (31437) Matrix of Blog Uses in Education http://twoday.net/static/images/bildung/matrix2.gif [via EdTechPost] From BildungsBlog on October 10, 2003 at 10:17 a.m.. (31436) Return of the Anti-Feist The Database and Collections of Information Misappropriations Act (H.R. 2361) was officially introduced in the House yesterday, co-sponsored by Representatives Coble (R-NC), Greenwood (R-PA), Hobson (R-OH), Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Rep Smith (R-TX), and Tauzin (R-LA). The bill would give quasi-copyright protection to compilations of fact and make it a crime to copy and distribute them without permission. It would not balance this protection with fair use, limited term, or first sale, the important counterweights in standard copyright law. From FOS News on October 10, 2003 at 10:14 a.m.. (31434) Click from Microsoft to Amazon OK, leaving aside the implications this has with respect to large, overbearing software companies, open distribution systems, online commerce, and the like, let's focus on the strategy behind the deal which allows Microsoft to offer users of its software products access to Amazon's complete library through a feature in Office. This is the direction we're headed with online content, including learning content - rather than thinking of learning as something that is accessed and run separately from applications, we need to think of it as something that will run within an app From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 10:11 a.m.. (31433) Seventh-Graders Learn to Build Robots With Legos This is the sort of hands-on activity that will over time come to typify online learning (why do people think online learning is merely reading a computer screen?). Lego supports this sort of activity with its Mindstorms program, and modding has become a major driver for Lego. ""It's hard to say, but I think it's led to increased sales," says Soren Lund, a director at Lego in Denmark. "It has kept the product vibrant and a From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 10:11 a.m.. (31432) Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System This report explains how to disable a copy-prevention method applied to an album released by BMG by simply pressing the shift key. DRM Watch gets the analysis right: "this is a superb example of what DRM Watch believes is inherently wrong with the anticircumvention provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Act allows technology that patently (pun intended) doesn't work - and SunnComm's MediaMax is hardly the only example - to be protected by the threat of criminal prosecution. Halderman's work is From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 10:11 a.m.. (31431) Stealing the Goose From the Common This old poem is making the rounds again, and its worth passing on with a link to its many variant forms from Google - a list that also happens to be a Reader of arguments against the current land-grab taking place in cyberspace:They hang the man and flog the womanThat steal the goose from off the common, But let the greater villain looseThat steals the common from the goose. By Anonymous, T From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 10:11 a.m.. (31430) NMC Online Conference on Learning Objects I've signed up for the NMC Online Conference on Learning Objects (even though it costs money) partially because it's interesting to me but mostly because part of it trakes places across the hall from my office. OK, I'm kidding (it's just I hate to admit to paying money for online content, even if the paying of money consisted in a request to Sophie). Anyhow. How do we get some wider value out of this conference, which features speakers online such as Wayne Hodgins, Peter Samis and Ellen Wagner? Edu_RSS topics, of course. A number of bloggers are presenting (and hence, presu From OLDaily on October 10, 2003 at 10:11 a.m.. (31429) Another copyright extremist behaving badly Chapter 1: A digital security company called SunnComm (corporate motto, "Lightyears beyond encryption") releases an "advanced copy protection mechanism" to prevent users from copying music CDs. Chapter 2: Princeton doctoral student John ("Alex") Halderman discovers that if you hold down the shift key while inserting a CD, you bypass SunnComm's security routines. They never load and the disk is open for copying. Halderman posts his results online. Chapter 3: SunnComm is a laughing stock a From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31426) Untitled Jeff Jarvis conversation with Jay Rosen. Revolutions aren't that rare, there seems to always be one happening. People came to BloggerCon looking for a revolution. And people came to find that there is no revolution. Both got what they came for. From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (31425) Linux inches up corporate IT priority list Chief information officers of some major U.S. companies say more businesses are choosing Linux as they face pressure to reduce costs. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 9:45 a.m.. (31424) Newbee Quesstion I have the rdf for news feed. What can i do for to put these news feed at our From rss-dev on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31423) DoIS (Documents in Information Science) DoIS (Documents in Information Science)http://dois.mimas.ac.uk/DoIS (Documents in Information Science) is a service for finding and downloading the latest research results in Information Science. DoIS is a database of articles and conference proceedings published in electronic format in the area of Library and Information Science. DoIS is a volunteer effort to create a free bibliographic resource of scientific texts specialized in Information Science. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31422) The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)http://www.learner.org Advancing Excellent Teaching in American Schools "Annenberg/CPB, a partnership between The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and distribution of educational video programs with coor From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31421) AskERIC Search AskERIC Searchhttp://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world. It began in 1992 as a project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology and is now, with the ERIC Clearinghouse, a component of the Information Institute of Syracuse at Syracuse Un From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31420) American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 comprises 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. Also included is the thirty-two-volume set of manuscript sources entitled Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, published between 1904 and 1907 after d From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31419) British Library Inside British Library Insidehttp://www.bl.uk/online/inside/Researchers are demanding people. They need details of the latest articles across a range of specialist fields. Once they know what's published, they then want to see the full text of key papers. The information world is increasingly complex and it can sometimes seem hard to keep up, but Inside can make your life easier. Inside: One tool for all jobs * Seamlessly integrates searching, alerting and automated ordering * One of the worl From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31418) RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)http://www.repec.org/RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 41 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components. Any institution is welcome to join in contributing its research materials. All RePEc material is freely available. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31417) Repositories of Primary Sources Repositories of Primary Sourceshttp://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.htmlA listing of over 5250 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Those added or revised within the last thirty days or so are marked {New}. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 9:25 a.m.. (31416) Cable firms bet on broadband speed, not price - Jim Hu, CNET News.com Comcast broadband subscriber Ron Beman said he couldn't care less about Comcast's plan to double Internet download speeds for customers at no extra charge. The Issaquah, Wash., customer-service representative considers himself a mainstream, e-mail- and From Techno-News Blog on October 10, 2003 at 9:20 a.m.. (31414) Enter The Cybercandidates - Henry Jenkins, Technology Review ....So what will the cybercandidates look like? Over the past decade, Wired magazine has conducted a series of surveys that have found that the most wired segment of the public share some core political assumptions. These "netizens" are fiscally conse From Techno-News Blog on October 10, 2003 at 9:19 a.m.. (31413) In eigener Sache Aus Gründen der Ãœbersichtlichkeit habe ich mich entschieden, die rechte vertikale Navigation erheblich zu straffen. Dies hat zwangsläufig dazu geführt,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (31412) Internet Resource Newsletter Comment Internet Resource Newsletter Commenthttp://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn109/irn109.html#COMMENTIn Roddy MacLeod's current issue (Issue 109 - October 2003) of Internet Resource Newsletter he addressed in a very effective manner in his comment section the step by step procedure to set up a web application for a news aggregator. He used as an example --> From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (31411) NLII Fall Focus Session on Learning Objects... I’m pretty fried right now… I’ve been packed in a boardroom at Ohio State University with twenty other planners of this year’s NLII Fall Focus Session on learning objects… tomorrow will be the culmination of over a year of planning... From Object Learning on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31409) Democratizing software: Open source, the hacker ethic, and beyond - Brent K. Jesiek, First Monday The development of computer software and hardware in closed-source, corporate environments limits the extent to which technologies can be used to empower the marginalized and oppressed. Various forms of resistance and counter-mobilization may appear, b From Techno-News Blog on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31408) Suit seeks to stop online program - JOHN WELSH, Pioneer Press The state teachers union went to court Thursday to shut down an online education program popular with hundreds of home-schooling families. Education Minnesota argues that state officials erred when they certified Minnesota Virtual Academy to receive pu From Educational Technology on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31407) Virtual school could target middle, high school students - KIRSTEN KOROSEC - GM Today The first online charter school to target middle and high school students could start in Waukesha. District administrators are working on a proposal to start a virtual charter school and have focused on grades seven through 12. Virtual schools provid From Educational Technology on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31406) A WWW Information Seeking Process Model - Susanne Loeber and Alexandra Cristea, Educational Technology & Society ABSTRACT: In now-a-days information society, most people use the Web for finding information. The correct modelling and interpretation of this information seeking process (ISP) is an extremely hot topic among web designers. We aim at investigating, an From Online Learning Update on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31405) Collaborative virtual programmes - Derek W. Keats, Maria Beebe, and Gunnar Kullenberg, First Monday Globalization represents a significant threat as well as a substantial opportunity to the economies and educational systems of Africa and other areas of the developing world. This paper shows that, if used wisely, information technology has the power t From Online Learning Update on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31404) Case Methods for Online Learning - Janet Salmons, eLearn Magazine Case analysis is a popular teaching strategy in higher education, particularly in professional degree programs such as business, social work, education, medicine, law, and policy studies. This strategy allows students to apply ideas, theories, and con From Online Learning Update on October 10, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (31403) Cable firms bet on broadband speed, not price Cable companies think raw speed will help them conquer the broadband market, but slower, cheaper services from rival digital subscriber line providers are coming on strong. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (31402) My (brief) career as an ISP Why is the FBI convinced CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh is an Internet service provider? From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (31401) Untitled BTW, I don't take Google ads, never have, so I can say whatever I want about them. As Jenkins explains, anyone who takes Google ads has accepted an unacceptable integrity hit. The Google ad bar is a huge disclaimer saying "I can't talk about Google." And since Google is known to put gag orders in their agreements, who knows what other gag orders they've put in their agreements. We depend on light to get our information. Now Google is a source of dark. Exactly wrong. What's the opposite of bing? From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (31399) Untitled When the Register trashes someone I know to be honest, I will tell you so. This is the way to fight back. They trash me all the time, not much I can say about that -- except you can make up your own mind. Look at their accusations, carefully, and factor out the words they use, substitute more emotionally neutral words. See what they're really saying. Ask yourself From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (31398) Untitled Elwyn Jenkins of Microdoc News is always a good read. I just read a Register piece that calls him a bad name. They are constantly hitting new lows at the Register. I'm sure they don't care, but I don't get it. It's like watching an old friend die. They'll probably ridicule me for saying this. Whatever. From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (31397) Untitled Adam Curry's BloggerCon retrospect. From Scripting News on October 10, 2003 at 7:46 a.m.. (31396) Adventures in Barcelona 9:55 PM Scheduled departure from JFK 1:30 AM Actual departure from JFK 11 PM Normal bedtime in NYC 3:30 AM Watching BBC World in hotel room, wide awake 11 AM Requested wake-up call time at hotel 8:30 AM Actual wake-up call, unbeknownst to me because I didn't look at my watch before I hopped in the shower 0" of water on floor after shower in NYC 1" of water on floor of bathroom and hotel room after 8:30 AM shower with unwieldy Spanish shower head and flimsy shower curtain Ah, the joys of travel. Actually, aside from these slight problems, thing From megnut on October 10, 2003 at 7:45 a.m.. (31395) Delivering PowerPoint Presentations Online While Being Able To Preview Each Slide A question from Tom Price: What is the best way to deliver a PowerPoint presentation via the Internet to at least two to three different people at different locations? I want to control the PowerPoint so that they can only see the pages that I want them to when I am ready. I do not need the voice ability as I will be speaking with them on the phone. Appreciate your help. Dear Tom, thank you for your kind question, which while it may appear a typical and easy one to answer, is indeed a very critical and difficult one... From MasterViews on October 10, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (31394) Buchankündigung –... Ingrid Schacherl (Hg.): Gender – Mainstreaming. Kritische Reflexionen. Reihe Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaftliche Studientexte, Band 8, Innsbruck 2003. Preis: € 15.- Das Buch versammelt Aufsätze, die sich kritisch mit dem Prozess des Gender Mainstreamings auf gesellschaftlicher Ebene und mit besonderem Blick auf die Universität auseinandersetzen. Aus dem Inhalt: Ingrid Schacherl: Gender Mainstreaming in Theorie und Praxis. Eine Einführung. Marianne Weg: Gender Mainstreaming – Zukunftsstra From BildungsBlog on October 10, 2003 at 6:51 a.m.. (31393) Directory of North American Research Libraries Directory of North American Research Librarieshttp://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/directory/This directory is a listing of managerial personnel in the research libraries of North America. It is an online version of one that has existed in hard-copy form in Central Technical Services at the University at Buffalo since August 1983. Since it was created to serve the needs of a technical services area the most detailed listings are for technical services personnel. This directory start From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (31392) Yahoo! News Search RSS URL Generator Yahoo! News Search RSS URL Generatorhttp://jeremy.zawodny.com/ynews-search-rss.phpThe form on this page helps construct the URL you can use to subscribe to RSS feed produced by a search of Stories on Yahoo! News. For more information see the blog entry Jeremy Zawodny wrote about this. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 10, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (31391) hollow - sun_flower From Unfocused.Net on October 10, 2003 at 6:50 a.m.. (31390) UK Learner Profile components to form core of European standard With the official acceptance of the CEN/ISSS "Guidelines for the production of learner information standards and specifications" workshop agreement, the first steps have been taken to establish a European standard for the transfer of learner information. The agreement will make it easier for learners of all descriptions to present their educational credentials and achievements to employers and colleges both nationally and at the European level. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on October 10, 2003 at 6:48 a.m.. (31388) Pop Goes the Cell Phone Another Nokia mobile phone has exploded, burning its owner and burning up Nokia officials, who say that faulty, counterfeit batteries are to blame. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31387) CD Protection Shifts to Courtroom SunnComm Technologies, which makes copy-protection software, sues a Princeton grad student for divulging the simple secret to turn off its software -- pressing the Shift key. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31386) Parents Sue School Over Wi-Fi Worried that the wireless network could adversely affect growing children's health, a group of parents launches a lawsuit against a Chicago-area institution. The school says the technology is safe. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31385) He Thinks, Therefore He Sells A California artist brainstorms and decides to sell options on his neurons. Right now the price is $10 per million neurons for a piece of his mind. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31384) Theft Adds to VU Games' Woes Vivendi Universal Games, one of the biggest game publishers, says theft of the Half-Life 2 source code will delay release of the game until next year -- a huge blow. And that's just the beginning of VU's troubles. By Suneel Ratan. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31383) Book Promotion Tours, on $0 a Day Impoverished writers have a new tool for promoting their books on the Web -- a coast-to-coast book tour that doesn't require them to leave their garrets. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31382) Tracking Junior With a Microchip An RFID chip that gets implanted under a child's skin and transmits a radio signal is being marketed in Mexico as a way to foil kidnappers. Critics say the device is far from foolproof and raises civil liberties concerns. By Julia Scheeres. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31381) Saving Pvt. Ryan ... From Pain A wounded soldier is a battlefield liability, especially in smaller units where every person counts. New developments in military medicine might allow individual GIs to treat their own wounds. Instantly. By Noah Shachtman. From Wired News on October 10, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (31380) Ohrfeige für die EU-Kommission Die Aufforderung des EU-Parlaments an die Kommission, die Weitergabe der EU-Passagierdaten an die USA entweder dem EU-Datenschutzrecht entsprechend zu gestalten... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (31379) FirstGov komplett in Spanisch Das offizielle Portal der US-Regierung wurde von dieser jetzt auch komplett in Spanisch ins Netz gestellt. Die Quellen zum Recht... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 10, 2003 at 5:51 a.m.. (31378) Version 4 of TetraData's EASE-e Data Analysis Suite is certified for SIF Compliance. TetraData Corporation is proud to announce that Version 4 of its EASE-e Data Analysis Suite with the EASE-e SIF Agent has been certified to be compliant with version 1.1 of the SIF Specification. [PRWEB Oct 10, 2003] From PR Web on October 10, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (31375) At Risk Youth Program Presented By Motivational Speaker and former NFL Player, Reggie Berry, Helps Students With Goal Setting Youth motivational speaker, Reggie Berry, with retired NFL Players helps at risk students with goal setting for education and life [PRWEB Oct 10, 2003] From PR Web on October 10, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (31374) Princeton and Einstein: They Still Go Together The Historical Society of Princeton has received a big donation of Albert Einstein's furniture, and around there, anything Einstein is still a big deal. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31371) A Kosovo University With an American Accent American University in Kosovo seeks to fill a gap left by a state education system still influenced by Yugoslav-style Communism. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (31370) Three Athletes to Be Charged in Abuse Case, Police Say Police in Pennsylvania have recommended filing charges against three Mepham High School football players suspected of sexually abusing three of their freshman teammates. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31369) School District in Hazing Case Draws Anger From Parents Parents said the Board of Education merely hurt innocent children when it voted to cancel a Long Island school's football season in the wake of allegations of hazing. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31368) Debate Gives a Rare Burst of Exposure to Pace U. On Thursday afternoon, the 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls will face off in Pace's 650-seat theater in downtown Manhattan. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31367) Start Teaching or Lose Semester's Pay, C.W. Post Strikers Are Told The C. W. Post campus of Long Island University has ordered striking faculty members to return to teaching by Monday. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31366) Education Law Experts Back District's Response to Inquiry Experts in education law say a Long Island school district was wise to refuse to turn over findings from its own investigation into allegations of abuse by three of its athletes. From New York Times: Education on October 10, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (31365) anentry 0.1 - Email NetNewsWire headline via Mail. anentry 0.1 - Email NetNewsWire headline via Mail.[MacUpdate - Mac OS X] Email your NetNewWire Headline via Apple's built... From Disruptive Technology on October 10, 2003 at 1:50 a.m.. (31363) COS dedicates new distance learning center From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31362) Finance A Nontraditional Education From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31361) Netday Sponsors National Campaign To Capture Input From From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31360) The great escape From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31359) Online school keeps kids in line From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31358) GeoLearning & Harvard Business School Publishing Announce Strategic Partnership From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31357) Virtual school could target middle, high school students From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31356) Penn State, Internet2 to develop authenticated P2P software From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31355) I2-NEWS: Internet2 Commons Offers Universities Scalable, Easy-to-Use Video Collaboration Service From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31354) Using the Internet to enable developing country universities to meet the challenges of globalization through collaborative virtual programmes From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 10, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (31353) Learning Objects: Believe It or Not! Here is a sneaky dog's first peek at Learning Objects: Believe It or Not!, the gist of what I am presenting 1:00 PM Friday as part of the "Learning Objects Lounge" at the EDUCAUSE/NLII Focus Session on Learning Objects. Please do not alert the lawyers for the Ripley's enterprise. It was an irresistable metaphor. Actually the format is a DVD (see a --> From cogdogblog on October 10, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (31352) RFH: Identify Corporate Library Bloggers A reader asks for help identifying corporate librarians who are blogging, preferably in their professional role. My guess is that they are overwhelmingly hidden behind the firewall when they do exist, but please drop me a line or leave a comment if you know of any. Thanks! From The Shifted Librarian on October 10, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (31351) One Way to Take Aggregators Mainstream Aggregators and Usability "When we launched RSS feeds at Medscape, it was up to me to create the page that explains to physicians what the heck it's all about. That's when it really hit home that it's next to impossible to explain how this all works to people who are not intimately involved in blogging or working on the Net in some other way. I still get emails at least a few times a month that basically say, From The Shifted Librarian on October 10, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (31350) Mr. Library Stuff's Visit to SLS Great Time Had by All "The online version of my presentation at SLS is now online...." [Library Stuff] During dinner, Aaron took --> From The Shifted Librarian on October 10, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (31349) IBM, Cisco push data center standard The companies are getting behind a Web services standard, based on IBM's autonomic computing technology, that aims to make it easier to troubleshoot problems in a corporate data center. From CNET News.com on October 10, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (31348) Mid-Term Study Tips Hit the dreaded "plateau"? Ron Gross comes to the rescue with five re-starters.... From Adult/Continuing Education on October 10, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (31347) Interim Report on Metadata Development in The European Library (TEL) The European Library (TEL) is a 30-month co-operative project uniting ten European partners as a consortium, to make recommendations on how to improve 'interoperability' across national boundaries. The main objective of the metadata workpackage of TEL is to find out which metadata are needed for providing the desired TEL functionality and how this should be implemented or encoded to obtain an integrated, consistent presentation of data obtained from inhomogeneous sources. A second objective is to keep the barrier low for participants to enter collections into TEL. This report outline From EdNA Online on October 10, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (31346) UQ Competition Rewards Commercial Potential The University of Queensland's main technology commercialisation company UniQuest Pty Limited has launched a competition to reward and develop innovation at UQ. Dubbed the Trailblazer Challenge, the competition aims to provide funding to advance research outcomes with commercial potential, develop new ideas, and reward the key staff involved. Source: UQ News, 7 October 2003 From EdNA Online on October 10, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (31345) OECD: Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning The paper 'The Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning (Towards an Understanding of the Mechanisms that Link Qualifications and Lifelong Learning)' is now available. Source: OECD, 30 September From EdNA Online on October 10, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (31344) Multitasking Millenials So I'm giving a lecture about rhyme scheme today near the beginning of Poetry Class and I suddenly realize that virtually every student in the room is assembling their portfolios (to turn in at the end of class) while I'm speaking: binders are CLACKing, papers are shuffling, pages are riffling.... From PEDABLOGUE on October 9, 2003 at 11:51 p.m.. (31343) AmphetaDesk-to-MT hack details Ask and ye shall receive (thank you, o lazyweb): Andrew Bayer provides the first draft of his AmphetaDesk-to-MT hack in a post responding to my previous entry (which he, yes, saw in his aggregrator and cross-posted to his blog). I... From Movable Type on October 9, 2003 at 11:50 p.m.. (31342) Preparing for the NetGens Text Generation Growing Up Online "With almost every girl and boy in Australia using the internet - 93 per cent, according to the latest reckoning - a new 'kid society' is blooming. Internet messenger services, email, text and mobile phones are broadening children's social networks and making them virtually inseparable from one another. As far as the online industry is concerned, internet use among young people is at saturation point. It is such a part of From The Shifted Librarian on October 9, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (31340) Consultation Process for a Model for the Distribution of New Higher Education Places The higher education reform package 'Our Universities: Backing Australia's Future' provides for the introduction of 24,883 new Commonwealth-supported places. These places will be distributed throughout the sector over four years from 2005 subject to the passage of legislation. At the July 2003 meeting of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), the Minister for Education, Science and Training committed to consulting with the States and Territories and publicly-funded higher education institutions (Table A institutions) on a suitable From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31339) $2.1 Million to Revive Science and Mathematics in Schools Science and mathematics education in South Australia has received a $2.1 million injection as part of a three-year State Government push to increase take-up of these subjects in schools and universities. Education Minister Trish White and Science Minister Jane Lomax-Smith have announced a 14-point action plan to arrest declining interest among young people in science and mathematics. It is also aimed at addressing the shortage of science and mathematics teachers in SA by attracting more people to the vocation and retaining skilled teachers. Source: Government of SA, Media release 1 October 200 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31338) Australia and Australians Benefit from the Study of Languages The benefits derived for Australia and all Australians from supporting the study of languages other than English was the focus of a national conference held recently in Melbourne. The links between improved literacy and numeracy standards and the study of languages was highlighted. Current research indicates studying languages enhances student literacy and numeracy rates. Source: AAP MediaNet, 3 October 2003 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31337) Country towns to benefit from new RMIT postgraduate program RMIT University will introduce a new postgraduate program that will help Victorian country towns in their fight to maintain their charm, lifestyles and populations. The Master of Social Science in Rural and Regional Sustainability will be offered from next year and will focus on the sustainability, planning and needs of regional and rural Victoria.RMIT News, 7 October 2003 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31336) Holden Racing Team Drives New Apprenticeships The Holden Racing Team (HRT) will drive interest in New Apprenticeships under a new partnership with the Australian Government to promote trades in the automotive industry. Holden is the largest employer of motor trades apprentices in Australia. Each year Holden provides the chance for some New Apprentices to work alongside HRT and get up close to the thrill and excitement of the racing track action. DEST Media release, 8 October 2003 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31335) Record Numbers Skip Class Student absenteeism is reaching crisis levels in Victorian schools. Poor attendance means some students miss more than a year of classes over their school life. Figures obtained by the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information laws show absenteeism has jumped 10 per cent since 1999. Herald Sun, 6 October 2003 From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31334) Shift in academic publishing model in USA A coalition of major library and public interest organisations praised the 9 October premier of the first 'open access' journal published by the San Francisco-based Public Library of Science (PLoS), a non-profit organisation of scientists and physicians. PLoS Biology, a monthly peer-reviewed journal available free online, features research of exceptional significance, including several groundbreaking articles that recently have received extensive coverage in the worldwide news media. PLoS is employing a new model for scientific publishing in which research articles are freely availab From EdNA Online on October 9, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (31333) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]