Edu_RSS ~ October 22, 2003

Most recent update: October 22, 2003 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Fucking-A: The Mainstreaming of an Expletive First the FCC allows the use of the word "fuck" as an adjective during primetime (A Fucking Interesting Decision from the FCC). Now researchers are declaring the word nearly commonplace. The Guardian explores the lack of shock value left in... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 10:52 p.m.. (33676) BlogRunner BlogRunnerhttp://www.blogrunner.com/BLOGRUNNER is a portal for blog content. The site features an index of weblog entries from across the web. These entries are grouped together according to interest topics and news stories. BLOGRUNNER makes it easier to track stories and conversation threads that develop across blogspace. BLOGRUNNER also highlights the interdependency of mainstream media with the blogosphere by closely integrating weblog entries with the stories they track from traditional media. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (33675) TradeStats Express (TSE) TradeStats Express (TSE)http://tse.export.govA new, state-of-the-art Web tool for accessing U.S. merchandise trade statistics at both the national and state levels. The TradeStats Express (TSE) features a user-friendly interface that enables visitors to retrieve, visualize, analyze, print and download trade data with ease. Graphics, data tables, and thematic maps can be custom-tailored to user needs and generated on-the-fly. Data on major geographic regions (e.g., Middle East) and trade preference reg From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (33674) N-LITER Golden Retriever N-LITER Golden Retrieverhttp://www.n-liter.com/Retriever is a Web e-photocopier N-LITER Golden Retriever embeds in Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or later) so that you can e-photocopy Web pages with your own notes and highlights right on the page. Then Retriever lets you retrieve the page anytime you want - online OR off-line. How does it work? Retriever remembers all of your notes and highlights AND the Web page content, not just URLs or metadata. Then we use their proprietary research tool, ReSearch², to fetch the EXACT From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (33673) Evaluating Internet Research Sources Evaluating Internet Research Sourceshttp://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htmAn older article but with many still very pertinent points on evaluating Internet Research Resources. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (33672) Shorter URLs Shorter URLshttp://www.lights.com/weblogs/shorterurls.htmlPeter Scott lists these services that allow you to create shorter URLs, which are easier to remember and work better in e-mail. There are now a number of these services available and Peter has done an excellent job of listing them in this posting titled Shorter URLs. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 p.m.. (33671) "Ideas Wanted for 10 Most Wanted Government Docs" From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 10:49 p.m.. (33670) Penn State's Spin Machine Frank'll love this article (via Kevin Doran on pho) about Penn State's new download service. It doesn't make me feel any better than I did before.  "Vaught said the program will not be free for the university, but it will be provided to the students at no additional cost. 'The universit From A Copyfighter's Musings on October 22, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (33669) Blogs on the Google intranet Stefanie Olsen has interviewed Evan Williams, the creator of Blogger (which has since been bought by Google). Some interesting comments in reference to blogs and the intranet: How many people blog at Google? Not sure what the count is, but... From Column Two on October 22, 2003 at 10:47 p.m.. (33668) MPAA to Kids: Stop Thinking So Hard The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) this week debuted in classrooms its copyright "education" campaign for school-age children. The take-away for kids? The world is a whole lot simpler than you think--and (quote) digital citizenship (endquote) simpler still. The classroom booklet is entitled "What's the Dif? A Guide to Digital Citizenship," in an evident attempt at kidspeak. I From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 10:45 p.m.. (33666) ClusteredHits ClusteredHitshttp://www.clusteredhits.com/Distribute all hits returned from a keyword search into meaningful clusters and sub-clusters. This site uses the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) database and software developed by ClusteredHits.com. Any intranet or portal can use their own data and our software to display the results of a keyword search. Displays will always show the hits in well-organized clusters and sub-clusters. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on October 22, 2003 at 9:51 p.m.. (33665) ¿Cómo han evolucionado los entornos de aprendizaje basados en las TIC y cuáles son las perspectivas actuales? La investigación sobre el aprendizaje y la educación basados en las TIC (Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación) ha experimentado una profunda transformación, debida en parte a la evolució... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on October 22, 2003 at 9:50 p.m.. (33664) Open Source CMS Another open source CMS - Interactive Learning Environment. http://virtualschool.edu/ile/ Again new to me but maybe not new (why does no one put dates on their pages!), an early version of a new open source 'cms', this time in part notable because it is written in Ruby. Also, you may or may not have noticed that I am slowly moving over some of the more trafficed From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (33663) Open Source CMS Open Source Course Management System (CMS). Another open source CMS - Interactive Learning Environment. http://virtualschool.edu/ile/ Again new to me but maybe not new (why does no one put dates on their pages!), an early version of a new open source 'cms', this time in part notable because it is written in Ruby. Also, you m From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (33662) Open-Source Learning Management System (LMS) Open-Source LMS Open Learning Management System (O-LMS). http://www.psych.utah.edu/learn/olms/ New to me is this java-based open source 'LMS' from the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah. This system is designed to support "vigorous shared knowledge communities" and as such focuses very much on communication and collaboration tools and seems to recognize the role of shareable From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (33661) Content management or collaborative community-building system? C3MS was not a character in Star Wars: Content management for collaborative constructivist community building. Draft paper on using community software for rich constructivist education. This 39 page paper (draft 1.5) by Daniel Schneider is well worth the effort. On top of the ton of good thinking on why traditional CMS don't suffice and what roles the instructor might play within differen From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 p.m.. (33660) Knowledge searching Denham Grey has written a blog entry on knowledge searching, based on the "Johari window" model. To quote: It may be a little passe, but the Johari window in its many re-incarnations, remains a useful reminder when looking at personal... From Column Two on October 22, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (33659) Faceted classification bibliography Ping He, Shirley Koh, Karen Lai and Shumin Wang have published an online bibliography on faceted classification, as part of their library studies. To quote: A faceted classification uses clearly defined, mutually exclusive, and collectively exhaustive aspects, properties, or characteristics... From Column Two on October 22, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (33658) KM Frameworks - do they work? Denham Grey has written a blog entry on the various knowledge management frameworks that have been published in recent times. To quote: When last did you delve into a lengthy KM framework document? Been following the progress of Standards Australia's... From Column Two on October 22, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (33657) W3C Holds its First Outreach Event in Mainland China 2003-10-21: The China International Forum on WWW's Development 2003 will be held in Beijing on 12-13 November. Ivan Herman, Philipp Hoschka, Richard Ishida, Shi Zhongzhi, Judy Brewer, and Matthew May present keynotes and tutorials. Attendees will discuss the future of the Web, accessibility, SVG, the mobile Web, the Semantic Web and internationalization. Registration is open. The event is co-organized by the China Computer Federation and the W3C Office in Hong Kong. Read the press release. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on October 22, 2003 at 9:47 p.m.. (33656) Snubbing the RIAA, Part I Recently, I decided that I would strive to avoid non-free software on my computer, and that I would avoid any copyright-infringing music downloads. What follows is the beginning of my investigation into what music is legally available, free of charge, on the Internet. I have tried to keep it as unbiased as possible. From kuro5hin.org on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33655) Time Warner Cable tangles with DSL, dial-up The company reports another quarter of sagging growth in broadband Internet, raising speculation that the high-speed cable access market is maturing and facing more competition. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33654) Jabber releases IM software for Windows The company launches the first version of its server product geared to work on Windows to tap into a larger market. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33653) Emulex helps with Sun's Solaris for Intel From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33652) Guidance on Teaching the Gifted and Talented When I was in grade 9 or 10, our teachers herded a group of us into a room and announced their intent to form what they called the Alpha Club for the school's gifted or advanced students. In retrospect, that wasn't the best name, and in any event, nothing ever followed the initial meeting. But it was a small school and there were only four or five of us. Nobody really expected anything. And so I slept my way through the rest of high school. The internet age changes this dynamic, as even small schools have access to the resources they need for small demographics. Resources such as thi From OLDaily on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33651) Schools for the Future This site, from the U.K.'s Teachernet, surveys and discusses "key drivers for change in schools: the likely impact of a more diverse curriculum, new ways of learning and the impact of ICT, opening the school up to other pupils and the community as a whole, and the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs into mainstream schools." By Various Authors, October, 2003 [Refer][Research][< From OLDaily on October 22, 2003 at 9:45 p.m.. (33649) Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities Released today, the declaration defines open access (as, essentially, "free, irrevocable, worldwide, right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work," and placement of the work in an open repository), and expresses its support for open access. The press release adds "The Berlin Declaration is just the beginning of a series of steps that the signatories will be taking to promote open access. Among these steps, the Max-Planck Society is Edoc, an open-access repository of all of the research output of the Max-Planck Institutes' many research laborato From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (33647) Fujitsu hard drive settlement proposed U.S. residents who bought certain Fujitsu hard drives could receive up to $45 in drive replacement costs and up to $1,200 for data recovery expenses. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 8:45 p.m.. (33646) London Bloggers' Gathering Friday Evening When: Friday at 18:30. Where: Red Lion, Westminster, 48 Parliament St. Who: Whoever wants to show up. Why: You have... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 22, 2003 at 7:47 p.m.. (33645) Spam: Always Annoying, Often Offensive The payoff for spammers lies in the 1 percent of recipients who give money as a response to an unsolicited commercial e-mail. From CyberAtlas on October 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (33644) X10 files for Chapter 11 The company that only last year billed itself as the world's largest online advertiser files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (33643) Worm windfall bolsters Symantec The security firm sees a sharp rise in sales and profits and raises its revenue expectations. Also: The company announces a 2-for-1 stock split. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 7:45 p.m.. (33642) Clay Aiken’s CD debuts at #1 RandomComments.comLife: Rants (0 replies)Clay Aiken’s CD debuts at #1posted by gardav on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 3:48:49 PMI think I'm gonna be sick. ... From RandomComments.com on October 22, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (33641) Best Practices in Learning Measurement Ich bin gerade "berufsmäßig" am Thema dran, von daher lag es nahe, diesem Artikel meine Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken. Was vorliegt, ist eine übersichtliche und pragmatische Aufzählung von Erfahrungen auf diesem Feld. "The article attempts to discuss some of the more... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 22, 2003 at 6:51 p.m.. (33640) A Compilation of Upcoming Event Lists, News Planning Guides, and Calendars From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 6:49 p.m.. (33639) Live from GWETC!!!!! This entry is coming to you live from La Crosse.... From Education Librarian on October 22, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (33638) Berkeley Researchers on DRM (and Windows iTunes DRM) Deirdre Mulligan and Aaron Burstein of Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic and John Han of SIMS have released, "How DRM-based Content Delivery Systems Disrupt Expectations of 'Personal Use'", in which they test and evaluate the DRM of various music services. If you haven't read Mulligan and Burstein's previous papers on DRM, see the links in --> From A Copyfighter&apos;s Musings on October 22, 2003 at 6:47 p.m.. (33637) Security Expert Deconstructs Profiling Bruce Schneier: Terror Profiles By Computers Are Ineffective. I have an idea. Timothy McVeigh and John Allen Muhammad - one... From Dan Gillmor&apos;s eJournal on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (33636) BBC's Big Experiment in Citizen Activism LONDON I'm here interviewing people at BBCi, the interactive arm of the British Broadcasting Corp., about a fascinating new project... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (33635) Untitled Yossi Vardi's talk, reviewed by John Palfrey, is available in several formats, including MP3. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 p.m.. (33634) SuSE Linux upgrades Exchange competitor The company releases an update to its Openexchange Server software, with features intended to make it a more effective alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server for e-mail and calendar functions. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (33633) Linux--source of success? As Red Hat releases a new version of Linux, RealNetworks and Motorola rally around the open-source OS. Also: New Openexchange Server from SuSE, and more source code from Microsoft. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (33632) The march of the mini music drives More portable music players like the iPod are expected to hit the market soon, thanks to hard-drive makers that are churning out small-sized drives. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 6:45 p.m.. (33631) New feeds, old errors The number of new feeds coming online increases daily. What's troubling though is many of them are making the same old mistakes we've seen in the past. Things like double-encoding and garbage characters. What seems to be happening is the... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33630) RSS forecasting? How handy, RSS Weather allows you to select your city and download weather reports in RSS format. I'm using their feed for weather here in Bethesda.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33629) Site wide indexes Jame Snell has offered an idea for how to share feed lists. So I implemented a template for it. Anyone with a personal list here on Syndic8 can now use 'adx' as a Format parameter and get an ADX formatted... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33628) Return of the living dead Just when you thought it'd gone out, the Fyuze sparks to life again! Justin's let us know he's been busy and has brought the site back online.... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33627) Feed lists in RDF I've created an example of how a feedlist might look in RDF. You'll find it here: http://www.syndic8.com/~wkearney/test/feedlist1.xrdf What I'm doing here is demonstrating an often overlooked aspect of RDF. Here I'm populating a list of feeds and giving each one... From Syndication News from Bill Kearney on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33626) Untitled Blog of Ages is a blog about a book called Book of Ages. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33625) Untitled Playing with a new template for the Scripting archive. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33624) Untitled After last week's meeting, I wrote a new manifesto for Berkman Thursdays, which can be summarized in two words: Branch Out. Tomorrow I will be in Canada during the Thursday evening meeting, and I've left no instructions on how to have a meeting without me. I expect something interesting to come from it. And today I had a great lunch with Berkman founder < From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 5:46 p.m.. (33623) E-Commerce's Hottest Items for the Holidays As a tool for online sellers and merchants everywhere, we dug through the latest research to unearth what's expected to sell well this holiday season, so you're not faced with full shelves and missed opportunities. From E-Commerce Guide on October 22, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (33622) Naming so i'm reformatting my hard drive and repartitioning. what should i name it? (94 words) From dive into mark on October 22, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.. (33621) Gator to World: Stop Calling Us Spyware or We'll Sue C|Net News reports that Gator has reached a settlement with a company they sued for libel (among other things) when the company insisted on calling Gator's software product "spyware" as opposed to "adware" (See you later, anti-Gators?). The story indicates... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (33620) Re: What is wrong with my rss --- In rss-dev@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Kearney" wrote: Tha From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (33619) Re: What is wrong with my rss Yeah Thanks i finally figured it out.. Just a simle mistake. F From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (33618) Re: What is wrong with my rss stop sending me emails..its really important for you not to... i get important From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (33617) Another open source CMS - Interactive Learning Environment http://virtualschool.edu/ile/ Again new to me but maybe not new (why does no one put dates on their pages!), an early version of a new open source 'cms', this time in part notable because it is written in Ruby. Also, you may or may not have noticed that I am slowly moving over some of the more trafficed resources from the old site. So far I've reposted the list of open source course management systems From EdTechPost on October 22, 2003 at 4:52 p.m.. (33616) Featured Sculpture: Leaning Man, Sculpture in Marble, 1975 Leaning Man, a modernist marble sculpture of an abstracted figure in motion From Randolphlee McIver - Figurative Painter, Draughtsman, Sculptor on October 22, 2003 at 4:50 p.m.. (33615) "The Hiring Tide Turns For Corporate Librarians" From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (33614) Pay-per-use model for e-Learning Pay-per-use e-Learning: Lessons Learned. The current issue of Information Week (October 20, 2003) has an excellent article on how UPS solved its IT training problem. (You can read this article online here.) If you are building your business as a vendor of online learning, there are some powerful lessons here, and not just from UPS. Here is a summary: UPS : Wanted to get away From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 4:49 p.m.. (33613) More than a few bad apples From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (33612) Apple tweaks iTunes for Windows The computer maker plans on Wednesday to release an updated version of its iTunes program intended to fix bugs encountered by some Windows users. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (33611) See you later, anti-Gators? Slapped with a libel suit by the notorious adware company, a Web site pulls pages that called Gator's program "spyware." Will the suit cause critics of Gator-like software to zip their lips? From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (33610) Raising the XML flag Microsoft's Jeff Raikes on what the XML-centric revision of the Office software suite will mean to average users. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 p.m.. (33609) Hmm hve u ever met an octopus on roller s RandomComments.comSex: General (0 replies)Hmm hve u ever met an octopus on roller sposted by beauty123 on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:45:56 PMWooo....hello if u cud find a monkey cud u let me know he seems to be lost thanks again x x ... From RandomComments.com on October 22, 2003 at 3:52 p.m.. (33608) Draft paper on using community software for rich constructivist education This 39 page paper (draft 1.5) by Daniel Schneider is well worth the effort. On top of the ton of good thinking on why traditional CMS don't suffice and what roles the instructor might play within different pedagogical designs, the paper was worthwhile simply for introducing (at least to me) the term "Community, Content and Collaboration Management Systems" (C3MS) to describe packages such as Plone, PostNuke and Drupal. As the author notes, these are often discussed as 'content manag From EdTechPost on October 22, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (33607) Open Learning Management System (O-LMS) http://www.psych.utah.edu/learn/olms/ New to me is this java-based open source 'LMS' from the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah. This system is designed to support "vigorous shared knowledge communities" and as such focuses very much on communication and collaboration tools and seems to recognize the role of shareable learning content though it is unclear to me what kind of actual functionality it offers there. One thing that seems slightly unfortunate is to base an open source project on Oracle and Solar From EdTechPost on October 22, 2003 at 3:51 p.m.. (33606) Ernie Rothman's WebLOG Ernie Rothman's WebLOG A Cool Math Professor blog. He likes OSX... and loves his dogs. I love the photo of Ernie grading papers with his Newfoundland Dog, Max. He is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department at Salve Regina University, a small liberal arts college in... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 22, 2003 at 3:50 p.m.. (33605) Talking to a computer named Emily From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 3:45 p.m.. (33604) Keep a Close Watch on Ex-Servicemen Bruce Scheier, one of the world's leading cryptography and security experts, has an op-ed on Newsday.com pointing out the foibles of mass terrorist screening at airports and the like (Terror Profiles By Computers Are Ineffective). As an ex-military type myself,... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33603) Thanks for the Memories The Independent has an interesting story about an advertising technique known as "memory morphing" (Selling you a new past). Even if you didn't particularly like using a product, this advertising technique will help to mold your memories so that you... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33602) Georgia (Telephones) On My Mind So far this week I've had a number of posts on various issues regarding VoIP regulation. Well, the news about this industry continues to move at an extraordinary pace. C|Net News is reporting that Georgia residents no longer have to... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33601) Spongebob Squarepants RandomComments.comEntertainment: Television (0 replies)Spongebob Squarepantsposted by gardav on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:24:28 PMI think my favorite character is Patrick. ... From RandomComments.com on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33600) Re: What is wrong with my rss First off, the validator at userland is next to worthless. It checks next to From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33599) Re: What is wrong with my rss It's not well-formed. In your second item, the slash in the title end-tag is From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33598) What is wrong with my rss I ran this through.. http://aggregator.userland.com/validator and it said that From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33597) eCollege hits record Q3 revenue with $7.6 million http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/ stories/2003/10/20/daily21.html "The company posted earnings of 4 cents per diluted share for the third quarter of 2003, compared to a net loss of 5 cents per diluted share for the third quarter last year." From EdTechPost on October 22, 2003 at 2:52 p.m.. (33596) Taking a sip from a firehose Taking a sip from a firehose. Gee whiz. I went off to Kansas for two days for a funeral and came back to find dozens of posts sitting in the aggregator, waiting to be reviewed, commented, and posted.  I surrender! There is a lot of activity right now in e-Learning and in the application and technology of weblogs, and I dumped most of the interesting items into Clippings, without comment for now. My apologies for ripping your lips off. Quick thought until I catch up: Weblogging as an e-Learning tool cannot be allowed to become a substitute From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (33595) Against the kept university David C. Montgomery, Marketing Science, Marketing Ourselves, Academe, September/October 2003. A Dartmouth physicist reflects on the loss of academic autonomy and the rise of profit-oriented research within universities. Excerpt: "We have inherited a legacy of credibility that may not last much longer if we proceed in the directions we are going....The present rush on university campuses to channel faculty time and energy toward pursuing marketable products for corporations, or new weapons for government agencies or the From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (33594) League Bloggin': Learning Objects in the Real World Turns out to be my last session attended at the League for Innovation CIT conference was from the Wisc Online - the Wisconsin Online Resource Center (note: link fails for Safari web browsers despite current flash plug-in). The presentation pretty much as shown is available directory from their site (the "tour" button bottom center) as well as from the nifty biz-card sized CD-ROMs they provide. Presenters Kay Chitwood and Davi From cogdogblog on October 22, 2003 at 2:48 p.m.. (33593) Real, Motorola mobilize media with Linux RealOne Player streaming media software will be incorporated into Linux-based Motorola phones--another step forward in bringing the open-source OS to wireless devices. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (33592) Verizon broadband users to get Net security The communication service provider teams up with Network Associates to offer protection against viruses and hacker attacks to its business customers. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (33591) Internet phones peachy in Georgia? State regulators order local phone provider BellSouth to let customers buy broadband services alone, which some claim is a win for the people using Internet telephone providers. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (33590) Microsoft expands 'shared source' effort The company is allowing MVPs--individuals who have been recognized by the software maker for their contributions to its online support community--access to its source code. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 p.m.. (33589) RSS with Audio Content Hello, I am looking into distributing content about radio programs and streamin From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 1:52 p.m.. (33588) IMS eLearning Specification Abstract Framework eLearning Specification Abstract Framework (IMS). Major importance for e-Learning application developers. More comments when I get a better handle on it. IMS releases elearning specification Abstract Framework. http://www.imsglobal.org/af/index.cfm "The IMS Abstract Framework (IAF) is a device to enable the IMS to describe the context within which it will continue to develop its eLearning technolo From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (33587) IMS Specifications as Content Packages Download IMS Specifications as Content Packages. http://www.imsglobal.org/specificationdownload.cfm You can now download the various IMS specification documents packaged as an IMS Content Packages themselves. The advantages, as their feed says, are that "by downloading the specification as IMS packaged content, you can see what a content package looks like and how it is organized. You From Bill Brandon: eLearning on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (33586) More on the PLoS Biology launch A short, unsigned note in yesterday's Mercury News describes the launch of PLoS Biology. Two new details: the site got over 3 million hits in the first two days, and the now-famous article by Carmena et al. on the monkey brain and robotic arm was downloaded 60,000 times in the first three days. From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (33585) More on the PLoS Biology launch Jamie Talan mentions the PLoS Biology launch briefly in his Newsday column, In the Mix, for October 21. From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (33584) Open-access controlled trial registry England's National Health Service (NHS) has launched the open-access NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register, which assigns a unique International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) to each randomized, controlled trial funded by the NHS. The ISRCTN will help researchers track the publications that result from a given trial. For more detail, see yesterday's press From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 p.m.. (33583) Wanted: Blog Buddies Terry Elliot left a comment on a previous post that for some reason isn't linked: Maybe adopt a buddy/mentor for at least first week of weblogging. Get established webloggers to give some time to set number of students just to pump that adolescent ego for the first week or so of weblogging. At least they will know they aren't just pumping words into dead air (I know you will be reading it, but as we both know teachers don't count as audience.) Wh From weblogged News on October 22, 2003 at 1:48 p.m.. (33582) The Importance of...Reading Ernest Two quite wonderful posts by Yale's Ernest Miller, among many (many) others: CDT's Broadcast Flag Report< From Copyfight: The Politics of IP on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (33581) Oracle, Fujitsu Siemens team on mainframe access From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (33580) Cisco, IBM team on storage The networking giant will soon begin to sell switches that use Big Blue's software for managing and storing huge pools of data. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 p.m.. (33579) Suing your Professor My colleague, Dennis Jerz (who runs the great Literacy Weblog) passed along a fascinating Yahoo news story this morning about a student who sued his professor for getting a B- on a test. The suit actually stems from a grade change that was made during a conversation in the prof's... From PEDABLOGUE on October 22, 2003 at 12:51 p.m.. (33578) AAUP-ARL statement on scholarly communication On October 20, the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) and Association for Research Libraries (ARL) issued an undated Statement on Scholarly Communication. The statement signals the cooperation of university presses and libraries in negotiating the transition from the age of print to the age of electronic communication. It doesn't address open-access issues, but comes close in the concluding paragraph: "We are in a period of transition in scholarl From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (33575) Untitled Kaye Trammel: How do you blog an event? From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (33574) Untitled Redhead: "I saw Condoleezza Rice on Oprah. She seemed like a lovely person. It kills me to see her following Dubya around. It kills me." Why? Because she's a beautiful soft-spoken intelligent successful woman? More. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 12:46 p.m.. (33573) (free) Song Storm contest Open Studios is a non-profit that helps rebuild the public domain (with creative work contributed through Creative Commons licenses). It has announced Song Storm, which is a play list contest. Thanks to Tom Poe for pushing both. From Lessig Blog on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (33572) WIPO wisdom Thanks to Timo Hannay for pointing me to a reason to hope about WIPO. While he sees this as hypocrisy, I see it as a good news: regardless of its unwillingness to hold a meeting about the value of "open collaborative models for producing public goods," within WIPO itself, open source and free software lives. From Lessig Blog on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (33571) (broadcast) flag burning Having failed in the Congress, the content industry is now pushing the FCC to take action to mandate the broadcast flag. This bit of government regulated code is a mistake. By imposing a requirement (effectively) in the middle of the network, the broadcast flag will break all sorts of innovative new applications. By permitting only "tamper-resistant" technologies, it will effectively ban all sorts of free and open source projects. Thus, two of the key parts in the history of internet innovation -- end-to-end and free and open source software -- are regulated away by this. And for what? There From Lessig Blog on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (33570) Copy Me/Remix Me CD out Earlier tonight at the Lessig vs. Rosen debate, we gave away copies of our second* CD, Copy Me/Remix Me. It features a variety of music from an even wider variety of artists. Among the featured musicians, you'll find record-at-home independents, magnatune and opsound artists, world music groups, and small town rock bands. As we mentione From Creative Commons: weblog on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (33569) Apple gives iBooks a step up The Mac maker releases three new versions of the portable computer with G4 processors, faster memory and improved graphics technology. The company also drops prices on eMacs. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 p.m.. (33568) (Electronic) Civil Disobedience at Swarthmore WIRED reports on the clever and brave Swarthmore Students who have vowed to keep electronic voting machine maker Diebold's internal memos concerning security flaws in their systems online despite a rash of cease and desist orders (Students Fight E-Vote Firm).... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (33567) FCC Heading Down Wrong Path on VoIP Regulation? Telephony Online reports that, in the wake of the Vonage decision [PDF], both the Bells and the FCC are interested in looking at new regulations and regulatory structures for VoIP (Bells: FCC needs to take quick action on VoIP). Kevin... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 11:52 a.m.. (33566) (no subject) Hello, I am looking into distributing content about radio programs and streamin From rss-dev on October 22, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (33565) Ausschreibungen !! 1. Ausscheibung fuer eine Professorenstelle in der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Abteilung des EHI (Europäisches Hochschulinstitut, Florenz) Weitere Informationen siehe http://www.iue.it bzw. http://www.iue.it/About/PositionsPDFfiles/ECO603.pdf 2. Infopaket Interkulturelle Kompetenzen -Stipendienausschreibung - Competent in the New Europe The Danube University Krems awards a partial scholarship in the amount of 5.000,- Eur From BildungsBlog on October 22, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (33564) SOEP-Daten Das DIW Berlin hat einen neuen Service: Im Internet gibt es jetzt eine Seite mit Links zu ausgewählten aktuellen Veröffentlichungen,... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (33563) euLISP Auf der Seite des Ergänzungstudiengangs "Rechtsinformatik" der Universität Hannover stehen sechs Abschlussarbeiten im Volltext zum Dowload bereit (insgesamt über 3,6... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 11:51 a.m.. (33562) Traffic Patterns of September 2003 comScore Media Metrix and Nielsen//NetRatings analyze who is going where on the Web, and for how long. From CyberAtlas on October 22, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (33561) Adobe seeks to heighten 3D on Web The company's new Atmosphere program is aimed at allowing Web and graphics designers to easily create detailed 3D environments, but Mac users are out of the picture. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (33560) Net telephony grows on Time Warner The company's cable unit plans to expand its Internet phone service into three or four more cities by year's end and foresees a "more aggressive" deployment next year. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 11:45 a.m.. (33559) Außergerichtliche Streitbeilegung Dass jemand eine Seminararbeit schreibt, ist an sich nichts Besonderes. Dass dies aber "online" geschieht und noch dazu wikimäßig... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (33558) Strafrechtsreform und -innovationen Deutsche und amerikanische Strafrechtler und Praktiker diskutieren die Auswirkungen, Erfolge und nicht zuletzt auch die Kosten von Strafrechtsreformen. Es werden... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (33557) hollow - McLights From Unfocused.Net on October 22, 2003 at 10:51 a.m.. (33556) Kutxa promueve Ikaskutxa, para impulsar la formación y las nuevas tecnologías con cursos online Kutxa, (Gipuzkoa Donostia Kutxa ) a través de su Obra Social, ha puesto en marcha Ikaskutxa,... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on October 22, 2003 at 10:50 a.m.. (33555) Another Selection of Search Related Patents From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (33554) Mooter, A New Web Engine From Australia, Launches Today From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 10:49 a.m.. (33553) Berlin Declaration on open access released The long-awaited Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities was released today by the Max-Planck Society, European Cultural Heritage Online (ECHO), and the participants in the conference on Open Access to the Data and Results of the Sciences and Humanities (Berlin, October 20-22, 2003). The From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (33552) More on the Elsevier Cell Press boycott In yesterday's Chronicle of Higher Education, Andrea Foster reports (accessible only to subscribers) on the call for an Elsevier boycott, previously reported on SOAF. Peter Walter and Keith Yamamoto, two biologists at the University of California at San Franciso, have called for a worldwide boycott of six journals from Elsevier's Cell Press on the ground that their prices are prohibitive. Walter and Yamamoto ask scientists not to submit article From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (33551) More on text mining Marti Hearst has written a short and clear primer, What Is Text Mining? for those who read Lisa Guernsey's article on text mining in the October 16 New York Times. (PS: For the OA connection, see my comments on the Lisa Guernsey article.) From FOS News on October 22, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (33550) Ladies and gentlemen, A List Apart 3.0 Ladies and gentlemen, A List Apart 3.0. The magazine has been redesigned from front to back. It features three XML feeds and three new articles by three of our favorite writers: Joe Clark on Facts and Opinion About Fahrner Image Replacement; Douglas Bowman on Sliding Doors of CSS; Dan Benjamin on Random Image Rotation. Much more. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on October 22, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (33549) EdBloggerCon Coming Together I'm getting more and more psyched about the edblogger gathering in SF next month as it seems more and more is falling into place. We're talking about some pretty cool sessions for the Sunday schedule and the Saturday trainings and socials promise to be great. I know the last time we met out in SF earlier this year that the few of us who got together (Pat, --> From weblogged News on October 22, 2003 at 10:48 a.m.. (33548) Time Warner sees growth despite AOL Solid performance from the media behemoth's TV and cable operations is overshadowed by continuing struggles in its sagging Internet service unit. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (33547) Lucent back in the black The cell phone maker ends three years of unprofitability, posting a net profit of $99 million for the fourth quarter. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 10:45 a.m.. (33546) Camera Phone Backlash CNETAsia has an interesting artice on the backlash towards camera phones (Ban camera-phones in workplaces: Analyst). The analyst in question is Jack Gold, of the META Group, and he seems to be a bit reactionary. Certainly banning all camera phones... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (33545) Haiku - Mountain biking RandomComments.comHaiku: Any topic (0 replies)Haiku - Mountain bikingposted by gardav on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:21:31 AMTried to climb tough hillHit a root, fell over hardSkin on hip now gone   ... From RandomComments.com on October 22, 2003 at 9:51 a.m.. (33544) Erneuerbare Energien Ãœber Sinn oder Unsinn der umstrittenen Thematik "Erneuerbare Energien" kann man sicherlich geteilter Meinung sein. Gelungen jedenfalls ist der ab... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 9:50 a.m.. (33543) I'm not all that bad, it seems... From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 22, 2003 at 9:49 a.m.. (33542) Property Information--United Kingdom Pilot Projec... From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (33541) Why I bought new socks in SF If you're flying on ATA and you see one of the bathrooms sealed off with duct tape, for God's sake before you walk up the aisle put your shoes back on, people!.... From Joho the Blog on October 22, 2003 at 9:48 a.m.. (33540) A Marginal Believer USAToday reports that a protestor outside the hospice where the brain-damaged woman in Florida is kept responded to Jeb's decision to reinsert a feeding tube by saying, "It's restored my belief in God." While I strongly support the right to die, I am nowhere near close enough to this tragic case to have an opinion worth the air to express it. But I do think that if allowing a woman to die after being basically brain-dead for 13 years is enough to make you believe there is no God, well, you just haven't been paying enough attention.... From Joho the Blog on October 22, 2003 at 9:47 a.m.. (33539) Untitled Three years ago: "Welll, the Mets lost, and I'm sure I'm not the first to say they deserved to lose." From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (33538) Untitled Cory is upset that Wired News ran an "idiotic" Reuters story about The Broadcast Flag. I was just about to point to a bit by Joi Ito correcting a pi From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 9:46 a.m.. (33537) Dell, Convergence and the Broadcast Flag One of the major concerns that I have regarding the Broadcast Flag is that convergence is going to force government-mandated DRM from televisions into general purpose PCs. After all, the neatest things that digital television can do for the consumer... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (33536) Fly the Privacy Friendly Skies Edward Hasbrouck, aka "The Practical Nomad", highlights on his blog the privacy-friendly position the Air Transport Association seems to be taking (USA airlines say privacy must come before CAPPS-II tests): The Air Transport Association, which represents America's commercial airlines, is... From The Importance Of on October 22, 2003 at 8:51 a.m.. (33535) hollow - sun_flower From Unfocused.Net on October 22, 2003 at 8:50 a.m.. (33534) Who Represents America's Biggest Companies, 2003 From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (33533) "What Children Can Teach Us: Developing Digital Libraries for Children with Children" From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (33532) New Report, Spam: Hurting email and degrading the Internet environment From ResourceShelf on October 22, 2003 at 8:48 a.m.. (33531) Laptop sales to outpace analyst predictions, Intel says - Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service Already hot sellers, laptops will represent an increasing percentage of PC sales in the coming years, exceeding analyst estimates, according to a senior Intel Corp. executive. A combination of lower prices, longer battery life, and integrated wireles From Techno-News Blog on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33530) Microsoft Goes 'Live' with 'Greenwich' - Christopher Saunders, IM Planet It's finally here: Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) long-awaited, hotly anticipated, and frequently renamed enterprise instant messaging platform/solution, Office Live Communications Server 2003.... In the ideal scenario, Office users will be seeing instant From Techno-News Blog on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33529) Balancing Utility With Privacy - Mark Baard, Wired During the dot-com boom, marketers predicted that we wouldn't be able to pass a Chinese restaurant without our mobile phones ringing with a coupon for free fried rice. A wireless device in the restaurant would recognize passing phones as belonging to f From Techno-News Blog on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33528) Growing Minority Leadership - Ronald Schachter, techLearning Strong leadership - and in particular minority leadership - is sorely needed in today's education technology world. Here we profile a range of programs that target students and educators often on the outside when it comes to opportunities. The days of From Educational Technology on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33527) Virtual schools task force to meet in Point - Barbara Martin, Wausau Daily Herald A statewide steering team will meet Nov. 3 in Stevens Point to begin crafting policies and direction for online education. That meeting comes two weeks before Wisconsin's first statewide conference highlighting virtual education and how online learning From Educational Technology on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33526) Method to Increase Student Interaction Using Student Groups and Peer Review- DILVAN DE ABREU MOREIRA and ELAINE QUINTINO DA SILVA, Ed and Info Tech Abstract: A method of peer review for student groups is proposed. In this method, groups of students publish their assignments results over the Internet. A fellow student group reviews their work and publishes their findings (on the Internet). Finally, From Online Learning Update on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33525) Instant Messaging " Collaborative Tool or Educator Abstract: Today From Online Learning Update on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33524) Oregon State Univiversity Extended campus offers online courses - Deborah Zahler, Barometer Location may no longer be a deciding factor for high schoolers, post-graduates or people just looking to further their education. The Oregon State University Extended Campus offers online undergraduate distance programs, graduate programs, professional From Online Learning Update on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33523) Untitled RSSWeather forecast for tonight: "Showers changing to snow showers near midnight." From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33522) Untitled Motley Fool interviews Yahoo CEO Terry Semel. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 8:46 a.m.. (33521) Barrett: Tech's challenges in government Intel CEO Craig Barrett: says it's time for the United States to wake up to the new global realities about technology and economics. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 8:45 a.m.. (33520) The Future Of Web Conferencing: Good Interviews Rich Baker If you work in the real-time collaboration industry, inside a Web conferencing company, or develop technologies that allow people to communicate through the Internet, you owe it to yourself to stop and take the time to read carefully through the pre-monitions, anticipations and sheer innovative ideas that emerged during this passionate exchange I had with Richard Baker of Glance Networks. Here is one new interview on the future of Web conferencing that brings great insight and some far-reaching considerations. The ideas that have emerged in this interview well outline the intellectual wealth o From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on October 22, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (33519) Prets: EU-Parlament befürwortet... »eLearning" und "Erasmus Mundus" machen EU wettbewerbsfähiger« Wien (sk) - Das Europäische Parlament in Strassburg hat heute die Weichen für eine deutliche Steigerung der Bildungsqualität in der EU gestellt: Sowohl das Programm "Erasmus Mundus" als auch das "eLearning"-Programm wurden von den Abgeordneten angenommen. "Nun ist der Weg für eine Offensive in diesen beiden wichtigen Bereichen frei", betont Christa Prets, SPÖ-Europaabgeordnete und Mitglied des Bildungsausschusses am Dienstag (21. 10.) gegenüber dem SPÖ-Pressedi From BildungsBlog on October 22, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (33518) Learning Ecology, Communities,... In der angelsächsischen Learning- und Weblog-Community (u.a. Jay Cross, Lilia Efimova, Stephen Downes) läuft gerade eine angeregte Diskussion darüber, ob das klassische Bildungsmodell - repräsentiert durch Trainer und strukturierte Kurse - ausgedient hat. Vor allem George Siemens plädiert für einen radikalen Richtungswechsel angesichts der Herausforderung des Lebenslangen Lernens. Sein Argument: Kurse und Seminare stehen für ein "start/stop learning", das nicht länger zeitgemäß und effektiv ist. Kurse unterliegen eindeutigen Beschrä From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 7:50 a.m.. (33516) Right to Stupidity This week apparently saw someone ride the falls at Niagara. No barrel, no safety devices. Just man against nature. Maybe that's the trick. All these people in barrels get thrown all over the place and are eventually pummelled to death. This guy apparently didn't have any problems, and is even shown walking away from the falls under his own power... From Don't Back Down on October 22, 2003 at 7:49 a.m.. (33515) Network Inference on the move From Semantic World on October 22, 2003 at 7:48 a.m.. (33514) It Came From Beneath the Sea Giant methane bubbles rising from the sea floor are capable of swamping a ship and sinking it, new research shows. The North Sea, which has a rich deposit of solid methane, is especially perilous. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33513) Internet Radio Royalties Affirmed An appeals court agrees with the U.S. Copyright Office, which compels radio stations to pay royalties to recording companies when music is streamed over the Internet. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33512) Digital TV Ain't Gonna Be Free The folks at the Federal Communications Commission will likely adopt rules in coming weeks that will allow programmers to attach a code to digital broadcasts that will bar consumers from sending copies of popular shows over the Internet. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33511) Sim Soars as Learning Tool Want to learn to fly? Consider Microsoft Flight Simulator. It's marketed as a game, but the software has evolved into much more. In fact, it's the tool of choice for many flight instructors. By Mark McClusky. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33510) Pricey Pumps Hinder Hydrogen Cars Hydrogen-powered cars make advances in efficiency and reliability, but researchers fear the biggest roadblock -- making and distributing fuel -- won't be overcome any time soon. Amit Asaravala reports from Davis, California. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33509) Cracking the Frankenfood Code Sure, you could tell whether that banana is genetically modified by checking its code number. But the label won't necessarily be there. By Kristen Philipkoski. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33508) Catching Up With The Connectors Meet the hypernetworked nodes who secretly run the world. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33507) Students Fight E-Vote Firm Internal Diebold memos hit the Web recently, revealing that the company knew about security flaws in voting systems sold to the states. Diebold has tried to remove the memos from the Web, but students are fighting back. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33506) Big Screens Open Windows on World Giant public video-conferencing systems are coming soon to two European capitals. In a decade, they could be all over the world, providing an ultra-realistic portal into select urban centers. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on October 22, 2003 at 6:46 a.m.. (33505) Google mit Glossary Sabrina berichtet von einem neuen Feature bei Google. In der gleichen Richtung äußert sich Alexander Hartmann unter Bezug auf das... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (33504) Kommunikation und mehr Jene, die meinen, dass Bloggen und Blawgen die zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen lahmlege, seien auf den Beitrag bei "Obvious?" verwiesen. Die diesjährige... From Handakte WebLAWg on October 22, 2003 at 5:50 a.m.. (33503) UC Wins Grant for Distance Learning Course In Arabic Language And Culture From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (33502) UC Berkeley Extension Online Business Law Course Wins Award From Distance-Educator.com&apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (33501) Formal Course Design and The Student Learning Experience From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 4:49 a.m.. (33500) ADHD "CALL IN" LINE: MISLEADING THE PUBLIC TO REINFORCE A $1.3 BILLION A YEAR CHILD DRUGGING CASH COW In an apparent attempt to dampen the controversy over the widespread drugging of millions of children for the medically maligned psychiatric label, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , the public were invited today to call a "hotline" to find out more about ADHD. However, most were probably unaware that the manufacturer of one of the top selling stimulants used to "treat" ADHD sponsored the hotline. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2003] From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (33499) Family Forest Artists, Authors, and Poets Most of the Kinship Reports on this CD, which were created from the Family Forest World Record Edition (http://www.familyforest.com/whatsnew03.html), are from one hundred to over seven hundred pages long, and contain so many relatives of the artists, authors, and poets (about 30 per page) that most people are quite likely to find one or more of their own family ties if they know some of their own ancestral pathways to the 1600's. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2003] From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:46 a.m.. (33498) CRUST-BUSTING YOUR WAY TO AN AWESOME LIFE! WITH DR. PAT BACCILI EXCLUSIVELY ON VOICEAMERICA HONORS AMERICA'S FIRST GRANDMASTER OF MEMORY, SCOTT HAGWOOD on WWW.VOICEAMERICA.COM - THURSDAY 8AM PACIFIC/11PM EASTERN OCTOBER 23, 2003. "We're excited to have Scott Hagwood joining our programming lineup. Get ready to forget the fear, better known as crust, of memory loss and remember the things that count when you join us right here on Voiceamerica.com with Scott Hagwood, America's first Grandmaster of Memory." commented Tacy Trump, Executive Producer at VoiceAmerica. The 13th World Memory Championships, called by some the "Olympics of the Mind," was held in Kuala Lumpus, Malaysia with Scott Hagwood emerging as America's first Grandmaster. Scott Hagwood joins Dr. Pat Baccili to bust through the crust of erro From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (33497) PSYCHIC ON CALL: VICTORIA LYNN WESTON Professional psychic Victoria lynn Weston is a little bit eerie but amazingly accurate. An exclusive interview by Kevin Wilson. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2003] From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (33496) Youth Obesity Reaches All-Time High. ISSA Announces a National Solution The number of obese children reached an all-time high, as of September 2003, reports the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). ISSA is leading the cause to help youth get fit by encouraging personal trainers, health clubs, community centers, and teachers to work with kids after school. "After school activities are the key to getting kids away from TV and ... [PRWEB Oct 22, 2003] From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (33495) Business School Challenge Registration has begun for the Capstone / Foundation International Challenge, a worldwide, Internet-based contest for business students. The Challenge, based on the Capstone From PR Web on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (33494) New Australian Cultural Search Engine - Bluey 'Bluey' is an index of over 1,000,000 web pages from over 2,600 evaluated Australian cultural websites. By using an Application Program Interface (API) - a bit of HTML code which sends a query to the search database - you can install Bluey in your own website to give you and all your visitors direct access the index. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3 : 1) Visit Bluey's home; 2) copy the code; 3) drop the code into your own web page and then go searching! 'Bluey' is the search engine powering Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal - an initiative of the Australian Go From EdNA Online on October 22, 2003 at 4:45 a.m.. (33493) $12 Million for Managing University Information Australia's research information will become more easily accessible and better managed thanks to more than $12 million in funding to improve infrastructure. The new information infrastructure will put Australian institutions in an even better position to take part in, and lead, national and international research projects. The funding was announced by the Acting Minister for Education, Science and Training Peter McGauran."Information infrastructure supports world-class research in Australia that is complex and continually evolving," Mr McGauran said. “It must accommodate emerging te From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33491) Plateau Systems and Trivantis Partner To Deliver Integrated Learning Management and Authoring For The Enterprise From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33490) Centra Joins Siebel Alliance Program as a Software Partner From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33489) College costs take another leap From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33488) Michigan Virtual University Board Seats Three New Members From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33487) OSU [Oregon State University] Extended campus offers online courses From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33486) McGraw-Hill Higher Education Offers Unique Access to Microsoft eLearning Library From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on October 22, 2003 at 3:49 a.m.. (33485) Coup de pedagogue Ahhh, nothing better than using terrible French! More to le point :o) Have just published my third (and last) bit on the potential of personal publishing in education over at Xplana... Basic Summary: It's the pedagogy, stupid ;o) It might seem glaringly obvious but it's an understanding that I've come to fairly slowly, but I do reckon I'm right! I guess what PP really needs is for someone to subversilvely incorporate it into the mainstream... win them over from within. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on October 22, 2003 at 3:48 a.m.. (33484) Crazy graphic The graphic to the right first appeared on Scripting News in October 1998. It seems to me that it's been making that face continuously, even when we weren't watching, for almost five years. These digital things never wear out. BTW, don't stare at it too long, it can make you crazy. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33483) TiVO, again So I went ahead and gave DirecTV the extra $5 per month so I could use the DVR I had already paid for, and it's great. I can watch the News Hour in ten minutes, skipping not only the commercials, but the parts where the talking heads drone on. I re-subbed to Six Feet Under, the Sopranos, West Wing; and added K Street, which I've heard so much about. I& From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33482) Google and DMOZ, day 2 BTW, about yesterday's Google story -- I got an email from Nate Tyler in Google PR saying he's looking into it. I reviewed the situation as a user would. The pages don't say that Google isn't responsible for the content, in fact they brand the directory pages very clearly as being a Google product. Same thing with the DMOZ results they integrate with the search results. If Google asked my advice (they haven't) I would say it's time to do directories right, break the link with DMOZ, it was From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33481) Untitled In October 1998 I had a month-at-a-glance archive page. I'd like to have that feature again. I wonder what happened to it. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33480) Untitled 5/7/02: "I can't speak for all amateurs who blog, but I would like to see more pros use the technology." From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33479) Untitled Jeff Jarvis lists ways weblogs can be useful to professional reporters. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33478) Untitled Added to special Lydon RSS feed with enclosures. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:46 a.m.. (33477) Untitled Chris Lydon interviews Meetup founder Scott Heiferman. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33476) Untitled Ed Blogger 2003 in SF -- Nov 22-23. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33475) Untitled Rosen: "O'Reilly blows up a lot. He is wired for argument and controversy because he is willing to fight the spin of others with righteous spin of his own." From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33474) Untitled Simon Fell: "What is sa.windows.com and why is my XP box talking to it?" From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33473) Untitled News.Com interviews Blogger's Evan Williams. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33472) Untitled RSSWeather.Com. From Scripting News on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33471) Math Scores Rise Sharply Across State Fourth graders across the state made stunning gains in their math scores last spring, with even sharper increases in New York City. Some don't buy it. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33470) Public College Tuition Rose 14% in '03, Survey Finds The steep increases were largely driven by cuts in state spending on education, according to the College Board. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33469) Stanley Kaplan Donates $2 Million for CUNY Math Education Program The donation from Stanley Kaplan, founder of the test preparation service, is the largest from a living donor in the history of the college, officials said. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33468) To Preserve and Protect Iraq's Treasure Trove Dr. Elizabeth C. Stone is academia's version of a superhero, minus the cape; Indiana Jones without the romantic complications. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33467) Lessons in the Fine Art of College Admissions When you're a bright and hard-working student in a top suburban district, how do you you stand out among all those deciles of A's? From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33466) A New College Ranking System, Wanted or Not The Atlantic Monthly has published its first ranking of the 50 most selective colleges in the nation. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33465) Accused of Abuse, Jesuit College Leader Quits The president of Loyola University New Orleans resigned after he was accused of sexual abuse by a former student at a high school where he once was the principal. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33464) Russian and 2 Americans Win Nobel Prize Physics Honors Three physicists won for their insights on how electricity can flow through some materials without resistance and some fluids can flow without friction. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33463) Smart Money Is on Two for Nobel in Economics If the bettors are correct, a man named Ed is likely to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science this morning. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33462) Trail of Clues Preceded In recent years, as New York introduced its new exams required for high school graduation, there were many signs of trouble in the state testing program. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33461) How a Good School Can Fail on Paper The special education standards of the 2002 No Child Left Behind federal law, more than any other provision, have caused good schools to be labeled failing. From New York Times: Education on October 22, 2003 at 2:45 a.m.. (33460) Do lots of small ideas equal one big one? So, I read Ed Cone's dispatch from Dean HQ tonight, and wondered, "So what?" Sure, there's excitement in the air in South Burlington--and maybe it's not from the free Magic Hat beer on the brewery tour, or the latest Phish sighting. But can Dean really inspire excitement beyond those wonks with a policy scorecard guiding their heart? Renewable energy: check. Job programs: check. Small business loans: check. Against Iraq war: check. None of this counters the one factor that constantly brings down the Democrats come election time- From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 22, 2003 at 1:49 a.m.. (33459) Going online, going going going Howard Strauss posts a great piece on the trials and tribulations of going online as a university. WELL worth a read for anyone who's done, doing or planning on this! On the NAWeb blog set up by Stephen Downes [link via elearnspace blog] From James Farmer&apos;s Radio Weblog on October 22, 2003 at 1:48 a.m.. (33458) Second Grad Blog Trevor Bechtel's wife has started a blog with her second grade class. They are asking questions about eating animals. This blog is both sweet and really interesting.... From Joho the Blog on October 22, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (33457) International Exports? Milwaukee's Safe House One of the best diversions in Milwaukee from the League for Innovation conference we found was a dinner at the Safe House. Following the address to a door in an alley marked "International Exports", we had to use all of our sites to get ourselves inside. Beyond that, I am sworn to secrecy, but see their web site for more vague details and innuendo (and a fun theme for a web site). If you do get to Milwaukee, it From cogdogblog on October 22, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (33456) Personas: Setting the stage for building usable information sites Alison J. Head has written an article on personas, as used in developing the information architecture for a site. To quote: As long as personas are developed with diligence, the planning and development tool has three key benefits for interface... From Column Two on October 22, 2003 at 1:47 a.m.. (33455) IBM debuts content management server Big Blue's DB2 Content Manager Express is designed to appeal to smaller organizations and includes features such as quick installation and self-management. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (33454) Dell moves into family room with LCD TV The PC maker will move deeper into the market for consumer electronics next week when it releases its first liquid crystal display TV. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (33453) Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux The dominant Linux seller is set to start offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company. From CNET News.com on October 22, 2003 at 1:45 a.m.. (33452) Citizen Scientist Citizen Scientist :a clearinghouse of ideas for bringing science into the classroom Very cool blog. A great About page on her philosophy on education. One day, during my senior year of high school, my AP Biology teacher taught us how to extract DNA from an onion as part of a... From EdBlogger Praxis on October 22, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (33451) Untitled October baseball the Marlins versus Yankees fan fatigue sets in Are there two more teams that inspire ambivalence more than this pairing? Of course, Cubs/Red Sox would have been the seventh sign of apocalypse From Sean Gallagher: the dot.communist on October 22, 2003 at 12:49 a.m.. (33450) Phones for the Fun of It These Wireless "Phones" Rate a Wow! "The new handsets make today's most advanced phones, which are already equipped with personal organizers, color screens, cameras, and rudimentary video recorders, look clunky. They'll start appearing on store shelves next year. Improving on everything from displays to audio, these devices continue to blur the line between cell phones and multimedia computers, making them well suited for applications From The Shifted Librarian on October 22, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (33449) Blogging Library PR Telling the Library Story "Telling the Library Story - "Telling the library story--directly, subtly, any way we can!" (No RSS Feed) This blog is a byproduct of my presentations at the Iowa Library Association last week. Hip Hip Hooray!!" [LIS Blogsource] To switch presentation tracks, I was also From The Shifted Librarian on October 22, 2003 at 12:47 a.m.. (33448) Do liberals have compassion for Rush Limbaugh? Should... From The Art of Peace on October 22, 2003 at 12:46 a.m.. (33447) Magnatune - Not Evil Magnatune - Not Evil Magnatune streams much of their music (in shoutcast's non-proprietary streaming MP3 format no less), charge $5.00 for albums and split the profits 50/50 with their artists (who keep all rights).  Sure, they don't have the marketing money to purchase commercial radio airplay, but who cares, corporate FM radio is awful anyway. We're a record label. But we're not evil, We call it "try before you buy." It's the shareware model applied to mus From Corante: Amateur Hour on October 22, 2003 at 12:45 a.m.. (33446) CDT's Broadcast Flag Report bIPlog is the first, to my knowledge, to point out that the Center for Democracy and Technology has just issued a report on the Broadcast Flag (Broadcast Flag III). You can read CDT's report here (Implications of The Broadcast Flag:... From The Importance Of on October 21, 2003 at 11:51 p.m.. (33445) 1) Respond to Nonexistent Threat; 2) ... ; 3) Profit! Tim Oren has an interesting post on his Due Diligence blog concerning the intersection of security and business concerns in the design of systems (What's Your Threat Business Model?). He uses SSL as an example of how business models and... From The Importance Of on October 21, 2003 at 11:51 p.m.. (33444) Another Good Site for Finding Legal MP3s Online I recently received the followign email from Jeremy Schlosberg: "Just a quick note because I thought you may be interested in knowing about Fingertips, which is my personal, informed guide to free and legal MP3s on the web. There are a lot of free and legal MP3s online, all over the place, but no easy-to-use, centralized site to find them. Plus right now it seems we're mostly so caught up in the debate over illegal distribution of MP3s online that we're overlooking the fact From The Shifted Librarian on October 21, 2003 at 11:47 p.m.. (33443) Untitled Simon Fell: "What is sa.windows.com and why is my XP box talking to it?" From Scripting News on October 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (33442) Untitled Williams talks about developing APIs with others in the industry, but we've been told that this is being done in the open, but there's little evidence of any development taking place. From Scripting News on October 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (33441) Untitled News.Com interviews Blogger's Evan Williams. From Scripting News on October 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (33440) N: A large marine animal, indigenous to arctic regions. "One more," the walrus said. "One more of these goddamn splinters, and I'm calling it quits." From kuro5hin.org on October 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (33439) Tech panel sees IT jobs returning to U.S. The loss of U.S. jobs due to a shift of information technology work overseas maybe be painful for American workers now, but the discomfort is only temporary, a panel concludes. From CNET News.com on October 21, 2003 at 11:45 p.m.. (33438) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]