Edu_RSS ~ January 4, 2004

Most recent update: January 4, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Back to normal? Melde mich zurück nach langer Abwesenheit, nebst den üblichen Beschäftigungen, die gemeinhin anfallen, habe ich Radio nun en... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 4, 2004 at 9:46 p.m.. (42889) 2004: The Turning Point Stephen Downes, dessen optimistische, manchmal visionäre Einschätzungen ich sehr schätze, hat sich (auch) zum neuen Jahr geäußert; wie immer gehen seine Kommentare weit über e-learning & Weiterbildung hinaus, aber gerade in diesen Vernetzungen, die alle mit den Möglichkeiten und Chancen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 4, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (42888) Roku's New Audio Gadget A correspondent tips me to an upcoming product launch by Roku, a Silicon Valley company that doing innovative work in... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 4, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (42887) IDF offers foreign armies: pay per training From Haaretz: News on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42886) Five conscientious objectors get one-year jail sentences From Haaretz: News on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42885) Kidnapped 8-year old brought safely home after being held in PA for a month From Haaretz: News on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42884) Knesset panel okays '04 budget; shortfall is NIS 725m. From Haaretz: News on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42883) Israel to reject the Hague court's authority on fence From Haaretz: News on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42882) Lebenslanges Lernen und Benachteiligung in der Weiterbildung Die Expertenkommission "Finanzierung Lebenslanges Lernens" (dort auch eine umfassende Literaturliste zum Thema "Lebenslanges Lernen") geht in diesem Kurzgutachten auf die individuellen und sozialen Faktoren ein, die einzelne Zielgruppen in ihren Chancen zur Weiterbildung benachteiligen. Darüber hinaus gibt sie Handlungsempfehlungen, die... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 4, 2004 at 7:50 p.m.. (42881) $25 million to link universities through hi-tech fibre optic network Australian Government funding of $25 million will give Australian universities access to high bandwidth capacity on the advanced fibre optic network, NextGen. The Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet), the universities' specialist telecommunications carrier, has brokered an agreement to acquire access to the NextGen network for a 15-year period. The Government will provide $25 million over 2004-06 to the university sector to support the next generation Australian Research and Education Network (AREN).Source: DEST media release From EdNA Online on January 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (42880) Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - A Case Study This report is about the introduction of online education in higher education. Specifically, it is a case study of one University’s approach to offering postgraduate courses totally online - the University of Southern Queensland. As such, caution is needed in extrapolating the findings from this study to other educational settings; nonetheless, the authors believe that the experiences of staff at USQ will have relevance to all institutions that have either begun to offer programs online or are contemplating doing so. The report was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and From EdNA Online on January 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (42879) Origins and Nature of the History of the Internet In Australia The Internet emerged in the U.S. engineering research community between 1969 and 1983, an outgrowth of the marriage between computing and communications technologies. Australian computing researchers had less advanced but cost-effective mechanisms in place at the time, and adopted the Internet protocols only when they had reached a level of maturity. Rapid progress was made from 1989 onwards. By 1993-94, the U.S. Internet backbones were in transition from an academic infrastructure to a more conventional business model. Australian use by individuals, business and government grew almost as fast From EdNA Online on January 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (42878) 2004 - the Year of ... The EdNA Online Calendar for Schools provides information about events that can be used to support learning in classrooms. 2004 is the Year of the Built Environment, International Year of Rice, and International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition. From EdNA Online on January 4, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (42877) Macromedia MX News (once in a while) New changes to Macromedia Director. (From the linked article) "Macromedia has announced Macromedia Director MX 2004, an upgraded version of the multimedia authoring tool that adds support for JavaScript, Flash MX 2004 content, and DVD-Video. The product also develops projector files for Windows and Macintosh in one step. (A projector file in Director is an executable of a Director application.) Macromedia's Director creates fixed-media presentations for formats such as disks, From Bill Brandon: eLearning on January 4, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (42876) SXSW Interactive Austin, Texas SXSW Time Again! SXSW Interactive runs from March 12 to March 16, 2004, in Austin, Texas. Until January 16, registration is $195. Take a look at the site - you might decide you want to go for the panels. (Party? What party?) From Bill Brandon: eLearning on January 4, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (42875) Kathy Schrock Starts Blogging Kathy Schrock, who was one of the first classroom teachers to really mine the potential of the Internet and who has now teamed with the Discovery Channel to keep one of the most extensive education sites on the Net, has started blogging with a moTime site about handhelds in the classroom. If high profile educators like Kathy get on board with blogging, there could be a real groundswell of interest. Here's hoping her efforts continue to be successful. From weblogged News on January 4, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (42874) The Heisenberg uncertainty of social networks One of my New Year's resolutions is to open up this weblog to a wider audience. So on first mention of something obscurely technical, I'll try to define it. Today's obscurely technical topic: FOAF. ... From Jon's Radio on January 4, 2004 at 6:46 p.m.. (42873) Mars Landing - For Educators Includes lesson plans to support teaching and learning about planet Mars and the Mars missions. From EdNA Online on January 4, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (42872) V2N1 January 2004 AwarenessWatch Newsletter AwarenessWatch™ Newsletter V2N1 January 2004http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/Awareness Watch V2N1.pdfAwareness Watch™ Newsletter http://www.AwarenessWatch.com/The January 2004 V2N1 AwarenessWatch™ is available as a 22 page .pdf file from the above URL. The AwarenessWatch Featured Report covers selected single subject directories, gateways and portals available currently on t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 4, 2004 at 4:50 p.m.. (42871) Campus Services for Adult Students Dr. Carlette Jackson, author of 101 Things Every Adult College Student Ought to Know reports on the special services colleges provide for adult students, their children, and families.... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 4, 2004 at 4:49 p.m.. (42870) Collaborative Learning Tools Collaborative Learning Tools. Another interesting experiment. I like it because somebody is working on the collaborative online learning problem. I am not crazy about WIKIs, but this isn't exactly a WIKI. Try to figure it out, or get a German-speaking colleague to give you a hand. They might be onto something with this. -- BB CURE against solipsism. CURE stands for "Collaborative Universal Remote Education". Developed From Bill Brandon: eLearning on January 4, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (42869) Fehlende Innovation im Bildungswesen Jährlich erscheint in der Schweiz eine Studie des renommierten Lausanner Management-Instituts IMD zur aktuellen ökonomischen Situation. Die Schweiz werde auch in nächster Zeit auf der Rangliste der wettbewerbsfähigsten Länder an Terrain verlieren, so die Prognose. Einer der genannten Gründe: Es fehle in der Schweiz an Innovation im Bildungswesen. (Quelle: NZZ am Sonntag, 4.1.2004, Nr.1, Titel) From BildungsBlog on January 4, 2004 at 2:50 p.m.. (42868) Tom Hoffman's Wishlist for 2004 Tuttle SVC: January 04, 2004 Archives Tom lays out a wishlist for 2004 related to technology and education. One that stands out for me is his wish for thin clients.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 4, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (42867) How the Mac and AT&T Breakup Ultimately Converged They were seemingly unconnected events, two decades ago this month: the launch of the Apple Macintosh computer and the formal breakup of communications giant AT&T. As it turned out, they were Big Bangs in universes that have ended up converging -- computing and communications -- and their impact still reverberates today. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 4, 2004 at 2:46 p.m.. (42866) Fabulous Mars Images The Mars photos from the Spirit rover are remarkable. It's wonderful to see humanity exploring the cosmos again.... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 4, 2004 at 2:46 p.m.. (42865) Interactive Powerpoint Presentations Online Delivery Service TakeAIM-Present is a new online service providing easy delivery of PowerPoint presentations, documents, images and multimedia files to anyone having a PC-based browser. TakeAIM-Present leverages (among other formats) PowerPoint XP ability to save in MHTM format which makes any presentation into one great long page with all of your slides in it. The use of this approach is very effective as it preloads on all participants' computers all of the slides at the beginning of the show and makes any slide change pretty instantaneous for all participants, independently of their connection speed. B From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 4, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (42863) Mars Exploration Rover Mission Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Home The Mars Exploration Rover Mission Home is a good starting point for information on yesterday's landing of Spirit on Mars.... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on January 4, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (42862) Sozialdemokraten plädieren... Bislang wies, wer ein echter Linker war, jeden Elite-Gedanken weit von sich. Jetzt denken die SPD-Granden um. Sie planen für Deutschland eine Universität, die es mit Harvard oder Stanford aufnehmen kann. Berlin - Wie die "Berliner Zeitung" berichtet, will die SPD-Führung gemeinsam mit den Bundesländern die Struktur der Hochschullandschaft so verändern, dass sich mindestens eine Universität als internationale Spitzenhochschule etablieren kann. [via Spiegel Online] From BildungsBlog on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42861) Rau fordert mehr Geld für... Bundespräsident Johannes Rau fordert mehr Investitionen in die Bildung anstelle von Studiengebühren. "Wir brauchen auf Dauer mehr Spitzenleistung, wir brauchen mehr gut ausgebildete Frauen und Männer, wir brauchen mehr Mittel für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung", sagte das Staatsoberhaupt der "Welt am Sonntag". Er glaube nicht, dass Studiengebühren eine wesentliche Verbesserung brächten. Studiengebühren seien ohnehin ein ungeeignetes Mittel zur Finanzierung der Hochschulen, so der Bundespräsident: "Die Pisa-Studie hat gezeigt, das From BildungsBlog on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42860) PDA-Portale Ãœber das PDA Info Center ist zu erfahren, dass allein auf der Seite PDAPortal weit über 450 PDA-freundliche Programme in... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42859) Der Einfachheit halber Die Steuern sollen einfacher werden, und zwar schnell. Soweit sind sich alle Bundestagsparteien einig. Doch die derzeit diskutierten Steuermodelle unterscheiden... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42858) Freihandelszone als oberstes Ziel An einem in Pakistan stattfindenden Gipfeltreffen (8 S. PDF) des regionalen Verbandes SAARC steht der Abschluss eines Freihandelsvertrags zwischen den... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42857) Generosity in short posts At the start of a weblog-driven course, I might show students two posts, such as these complete examples by Dave Winer, to help us name the linking and explaining practices that make a difference for a reader. In the one, the writer links to something presumably of value but gives no clue what it might be, and in the other the writer takes a few seconds to name the topic and even the likely audience. I see that as an act of generosity to readers, from a writer who is respectful of their... From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 4, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (42856) Rau fordert mehr Geld für Bildung Bundespräsident Johannes Rau fordert mehr Investitionen in die Bildung anstelle von Studiengebühren. "Wir brauchen auf Dauer mehr Spitzenleistung, wir brauchen mehr gut ausgebildete Frauen und Männer, wir brauchen mehr Mittel für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung", sagte das Staatsoberhaupt der "Welt am Sonntag". Er glaube nicht, dass Studiengebühren eine wesentliche Verbesserung brächten. Studiengebühren seien ohnehin ein ungeeignetes Mittel zur Finanzierung... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 4, 2004 at 11:49 a.m.. (42855) Does social software matter? I've posted an entry at Corante Many2Many on whether social networks such as LinkedIn matter...... From Joho the Blog on January 4, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (42854) Why I'm supporting Dean - The short answer Dave Rogers asks, in a comment to my posting about canvassing for Dean, why I'm supporting the Gov. Here's my reply: If you matched my positions up with the candidates' (see the WBUR vote by issue quiz), it'd come out pretty much a wash among all of them except Lieberman. So, although overall I prefer Dean's stances, I'm not voting primarily on the issues. There are two other reasons I'm supporting Dean. First, I think he has the best chance to beat Bush. There are clearly reasonable arguments about this and I have never made an accurate political prediction. From Joho the Blog on January 4, 2004 at 11:48 a.m.. (42853) Post Christmas let down - It's the end of the "Osbourne's" on PEI The Bill Hopes finally got off late last night and have arrived safely back in the UK. The Barclay Hopes left for Vancouver this morning. Hope remains for a few more days and then Robin and I are on our... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on January 4, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (42852) Blogging New Year Party - Jan 13 Countdown A reminder that PEI Bloggers are invited to Beer and Pizza at 6pm on Tuesday next week Jan 13 at the Barn. On the Beer front, my intention is to get a keg of Island Red - any other suggestions?... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on January 4, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (42851) Neue Tools in der (Aus-)Bildung Mit dem Thema "Blogging and RSS - The "What´s It?" and "How To" of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators"... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (42850) Afghanistans neue Verfassung beschlossen Mehr als zwei Jahre nach der Vertreibung des Taliban-Regimes haben sich die gesellschaftlichen Gruppen Afghanistans auf eine demokratische Verfassung geeinigt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (42849) Mars with Maestro Mars with Maestrohttp://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/03/1733231http://mars.telascience.org The Maestro Team writes "NASA has released Maestro, a public version of the primary software tool used by scientists to operate the Mars Exploration Rovers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Anyone can download Maestro for free from here and use it to follow along with the rovers' progress From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 4, 2004 at 10:50 a.m.. (42848) Are plane crashes news? Can anyone tell me why an entire news cycle was taken up by the crash of a plane full of tourists? Of course it's a tragedy for the dead and their families, but once terrorism was ruled out early on, why was it the headline for the day and the lead story every hour on the radio news? Slow news day? Yeah, except for a probe about to land on another planet. And Afghanistan on the verge of giving itself a constitution. And the New York Times claiming that Pakistan is the hub of the international traffic in the... From Joho the Blog on January 4, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (42847) "Weblogs Improve Writing" Mark Bernstein continues the conversation saying we already know the verdict: "Weblogs improve writing." I really like the way he says it. In that Weblogs require frequent updates, provide an audience, tend to cross genre and topic, and take place on the computer, Mark feels there is no question that they benefit those that use them. Maybe it is just as easy as that. Maybe we can take it on "if-then" faith that Weblogs by their very nature and design make better writers. I feel better already ;0). From weblogged News on January 4, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (42846) Students Still Flocking Toward E-Commerce - Associated Press Forget the dot-com crash. There's evidence of a second coming for Web businesses , at least in higher learning. According to a soon-to-be-released study, universities haven't abandoned "e-business"-related majors and graduate programs. In fact, they h From Techno-News Blog on January 4, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (42845) Mac Maniacs Wait to Be Wowed - Leander Kahney, Wired Rain or shine, dozens of die-hard Mac fans likely will camp overnight outside San Francisco's Moscone Center to snag seats for the opening keynote speech of the Macworld Conference & Expo, to be delivered by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday mor From Techno-News Blog on January 4, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (42844) If He's So Smart...Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation - Carleen Hawn, Fast Company .... All of which raises some interesting questions. If Apple is really the brains of the industry--if its products are so much better than Microsoft's or Dell's or IBM's or Hewlett-Packard's--then why is the company so damned small? (Consider that in From Techno-News Blog on January 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (42843) Schools juggle censorship issues with Net access - Grant Segall, Cleveland Plain Dealer "Gay" is banned in Cleveland. "Straight" is all right. "Penis" is banned. "Vagina" is all right. Welcome to the ever-changing Internet as seen through the ever-changing lenses of local schools. The federal Children's Internet Protection Act helps From Educational Technology on January 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (42842) We Have the Technology - Lillian Hsu, Teacher Magazine How do you reach students of the Nintendo Generation? Give them tools they recognize, suggest researchers at the National Academy of Sciences. Unfortunately, say the authors of a NAS report, Reinventing Schools: The Technology is Now!, there's "a large From Educational Technology on January 4, 2004 at 10:45 a.m.. (42841) BlogTimes Wie das SI-Blog mitteilt, veröffentlicht generation neXt ab sofort "BlogTimes", also "jeden Sonntag eine höchst subjektive und durchaus unvollständige kleine... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (42840) The people have spoken... the bastards "The people have spoken," the Labour MP replied to the programme, "... the bastards." Clay Shirky looks at this story, where the BBC's morning flagship news radio programme held a poll for proposals for a law that would be put... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 4, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (42839) WikidPad/WikiTravel "WikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (42838) Kopftuchdebatte Der Kollege Simon weist auf eine Ãœbersetzung von Amir Taheri hin, wobei nicht nur der Artikel selbst, sondern insbesondere auch... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 8:49 a.m.. (42837) Ausgehverbot für unter 14-Jährige? Nach dem Willen des CSU-Generalsekretärs Markus Söder sollen unter 14-Jährige ab 20 Uhr nur noch in Begleitung eines Erwachsenen das... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m.. (42836) Web-Piraten Die Musikindustrie steckt tief in der Krise. Sparen, fusionieren, Risiko minimieren lautet die Devise in der einst glamourösen und profitablen... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m.. (42835) EU unterstützt Open Source Das Ziel dieser EU-Site ist die Bereitstellung von Informationen im Rahmen der EU-Programme und -initiativen zum besseren Verständnis von F/OSS-Software.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 4, 2004 at 7:49 a.m.. (42834) Studiengebühren nur für Langzeitstudies! Leider sind wir Deutschen nicht so kostenbewußt erzogen worden wie die Engländer oder die Amis. Dort gibt es keine höhere Bildung ohne dicke Brieftasche. Wir sind allerdings eine soziale Marktwirtschaft - d.h. auch ich finde, wer sein Erststudium in der Regelstudienzeit durchboxt, sollte nichts bezahlen müssen. Jeder der länger studiert oder weitere Fächer angeht sollte aber schon zur Kasse gebeten werden. Die momentane Staffelungsidee ist ein guter Anfang. So produziert... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 4, 2004 at 7:48 a.m.. (42833) Studiengebühren für Langzeitstudies! Leider sind wir Deutschen nicht so kostenbewußt erzogen worden wie die Engländer oder die Amis. Dort gibt es keine höhere Bildung ohne dicke Brieftasche. Wir sind allerdings eine soziale Marktwirtschaft - d.h. auch ich finde, wer sein Erststudium in der Regelstudienzeit durchboxt, sollte nichts bezahlen müssen. Jeder der länger studiert oder weitere Fächer angeht sollte aber schon zur Kasse gebeten werden. Die momentane Staffelungsidee ist ein guter Anfang. So produziert... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 4, 2004 at 7:48 a.m.. (42832) What Makes it a Derivative? Jason Schultz discusses remixing, copyright, and trademark in this post.  He writes: "Traditionally, derivative works have been things like movies based on best-selling books or sequels based on an original hit. In other words, an entirely new and arguably 'original' work that draws extensively and necessarily from an older one. It has not traditionally encompassed minor variations on a theme, contextual changes, or commentary on t From A Copyfighter's Musings on January 4, 2004 at 4:47 a.m.. (42831) News of the future This is a website dedicated to having the latest news and reviews written by kids from all over the world. A top rated site stationed in Cincinnati, OH. This site is brand new so does not have all the available news yet. [PRWEB Jan 4, 2004] From PR Web on January 4, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (42830) Spirit Rover on Mars Space.com: Mars Rover Lands Safely on Mars. Signals received from Spirit indicated that the spacecraft was alive on the ground... From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 4, 2004 at 2:46 a.m.. (42829) Scoble inspired re-design in progress Pardon any breakage. I expect everything to be fixed up by Monday. I would appreciate any comments or ideas. Please email or leave a comment. Thanks for the code, Robert! From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 3, 2004 at 11:48 p.m.. (42828) A City Upbringing, Prep Schools, and Students Now in Between The tiny percentage of ninth graders from working-class New York families who head off each fall to boarding schools face many challenges, including that of returning home. From New York Times: Education on January 3, 2004 at 11:45 p.m.. (42827) What's Wrong With America's Schools Three new books offer superb analyses of the problems with American education, followed by comparatively little in the way of useful solutions. From New York Times: Education on January 3, 2004 at 11:45 p.m.. (42826) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]