Edu_RSS ~ January 12, 2004

Most recent update: January 12, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: U.S. senator: Assad willing to start peace talks from scratch From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 10:50 p.m.. (43989) Controversial Weblogs and Academic Freedom Although Rasmusen's critics have plausibly argued that the juxtaposition of anti-gay personal views and instructional material on the Web page may pose a risk of confusion or a sense that the instructional material reflected those personal views, it seems unlikely that anyone could seriously infer university sponsorship or attribution from such digital proximity. Nonetheless, it might be wise for a university to consider creating a clearer separation between the intensely personal blog and the pedagogical portion of the Web page. Building such walls -- or requiring the pers From Seblogging News on January 12, 2004 at 10:49 p.m.. (43988) Two important digital initiatives CLIR, New Digital Initiatives Have Import For All Higher Education, CLIRinghouse, November/December 2003. Excerpt: "Two major digital initiatives announced at the 2003 fall forum of the Digital Library Federation (DLF) have far-reaching import for the future of scholarship and teaching in universities and colleges throughout the United States and beyond. One --the Distributed Open Digital Library initiative-- will make more holdings of major research libraries accessible universally in an on From FOS News on January 12, 2004 at 10:48 p.m.. (43987) Repository Follies Followup: Horton's Presentation This rightfully belongs with the recent barking on Repository Follies-- a few weeks back Scott Leslie made reference to "Best Faculty-level presentation on Learning Objects from the last 18 months"-- a vintage 2002 keynote by William Horton titled "Don't Bother Me With Learning Objects! I've Got a Course to Teach!, a worthwhile 4.3 Mb PDF: --> From cogdogblog on January 12, 2004 at 10:47 p.m.. (43986) Canadian e-Learning Workshop 2004 Stephen Downes points out that Raymond Yee's Wiki has a summary of the Canadian e-Learning Workshop that is taking place in Vancouver, B.C. January 12th and 13th. The content is a little sparse right now, but there are some good links and resources. Raymond is in attendance at the conference and is adding to his Wiki as he attends sessions, so there should be more content to come. Raymond Yee's Wiki: Canadian e-Learning Workshop From e-Learning Eclectic on January 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (43985) Docent Announces Preliminary for 4th Quarter and Year-end Docent is reporting that they increased revenue and reduced net loss in 2003. Docent's fourth quarter 2003 revenue is expected to be approximately $8.5 million, compared to $7.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. This represents an increase of 20%. License revenue will be approximately $3.8 million and service revenue will be approximately $4.7 million. For fiscal 2003, revenue is expected to be approximately $30.3 million compared to $27.8 million in 2002. This marks the most revenue recorded in any year in the company's history. And Docent adds that it's net From e-Learning Eclectic on January 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (43984) How Australians are Using Computers and the Internet This paper examines the socioeconomic and regional characteristics of users of home computers and the internet in Australia using data from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Summary - the gap between female and male use has almost disappeared. 15-19 year olds are have the highest internet usage rate compared with other age groups. Poorer people have lower rages of computer and internet use than wealthier people. The full report is available free for download [PDF 13.4 MB]. Source: ABS From EdNA Online on January 12, 2004 at 10:45 p.m.. (43983) We-Learning: Social Software and E-Learning From ScotFEICT on January 12, 2004 at 9:50 p.m.. (43982) Spinning yarns around the digital fire: Storytelling and dialogue among youth on the Internet This paper hypothesizes that online forums and virtual communities, including message boards, Weblogs and instant messaging software (IM), allow children important spaces to share ideas and feelings, discuss issues and projects, ask and answer each other’s questions, and promote a prosocial spirit. In order to validate this hypothesis, this paper will explore the importance of dialogue, storytelling and collaboration in children’s learning, followed by examples of digital technologies that support them. First, this paper will look at early literacy and dig From Seblogging News on January 12, 2004 at 9:49 p.m.. (43981) Search by Location Google search by location takes a new approach to helping users find geographic information on the web. We analyze the entire content of a page to extract hints or "signals" that enable us to assign a corresponding physical location, then return results that match the geographic range you specify (e.g., "near Jacksonville, Florida"). This provides a much broader range of businesses in most cases... I From Seblogging News on January 12, 2004 at 9:49 p.m.. (43980) David Botstein on OA Zachary Zimmerman, Learning the Language of Systems Biology, BioIT World, December 15, 2003. An interview with Princeton geneticist David Botstein. Q: At Stanford you were involved in the Public Library of Science. What is the future of scientific research being available to the public? A: When PLOS began, I was still editor-in-chief of Molecular Biology of the Cell, and my support for PLOS was mirrored by the policies of the American Society of Cell Biology. What I [share] is the belief that... From FOS News on January 12, 2004 at 9:48 p.m.. (43979) 21CIF Self-Guided MicroModules This is a useful resource that has some good features. It is a page of short, self contained modules addressing specific concepts in information literacy. They are thus good examples of reusable resources. I found, however, the pretest to be annoying - there was no way to get around the form, even on my second visit. Still, designers should at least have a look at this site as an instance of somethinmg that is on the right track. Their next step should be this: create an RSS index contain learning metadata and make these resources available to the wider community. By Various Authors, Illinois From OLDaily on January 12, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (43978) Babel's Children Fans of Star Trek are familiar with the Tamarians, a species that speaks entirely in metaphor (for more, see the The Darmok Dictionary). We use metaphor in English, but the bulk of our communication is of the noun-verb construction. This, too, is the form of metadata languages such as RDF. But some languages, such as Riau Indonesian, do not distinguish between noun and verb. The question raised in this article is whether our forms of linguistic contruction inform how we think. Or does how we think determine how we for From OLDaily on January 12, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (43977) Wem gehört die Mona Lisa? The English translation of this article is a bit rough, but you can get the meaning: though the image of the Mona Lisa has long since passed into the public domain, a new sort of property has been created by restricting who can photograph the artwork, then copyrighting the photos. So who owns the (image of) the Mona Lisa? Bill Gates. "It is to a certain extent a parasite, which wants to push out the delimit From OLDaily on January 12, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (43976) Canadian Elearning Workshop 2004 Good coverage of today's Elearning workshop in Vancouver, including my own talk this morning. The meeting is a summary of projects funded by CANARIE, including our own eduSource project. By Raymond Yee, Raymond Yee's Wiki, January 12, 2003 [Refer][Research][--> From OLDaily on January 12, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (43975) Vancouver... By Stephen Downes, OLDaily, January 12, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on January 12, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (43974) Israeli source reported to U.S. intelligence in 1967 From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (43973) Analysis / The scandal just keeps getting bigger From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (43972) Spector: PM lied to comptroller, was involved in illegal funding From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (43971) Analysis / The juggler handles the House From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 8:51 p.m.. (43970) U.S. senator:Assad willing to start peace talks from scratch From Haaretz: News on January 12, 2004 at 8:50 p.m.. (43969) Blog Search Engines Am going through this list of a few blog search engines at the mo. For example... there's Blogarama, , Popdex, Root Blog and a fair few more! Wonder if it's worth it or if Google will just sweep away all and From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 8:48 p.m.. (43968) Untitled Alan Kay. "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." [Quotes of the Day] From Seb's Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (43967) Kmareka.com January 2004: Nanotech, Democracy, Jincy Willett, and More! [PRWEB Jan 7, 2004] From PR Web on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (43966) The Muslim world I found in Morocco: not what I expected As an American, I was targeted - not to harm me, but to invite me to dinner. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (43965) Making the grade keeps getting harder What happens when primary and secondary schools lose accreditation? From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (43964) One man's bid to teach tolerance to Irish youth A school program shows Irish kids that immigrants are much like themselves. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (43963) New school. New town. New country. Immigrant parents and suburban schools: not always an easy fit. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (43962) Gut bestückter Werkzeugkasten "Haben Sie eigentlich eine Betriebsvereinbarung zum e-Learning in Ihrem Haus? Dürfen denn die Mitarbeiter auch von zu Hause lernen?" Diese oft gestellten Fragen zeigen, dass in Deutschland die Betriebsräte in der Weiterbildung etwas zu sagen haben. Betriebsverfassungsgesetz, Tarifverträge und... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 12, 2004 at 6:51 p.m.. (43961) Outsell's predictions for 2004 Outsell has released 13 predictions for the information content industry in 2004. Here's prediction #6: "The Open Access movement in scholarly and scientific publications will gain legitimacy."In a separate, downloadable report to accompany the predictions, Outsell says this about open access (p. 9): "The Open Access movement in scholarly and scientific publicat From cogdogblog on January 12, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (43959) Web content management predictions for 2004 Gerry McGovern has published his content management predictions for 2004. To quote: This is the year when web content comes of age. Organizations will slowly stop viewing content as some cost that needs to be managed. Instead, they will begin... From Column Two on January 12, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (43958) A Movable Type intranet Keith Robinson has written a blog entry about using Movable Type to create an intranet, for a hospital. To quote: Down at the hospital we are in the process of moving a huge portion of our intranet into Movable Type... From Column Two on January 12, 2004 at 6:47 p.m.. (43957) Voters Caught Up in Political Net More than one-third of Americans have gathered political information online, chipping away at traditional media's dominance for regularly educating citizens about candidates and the campaign. From CyberAtlas on January 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (43956) Improved access to anthropology journals The American Anthropological Association has dramatically cut the prices of its journals without making them open access. Starting this month, the AAA will start phasing in a program to give members access to electronic editions of all 29 AAA journals at no charge beyond membership dues. (Dues for a typical faculty member are $145/year.) Libraries will be able to get all 29 journals for less than the present cost of the leading five. The AAA expects to have 10 journals available at the From FOS News on January 12, 2004 at 5:48 p.m.. (43955) V2N1 January 5, 2004 Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet: Internet MiniGuides This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (January 12, 2004 V2N2) is dedicated to my 2004 professional Internet MiniGuides. Click on the below audblog link to hear an audio describing these nine professional Internet MiniGuides that have just been completely updated for 2004! I like to consider these Internet MiniGuides as your personal private library on nine exciting subjects! The site is available from the following address:Internet MiniGuides From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 4:50 p.m.. (43954) NewsMac - 3.0b1 NewsMac Versatile RSS news reader with Palm & iPod sync [VersionTracker: Mac OS X]... From Disruptive Technology on January 12, 2004 at 4:50 p.m.. (43953) [FEATURE REQUEST] Mailing List emails should have web archive URL in them Here's a trivial feature request. As I stated here, I would like mailing list emails to have the web archive URL in them so I can link to them from blogs. Lazyweb? From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 4:49 p.m.. (43952) The Wireless Obsession I've got a new piece up on The Feature, about my recent obsession with doing things wirelessly. I'll be writing two little pieces for The Feature website each month. My favorite, so far, is one I did about what Walter Ong might have thought about wireless communications. From rushkoff.blog on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (43951) News Briefs: Real-time Payment Processing for Small Publishers Launches SBA suspends its 7(a) loan program, Dell and Intuit offer package combo to small merchants, and a new payment processing software allows secure, real-time Net connection to payment networks for small independent publishers. From E-Commerce Guide on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (43950) Internationales Verfassungsrecht Mit dem Constitution Finder der University of Richmond lassen sich sehr komfortabel alle Verfassungen dieser Erde ansehen,- und zwar jeweils... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (43949) ALA Awards Announced It's been an exciting morning here in San Diego. "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo won the Newberry. "The... From Education Librarian on January 12, 2004 at 3:48 p.m.. (43948) Microcontent software pieces loosely joined Eugene Eric Kim maintains both a personal (Blosxom-powered) weblog and a personal wiki (of the PurpleWiki variety). He and others have modified both pieces of software as follows: CamelCase words from the blog point to corresponding wiki pages; Backlink pages in the wiki show not only inbound links from other wiki pages, but also from the blog. Sounds confusing? Just look at this backlinks p From Seb's Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (43947) Free Web hosting My colleague Todd and I just got 3 free years of hosting from 1and1.com. (Mad props to Alf for the tip.) They don't even ask for a credit card number. Still 10 days left to sign up if you're in the U.S. or Canada. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (43946) Leaving Las Vegas, and Glad of It Las Vegas municipal officials should realize that by tonight, tens of thousands of people from all over the world have told family and friends about the ridiculously inept airport operation at one of the world's most popular tourism destinations. This is going to translate into dollars, as in lost dollars. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 12, 2004 at 3:46 p.m.. (43945) Who's Reading What in RSS Dave Winer has put together a cool way for people to see who's reading what in the blogworld, by asking people to share their OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) files, which in this context is a list of Websites I subscribe to using my RSS reader. He calls it a commons for sharing outlines, feeds, taxonomy -- and I'm fascinated by its implications. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 12, 2004 at 3:46 p.m.. (43944) Raymond Yee's notes from Canadian Elearning Workshop 2004 http://raymondyee.net/wiki/ CanadianElearningWorkshop2004 Well, I can't be there myself, but reading Raymond's notes in his wiki is the next best thing. He is involved in the hugely intriguing Scholars Box project, part of the Interactive Univeristy Project at UC Berkeley, and brings his own great context to these notes. Thanks for sharing these, Raymond! - SWL From EdTechPost on January 12, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (43943) Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe: Perceptions of Partisan Bias Seen as Growing -- Especially by Democrats Joint Report with Pew Research Centerhttp://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Political_Info_Jan04.pdfhttp://www.pewinternet.org/releases/release.asp?id=72The Pew Internet & American Life Project and the Pew Research Center for People and the Press have released a From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 2:51 p.m.. (43942) Guia la Formación Empresarial con eLearning (CECALE) La Confederación de Organizaciones Empresariales de Castilla y León (CECALE) mantiene una preocupación especial por promover el avance en los métodos y técnicas de gestión de empresa a través de inici... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 p.m.. (43941) Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligence Theory Since 1983, when Howard Gardner published the book, Frames of Mind, multiple intelligence theory has been embraced by educators as a tool for understanding and effectively meeting the learning needs of their students.... From Adult/Continuing Education on January 12, 2004 at 2:49 p.m.. (43940) Let's not retire the Hitler comparisons [NOTES: 1. At no point in the following do I compare George W. Bush to Hitler. 2. All those who take quotes out of context will be prosecuted, or at least whined about.] Cathy Young, a contributing editor at Reason magazine, suggests a New Year's resolution in her Boston Globe column today (which will be de-linked by the Globe tomorrow): No more Nazi or Hitler analogies to describe policies or politicians you dislike. Unless, of course, those policies include actual mass murder and torture, or those politicians who engage in such acts. Likewise, Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby thinks any comp From Joho the Blog on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (43938) More on Media Democratization Doc Searls has been thinking along the same lines on the way consumers are turning into producers. See his Linux Journal piece. Doc also followed up on my Sunday column with this blog posting. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 12, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (43937) Linux Defense Fund Formed Three cheers for Intel, IBM and several other companies that have made substantial contributions to the newly created Linux Legal Defense Fund to help fight off the bullies from SCO. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 12, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (43936) Ärztliche Haftpflicht bei Fällen von "Wrongful life" Im November 2000 hat die französische Cour de Cassation Ersatzansprüche eines Elternpaares und dessen Sohnes anerkannt, welche aus einer pränatalen,... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 1:51 p.m.. (43935) Use Pixory to share iPhoto albums directly from your Mac If you are tired of fiddling around with .mac photo uploads and worrying about storage quotas, or if you are... From Disruptive Technology on January 12, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (43934) Twenty steps to help diagnose and fix system issues 20 Troubleshooting Steps for OS X So your OS X Mac isn't working quite right. What should you do? Here's... From Digital Hub on January 12, 2004 at 1:50 p.m.. (43933) More on LOKSS The 10 January online issue of BMJ includes an editorial by Victoria Reich & David Rosenthal of the LOKSS team, entitled: Preserving today's scientific record for tomorrow. An excerpt: "Called LOCKSS (for 'Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe'), it aims to provide librarians with a cheap and easy way to collect, preserve, and provide access to their own, local copy of web published material". From FOS News on January 12, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (43932) eventSherpa: Semantic Calendars From Semantic World on January 12, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (43931) Ontology Generator From Semantic World on January 12, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (43930) Transitions I would like to reiterate how detailed and well-thought-out a plan it was, in a feeble attempt to excuse how magnificently I bungled it. (271 words) From dive into mark on January 12, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (43929) TelEduc'04 III Simposio Internacional de Tele-Educación y Formación Continua La Comisión Cubana de la UNESCO, el Gobierno de Cuba y otras instituciones y organismos convocan TelEduc'04 III Simposio Internacional de Tele-Educación y Formación Continua. «TelEduc'04 tendrá como lema central "La Educación a Distancia y la Formación Continua: su contribución a la equidad y el desarrollo en la sociedad del conocimiento", tema que será enriquecido con los aportes y contribuciones de los participantes de la región y del resto de América y otras latitudes. Este encuentro se plantea como un espacio para ref From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on January 12, 2004 at 12:52 p.m.. (43928) Die Invasion der Blogger Das amerikanische Internet-Magazin Wired.com, nicht unbedingt für seine Zurückhaltung im Ausrufen von Trends bekannt, begriff das Phänomen wieder einmal als... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (43927) Mauritius Seeks to Become a Global Cyber Island Paradise Mauritius Seeks to Become a Global Cyber Island Paradisehttp://allafrica.com/stories/200401120314.htmlFirst came California's Silicon Valley, then India took the honours. Next, if all goes according to plan, the tiny Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius hopes to lead the way in Africa, by transforming itself into a "cyber island". The dream is to create a hi-tech paradise, dubbed "cyber city," which is located in Ebene, 15km (9 miles) outside the capital, Port Louis. The 12-story tower, surrounded From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 12:51 p.m.. (43926) Balkin on Internet, Free Speech, Telecom, IP Last week, Ernest wrote: "I, of course, remain convinced that telecommunications law, copyright and the First Amendment are related throught the concept of distribution ... that they can all be analyzed through the lense of rights of distribution." Well, Jack Balkin doesn't exactly cover all those issues in his latest paper, Digital Speech and Democratic Culture: A Theory of Freedom of Express From A Copyfighter's Musings on January 12, 2004 at 12:47 p.m.. (43925) Repository Folly Educational technologists need to reflect on what it means that, for many instructors, the prevailing attitude toward referatories and repositories is "start the revolution without me." My own experiences match those reported below from cogdogblog by Alan Levine. I've focused on helping instructors locate and use online instructional resources, not on the much harder task that Alan has undertaken to assist instructors to create and share learning resources. Both tasks can be discouraging. I do believe that the widespread availability of high quality online learning resources can potential From Jon's Radio on January 12, 2004 at 12:46 p.m.. (43923) ReplayTV Customers Get a Felten-like Win The case is over, the studios agreed not to sue these customers, but they can certainly sue in the future - the court did not rule on the merits. From A Copyfighter's Musings on January 12, 2004 at 11:47 a.m.. (43922) Friend-of-a-Seb In case you were looking for it: Seb Paquet's Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF) file. While it may appear to the untrained eye as a deluge of unreadable junk, a FOAF file actually enables you to describe yourself in various ways. The most popular feature so far is the ability to specify who you know by pointing to other people's FOAF files. This enables s From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (43921) Fripplog King Crimson's Robert Fripp runs a weblog. In a recent post he explains why he'd rather write in it than be interviewed. "Today, there is a clearer channel available to present information to the public than the print media: the internet. This diary is an example." From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (43920) Bald "Made in EU"? Nach den Plänen der EU-Kommission sollen Unternehmen ihre in der EU hergestellten Produkte unter dem Markenzeichen "Made in the European... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (43919) Life after death Brock Read, AskERIC Finds a New Home, Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "A popular [free] online repository for educational data and advice has found a new home [at the University of Syracuse's Information Institute] after the U.S. Department of Education discontinued it in December....'We're very disappointed that the Department of Education actively stopped AskERIC,' said R. David Lankes, the director of AskERIC and the new project. 'But we th From FOS News on January 12, 2004 at 10:48 a.m.. (43918) mediaLibraryAgora? mediAgora anyone? "See this article (via Frank) and Weed's   website.  Here's how it works: you download a song; listen to it three time, at which point you must buy it or get rid of it; purchasing gives you a WMA version, with permission to burn a CD, copy to a portable player and copy to 2 other c From The Shifted Librarian on January 12, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (43917) ILS: Information Literacy Specialist? hi "Three notes from the keynote speak. Omar from BlackPlanet gave the talk before the 'Life Post CIPA' panel discussion. He had several very good points that I wanted to write down before I forgot them. His basic premise [which will be online sometime in the next three weeks according to Carla Hayden] is that CIPA's legacy is less relevant than librarians working to reduce NOT the digital divide, but what he sees as the literac From The Shifted Librarian on January 12, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (43916) CIL2004 Moblog? Gizmos and Gadgets at CES - Via Moblog " A group of attendees set up a moblog of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this weekend. CES features all the latest in electronic gear, so this moblog is a window into the hot gear for the coming year. Intel got in on the moblog action, too. Thanks, Shawn!" [--> From The Shifted Librarian on January 12, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (43915) Many new ideas about social software in recent tal ... Many new ideas about social software in recent talks, however, can't write them down immediately since not all talking places support wireless access. :(Anyway, will try to document them soon after this busy week. So many visitors will arrive in Shanghai in this holiday season(Only 2 weeks to Chinese Spring Festival) From Meta on January 12, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (43914) Segway Robots to Team with HumansMIT Technology Re ... Segway Robots to Team with HumansMIT Technology Review: "Carnegie Mellon University researchers are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. The researchers have made a human-size version of their soccer-playing robots by basing the robots on Segway scooters, and they are working on a set of rules for Segway soccer, a game designed to be played by mixed teams of the robots and humans riding Segways. From Meta on January 12, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (43913) Depth and superficiality: e-learning and global culture   I gave a session at this year’s Online Educa Berlin conference entitled “Adapting e-learning for global learners: what have we learned so far?”, although the title is a little m From Viral-learning.net on January 12, 2004 at 9:49 a.m.. (43912) Nancy Hits a (Fire)Wall For some odd reason, Nancy thought her Weblogs workshop was going to go smoothly. HA! Murphy is always lurking, especially for the first timers taking the blogvangelism plunge (and for the more experienced as well...) Her Biblical account of her workshop is truly a testament to faith, goodwill, and the support of understanding teachers (who unbeknownst to them are being led like sheep to the edge of the cliff...) Hang in there, Nancy... From weblogged News on January 12, 2004 at 9:47 a.m.. (43911) Moncton - the honest city? A few years ago people from Readers' Digest dropped wallets with 50$ in cash in each in various cities across Canada, to see who would return them. Turns out that in Moncton, New Brunswick (which is where I live right now), all ten wallets were returned intact. From Seb'apos;s Open Research on January 12, 2004 at 9:47 a.m.. (43910) BotLaw - The Place for Legal Research on Intelligent Agents/Bots BotLaw - The Place for Legal Research on Intelligent Agents/Botshttp://www.botlaw.com/BotLaw.com was founded in November 2003 by Christiana N. Markou, an advocate and legal consultant from Cyprus. It aims at facilitating research in the newly emerged area of bots law, a sub-area of information technology law. BotLaw.com attempts to put all or at least most of the existing material on the subject in one place and aspires to become a comprehensive research resource to be used by academics, practitioners and students with an From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m.. (43909) Online Blogging Article in the Washington Times today that takes a look at blogging from its effect on writing standpoint. Here's the nut: Blogging may not wash with wizened educators, or those who distrust modern advances, but a group of educational experts sees blogging as a way for students to hone their writing skills while discussing ideas they otherwise may never have encountered. Kind of an interesting follow to yesterday's Times piece. From weblogged News on January 12, 2004 at 8:47 a.m.. (43908) Congressional leaders promise action on tech issues - David Becker, CNET News.com Federal lawmakers are ready to help the technology industry solve its problems--at least some of them. That was the consensus from eight U.S. senators and representatives gathered Friday for a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show. Congressional lead From Techno-News Blog on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (43907) Gates pushes PC-TV connection - David Becker, CNET News.com Kicking off the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates demonstrated new technology for connecting digital content on Windows PCs to home entertainment centers, TVs and portable devices. Gates said in his keynote speech that Microsoft From Techno-News Blog on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (43906) Leave it to beaver - Glyn Moody, The Guardian 'The beaver is out of detox." With these words, Linus Torvalds announced on December 17 the release of the next version of the Linux kernel, the heart of the GNU/Linux operating system. The "stoned beaver" - a follow-up to an earlier kernel dubbed the From Techno-News Blog on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (43905) New 'visualization' technologies can help students hone web searches - eSchool News staff and wire service reports As useful as internet search engines are, they have a pretty big flaw: They often deliver too much information, and a lot of it isn't quite what students are looking for. But some intriguing new technologies are getting better at bringing order to all From Educational Technology on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (43904) Guerrilla gardening Guerrilla gardening is the art of using a piece of land which you do not own to grow something. One step removed from actual guerrilla warfare, guerrilla gardening takes land not for the people, but for nature; returning misused or disused land and finding a purpose for it. Guerrilla gardeners come late in the night with watering cans, compost and gardening gloves, and turn rotting sods of grass outside some condemned building into a vegetable patch, a clump of daffodils, or a flowering rosebush. From kuro5hin.org on January 12, 2004 at 8:45 a.m.. (43903) Tueday Night at 6pm - PEI Bloggers Pizza and Beer Night Reminder Tuesday at 6pm is Beer and Pizza for PEI Bloggers. href="http://smartpei.typepad.com/robert_patersons_weblog/spring_2003_018.jpg"> I have ordered kegs of Harvest Gold I plan to order Pizza from Pizza Delight - any favourites? Directions are here... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43902) Stellung beziehen! Die Autoren eines Beitrages über Mandate im Bereich des E-Business diskutieren bei Legamedia verschiedene Ansätze.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43901) JVAs bundesweit Auf der Seite der Justiz NRW ist ein Verzeichnis sämlicher deutscher Justizvollzugsanstalten mit Stand 01.01.2004 zu finden (94 S. PDF).... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43900) Anthropology Collection Database Accessible on the WWW Anthropology Collection Database Accessible on the WWWhttp://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/collections/collintro.htmThe Department of Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences provides Internet access to its extensive research data collection. The anthropology collection comprises approximately 17,000 objects, most of which are ethnographic. The collection was gathered from the indigenous cultures of western North America (exclusive of Mexico) and the Pacific From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43899) American Web Sites Speak the Language of Overseas Users American Web Sites Speak the Language of Overseas Users by Bob Tedeschihttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/12/business/12ecom.html?thThe New York Times reports that the National Football League will roll out a Chinese-language version of its Web site this month in yet another move by American entertainment and media organizations to capitalize on overseas Internet audiences. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43898) Legal Resources 2004 Internet Miniguide Legal Resources 2004 - Internet MiniGuide by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. http://legalrecources.blogspot.com/http://www.InternetMiniGuide.com/Legal Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide has just been updated and is now available at the above URLs for purchase and immediate download. This 41 page Internet MiniGuide has the following table of contents: Research SourcesReference SourcesSearch Engine SourcesDirectory and Database Sourc From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 12, 2004 at 7:50 a.m.. (43897) tech.life@school | Promise grows for Internet2 - Joyce Kasman Valenza, Philadelphia Inquirer Since 1996, I've been hearing about the promise of Internet2, the cleaner and speedier, next-generation Internet, developed by research institutions and universities to avoid the data clog and commercialism of its forerunner. For a K-12er, Internet2 lo From Educational Technology on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (43896) Reaching out to distant learners - Peeyush Agnihotri, Tribune India Those signals that come through cyberspace have touched all spheres of the terrestrial life. Education, too, has been enabled by technology and is reaching the doorsteps of the millions of students From Online Learning Update on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (43895) OSU opens its doors via online classes - Julia Lyon, The Bend Bulletin More than a quarter century after Grant McCallum graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in nuclear engineering, he's back for more. But this time, after a career of working at nuclear power plants and for major corporations, he won't liv From Online Learning Update on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (43894) The Internet2 Commons: Distributed Engineering Collaboration - Thomas A. Finholt, Jerome F. Hajjar, Erik C. Hofer, Andrei M. Reinhorn; Syllabus .... Throughout the birth and growth of the ES-TF, Internet2 has played a vital enabling role. At a very basic level, Internet2 From Online Learning Update on January 12, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (43893) Zugriff auf Provider-Daten Der neue Vorsitzende der Innenminister-Konferenz (IMK) Schleswig-Holsteins, Innenminister Klaus Buß (SPD), will die Befugnisse der Polizei erheblich ausweiten, meldet heute... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 6:50 a.m.. (43892) Collaborative Learning 04 Collaborative Learning 04 starts Tuesday. Tomorrow. Three days. On line. $199. The on-screen brochure says my opening presentation on The Future of eLearning will discuss, What are the key trends and developments in online learning? How will e-learning change over the next few years? Jay... From Internet Time Blog on January 12, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (43891) Hot Type The American Anthropological Association will soon give its members electronic access to all 29 of its journals, along with many of its primary sources, including audio and video files. From Chronicle: free on January 12, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (43890) Unrivaled Cuts In Spending States' total appropriations for higher education fell 2.1 percent in 2003-4, the first drop in a decade and possibly the biggest ever, a survey found. From Chronicle: free on January 12, 2004 at 6:49 a.m.. (43889) Spirit Morphs, Ready to Roll The U.S. rover on Mars completes its transformation from folded landing craft to mobile explorer on six wheels, a kind of 'reverse robotic origami,' earlier than expected. Spirit may roll off its landing pad by Tuesday. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43888) Copy No, No: Adobe and Uncle Sam Adobe Systems 'fesses up to adding an anti-counterfeiting technology to its graphics software on the QT. The company insists the secretive tech, requested by government and bankers, won't affect honest consumers. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43887) Errant E-Mail Shames RFID Backer An intern accidently sends an e-mail that suggests backers of radio-frequency ID tags are trying to embarrass their critics. Tough break for the kid, but the mistake could lead to privacy protections for consumers. By Mark Baard. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43886) High Hopes for Biotech Comeback The biggest annual biotech and pharmaceutical industry elbow-rubbing event kicks off on Monday. A peppier financial outlook should help attendees to be more upbeat this year. Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43885) Fax.com Still Dodging Legal Slaps The government may have fined Fax.com millions of dollars, but the junk-marketing company likely won't pay up -- and will continue to clog fax machines for some time. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43884) Prions: When Proteins Attack These proteins are in our bodies, but something can cause prions to turn into malicious brain killers. Baffled scientists search for causes, treatments and a cure. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on January 12, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (43883) EUR-Lex, hier: Zugang für Behinderte Die EU hat eine neue Seite ins Netz gestellt, die behinderten Menschen die Suche erleichtern will (11 Sprachen).... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 5:50 a.m.. (43882) Weblogs FAQs II ¿Cómo puedo dar a conocer mi weblog? Una vez que la bitácora está en marcha conviene inscribirla en los principales directorios de weblogs. También puedes incluir la URL en tu firma de correo electrónico. No abuses del recurso a dejar... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 12, 2004 at 5:50 a.m.. (43881) On Postel, Again Another must read from Tim. In particular, he mentions the fact that if there's enough demand he'll write a public domain C, Java and Perl XML writing package! Go for it, Tim, say I! [SOURCE: BRAY] QUOTEMark Pilgrim has echoed Aaron Swartz’s earlier call for, in general, forgiving parsing of Internet content and, in particular, the application of this “li From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 5:49 a.m.. (43880) Perl's beneath swine Amen brother! Ditto for Perl versus Python. Having said since I know Perl the best, it will probably remain my language for a lot of things. But for small things, Python will do just fine and I can develop it in faster even though I've only been using it for a couple of months! QUOTEOn any given Perl project two or three of my O'Reilly Perl books are always open on my desk at any given time. On any given PHP project generally no O'Reilly books are open, I don't even own any PHP books. Yet on any given Sunday I can crank out far more functional, From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 5:49 a.m.. (43879) Even more CMS sites There seems to have been a flurry of interest in creating content management sites at the moment, with two new collaborative forums appearing today: Wiki Workgroup on Content Management SystemsPublished by Semiotic.Pixels, based on an internal workgroup resource on CMS.... From Column Two on January 12, 2004 at 5:47 a.m.. (43878) Making meaning Denham Grey has written a blog entry on how to share meaning. To quote: How do we come to share meaning and what is the relation between meaning, understanding, ontology and knowledge?. Is there a route to shared meaning and... From Column Two on January 12, 2004 at 5:47 a.m.. (43877) RED núm. 10 Está en línea el núm. 10 de RED, Revista de Educación a Distancia de la Universidad de Murcia. Contenidos de este nuevo número: - «Weblogs: Nuevos cuadernos de bitácora» por Miguel Zapata Ros. - «El uso de los Cuadernos de Bitácora o Weblogging: Otro tipo de sitios web» por Chris Ashley. - «E-learning y comida rápida» por Carlos Marcelo. - «Estudiantes en entornos tradicionales y a distancia. Perfiles motivacionales y percepciones del contexto» por Danilo Donolo, Analía Chiecher y María Cristina Rinaudo. - «La autoría From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on January 12, 2004 at 4:50 a.m.. (43876) El e-learning se implanta rapidamente El futuro de la enseñanza está en la red. Así nos lo afirman los expertos que aseguran que en el 2005 muchos cursos ya estarán virtualizados Un sistema educativo que interesa a la sociedad ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 12, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (43875) Ecto appears to be work with Blogware when set to MetaWeblogAPI mode LATER: Still not working, but it's promising. When I set ecto to Movable Type mode, it does the newMediaObject call but fails withinvalid filename supplied. Need to debug with the Tucows and Ecto guys!: XMLRPC parameters for metaWeblog.newMediaObject: { blogid = 279; file = ""; password = ******; username = roland; } Response: { "/FaultCode" = -99; "/FaultString" = "Invalid filename supplied"; "/WSDebugInBody" = " faultCode -99--> From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (43874) Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler I finished this in a mere two months, reading several of its one hundred design principles each evening before drifting off to sleep. Each lefthand page describes a principle or idea; the corresponding righthand... From Internet Time Blog on January 12, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (43873) Amazing Journeys: Following the North Star on The Underground Railroad Friends of Negro Spirituals presents its General Meeting and Educational Forum. [PRWEB Jan 12, 2004] From PR Web on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (43872) Two Libraries Receive Alibris Book Collection Grants: Library supplier of used, new and hard-to-find books provides support to libraries A Missouri university library and an Austin, Texas elementary school will be offering enhanced collections to their patrons thanks to a new collection development grant from an online library supplier [PRWEB Jan 12, 2004] From PR Web on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (43871) Three marketing gurus--Mac McIntosh, Jim Sterne, and Kristin Zhivago--are partnering with ExecutiveGPS, to produce the first-ever B2B CMO Summit. CMOs will come together with three marketing thought leaders and their peers, to review best practices and real-world results. In the course of the B2B CMO Summit, they will develop executable, customized marketing plans. The summit, which is being held at the Hilton Boston Logan April 26-28, 2004, will focus on the best practices of successful B2B CMO's, in an age dominated by accountability, integrated marketing programs, global competition, and a selling environment where the customers won't budge unless you offer exactly what they want. [PRWEB Jan 12, 2004] From PR Web on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (43870) Sexual Assault & Athletes -- All He Had to Do Was Ask - Where Is The Outrage? Discover why America is missing the real story behind allegations of sexual assault involving high profile athletes such as Kobe Bryant. With one simple solution, sexual assaults can be greatly reduced. [PRWEB Jan 12, 2004] From PR Web on January 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (43869) Wiki und iBook Da nicht wenige Leser ein iBook haben, hier eine kurze Anleitung, wie ein Wiki auf einem Apple installiert wird.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 12, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (43868) Attacks on Education Law Leave Democrats in a Bind Never mind that most of the Democratic presidential candidates voted for the No Child Left Behind Act. Listening to them recently has made it easy to forget. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43867) French Sikhs Defend Their Turbans and Find Their Voice A proposed law banning religious symbols from public schools has led to a chorus of protests from France's tiny Sikh community. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43866) A Freelancer Tale: Paycheck Clears; Suit Demands It Back The legacy of the Lingua Franca, a literate magazine for academics and like-minded folks that closed in 2001 and went into bankruptcy, lives on, but perhaps not in the way that its contributors may have hoped. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43865) McGreevey Planning After-School Program for New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey plans to use his annual address to the Legislature to announce a plan modeled on the program that George Soros started in New York. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43864) Students' Data on Web, and N.Y.U. on Defensive N.Y.U. notified about 1,800 of its students that their Social Security numbers, phone numbers and names had been posted on the Internet. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43863) Brazil Pays Parents to Help Poor Be Pupils, Not Wage Earners Latin American governments are giving the poor small cash payments if they keep their children in school and take them for regular medical checkups. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43862) Broad Overhaul of City Schools Causing Strains Four months into an overhaul of the New York City public school system, schools are showing sparks of improvement against a backdrop of confusion. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43861) For Whom Will Harvard's Bells Toll? That's in Question While Russia experienced decades of state atheism, Harvard was the home of 18 bells from the Danilov Monastery. Now, the monastery's monks want the bells back. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43860) Pediatrics Academy Calls for Elimination of Soda in Schools Soft drinks should be eliminated from schools to help tackle the nation's obesity epidemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43859) Unruly Students Facing Arrest, Not Detention Schools are increasingly sending students into the juvenile justice system for the sort of adolescent misbehavior that used to be handled by school administrators. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43858) Beyond a Stereotype of Southern Universities Many Americans believe that Southern universities are more interested in football or basketball than in literature or physics. Nothing could be further from the truth. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43857) School District Tries to Force Overhaul A small school district in Arkansas is seeking to shut down financing for the state government until lawmakers comply with a court order to overhaul the school system. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43856) 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 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43855) My So-Called Blog In the online universe there exists a shadow high school where confessional girls and emo boys reveal all. But even the Web can't make being a teenager any easier. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43854) Business Schools Make a Pitch for Women A consortium of 13 graduate business schools, 7 major corporations and several nonprofit groups is reaching out to young women considering careers in business. From New York Times: Education on January 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43853) 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 12, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (43852) Kaum Fortschritte für UN-Gesundheitsziele Die Entwicklungsländer sind noch weit davon entfernt, die bis 2015 von den Vereinten Nationen angestrebten Ziele für eine bessere Gesundheit ihrer Bevölkerung zu erreichen. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43851) Gezüchteter Lachs toxisch belastet Gesundheitsrisiko größer als mögliche Vorteile. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43850) Rauchen erhöht Brustkrebsrisiko Nach den Ergebnissen einer aktuellen Studie haben Raucherinnen ein um 30 Prozent erhöhtes Brustkrebsrisiko. Für Ex-Raucherinnen besteht dagegen kein erhöhtes Risiko. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43849) Gesundheitsförderung bringt's Eine epidemiologische Studie hat in Deutschland zum ersten Mal gezeigt, dass gezielte Gesundheitsförderung bei jungen Familien sinnvoll und sehr erfolgreich ist. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43848) Nicht schlapp machen! Drei Monate körperliche Aktivität verbessern die Leistungsfähigkeit um 15 bis 20 Prozent. Nur drei Wochen nach einem HYPHEN eventuell winterbedingten HYPHEN Trainingsstopp fällt das Niveau auf den Ausgangswert zurück From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43847) Buch aktuell: Fun & Sport in Eis & Schnee Der Wintersportführer für Anfänger und Freaks. Reise Know-How, Praxis. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43846) Buch aktuell: Leben ohne Gluten. Ratgeber für Zöliakie, Sprue und Getreideallergie. Mit über 100 Rezepten. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43845) Auf die Bretter, fertig, los. Nach diesem Motto starten Tausende Skifahrer jedes Jahr auf den Berg. Ein bisschen Vorbereitung kann dabei jedoch nicht schaden: Schlecht gewartete Skibindungen und fehlende Kondition bereiten so manchem Skifahrer böse Ãœberraschungen. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43844) Verschleierte Welt Der Graue Star ist weltweit eine der häufigsten Ursachen für Erblindung; vor allem in den Entwicklungsländern. In den wohlbegüterten Teilen der Erde kann die Erkrankung durch eine Operation gut behandelt werden. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43843) Nahrungsmittel: Unverträglich - Getreideeiweiß gegen Dünndarmwand Das Getreideeiweiß Gluten ist an sich harmlos. Eine Unverträglichkeit dagegen führt jedoch nicht nur zu Durchfall, Gewichtsverlust oder Müdigkeit. Langfristig treten gravierende Mangelerscheinungen auf. Beschwerdefreiheit bringt ein Leben ohne Gluten. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43842) Sonntag ist Schlaftag 'Den seinen gibt's der Herr im Schlaf'. Wenn Sie zum Schlafen kommen: Kinder, Arbeit und Hobbies machen Schlaf zu einem raren Gut. Die ideale Schlafzeit von 7 bis 9 Stunden wird nicht immer erreicht. Experten raten deshalb zu einem Schlaftag pro Woche. From MedUNIQA Newsletter on January 12, 2004 at 2:50 a.m.. (43841) boogieblog - newspaper format blog search engine boogieblog is another blog search engine that give you a "Newspaper view of 22584 searchable weblogs ". Would be nice if it had an RSS feed but I guess then you wouldn't get a newspaper view! From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (43840) Corante's: Apple Matters Latest blog from Corante is Apple Matters a blog authored by Canadian Sandy McMurray. Subscribed. From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 12, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (43839) New software could revolutionize computer users' experience From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43838) Education approach criticized From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43837) Virtual education for kids From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43836) The National Zoo and Fujifilm Celebrate Giant Panda Anniversary with Launch of Online Conservation Education Program From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43835) Marketing Online Education Courses and Programs From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43834) OSU opens its doors via online classes From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43833) 3 Public Universities Try to Ease Va.'s Reins From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43832) Using a Panel of Experts to Enrich Planning of Distance Education From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 12, 2004 at 2:48 a.m.. (43831) Conversational Jay Rosen has done a good job showing what happens to an idea as bloggers pick it up and gnaw on it a bit. He was interested in the recent flurry of posts about blogs following the work of single journalists as a way of pressing for better journalism, but along the way he created a small study of blogosphere collaboration. This flury is an example of the conversational quality of blog writing, which lives moment by moment and doesn't require much concern about things slipping away into... From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 11, 2004 at 11:49 p.m.. (43830) Has Weblogs at Harvard been successful? I'm currently looking through the article I mentioned below and thinking about the stated aim of Weblogs at Harvard to "set up the different parts of Harvard to talk to each other better" and wondering whether they've really pulled it off. Reason being I'm trying to tack together a kindof "Weblogs at Anywhere" article exploring whether or not the WatH model could work in my context, or in others, and what could be defined as actually being successful. I mean, if lots of people writing to and engagi From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 11, 2004 at 11:48 p.m.. (43829) Back in the office Happy new year to all! Well, I'm back in the office after the Christmas break (although you will have noticed that I've been using my PC from home over the last few days). Having rested fully, I'm full of new... From Column Two on January 11, 2004 at 11:47 p.m.. (43828) edNA knowledge management portal edNA (Education Network Australia) has published a new knowledge management portal. To quote: Welcome to the Knowledge Management (KM) Community area. This is a knowledge sharing space for all knowledge workers. There is an increasing acceptance of KM in many... From Column Two on January 11, 2004 at 11:47 p.m.. (43827) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]