Edu_RSS ~ January 30, 2004

Most recent update: January 30, 2004 at 11:15 p.m. Atlantic Time (GMT-4) Search Edu_RSS: Student webring I was looking at the Foodbloggers webring for a few minutes and realized that students in a course might very well have their sites organized in a webring, as a way of nurturing the little community they are forming under the time pressures of a 15 week semester, and maybe they would also have a better chance of keeping in touch with each other after the course was over, too -- after all, programs that encourage students to have social and intellectual connections with each other outside... From Weblogs in Higher Education on January 30, 2004 at 9:50 p.m.. (46781) jill/txt Oh yeh, and jill/txt looks cool too! Interesting posts on blogging in faculties / eduction and other stuff. Shame I'm only getting reduced rss though :o( Hopr that practice disappears asap! From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 9:49 p.m.. (46780) RSS feeds of learning object repositories This is edtechpost's bloglines public aggregation of RSS feeds from learning object repositories. Hey, I begged for public aggregation but I'm starting to think that, in fact, centralizing it (especially in terms of the centralization that Stephen refers to here) 'aint such a good idea... I really appreciate th From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 9:49 p.m.. (46779) PeopleSoft sets date for boardroom tug of war The software maker names the day for director elections and so sets the stage for a tussle over boardroom control with Oracle, which hopes to unblock its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 9:45 p.m.. (46778) The Internet is not responsible for Dean's implosion just as the dot coms were not responsible for wiping out the US economy I like Tristan's analysis of the situation. The dot coms sucked in many ways and had their excesses but the Enrons of the world were the ones that did the real damage. Read the whole thing! QUOTELet's take a closer look at where the money went bad in the 90s. What is the biggest failure of the 90s? Enron. Must have been a big dotcom. The only problem with that is that, taking a look at their website in 1999, their homepage talked about th From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 8:49 p.m.. (46777) Browsin' around for instructional technology feeds Did a bit of browsing via Blog.it and came up with some cool instructional technologists for my aggregator. Have seen a few of these before but never got round to adding them, so here are a few I found / refound. (oh yeah... you can see who I aggregate here, who do you aggregate.. c'mon, share the view!) Thomas Winston Thorpe has a pretty funky blog "--> From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 8:49 p.m.. (46776) Grassroots ad for Howard Dean The power of grassroots politics has produced a very effective ad for Howard Dean. (In Windows Media Player format.) From carvingCode on January 30, 2004 at 8:46 p.m.. (46775) Sun's Opteron charge to begin in February Sun Microsystems is placing AMD's Opteron chip at the center of its low-end server strategy, starting with a dual-processor system, to be announced next month, and four- and eight-processor systems later. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46774) Swisscom hot-spot deal takes Colubris higher Colubris will supply the Swiss carrier's European network of Wi-Fi hot spots with gear in a multiyear, multimillion-dollar deal that puts it more in the running with big players like Cisco. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46773) Booble makes Google blush Google may tolerate sex-tinged advertisements in its search results, but it won't stand for a copycat site peddling pornographic search. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46772) SCO braces for MyDoom onslaught Faced with a massive denial-of-service attack timed to go off this weekend, the controversial claimant to Linux code is preparing its defenses. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 8:45 p.m.. (46771) More fun with queries I should probably get a life, but instead I can't stop myself from writing more new queries against my growing database of well-formed blog content. Here are some queries that find the following things in the last few days' worth of my inbound RSS feeds: ... From Jon's Radio on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 p.m.. (46770) Dean Asks Americans To Stand Up for Change in Education Policy [via blogforamerica] ST. LOUIS-Democratic presidential candidate Governor Howard Dean, M.D., asked Americans to stand up for real change in education policy at a town hall meeting today in St. Louis, Missouri. Today's event is part of Dean's Stand Up for Change tour across America. "This campaign is about who has the courage to ask the tough questions when it counts, I believe leadership means having the courage to stand up for what you believe, no matter what the polls say," Dean said. From carvingCode on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 p.m.. (46769) Tech giants lock down wireless content A group of technology heavyweights is expected to announce new technology for securing music and video on wireless devices. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 7:45 p.m.. (46768) Emerging Online Learning Environments and Student Learning: An Analysis of Faculty Perceptions New educational technologies and online learning environments (OLEs) are infiltrating today's college classes and campuses. While research has examined many aspects of this permeation, one research gap exists. How do faculty perceive the learning experience in courses that use OLEs compared to courses that do not? One important factor that may influence faculty perceptions are their reasons for teaching with OLEs. This paper seeks to understand how faculty perceive OLEs as a function of their reasons for teaching with this educational technology. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46767) Learning Mangement Systems Wiki Maintained by Doug Holton at Vanderbilt University, this Wiki allows users to read and learn about Learning Management Systems, and to post information and comments of their own. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46766) Developing the Future of Education: Lab of Tomorrow Imagine a physics lesson where the pupils begin their class with a game of football, using a smart wireless ball and wearable computers. They would explore forces, energy and other physics concepts in a real life situation! The Lab of Tomorrow project aims to make classes like this a reality. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46765) Lab of Tomorrow Lab of Tomorrow develops the pedagogical framework for successful application of emerging technology to science educations. The aim of the Lab is to develop a wearable technology for genuinely useful educational use. The proposed technology will allow high school students to use their every day life as the field where they will conduct sophisticated experiments and thus will deepen their understanding of the science concepts involved in the activities. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46764) US News and World Report: E-learning This page brings together articles on e-learning published within US News and World Report. It also provides access to the magazine's directory of online undergraduate and graduate courses, certificates, and degrees in a variety of subject areas. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46763) New Learning Technologies Orlando Conference: Feb 18-20, 2004 The 2004 New Learning Technologies Orlando Conference bring professionals from the education, industry, and government communities together to present information on their accomplishments in the areas of technology-based learning systems, management systems, research, and applications. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46762) National Learning Infrastructure Initiative: Learning Objects Learning objects are an emerging NLII theme because their use has the potential "to provide learning customized for each specific learner at a specific time, taking into account, their learning styles, experience, knowledge and learning goals." On this site the NLII provides an introcuction to Learning Objects as well as links to resources for those who want to study further. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46761) eLearners Advisor The eLearners Advisor is a quick survey that asks you questions related to earning an online degree. Your answers are instantly reviewed to evaluate your readiness for online education. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46760) The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning: IRRODL The aim of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL) is to disseminate scholarly information to scholars and practitioners of open and distance learning worldwide. The journal is published by Terry Anderson of Athabasca University. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46759) The Horizon Project Virtual Community of Practice (VCOP) The NMC is pleased to announce the publication of the 2004 Horizon Report. The report, produced with support from the Corel Corporation, highlights six technologies that the underlying research suggests will become very important to higher education over the next one to five years. From Elearnopedia on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46758) Un lagarto gigante es más original que una "e" azul Es la última de las razones recogidas en 101 cosas que puedes hacer en Mozilla pero no en Internet Explorer, magnífica traducción de naiandei del texto de Neil Deakin. Ver también: Blogzilla (un blog sobre Mozilla) y Mozdev (un programa... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 30, 2004 at 6:52 p.m.. (46757) The first New York Times weblog? John Palfrey sent me an email asking if this is the first New York Times weblog? A quick analysis. It's nice to see the pointers to non NY Times-authored stuff, but why only newspapers? Why not pointers to weblogs, esp candidate weblogs? Permalinks? RSS feed? Authentic voice? "Edited by the Washington Bureau of the New York Times" -- that's a pretty faceless and unaccountable name. Hardly the unedited voice of an individual. From Weblogs At Harvard on January 30, 2004 at 6:48 p.m.. (46756) Comparing Dean and Kerry Here's a neat Flash presentation which brings up key comparisons between Howard and John Kerry. From carvingCode on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 p.m.. (46755) Kinja is one big-a** baby During a meeting this afternoon, it occurred to me that I've been working on Kinja for so long that it would have taken me less time to have a baby! From megnut on January 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46754) Evan's First Drawing! Yesterday, something extremely cool happened. Evan was sitting at the desk in my home office. He grabbed a marker, and started doodling on the pad of paper that was sorta nearby. Coolest. Thing. Ever. His first drawing. Now, he's going nuts on his blackboard at home, and drawing all over his easel. If only we can convince him to keep the doodling on designated areas... Just be glad I didn't inflict the video on you... ;-)... From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46753) For eMachines, a gateway to the future news analysis The PC maker found success by providing low-cost desktops to retailers like Costco. With a bid to acquire eMachines, struggling Gateway is hoping to capture some of that momentum. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46752) No longer 'Dot-Com Bowl,' but game still super for Net The legions of ad-buying start-ups may be long gone, but mainstream companies will try to leverage the Internet's reach during their Super Bowl commercials, at $2.3 million a 30-second pop. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 6:45 p.m.. (46751) Sedentary Living Starts when we are toddlers The Lancet talks about how infants in the UK are almost immoile today - the habit of sloth starts early. Snip: In the study, the children were spending between nine and 10 hours of their waking day hardly moving at... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 5:51 p.m.. (46750) OA to Canadian dissertations On January 20, the National Library of Canada started providing open access to doctoral dissertations on deposit at Theses Canada. (Thanks to Gary Price.) From FOS News on January 30, 2004 at 5:48 p.m.. (46749) Studios Go After "Screener" Distributor A few weeks ago, Ernest wrote: " But have we heard anything from the movie studios about [Oscar "screeners" ending up on the Internet]? Why haven't they taken any action on this blatant disregard for the rights of the copyright holders?" Maybe they heard Ernest, because two studies have now sued actor Carmine Caridi for allowing his friend, Russell Sprague, to copy a VHS From A Copyfighter's Musings on January 30, 2004 at 5:47 p.m.. (46748) Blackboard-to-RSS at Wytheville Community College I've got some tuning and HCI work to do and I haven't turned caching on yet, but kick the tires and let me know what you think. Prying open the LCMS box From Serious Instructional Technology on January 30, 2004 at 5:46 p.m.. (46747) Record label runs ring tones around wireless carriers Hollywood Records taps Xingtone to deliver downloads of ring tones and images directly from Web sites to cell phones--which means wireless carriers won't see a cent of the profits. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46746) Cisco retires wireless chipsets The networking equipment giant is phasing out Wi-Fi technology from Radiata, one of the many start-ups it bought at the height of the Internet boom. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46745) Despite Winning Higher Fees, Universities Still Can't Escape Economics Britain has joined the worldwide trend toward higher tuition fees as Tony Blair prevailed in a close vote that more than doubled the maximums universities may charge. Academic leaders are cheering, but they shouldn't be. Though they may have found short term salvation, every pound of fee increases pushed forward the day when the public will turn elsewhere for an education. More. By Unknown, The Economist, January 29, 2004 [ From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46744) Rip-off 101: How The Current Practices Of The Textbook Industry Drive Up The Cost Of Collge Textbooks Clark sent me this item documenting the rising cost of textbooks and calling fthe 'unbundling' of texts with expensive add-ons such as CD-ROMs. Some good research statistics and analsis of publishing costs and purchaser preferences. While many argue for the availability of online textbooks, as Clark comments in his email, "I wouldn't want to read LoTR, or Design of Everyday Things, online." Perhaps not yet (and certainly not while people continue to produce the unreadable PDF text), though our tolerance for reading online is increasing, especially with larger and less bright mon From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46743) How Many Social Nets Are Too Many? Several people have linked to this short article and lengthy list of more than fifty social networking services. Having finally received my invitation to Orkut, I can report that it's pretty much like the rest, though authored with Google's usual style and clarity. But it doesn't matter. Systems like Orkut and Friendster (which I have also tried) are not the future, not because (as Cory Doctorow says) "There are only so many hours in the day," but From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46742) A Prescriptive Study of Early Trends in Implementing E-learning in the UK Higher Education Sector The best parts of this paper are the beginning and the end, as the author analyses the management theories behind the implementation of e-learning at universities in Britain. Most institutions are to more or less a degree moving to what may be called 'post-Fordism', that is, a post-industrial mode of management style. And this is reflected in - and sometimes caused by - their rollout of e-learning. The bit in the middle consists of a survey of 'ten institutions'. The responders appear to be from the higher echelons, but this isn't certain. And they display a preference From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46741) Science, Technology and Innovation for the 21st Century A declaration from ministerial representatives from 34 nations to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) supporting "open access to and wide use of research data" and calling for a study into a principle for access to research data from public funding. The ministers also noted that "Patent regimes play an increasingly complex role in encouraging innovation, diffusing scientific and technical knowledge, and enhancing market entry and firm creation," and so "they should be subject to closer scrutiny by science, technology and innovation policy makers." By Various Auth From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46740) Predictions for 2004 elearn Magazine still hasn't learned to give its articles permanent URLs, so this link will be a piece of junk in a few weeks (Earth to eLearn: get with the program). But I wanted to forward this list of predictions for the coming year, a little late, but including a snippet from me. By Lisa Neal, eLearn Magazine, January 30, 2003 [Refer][Research][ From OLDaily on January 30, 2004 at 5:45 p.m.. (46739) 11-09-2001 Das "September 11th Sourcebook" (Taliban File) wurde heute aktualisiert. Es wurde erstellt und wird weiter bearbeitet vom National Security Archiv... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 4:51 p.m.. (46738) Weblogs as Webstie Process Update I met with our Public Information Officer today and I think we have an alternative review process that will hopefully meet with everyone's approval. Teachers who create the posts will publish them to the Website, and notifications will be sent to superivsors and the PIO for review. If they see a problem, they'll pursue the fix. At least this way, the PIO doesn't have to push the publish button every time. So it appears that for now at least, we're moving toward a primarily informational site that allows for more people to publish with two people at minimum responsible fo From weblogged News on January 30, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (46737) BlogTalks Ha, das bringt meinen Schnupfen zum Stocken: BlogTalks das Buch ist bei mir eingetroffen, ich denke ich werde es zum Druck freigeben, obwohl einige Fehler etc. noch drinnen sind, aber sonst dauert das noch ewig und fehlerf... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 30, 2004 at 4:47 p.m.. (46736) Free-software guru meets Indian president From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 p.m.. (46735) Bookcrossing - The Ultimate Book Club? Shannon introduced me to this novel site and I am posting it so that I can go back and look more. As a book addict this looks like the place for me... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (46734) Die Blogosphäre und Foucault Ein Text mit ein paar weiterführenden Links für Lia: foucault on the blogosphere. Die besten Weblog-Beiträge sind für mich meist diejenigen, welche die meisten potentiellen Anschlussmöglichkeiten offen lassen. Vieldeutigkeit muss ja nicht gleich Bedeutungslosigkeit sein. Der Begriff der Bedeutung ist nur ein anderer. [via romblog] From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on January 30, 2004 at 3:51 p.m.. (46733) Impulso conjunto de HP y Microsoft para expandir el e-learning HP y Microsoft han estrechado su colaboración a fin de acelerar la adopción de soluciones de e-learning. Ambas firmas han establecido un acuerdo por el cual ambas empresas implementarán un ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on January 30, 2004 at 3:50 p.m.. (46732) A Journalist Snookered, Again The CEO of SCO Group just snookered a CNN interviewer with smoke-and-mirrors answers to naive -- no, idiotic -- questions. I hope to get a transcript so I can explain in detail, but suffice it to say that it won't surprise anyone familiar with SCO's recent behavior in its anti-Linux campaign. Sheesh... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 3:47 p.m.. (46731) Sushi-HOWTO Do you like sushi? Do you hate paying £5 for a tiny little bento box from high-end supermarkets? Do you want to have an anime-and-sushi geekfest but balk at the cost of the food? Sushi is really easy to make, and fairly inexpensive if you're keeping it simple. Read on to find out how you can impress your mates and fill your house with anthropomorphic anime catgirls (well, maybe not) with your very own home-made sushi! From kuro5hin.org on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46730) Dutch judge blocks Lindows over trademark issue Microsoft wins a preliminary injunction that bars Lindows, which sells a version of the Linux OS that mimics Windows, from selling or advertising products under the Lindows name in the Netherlands and elsewhere. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.. (46729) Wooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo!I got 'em! I got ' ... Wooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo!I got 'em! I got 'em!Third Day & Tobymac tickets! YAY!It wasn't easy either. First, I made sure to arrive in plenty of time to be first in line! I wanted to get good seats, not only for me, but for the person who entrusted me to get her tickets too. I arrived at the Oman Arena box office at 9:1 From Sisters' Weblog: It Bloggles the Mind! on January 30, 2004 at 2:50 p.m.. (46728) Common Content Breaks 1k! Friday, January 30'th Common Content broke the 1000 record mark. Many thanks to all our great users that have been opening up their content so we all can benefit. Here's to 1000 more! From Common Content: News on January 30, 2004 at 2:49 p.m.. (46727) Yule Adornoments Yule Heibel is beginning an occasional series of blog entries about Adorno, in part because he thinks Heidegger has been getting too much air time. He promises to tell us what Adorno thought was wrong with the Ol' Nazi. I used to know enough about Adorno to weasel out of any actual conversations about him. Now I remember nothing at all about him. In fact, I think I'm into negative numbers. So, I look forward to Yule's writing about this philosopher he cares about.... From Joho the Blog on January 30, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (46726) Marc Canter Banned Marc Canter has been banned from Orkut, possibly because he linked to 300 friends in a week. Hmmm. I've ranked every one of my Orkut friends as maximally fan-worthy, trust-worthy, cool and sexy, except for the handful of people who've asked me to be friends who I actually have never heard of before; they only get 2 stars out of 3. So, will I be next? One can only hope...... From Joho the Blog on January 30, 2004 at 2:48 p.m.. (46725) Blogvangelism in Atlantic City Got a chance to do some "recruiting" last night with a presentation at NJ Techspo, the annual gathering of school administrators, tech types and teachers in Atlantic City. I presented with Kevin Jarrett who is a K-8 tech facilitator who has been using Weblogs in his school with some success. We had about 50 people in the room, and I seriously only saw a handful nodding off from time to time. Most attendees seemed pretty interested in the concept and I could see some wheels really turning in some people's mi From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 2:47 p.m.. (46722) NetSuite Enhances Analytics Dashboard NetSuite's new dashboard features let small businesses keep tabs on sales, customer service, and e-commerce information as only a tightly integrated, turn-key Web-based application suite can. From E-Commerce Guide on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46721) Broadband Poised for Takeoff The U.S. broadband market is set to double by 2008, according to a Jupiter Research report. From CyberAtlas on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46720) A puzzle, then. A puzzle, then. The other day, tiring of the heavy drinking and porn downloading that constitute a typical Tuscan day, I poddled off to the Brancacci Chapel at the church of Santa Maria del Carmine - the one where Michaelangelo... From Ben Hammersley.com on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46719) Lindows offers software for free over P2P The Linux software seller plans to distribute its LindowsLive operating system, which retails for $29.95, for free via peer-to-peer networks. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46718) Week in review: Virus king All eyes were on security as a fast-moving e-mail virus claimed the crown as the worst ever, and along the way it managed to make enemies of two software heavyweights. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 p.m.. (46717) Declaration on Access to Research Data From Public Funding Today in Paris, ministerial representatives from 34 nations to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued the Declaration on Access to Research Data From Public Funding (scroll about halfway down the page). Excerpts: Recognising that open access to, and unrestricted use of, data promotes scientific progress and facilitates the training of researchers; Recognising that open acce From FOS News on January 30, 2004 at 1:48 p.m.. (46716) Watching the News, and Journalists Media for Democracy 2004 calls itself "a non-partisan citizens' initiative to monitor mainstream news coverage of the 2004 elections and advocate fair, democratic and issue-oriented standards of reporting." There are elements of top-down and bottom-up contributions here. I'll watch with interest. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 1:46 p.m.. (46715) IBM Internet guru takes a role at Opera John Patrick, who is credited with bringing the Internet to Big Blue, joins Web browser company Opera Software's board of directors. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 1:45 p.m.. (46714) Do I have the midnight disease? - Is this what compels me to blog late at night? Hmmm. From Press Release for The Midnight Disease by by Alice Weaver Flaherty: QUOTEWhy is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase, while others, hunched over a notepad or keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain (Houghton Mifflin, January), neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the hows and whys of writing, reveali From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 12:50 p.m.. (46713) Interview: 'Jede Universität ist eine Eliteuniversität' Ein sehr interessantes Interview findet sich bei Spiegel-Online: Deutschland braucht Elitehochschulen, sagt die SPD. Passt ausgezeichnet in das große Reformprogramm der Bundesregierung, sagt Freerk Huisken. Der Bremer Hochschullehrer meint das keineswegs als Lob, sondern warnt im Interview vor "Hochbegabtengefasel" und vor Anpassung an Industrie-Interessen. Komplettes Interview: http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/studium/0,1518,282868,00.html From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on January 30, 2004 at 12:49 p.m.. (46712) Spammers May Kill Comments Here Dear Readers and Participants: Sorry to say, the spammers have been polluting the comment section of this blog lately. I welcome and value the postings from the rest of you, whether we agree or not on a particular topic, but the ethics-less slime who spam blog comments do more than annoy readers. They are using your efforts to boost their own Google rankings. I don't want to help them. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 12:46 p.m.. (46711) bellheads in the dean campaign David Isenberg has a troubling post about the new manager at the Dean campaign. Meanwhile: 35 million spent? Wow. From Lessig Blog on January 30, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (46710) Meeting stream is now available rtsp://barboursville.ed.usu.edu/oslo.sdp in your QuickTime player Also, jump on chat and send in your questions. iChat as educommons@mac.com or MSN as educommons@hotmail.com From autounfocus on January 30, 2004 at 12:45 p.m.. (46709) True Teacher Training Even today as a middle-aged adult eight years into my high-school teaching career, I easily recognize certain early experiences that stand out as epiphanous in terms of the teacher I would become. -- Jennifer J. Montgomery, "The Ongoing Process of Becoming a Teacher" Montgomery discusses how, by age six, her... From PEDABLOGUE on January 30, 2004 at 11:51 a.m.. (46708) Markenrecht geht vor Namensrecht Rundfunk contra Internet - Der Streit um wdr.org und wie daraus plötzlich dlmcd.de wurde. Mit vollständigem Urteil. Damit Sie nicht... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46707) Scheidungen mit Auslandsbezug Ca. 1/5 aller in Deutschland geschlossenen Ehen finden unter Beteiligung mindestens eines ausländischen Staatbürgers statt. Daraus ergeben sich auch für... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46706) I saw this awesome post over at Avoiding Evil. It' ... I saw this awesome post over at Avoiding Evil. It's about love and marriage. It is also an opportunity for you to leave a comment about what you think love is. Check it out! Avoiding Evil: What's Love Got to do WIth It? From Sisters' Weblog: It Bloggles the Mind! on January 30, 2004 at 11:50 a.m.. (46705) Bush Stonewalls 9/11 Panel, Opposes Request for More Time The Bush administration, for whatever reason, has prevented the 9/11 panel from doing its job properly. Now it opposes the bipartisan investigators' request for more time to finish the task. From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46704) Electronic Voting: An Insecure Mess, but Full Speed Ahead Washington Post: Bipartisan Request Seeks Halt to Internet Voting. In a highly unusual pairing, the Republican and Democratic party organizations for citizens living abroad have banded together against the Pentagon's Internet voting program for the presidential election. Concerns about the security of the online ballots could cast the entire election under a cloud of suspicion, they said in a joint letter urging a halt in the program. The letter released yesterday is being sent to several From Dan Gillmor'apos;s eJournal on January 30, 2004 at 11:46 a.m.. (46703) Schneier: "slouching toward big brother" Bruce has a great piece at C|Net about security and privacy, building on his really great new book Beyond Fear (and bin-head-dom). From Lessig Blog on January 30, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46702) bbc lessons So the lesson of BBC is that if you're misleading about whether the government misled you into war, management must resign. What about the simpler case -- you're just misleading about going to war? Meanwhile, BBC employees organize to fight the chill of government sponsored scolding. And some non-BBC Brits, shocked at the scolding, --> From Lessig Blog on January 30, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46701) Sun urges Eclipse to unify Java world The company issues an open letter to Eclipse, warning that the influential open source project could act as a fragmenting, rather than unifying, force in the Java industry. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46700) Open-source group gets Chinese member A Chinese software firm joins Linux industry group Open Source Development Lab, signaling growth in Linux activity in the land of the Dragon. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 11:45 a.m.. (46699) Novelle des Hochschulrahmengesetzes Die FDP-Fraktion hat am Donnerstag eine Novelle des Hochschulrahmengesetzes (16 S. PDF) in den Bundestag eingebracht. Der Gesetzentwurf sieht eine... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46698) Niederländische ZPO Kalina Mühlfeld vom EDZ Dresden verdanken wir den vollständigen Text der niederländischen Zivilprozessordnung.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 10:51 a.m.. (46697) Electrobel - Waffeln aus dem Untergrund Ich ziehe den Electronica-Teil vor, jedenfalls eine gute Site zur belgischen Underground-Muzak. Der Flash-Player ist ein wenig ungelenk, aber in Ordnung. Electrobel . This week's featured content is Electrobel , a massive ... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on January 30, 2004 at 10:47 a.m.. (46696) Lessons Overhead My office is opposite a computer classroom and I keep my door open a fair amount.  It's amazing some of the things I hear the students being told sometimes.  I had no idea that cookies could do so much ;-) From Serious Instructional Technology on January 30, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (46695) IT Trends: Are Portals Dead? And More Quote: "As Joe continues his report from last week, he moves from the more purely technological realm into one of definitions and functionality, based on a site-by-site evaluation of 172 college and university Web sites. Along with other observations, he draws the conclusion that "portalization" may already have reached its zenith and predicts that many Web sites already are or will be calling themselves by "portalized" names of some sort, but really aren't and won't be true portals. Enjoy!"Comment: So, where's part one?  I can't find it....Syllab From Serious Instructional Technology on January 30, 2004 at 10:46 a.m.. (46694) Datenschutz in Redaktionen Der Deutsche Presserat hat gestern den ersten Tätigkeitsbericht zum Thema "Datenschutz in Redaktionen" der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt.... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46693) Einheimische kein Reisemangel Gar schrecklich soll es einem Urlauberpaar ergangen sein, das dem Amtsrichter in Aschaffenburg vortrug, es hätten sich Fliegen auf dem... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 9:50 a.m.. (46692) Strengths of Howard Dean Here is a list of 6 major strengths of Howard Dean's presidential candidacy. From carvingCode on January 30, 2004 at 9:46 a.m.. (46691) Slouching toward Big Brother Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier warns that the mix of advanced database data collection and new federal surveillance powers is fast corroding privacy. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (46690) Don't mention the 'O' word! CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that IBM is going to great lengths to avoid using the "offshoring" word. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (46689) Gateway makes bid for rival eMachines The struggling company sees in retail success story eMachines an opportunity to expand its PC market share and add new distribution channels for consumer electronics gear. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 9:45 a.m.. (46688) Tennenbaum, bodies of soldiers returned From Haaretz: News on January 30, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (46687) The Support Economy - A young person's View My regular readers know that I teach online at UPEI. This term we are looking at the the Cultural and Customer revolution that is emerging. Pperiodically I will post work from my students that I think is of the highest... From Robert Paterson'apos;s Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 8:52 a.m.. (46686) EU-Luftsicherheit Mit der VO 2042/2003 vom 20.11.2003 (165 S. PDF) wird die EU-Luftsicherheit der "Luftfahrzeuge [...] und die Erteilung von Genehmigungen... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46685) Technology-Assisted Education Clearinghouse Technology-Assisted Education Clearinghousehttp://www.utoronto.ca/cat/clearinghouse/index.htmlTechnology-Assisted Education Clearinghouse resource centre for academic technology from the University of Toronto includes links to Organizations, Conferences & Events, Funding, Instructional Design, Journals & Research, UofT Resources, and Web Development Tools. This will be added to my Education and Distance Lear From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46684) Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT'04) 2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT'04)http://www.maebashi-it.org/IAT04/The 2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT'04) will be jointly held with the 2004 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI'04). This joint conference is sponsored and organized by IEEE Computer Society, Web Intelligence Consortium (WIC), and ACM-SIGART. September 20-24, 2004 Beijing, CHINA From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46683) The OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services The OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Serviceshttp://www.niso.org/standards/standard_detail.cfm?std_id=783The OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services: Standard In Development: Currently at Ballot Z39.88-200xThe proposed OpenURL standard is syntax to create web-transportable packages of metadata and/or identifiers about an information object. Such packages are at the core of context-sensitive or open link technology, which has recently become available in scholarly From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46682) Maximizing Research Impact Through Self-Archiving Maximizing Research Impact Through Self-Archivinghttp://jekyll.sissa.it/jekyll_comm/articoli/art07_01_eng.htmResearchers and their universities are beginning to realize that the online era has made it possible to enhance the impact of their research dramatically. It's no longer necessary to mail or e-mail reprints of peer-reviewed articles for them to be cited in others' research. Research can now be publicly self-archived in a university's Eprint Archives, making it ins From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46681) Taxonomy Warehouse Taxonomy Warehousehttp://www.taxonomywarehouse.com/ Taxonomy Warehouse is a free service (free to users and free to vocabulary publishers) provided by Synapse, the Knowledge Link Corporation (on the web at www.synaptica.com) for the benefit of the information and knowledge management community. The Warehouse aims to provide a comprehensive directory of taxonomies, thesauri, classification schemes and other authority files from around the world, plus information about taxo From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46680) Mozilla Resources I have seen some excellent mozilla resources lately from MozDev:MozPointhttp://mozpoint.mozdev.org/MozPoint is a presentation library (of CSS and JS) that can be used to make simple but elegant presentations using the browser as a platform for rendering presentation content. PubMedhttp://pubmed.mozdev.org/The PubMed Toolbar increases your ability to search for information in the From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46679) Countdown Begins for Government Agencies to Develop Web Site Taxonomies Countdown Begins for Government Agencies to Develop Web Site Taxonomieshttp://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0119/web-taxonomy-01-20-04.asphttp://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24669-1.htmlAll federal agencies are under a mandate (Section 207 of the 2002 E-Government Act) to develop overall taxonomies of their Web sites by the end of 2004. Thus begins a mad dash to develop thousands -- millions -- of w From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on January 30, 2004 at 8:51 a.m.. (46678) Internet Award f¸r NÖ Niederösterreichischer "Internet-Award" [ futurezone.ORF.at ] Ich dürfte da ja nicht viel sagen, aber das Layout der Seite gefällt mir nun gar nicht, würde bei mir keinen Preis bekommen, im Gegenteil ;-) From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on January 30, 2004 at 8:47 a.m.. (46677) Backpackers Express - An Airline for the Traveller? For more than 30 years, the rite of passage of travelling, has been ignored by airlines. On the ground there are hostels and guide books such as Lonely Planet - but the airlines never saw the kids as a market.... From Robert Paterson'apos;s Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46676) 35 Papageien sind zuviel Ãœbermäßige Papageienhaltung in einem Wohngebiet kann mit Rücksicht auf die Nachbarschaft untersagt werden, entschied jetzt das OVG Rheinland-Pfalz. Vielleicht 34?... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46675) Municipal Codes Web Library Eine Online-Bibliothek mit städtischen Verwaltungsdokumenten aus allen (!) Bundesstaaten der USA und noch vieles mehr gibt´s auf der US-Seite von... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 7:51 a.m.. (46674) Polywogg Polywogg : ein neues Client-Server-Service für Mac OS X User. Soweit ich das sehen konnte, ist die Desktop-Applikation gut in das OS samt den Photo-etc. Programmen integriert, was vielleicht auch der Grund ist, warum ich e... From thomas n. burg | randg'#228;nge on January 30, 2004 at 7:47 a.m.. (46673) Everyman's supercomputer - Hassan Aref, CNet News Twice a year, Top500.org lists computers currently the fastest in the world. The top entries on the list always attract attention--and maybe particularly so this year. An underdog in the competition, Virginia Tech landed the No. 3 position by building From Techno-News Blog on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46672) Faith in Net's force rises, falls with Dean - Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com Howard Dean's second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary, following his lackluster performance in the Iowa caucuses, raises the obvious question: To what extent has the Internet truly transformed politics? Dean has pointed to the Inte From Techno-News Blog on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46671) New IE Download Spoof Found - Ryan Naraine, Internet News Security researchers on Wednesday released details of yet another spoofing flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser that could trick users into downloading malicious files. The latest IE bug, which carries a "moderately critical" rating from tech From Techno-News Blog on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46670) Online Lab To Connect Young Student Scientists Around the World - Converge Digital Blue was awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the company's collaborative, Internet-based education initiative for middle school students. Students in grades 6-8 will perform experiments using Digital Blue's QX3 From Educational Technology on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46669) New Hampshire Launches Laptop Program: Seventh graders at six schools receive computers - Converge New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson this week delivered laptop computers to seventh graders at six schools across New Hampshire. When presenting the new computers, the governor said the Technology Promoting Student Excellence program will have a significan From Educational Technology on January 30, 2004 at 7:46 a.m.. (46668) Predictions for 2004: E-learning visionaries look to the future - Lisa Neal, eLearn Magazine What directions will e-learning take in 2004? Will we still call it e-learning? Will there be more or fewer vendors, products, or"most importantly"jobs? Will subject matter experts develop courses instead of instructional designers? Will we all play g From Online Learning Update on January 30, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46667) Cohort Learning Online in Graduate Higher Education: Constructing Knowledge in Cyber Community - Educational Technology & Society Abstract This paper discusses a qualitative participatory action research study, which examined the nature of the cohort learning experience in an online master From Online Learning Update on January 30, 2004 at 7:45 a.m.. (46666) Der Wunsch des Kunden und die Pflicht des Fachmanns "Die meisten Lerner lehnen einen rein virtuellen Kurs ab." Dieses Ergebnis einer empirischen Untersuchung hat den Autor zu einer Replik veranlasst, in der vor voreiligen Schlüssen warnt und an die Notwendigkeit einer ausgewogenen Beratung erinnert. Eigentlich eine Selbstverständlichkeit, oder? "Also:... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 30, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46665) Economist Intelligence Unit releases global e-learning rankings Es ist schon eigentümlich, dass da ein Unternehmen wie IBM ein Projekt sponsort, schließlich eine Pressemitteilung herausgibt, aber dann nicht auf das verweist, worum es geht - nicht einmal als kostenpflichtiger Service! Also, es gibt IRGENDWO ein White Paper, das... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on January 30, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46664) Urteil für Kannibalen Im spektakulären Kannibalismusfall von Rotenburg ist heute das Urteil gefallen. Der geständige Armin M. muss wegen Totschlags acht Jahre und... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46663) Motto Mit seinem Motto muss der Nerd aufpassen, dass es nicht die falschen Leute richtig auslegen - oder umgekehrt. Sonst bekommt... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 6:51 a.m.. (46662) Russia Scoffs at U.S. Mars Plans The head of Russia's space program describes the sudden shift in U.S. space exploration planning as unrealistic and dismisses it as election-year posturing by President Bush. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46661) Needed: An RIAA for Porn The music business isn't the only industry plagued by Internet piracy: A pornographer sues a number of financial institutions, accusing them of supplying transaction support for other pornographers ripping off his content. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46660) Warner Bros. Gets Tough on Piracy The Time Warner unit of Warner Bros. claims in a lawsuit that several people, including a Hollywood actor, made illegal digital copies of films and attempted to distribute them on the Internet. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46659) Pixar Says 'So Long' to Disney Pixar Animation Studios ends talks with Disney aimed at striking a new deal. The Finding Nemo co-producer wants ownership over future movies, while Disney execs say the new agreement wouldn't make financial sense. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46658) Bounty Set for MyDoom Creator Microsoft offers a $250,000 reward for information that helps authorities nab the creator of the wily virus. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46657) Three Blind Phreaks, See Them Run The phone-phreaking Badir brothers ran rings around Israel's telcos for six scam-filled years. Here's how. By Michael Kaplan from Wired magazine. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46656) I Want My LCD Sales of liquid crystal display TV sets surge in advance of Super Bowl Sunday. But analysts say heated competition between the top big-screen technologies -- plasma and LCD -- will lower prices all around. By Michael Myser. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46655) A How-To Guide for Hackers Aspiring tinkerers can improve their skills in a snap with a new book containing practical tips on how to re-engineer almost every inanimate object in the home. By Michelle Delio. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46654) No Life on Mars, But Many Bugs Mars rover software architect Glen Reeves reveals the many challenges of maintaining a functioning operating system on another planet. A Wired News Q & #038;A by Xeni Jardin. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46653) E-Vote Still Flawed, Experts Say Researchers hired to hack Diebold's electronic-voting equipment give the machines a failing grade for security, despite recent fixes. But they say repairs can be put in place before March primaries. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46652) Maligned 'Phantom' Gets a Boost Gamers long have suspected that the Phantom console from Infinium Labs was a scam or, at the very least, vaporware. But the company's new CEO, a former Xbox honcho, says it's the real deal. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on January 30, 2004 at 6:46 a.m.. (46651) UNC-Greensboro Spin-off eLearning Dynamics To Launch PDA Product - Local Tech Wire eLearning Dynamics has developed a new software program that it says will help universities and companies teach via personal digital assistant devices. The new product, LearnTracfx, will be released March 8 at wireless computer industry events national From Online Learning Update on January 30, 2004 at 6:45 a.m.. (46650) Bitacoras.com 1.0 Desde su puesta en marcha el pasado mes de octubre, Bitacoras.com se ha ganado a pulso un puesto de honor entre los portales de servicios para bloggers. Ayer han lanzado Bitacoras.com 1.0, el primer rediseño del sitio que incluye nuevos... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on January 30, 2004 at 5:50 a.m.. (46649) Online-Ãœbermittlung der USt-Voranmeldung Ab Januar 2005 nehmen die Finanzämter als Folge des StÄndG 2003 (31 S. PDF) nur noch elektronische Umsatzsteuer-Anmeldungen entgegen, meldet... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 4:51 a.m.. (46648) Online-Schlichtung (EILT) An der Universität von Massachusetts (Zentrum für Online-Schlichtung) wird in der Zeit vom 01.02. - 14.05.2004 ein weiterer Online-Kurs "Schlichtung... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 4:51 a.m.. (46647) Remarks by Treasury Secretary John W. Snow Financial Literacy and Education Commission Inaugural Meeting From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 4:49 a.m.. (46646) NCUA's [National Credit Union Administration] Dollar, Johnson Participate In Financial Literacy And Education Commission Inaugural Meeting From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (46645) Stonington Signs Up For 'Virtual High School' From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (46644) Southwest Tech joins with PBS to offer Internet certificate From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (46643) SPRING 2004 Sloan-C Online Learning Research Workshop From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 4:48 a.m.. (46642) Printing & Handwriting HYPHEN New Quick-Reference Guide from Permacharts Permacharts, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of our newest title in our children's line of quick-reference guides: Printing & Handwriting. This chart continues our new line of general interest titles geared towards children. Permacharts help everyday people quickly understand the details of a given subject. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46641) The SAP FAQ Welcomes Citrix Systems as Major Sponsor of Worldwide Technical Support Network - Twenty Topical Forums Address Technical Challenges and Solutions Associated with SAP Software Products Citrix Systems has joined a growing list of organizations providing major support of the SAP FAQ's 20+ technical support forums and related resources in support of SAP software products. 2004 marks the SAP FAQ's 10th year of service to SAP professionals. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46640) A New Decision Model for Success in Love and Marriage A new decision making model to create success in love and marriage has been developed, and it is aimed at ending the painful trends of one out of every two marriages failing within their initial years. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46639) The Jaffe Institute Raises Funds for Fire Victims The Jaffe Institute raised $16,000 this weekend for Rebuilding Mountain Hearts and Lives, a Lake Arrowhead, CA recovery organization formed to mitigate damage from the fire that devastated many lives in this small California mountain town. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46638) Zen in the Office You see your coworker close their eyes for a minute. Are they dozing? Pondering lunch? Or could they be meditating? Mini-meditation breaks are gaining in popularity at work and at home. The benefits of these brief time-outs, according to author and Zen-at-work expert Lee Godden, include reduced stress and improved productivity. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46637) Californai Cruise & CME Medical CME Cruise California Coast June 13, 2004 [PRWEB Jan 30, 2004] From PR Web on January 30, 2004 at 4:45 a.m.. (46636) Libro blanco sobre la educación en el entorno audiovisual El portal Educaweb.com se hace eco en su último editorial de la presentación del Llibre blanc: l'educació en l'entorn audiovisual (PDF 108 KB) del Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya. Dicho documento tiene como punto de partida la preocupación de las madres y los padres, los profesores y los profesionales de la comunicación y del derecho, ante From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on January 30, 2004 at 3:51 a.m.. (46635) Die Rückkehr der Räuberbarone Pudelförmige Schirmständer, Duschvorhänge für 6000 Dollar: Die Amerikaner rechnen mit Starmanagern ab und erfreuen sich an pikanten Details. Ein Bericht... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (46634) Mannesmann-Prozess Mit überlangen Redezeiten können Angeklagte nach Ansicht des renommierten Rechtspsychologen Egon Stephan das Gericht eher gegen sich einnehmen, als für... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (46633) Eltern haften für die Spielkameraden ihrer Kinder Nach einem Urteil des OLG Koblenz vom 27. Juni 2003 (Az.: 10 U 998/02) müssen Eltern gegebenenfalls für die Schäden,... From Handakte WebLAWg on January 30, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (46632) Quote-Of-The-Day From Mein Schuster on January 30, 2004 at 3:50 a.m.. (46631) KnowledgeNet Hosts Customer Best Practices Conference From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 3:48 a.m.. (46630) UNC-Greensboro Spin-off eLearning Dynamics To Launch PDA Product From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 3:48 a.m.. (46629) By the People to air Feb. 1 on KQED From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 3:48 a.m.. (46628) NICSA [The National Investment Company Service Association] Partners with NECF [New England College of Finance] In Support of First-of-its-Kind Online Program through UC Berkeley From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 3:48 a.m.. (46627) NexLearn Signs Agreement with Monterey Institute for Technology and Education to Develop Educational Software; Agreement will Make NOAA Research and Exploration Material Available to High School Students From Distance-Educator.com'apos;s Daily News on January 30, 2004 at 3:48 a.m.. (46626) As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help The mismatch between needs and services is widening for parents with autistic children, sending families far and wide looking for help. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46625) Georgia Takes on 'Evolution' State education officials removed the word "evolution" and scaled back ideas about the natural selection of species in a proposed set of guidelines for school science classes. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46624) Students Discharged Early Are Invited to Return by City The New York City Department of Education published ads in 27 newspapers inviting young people who dropped out of high school or were pushed out to re-enroll. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46623) Snow Day Poses a Complication for Seniors Needing Regents Test The snowstorm that forced the closing of schools in New York City on Wednesday also forced students to miss Regents exams, some of which are required for graduation. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46622) New President Named at Penn The University of Pennsylvania named Amy Gutmann, the provost of Princeton, to be its next president. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46621) Assembly Speaker Questions Consulting Contract on School Costs ALBANY, Jan. 14 - The battle over how to fix New York City's public schools took a strange twist on Wednesday, when the speaker of the Assembly questioned the Pataki administration's decision to hire Standard & Poor's to decide how much a good education should cost. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46620) For Belichick, an Economy of Thought There is more to New England Coach Bill Belichick than his image as an X's and O's savant. He is, at heart, an academic. From New York Times: Education on January 30, 2004 at 3:45 a.m.. (46619) Social software + eLearning Learning and social software Individual success in business is the result of what you know and who you know. (Yeah, I know it's more complicated than that, but it's late. Bear with me.) What happens when you integrate aspects of eLearning, informal learning, collaboration,... From Internet Time Blog on January 30, 2004 at 2:49 a.m.. (46618) PeopleSoft tops revenue expectations The company posts fourth-quarter revenue that beat analyst estimates and raised its 2004 earnings guidance, continuing a streak of strong quarters that may make Oracle's quest to buy the company more difficult. From CNET News.com on January 30, 2004 at 2:45 a.m.. (46617) Vancouver Geek Dinner 7p.m. Wednesday Feb 11 at Hon's on Robson with Avi Bryant, Smalltalk and Ruby guru, and myself Avi Bryant, Vancouver Smalltalk and Ruby guru (and co-creator of the ultra cool Seaside website framework), emailed me today out of the blue and suggested we organize a Geek Dinner. So we did! By the way, I've never met Avi but he's a friend of a friend. Here are the details: WHEN: 7p.m. Wed Feb 11 WHERE From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (46616) Vancouver Geek Dinner 7p.m. Wednesday Feb 11 at Hon's on Robson with Avi Bryant, Smalltalk and Ruby guru, and myself Avi Bryant, Vancouver Smalltalk and Ruby guru (and co-creator of the ultra cool Seaside website framework), emailed me today out of the blue and suggested we organize a Geek Dinner. So we did! By the way, I've never met Avi but he's a friend of a friend. Here are the details: WHEN: 7p.m. Wed Feb 11 WHERE From Roland Tanglao'apos;s Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (46615) Uh-oh, proper perspective A Daughter's Letter home from College Dear Mom and Dad: It has been four months since I left for college. I have been remiss in writing and am very sorry for my thoughtlessness. I will bring you up to date now, but before you read... From Internet Time Blog on January 30, 2004 at 1:49 a.m.. (46614) Better off? "Deliver instruction"? Hello? Here's an interesting article via Online Learning Update which says, among other things, ahem: "With the increasing penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country, Nigerian students from primary school through to University and beyond could find their learning environments improving dramatically, thanks to ICT." Which is questionable enough, especially as the & From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 12:48 a.m.. (46613) Moxley & Writingblog Via Will this is a pretty funky edublog: http://writingblog.org/joesblog/ Cool wiki post and other stuff! Hosted through http://writingblog.org/ which is Moxley's project, the overall scope is also well worth a look... lotsa action, that's for sure!--> From James Farmer'apos;s Radio Weblog on January 30, 2004 at 12:48 a.m.. (46612) Lindows to Distribute on P2P Certainly not the first to use P2P as a marketing tool and to reduce bandwidth costs, but I feel like pointing it out as a prelude to the Grokster appeal hearing, which will happen next Tuesday.  I'll have a bigger prelude in soon.  This one is a nice mix of the recent past with the present and future - once again, Michael Robertson gets it: "Peer-to-peer (P2P) programs are for peop From A Copyfighter's Musings on January 30, 2004 at 12:47 a.m.. (46611) Structured search, phase two The next phase of my structured search project is coming to life. For the new version I'm parsing all 200+ of the RSS feeds to which I subscribe, XHTML-izing the content, storing it in Berkeley DB XML, and exposing it to the same kinds of searches I've been applying to my own content. Here's a taste of the kinds of queries that are now possible: ... From Jon's Radio on January 29, 2004 at 11:46 p.m.. (46610) [List Feeds][Add Another Feed][Back to Edu_RSS]