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cypherpunks and CC I hate to point and run, but there's not more than that that I can do Mondays-Wednesdays and I promise to come back to this BUT: there is a great debate about the value of Creative Commons summarized at Ping's page. From Lessig Blog on February 16, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Listening and Anecdotes You shouldn't just "listen" to blogs, you should systematically listen to blogs. From Monkeymagic on February 16, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..

EIfEL endorses Certified e-Learning Professional programme From ScotFEICT on February 16, 2004 at 9:50 p.m..

WaveBlog This is what I've been working on for the past several months. It's a combination of a custom J2ME based mapping client, weblog service and location alerting system. It's being sold to carriers, not to the general public, but you can play with the public weblog site above. This is the piece I developed. It still needs a lot of hardening and ever more features need to be added to keep up with the TypePads of the world, but in general it's your standard weblog service, but with the integration of location information and maps. I have to admit...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 16, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..

WaveBlog This is what I've been working on for the past several months. It's a combination of a custom J2ME based mapping client, weblog service and location alerting system. It's being sold to carriers, not to the general public, but you can play with the public weblog site above. This is the piece I developed. It still needs a lot of hardening and ever more features need to be added to keep up with the TypePads of the world, but in general it's your standard weblog service, but with the integration of location information and maps. Russell Beattie talks about... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on February 16, 2004 at 9:48 p.m..

Iraq Intelligence and Media Omissions New York Review of Books: Now They Tell Us. Beginning in the summer of 2002, the "intelligence community" was rent by bitter disputes over how Bush officials were using the data on Iraq. Many journalists knew about this, yet few chose to write about it. An indictment, deservedly. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 16, 2004 at 9:46 p.m..

The Trojan Horse Effect: If your vendor hasn't embraced Web Services yet, you've bet on the wrong horse Ask your learning technology vendor if they expose Web Services. As I wrote in the Web Services Manifesto published by Learning Circuits last August, Web Services represent the most advanced learning technology on the market. Today in the Workflow Institute Blog, I said, "I started advising vendors early last year to move quickly to Web Services. Some had already started, some were mulling it over and, sadly, some said, 'we have time'". Those learning technology... From Learning Circuits Blog on February 16, 2004 at 9:46 p.m..

Well Shucks Howdy. So now what you got to say, baby? From kuro5hin.org on February 16, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Hope Remains - On PEI! Today my daughter Hope has arrived on PEI after many visits and 6 years of travelling to set up home here on PEI. Her vocation and her passion is to see if she can help bring together groups of people... From Robert Paterson's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..

A Home User's Security Checklist for Windows Excellent checklist for those who have to endure Windows and can't switch to Mac or Linux. QUOTEMost people don't secure their computers or act in a secure manner, and the main reason is that the average user just doesn't know what to do. Here is a checklist on security for home computer users that you can share with your friends, family, churches and clubs. UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 8:50 p.m..

So Much for The Kerry Rumor? At least Drudge had the courtesy to link to this. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 16, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..

New, improved DOAJ On February 8, the DOAJ introduced a few improvements. (1) It's now OpenURL-compliant. (2) It has tweaked the user interface and added a useful subject tree. (3) It has tweaked its OAI server, adding DOAJ subject terms and LCC codes to the records and making each top-level subject a set. From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 7:49 p.m..

More on applying trade embargoes to scientific publications On February 9, at the invitation of the IEEE, David Mills addressed a "summit" of scholarly publishers on the intersection of U.S. trade law and freedom of the press. Mills is the Treasury Department official in charge of licensing U.S. journals to edit articles by citizens of Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan, and other embargoed nations. The IEEE issued a press release after the meeting but did not summarize Mills' remark From carvingCode on February 16, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Web Server Marketshare Via a report from Security Space, As of 2/1/04, Apache servers have 69.70% market share. Microsoft web server have 22.32%. From carvingCode on February 16, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Trends in Traditional Apprenticeships Provides statistics about traditional apprenticeships over the last six years. Between 1996 and 2002 those undertaking apprenticeships increased from 163,300 to 369,100. Research undertaken by NCVER. From EdNA Online on February 16, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

South Africa: Traditional Medicine to Fight AIDS, Poverty The South African Health Minister says that the use of African traditional medicines may eventually replace anti-retrovirals in the treatment of HIV and Aids. Now that is a novel thought. Aids drugs have long been accused of being worse than the disease, their highly toxic shotgun approach kills cells pretty much indiscriminately. A less damaging approach to healing those affected would certainly be welcome.... From Health Supreme on February 16, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..

Tactical Brilliance: Macromedia Exposes Breeze's Web Services Bravo. Macromedia announced today that the next version of their Breeze product (due out in March) will expose Web Services "to allow companies to link Breeze into portals and enterprise applications". This is a brilliant tactical move that will catch the other collaboration and live elearning competitors off guard. I started advising vendors early last year to move quickly to Web Services. Some had already started, some were mulling it over and, sadly, some said, "we have time". Well, the collaboration and live elearning vendors just ran out of time. And exposing the Web Services is just one From The Workflow Institute Blog on February 16, 2004 at 6:52 p.m..

Mexikanische Geschichte in... Das Nationalarchiv von Mexiko präsentiert eine virtuelle Ausstellung zur mexikanischen Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts, die man auch ohne Spanischkenntnisse besuchen kann: http://biblioweb.dgsca.unam.mx/libros/mexico/inicio.html From Archivalia on February 16, 2004 at 6:51 p.m..

RSS Extensions in NewsGator 2.0 I want this in NetNewsWire! QUOTEYou may not have realized it, but NewsGator 2.0 supports arbitrary RSS extensions. Yep, arbitrary - you can define whatever extension you like, and NewsGator will be able to use it in one way of another. Let's explore how this works, and what you can do.UNQUOTE From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..

Edinburgh I adore travel to unfamiliar places. Even in the gray drizzle, alleys and cemetaries are beautiful if beauty is what you're looking for: Some things remind one of home... Others are a fun surprise, as in this Safeway: Sometimes, you make private associations that bring... From Internet Time Blog on February 16, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..

Subvert your Lectures Todays plan...subverting your lectures with chat rooms or MOOs! Very very very very simple use of technology which can utterly transform the ol' traditional most ugly transmissive form of education there is! (I admit that some lectures can be useful... about 2% of them and that's due to the character of the speaker) From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

Stalk your user This article is from quite a while back, but Jeff Veen wrote about contextual inquiry. To quote: Contextual inquiry is an increasingly popular method for discovering this information. Also known as ethnographic research or field studies, the idea is deceptively... From Column Two on February 16, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..

Tracking user navigation methods by logging where users click on web pages Michael Angeles has written a truly excellent blog entry on using logs to determine the effectiveness of navigation. This is a must-see entry due to the concrete research, and fascinating results. To quote: I need some way of exploring alternatives,... From Column Two on February 16, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

My personal KM From Three thousand communities of practice by Steve BarthBut for me, the accusation that personal knowledge management is somehow antisocial or discounts the importance of collaborative learning and innovation is entirely inappropriate. The whole point is that collaborative work requires more of the individualnot less. And we are ill-equipped to handle those obligations and responsibilities. < From Mathemagenic on February 16, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

Changing Perspectives: From Individual to Organizational Learning Via Jay Cross habe ich einen interessanten Artikel gefunden, dessen Autor versucht, dem Begriff "Organizational Learning" neues Leben einzuhauchen. "The competitive strength of companies and even countries is now tied not to physical resources but to the knowledge and skills... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 16, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Agrargeschichte des Mittelalters Postan-Duby. Destin d'un paradigme Die Texte (Engl/Fr) eines Kolloquiums zu den Ansichten von Duby zur Agrargeschichte des 13./14. Jh. sind in vorläufigen Fassungen einzusehen unter: http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21750/montreal/id19.htm From Archivalia on February 16, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..

Skype now does free VoIP tele-conferencing for up to 5 people Awesome! This is a breakthrough as Stuart notes! From Breakthrough Skype Conferencing Solution: QUOTEThe promised Skype conferencing capability is nearing launch. The preview version is available for additional testing today. To confirm I just connect a conference with Bay Area (2), France and India. Great call quality. I then connected another with China and Bay Area. All off my IBM t-40 laptop. Sound quality was pretty good. There ap From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..

Evaluation? Last week I concluded a presentation at TechKnowledge by reminding people, "Don't forget to turn in your Level 1 assessments." Presenters at conferences get to see one thing participants don't: the Evaluations. Having read more than a thousand of these quick-and-dirty assessments, I've concluded that... From Internet Time Blog on February 16, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..

OpenURL for Joe Q. Public How on earth do you explain OpenURL to your patrons? You don't! Here's a great explanation posted on the Library News Blog for Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore: TRICO: Turbocharge your Research with more! "When you see the button near From The Shifted Librarian on February 16, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..

WDR setzt auf "r" Seit langem wieder mal ein Radio-Blog. Wenn Userland nicht bald in die Weiterentwicklung investiert, werde ich mich v.a. der Frage widmen, wie ich meine Posts übernehmen kann, in ein anderes Tool nämlich. Auch der WDR bloggt... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 16, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

theWave: Location-based blogging WaveMarket Introduces First Location-Based Blogging System That Lets Users Create, Broadcast and Share Location-Time Relevant Information Wavemarket : WaveSpotter turns cell phones into location-enabled broadcasting and vi... From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 16, 2004 at 5:47 p.m..

The Grey Album A few months ago, hip-hop artist Jay Z released what is reportedly his last album, titled The Black Album. He also released a vocals-only version, specifically for DJs to incorporate into new mixes. One of those mixes was done by DJ Dangermouse, using only samples from The Beatles' White Album. This new mix was dubbed The Grey Album and a limited pressing was made. After a mention in the New Yorker, copies quickly From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Parents: Don't punish schools Parents support the concept of No Child Left Behind but are critical of punitive measures. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Wired schools help keep parents in the know Many schools' websites allow parents and students to access test results and grades. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Student / teacher romances: Off limits The University of California enacts a dating ban between students and professors. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Proposals for DC Rights-related Terms Some new proposals for Dublin Core element descriptions, including isAvailableAt and Provenance, along with the rights related terms mentioned in the title. I could not find a place to offer feedback on the rights terms, but it's OK, as the method Dubmlin Core proposes, to link to an external rights metadata file (such as a Creative Commons file) works for us here; we do exactly the same thing, linking to an exte From OLDaily on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

VeriSign Works to ID Kid Surfers The idea is that kids will receive an ID token that they plug into their computer's USB prot that gives them access to kid-safe areas. Of course, given that adults control kids, it seems that they wouldn't be hard to come by. Nancy Willard, on WWWEDU, spots the larger problem. "Color me totally paranoid, but our kids are a major target for profilers and marketers on the Internet. They are the demographic that is most comfortable with technology and has lots of spending (and nagging for spending) power. This From OLDaily on February 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

The Semantic Social Network Two types of technologies are about to merge. The technologies are content syndication, used by blogging websites around the world, and social networking, employed by sites such as Friendster and Orkut. They will merge to create a new type of internet, a network within a network, and in so doing reshape the internet as we know it. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, February 14, 2004 [Refer][Rese From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Legal questions facing audiovisual... Kofler, Birgit Legal questions facing audiovisual archives / prepared by Birgit Kofler [for the] General Information Programme and UNISIST – Paris : UNESCO, 1991. – ii, 71 p.; 30 cm. - (PGI-91/WS/5) Online at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0008/000886/088674e.pdf From Archivalia on February 16, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Barcelona acogerá el I Congreso Internacional sobre nuevas tecnologías e inclusión social Barcelona acogerá la celebración en el mes de abril del I Congreso Internacional sobre e-learning e inclusión social, una reunión que atraerá a investigadores que trabajan sobre las posibilidades de c... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on February 16, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

Semantic Social Network = RSS + FOAF + blood, sweat and code?!? Another must read from Stephen Downes. It's a great high level design for semantic social network apps: From The Semantic Social Network: QUOTEPossibly even by the time I finish writing this paragraph, the first semantic social network applications will begin to roll off the production line. A SSN application will combine these major functions: - It will be a personal profile generator, like a s From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 4:51 p.m..

Exemplary self-archiving policy at QUT Only this week did I learn about the exemplary self-archiving policy at Queensland University of Technology. It was adopted last September, but took effect on January 1, 2004. Material which represents the total publicly available research and scholarly output of the University is to be located in the University's digital or 'E-print' repository, subject to the exclusions noted. In this way it contributes to a growing inte From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 p.m..

Is Ulysses Overrated? With the centenary of the first Bloomsday coming later this year, the scene for a showdown between Joyceans, literary critics and generic whiners of all sorts has been set. The perennial debate regarding the worth of James Joyce's Ulysses has been sparked off yet again by a dude called Roddy Doyle. From kuro5hin.org on February 16, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

IPKM: Inter-Personal Knowledge Management This is not fair: David Gurteen is starting a two-week discussion at AOK on Inter-Personal Knowledge Management. And I'm off to Moscow for five days, have to finish a paper within 10 days and on the top of it can't change my AOK maillist subscription to individual messages or simply read it on-line... Anyway, I hope I'll be able to contribute. So far you c From Mathemagenic on February 16, 2004 at 3:53 p.m..

Japanese story - a movie to watch? While observing the controversy over Lost in Translation, I happened upon Japanese Story which looks like an interesting movie to rent. I love cultural mixing and anything to do with it, so someday I'll probably check out both Lost in Translation and Japanese Story. If anybody's seen it, please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..

Instructional design issues Instructional design issues. (Warning: this is a ramble. Doing weblog entries off the cuff is probably a bad idea. Apologies. Skip this if you don't have time for a long read, or patience for a fumbling attempt to be coherent.) Holly, if I understand her weblog entries correctly, is looking for a way to guide learners without directing or telling them. One of the interesting problems we all run up against is that we use models that other people developed to guide our own work, even though it is clear that those models h From Bill Brandon: eLearning on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

Learning objects explained Learning Objects Explained. N/C eLearning and Learning Objects. If you want to learn more about the Learning Objects (LOs) approach read as a first introduction the "Learning Object Tutorial" by Eduworks Corporation (where you can find more papers on "standardization" issues). There is a online book as well that covers the connection of LOs and eLearning in more details: The Instructional Use of Learning Obje From Bill Brandon: eLearning on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

Instructional Strategies Instructional Strategies. N/C Effectiveâand IneffectiveâInstructional Strategies - Jackie Dobrovolny, Learning Circuits. Hereâs a closer look at the features of self-paced, technology-based training that adults say are useful and the relationship between those course features and the learning strategies adults consistently use. [--> From Bill Brandon: eLearning on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

Where I'd Like to be Today Demo is one of my favorite gatherings every year. I had to cancel this time so I could focus on the book. But I'm wishing I could be there. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 16, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..

War, Peace and Knowledge Martin Dugage has posted on the four types of "knowledge behaviour": torch, ladder, web and fortress. His own company seems to be heading towards a knowledge fortress, as far as I can make out. This is no longer a period... From Monkeymagic on February 16, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..

Poisoned Chalices ... those most likely to share are those who feel they have a lot to spare. And they may not always be the experts. From Monkeymagic on February 16, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..

Giessener Anzeiger: "Uni muss womöglich an Prüfungen sparen" Die katastrophale Situation in der sich die Uni Giessen und insbesondere das Institut an dem ich studiere befinden wurde im Giessener Anzeiger vom 12.02.2004 erwähnt: GIESSEN (fap). Wie geht es weiter im Fachgebiet Erziehungswissenschaften am Fachbereich Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften der Justus-Liebig-Universität? Dieser Frage widmete sich gestern eine Fachgebietsversammlung. Im Mittelpunkt standen dabei die anstehenden Stellenstreichungen im Rahmen der Sparmaßnahmen des From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on February 16, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Filing wisdom Ron Davis "When you file something ask yourself "Where would I look for this if I was trying to find it?" " Obvious but often disregarded. Generalization: When you're filing for a group of people, ask yourself, "Where would I look for this if I were one of these people?" From Seb's Open Research on February 16, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Telefax-Werbung Wolfgang Kuntz gibt in der neuesten Ausgabe von JurPC einen Überblick über die dort bislang veröffentlichte Rechtsprechung zum Thema Telefax-Werbung.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Resource Resource: Interactive simulation as a tool for learning. Holly's weblog may become an interesting resource for developers, or it might just serve as a reminder that we are all struggling with the same problems. -- BB Holly Henry-Pilkington's Research Journal. Holly studies at Columbia University in New York, and her research focuses on interactive simulation as a tool for learning. From Bill Brandon: eLearning on February 16, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

Europäische Union als Verfassungsordnung Glänzend verkraftet hat die FernUniversität in Hagen den Weggang des Instituts für Deutsches und Europäisches Parteienrecht: Mit dem ganztägigen Eröffnungssymposion... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..

Weiße Weste für wenig Geld Das passiert selten: Der deutsche Fiskus rollt Steuersündern den roten Teppich aus. Wer immer noch Geld auf einem Schweizer Konto... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..

Schweiz vs. Deutschland Die Schweiz hat beim Europäischen Gerichtshof eine Klage gegen die einseitigen deutschen Anflugbeschränkungen auf den Flughafen Zürich eingereicht. Die angeordneten... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..

TechKnowledge Conference TechKnowledge Conference. Jay Cross: TechKnowledge Conference Good coverage of ASTD's TechKnowledge Conference.

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Comcast, Disney and the Threat to Grassroots Media I find myself hoping the Comcast-Disney deal goes through. The temptation to discriminate in favor of its own content will surely be irresistible to the merged company. That will finally wake up the public, if not Congress, to the threat. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 16, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..

Learning on Demand The SRIC-BI Learning-on-Demand (LoD) program is a global network of thought leaders and early adopters of eLearning. LoD helps its members to explore and exploit opportunities along the value chain through workshops, one-to-one discussions and research reports. Members are eLearning vendors, users, and decision makers from large and small companies and government bodies in Europe, Asia, and the United States. From Elearnopedia on February 16, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Amplifying the call to boycott expensive journals Christopher A. Reed, Just Say No to Exploitative Publishers of Science Journals, Chronicle of Hgher Education, February 20, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "It's time for universities, en masse, to take their cue from these smaller-scale insurrections and to just say no to extortionate journal-subscription costs and pay-for-view access to electronic versions of back issues. That will require boldness among administrators and librarians, along with some 'bribing' of faculty members to change the From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

OA needed to prevent "looming water crisis" The International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) have released a position paper, Harnessing Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements, designed to set the stage for the upcoming Twelfth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (New York, April 19-30, 2004). Excerpt: Strength From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Semantic web now a W3C standard On February 10, the W3C approved the standards for RDF and OWL, the final components of the semantic web standard. See the detailed W3C press release or Frank Cervone's gentler introduction, W3C Delivers Standards for the "Semantic Web", Information Today, February 16, 2004. From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Butterfly effect in OA eprint repositories Jon Kleinberg, Cornell professor of computer science, is studying the propagation of influence by studying email lists, blog networks, and the arXiv repository of scientific eprints. Excerpt from the Cornell press release: "The researchers tested their algorithm [for identifying influential people] on another kind of network, the pattern of co-authorship in scientific papers. Their data pool was the online E-print Archive of physics and mathematics publications, commonly known as From FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Today I am a badhkin From eagle-eyed Mike O'Dell comes this image, which he says is "pretty hard to explain." No argument here.... From Joho the Blog on February 16, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

The unbearable unwrappableness of social software Marc Canter: The business sector is floundering around - trying to "wrap their arms" around something - that is un-wrappable. Since social software is not a single market or even single trend - the VCs wanna know "where's the beef?" "What's the business model?" "Who do we invest in?" But the thing about it is - social software is more than a trend or fad. It's a raising of the bar - bringing humans into the equation of software. D From Seb's Open Research on February 16, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Right Wing Thugs Still Attacking Cleland The Center for American Progress offers what is the best analyis so far, shredding her misrepresentations and wondering if there's nothing too despicable for the right wing to try in this campaign. And this is only February. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on February 16, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Presidents' Day lesson: the mayor's duty The Mayor of San Francisco has decided that a state law is unconstitutional under the state constitution, and has therefore ordered city clerks to disobey the law and obey the constitution. This troubles my friend Dan Gillmor, who on last count was right about everything else. And it is an action by a mayor, who on last count was wrong about a bunch of very important things. So who's right now? I try to answer that in the extended essay th From Lessig Blog on February 16, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

New issue of Open Access Now The February 16 issue of Open Access Now is now online. This issue contains an interview with Richard Smith of BMJ, reflections from Hakan Leblebicioglu on editing an OA journal (Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials), and news stories on the WSIS call for OA and the FOS News on February 16, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Oats-based initiative According to the side of the Cheerios box, if we send in $5, First Book will "give children from low-income familes the opportunity to own their first new books." As school districts routinely ask parents to chip in to pay for the basic supplies the school needs, it's good to know that educating our children - a basic government service - is being outsourced to General Mills. Look, I'm glad Cheerios is asking us to support a charity, and First Book seems to be a worthy group. I'm just not enough of a libertarian to prefer largesse to taxes when... From Joho the Blog on February 16, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Haunted electricity While I was away at Emerging Tech, the electric company installed a special meter on our incoming line to see if the voltage is clean and sober. The guy left it there for three days. When he picked it up, he told us that he'd have to do it again because the machine broke. Coincidence? I think not....Bwahahahaha. Meanwhile, I have now thrown out my bookshelf-style stereo system because it lost all bass and the remote stopped working; the tuner can only be tuned through the remote. (Yes, I did put in new batteries. And I did get a Mac.)... From Joho the Blog on February 16, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Work Habits Lately I've been doing some reflecting on my daily routine with all these "cutting edge" information gathering and personal publishing technologies that seem to have taken over much of my life. It's hard to believe that I'm coming up on three years since I made my first tentative post to Metafilter and started down this most excellent and time consuming blogging ed-venture. It's also hard to believe how different my process is when it comes to the news and information of the world. Used to be I'd buy the paper version of the New From weblogged News on February 16, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Bildungscontrolling - effektive Weiterbildung Der Autor/ die Autorin ("bb") beklagt den Status Quo in Sachen Bildungscontrolling und unterstreicht, dass es erste Aufgabe des Bildungscontrollings sein sollte, "betriebliche Schulungsmaßnahmen auf die Unternehmensziele auszurichten". So weit, so klar. Im nächsten Satz wird aber gefragt: "Nur was... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on February 16, 2004 at 9:57 a.m..

Bundesweite SMS-Fahndung Bundesinnenminister Otto Schily hat gestern in Berlin grünes Licht für die bundesweite SMS-Fahndung gegeben. Mit diesem neuen Instrument zur Kriminalitätsbekämpfung... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

We Are Morons: a quick look at the Win2k source A quick, superficial look at the style and content of the leaked Windows 2000 source. I quote from the comments but not the code, so this should be safe for developers to read. From kuro5hin.org on February 16, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Tea and the Four Elements These four elements of groupwork - social glue, relaxing, structuring work and helping - seem to be the key to the importance of the tea break. From Monkeymagic on February 16, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..

LEO Wörterbuch D <-> F Das "zweite" Wörterbuch nach dem Klassiker dict.leo, nämlich ein deutsch-französisches, hat im Februar seinen Dienst mit zunächst ca. 120.000 Worteinträgen... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Siena Siena (Scalable Internet Event Notification Architectures)http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~carzanig/siena/index.htmlSiena (Scalable Internet Event Notification Architectures) is a research project aimed at designing and constructing a generic scalable publish/subscribe event-notification service. The technical basis of Siena is an innovative type of network service called content-based networking. From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Lofty goal - Computers People Can Talk With Lofty goal - Computers People Can Talk With. Day Is Nearer When Devices Understandhttp://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/7908331.htmLofty goal - Computers people can talk with. Day is nearer when devices understand. By Robert S. Boyd. Philadelphia Inquirer. "Reading aloud is the simplest challenge in the 40-year struggle to teach human language to computers. Other computer-language skills are more complicated. They include taking dictation, responding to questions or commands, From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

A wiki conference for students James Farmer shares a good-looking assignment that changes a tired old essay task into a wiki-based online conference. It would be nice to see an example of the results sometime. I'm guessing that it would work best if the students had warmed up a bit on a wiki, as he suggests. I like the idea of giving students the criteria for evaluation, in step 3. This has at least two goals: to help them aim their papers toward the assignment's goals and to help them give feedback to others with... From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 16, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Modesty I like novelist Anne Tyler's remark in this morning's New York Times about a writer's debts: Really, we're all standing on other writers' shoulders. (B5) And along the way she generously recommended three recent novels by other writers: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, Brick Lane by Monica Ali, and The Sleeping Father by Matthew Sharpe. From Weblogs in Higher Education on February 16, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Se habla open source? While open-source software is still fighting for space on American desktops, it's making surprising progress in developing economies due to native-language translation efforts. From CNET News.com on February 16, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Thawing out the CIO-CFO cold war Bo Hofstead says it's time to start chipping away at a dangerous corporate wall of mistrust--or else send out an SOS for Henry Kissinger. From CNET News.com on February 16, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

Apache Cocoon Project Apache Cocoon Projecthttp://cocoon.apache.org/Apache Cocoon is a web development framework built around the concepts of separation of concerns and component-based web development. Cocoon implements these concepts around the notion of 'component pipelines', each component on the pipeline specializing on a particular operation. This makes it possible to use a Lego(tm)-like approach in building web solutions, hooking together components into pipelines without any required programming.Cocoon is "web glue for From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

The SAKAI Project The SAKAI Projecthttp://www.sakaiproject.org/sakaiproject/The University of Michigan, Indiana University, MIT, Stanford, and the uPortal consortium are joining forces to integrate and synchronize their considerable educational software into a pre-integrated collection of open source tools. This will yield three big wins for sustainable economics and innovation in higher education: 1) A framework that builds on the recently ratified JSR 168 portlet standard and the OKI open service interface definitions t From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

Vulcan Project' Digital Aristotle Vulcan Project' Digital Aristotlehttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001856160_halo12.htmlVulcan Project aims to build 'Digital Aristotle'..... By Luke Timmerman. The Seattle Times. "[Paul] Allen's private investment company, Vulcan, is announcing today that it is willing to bankroll three competing research teams from around the world for what it calls 'Project Halo,' a quest over the next 30 months to create a computerized tuto From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

LibQUAL+ LibQUAL+ ™ http://www.libqual.org/LibQUAL+ ™ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users? opinions of service quality. These services are offered to the library community by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The program?s centerpiece is a rigorously tested Web-based survey bundled with training that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library. The goals of LibQUAL+(TM) are to: 1) Foster a c From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

uPortal uPortalhttp://mis105.mis.udel.edu/ja-sig/uportal/uPortal, according to its website, "is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher-education. This group sees an institutional portal as an abridged and customized version of the institutional Web presence... a 'pocket-sized' version of the campus Web. Portal technology adds 'customization' and 'community' to the campus Web presence. Customization allows each user to define a unique and personal view o From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

AskNSDL AskNSDLhttp://snipurl.com/4irwAskNSDL - Ask Questions about education, NSDL subjects and the NSDL program. Find Information: additonal resources, FAQs, and previously asked questions and answers. Registered NSDL users can login and ask questions. Prior to asking a question, users will be asked for non-personal information that assists in assigning their question to the appropriate expert. Generally, questions will be answered within a few days via email. Answered questions will be availa From Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker on February 16, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

Intel blurs line between desktops, notebooks - John G. Spooner, CNET News.com Intel plans to unveil next week a prototype consumer portable computer that blurs the line between desktops and notebooks by shedding the traditional clamshell laptop design. The prototype, which acts like an all-in-one desktop, will be one of thre From Techno-News Blog on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

PC Sales Expected to Soar in 2004 - Ron Miller, Internet.com PC sales are expected to jump nearly 14 percent in 2004 as U.S. businesses upgrade old machines and consumers snap up PCs that support wireless and digital media, according to a forecast from Gartner Dataquest. The research group expects PC shipments From Techno-News Blog on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

UCLA Releases First Findings of World Internet Project - UCLA The "digital divide" exists in many countries around the world, and is especially apparent in the gap between the number of men and women who use the Internet, according to surveys conducted in 14 countries in the UCLA World Internet Project released J From Techno-News Blog on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Poor computer setup hurts kids: Check out monitor, keyboard, desk - ANGELA PACIENZA, Toronto Star In many families, a communal computer is set up at a desk that can be accessed by mom, dad and the kids. At school, the device sits on a table ready to be used by dozens of students daily. Both scenarios are likely to leave young legs dangling, necks From Educational Technology on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Mesa school libraries get high-tech update - Justin Juozapavicius, The Arizona Republic Point. Click. Read. Mesa school officials hope it's going to be that simple after a high-tech library management system is up and running in the state's largest school district. The new Web-based program from Follett Destiny Software has the capabilit From Educational Technology on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

We Learning: Social Software and E-Learning, Part II - Eva Kaplan-Leiserson, Learning Circuits Early e-learning traded technology for human interaction. Now, the personal element is being added back in. New social software tools borrowed from business and the younger generations combine tech and touch for the best of all possible worlds (includi From Online Learning Update on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Going the Distance in Teacher Certification: An Exploration of Online Delivery - Ginger Dennis and Sherilyn Emberton, DEC 2003 This article describes the success of LeTourneau University From Online Learning Update on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Are Students Our study investigates how students and their teacher experienced an online course. We were interested if both parties perceived similar advantages and disadvantages in online learning. An online course at Jönköping International Business School, JIB From Online Learning Update on February 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Vergewaltigung durch Frau an Mann Das heimliche Beibringen eines die Willensbildung beeinträchtigenden Mittels stellt jedenfalls dann Gewalt im Sinne des § 177 Abs. 1 Nr.... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Search Beyond Google MIT Tech Review, "Google reig ... Search Beyond Google MIT Tech Review, "Google reigns supreme as the search engine of choice--but for how long? A pack of startups--and Microsoft--are developing technologies to find what you want, faster." From Meta on February 16, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..

Wary Of Meningitis More states are encouraging vaccinations for students, despite objections from some campus officials. From Chronicle: free on February 16, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

Modified Behavior Adjectives aren't born bad. It's the way they're treated that so often makes them ugly, writes Ben Yagoda, a professor of English at the University of Delaware. From Chronicle: free on February 16, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..

New Gadgets Revive Bluetooth The wireless technology that works in a 30-foot radius has new life. Carmakers hope it will help customers comply with hands-free cell phone legislation, and other companies aim to use it to remove cable clutter in the home and office. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Earthly Software Rebooted Spirit When Mars rover Spirit stopped communicating, NASA called on commercial software from an Alameda company. The nimble operating system -- used by jetliners and heart pacemakers -- was chosen for the rover before takeoff. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Warning: Microsoft 'Monoculture' A security expert warns Microsoft's dominance of software is a set-up for global disaster -- and promptly loses his job. His comparison is to biology, where species with little genetic variation are vulnerable to catastrophic epidemics. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

The Computer Ate My Vote Ice cream entrepeneur and activist Ben Cohen will start a campaign Tuesday to make state voting officials aware of problems associated with computerized voting machines. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Rover Is Ready for His Close-Up Dog genome sequencing is all the rage, as scientists seek to expose the genetic secrets of man's best friend. If it boosts medical knowledge, the research may help both us and them. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Apple Fans Sneak Peek at Store The new Apple Computer retail store in San Francisco is already having problems with break-ins. Not that intruders want to take anything -- except digital photos. Leander Kahney reports from San Francisco. From Wired News on February 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Coffee & Categories Great article here in the Economist. More history than opinion, but some interesting stuff on the old "penny universities". What's especially striking are the parallels between coffee-houses and life on-line. As with modern websites, the coffee-houses you went to depended... From Monkeymagic on February 16, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..

Pistas Bloglines: pone en marcha el Directorio de Usuarios que nos permite saber qué usuarios de los que han definido perfiles públicos están suscritos a un blog. Este es mi perfil público. BlogTalk: ultimadas las actas de la Primera Conferencia Europea... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on February 16, 2004 at 5:50 a.m..

Claroline ahora se llama Dokeos... o no Thomas de Praetere, creador de Claroline, el sistema open source de e-learning de la Universidad Católica de Lovaina, anunció el pasado mes de enero un nuevo software llamado Dokeos, basado en Claroline, que ofrecería «más seguridad, más características (como conferencias en línea), una mejor interoperabilidad con otros softwares o contenidos (como NETg) y un mayor respeto a las normas (como SCORM).» Unas semanas después, de Praetere comunicaba que a partir de ahora Claroline se llama Dokeos y que había deci From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on February 16, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..

Hotspur Speaks . . . on Pansy... King Henry IV Part 1 is one of my favourite plays. No matter what you think of Britt or Dean or Joe, any post that quotes King Henry IV Part 1 is cool in my book. Read it and weep for warriors past and present and for what could have been and may still be! [SOURCE:Escapable Logic]QUOTEHotspur Spe From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

Alabama Online High School gains SACS [Southern Association of Colleges and Schools] accreditation From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

NAU [Northern Arizona University] taps demand for classes here From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

La. College Students Taking Courses Online From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

E-learning grows in and out of university From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

30,000+ students register for courses with Athabasca University From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

A prescriptive study of early trends in implementing e-learning in the UK Higher Education Sector From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..

Survey Shows Private School's Pupils Continue To Excel Academically Over 75% of former students of Home Away From Home Academy located in Aberdeen New Jersey rank in the top 10% of their class in academic performance. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2004] From PR Web on February 16, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Boson Software announces the release of Version 5.27 with several new practice tests. Boson releases new practice tests in the field of Cisco certifications, including 2 new Cisco CCNA 640-801 practice tests. These tests are now available at www.boson.com. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2004] From PR Web on February 16, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

Omaré at Beauty Asia 2004 in Singapore Omaré, the professional French spa/salon cosmetics brand, will be present at Beauty Asia 2004 in Singapore from February 28th to March 1st, 2004. In addition to the Omaré stand, they will be hosting a seminar entitled « BEAUTY & WELL BEING: Omaré Beauty Treatments and Slimming techniques ». The event will also be the official launch of Omaré's Reach Out for the Children charitable contribution programme. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2004] From PR Web on February 16, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Know What You Eat Recently, I decided to rummage through my kitchen. I would pick up a food item and read its ingredients. Anytime I happened upon a listed item that I did not recognize, I would do a search for it on Google What I learned and the conclusions I came to were more than I bargained for on a lazy Saturday afternoon. From kuro5hin.org on February 16, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

IBM delivers autonomic tools Big Blue packages up the results of its research into self-managing systems with an open-source toolkit that plugs into the Eclipse development set of software. From CNET News.com on February 16, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

NYT on the Trail "We thought that there were a lot of blogs out there, political blogs out there, but we didn't necessarily think... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 3:51 a.m..

eCommerce Die wichtigsten rechtlichen Grundlagen des Vertragsschlusses via Internet in Deutschland auf einen Blick; weiter optimiert unter dem Gesichtspunkt einer verbesserten... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 3:51 a.m..

"en banc" am Ende Im Oktober 2003 erst begonnen, schon am Ende: Das vielversprechende Gruppenblog (ja, das gibt es auch!) löst sich auf. Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 3:51 a.m..

REHA nicht frei wählbar Der Wunsch eines Versicherten eine Rehabilitationsmaßnahme in einer bestimmten Klinik durchführen zu lassen, ist nicht berechtigt, wenn der Leistungsträger mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on February 16, 2004 at 3:51 a.m..

Macromedia Plans Update to Web Conferencing App From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

GeoLearning to Host Cocktail Reception at Training '04; Jack Phillips to Keynote From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

FCC to develop rules for internet phone calls From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

Learntec '04 Focuses On Globalization E-Learning From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on February 16, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..

From individual to organizational learning Nice article on organizational learning by David Forman on the Internet Time Blog with all manner of useful graphics. Although the corporate speak used by people into organizational learning can be off-putting, I like the way they talk about working and learning as one the same thing. By Martin Terre Blanche 16 Feb 2004 From Collaborative Learning on February 16, 2004 at 2:51 a.m..

e-Learning Centre From ScotFEICT on February 16, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Why caucuses and jury duty make you smarter We have it all backwards in the political system in the US. Before we even consider a candidate, we should talk issues among ourselves. Make decisions and then, kind of like the Priceline model for buying stuff, go shopping for candidates whose values match ours.   This avoids the superficiality of the current system and empowers the electorate to set the agenda and puts the representatives in their proper role, i.e. representatives. < From Weblogs At Harvard on February 16, 2004 at 1:47 a.m..

Tech show spotlights business software A number of small enterprise software companies plan to debut practical wares this week at the Demo conference in Arizona. Others take aim at security and utility computing. From CNET News.com on February 16, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..

Teacher Pay: Denver About to Vote on a System which Includes Performance Pay Several obstacles, but not all(e.g., the plan must be supported by voters in the election which will occur in about a month), have been cleared in Denver's process of renovating its teacher pay system. Performance pay is a significant piece; choice of pay systems is another. All elements are very much worth your review -- many considerations have been carefully weighed by both system members and outside consultants. Also, I will refer to it as I assemble a simulation of the pay system I outlined in my previous entry [It's the 1/27 entry but the permalink is clunky.. so just put From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on February 16, 2004 at 12:48 a.m..

A Cool New Product: Itensil's Workflow Learning Platform Itensil is a company we have been watching for several months now. They have a really cool product called Best Practice Now that is the epitome of Workflow Learning innovation. It is a Workflow Learning platform based on XML and Web Services. In a January 2004 press release, Keith Patterson, Chief Executive Officer of Itensil, said, "Traditional eLearning has failed to deliver strategic value. A new, next-generation learning technology has emerged in the enterprise market: workflow-based e-learning, which integrates learning into the execution of business processes."... From The Workflow Institute Blog on February 15, 2004 at 11:51 p.m..

Collaborative Interoperability Project - Final Report Final report for the VET Collaborative Interoperability Project. From EdNA Online on February 15, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..

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