The daily training spam I dunno. Dylexia, maybe?... From Internet Time Blog on March 10, 2004 at 10:50 p.m..
Song Science, Part II: Fact and Fiction? Matt's post earlier today about Hit Song Science, a piece of software that uses algorithms to analyze songs to predict their likelihood of success in the market, reminded me of a favorite imaginative bit in Jonathan Franzen's novel The Corrections, From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..
Creative Commons online talkingWill schedule a wid ... Creative Commons online talkingWill schedule a wider-scope talking with some students from Harvard Law School and guys from Creativecommons.org, on the iCommons China project and issues promoting this new license in this country. The main problem for CC in China is not on the license itself, however, it's on the literacy and culture side. From Meta on March 10, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..
Mediamorphasis Arrived in southern California for what promises to be a day and a half of fascinating conversation. The event is called Mediamorphasis, and there's quite the array of clueful folks here to discuss the future of the media. Here's the conference blog, which is already populated with lots of stuff. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 10, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..
GNU Screen: an introduction and beginner's tutorial Most modern Unix-based operating systems (e.g. Linux, MacOS X, and BSD) come with a little console-mode utility called GNU Screen. It's a powerful tool in the hands of the console warrior, a veritable Swiss Army knife of text-mode human-computer interaction. This utility, despite its considerable usefulness, goes unused by a great many people. Why is this? Few people even know it's there, and those that do rarely understand the problem it solves. In this article, I will explain what screen does for you, and provide a simple set of instructions for accomplishing basic tasks usi From kuro5hin.org on March 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Lawrence Lessig talk in NYC next week Creative Commons co-founder and chairman Lawrence Lessig will be giving a talk entitled "Creativity and Its Enemies" next week. The event will take place on March 23rd at Buttenwieser Hall, 92nd Street at Lexington, in New York City. It's a part of an ongoing series sponsored by Wired Magazine. From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
AOL to offer Covad DSL The Internet service provider on Thursday is expected to announce a partnership to offer broadband Internet service through Covad Communications Group. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Sun signs StarOffice deal in India Sun Microsystems has announced a deal to supply its StarOffice productivity software to government workers in the Indian state of Haryana. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Lista de repositorios de objetos de aprendizaje vÃa RSS Scott Leslie (CAREO) mantiene una lista de repositorios de objetos de aprendizaje que distribuyen información sobre nuevas entradas vÃa RSS. Dicha lista, a su vez, también está disponible en formato RSS. From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on March 10, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..
El portal elearningeuropa.info cumple un año El portal elearningeuropa.info ha cumplido ya un año de vida. Entre los contenidos recientes, el BoletÃn 9, distribuido por e-mail (suscipción gratuita), destaca los siguientes: Alfabetización mediática Nuevos medios, nuevos lugares de aprendizaje D. Buckingham Aprendizaje de idiomas Iniciativas para la mejora del aprendizaje de idiomas< From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on March 10, 2004 at 8:53 p.m..
Lazy Thinking is Hard-Wired The blog at elearnspace contains a short post about new research from Duke University that suggests that the brain will "cheat" rather than think when responding to new problems. It seeks out the neural path of least resistence, searching out rote responses that have worked in the past first, rather... From PEDABLOGUE on March 10, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..
No Fear Shakespeare "I know how they think, and I understand why they're doing this." (trans: "Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know wherefore they do it." -- Julius Ceasar, 5:1). Hey, dude -- Brutus?... From PEDABLOGUE on March 10, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..
Whiteboarding as Art? I'm at the Institute for the Future today for the Future of Cooperation Expert Colloqium. (I'm in favor of the future, and cooperation, as it happens, so it's a good fit.) One of the many interesting things I've learned about today is "visual journalism," which you could also call "whiteboarding for posterity." Eileen Clegg, who is memorializing this meeting with visual journalism, told me about a series of brainstorm-murals she created to sum up a big-thinkers sym From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Building the perfect hit song This is interesting news for musicians -- you know how some songs are really catchy and you wonder if the hooks could be engineered to make people like the song? A company called Polyphonic HMI has created software they call "Hit Song Science" which is supposed to contain algorithms that determine if a song is likely to be a hit. The company is touting their first attempt at using HSS in the marketplace as a success. [via furdlog] From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Mobile Net could draw Nokia, Microsoft closer The companies could soon be in business together distributing mobile domain names. What happened to their cell phone OS rivalry? From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Date set for Oracle antitrust suit The Justice Department's lawsuit to block Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft will head to court in June, a district court judge decides. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
S&P move suggests telecom turnaround is official Standard & Poor's upgraded debt ratings of two key makers of telecommunications equipment, highlighting what many equities analysts already knew: The sector is on the slow road to recovery. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
FCC releases Net phone guidelines The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on the key question of how to treat Internet phone calls that reach traditional phones. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Inviting Your New Feedback on Book I'm going to post drafts of book chapters over the next few days. My editors and I are most interested in your immediate feedback on:
Making the News: Book Introduction (Draft) Here is the draft of the introduction to my upcoming book, "Making the News," to be published soon. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 10, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..
Making the News: Draft of Chapter 1 This is a draft of Chapter 1 of my upcoming book, "Making the News."... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 10, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..
My future job Now I know what type of job I'll be having in 10 years from now: I will be a fun employee.Fun employeesIn 2002 Easy Jet advertised in the national press for a new position as ‘Head of Fun’. Whilst people naturally smile at such a job, the underlying logic behind such roles is simple and compelling, aiming to boost the productivity of the workforce and reduce the costs of high staff turnover. Fun workers will not be employed to turn the office into a party venue. Instead, they will focus on how to make work more en From Mathemagenic on March 10, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..
Accessible Online Math Resources I profess in no way to be an expert on the topic, but recently provided these resources to someone and thought I would pass them on: As far as I can tell, one of the most exciting initiatives in this area is the NIDE MathML project available at the MathML Accessibility Project Page or the W3C Math Homepage The Program Access Project is geared toward engineering and science, but the Principal Investigator is a Math professor, so it may take a mathematical slant. Norm Coombs, noted accessibility expert has also done some work in this area as well. He is involved with a Reaching New Audiences wit From Curb Cut Learning on March 10, 2004 at 6:53 p.m..
More on the UK inquiry The Public Library of Science has put its written testimony for the UK inquiry online. From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..
OAI service providers Gerry McKiernan, Open archives initiative service providers. Part III: general, Library Hi Tech News, January/February 2004. In this third installment of a three-part article, Gerry profiles the CILEA Open Archives Platform, ePrints UK, the NDLTD Union Catalog, OAIster, and the FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 6:50 p.m..
Magnatune gets to blogging John Buckman, creator and head of the non-evil, Creative Commons friendly music label Magnatune has started his own blog. A recent jem is the exchange his wife had with a music executive at an industry conference. Great stuff. From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Speaking in 'approved' tongues Should the government be allowed more oversight of foreign language study? From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Consumers challenge FCC antipiracy rules A coalition of groups--including librarian and consumers associations and the Electronic Frontier Foundation--say that regulators overstepped their bounds with new digital broadcast rules. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
AOL goes wireless in Canada AOL Canada, formed by America Online and RBC Royal Bank, announces plans to test its Internet service over a new broadband wireless network. The network uses technology that's supposedly more reliable and easy to use than Wi-Fi. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Do We Really Use Only 10 Percent of our Brains? The answer to the question, offered in this Scientific American article, is no. If you think about it, "Losing far less than 90 percent of the brain to accident or disease has catastrophic consequences." There is a great deal of myth surrounding how the brain functions. Much of that myth is offered in papers like this one, offered by a reader on the trdev mailing list as a follow-up to the previous link. This latter paper should not be taken seriously; it contains numerous scientific and conceptual errors. It would help if w From OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
SA, India, Brazil Outline Co-Operation Distance learning is a part of this agreement, just signed in New Delhi by South Africa, India and Brazil. It will be interesting to see what comes of the cooperation between these three countries. By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, AllAfrica.Com, March 5, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflec From OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Patrick Henry College Grooming Conservative Leaders One of the outcomes of online learning has been enhanced support for home schooling. And one of the outcomes of the rising home schooling movement has been the development of colleges that target support to this sector. However, this development has been noted with concern by some, since the movement has allowed for the development of educational institutions with specific political and religious leanings. Such is the case with Patrick Henry College, which states explicitly, "The Mission of Patrick Henry College is to train Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture From OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Merger For Rival RSS/ATOM Formats? I think we're still a long way away from merging the various content syndication formats, but the discussion was ignited again over the weekend with a proposal from RSS 2.0 advocate Dave Winer that such a merger occur. By Ryan Naraine, InternetNews.Com, March 9, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Copyright, Access and Digital Texts Good overview of the case for open access to educational materials, with a lot of links later on in the paper to open content projects. Note that the article is several pages long; you may not notice the link to the next page at the bottom of the page. By Charlie Lowe, Across the Disciplines, March, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
A Method of Evaluating Training Nice short white paper describing what the author calls the DMAIC methodology for training return on investment (ROI). DMAIC stands for Design, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. I don't think that this paper is groundbreaking, but it is nonetheless worth a read because it maps out clearly a mechanism for relating training to organizational objectives. By Martin Schmalenbach, Potential Energy, March, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Blackboard Inc., Partners with Leading Academic Publishers Blackboard continues to make news as it announces a deal to integrate various learning applications into the LMS. According to the press release, "The development project, titled 'ChalkBox,' will go beyond simple importation of textbook-related electronic content to accommodate more sophisticated integration between the publishers' hosted instructional applications and Blackboard-powered course web sites at client institutions." Partners in the project include Houghton Mifflin, Pearson Education and Thomson Higher Education. Now I have called on Blackboard to import open educati From OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Learning to do Social Science Research in the Knowledge Economy: A Manifesto Gosh, I love papers with the word 'manifesto' in the title. And while the topic of this tract diverges a bit from the usual e-learning fare, it is a nice counterpoint to Jay Cross's comments on edubabble and also some of the discussions I have had here about research methodology in public policy. The author's premise, simply put, is that social research occurs in a global context. What that means pragmatically, in my mind, is that the data never speaks for itself (however much theorists would like us to believe otherwise), that the nature of the enquiry is such that a parti From OLDaily on March 10, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..
Learntec 2004 Es scheint, als ob jetzt, vier Wochen nach Beendigung des Kongresses, die Eindrücke und Erfahrungen langsam verarbeitet worden sind. Der Veranstalter selbst spricht von einem leichten Besucherrückgang (9000 > 8700) und einer Konsolidierung auf hohem Niveau. Global-Learning geht einen Schritt... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 10, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
Ausschreibungen zum Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprogramm "Lernkultur Kompetenzentwicklung" Ich hoffe, diese Nachricht hat für den einen oder anderen noch einen Gebrauchswert. Denn, offen gesagt, weiß ich wenig über die Informationsflüsse in akademischen Netzwerken. Zur Sache: Es sind aktuell eine Reihe von Projekten zu den Programmbereichen "Lernen im sozialen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 10, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..
News for Today, Mar 11 Things I found interesting today: MessageVine released Version 2.0 of IM Access, its mobile IM offering for wireless carriers. Key features: standards compliance (OMA-IMPS (aka Wireless Village), and SIP/SIMPLE), multi-network support (GSM, CDMA and TDMA), and multi-client support (J2ME, BREW... From Kolabora.com on March 10, 2004 at 5:51 p.m..
Dentists preparing to open wide? In naming Anthony J. Smith the new editor of Journal of Dental Research, Stephen Challacombe made a point of saying, "With the increasing focus on Open Access issues in scientific publishing, Dr. Smith's perspectives will be critical to the continued success of the JDR." JDR is currently a subscription-based journal. (PS: Does Challacombe's remark indicate that Smith will be valued for resisting OA or promoting it? Neither the journal web site nor the press releas From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Cleaning Up The Syndication Pile Just like my bookmarks, for a while I have noticed (and done little) about the discrepencies of the RSS feeds I have on my work and home computers. So in the contnued spirit of the work of Brian "Housecleaning" Lamb, I devoted some time to cleaning up the doghouse. Mainly this was exporting my feeds from NetNewsWire from both machines as "OPML" file formats ( the outlining format/standard u From cogdogblog on March 10, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
IDC expects increase in 2004's PC shipments The market researcher nudges up its forecast for computer shipments this year, to 172.1 million, a rise from the number of units that shipped last year. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Microsoft delays database, tools delivery The much-anticipated updates to SQL Server and Visual Studio.Net are getting pushed out to 2005. Customers who bought certain license plans expecting free upgrades could be left empty-handed. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Linux gets Intel help with Centrino A year after it launched its Centrino chip package for building notebooks with wireless networking abilities, Intel has begun a public project to let Linux take advantage of the hardware. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Outlook flaw riskier than thought Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook 2002 security hole to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
OpenCourse.org, and an OLS update Here’s another SourceForge for educational materials project — http://opencourse.org/. They’ve beaten us to the punch and actually opened their doors to three projects! Congratulations to the OpenCourse team, who are funded by NSF/NSDL monies. Our EduCommons project (funded by the Hewlett Foundation) won’t be ready for several months yet. It’s good to see good ideas being implemented all around. I know there’s at least one other group planning similar software…. In other news, From autounfocus on March 10, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
my test page Yesterday I followed a link from cogdogblog to a presentation in Breeze by Alan Levin, D'Arcy Norman, and Brian Lamb that showed the power of RSS in education. The presentation is worth watching simply as a model for rapid-fire, low-cost, yet compelling development. But in... From Internet Time Blog on March 10, 2004 at 4:51 p.m..
More on the UK inquiry Catherine Brahic, UK hears open access evidence, TheScientist, March 10, 2004. Excerpt: " 'Unless we see a big change in the way that research is funded, open access isn't sustainable in any format other than as an experiment,' Julia King, of the UK Institute of Physics, told the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. The institute publishes the New Journal of Physics, an open access 'experiment.' Harold Varmus, of the US-based open access group Public Library of Science, and Vitek Tracz, from for From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 4:51 p.m..
Mooter-ing and Kartoo-ing: Graphical Displays of Search Results Some interesting attempts at clustering or building maps of web search results (tip of the blog hat to EduResources). I cannot say I have found either of these more intuitive, but they are interesting. Mooter is beta, but not bad. It sports a Google-like search engine (though there is no information or explanation what "mooter" is or does). A search result displays your query in the center of a map, with clusters of related terms around it, and clicking on the cluster essentially yie From cogdogblog on March 10, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..
Mainstreaming of mash-ups At the tail end of last night's broadcast of ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, they did a short piece on music mash-ups (video only available to ABCnews premium subscribers). There's an interview with Mitch Butler and he does a live mash-up demo of Eminem's Without Me laid over Scott Joplin's ragtime piano classics. ABCnews also covers the DJ Dangermouse's Grey Album controversy. Unfortunately, the piece From Creative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
PARC founder George Pake dies George Pake, the scientist who set up Xerox's fabled Palo Alto Research Center and so helped pioneer research into Ethernet and other key technologies, has died at the age of 79. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
What's the tech policy agenda for 2004? For an answer, look to Bruce Mehlman, who directs a little-known advocacy group that's a Who's Who of the most powerful CEOs in the tech industry. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Intel to stop selling Wi-Fi chips in China The chipmaker says it hasn't found a satisfactory way to incorporate an imposed encryption standard into its Wi-Fi chips, as trade tensions between the United States and China heat up. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Gartner: Handsets to pull in strong sales The cell phone sector is poised to do well again this year, following healthy growth in 2003 that was driven by emerging markets such as China and India, the market research firm says. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
OLG Celle: Neuer Internetauftritt Das OLG Celle hat ab sofort eine neue Homepage. Die Website bietet u.a. Informationen über ergangene Urteile in der Rechtsprechungsdatenbank... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 3:53 p.m..
Leseproben Schweizer Kirchengeschichte Leseproben aus der Zeitschrift für schweizerische Kirchengeschichte http://www.unifr.ch/zskg/leseproben_zskg.htm From Archivalia on March 10, 2004 at 3:52 p.m..
Post From an AlphaSmart Dana I'm making this post from an Alphasmart Dana. It is a small Palm OS powered device with a keyboard and grayscale screen. This particular model has wireless capabilities so I'm giving it a try as a blogging device. The browser that comes with it leaves quite a bit to be desired. The form factor, rechargeable battery and relative durability make it an intriguing device for use in the school environment. Like I mentioned the browser that comes with is really not very good. Also the device is running an older processor, so it a bit slow. I am going... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on March 10, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..
Can nanotech keep chipmaking up to speed? The tiny technology could help companies continue minting generations of speedier, less-costly chips every two years, an industry insider tells a conference crowd. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Open Text adds IM to content management The new instant messaging system automatically records and catalogs data and is aimed at industries in which communication is heavily regulated. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Broadband overtaking dial-up in major cities San Diego is in the lead as more and more residents of major U.S. metropolitan areas access the Internet via DSL and high-speed cable modems, a new study shows. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Study: Rosy outlook for IT consulting Nearly half of CIOs that took part in a recent survey expect to increase spending on consulting and systems integration this year, up from 36 percent that increased spending in 2003. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
SPAM, SPAM, SPAM I came across this statement on Hormel's SPAM site and thought I'd share it with you. It's the makers of SPAM's (the wonderful canned meat product) position on the use of "spam" as a slang term for junk email. In my opinion, the SPAM corporation has handled this situation with unusual grace and humor. Use of the term "spam" was adopted as a result of the Monty Python skit in which our SPAM meat product was featured. In this skit, a group From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on March 10, 2004 at 2:53 p.m..
Europäisches Vertragsrecht Am 28.04.2004 organisiert die Generaldirektion Verbraucherschutz und das Europäische Parlament eine Konferenz zum Thema Europäisches Vertragsrecht. Ziel der Konferenz ist... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 2:52 p.m..
VoiceGlow Gets Brighter VoiceGlo, which has some very deep pocket investors just raised more money. While little technical details exist about their infrastructure, and their PR person could not explain if they were SIP, h.323 or MEGACO, they are mounting an offensive with... From Kolabora.com on March 10, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..
Share now. Shape tomorrow. Building on the Past (.mov) is the winning video from the recent Creative Commons contest. I especially like the ending words: From Seb's Open Research on March 10, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..
Microsoft releases Office XP fixes Microsoft has released new updates and fixes for its Office XP business software bundle. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Microsoft, Nokia aim for mobile domain The two rivals form a venture with a handful of other companies to distribute Web addresses for mobile devices. Does the move signal a detente between the cell phone OS opponents? From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Technology-Training Survey for a Dissertation I am looking for participants to help me with survey responses for my dissertation. The online survey asks questions regarding technology training for graduate students, faculty, and new teachers. It also asks how graduate programs incorporate/implement (or not) venues and opportunities for graduate students and new teachers to learn how to use digital technology in the composition classroom. The survey can take as little as 10 minutes (depending on whether you elaborate on your responses) or as long as 30 minutes. Of course elaboration in the text-boxes would be most helpful. Thank you f From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on March 10, 2004 at 1:54 p.m..
The Laughing Fit I've mentioned the positive role that humor can play in the classroom before, citing research that advocates taking a "Patch Adams" approach to learning. But yesterday I made a comment in class that somehow made me break out in a fit of laughter -- one I was unable to stop... From PEDABLOGUE on March 10, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
What are the Conditions for and Characteristics of Effective Online Learning Communities? This guide is premised on the notion that 'online communities' are an increasingly important part of the way we will operate, as teachers, learners, and citizens of a networked world, and, the benefits we accept from these new ways of working. This guide explores definitions and characteristics of online communities synthesised from the literature, summarises key success factors, and provides references to additional material for those who want to know more. It focuses in particular on online communities as part of teaching and learning, and on 'communities of practice' in From Elearnopedia on March 10, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
RSS vs. Atom Was RSS ist, sollte man eigentlich als Blogger wissen, aber was ist Atom? Der Law Tech Guru hat ein umfassendes... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Jobs im Archivar 2004/1 Heute war der "Archivar" in der Post. Hier die Stellenangebote in Kurzform: S. 100 Stadtarchiv Lüdenscheid, Gehobener Dienst (A 10), Frist: 3 Wochen nach Erscheinen Stadtarchiv Neuss, Wiss. Mitarbeiter 50 % (BAT III), 31.3.2004 S. 101 Stadtarchiv Mönchengladbach, Leiter (A 14), 24.3.2004 Staatsarchiv Bremen, Archivrat/rätin (A 14), 15.4.2004 Landeskirchenamt Sachsen, Archivpfleger in Chemnitz, Diplomarchivar/in (FH), evangelisch, 15.3.2004 S. 102 Stadtarchiv Bochum, Leiter (A 15/I a F From Archivalia on March 10, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Launch/relaunch of California series of OA journals The University of California eScholarship Repository is launching, or relaunching, a series of peer-reviewed, open-access journals using the repository as the publishing infrastructure. For more details, see yesterday's press release. When I first blogged this news FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
More on the California OA series Marla Misek, eScholars of the World, Unite! The University of California Revolutionizes Publishing Paradigm, EContent, March 10, 2004. Excitement about the California series of OA journals (see previous post). Excerpt: "The academic world has been particularly traumatized by the rising costs of the traditional publishing paradigm. B From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..
W3C Launches Phase 2 of Semantic Web Activity 2004-03-10: W3C is pleased to announce the launch of phase two of the Semantic Web Activity. The W3C Membership approved two new Working Groups, the Best Practices and Deployment and RDF Data Access. They join the existing RDF Core and Web Ontology Working Groups and the Semantic Web Interest Group and Coordination Group. A continuation of the World Wide Web, the Semantic Web gives data precise meaning, allowing people and computers to cooperate fully. Visit the Semantic Web home page. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on March 10, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
Ms. has a blog I hadn't realized my old friend Ms. Magazine has a blog now! I'm totally adding it to my daily reading rotation and look forward to seeing what it has to offer. Also, I was so honored to see a link in the sidebar to megnut! Very cool. From megnut on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Off for some sun and sand I'm off to Anguilla -- an island in the British West Indies -- today for some very much needed, albeit brief, vacation. Plans include swimming, sunning, sleeping, snorkeling, and reading. Oh and eating. And that's about it. Items of note in the suitcase include: tank tops; summery skirts; one itsy bitsy teeny weeny green polka dot bikini; a fresh book, Forever (no, not Judy Blume's, Mark Hamill's, just because I'm leaving NYC doesn't mean I shouldn't still be thinking abou From megnut on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Creative Commons at DSpace Ben Adida, one of our technical advisors, will be talking about Creative Commons at the DSpace User Meeting on Thursday morning at MIT. He will demonstrate the integration of the CC license selection process into the DSpace application. Thanks to the CC License Engine, this development work can be done in a few hours, providing any web-based applicatiCreative Commons: weblog on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Major ISPs unite in spam fight America Online, Microsoft, EarthLink and Yahoo team up to file the first major industry lawsuits under the new federal antispam law. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Napster, IBM aim to save cache Napster says its new system, based on IBM's blade server architecture, will help bandwidth-hungry organizations, like universities and ISPs, conserve network assets. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Training system - Let me learn how - Course: PowerPoint - Section ... This is a list of custom designed charts. You could also have selected from this list. From MasterViews on March 10, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
UltraMagnifier - Provides Deep Access To Screen Visual Contents UltraMagnifier is a screen magnification utility that is specifically designed for software engineers and artists who need a close-up view of their screen, including facilities for counting pixels, identifying exact colors, copying magnified images, and m From MasterViews on March 10, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
PowerPoint Stacks Issues and culprits surrounding the use of PowerPoint for public presentations. Should you consider giving up your PowerPoint for the next presentation? From MasterViews on March 10, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
Europäisches Justizielles Netz II Aufgabe des Europäischen Justiziellen Netzes (EJN), über das in diesem Weblog bereits berichtet wurde, ist die Verbesserung, Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 12:51 p.m..
Secure use of private keys in OS X Mail and Outlook I finally got around to installing a digital certificate on OS X, so I can sign email messages in Panther's Mail app as I always do in Outlook on Windows. The recipe for acquiring and installing the cert is, unfortunately, guaranteed to scare away Aunt Tillie. But if you've gotten that far, you might want to consider an extra step to secure the use of your private key. ... From Jon's Radio on March 10, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..
Department of Justice Petitioned to Evaluate Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" for Violations of Hate Crime Statutes A new petition implores US Attorney General John Ashcroft to evaluate possible actions against the creators of Mel Gibson's "The Passion" for violation of state and federal hate crime statutes in the purposeful encouragement of anti-Semitic violence. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Commentary: Three challenges for RFID Retailers' mandates for adoption of radio frequency identification technology mean suppliers have their work cut out for them. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Security product to strike back at hackers A Texas company is set to launch a product that can hit back at attackers with its own arsenal of tricks. Security experts, however, say it will only make things worse. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
Presentations online The presentations from the conference, Thinking Beyond Digital Libraries - Designing the Information Strategy for the Next Decade (Bielefeld, February 3-5, 2004), are now online. Several are on OA and OAI-compliant repositories. From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..
Accessibility, 508 compliant web publishing resources I ran across a wonderful set of materials available online provided as support for a course on creating accessible web sites. One section within the materials discusses "Separating Structure from Style." This is a topic I'm researching now (I do it in my own development, as do many others) for a presentation I'm putting together on using CSS to create accessib From carvingCode on March 10, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..
Nexaweb beefs up Web application tools From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Change the terms There is a very nice example in the realm of recycling of how much difference a change of terms can mean to one's understanding of a problem or issue. In a document on Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR, Pat Franklin points to a change in the language used to describe a manufacturer's obligations to the environment here: "The responsibility, that the waste generated during the production processes could be taken care of in a proper way, from an environmental and... From Weblogs in Higher Education on March 10, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..
More on the UK inquiry Katie Mantell, Open-access publishers reject unsustainability charge, SciDev.Net, March 9, 2004. Excerpt: "Last week, Britain's leading commercial scientific publishers, most of whom follow the traditional publishing model of requiring readers to pay to access content, lambasted the open-access model for lacking financial viability, and for threatening the integrity of the world's leading journals...But Harold Varmus, co-founder of the Public Library of Science (PLoS), an open-access publi From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
caBIG nearing completion The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) is a major OA project from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The caBIG pilot was announced last July but the grid itself is now nearly ready for public use. Quoting yesterday's press release: caBIG "is an open-source, open-access, voluntary information network that will enable cancer researchers to share tools, standards, data, applications, and technologies according to agreed upon common st From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 10, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
eBay Makes Shipping More Seamless If you have an eBay store, shipping just got easier. Yesterday the auction giant inked a deal with Pitney Bowes to allow customers to calculate and pay shipping costs as well as print labels from the desktop. From E-Commerce Guide on March 10, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Germany to plug in national grid The German government launches the Deutschland Grid, or D-Grid, a multiyear effort with IBM to use grid computing to tackle scientific research. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Social science research for and against the knowledge economy I've just put a paper online on how social science research should be taught (and done) differently. It's not as boring as it sounds - promise. It's in fact an attempt to make good ol' research methodology _less_ boring by dousing it in a mix of lefty politics and techno-triumphalism. By Martin Terre Blanche 10 Mar 2004 From Collaborative Learning on March 10, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
Unexpected goodness It's the middle of the second week at the new job and there are a number of expected and unexpected things. I expected the teaching atomosphere to be more difficult here as I am now teaching required freshmen English in... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on March 10, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
Sicherungsverwahrung Die Bundesregierung hat einen Gesetzentwurf für die sog. nachträgliche Sicherungssverwahrung beschlossen. Wenn sich erst während der Haft eines besonders brutalen... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 9:51 a.m..
OA debate on BBC radio Ed Stourton interviewed Harold Varmus (PLoS) and Bob Campbell (Blackwell's) yesterday for the BBC Today program. If you have RealPlayer, then click here to listen. (Thanks to Roger Fenton.) From FOS News on March 10, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Heading to DC I'm heading down to Washington, DC this afternoon for the Computers in Libraries conference and to do some blogvangelism at the Internet @ Schools East mini conference. This will be the first one where I add on some RSS stuff, and frankly, I'm wondering how the heck I'm going to fit all of this in in one hour. Some extra cups of coffee, I guess. If you're at the conference, please stop by... From weblogged News on March 10, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Sometimes Google Knows Too Much
Invasion of the robots From medicine to military, machines finally arrive. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..
WikiWikiWeb für den Anwalt Eine Anwaltskanzlei ist ein informationsverarbeitender Betrieb. Der Rechtsanwalt ist ständig auf der Suche nach dem nötigen Input, nicht mehr nur... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Mission Blog "Hier kommen immer wieder mal neue Gesichter vorbei, viele gehen auch wieder, einige werden Stammgäste, ich freu mich drüber, mich... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
Four Things Every Web Site Headline Must Do "As an online copywriter, I'm constantly making the point that the text on web sites is not given enough attention. This is unfortunate, because the headlines on site pages make huge demands on the skills of any writer. If you're writing a headline or heading for a site page, here are four things you need to keep in mind, four elements that demand your attention, four separate 'audiences' you need to satisfy." From Robin Good's Latest News on March 10, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..
The quality of yours indexers matters David Gammel posts some old, but still very interesting statistics relating to indexing and searching information. To quote: 1. If two groups of people construct thesauri in a particular subject area, the overlap of index terms will only be 60%.... From Column Two on March 10, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..
Dazzling Display - Technology Review E Ink From Techno-News Blog on March 10, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Study: Quarter of web users log on outside home, work - ANICK JESDANUN, AP In yet another sign that the Internet has become more pervasive, a quarter of adult users have logged on outside the traditional settings of home or work. Some are lower-income Americans who have no other choice but to do their Web surfing in schools o From Techno-News Blog on March 10, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
In search of the deep Web - Alex Wright, Salon Yahoo announced its Content Acquisition Program on March 2, press coverage zeroed in on its controversial paid inclusion program, whereby customers can pony up in exchange for enhanced search coverage and a vaunted "trusted feed" status. But lost amid From Techno-News Blog on March 10, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Fla. web school lets young athletes study and play - RHONDA L. RUNDLE, Associated Press At the Copper Bowl tournament here in January for 1,270 of the nation's top junior tennis players, the main commercial sponsor wasn't a sneaker maker or a racquet company. It was an online high school. The school, University of Miami Online High Schoo From Educational Technology on March 10, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Beach schools offer Geometry online - MIKE GRUSS, The Virginian-Pilot The students are in charge this summer. Geometry class will start when they want. They From Educational Technology on March 10, 2004 at 8:46 a.m..
Eduventures Forecasts Fully Online U.S. Student Enrollment Will Top One Million in 2005 - Buisness Wire Eduventures, the leading independent research firm exclusively focused on the learning markets, announces the forthcoming release of its new report, Online Distance Education Market Update: A Nascent Market Matures. While updating Eduventures' research From Online Learning Update on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Army to Gates: Halt the free software The software maker has been mailing free copies of its pricey Office productivity program to government employees, but at least two federal agencies are warning recipients to return the gifts. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
The rethinking of computer security Industry watcher Jon Oltsik explains the changes powering the most profound transition in the history of the computer security industry. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Werbeanrufe Das AmtsG Hamburg St. Georg (Beschluss vom 06.01.2004 - Az.: 921 C 1/04) hatte darüber zu entscheiden, ob auch Werbeanrufe... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..
Information Overload: The Future Of Search And Information Access The online universe is evolving rapidly and many critical changes are taking place right now. Information overload is reaching, as long forecasted, new heights. It is becoming increasingly difficult to manage it all, or even to decide what to discard and what not. In the end, lots of relevant information is lost or it never reaches its ideal destinations. The connection between information creators and information users is to be perfected. As the network starts rapidly organize itself, different levels of automatic filtering will gradually make it easier for people to acce From Robin Good's Latest News on March 10, 2004 at 7:50 a.m..
Turnitin controversy reaches Brock - Travis Lowry, Brock Press A taskforce of Brock students was initiated at a Senate meeting last week to look into alternatives to the use of anti-plagiarism Web sites such as Turnitin.com. Official as of Wednesday, Mar. 3, the Committee on Academic Policy approved a motion sugge From Online Learning Update on March 10, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Intensive distance learning methods via the internet can have great effect - Kishan S Rana, Business Standard It is natural that new-fangled techniques like the use of the internet for distance learning should be compared with the traditional learning method, the classroom and face-to-face interaction. Can one really overcome distance or replicate the oevibrat From Online Learning Update on March 10, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
MasterMind Explorer - Issue 44 - RSS, New Search Tools, Interface and Information Design, Doctoring Images And More MasterMind Explorer - Issue 44 - RSS, New Search Tools, Interface and Information Design, Doctoring Images And More From MasterMind Explorer on March 10, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
La voz de la sociedad civil ante la CMSI Inventario de fuentes online de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Informacion. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on March 10, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..
More Image Doctoring: Neat NASA Tricks From Gulufuture, a counter information site with very interesting scoops, here are a set of articles I greatly enjoyed reading just about one year ago. As the heat over the a possible fly-by by a possible Planet-X has greatly cooled down I feel I can now share these pointers without being pointed out as a paranoid. Four little jewels about the reliability of NASA officially published information. The Case Of The Missing Logo - Robin Good's Latest News on March 10, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
Reach Out and Strong-Arm Someone A virtual iPod for the Pocket PC is undergoing some revisions, thanks to a phone call from an Apple lawyer. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Wal-Mart Fiddles With Music Late last year, Wal-Mart unveiled an online music store that brought its slash-and-burn pricing to the digital world. But does the country's biggest music retailer have a chance against Apple's iTunes? Wired magazine's Lucas Graves investigates. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Little Things Could Mean a Lot The promise of nanotechnology affects the mundane as well as the momentous. Researchers gather to discuss ice cream and more. Mark Baard reports from Boston. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
With This Rig, I Do Thee Wed Mike Johnson likes to build custom computer cases, and his longtime girlfriend wanted a ring. So, nerd that he is, he combined the two into the geekiest wedding proposal ever. By Leander Kahney. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
In-Flight Net Set to Take Off In April Boeing will offer an in-flight broadband connection for those who simply can't bear to be unplugged. The service, Connexion, sounds great on paper, but it may be slow to take off because of cost and competition. By Amit Asaravala. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Hubble Offers Glimpse of Creation The latest images from the Hubble Space Telescope show galactic activity 300 million years older than seen before. By John Gartner. From Wired News on March 10, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Handbuch "Militärrecht" Das Handbuch "Militärrecht" (563 S. PDF) besteht aus 29 Kapiteln (beachte das letzte!), einem Glossar und einem Index. Was immer... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..
Online-Dienste für Juristen im Test Prof. Dr. Noack von der Universität Düsseldorf hat mit Stand März 2004 eine Studie (24 S. PDF) erstellt, in der... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 5:52 a.m..
Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning Unser Bereich wird bald in Frankfurt umziehen, und wir haben es dann mit einem "offenen" Bürokonzept - genannt: "Smart Offices" - zu tun. Ich weiss noch gar nicht genau, wie es aussehen wird; aber wie es aussehen sollte, habe ich... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 10, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
The Future of Learning ManyWorlds, das ist die Quelle dieses Reports, nennt sich "The Knowledge Network of Business Thought Leadership". Eine - auf den ersten Blick - wundervolle Ressource, die ich bei gegebener Zeit unbedingt einmal intensiver studieren muss! In diesem Report versuchen... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on March 10, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
Blogger-Treffen Wer heute in zwei Wochen (24.03.2004) noch nichts vor hat, kann sich mit den US-Cracks aus der Szene zu einem... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..
Eigenbedarfskündigung Wer als Mieter eine Eigenbedarfskündigung des Wohnungseigentümers auf den Tisch bekommt, sollte diese genau prüfen. Eigenbedarf ist in Deutschland Kündigungsgrund... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..
Major New Release of Macromedia Breeze Now Available From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..
College for the Home-Schooled Is Shaping Leaders for the Right From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..
What are the conditions for and characteristics of effective online learning communities? From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 4:49 a.m..
Aspen Prep Launches Free SAT Diagnostic Test Aspen Prep has launched a free SAT test prep service which takes advantage of one-of-a-kind technology to assist college bound students in preparing for the SAT by identifying their test-taking weaknesses. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Business with Japanese: difficult, mysterious, and impossible? Japan Business Advisory Services Limited (japanbiz) is hosting an evening seminar 'Doing Business with Japan - an introductory seminar' for UK companies wishing to develop their businesses with Japan. The seminar introduces tools for understanding the opportunities and challenges for UK companies when planning their ways to doing business with the second largest economy in the world. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
2003 HR Solutions' Employee Opinion Survey Award Winners announced HR Solutions' Employee Opinion Survey Award recognizes the top organizations in which employees rated the highest job satisfaction scores among our 2003 Employee Opinion survey participants. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
New Multiclient Study Announced to Track Changing Public Opinion and Behavior Relating to Food Purchases Pioneer Marketing Research announces a new opportunity for food manufacturers and processors to anticipate important trends by tracking changes in consumer interest and food purchase behavior. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Personal Trainer is Strength Coach to Superstar Athletes Want to be a personal trainer to top athletes but don't know where to start? San Antonio Spurs speed and strength coach reveals his model for success. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2004] From PR Web on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
3 Rutgers Students Are Raped in Apartment Near Main Campus Armed men in ski masks invaded an apartment and raped three women early Monday morning. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Suicide of N.Y.U. Student, 19, Brings Sadness and Questions The suicide of a New York University student who fell to her death from a rooftop off campus on Saturday chilled students. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
arrer And Elizabeth Gardner, Learning C ... arrer And Elizabeth Gardner, Learning Circuits, March 2004 Added: 7 March 2004 Reviewer's Note: "Here’s a look at some organizations that use technology to assist managers and training practitioners with follow-up tasks." LIBRARY: e-Learning in the workplace From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on March 10, 2004 at 3:52 a.m..
Nachahmung und Produktpiraterie Die Europäische Kommission hat einen Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie zur Durchsetzung der Rechte an geistigem Eigentum vorgelegt, der jetzt vom... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
Trennscheibe bei Verteidigerbesuch Die Vollzugsbehörde darf die Anordnung eines Trennscheibeneinsatzes bei einem Verteidigerbesuch auf § 4 Abs. 2 StVollzG stützen, um der konkreten,... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
Off-label-use Ärzte, die Arzneimittel jenseits ihrer zugelassenen Indikation einsetzen (sog. Off-label-use), bewegen sich unverändert auf schwankendem Boden, berichtet die Ärzte-Zeitung. Eine... From Handakte WebLAWg on March 10, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
The Great Question Press:Squeezing Import from Content From ScotFEICT on March 10, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..
La Quinta Uses Corporate e-learning to Stay on Top From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
UnumProvident Attacks Training With Technology From Pathlore From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
UCLA Library Launches Online Exhibit About Ralph J. Bunche From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
CHARTER SCHOOL WOES: Three more schools put on notice From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Eduventures Names Online Education the Postsecondary Wave of the Future; Forecasts U.S. Student Enrollment Will Top One Million in 2005 From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
Elluminate Releases Blackboard Building Block for Seamless Integration to Virtual Classroom From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on March 10, 2004 at 3:48 a.m..
NewLife Blogger The More >>> (http://www.sevengraff.com/)... From cms2u on March 10, 2004 at 2:53 a.m..
Speed Bumps Conference In December, the Berkman Center held a conference on ACSs. In a few short weeks, they'll be holding a similar conference on the Speed Bumps scenario. I unfortunately will not be there, but hopefully you'll hear about it here or here. (Some --> From A Copyfighter's Musings on March 10, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..
Brief Commentary and a Tangent to EFF VCL Discussion There's been some nice commentary out there about the EFF VCL proposal. I largely agree with these criticisms/suggestions. Unless it sacrifices some flexibility (e.g., licensing to particular services rather than to individuals) then compliance is going to be a more tricky issue. Compliance will be a key issue in general, for, at bottom, the model assumes (h From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Schools Chancellor Defends Himself in the Hiring of His Top Deputy's Spouse Schools Chancellor Joel I Klein defended himself and other high-ranking education officials in the hiring of a deputy chancellor's husband without clearance. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Tuition Hits $26,000, and in Private School New York, That's Just for Kindergarten A growing number of private schools charge the same price for kindergarten as for high school. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Inquiry Widens After 2 Arrests in Cadaver Case at U.C.L.A. Officials said they were investigating accusations that the director of the Willed Body Program and another man had conspired to sell body parts for profit. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Catholic School Seeks Miracle, but a Pile of Box Tops Will Do If they sell enough cookies and knickknacks, the students of Mount Carmel can keep their beloved school from closing. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Many at Successful Middle School Oppose Its Expansion The teachers, principal and parents of one of Manhattan's top middle schools are unhappy with a plan for expansion. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Turntables Come Out of the Basement and Into Music Class The turntabling class at the Berklee College of Music already has over 50 students on the waiting list for next semester. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
An Evolving Relationship, Kept Together for the Sake of the Students After five decades of depending on the Educational Testing Service to score the SAT, the College Board has chosen another group to grade the new writing sample that will become part of the SAT next year. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Schools, Facing Tight Budgets, Leave Gifted Programs Behind Struggling with shrinking revenues, many school districts across the country have cut programs for their most promising students. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Education Chief Again Apologizes for 'Terrorist' Remark On Monday, many teachers were still feeling the sting of Rod Paige's remark that the nation's largest teachers union was a "terrorist organization." From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
At Poor Schools, Time Stops on the Library's Shelves Last on the priority list, the library at Edward Williams Elementary School has been neglected for decades. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Adu Is 'Just Freddy' Only a Few More Days Freddy Adu, 14, will soon become a full-time soccer player. In his final moments of high school, however, he has another responsibility taking care of 3-year-olds. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
A Vital Touchstone for High Schools Will Fitzhugh's aim was simple: to recognize students who produced high-quality research papers, and raise the standard for high school writing. From New York Times: Education on March 10, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..
Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) replaces NOIE The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has been created to focus on promoting and coordinating the use of new information and communications technology to the delivery of Australian Government programs and services. NOIE functions relating to broader policy, research and programs will be transferred to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) and an Office for the Information Economy (OIE) will be set up within the Department. From EdNA Online on March 10, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
Ted Nelson, way out Like the fish that is unaware of water, Ted Nelson says computer users are blind to the 2D tyranny of paper. Herewith, a few excerpts from his thought-provoking paper.... WAY OUT OF THE BOX Theodor Holm Nelson Keio University and University of Southampton The world... From Internet Time Blog on March 10, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..
GadgetBlog Dust-Up Rages Jeff Jarvis has exactly the right reaction to the user-friendly battle between the two best gadget weblogs, Gizmodo and newcomer Engadget. The latter is being written by the former's first author, Pete Rojas. "Competition is good, eh?", Jeff asks. You bet. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 10, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
I'm collecting links about RSS Collecting links about RSS for possible future presentation. Will organize and make all of them available here. BBC Sport's page describing RSS and how to make use of their feeds. From carvingCode on March 10, 2004 at 1:46 a.m..
2004/03/10 Spam/Virus warning for edu.au domain holders edu.au Domain Name holders are receiving email from noreply@edu.au titled 'FW: Notify about your e-mail account utilization'. Be aware that this is not from a real email address, is spam and contains a virus. Please ensure that you treat it as a virus using your virus protection and anti-spam procedures. The email contains a link to www.edu.au. This is not a valid url. From EdNA Online on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
APOLLO NMC Online Conference Presentation King Chung Huang and Mike Mattson are presenting at the NMC online conference on Wednesday. The presentation just went live, and it's an excellent overview of some of the thinking behind APOLLO (the next version of the CAREO software). A brief description of the fundamental conceptual shifts we've made, including "Object At Center", is provided, and King even touches a bit on some of the technical details (with cool sounding object class names, too). APOLLO really is shaping up to be some amazingly cool stuff, and this is just the first (of many) public appearances. Link to presentat From D'Arcy Norman's Learning Commons Weblog on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Net phone provider Voiceglo lands $28 million The Internet phone service provider announces $28 million in funding, more proof of the investment community's continued enthusiasm for so-called voice over Internet Protocol. From CNET News.com on March 10, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Microsoft Word Question?????? The state just requested that any existing reading grants be rewritten using a new format and questioning. Originally, you had to mail in several hard copies of the grant to the State Department. Now, you can submit your rewritten grant digitally in a .doc format. We had the original grant written in AppleWorks with several separate files and pages of charts, etc. Now, I need to submit the new grant in Microsoft Word .doc format. It also needs to be in one file. The problem I keep having is in the conversion from a Mac to a PC. When you send the .doc to a PC, the charts are being rend From A Copyfighter's Musings on March 10, 2004 at 12:48 a.m..
Britain Backpedals On "Frankenfood", Now Supports GM Corn LONDON, England - In a stunning reversal from their previously stated positions, British lawmakers and doctors have agreed that genetically modified corn can be cultivated in Britain. "We were foolish to question the safety of this fine product," stated Sir David Carter, chairman of the British Medical Association's Board of Science, his eyes apparently fixed on a point in the distance, "We now embrace the safety and efficiency of genetically enhanced foods. All hail genetically enhanced foods." From The Bentinel on March 9, 2004 at 11:52 p.m..
BIg Media and Greed VIacom and Dish Network are feuding over terms of a new contract. My sympathies are with with Dish, the smaller... From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on March 9, 2004 at 11:46 p.m..
Without J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft lagged in 2003 Excluding revenue gained from the large acquisition, software license revenue declined by more than 20 percent last year compared with 2002, according to a PeopleSoft filing. From CNET News.com on March 9, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..
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