JISC sponsored assessment management software beta released The TOIA (Technologies for Online Interoperable Assessment) project is a JISC sponsored software development collaboration with Freedom2Learn Ltd. Together, the two have developed a server based system that manages questions and tests from just display to a fully managed high stakes test. The service is free for UK institutions, and available to buy for everyone else. From CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on April 18, 2004 at 10:50 p.m..
100 companies that matter most in km... PR Newswire :: West, Thomson Elite Recognized for Leadership in Knowledge Management Technology Development EAGAN, Minn., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West and Thomson Elite today strengthened their positions as leaders and innovators in the fast- emerging area of business intelligence and knowledge management, being named to KMWorld magazine's From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 18, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..
Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 18, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..
SAMPLE RATE From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 18, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..
Zettelkasten nach "Luhmann" Das SonewsBlog weist auf den elektronischen Zettelkasten nach "Luhmann" hin, in dem jeder Eintrag mit einer Quellenangabe und Stichworten... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..
Rechtsirrtümer Über ein im Ullstein-Verlag erschienenes "Lexikon der Rechtsirrtümer" und eine Serie von Online-Artikeln dazu im RTLratgeber berichtet das AdvobLAWg. Klarzustellen... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..
Juristische Dissertationen Anneke bei Moe berichtet von umfangreichen jur. Dissertationen aus Universitäten des Alten Reichs des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts, die im... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..
BRAGO/RVG-Synopse Die Synopse BRAGO/RVG hat gedruckt einen Umfang von ca. 400 Seiten (ZIP-Datei). Sie beinhaltet: BRAGO-Gesetzestext, RVG-Gesetzestext und Gesetzesbegründung nach BT-Drucksache... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 9:54 p.m..
Not Everyone Is A Blogger: Where To Start With Personal Online Publishing Robin Good responds to a direct email from a reader wanting to be successful with his Web site and personal book selling business. In his answer, Robin reviews some basic principles of online communication strategy while providing down-to-earth advice to... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 18, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..
Blogs In Education: What 's A Blog? Why Would I Want One? How Do I Get One? "Don't let a lack of technical skill stop you from contributing to the internet! Blogs are the easy way for anyone to publish online. It's estimated that there are over 4 million blogs worldwide. You could say they are delivering... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 18, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..
Google Helps You Gauge Which Ads Work Best "A better way to see what works best - Ad conversion tracking. The holy grail of marketing is a complete understanding of what part of the marketing mix is most effective for converting shoppers into buyers. Businesses large and small... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 18, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..
Why National ID Cards Will Not Make Us More Secure "The potential privacy encroachments of an ID card system are far from minor. And the interruptions and delays caused by incessant ID checks could easily proliferate into a persistent traffic jam in office lobbies and airports and hospital waiting rooms... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 18, 2004 at 9:53 p.m..
Father-daughter day Remember Father-Daughter day, where the two do something special together and, who knows, maybe get in the habit of it and strengthen their relationship? I was wondering if there are any parent-child blogs out there, and also wondering whether a blogger parent and a blogger child could share a hobby and document their hobby by blogging, say. I was also wondering, for example, whether my daughter and I could learn to be better cooks together and document our efforts on a blog? Use... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 18, 2004 at 9:52 p.m..
Apple unveils new video editing tools The Mac maker unveils five new software packages for broadcasters and digital video editors, including new visual effects and editing tools for high definition video. From CNET News.com on April 18, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Emerald's Journals of the Week for April 19, 2004 are Development and Learning in Organizations: An ... Emerald's Journals of the Week for April 19, 2004 are Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal and Journal of Educational Administration From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:48 p.m..
what are you reading?... Kevin Jones says - in his Book game post: "it's the latest info fad, the newest wrinkle in expanding the acoustic resonance of the echo chamber; join in now!" And so I picked up the book I am currently reading, Chasing Shakespeares by Sarah Smith and here is my sentence: "His genius encompassed all ways of life, all of mankind, and not in generality, but in every specific of their lives." If you would like to play and dip your prose From judith meskill's knowledge notes... on April 18, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..
Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 18, 2004 at 4:59 p.m..
Lernerorientiertes Qualitätstestat Bildung ist ein einzigartiges »Produkt«, mit keinem Produkt bzw. keiner Dienstleistung einer anderen Branche zu vergleichen. Die Besonderheit von Bildung besteht darin, dass dieses »Produkt« gar nicht vom Anbieter hergestellt wird, sondern dass der Abnehmer - sprich der Lernende - selbst es in Eigenaktivität herstellen muss. Der Lernende ist der eigentliche »Produzent« von Bildung. Dieser Sonderstatus der Bildungsbranche macht ein besonderes Qualitätsmanagement erforderlich. LQW--> From BildungsBlog on April 18, 2004 at 4:54 p.m..
Andrew Samwick to lead Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center <%image(20040417-samwick.jpg|200|269|)%>Dartmouth: Andrew A. Samwick, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth, has been appointed director of Dartmouth's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center, effective July 1. Samwick has taught at Dartmouth since 1994 and is currently on leave in Washington, D.C. serving as the chief economist on the staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Founded in 1983 and now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Rockefeller Center is an academic resource on public policy and public affairs issues dedicated to encouraging civic responsibility. It initiates a From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
GE's Jeffrey Immelt to speak at Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Conference <%image(20040417-immelt.jpg|98|75|)%>On Saturday, April 24, Jeffrey Immelt, Dartmouth Class of '78, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, will deliver the keynote address at Greener Ventures 2004, Dartmouth's annual one-day entrepreneurship conference. Dartmouth President James Wright and New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson will open the conference, which is free to Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center students, staff and faculty.Read the article From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Dartmouth College Deploys Aladdin eToken Authentication Device <%image(20040417-images.jpg|95|106|)%> Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALDN ) today announced that Dartmouth College, a prestigious Ivy League institution founded in 1769, chose the Aladdin eToken(TM) USB authentication key to provide powerful yet convenient authentication for students and staff accessing University data. Today, Dartmouth's ever-lasting tradition and dedication to academic excellence is matched with a constant commitment to include the latest technological advances within its renowned educational setting. “We needed a secure way to store From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Dartmouth Men's Track is First and Women Place Second at UNH Wildcat Invitational <%image(20040418-g-captains-lg.jpg|112.5|100.75|)%>At the University of New Hampshire Wildcat Invitational on Saturday, the Dartmouth men's track team won the meet, while the women placed second. The men racked up 158 points to edge out the host Wilcats, who tallied 141 points, and Quinnipiac, who scored 27 points. The women amassed 155 points, but were edged by New Hampshire's 170 points. Both schools outdistanced Quinnipiac, who finished with 21 points. The Big Green men won 11 of the 20 events that were contested. Sophomore Ahmad Abdur-Rahim was a double-winner for the Big Gree From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Harvard Sweeps in Men's Lightweight Rowing Action <%image(20040418-dart-m-crewlt-masthead.JPG|122|48|)%>The Harvard men's lightweight rowers swept all five races against Dartmouth and MIT on Saturday. The regatta was held on the Connecticut River. In competition for the Biglin Bowl, the Crimson rowed the 2,000 meter course in 5:34.3. Dartmouth was second in 5:43.1 and MIT third in 5:57.2. In the current national poll, the Harvard eight is ranked first, while the Big Green is 12th. One of the closest races of the morning came in the first freshman eight where Harvard held a half-l From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Register Your For Relay for Life Team Now <%image(shared/20031109-justD.jpg|77|85|)%>Dartmouth College is scheduled to put on a Relay for Life on May 21-22, 2004. The event is held nationwide and remains the main fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is designed to bring the community together in order to raise cancer awareness by celebrating the lives of cancer survivors and remembering those lost to the disease. The event is sponsored in part by the Athletic Department, the Tucker Foundation, the Alumni Office, the Office of Residential Life, and the Office of Conferences and Special Events. From BuzzFlood News on April 18, 2004 at 3:58 p.m..
Australia's Most Populous State Bans Production Of GM Food Until 2006. Premier Bob Carr announces the ban on the production of GM food crops (such as canola, clover, mustard and field peas) until 2006 in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state. From ORGANIC (Ltd) on April 18, 2004 at 3:57 p.m..
Free Culture Ha! I just finished reading Lessig's wonderful Free Culture book online (though I was tempted, as I'm sure his commercial publishers expected, to buy the book and save on eyestrain.) Actually, reading the book online wasn't as bad as I though. For some reason, I can read/write stuff on forums, blogs, and wikis for three-four hour blocks, but trying to read straight prose is challenging--but it is a habit that I'm sure I can form. I read The Ontology of Cyberspaces just before tackling this p From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 18, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Buyer's Review: Live Presentation Tools w/Video And VoIP Kolabora Live! Launches Buyer's Review: First Round to Cover Live Presentation Tools Integrating Video and VoIP Kolabora.com, Robin Good's new online resource facilitating direct exchange between end users and the online collaboration, Web conferencing, and live presentation ... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..
Downtime The Learning Circuits Blog will be out of commiission for a couple of hours while I upgrade our protection against comment spammers.... From Learning Circuits Blog on April 18, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Mackie Trouble From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 18, 2004 at 1:57 p.m..
Is teaching the most stressful... Whingers, grumblers, moaning minnies: it seems that's the way many people outside education regard teachers. This week's analysis of calls to the Teacher Support Line, showing one teacher in 15 called for help last year, produced a very divided response. [BBC news] From BildungsBlog on April 18, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
Explorer bleibt gelöscht Wie Patentanwalt Reinhard Treudler mitteilt, wurde die Beschwerde der Firma Symicron gegen die bereits 2002 erfolgte Löschung der Marke "Explorer"... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 1:53 p.m..
cute, but ?? Todd Zazelenchuk sent this interesting piece along. It appears to be a conceptual workup of a new interface for the iPod. It made me realize what a two-dimensional person I am--I have a hard time understanding the utility of the... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 18, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Alec Couros-Blogmeister Old friend Alec Couros at the University of Regina has a relatively new blog about educational technology, and in typical Couros fashion he finds great stuff. This is a guy I think never sleeps. I really like the blog content,... From Rick's Café Canadien on April 18, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Newsweek VoIP Story This week's Newsweek has a very good story on VoIP. It is balanced, mostly accurate and has some interactive features. Interestingly, the author missed on SipPhone, excluding them from the story.... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
The poetry reading Gerald Stern read the poem I mentioned yesterday, called The Dancing, and it was a very powerful moment in a very strong reading. I noticed that he read the last few lines even more slowly than he did in the web recording linked here, leaving us time to know the import of those words as they unfolded. The lines grew in stature, I believe, because of the performance. I found it incredibly moving. If you read the poem, go back and reread the ending aloud very slowly and see if you have... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Patrick Delaney on bloggercon Shanghai: "Zuo Guanx ... Patrick Delaney on bloggercon Shanghai: "Zuo Guanxi- Making connections""bloggerCon Shanghai had some connectivity problems. The hook up with Ha-ha-harvard didn't work and, more annoyingly, neither did the wireless for most of the laptops in the room. Nevertheless, a fun event, very informal and unpretentious. "--- [HomoLudens]Ha, Pat, forgot to say thanks for your beer. From Meta on April 18, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Uni Giessen: Vollversammlung Mi., 28.04.2004 Am Mittwoch, 28.04.2004, um 12 Uhr findet im Audimax (Phil II) die erste Vollversammlung der Studierenden an der JLU des neuen Semesters statt. Um folgende Themen soll es dort gehen: - Vorstellung des neuen AStA - Informationen zum neuen Semesterticketvertrag - Bericht über das weitere Vorgehen zum StuGuG [via AStA-Newsletter SS'04 die Erste] From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 18, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..
Games, Team-Building, and ClickProverbes Use fable-based interactive problem-solving games for team-building. It was what came immediately to mind when I saw “ClickProverbes” game in the exhibitor’s hall at this year’s International Conference for From Xplana on April 18, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
Canadian Schools Blogging Away (via Sebastian Paquet) Blogs as cyberportfolios in the K-12 arena in Canada are nothing new thanks to Mario Asselin at the Institut St-Joseph in Quebec. But now thanks to Sebastian and friends, the meme is expanding. Check out these pages of cyberportfolios for students at le Centre d'@pprentissage du Haut-Madawaska. Sebastian's description of the energy behind the p From weblogged News on April 18, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..
End of the soundbite? Here's Gary reflecting on what the Cuban and Fripp attitudes toward media and embrace of self-publishing might mean for the future of interviews: ... among all those with the most to lose from journalistic license editorializings, who wouldn't want the final say of the un-spun self-published statement? As a sidenote, I note that bo From Seb's Open Research on April 18, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..
Earth 911, Model of E-Governance, Not Part of Government Across the United States, government workers and volunteers are feeding all kinds of environment-related information into Earth 911, an environmental clearinghouse of unparalleled scope and value, serving both governments and communities. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..
BloggerCon Links Tara has an enormous list of links to folks who wrote about one or more of the BloggerCon sessions. One way she got it was using Feedster, an RSS search engine that I find quite useful. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..
Greed Forever, Shame Never
Always-on identification David Weinberger's recent essay, There's No "I" in "Identity", advances a notion of real-world identity that's so different from mine I had to sort out why. David writes: In the real world, we don't identify everyone. We only identify those about whom we have doubts that we have t From Jon's Radio on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Week ahead: Earnings from Microsoft, others Microsoft, SAP and Amazon.com will be among the information technology giants to roll out their quarterly results in the next few days, possibly giving the markets a lift. From CNET News.com on April 18, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
BloggerCon Wrap Hit a few of other sessions yesterday, one on Presidential Blogging led by Dan Gilmor, one on Blogging in Academia with Michael Watkins, and Blogging in Business with Jeff Jarvis. The latter was SRO and without a doubt the most energetic...a bunch of bloggers trying to figure out how to make money on what they're doing...no wonder! It was pretty interesting, actually, and as Jeff put it, the real motivation is trying to find a way for "us" to do this thing that we love as a full-time, paying exercise. The fruits of our labor are posted on a weblogged News on April 18, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
The future of work: an 'apprentice'-style office? David Kirkpatrick has written about the future of work, and the impact of entirely new organisational models. To quote: So where are we now? It's the revolution, he says. "Near the end of the 20th century, it became possible for... From Column Two on April 18, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
Humans vs. Computers, Again. But There's Help for Our Side. - JAMES FALLOWS, New York Times We've seen this pattern before in the computer world: many companies scrambling at the same time to solve the same problem.... A current race for a solution goes by the deceptively blah name of "knowledge management," or K.M. It is an effort to bring G From Techno-News Blog on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
E-mail lists choke on spam - John Borland, CNET News.com For close to half a decade, entertainment executives and copyright-averse college students have debated the future of technology side by side on the "Pho" e-mail list. Now that forum is under siege. Membership is falling, even though subscription req From Techno-News Blog on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
Happy spamiversary - Paul Festa and Evan Hansen, CNET News.com On April 12, 1994, a pair of attorneys in Arizona launched a homemade marketing software program that forever changed the Internet. Hoping to drum up some business, Laurence Canter dashed off a Perl script that flooded online message boards with an ad From Techno-News Blog on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment - June Ahn, T.H.E. Journal Many educators struggle to discover the proper assessment strategies for students. Systemic reform and the standards movement introduce clarity and accountability in assessing our students. Though proven to be efficient, standardized assessment such as From Educational Technology on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
The Potential, Pitfalls and Promise of Computerized Testing - Bill McHenry, Leonard Griffith and Jim McHenry, T.H.E. Journal Imagine administering an online standardized test to an entire class of 11th-grade students when, halfway through the exam, your server holding the test hits a snag and throws everyone offline. Imagine another scenario in which your elementary school h From Educational Technology on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
e-TQM College holds orientation session for Masters Degree in Total Quality and Performance Management - AMEInfo Learners from across the Arab world joined e-TQM College to learn more about what the course would involve and to receive learning material, including books, CDs and DVDs. The program has been jointly launched with the University of Bradford in the UK From Online Learning Update on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
A Planning and Assessment Model for Developing Effective CMS Support - Douglas F. Johnson, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration At the University of Florida, in Spring 2003, more than 32,000 individuals enrolled in courses using the centrally-supported Course Management System (CMS). Because less than 1 full time equivalent (FTE) was allocated to support the CMS, this created p From Online Learning Update on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
Extending Virtual Access: Promoting Engagement and Retention through Integrated Support Systems - Holly McCracken, Online Journal of Distance Learning Abstract: "Extending Virtual Access: Promoting Engagement and Retention through Integrated Support Systems" focuses upon expanding the scope of on-line instructional delivery to include academic support systems critical to ensuring that virtual learnin From Online Learning Update on April 18, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
Blog-Suche Dank Sabrina bin ich auf einen übersichtlichen Artikel (3 S. PDF) gestoßen, der zwar nichts im Wesentlichen Neues bringt, dennoch... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..
The Indiana University Digital Library Program has announced the initial launch of the Indiana Unive ... The Indiana University Digital Library Program has announced the initial launch of the Indiana University Sheet Music web site. The site currently provides access to metadata and some digital images from two sheet music collections from the Indiana University Lilly Library. Metadata is available for the approximately 24,000 pieces in the Lilly Library's Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, along with digital images from over 1,000 pieces in this collection. Metada From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..
BloggerCon Shanghai FotosSome fotos on BOB(Blog on ... BloggerCon Shanghai FotosSome fotos on BOB(Blog on Blog) English site......Good talks, thanks to livinginchina.com and Fons. From Meta on April 18, 2004 at 7:52 a.m..
Crispin Davis: why the sci-mag barons are right Writing in today's Observer newspaper, Crispin Davis defends Elsevier and other established publishers: "Let's look at three key questions at the heart of this debate. First, what value do established science publishers deliver to research communities in the internet age? Second, how well does the structure of the science publishing industry serve its communities? Third, could the new 'author pays to publish', or 'open access', model improve science publishing?" From FOS News on April 18, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
The World Gazetteer Information about current population of countries, their administrative divisions, cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Work is for chumps, I suppose It was an episode of "Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden" in 2002 that first acquainted me with the now infamous President's Daily Brief, or PDB. It's a summary of all intelligence collected by the FBI and CIA for the past 24 hours. Agents work throughout the night to compile the most relevant data they believe should be brought to the Commander in Chief's attention. In the morning, they head over to the White House to deliver their written reports before going home to bed. The first thing that the President sees in the morning are the PDBs. The big news right now is that Pres From silentblue | Quantified on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Doing the things a particle can Toronto-based Happy Worker Inc. unveils GeekMan. GeekMan comes with a pair of geeky glasses, a thermos mug, laptop and PDA. His catchphrases are "Techno-nerd powers, activate!" and "That's not a bug, it's a feature." A little stereotypical, but at least he's got a professional job, unlike Ken. ITBusiness.ca reports. From silentblue | Quantified on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Cool Edit 2000 Question From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
another silly microphone question From AudioCourses Distance Learning Online Sound Engineering School- Forums on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Can Atkins' Diet Survive His Death? Title: Can Atkins' Diet Survive His Death?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Antidepressants Don't Affect Infant Weight Gain Title: Antidepressants Don't Affect Infant Weight GainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Low-Carb Diets Work Without Boosting Heart Risk Title: Low-Carb Diets Work Without Boosting Heart RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Parents of Kids With Cancer Lash Out at Study Title: Parents of Kids With Cancer Lash Out at StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Targeting Most Likely Candidates for Staph Infections Title: Targeting Most Likely Candidates for Staph InfectionsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Cancer Strikes Blacks Harder than Whites Title: Cancer Strikes Blacks Harder than WhitesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Reporting for Work With a Migraine Title: Reporting for Work With a MigraineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
New Weapon Against Cancer Title: New Weapon Against CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Yogurt May Help Burn Fat Title: Yogurt May Help Burn FatCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Free Shopping Shuttles Add Up to Better Health Title: Free Shopping Shuttles Add Up to Better HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Heart Rate Training Title: Heart Rate TrainingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Wart Treatment Title: Wart TreatmentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/18/03Last Editorial Review: 4/18/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Working Out to Stop Heart Failure Title: Working Out to Stop Heart FailureCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/19/03Last Editorial Review: 4/19/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
It's Spring, and the Allergies Are A'Bloom Title: It's Spring, and the Allergies Are A'BloomCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/19/03Last Editorial Review: 4/19/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Don't Let That Skateboard Land You in the ER Title: Don't Let That Skateboard Land You in the ERCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/19/03Last Editorial Review: 4/19/03 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Spring Into Shape... Title: Spring Into Shape...Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/11/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/11/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Do You Ride a Bicycle With or Against Traffic? Title: Do You Ride a Bicycle With or Against Traffic?Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/11/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/11/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Bicycling With or Against Traffic & Helmets Title: Bicycling With or Against Traffic & HelmetsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04Last Editorial Review: 4/12/04 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Mad Cow Testing Not Allowed Title: Mad Cow Testing Not AllowedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04Last Editorial Review: 4/12/04 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Bad Drugs in Cans, Says FDA Title: Bad Drugs in Cans, Says FDACategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04Last Editorial Review: 4/12/04 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Condoms in Colorado Do Lots of Things Title: Condoms in Colorado Do Lots of ThingsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04Last Editorial Review: 4/12/04 From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Warm Up Before Spring Tee Offs Title: Warm Up Before Spring Tee OffsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/12/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Curbing College Drinking No Easy Task Title: Curbing College Drinking No Easy TaskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/12/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/12/04 1:58:37 AM From MedicineNet Weekly News Digest on April 18, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..
Subnormal Vision Title: Subnormal VisionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:29 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Brain Boosters Title: Brain BoostersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:29 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Stomach Cancer Procedure Doesn't Improve Odds Title: Stomach Cancer Procedure Doesn't Improve OddsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:29 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Yoga Study Will Focus on Fatigue Title: Yoga Study Will Focus on FatigueCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
What Women Need to Know About C-Sections Title: What Women Need to Know About C-SectionsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Not All Back Pain Treated the Same Title: Not All Back Pain Treated the SameCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Searching Out Diabetes Title: Searching Out DiabetesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
More Fallout From 9/11 Title: More Fallout From 9/11Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Most College Smokers Don't Quit Title: Most College Smokers Don't QuitCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
New DNA Test Catches Colon Cancer Title: New DNA Test Catches Colon CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
New Drug-Resistant Strain of Salmonella Found Title: New Drug-Resistant Strain of Salmonella FoundCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:30 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Nerve Stimulation May Help With Fecal Incontinence Title: Nerve Stimulation May Help With Fecal IncontinenceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/04 1:58:31 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Democracy in the Workplace? More on Tom Malone's new book "The Future of Work", this time from Fortune Magazine. According to the author, Malone expects that pervasive information technology will force businesses into becoming more democratic. Malone envisages four potential organizational models: Loose hierarchies (e.g. open source) Literal democracy " voting for your boss Outsourcing through specialized guilds Markets within organizations I have not read Ma From jarche.com - Improving Organizational Performance on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Milestone of Parenting Someone call guiness, I actually left the house today. Had to take my daughter to my girlfriend's house for her son's birthday party. My daughter seemed to have fun. There were however a few obnoxious freaking kids in attendance and at one point, they started picking on my DD. They found a weakness in her and attacked it like wolves. You are in an awkward position at that point. Your gut instinct is to go over, grab his smart ass... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 18, 2004 at 6:57 a.m..
Chapter on weblogs and learning by Alex Halavais Via Albert at Educational Weblogs comes a notice that Alex has posted drafts of the chapter he's writing for the International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments:
Common Visual Design Elements of Weblogs Elijah Wright of Blogninja has posted the paper (.doc format) he and Lois Scheidt wrote for Into the Blogosphere: Rhetoric, Community, and Culture of Weblogs. The collection will be coming out in mid-June, so I'm thrilled that Elijah and Lois have done their part to generate sufficient hype. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 18, 2004 at 6:56 a.m..
Electronic Portfolio Problems Yesterday, each of our graduating English majors presented their "showcase" portfolios to a pair of English faculty, giving a ten minute speech followed by a question & answer period. Instead of an exit exam, we ask students to reflect on how they have met the objectives of the English major... From PEDABLOGUE on April 18, 2004 at 6:54 a.m..
Myths and Misconceptions part I The presentation by Nina Spada today at Ewha Womens University was excellent. Professor Spada spoke at length on Myths and misconceptions of CLT as well as Age and second foreign language learning. I went to the presentation a little unprepared,... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 18, 2004 at 6:54 a.m..
Weblogs und Elearning Im International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments, das 2004 bei Kluwer erscheinen wird, sollen auch die Möglichkeiten von Weblogs in puncto Elearning beleuchtet werden. Alex Halavais hat einen Entwurf einiger Kapitel online zur Verfügung gestellt. [via CyDome] From BildungsBlog on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Über Anwalts-Blogs Jerry stellt in seinem Beitrag Fragen zu anwaltlich genutzten Blogs: Ist es standeswidrig, wenn "Dritte" über Marketing schreiben? Lassen sich... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
"Getting Things Done (GTD)" David Allen, der Guru des Selbstmanagements für den Alltag, hat auf seinem Posting Board, das von dem Deutschen Rainer Burmeister... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Filmrechte - Ein Millionenspiel Urheberrechtsprobleme legten schon vor 32 Jahren einen Film unerwartet auf Eis und sorgen heute für noch weit größere Probleme, berichtet... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Ernst & Young ohne Zulassung Im verwaltungsrechtlichen Verfahren Ernst & Young LLP (69 S. PDF) , hat das Bundesbörsenaufsichtsamt SEC gestern einer der weltgrössten WP-Firmen... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Minen auf dem Campus Alexander Hartmann (was dagegen, wenn ich zukünftig abkürze?) macht mich auf den Beitrag "Titelwirrwarr" in der neuesten ZEIT aufmerksam: Ob... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
LLRX-Special Ein Leckerbissen: Der "Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research" von Gail Partin, die an der Dickinson School of Law... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Recht gebloggt Ein ausführlicher Artikel von Karin Pollack, der die juristischen Blogs und Blawgs aus dem deutsch-sprachigen Raum und den USA auflistet.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
Sachsen: Bestände des... Das Sächsische Staatsarchiv Leipzig wurde 1954 eingerichtet und verwahrt Unterlagen der Behörden und von Unternehmen, Grundherrschaften und Privatpersonen auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Regierungsbezirkes Leipzig. Zweiter Bestandteil des Hauses ist seit 1995 die Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie mit den familiengeschichtlichen Sammlungen des Reichssippenamtes, der Ahnenstammkartei des deutschen Volkes, dem Katalog der Personenschriften und Leichenpredigtensammlung des Roland e.V. und genealogischen Nachlässen. Wie ich von der Leiterin From Archivalia on April 18, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..
New Tools For The Novice RSS NewsMaster: FeedSweep A new free online service called FeedSweep provides the ability to render RSS/XML news feeds into HTML, making it very easy for Web site publishers to integrate news headlines and excerpts from other sources, into their Web page. FeedSweep also... From Robin Good's Latest News on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Canada Says Slow Down on VoIP Regs A report out of Canada indicates the telcos north of the USA border want to go slow in government regulation.... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Video story on VoIP CBS News in New York has done a news story on VoIP. You can watch the streaming story and read the sidebar on their web site. The story was well presented, with one error. They showed the broadband router as... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Pennsylvania Holds off on Regultion of VoIP Following the lead of the FCC, the State of Pennsylvania has taken a hands off approach for regulating VoIP. The real winner here is Comcast, one of the largest cable operators in the state, and which is headquartered in Philadelphia,... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
A British View on VoIP The Times of London has a story that says VoIP is about to grow. They also talk about the integration of VoIP with Instant Messaging clients like Yahoo and MSN Messenger. The story really doesn't break any new ground, but... From Kolabora.com on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Understatement I'm getting ready for the visit of poet Gerald Stern tomorrow, and I am writing an introduction for his poetry reading. One thing I notice about his work is that it is both wild and imaginative and stunningly understated. In The Dancing he refers very quietly, very respectfully, to one of the most profoundly troubling episodes of human cruelty in history as "that other dancing." This phrase sets up an immensely powerful ending that I will not ruin by naming here. I bring this... From Weblogs in Higher Education on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Use your digital camera to record prices while shopping I do this with my Canon S400 digital camera all the time and once I get a camera phone (July for my birthday hopefully ), I definitely will do it with my camera phone. From Reiter's Camera Phone Report: Detroit Free Press computer columnist discusses camera phone apps, moblogs: QUOTEOne of the executives showed me his camera phone photos of computer printers. He was in the market for a new printer and took photos of printers -- with the price displayed -- as a way From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Great domain specific (for lawyers) example of how to use an RSS reader Ernie nails it. Need more examples like this for other domains. From Ernie The Attorney: Get your legal news quickly & easily with a news reader: QUOTEHave you heard the term XML and RSS but not known what people are talking about? Have you heard of 'News Readers' or 'News Aggregators' but not really understood why people were so excited about them? Well, rather than just point From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 18, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..
Back on duty again... after a nice little camping trip down to Southern France.We had it all... sun, rain, wind, mountains, and beaches... and now let the new semester begin! But hey... why does it have to be this Monday already? From Seblogging News on April 18, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..
BlogTalk 2.0 ... here we come The proposal Seeding conversational learning environments: Running a course on personal Webpublishing and Weblog authoring. together with Priya Sharma from Penn State University, USA, made it into the finals for BlogTalk 2.0 in Vienna.This is excellent news. I am very much looking forward to attend the successor of the wonderful gathering last year. [Sebastian Fiedler] From Seblogging News on April 18, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..
A public beta release of SourceOECD, the OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and P ... A public beta release of SourceOECD, the OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals, is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
The April 2004 issue of D-Lib Magazine is now available ... The April 2004 issue of D-Lib Magazine is now available From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
OLITA's Digital Odyssey: Make Your LIbrary's Journey a Safe One - Security and Privacy Challenges Fa ... OLITA's Digital Odyssey: Make Your LIbrary's Journey a Safe One - Security and Privacy Challenges Facing Libraries Today - Hamilton Public Library - May 14, 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
Bridge the Jargon Divide by Roy Tennant - Library Journal - April 15, 2004 ... Bridge the Jargon Divide by Roy Tennant - Library Journal - April 15, 2004 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
A major 1 million pound programme to digitise 12,000 items of sound recordings from the British Lib ... A major 1 million pound programme to digitise 12,000 items of sound recordings from the British Library's Sound Archive, which amounts to nearly 4,000 hours of recordings, has been announced today by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). This significant resource will be made freely available to further and higher education and will include a wide range of materials, including classical and popular music, broadcast radio, oral histor From Semantic World on April 18, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..
[bc] Rebecca MacKinnon I'm at BloggerCon. I'm blogging this out of order, but at the moment I'm at Rebecca MacKinnon's session on international blogging. She points us to her aggregation of international blogs. Looks useful.... From Joho the Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..
Iranian VP blog Hoder on the BloggerCon IRC points to a blog by the VP of Iran. Quick look: Wow!... From Joho the Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..
[bc] BloggerCon I'm at the second BloggerCon, Dave Winer's do at Harvard. Dave begins by sketching the shape of the conference. Then he leads us in a sing-along of Take Me Out to the Ballgame and the US national anthem. Really. Now it's on to Jay Rosen's session on blogging and journalism. He's running it like a 100-person seminar, which is the format of sessions here. Why is blogging moving towards journalism, Jay begins by asking. There is, of course, a spread of opinion. Are blogs moving towards journalism? Are they more like op-eds? Are they muckrakers? Could blogs move towards... From Joho the Blog on April 18, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..
What is Journalism? Notes from the Jay Rosen led BloggerCon session: (See Jay's post and Rebecca Blood's for context.) Rosen--In order for us to figure this out, we have to pull the terms apart, because if we don't we won't understand the relationship between them. What is connecting these two? Where are they touching? What are they adding to each other? Two tribes: the bloggers and the journalists. They're camped nea From weblogged News on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
A New Literacy? The session just concluded on What is Journalism? has already made this worth the trip. A great discussion on what is happening to journalism, what the role of blogging is becoming, and the many effects that are occuring because of the meeting of the two. A couple of relevant observations. If "objectivity was the devoicing of journalism," it would follow that blogs are bringing back voice to the process. And what that means for educators, obviously, is that it's going to be more important than ever to teach our students how to be participating consumers of news instead of just From weblogged News on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Show value in K-logs to senior management Erik van Bekkum has posted a blog entry on showing value in k-logs to senior management. To quote: I would like to take this issue and turn it into a seed question. "What would be common ways to convince... From Column Two on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Linking CoPs to organisational strategy Seth Kahan has posted an entry on linking CoPs to organisational strategy. To quote: If the senior management team is going to take the risk of shifting their organization from a purely hierarchical model to one which cultivates and integrates... From Column Two on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
After Action Review Toolkit Allison Hewlitt has posted a draft After Action Review Toolkit, which provides a practical step-by-step process for running these reviews. To quote: The AAR is a simple process used by a team to capture the lessons learned from past successes... From Column Two on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Action research and KM Erik van Bekkum has posted an entry on action research and KM. To quote: I considered her thought as a conversational starting point with colleague George Pór. In our conversation, we turned Lilia's statement somewhat around and set the context... From Column Two on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
3D desktop? Not again! From owrede_log on April 18, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Presidential Blogs at BloggerCon I'm leading the discussion later this morning at the BloggerCon gathering on presidential blogging. Two observations:
Blogger Luminaries A huge group went to dinner last evening in Boston. The people pictured here (taken at a distance with a Treo, which explains the graininess) are, left to right, Jay Rosen, Jeff Jarvis and Mary Hodder. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Making the News: Draft of Chapter 10 This is a draft of Chapter 10 of my upcoming book, "Making the News." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
BloggerCon Bloggers Jeff Jarvis is making copious notes about the blogging/journalism session. He types faster than I can. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Finishing the Job, Electing a President
More on Gmail's Virtues and Dangers Tim O'Reilly finds much to praise in Google's upcoming Gmail service, and is much less concerned about the privacy issues than I am. We agree totally, however on a crucial issue: preventing data lock-in. He says:"The big question to me isn't privacy, or control over software APIs, it's who will own the data. What's critical is that gmail makes a commitment to data migration capabilities, so the service isn't a one way door to the future. I want to be able to switch to alternate providers if th From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Making the News: Draft of Chapter 11 This is a draft of Chapter 11 of my upcoming book, "Making the News." From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on April 18, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Fin Bloody well did it. More when I get home. Pictures and suchlike here in the meantime.... From Ben Hammersley.com on April 18, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..
Arabic Day at Penobscot School in Rockland, Maine Penobscot School, a nonprofit center for language learning and cultural exhange is hosting an Arabic Day with Mohamed Ferhaoui of Morocco [PRWEB Apr 18, 2004] From PR Web on April 18, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
BSA Arrowmen Invade Ogden High School Boy Scouts from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming will hold their annual convention for Scouting's national honor society, the Order of the Arrow. Scouts from your local area are involved, and we can help you interview them to localize your story. [PRWEB Apr 18, 2004] From PR Web on April 18, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
Apple's jackboots step on PlayFair in India. Sarovar, an open source project site in India has received a legal threat from an Indian solicitor in the pay of Apple Computer. PlayFair had been moved there after Sourceforge removed it in response to Apple's DMCA threat to them. The letter demanded that Sarovar remove the PlayFair project from its site. Apparently feeling it had no choice, Sarovar has complied. From kuro5hin.org on April 18, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..
When Homework Takes Over As students take home more work, parents and educators ponder the breaking point. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Diversity's False Solace No matter what the color of their skin, it's still the children of the well-off who get in to top colleges. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Straight A's Can Hurt a College Education The "slow down" movement on campuses reveals the many mixed messages sent out to overachieving students. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Secrecy at Catholic Schools Frustrates Parents and Teachers Teachers and parents at several Catholic schools say they have been frustrated by the reticence of pastors and others to discuss important decisions regarding their schools. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Schooling Dispute Clouds Future of Home for Children The State Education Department has ruled that the 22 children at a home for troubled youth in Garrison, N.Y., will no longer be eligible for a free education in local schools. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
Taking Science Lab on the Road A mobile educator sends lab equipment to 250 high schools, and captivates students with science. From New York Times: Education on April 18, 2004 at 1:45 a.m..
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