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What is social about "social tools"?
What is social about "social tools"? from Blog of Collective Intelligence ..the technological innovation of weblogs will discover its full power in the enterprise when associated with the social innovation of communities of practice. Why? When we free the creative potential of flexible constellations of communities of interest and practice, it will boost their members' identity, mutual care and professional pride. The emerging generation of social tools can be optimized for powering up that process. When that happens, blogs graduate from personal publishing tool and become a potent enable From
soulsoup on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
ELearning Project Management
Fail to Plan HYPHEN Plan to Fail - By Ed Mayberry from Learning Circuits Over the past several years, I have noticed the need for most instructional designers to serve dual roles: instructional designer and project manager. Here's an overview of project management for instructional designers responsible for the development of online learning materials. You are talking about me - right?... From
soulsoup on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
Buzzword Management and eLearning
Rapid Elearning, Workflow Learning HYPHEN from elearnspace Rapid elearning simply means "we have limited resources and time, how can we get this stuff done faster"...and workflow learning simply means "learning integrated (an abused word that can cause a rash to break out in some tech workers) as a vital business process...while still focusing on the needs of each individual worker".... From
soulsoup on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
eLearning Design Challenge
James pointed out this unique blog - eLearning Design Challenge Every week or two I'll try to publish a situation that describes a discrete topic to be taught online. Some topics are just so difficult, dry or abstract that they defy instruction. That's what the challenge is all about... ...I hope people like you will get involved and offer solutions and suggestions as to the best way to teach the topic online. The first challenge HYPHEN The project is for the creation of asynchronous online learning for real estate agencies, their sales and property management staff, as part of a... From
soulsoup on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
Online poetry
The political and literary journal called Boston Review has a generous collection of poetry on its website, including many noted poets. From
Weblogs in Higher Education on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
Taking stock
Readers of Weblogg-ed will recognize this pattern immediately, but somehow I've just noticed it as a technique or genre -- that is, Will pauses occasionally during good threads to review and restate. He gives a careful overview of a line of thought that has been developing on his weblog and elsewhere, quoting highlights from participants and working out some of the claims and questions that have grown up so far in the discussion. Today's post on literacy and collaboration is a... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on July 12, 2004 at 6:41 p.m..
Public radio online
Via Doc Searls, the link to PublicRadioFan.com, a directory of websites and audio feeds for dozens of public radio stations, and including the current program for each one. From
Weblogs in Higher Education on July 12, 2004 at 6:40 p.m..
Silent Treatment
An anthology of essays about the composer Rebecca Clarke, due to be published by Indiana University Press, has been quashed in a battle over copyright. From
Chronicle: free on July 12, 2004 at 6:40 p.m..
Too Much Information?
Key Republicans in Congress say the college-accreditation system is too secretive for the public good. Their plans to open up the process have accreditors in an uproar. From
Chronicle: free on July 12, 2004 at 6:40 p.m..
New seminar this winter semester
I am putting together some ideas for a new seminar titled Conversational learning: The role of personal Webpublishing, social software and self-organization in an increasingly networked world.Due to the next round of budget cuts in the Bavarian University system the conditions for teaching get more and more ridiculous. My political self starts to scream out loud and at the same time I don't feel like I should abandon my attempt to integrate these topics into the "Media and Communications" BA/MA program at Augsburg University right now.I will most probably w From
Seblogging News on July 12, 2004 at 6:40 p.m..
Wiki as a support desk / Open source software
Todd goes off (wonderfully)
on one about using Tiki as a support desk for BlackBoard and this thought has gone through my mind (and my mouth... occasionally and rather poorly formed) quite a few times... of course related to our own Evil Management System (EMS) ;o) While I love the idea of people being able to simply create, update and manage help documents to support your average EMS though I've got a couple of issues From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on July 12, 2004 at 6:39 p.m..
AECT Strategic Planning
In June I spent three days in Chicago at a special meeting of the AECT Board of Directors and ECT Foundation. I and 15 other officers and members were selected to meet with the board for 3 days of strategic... From
Martindale Matrix on July 12, 2004 at 6:39 p.m..
Network Influence Matters (Ross Mayfield)
Bernardo Huberman of HP Labs who developed their decision markets and Fang Wu of Stanford, published a study on Social Structure and Opinion Formation. Bernardo noted in an email to Howard Rheingold that: “the notion of a tipping point in... From
Corante: Social Software on July 12, 2004 at 6:39 p.m..
Cost Per Influence (Ross Mayfield)
Internet advertising was subjected to broadcast media metrics from the beginning. CPM, or Cost Per Thousand Impressions, was borrowed from print and was accepted by traditional advertisers as a measure of reach and frequency. Back then, if a company had... From
Corante: Social Software on July 12, 2004 at 6:39 p.m..
Most effective pedagogic technique ever or 21st century cannon fodder processor?
As Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) director Rob Ward reminded the audience, the dream of a lifelong learning record is hardly new. Yet considerable political will at the national and European level, combined with an increasingly networked world and maturing technical standards mean that the dream is getting rather closer now. But what about the nightmare scenarios of invaded privacy, litigated universities, and co-erced or apathetic learners? The CETIS pedagogy forum organised a debate ... From
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 12, 2004 at 6:38 p.m..
IMS Question and Test Interoperability gets major make-over
The public beta of the venerable, comprehensive and increasingly popular IMS Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) specification has been released. Age, popularity and size played a major part in the decision to give it a thorough overhaul: the world has moved on quite a bit from its first appearance in 2000, and the many implementors found some aspects that can be done better. From
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 12, 2004 at 6:38 p.m..
Learning Design communities UNFOLD
Not even Einstein could have conjured up something like the theory of relativity in isolation. For that, you need a community of practice. In that respect, implementing, teaching with or authoring Learning Design is no different. The EU sponsored UNFOLD project aims to provide the infrastructure and the expertise to help people form just such communities. The aim: the collaborative building of best practice in the Learning Design area. From
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 12, 2004 at 6:38 p.m..
The Virtual Office: A Whole New Groove Is Here
Groove has just launched the newest version of its flagship product, now called Virtual Office, while completely revamping the design and organization of its excellent Web site. Groove Networks, has been working hard for quite a few months to this... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 12, 2004 at 6:37 p.m..
Yawn
I know I must be the last person in America to hear about this, but on the plane ride on Saturday, they showed a clip from the Letterman show of a kid standing behind the President, yawning his way through a speech. The clip is really funny, and Letterman's interview with the 13-year-old was charming. The kid said that he finds the clip "hilarious," so you don't even have to feel bad about laughing at it. And, no, I don't count this as a criticism of Bush. It was a political speech and the kid's 13. Yawns happen.... From
Joho the Blog on July 12, 2004 at 6:37 p.m..
Blog survey
Norman Su, a Ph.D. graduate student in computer science at UC Irvine, is asking people to take an anonymous survey about blogging. The results will be published at an academic conference. The survey is available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. It took me about 5 minutes to fill in. So, if you feel like it... BTW, the survey has its own blog.... From
Joho the Blog on July 12, 2004 at 6:37 p.m..
Complexities vs. Wedgies
Because I'm at an airport, I bought a copy of USA Today, a newspaper I am trying to be unashamed of liking. It's actually as serious as most regional papers. So, today the front page feature was on the political impact of same-sex marriage. My take-away from it is: Man, is this issue complex! There arent that many different positions one can take — it's a relatively small matrix of civil union vs. marriage, state vs. federal control, ammendment vs. statute. But the reasons for supporting the box you happen to X are as complex as our attitudes towards... From
Joho the Blog on July 12, 2004 at 6:37 p.m..
FlipSite: 5, 6 years of Coin Flip Simulations
I just cleaned up a bug in a golden oldie web site, and it is playing music again. The
Interactive FlipSite was created so long ago I cannot remember exactly for sure, at least before 1998. The purpose was to create a site to illustrate simple probability for basic mathematics using the most simple of tools- the odds of flipping coins, and the counting of "heads" and "tails" of the coin flips. This was one of our "What if?" type projects... a ways back, I met with Scottsdale Community College Math faculty to flesh out an From
cogdogblog on July 12, 2004 at 6:36 p.m..
Camping Bloggers
So in my throw-a-bunch-of-stuff-in-a-bag method of packing for our two-day camping excursion (which, btw, was the best yet this summer) I happened to grab my "I'm blogging this." t-shirt from NECC. When I pulled it out after an absolutely perfect summer swim in a rolling, rapids filled river, the collective group of 10-year-old girls who our friend's daughter brought along started asking questions. "What are you blogging?" "What's a blog?" "Are you going to blog about us?" "Why is your hair so gray?" I asked them if they kept journals. Some nods. "Well," I said From
weblogged News on July 12, 2004 at 6:36 p.m..
More on New Literacy
It's interesting to me to be thinking about literacy in terms of new online technologies while actually using those technologies to in some way understand the concept. I don't think I've ever been involved is more of a metacognitive process; every post I write about this topic is weighed against what I am experiencing. Everything is reflective. How has my literacy changed? How has my writing, my reading changed? What do I need to know to be "literate" in this medium that I didn't need to know before? What of what I'm doing now really is significant? Is any of it signif From
weblogged News on July 12, 2004 at 6:36 p.m..
Groovy hen & egg
Groove Networks released version 3.0 of its application suite. Unfortunatly it only runs on Windows. Concerning the Mac version their FAQ says Right now, the vast majority of our customer and prospect base is Windows based. No wonder. When there is no version for Mac available there will be no Mac customers. But the issue is not to have a Mac version or not. The issue is that Groove is depending on an OS platform. But a collaboration system that's supposed to feature a "easy invitation" the OS dependence is a show stopper. I can't risk to use Groove even I From
owrede_log on July 12, 2004 at 6:35 p.m..
MP3 blogs
Many independ music composers circumvent the labels completely. But publishing their music online is just one part. They need to become a hot tip also. And there are many that help by running weblogs about this music and that link to the MP3 files and videos of these artists. There are some examples collected in
this MetaFilter post and its comments. There is also a
long list at thom:weblog. From
owrede_log on July 12, 2004 at 6:35 p.m..
Feedburner
Just back from a frosty but relaxing trip to the Waldviertel . Found this on my doorstep: Feedburner in early-alpha looks interesting, though, I think blogtools should provide the statistics of your RSS-feeds. From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 12, 2004 at 6:35 p.m..
Down with Boring E-Learning!
Interview with e-learning guru Dr. Michael W. Allen. I've read Allen's book, Guide to E-learning, and find myself referring to it often. Very nice reference material to have at hand when doing seemingly mundane projects. Here's an interesting comment he makes in the interview: "The complexities of e-learning, with its interactivity, mix of media, and branching aspects, stress any design and development approach. There are more design options to consider and more ramifications of each choice than wit From
elearningpost on July 12, 2004 at 6:35 p.m..
Web standards on the move
WHATWG's home page asks rhetorically: "Shouldn't this work be done at the W3C or the IETF?" And it answers: "Many of the members of this working group are active supporters and members of the W3C and other standardization bodies. We plan to submit our work for standardization to a standards body when it has reached an appropriate level of maturity." Bingo. That's how things used to work a decade ago when Web standards, and the applications built on them, formed a virtuous cycle of co-evolution. Another sign of forward motion came from the Mozilla Foundati From
Jon's Radio on July 12, 2004 at 6:35 p.m..
该走。久金山我来了。上海我快回来.
Time for home. If things go right, I'll be back in Shanghai in three or four months. When it's cold. From
homoLudens III on July 12, 2004 at 6:34 p.m..
RSS (momentary) liberation
I've been neglecting my RSS news reader lately. Each time I start up NetNewsWire the unread items count goes up by a few more tens; 600, 700, 800 unread items. Where do I start? So I close down the app not being able to face so much unread news. All those weblog posts I should be reading. What am I missing? I can't stand it, so I fired NNW up again, 900 unread items... Then I had a flash of inspiration. Mark all as read. There, no unread items. I'm on top of the news. I can relax. Uh oh, wait a minute, another refresh of all feeds is in progress... Is it just me? From
David Davies: Edtech on July 12, 2004 at 6:34 p.m..
Marketing Yourself
I was asked: 1) I have a portal a) I make money on the portal by having a captive and vocal audience interested in the results of research paid for by others b) participants in the portal get access to each other and to the research c) adoption of the portal has been slow (even though there is no fee) d) once people sign-up for the portal they are not as vocal as I'd like... From
Learning Circuits Blog on July 12, 2004 at 6:34 p.m..
The History of Probability - Excel Version
I read Hacking's The Emergence of Probablility years ago and this modern redaction, an Excel spreadsheet, is at once a useful overview and at the same time a lesson in how not to do it. So I don't really recommend the spreadsheet, unless you want to cut and paste from it into a more useful format. The discussion on Metafilter is interesting, though. And I do recommend the book. By Stephen Boisvert, Metafilter, July 11, 2004 [
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Turn Your iPod Into a Wireless Jukebox With Pocketster Pro
I don't think that people have really caught on to the degree to which wireless communication will change file sharing. Previously, you needed to use the internet to share files (unless you were just swapping tapes), which meant that a central authority could monitor your activity. Wireless file sharing - this article described how to share files wirelessly from your iPod - circumvents that central control, as the signal travels directly from person to person. The only way to control sharing is to control the end-user device (as they have managed to do with mobile phones) and to make it i From
OLDaily on July 12, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
IMS Question and Test Interoperability Gets Major Make-over
This specification "concerns itself with three distinct functions: the actual format of a question, the format of a bunch of questions in a test, and the format and processing of the answers that come back. In terms of substantial change, the new version only really concerns itself with the form of question items." As the author warns, this specification isn't ready for prime time yet. If you have been working with it - silly you, now you have to start over (well, maybe not from the beginning...). By Wilbert Kraan, CETIS, July 12, 2004 [
OLDaily on July 12, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
Most Effective Pedagogic Technique Ever or 21st Century Cannon Fodder Processor?
A tongue-in-cheeck rendition of the debate surrounding e-Portfolios that makes some good point. The affirmative gets the debate rolling by citing studies showing e-Portfolios have pedagogical value. "PDP maybe pedagogically effective," counters the opposition (nowhere in this summary is the term 'PDP' defined; follow the link to the materials), "but where's the killer app? From the point of view of a student, what purpose do ePortfolios have other than providing a slightly long-winded way of building a CV for job interviews?" But the lack of software is not an issue: "ePortfolio From
OLDaily on July 12, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
Corn Hill Nursery
Days like this I wonder whether I'm getting old and ossified. My Edu_RSS system stubbornly refuses to harvest beyond a certain point because of a database that keeps 'going away' for no apparent reason. Nobody to help me with this; I'm on my own. In the world of e-learning, meanwhile, the systems and protocols look more and more like jibberish each passing day as every possible requirement from every possible system - whether it makes sense or not - is piled into that tangle of 24-character variable names called Java (none of which will work at all unless you have exactly t From
OLDaily on July 12, 2004 at 6:31 p.m..
Marketing Yourself
I was asked: 1) I have a portal a) I make money on the portal by having a captive and vocal audience interested in the results of research paid for by others b) participants in the portal get access to each other and to the research c) adoption of the portal has been slow (even though there is no fee) d) once people sign-up for the portal they are not as vocal as I'd like... From
Learning Circuits Blog on July 12, 2004 at 5:24 p.m..
FCC Boss Blogs Silicon Valley
Michael Powell launches his own Web log to connect with the tech community, bypassing Washington lobbyists. Saying he wants to avoid regulating new technologies for fear of stifling innovation, the FCC chairman solicits direct input. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Democrats Approve Some Bloggers
More than 30 independent Web journalists have been tapped to cover the Democratic convention, while others were 'disinvited.' Republicans say they'll also authorize bloggers, who will join traditional journalists at the conventions. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
HP Multi-User PC Sparks Debate
Hewlett Packard's new computer that can be used by four people at once can save schools a bundle in computer costs. Trouble is, the company will only release the machines in developing countries -- the heck with cash-strapped U.S. and European schools. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Rapid Test: Cut Natal HIV Spread
Scientists from CDC report on a test to detect HIV for women in labor that could prevent mothers passing the virus to their babies. Many pregnant women in developing countries do not know their HIV status. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
U.S. Should Approve HIV Generics
Access to generic antiretroviral drugs overshadows the International AIDS Conference. Leaders in the fight against AIDS urge the U.S. to fast-track approval of Indian-made 3-in-1 generic drugs, but some are skeptical of the FDA's role. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
FCC Rule Change Meets Opposition
The Department of Homeland Security opposes an FCC proposal to expand power-failure reporting requirements to wireless and other communications companies. Are phone companies jumping on the security bandwagon as a way to dodge reporting rules? From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Calif. Whistleblowers Sue Diebold
Unsealing a lawsuit by electronic-voting critics filed in November, California's attorney general reveals the details of a suit against Diebold that alleges shoddy balloting equipment exposed California elections to hackers and software bugs. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Olympics: Coming to a PC Near You
This summer, viewers will be able to tune into highlights of the Olympic Games over the Internet, as NBC and BBC beef up their video offerings for broadband users. By Kendra Mayfield. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Macworld's Back in Beantown
Macworld returns to Boston this week after a six-year absence. Apple is missing and it's a much smaller show, but Macworld veterans are pumped. The expo's more intimate, Beantown's cozy and, besides, NYC smells bad. By Leander Kahney. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
More Extensions for Mozilla
A previous story about extensions for Mozilla elicited a ton of e-mails from readers who accused us of ignoring some of the best ones. So to stop the barrage, here's a rundown of some of the other great browser add-ons. By Michelle Delio. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Friendster's Fakester Buddies
Creating fake profiles of bogus people has long been a big no-no at Friendster. Now, in an abrupt turnabout, the social-networking company is promoting Anchorman with intros of the film's characters. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Marketing Yourself
I was asked: 1) I have a portal a) I make money on the portal by having a captive and vocal audience interested in the results of research paid for by others b) participants in the portal get access to each other and to the research c) adoption of the portal has been slow (even though there is no fee) d) once people sign-up for the portal they are not as vocal as I'd like... From
Learning Circuits Blog on July 12, 2004 at 5:14 p.m..
Garry Harris, HTS Enterprise, Spearheads Smart Academy for Georgia Students
It could be said that the kids at Toney Elementary School, don't have lot of things. Predominately African-American, the neighborhood surrounding Toney Elementary is considered poor and neglected; yet luckily the school is rich in the spirit of learning and exposure to science and technology. This school, you see, is blessed with driven administration and teachers, as well as the Smart Academy, an innovative, Saturday program to created to enrich the young minds of students with additional instruction and exposure to scientific, artistic and other academic endeavors. [PRWEB Jul 12, 2004 From
PR Web on July 12, 2004 at 5:13 p.m..
From Magnifiers to Braille, OcuTrade.com Auctions New and Used Adaptive Products for Vision Impairment
OcuTrade (www.ocutrade.com) is an internet based auction for those who wish to buy or sell products for low vision and blindness. Not only a resource to the individuals who have the vision loss, OcuTrade may also be used by their caregivers, educators, agencies and the vendors of products for vision impairment. OcuTrade currently has auctions of the following; magnifiers, video magnifiers, scanning technology, notetakers, Braille as well as Braille displays, printers and writers. [PRWEB Jul 12, 2004] From
PR Web on July 12, 2004 at 5:13 p.m..
Rethinking the Turing Test
In the 1950s, Alan Turing had proposed a metric for machine intelligence. This metric is currently known as "the Turing Test" and much work in the field of Aritificial Intelligence (or AI) has been influenced by this metric. In short, Turing suggested that a machine that could behave in a manner indistinguishable from a human could be considered to be "thinking." For many researchers, the goal is simply to pass the Turing Test. In 1990, the first formal instantiation of the Turing Test, the Loebner Prize, was introduced. The Grand Prize, awarded to the first computer able to provide responses From
kuro5hin.org on July 12, 2004 at 5:13 p.m..
Problems with Certifying Class Actions Using Statistical Evidence
The Wal-Mart discrimination case recently received certification as a class action lawsuit. The class was defined as the 1.6 million women who worked for Wal-Mart from December of 1998 forward. The classification was based in part on statistical evidence of discrimination. There are some fundamental flaws in the way the court used statistics to certify the class. These flaws, if upheld in the actual litigation of the case, could become dangerous precedents for future class actions. From
kuro5hin.org on July 12, 2004 at 5:13 p.m..
Homeland Security planning possible delay of elections
Newsweek reports: "American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of such an attack... The prospect that Al Qaeda might seek to disrupt the U.S. election was a major factor behind last week's terror warning by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge... Ridge's department last week asked the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel to analyze what legal steps From
kuro5hin.org on July 12, 2004 at 5:13 p.m..