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Steve Denning - Blogging
Now this is a big news - Steve Denning started a weblog. The postings in the month of July 2004 contain excerpts of chapters of his new book A leaders guide to storytelling. He did the same with his former book The Squirrel, posting parts on his homepage, and now in his weblog. Via: Mathemagenic... From
soulsoup on July 24, 2004 at 6:34 p.m..
Safe P2P File Sharing Without Spyware
The first one in a long series of low-cost great-content Robin Good's Mini Guides is finally available! Robin's new 65-page PDF Mini-Guide provides all of the information you need to better understand what are the issues facing downloaders of Kazaa,... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
How To Control Spyware And Malware When Using P2P Tools
Overnet http://www.overnet.com/ = interesting, promising Open Source Software FREE Overnet is an open source, cross platform application (Win, Mac and Linux) that allows you to share files with millions of other people across the globe. According to InfoAnarchy, Overnet, the... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
How To Create A Live Real-Time Classroom
by Robin Good Tim, a Professor at NorthWest University in Katmandu, told me some weeks ago that he fancies the idea of creating his own live classroom to complement and support his quality work in the classroom for quite some... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
Online Collaboration At Its Best
Dig Your Groove And Start Creating Your Own Virtual Real Estate Spaces If I had to draw a similarity to another product to make you understand what Groove is and why it is such a revolutionary tool, YahooGroups (formerly eGroups)... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
news scan: federal government & telework
Still catching up on recent telework articles related to the federal government; here are a few more: Congress fights telework malaise By Toni Kistner (Network World, 07/19/04) This article interviews Congressman Davis. It appears he has embraced the recommendations of several ... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
"Broadband" via satellite: slower & more expensive... but ubiquitous
The article Net access via satellite a tough sell By Peter J. Howe, (Boston Globe, July 19, 2004) reports that DirecWay, a sister company of DirecTV satellite-television operation is planning a big marketing push for an enhanced version of its enhanced broadband satellite capability. This ... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
Cutting Edge Information - hard figures for making the business case
In Technology Helps Cut Churn By Bruce McCracken (CRM Buyer, 07/22/04), Elio Evangelista, senior analyst for research and consulting firm Cutting Edge Information, offers hard figures on the use of telework in call centers. recruitment and retention: 'Companies spend up to $15,000 to add a new... From
Kolabora.com on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
Quality of life sites
This Illinois Extension listing of blueberry picking farms in Michigan is a nice example of an informative public service that a site can offer. Another version comes from the Michigan Agriculture department. Both are informative sites that enhance the quality of life for a community, and I can see working with students on an array of these, in the right sort of course. From
Weblogs in Higher Education on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
Changing the nature of academic writing
I opened to a page in the middle of a friend's book -- The Story of Libraries by Fred Lerner -- and found this quotation: Dissertations . . . vary in readability from the merely turgid to the utterly incomprehensible. But they are often the most comprehensive and most recent investigations of a phenomenon . . . . (182) Having written a dissertation, I winced a bit, but I know that the charge is often correct. Yet I don't think academic writing needs to be as bad as it is --... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on July 24, 2004 at 6:33 p.m..
Can antitrust save academicpublishing?
Albert Foer,
Can Antitrust Save Academic Publishing? American Antitrust Institute, June 28, 2004. A presentation at the ALA meeting in Orlando. Excerpt: "In thinking about the present state of academic publishing, four observations seem to be of particular pertinence. First, the industry has been marked by a large number of mergers, leading it to become more and more concentrated. Second, prices for academic publications have been advancing far faster than in the economy generally. Third, the Internet has revolutionized the ways in whi From
Open Access News on July 24, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
NLM-NIH report on journal prices and OA
Last year
Congress asked the
National Library of Medicine (a division of the
NIH) to write a report on "potential remedies" to the problem of "restricted access to vital research information": Restrictions on access to research data. --The Committee is concerned by reports that there has been a significant change in the availability of research data internationally and a dramatic rise in medical research data sub From
Open Access News on July 24, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
Three tired objections still circulating
England's Institution of Electrical Engineers (
IEE) has issued a
press release (July 21) expressing "grave reservations" about open-access journals. It objects that the upfront funding model will compromise peer review (
reply), that it will exclude work from poor countries (
reply), and that it will allow research corporations that f From
Open Access News on July 24, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
Why and how to maintain institutional repositories
Susan Gibbons,
Establishing an Institutional Repository, Library Technology Reports, Jul/Aug 2004. Only this abstract is free online, at least
so far: "Gibbons outlines the arguments for why libraries are the best organizations on an academic campus to run institutional repositories and why libraries should get involved early. Learn the steps for establishing an institutional repository, its range of uses, and its various features and applications. Gibbons evaluates what vendors From
Open Access News on July 24, 2004 at 6:32 p.m..
Plone and Zope
A professional organization I'm a part of wants to know how to set up a really nice website/portal. One answer is to go with a content management system. There are many such open source systems, as you can see from... From
Martindale Matrix on July 24, 2004 at 6:31 p.m..
Change This (Clay Shirky)
The Change This Manifesto has been floating around for a few days: In the Internet (and especially blogging), we see the glimpse of an alternative. Taken over time, many of the best blogs create a thoughtful, useful argument that actually... From
Corante: Social Software on July 24, 2004 at 6:31 p.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
Peter Scott's Library Blog on July 24, 2004 at 6:30 p.m..
What the media don't understand about blogging
I want to try to answer better a question I got asked by Larry Magid who's putting together a 30 second piece for CBS Radio: What don't the media understand about blogging? To the print and broadcast media, bloggers usually look like little, vanity-press versions of the mass media. That's because the media focus on the A-List. After all, the A-Listers are the ones who have succeeded in the mass media's terms... ...continued at Boston.com... From
Joho the Blog on July 24, 2004 at 6:29 p.m..
Googlenym
I've blogged before (and now can't find it) about the phrases we tell people to help them find us through Google. For example, I might say, "Just google weinberger and joho and I'll be the first entry." Likewise, chris and gonzo puts Rageboy at the top, and worst and president brings up, well, take a guess. This morning I woke up with the word "googlenym" on my lips...... From
Joho the Blog on July 24, 2004 at 6:29 p.m..
It's not massmedia
Here in Austria we are still far away from a weblog hype. Although those journalists that are aware of it constantly apply the idea of amateur journalism on blogs. They just can't think of a successfull blog with just 15 regular readers. The cannot think networks to understand the pecularities. What the media don't understand about blogging I want to try to answer better a question I got asked by Larry Magid who's putting together a 30 second piece for CBS Radio: What don& From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 24, 2004 at 6:28 p.m..
Omega in alpha
I'm doing a workshop of some kind at the
Omega Institute in a few weeks, along with Howard Bloom, Paul Laffoley, Richard Metzger, and Grant Morrison, all under the general
Disinformation umbrella. The description on the Omega site explains that the weekend "offers us a rare chance to interact with a disparate, yet thematically cohesive group of "out-of-the-box"thinkers, and discover creative new strategies for navigating the zeitgeist of the new millennium From
rushkoff.blog on July 24, 2004 at 6:26 p.m..
Mr. O'Reilly, please just stop.
Mr. O'Reilly, You have declared a "war" on the New York Times. That's good for you, good for them, and good for our democracy: Strong opinions deserve strong spokesmen. Your battle will help sharpen a debate about matters important to the Republic. But in waging this "war," you are continuing to abuse a man whom you have wronged, and to whom you owe an apology. On February 4, 2003, Jeremy Glick was your guest on THE FACTOR. Glick had lost his father in the attack of 9/11. He had also signed an ad criticizing the war in Iraq. You were "surprised" that one who had lost his father From
Lessig Blog on July 24, 2004 at 6:25 p.m..
Sulfnbk Syndrome, Media Consumption, and the Dry Run that Wasn't
Remember when emails were flying around about the sulfnbk.exe virus? It began on the internet, spread like wildfire, and eventually made it all the way to the cable news channels. It turned out, of course, sulfnbk.exe wasn't a virus. It's a program that backs up long filenames created by Windows, but few people bothered to look it up before deleting it. As a result, the more unfortunate victims were puzzled to find some DOS programs had rendered many of their file names illegi~1. Less a computer proficiency deficiency than an aversion to independent thought, the sulfnbk syndrome From
kuro5hin.org on July 24, 2004 at 6:25 p.m..
Untitled
"In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Al Rogers From
Seb's Open Research on July 24, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Open source e-learning technology hits prime time
So stand by for the inevitable backlash. But seriously: the relation of open source to open standards was the topic of the opening debate of the big alt-i-lab e-learning technology interoperability do, the open sourcing of LAMS was announced there, the increasingly popular Open Source ePortfolio Initiative (OSPI) held a conference right before it, open source reference implementations were mentioned by nearly everyone there, most of the hotly debated service oriented approaches to MLE design ... From
CETIS: Standards in Education Technology on July 24, 2004 at 10:16 a.m..
Participatory Journalism: Community Newsmaking
"Participatory journalism, or citizen journalism -- the idea of people in the community actually gathering and porting information to other people -- is a new and evolving concept that increasingly is becoming more common with the rise of the Internet... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 24, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
Italians, Ferrari And New York
Apparently, this is a true story that has recently appeared on a US newspaper. I really don't know if this story is actually true, but knowing Italians I would not be surprised to learn that this really happened. The original... From
Robin Good's Latest News on July 24, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
DAve's ConventionBlog
Dave Winer's built a Convention blog iste that aggregates blogs from people attending the Convention (not just the credentialed ones). Looks great. Thanks, Dave.... From
Joho the Blog on July 24, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
Dave's Convention aggregator
Dave Winer's built a Convention blog iste that aggregates blogs from people attending the Convention (not just the credentialed ones). Looks great. Thanks, Dave.... From
Joho the Blog on July 24, 2004 at 10:15 a.m..
Mmmmmmm Mighty Mud Mania
Thanks to our 4 day summer work week, I had today free to volunteer for Scottsdale's
Mighty Mud Mania, a 21-year old event that draws more than 10,000 kids to romp through obstacle courses full of gooey mud. It began in the 1970s as some promotion for a cleaning product, but has grown to be a mammoth event every July. It is a kids dream- to have permission and encouragement to get filthy. I spent siz hours helping the 6 and under kids slither through the mini obstacle course, and am still picking flecks of mud from.... well f From
cogdogblog on July 24, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..
A day in the life of HCI
The OK/Cancel team have published another comic, this one on the neglected role of HCI in projects. To quote: When I speak to some smaller firms about HCI, I often get a response on the lines of, "that sounds great,... From
Column Two on July 24, 2004 at 10:14 a.m..
Much of XHTML 2.0 works already
A few days ago the W3C released the HTML and XHTML FAQ. I skimmed over it and saw no interesting things. So that was that. Just now I saw a dramatic increase of visitors to this site. I was a bit surprised because there hasn't been any news on my site lately, and I had seen no new interesting referrers. … From
Sjoerd Visscher's weblog on July 24, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
Being part of it - education at the fringes
Now I really wonder if this is innoavtion. Just writing a book yields a Doctorate. Last time we talked about purchasing credits via conference attendance. This time it's gettin' more innovative. I wonder how an academically written book is produced by someone who has no formal education. Saying this I claim that at least 50% of a disseration are about complying to the rules. How do you do that if you don't know them? This not about the quality of someones writings it's about being part of a community. Thus it seems interesting to earn the reward of community participation ( From
thomas n. burg | randgänge on July 24, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
Untitled
"In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Al Rogers From
Seb's Open Research on July 24, 2004 at 10:13 a.m..
Fake Bin Laden File Harbors Virus
A message posted on over 30,000 Usenet newsgroups, claiming to include images of Osama bin Laden's suicide, actually contains a Trojan horse. From
Wired News on July 24, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..
The Incredible Shrinking Comic
Eager to reach young people who don't read newspapers, cartoonists are sending content to cell-phone users. Will this help or hurt an endangered art form? Randy Dotinga reports from the Comic-Con International in San Diego. From
Wired News on July 24, 2004 at 10:12 a.m..
RUE Education Believes in the Expression;"Put your Money Where your Mouth Is."
RUE Education, the leading supplier of independent study material for nurses is not only dedicated to assisting nurses reach their educational goals, Rue is dedicated to nurses...period. Since 2001, Rue Education has backed up this belief by donating over $85,000 in scholarships to assist nurses with their future...for the future of nursing. [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004] From
PR Web on July 24, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
Hampstead is a Pigsty...this and other fascinating insights from the Domesday Book are now available online
Residents of Hampstead might not be too pleased to learn that their exclusive London village once housed more pigs than people but this is just one of the fascinating insights to be gained from reading the Domesday Book. More than 8,500 extracts from the Domesday Book are now available to order online, either as an e-mailed digital version or a hardcopy print via the searchable web site www.domesdayextracts.co.uk HYPHEN currently the only source on the Internet. [PRWEB Jul 24, 2004] From
PR Web on July 24, 2004 at 10:11 a.m..
Michigan Tops in E-Gov't
Led by Michigan, Washington and Virginia, a number of states have exhibited consistent progress and commitment to e-government initiatives. From
ClickZ Stats on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Molt Be
That means "very good" in
Catalan. I was just browsing through the weblog subscriptions available in NetNewsWire tonight and came across the Catalan blog
Sarcophilus.blog and got warm fuzzies: it's available under a Creative Commons license. Half my family's Catalan. Anyone know of other cc blogs catalas out there? From
Creative Commons: weblog on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Open Access Publishing: broadsheet roundup and JISC's role
The British House of Commons and Technology Committee report, covered here earlier this week, has caught the attention of the press. Most of the reports are vaguely positive toward the proposal. This article is a wrap-up of the coverage in the major newspapers.
More. Via Open Access News. By Unknown, JISC, July 21, 2004 [
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OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
A Conversation with Brewster Kahle
The CEO of the Internet Archive and a pioneer with WAIS (Wide Area Information System), Kahle has been involved in internet archiving for 20 years. "The idea is to take the Library of Alexandria another step further and make the published works of humankind accessible to everyone, no matter where they are in the world. We hope that then everyone can add to this grand library. Current computers and the Internet are making this conceivable. This seems to be the opportunity of our time, in the way that the generation before got to lay claim to landing a man on the moon. That was something that hu From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Duke to Provide Freshmen With iPods
Interesting. "Freshmen showing up at Duke University this year will get their own Apple iPod, part of an experiment by the school to see if the popular portable music player can double as a learning tool." All sorts of data can be placed on a iPod - frosh "orientation details, the academic calendar, campus tours and even the school's fight song." By Associated Press, Excite News, July 21, 2004 [
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OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Future Chat
The summer issue of
Threshold - a magazine published by
Cable in the Classroom - contains some remarkable content, including this fascinating online discussion featuring students (supposedly) from around the world (meaning, around the U.S.) talking about the the future of learning. This dialogue, archived from a discussion at Tapped In, is chock-full of classic one-liners. Here are just a few: "My powerbook never leaves a 6 foot radius of me" From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
ECMAScript for XML (E4X) Specification
I still can't reconcile myself to the idea that Javascript is now called ECMAscript (and I won't change!) - it seems to me it should be called Javascript, as it always was, and run by the W3C. Even if ECMA runs it, it should still be called Javascript. Anyway. D'Arcy Norman
picks up this nice link to E4X - ECMAscript (Javascript) for XML. Some nice work in there - I like the way they look at the semantics of the thing 9which tells us what content you should get) rat From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
No Two Swimmers Float Alike
I still feel wistful when I think of Guy Bensusan, a man I never met but who was able to talk to me through his stories, examples, and passion for teaching the person (as opposed to teaching the material). This article takes me back to those heady days on DEOS (now it's all conference announcements and posturing) when we were exploring what teaching online really meant. I haven't seen this article from Bensusan before, though it may be a reprint. Anyway, it takes me back to my own days of swimming lessons when we were packed into a car, driven to Russell, dumped into an icy early mor From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
Reusable Learning Objects Aggregation for e-Learning Courseware Development at the University of Mauritius
Pretty good overview of the traditional theory of learning objects (it feels funny to say it like that) with some good images. The authors, though, sense the same sort of dissonance I feel with the State of The Art: "The question remains whether we are making optimal use of these repositories? How much sharing has taken place between the various repositories that exist?" By Mohammad I. Santally, Mahen Govinda, and Alain Senteni, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, July, 2004 [
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
RecoSearch: A Model for Collaboratively Filtering Java Learning Objects
There's a lot going on in this paper and this short summary won't do it justice. The author describes a system for "a collaborative infrastructure for authoring, searching, recommending and presenting Java source code learning objects." I am on the one hand impressed by the completness and elegance of the solution described (and, as far as I can tell, implemented). On the other hand, I am concerned by this big-box approach. Everyone does everything the same way within a relatively controlled environment. I don't know, maybe it's a Java world, maybe it's not. I just wis From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..
It's All About Learning
The
July issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is now out and this editorial pretty much summarizes the issue's theme. "Add the distillation of 100 years of psychological literature, philosophies of learning, learning styles, and instructional technologies, and... Do we really practice what we know? Or are we like doctors who, after 20 years of school and college, prescribe the same six drugs for most of our 'patients'." Today's newsletter features three other From
OLDaily on July 24, 2004 at 10:10 a.m..