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Monday Morning Stuff
Having a go at putting stuff together in one post after I've gone through my
Bloglines list...
Stephen points to some nice new(ish) blogs, the ones that caught my attention were
The Art of Knowledge &
Yan Knows What but where oh where oh where are the feeds??? I don't get it, at least half of the blogger blogs I end up at don't seem to have feeds (why on earth aren't they default???) a From
James Farmer's Radio Weblog on August 1, 2004 at 10:46 p.m..
NSW KM Forum meeting this week (Sydney, Australia)
The NSW KM Forum meeting this week features two excellent speakers: Anne Hudson - Collaborative technologies Online collaboration is an emerging technology expected to become a "way of life" for virtual teams, workers and learners by 2008. The technology took... From
Column Two on August 1, 2004 at 10:43 p.m..
Back from California
Back from
alt-i-lab 2004 and back from California. Lots to say about the conference and my first exposure to the inner workings of
IMS. Fascinating insights into the standards and specifications world including the From
David Davies: Edtech on August 1, 2004 at 10:42 p.m..
Meta-mail: A Medium for Meaning
We have good tools for getting control of business data: the calculator, the spreadsheet, and the giant financial number-crunching application. The spreadsheet gave users a tool not just to calculate, but to build complex models and, in fact, to do many things that previously could be done only by IT high priests. The first successful spreadsheet was called VisiCalc; where is VisiProcess? We have the equivalent of the calculator for business interaction: It's e-mail (though the analogy does not hold perfectly). And we have corporate workflow applications, business-process design tools, pr From
e-Literate on August 1, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..
Yet Another Take on Emergence
This piece by Richard Seel (found by way of the Wrede article referenced in the previous post) is yet another version of emergent learning that seems to live roughly in the same neighborhood as Kathleen Gilroy’s and Godfrey Parkin’s (though I’m not suggesting that he precisely agrees with either of… From
e-Literate on August 1, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..
SMART reporter
I live in fear of losing my hard drive, but evidently not in enough fear to make me discipline my backup routine. I'm a dedicated Mac and OSX user, so I was thrilled to find this little application that monitors... From
Rick's Café Canadien on August 1, 2004 at 7:49 p.m..
Overheard legal question
A man: "If I marry my boyfriend in Massachusetts, and then go to Georgia where the marriage isn't recognized, can I marry a woman in Georgia, or would that be bigamy there?" (This story would be better if the guy hadn't been asking truly hypothetically.)... From
Joho the Blog on August 1, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Yet more on blogging - me on tv
On Monday I'm taping a 6-minute segment for Greater Boston, a local PBS show, on blogging the convention. I don't know what they'll ask me, but if you - worthy denizens of the blogosphere - learn anything new from it you ought to be ashamed of yourself. (I'm guessing, "So, what is a blog?" will come up in the first 15 seconds.) I assume it'll air on Monday night at 7pm, on Channel 2 in Boston. Now it's off to the gym to lose 40 pounds. Also, does anyone have a spare toupee, or a dead squirrel, or something? Thx.... From
Joho the Blog on August 1, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Taking a Break
It's been a long time since I've taken a long time away from this space, and so it's time. We're taking 10 days to camp and hike around New England, and I think (hope) that there won't be much in the way of connectivity. This is a good thing. So, don't expect too much in the way of updates for a spell. (And I'm going to predict that there will be 2,473 messages in my
Bloglines account when I return. Seriously. Any wonder why I need some time away???) From
weblogged News on August 1, 2004 at 7:44 p.m..
Trolls Follow Me to Amazon
UPDATED The book officially went
on sale at Amazon.com yesterday, moving from "pre-order" to "add to shopping cart" status. Within a couple of hours, someone had posted a mean-spirited review that, besides defying logic, contained an outright falsehood. The reviewer, using the name "Lynne," claimed that I hadn't covered subjects such as online defamation and impersonation, when in fact there's an entire chapter devoted to those and related topics. I' From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on August 1, 2004 at 7:43 p.m..
Another Genocide: What Can We Do?
The United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum says: "For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today declared a 'genocide emergency,' saying that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region of Sudan."This situation shames humanity. It shames us here in America, because we have the power to do something about it. Yet a disaster of staggering proportions isn't deemed sufficiently terrible by the From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on August 1, 2004 at 7:43 p.m..
The Dewey Democracy System?
Radical Reference service set up for events around the NYC Repub convention. A service like this might be valuable way beyond the protest activities. [Via
RNC Watch.] Library workers are launching a project in support of the demonstrations surrounding the Republican National Convention in New York City August 29-September 2, 2004. We will offer blog, chat, street, and news reference, responding to questions from de From
homoLudens III on August 1, 2004 at 7:43 p.m..
What's Wrong with Voting Against George Bush?
The right-wing pundits on the Sunday morning news shows this week seem to think that the best critique of John Kerry and of the Democratic Convention, voters, and ticket in general is the notion that most of the party's supporters are still just voting "against George Bush." The idea, here, is that voting against something is not enough to carry the day. Ridiculous, I say. I am voting against George Bush. I'm sure Kerry has his problems. If any of you who regularly read this blog went to college with the man, I'm sure you wouldn't have been fr From
rushkoff.blog on August 1, 2004 at 7:42 p.m..
The most amazing salad in the world
The other night, as Jason already reported, I had dinner at Craft. One of the highlights of the meal for me was the special heirloom tomato appetizer we ordered. It perfectly accentuated the range of intoxicating sweetness to be found in these delightful vegetables (fruits, whatever). As a fairly recent victor in Battle Tomato, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and found myself on Friday buying over a pound of heirloom tomatoes at the Greenmarket to attempt an at-home recreation of the dish. I'm happy to report that my Craft's Heirloom Tomato Salad was a huge success (coupl From
megnut on August 1, 2004 at 7:42 p.m..
An agreement that may change the world
For the developing world, farm subsidies are slow-motion weapons of mass destruction. Yesterday's WTO agreement is the first multilateral deal in a decade that pledges reductions. If it holds, much could change -- but it could also mean new pressures for adherence to international IP laws.... From
Lessig Blog on August 1, 2004 at 7:41 p.m..
The Copyright Gap
Here's the hypothesis: Today's telecom and copyright laws often regulate similar subjects, but with a big difference. The telecom laws slightly favor market entrants, while the copyright laws favor the incumbent disseminators. The result is a "copyright gap" that grows larger every day.... From
Lessig Blog on August 1, 2004 at 7:41 p.m..
Enterprise Skills for Young People on the Agenda
A two year study commissioned by the Department of Education Science and Training of 192 schools – both primary and secondary - identified best practice in enterprise education for young Australians. Enterprise education involves the acquisition of skills which enable students to be innovative, creative and successful at managing their own learning and in combining their personal, community, business and education opportunities. The report represents the first comprehensive national analysis of enterprise education in Australian schools. It identifies key elements for successful implementatio From
EdNA Online on August 1, 2004 at 7:41 p.m..
Building Institute Awards Recognise Professional Excellence
Through its Professional Excellence Awards, the AIB acknowledges the efforts of those individuals and institutions exhibiting the highest standards in the management, research and development of courses for the building industry. In addition to those individuals commended for their teaching abilities, the awards recognised the development of outstanding Bachelor and Master’s degree level programs as well as building industry focused research excellence. The courses recognised tonight have been developed across five NSW universities – the University of New South Wales, the University of Weste From
EdNA Online on August 1, 2004 at 7:41 p.m..
Choose Your Own Contextual Advertisers: Will Google Ever Let You?
Amy Gahran recently wrote in the Poynter Online E-Media Tidbits: "According to a July 19 report from Nielsen//NetRatings, the demand for search-engine advertising (such as Google Adwords or Overture) is growing far more quickly than the supply of available advertising spots. This means that before long, popular keywords will become prohibitively costly -- at which point those search-engine ads would cease to make economic sense even for the largest online advertisers." Do you think this is true? Is this really happening? Here are my personal thoughts on the above issues. These are critical, hi From
Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on August 1, 2004 at 10:29 a.m..
Wall Street wikis
"Wiki may alter how employees work together," says writer Kara Swisher in the 7/29/04 Wall Street Journal (B1-B2). Swisher calls wiki a "living document . . . for freewheeling collaboration," which, according to Clay Shirky, can challenge the common Internet goal of "attracting giant passive audiences to Web sites over which they have little control." Shirky says that "people are realizing that perhaps the most human value actually occurs in... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 1, 2004 at 10:27 a.m..
Away
I'll probably be away for the week, working on the democracy site and blog and adding a few features to those sites. I'll also probably post some blog entries there about a conference on democracy and education I'm attending in New Mexico. From
Weblogs in Higher Education on August 1, 2004 at 10:27 a.m..
Curated Consumption Supports Ad-Only Channels
Steve Outing reports of an all-commercial TV channel in Britain, the Advert Channel. "Yes, that's right, 24 hours a day of commercials, with no pesky programming to interrupt things. Of course, this would be just a crazy idea if some... From
Robin Good's Latest News on August 1, 2004 at 10:24 a.m..
Remember Sudan
In fact, don't just remember it. We need to lead our leaders. Every day means more death and horror. Not sure where you stand? Here's yesterday's Washington Post's editorial. EthanZ has more, and recommends Doctors without Borders.... From
Joho the Blog on August 1, 2004 at 10:24 a.m..
Floridians Demand E-Vote Inquiry - Jacob Ogles, Wired
A group of election-reform activists are demanding a Department of Justice investigation into the viability of touch-screen voting machines, after it was discovered that logs of votes cast on the machines in Miami-Dade County in a 2002 election were lost. From
Techno-News Blog on August 1, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
Children's Books Online
The Children's Book Online website has been online for eight years, and during that time it has grown immensely (largely due to the efforts of numerous volunteers from around the world and the able direction of its president, Guy Chocensky). The site c From
Educational Technology on August 1, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
Historical Maps Online
Digitized map collections abound online these days, and the Historical Maps Online collection from the University of Illinois Library is one of the better ones available for researchers and the inquisitive public. Part of a collaborative effort between From
Educational Technology on August 1, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
MAILBOX U. - James Varney, Times Picayune
After Louisiana cracked down on diploma mills , several distance-learning institutions moved to Mississippi, where they continue to churn out degrees. As institutions of higher learning go, the campus of Lacrosse University, a storefront at a suburban From
Online Learning Update on August 1, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
LanguageJobs Unites Polyglots and Language-related Jobs in 94 Countries during its First Year. Milestone demonstrates growth of truly global job market for language professionals
LanguageJobs, www.languagejobs.org , the job search portal designed for language professionals and multilingual talent, capped its first year of operation by announcing that multilingual professionals representing 94 countries and speaking 65 distinct languages have now posted their résumés and profiles on the site. Launched one year ago, in July, 2003, LanguageJobs connects interpreters, translators, language teachers, business professionals and other polyglots with employers worldwide. The site´s web popularity and global reach demonstrate the growth of a truly global job market for multi From
PR Web on August 1, 2004 at 10:21 a.m..
Oregon Army National Guard Teacher Asks for Help
www.1stPlatoonBravo.com is helping Oregon Army National Guard's CSM Brunk W. Conley, a teacher now on active duty at Camp Cooke in Iraq. He explains children in Iraq need the most basic school supplies that we take for granted. [PRWEB Aug 1, 2004] From
PR Web on August 1, 2004 at 10:20 a.m..
Binary Neurons For Dummies
Binary neurons are one of the most basic forms of computational intelligence, so much so that they are quite often described as being logic systems, and not intelligent at all. Â Either way, I will now teach you how to building and use a neuron in a simple environment. From
kuro5hin.org on August 1, 2004 at 10:20 a.m..
A History of Clinton, Bush, and Terrorism
Wherein a long list is given to provide supporting evidence for the proposition that the Clinton administration was effective and competent, and that the Bush administration is evil, short-sighted, destructively reactionary, and a bunch of nasty poo-poo heads. From
kuro5hin.org on August 1, 2004 at 10:20 a.m..
E-learning from the trenches
Covers RSS, blogs, FURL, open source. Also picks out major reports and papers on e-learning. Good selection. Moderate frequency. Since December, 2003. By Travis Christopher, July 31, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Paul's Academic Log
Quite new and hasn't really estyablished a voice. Links on search service for archived Canadian scholarship, Atutoir, Canada and copyright. Based in Virginia. By Paul, July 31, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Yan know what?
One of the better finds in this list, Yan's blog has no business being in this list. Looks at some of the more thoughtful pieces on the semantic web and knowledge management and offers thoughtful reflections. Moderate frequency. Since March, 2004. By Yan Simard, July 31, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
The Art of Knowledge
Someone who throws searches into Google just to see what they get has the right attitude in my books. Longish posts on e-learning and knowledge management with summary and response. Additional blog,
I Kant Spell, has a couple of links. Since July, 2003. By Bret Holmes, July 31, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Research Reads
Mid-size posts on things like portfolios, storytelling and accreditation. Infrequent posts, but picking up a bit recently. Since August, 2003. By Spaeth, July 31, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Relevancy
I don't know how Technorati considers this to be a 0 links blog, but somehow it does. The author can also be found at
Toucan House. Relevancy means "adapting to the needs and wants of the people you interact with." Moderate to frequent posts. Since April, 2004. By Lisa Galarneau, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Brain Frieze
Actually has 3 links, but the
full URL has 0. Covers instructional technology, schools and blogging. Google thinks it's a political blog, which isn't really accurate. Some
good links not found elsewhere. Moderate to frequent posting. By Kim Cavanaugh, August 1, 2004 [
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Community
Covers connectivity and technology for local and regional institutions, witha lsant toward schools. Was posting almost daily until mid-June. Since May, 2004. By Bernie Goldbach, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
pdZone
A few posts in French but mostly in English. Covers blogs in schools, classroom resources, and professional development resources generally. Moderateto frequent posts. Since September, 2003. By Jason, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
raincoat agreements
Based in Prince Edward Island, Canada, this blog focuses on hardware and especially music and digital photography. Moderate frequency. Since June, 2004. By Sean Mcgrath, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
The Distant Librarian
As the name implies, a mostly exclusive focus on libraries for distance learning, a topic that includes posts on file servers and LMSs, online books, open access and library instruction. Moderate to frequent postings. Based in Calgary. Since May, 2004. By Paul R. Pival, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Faculty Mentors
Intended to enhance the profession of college teaching, this site culls links to resources of links to collecge teachers, for example, weekly tips, research tools, lists of bloggers. Based in central Texas. By Mentor, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Research Pages of Stuart G. Towns
Subtitles "A narrative of my research on Educational Technology in Thailand," this blog looks at metadata, educational technology and media, and related topics. Moderate to frequent posting. Since November, 2003. By Stuart G. Towns, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..
Situativity
Mostly a focus on business e-learning and sales training; the site includes a link to the author's articles. Also looks at instructional design. Moderate posting frequency. Since September, 2003. By Rovy F. Branon, August 1, 2004 [
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OLDaily on August 1, 2004 at 10:19 a.m..