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Commission on Presidential Debates
An independent commission that has organized all presidential debates since the 1988 elections. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on September 25, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..

New Trend Emerging in E-learning: UGC Chief
I think we knew this already, but coverage of a vice-chancellors' meeting in Margaro shows that awareness of e-learning has reached India's university administrations, and (with a little help from the major IT companies) Indian universities are preparing to push forward. By NT News Service, Navhind Times, September 25, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Microsoft Arabia signs MOU to Bring Partners in Learning Initiative to Saudi Arabia
E-Learning in Saudi Arabia will look like Windows, at least for the immediate future, as the government of that country has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide e-learning support. "The agreement included four main protocols which are Teacher Training, E-Learning Gateway, The Digital Curriculum and finally the Data Center." This indicates a trend, which has largely been below the radar, of major software companies working at ministerial level to define the shape of e-learning in Asia. By Unattributed, AME Info, September 25, 2004 [OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Impressions of WebCT
In my self-styled 'Rampage Across Australia' tour I have been touting the benefits of 'small' e-learning and questioning the value of large learning management systems. It's not just me - check out this post from DEOS-L on experiences with WebCT Vista. My message is Chris Sessum's: "Spend your money on web designers, artists, simulation experts, people who can assist you in making your online vision possible. If you can avoid VISTA, it would be my recommendation to do so." (In fairness, there were some OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

CivicSpace Labs
Todd sends this site along, a service that "will give you and the supporters within your community a solid framework for organizing and engaging those around you in action." Community activism has been online for a while now, and this site shows it is becoming entrenched. By Various Authors, September, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Web Services What Web Services?
The author goes exploring for web services and finds some. Good article - it begins with an overview of web services and what their promise is supposed to be for education. He then locates various links and examples illustrating what web services can do. I am not convinced about web services, but this article gives me a lot of food for thought. I just wish, with the author, that we had some samples - not just reference implementations, but actual code, from both the service delivery end and the service use end, and not in Java but in code (such as Perl or PHP) that the average person can use ( From OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

E-Learning in Easy Pieces
Slides from my talk in Darwin. Again, I have made a recording, but the combination of 60 megabyte files and dial-up access prevents me for passing it along just now. I also have slides from my Queensland talks - not so informative, but they will give you an idea of what I talked about. I also created a resource page for some talks, no real content but lots of links. Remember, I have also placed resources on my wiki. I've also OLDaily on September 25, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

It’s Official: I’m Not a Blogaholic
...At least, according to Weblog Wannabe, which offers a fun online quiz: "Are You a Blogaholic?" I only scored 44% on this quiz, which categorized me as a "casual weblogger..." From Contentious Weblog on September 25, 2004 at 8:57 p.m..

Inside Business: Nichts dazugelernt
Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie haben diese Woche die Runde gemacht, von der Welt bis zur FTD, und Richard Straub (IBM) kam auch in Hamburg kurz darauf zu sprechen. Guter Einstieg für Keynote Speaker und Bildungsappelle. "Die berufliche Weiterbildung bleibt in... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 25, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..

The New Literacy
Der Artikel beschreibt sehr anschaulich, wie die Informationsgesellschaft von heute und morgen die Ansprüche an einige unserer Kulturtechniken bzw. diese selbst verändert. "The challenge to us as educators lies in keeping up with an information environment that has changed dramatically... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 25, 2004 at 7:52 p.m..

Florida Doesn't Deserve This
My thoughts are with the people of Florida, who are about to get hit yet again by nature's worst. Here's the Red Cross donation page if you want to help. (Photo via NOAA) From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on September 25, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Community College English
Several community college comp bloggers have launched a new site, Community College English at http://twoyearcomp.blogspot.com/ We're inviting all interested to check it out, bookmark the site, and contribute your expertise and perspective. See you there. From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 25, 2004 at 6:57 p.m..

Audioscrobbler
Napster was not only hot because of the easy sharing of MP3 files - but also because of finding interesting music in libraries of people with similar taste. Now that Napster is dead the P2P-netowkrs have taken over - but they don't really offer something that comes close to Napster (although browsing a remote host in Aquisition comes close). So what other ideas people come up with to break the hegemony of the music bosses? Audioscrobbler (http://www.audioscrobbler.com/) offers plug-ins for most audio players out there and it will automa From owrede_log on September 25, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

Userplane A/V blogger
More blogging sidecar tools arrive: Userplane's Audio & Video Blogger service is an easy-to-use system allowing the creation of audio and video recorded messages for use in blogs, websites and email.The Userplane AV Recorder application will automatically detect your camera and microphone, and allow you to record up to a 10 minute recording. Each recording is streamed from the Userplane servers, and can be copy-and-pasted into your web media. From owrede_log on September 25, 2004 at 6:47 p.m..

Voters Information Guide
Here is a guide to basic information everyone should know before going to the polls. This is a guide to what you need to know to know how to vote, not who to vote for. Good information for all. ¶ From Open Artifact on September 25, 2004 at 6:00 p.m..

Folksingers Can be Funny
Just a quick mention of a couple of people who have significantly brightened my very busy month with much laughter: John Battelle and Eric Schwartz... From Contentious Weblog on September 25, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Abschließende Bemerkungen: 1. Fernausbildungskongress der Bundeswehr
Es waren wohl weniger Teilnehmer gekommen als erwartet. Und ob sich für die 65 Aussteller dieser dreitägige Kongress gelohnt hat, möchte ich bezweifeln. Der Leerlauf war unübersehbar, und einige gelangweilte Gesichter gaben bereitwillig Auskunft über die jeweilige Stimmungslage. Aber... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on September 25, 2004 at 5:52 p.m..

Audio/Videoblog service
Aonther neat way to do audio/video-blogging. In this case you can use the service/server from Userplane . Just sign up, record, copy and paste the code in your webpage. That's it.Testing a new Video Blogging Tool from userplane From thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 25, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..

debating William Tucker about John Edwards
Sorry about the slow posting this week. But just so you don't think I'm lazy: I spent the week debating William Tucker in the Legal Affairs debate club. From Lessig Blog on September 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

AudioVox: never again
A couple months ago, I bought this cool new phone by Audiovox -- the CMD8900. The speaker then quit working. I returned it to the store I had bought it at (New Wireless, 107 West Portal Ave) at the end of August. Last week, when it was still not back, I called and asked why. New Wireless informed me all Audiovox repairs take "30 to 45 days." I found that hard to believe, so I went to the Audiovox website, and posted a question asking whether that was true. A week later From Lessig Blog on September 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

CBS on "appropriate"
So CBS thought it was appropriate to run a stupidly irrelevant story about what the President did 30 years ago. It got busted by the bloggers when it turned out that its sources were bad. Now CBS has decided that it is inappropriate to run a story about the Iraq War so close to the election. So let's see what CBS believes the word "appropriate" means: It is appropriate to run a story that has nothing to do with the President's From Lessig Blog on September 25, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Deadlines Loom: Fall Activities at CET
Several people have asked if technologists who are not attending the IT Leaders' Meeting on November 15 may attend the November 16 seminar on supporting digital video. The answer is YES, space permitting. We've added a check box on the... From MANE IT Network on September 25, 2004 at 4:00 p.m..

serverless Wiki
After briefly checking this piece of software I figured it's worth mentioning it here. It's another hint that web-based writing is here to stay and develop further. This kind of wiki doesn't even need a server though there is already an install with a server-side backend (php/mysql).2004-09-24-funkyWikiSuper-funky:thomas n. burg | randgänge on September 25, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..

The Wired/CC Concert
There will be few nights in this boy's life as cool as the Wired/CC Concert. Here are some pictures. From Lessig Blog on September 25, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Ready or Not Here Jeanne Comes
Finally. 11 hours of hurricane preparation are over and I can take a bit of a break. 3 hours last night and another 8 today, and things are finally completely nailed down and I'm ready to stay inside and ride things out with the family. Have I revealed in a previous entry that we have an unconscionable amount of sh.........stuff that has to be put away, nailed down, and otherwise accounted for? Covering the windows with plywood last night was just a small part of the task of getting... From Brain Frieze on September 25, 2004 at 2:57 p.m..

List-Style Postings (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 4)
A list-format blog posting combines several short items into a single posting. This could be a collection of anecdotes, examples, categories, links or link blurbs, quotes, product recommendations, etc. It also might be a series of instructions for readers to follow... (NOTE: This is part 4 of a 7-part series. Part 5 will appear on Monday, Sept. 27.) From Contentious Weblog on September 25, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..

How to Save Time Searching
Tara Calishain, author of the popular and respected blog "Research Buzz" and the best-seller "Google Hacks," has a new book out which I heartily recommend: "Web Search Garage." This book is a must-read for anyone who does a lot of online research. The bottom line is that by using the techniques Tara explains, you can get better results in less time. (Which means you can have more time to, say, have a life!) ... From Contentious Weblog on September 25, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..

Fact check, please!
Someone sent me a link to a grainy video that seems to show a US helicopter pilot blowing up a dozen people in Fallujah. I don't know if this is an unaltered video. I don't know if it in fact shows an incident recently in Fallujah. I don't know if the event it shows is as unjustifiable as it seems to be. Do you?... From Joho the Blog on September 25, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

Atonement
It's Yom Kippur. My family is in shul, but I'm here blogging. I'm also fasting, but that's because I'm a meta-agnostic: I'm not sure if I don't know if there's a G-d. Yom Kippur is about getting beyond all the crappiness we humans have managed to do to one another in the past year and starting again. It's not a free pass. You have to make right what you've made wrong. But, the relationship isn't symmetrical: You don't get to demand justice from those lousy bastards who treated you like dirt. You forgive them. And if you don't, yo From Joho the Blog on September 25, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

Defining a Knowledge Worker, Several Closing in [via Ton Zylstra]
Summary: Ton Zylstra works on the definition of knowledge worker. He cites works of Martin Roell, Florian Heidecke, Geoffry Rockwell and Jack Vinson, David Gurteen, Dave Snowden, David Weinberger. For Ton the ability to participate in a collaborative cycle is central to the knowledge worker[base ']s competence. Ton has set up a wiki workspace for some collaborative amendment and refinement of our collective understancxing. Ton speaks for himself below: Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on September 25, 2004 at 1:49 p.m..

'Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought...'
Back to Faulkner for clarity as Gwynne Dyer debunks victory: In other words, thirty-six of the quarter-million people who died on this planet on the 31st of August were killed by terrorists: close to one in eight thousand. No wonder the IHT headlined its front page "A Deadly Day of Terror." Although it would have been on firmer statistical ground if it had su From homoLudens III on September 25, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..

Some questions and answers about cooking
Folks have written asking some questions about how I'm making the transition from geek to chef, and rather than reply individually, I thought I'd do a little public Q & A to share with all. I am curious what steps you took to make the change. You're cooking in the kitchen of a good restaurant? When I first arrived on Nantucket I met the owners of Fifty-Six Union through my aunt. Over the course of the summer, I talked with them about my interest in cooking and spent some time hostessing during August. Peter, the chef, recommended that before I head to culinary school, I spe From megnut on September 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Department of Homeland Security Prevents Terrorist from Entering the U.S.
As we all know, since September 11, 2001 the U.S. has been much more vigilant in defending itself against terrorist attacks.  In addition to bombing the shit out of the Middle East, we have also established the Department of Homeland Security whose responsibility it is to defend us from terrorists. They have so far done a stellar job, as the U.S. has yet to be hit by another terrorist attack.  But the ever-vigilant Department of Homeland Security is not resting on its laurels. Recently, they prevented the terrorist supporter Yusef Islam from entering the United States. From kuro5hin.org on September 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

E-Journals im Visier (II)
Zu dem Kölner Workshop vom 17. Juni 2004 gibt es jetzt auf historicum.net einen ausführlichen Bericht (einige Redebeiträge sogar im Volltext). Der Bericht basiert auf Mitschrieben, die seinerzeit von Jörn Sieglerschmidt (BSZ Baden-Württemberg/Universität Mannheim) angelegt und auch hier Archivalia on September 25, 2004 at 12:54 p.m..

Oracle and PeopleSoft: In dubious battle?
With Oracle moving closer to realizing its ambition to buy its rival, Knowledge@Wharton reassesses one of the most controversial decisions in the software maker's history. From CNET News.com on September 25, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..

Noi conferinte eLearning
Pana la sfarsitul anului se vor desfasura mai multe conferinte eLearning - pagina Conferinte 2004 actualizata From Timsoft on September 25, 2004 at 8:59 a.m..

Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power - Technology Review
Fuel cells extract energy from fuel chemically rather than burning it, which in general is more efficient and produces less pollution than combustion engines that burn fuel. Hydrocarbons like fossil fuels and plant matter are widely used as fuel in fue From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

MIT Works to Power Computers With Spinach - Mark Pratt, The Associated Press
"Eat your spinach," Mom used to say. "It will make your muscles grow, power your laptop and recharge your cell phone... " OK. So nobody's Mom said those last two things. But researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have used sp From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Scanner Tool Released To Thwart JPEG Attack - Ryan Naraine, Internet News
With security experts predicting a large-scale worm attack is only a matter of days away, Microsoft has released a scanning tool to help users identify vulnerable versions of the GDI libraries that handle JPEG processing. The Microsoft GDI+ Detection T From Techno-News Blog on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Remarks by the President at "focus on Education" Event - the White House
.... And I know we need to increase access to higher education in rural and urban areas by eliminating financial aid rules that discourage distance learning. What I'm telling you is this: Listen, the world we live in is changing. Jobs are changing, peo From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Enabling Distributed Learning Communities Via Emerging Technologies - Chris Dede, THE Journal
Emerging devices, tools, media and virtual environments offer opportunities for creating new types of learning communities for students and teachers. Examples of learning communities include a national mix of kids working together to create an online e From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

WashingtonOnline Virtual Campus: Infusing Culture in Dispersed Web-Based Higher Education - Shalin Hai-Jew, IRoDL
Started in 1997, WashingtonOnline Virtual Campus (WAOL) consists of a consortium of 34 community colleges around Washington State to provide asynchronous online learning. WAOL bears many of the features of a loosely coupled organization with its geogra From Online Learning Update on September 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Rushing to Get Ready for Jeanne
Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m. after a somewhat frenzied night of preparations for Hurricane Jeanne. This storm is moving so much faster than Frances that the time available for getting ready is significantly less than what we had before. While Frances approached us at a leisurely 5 mph--and consequently stayed on top of us for almost two days, it appears that Jeanne will rip along at 14 to 15 mph, blast through the area, and be done and gone in a much shorter time. That's good in many... From Brain Frieze on September 25, 2004 at 6:58 a.m..

Da Vinci Team Delays Launch
A Canadian team vying for the $10 million X Prize is scrounging for parts, while the heavy favorite, Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, is ready for a launch next week. By Dan Brekke. From Wired News on September 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Reheating Big Bang's Leftovers
Astronomers say they have found some of the earliest galaxies, which will help to piece together the history of the early universe. Some suspect galaxies took longer to form than previously thought. By John Gartner. From Wired News on September 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

ProBlogger
Darren Rowse este autorul weblog-ului LivingRoom >> A Space for Life, in care apare si colectia Blog Tips - Central Register - citata la Tips for Webloggers. Rec... a deschis un nou ... From WeBlog.ro feeds on September 25, 2004 at 5:01 a.m..

O noua listare a weblogului Timsoft
TubbyDev este o firma franceza, in serviciile careia intra si personalizarea... weblog-urilor. In lista weblog-urilor ce exemplifica utilizarea in companii, surpriza placuta a fost ... From WeBlog.ro feeds on September 25, 2004 at 5:01 a.m..

Crossmap.com Launches Comprehensive Christian Digital Library
Crossmap is announcing the launch of its digital library, offering a comprehensive collection of articles, books, and paintings among other resources. We have formed partnerships with several other Christian resource sites to freely offer the greatest selection of Christian materials. [PRWEB Sep 25, 2004] From PR Web on September 25, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..

ACSA predicts the details of 'likely' Terror Attack preceding the US Elections of 2004.
As indicated in its Advances Magazine, the ACSA (http://www.acsa.net) predicted on Friday September 24, 2004 what it felt were "very possible dates for Terror Attacks on Continental USA aimed specifically at altering the US Election outcome: October 6 and 7th, 2004" along with other such details. A spokesperson said ACSA expects 6 or more jetliner hijackings, ground bombings and poisonings may be launched in the days before and including October 6 and 7, initiated by a release of public information by Al Qaeda, possibly a tape authored by Bin Laden, that is yet to be aired by Al Jazeera: &apo From PR Web on September 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

TiddlyWiki
Thanks to Randy at Open Artifact for this one. TiddlyWiki is a client-side (no server application required) Wiki that runs off of Javascript and is released under a Creative Commons license. I'm hoping that blacklily8 will give it a try and tell us how to use it for ourselves From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on September 25, 2004 at 2:56 a.m..

Student Success Secrets
Former mechanic and rock musician Frank Koscielski found time to work, live and go to school... and get a Ph.D. Get inspired by this high achiever's tips for college success.... From Adult/Continuing Education on September 25, 2004 at 12:51 a.m..

TiddlyWiki
Simon posted mention of TiddlyWiki. This is a Javascript-based, client-side wiki. Interesting concept, and interesting coding. Must study…. ¶ From Open Artifact on September 24, 2004 at 11:59 p.m..