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Aus unveröffentlichten urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken darf auch nach der vorsichtigen Lockerung des Zitatrechts, wie sie für den Korb 2 der UrhG-Novelle vorgesehen ist, gemäss § 51 UrhG nicht zitiert werden - eine Vorschrift, die von der zeitgeschichtlichen Forschung mit guten Gründen so gut wie nicht beachtet wird.
http://www.bundesarchiv.de/imperia/md/images/archivalien/74.jpg Da das Urheberrecht nach herrschender Meinung auch die "kleine Münze" sch& From
Archivalia on October 11, 2004 at 11:01 p.m..
Creating Webquests in Dreamweaver
Sheri German, who teaches a variety of courses, including Photoshop, Teacher Technology, and Web Design at Trinity College has written a series of articles at CommunityMX demonstrating how teachers can create their own webquests in Dreamweaver. In the first part of the series, Sheri introduces the concept of WebQuests. In the second part, she guides you through reconstructing the CMX sample WebQuest "Time Machine MTV". Finally, she wraps up the series in Part 3 where she shows... From
Brain Frieze on October 11, 2004 at 10:08 p.m..
Endangered Archives Programme
ENDANGERED ARCHIVES PROGRAMME Coming in October 2004 In pursuit of their general aim to support fundamental research into important issues in the humanities and social sciences, the Trustees of the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund have decided to sponsor a Programme focusing on the preservation and copying of important but vulnerable archives throughout the world. The Programme is administered by the British Library and applications will be considered by an International Panel of historians and archivists. The Prog From
Archivalia on October 11, 2004 at 10:01 p.m..
The top 5 risks of not managing your content
Hilary Marsh has written an article on the top risks of not managing content effectively. The list: Legal risk Compliance risk Unnecessary cost Missed business opportunities Untapped relationships with existing customers... From
Column Two on October 11, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..
Card sorting tools - a short summary
Donna has written a summary of currently-available card sorting tools. To quote: I was preparing a bundle of cards for a workshop today, and reminded by the recent discussion on a discussion list and peterme about cluster analysis, thought I'd... From
Column Two on October 11, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..
Ontario School Board Stretches Network over 71,000 Sq. Km.
A million dollars may seem like a lot for a wireless network - aftr all, the one in my home only cost me $700 (to set up one hub and five computers). But when you look at the stats of this networked being rolled out in the Ontario (Canada) district of Keewatin, a million doesn't seem so large: 7,000 students in 27 remote locations spread out over some 71,000 square kilometres. Or, to put it another way, just imagine what the cost of deploying fibre over that area would have been. By Ian Palmer, ITBusiness.Ca, October 7, 2004 [
OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Innovate
From the website: "Welcome to the inaugural issue of Innovate, a peer-reviewed e-journal that lives up to its name in both content and design... These pages feature cutting-edge research and practice in the field of information technology, but Innovate invites you to do more than simply read. Use our one-button features to comment on articles, share material with colleagues and friends, and participate in open forums. Join us in exploring the best uses of technology to improve the ways we think, learn, and live." Edited by James Morrison, Innovate picks up where Technology Source left off and From
OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
BBC Reveals Open-source Video Technology
Just what the world needed to counteer the mess that has been proprietary digital video formats (and the maze of incompatable technologies that naturally followed): Dirac (named after the physicist) is an open source codec (which stands for 'coder-decoder') released by the BBC. As they say around here: good on ya, BBC! By Matt Loney, CNet News.Com, October 7, 2004 [
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OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
E-Learning Reviews
I got a press release in my email about this site, which at first glance looks interesting but developing. The idea is that a group of reviewers is reviewing publications in e-learning. A good idea - something that has been some time in coming. The reviews thus far (I read a dozen or so) look more like summaries - I would like to see more commentary. The reviews are sorted by people - no reviews of 'Downes' yet, but you'll see people like Anderson and Wiley listed. But instead of reviewing the authors' publication, I think they should review the people - are their ideas coh From
OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
dscn6382-94
As you scan your morning feeds, your kitchen reports, "Your shortening would like to upload a recipe (yes,no,always upload content from Crisco). Note: this recipe got a thumbs up from your friend
Brian" You click "yes" because you trust Brian and the RFID tag, which has connected with your home wireless network to make the requests, adds the URL and metadata to your home recipe library. Later, in your kitchen, you search for 'lemon pie' and the recipe once again offers itself. You decide to give it a try a From
OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio
Postcasting is here. "Known as podcasting, the technology is a new take on syndicated content feeds like RSS and Atom. But instead of pushing text from blogs and news sites to various content aggregators like FeedDemon and Bloglines, podcasting sends audio content directly to an iPod or other MP3 player." By Daniel Terdiman, Wired News, October 8, 2004 [
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OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Knowledge and Learning
Slides from my talk in Perth today in which I draw out a clear theory of knowledge and educe from that a theory of learning. Sketchy, obviously, the audio will help when it's available. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, October 11, 2004 [
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OLDaily on October 11, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
It's official - social interaction enhances learning
Sometimes basic research is needed to confirm what you thought you knew all along. The BBC is running an interesting report from the
Institute of Education in London confirming a few suspicions about the importance of social interaction in learning, particulalry interaction with a teacher. Although the report focuses on school kids I think it's likely there's something in there for education at all levels and to be honest the overall message will be a familiar one to many. "A focus on content delivery, tests and targets in secondary s From
David Davies: Edtech on October 11, 2004 at 7:48 p.m..
Innovate: Journal of Online Education
Innovate is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and government settings. From
eLearnopedia on October 11, 2004 at 7:01 p.m..
Kooperatives E-Learning
In diesem Text geht es um computergestütztes kooperatives Lernen (CSCL). Er enthält einige hilfreiche Hinweise zur pädagogischen Seite des CSCL, etwa darüber, wie Gruppenprozesse in Foren oder Chats organisiert, wie Gruppenarbeit und HYPHEN aufgaben optimal gestaltet werden können und unterstreicht... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 11, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..
Nachbericht zur Campus Innovation
Für die Wenigen, die es sich nicht leisten konnten, zwei e-Learning-Konferenzen innerhalb von nur zwei Wochen (!) in Hamburg besuchen zu können, gibt es online eine kurze Zusammenfassung der zweiten Konferenz, der Campus Innovation. Dabei fällt auf, dass die Veranstalter... From
www.weiterbildungsblog.de on October 11, 2004 at 6:58 p.m..
RSS: Best Way to Connect With Customers?
A much-hyped concept for sure, and a goldmine if it works. But can RSS help bridge the gap to customers more effectively than existing methods such as email and newsletters, not to mention good old-fashioned direct marketing? In some cases, the answer is yes. One particular application that springs to mind is the natural synergy between the timely dissemination of information that RSS enables and the emergence of the on-demand software deployment model. In the on-demand world, some solution providers choose the model of incremental, ongoing implementation of new functionality in their on- From
RSS Blog on October 11, 2004 at 6:14 p.m..
Upcoming Site Revamp
This week, with the help of
pMachine Services, I’ll be changing the site layout of e-Literate. The basic design will be based heavily on
seriocomic, with some adjustments to fonts and headlines based on the
findings of the Eyetrack III project. I’ll also be adding some show/hide code for the… From
e-Literate on October 11, 2004 at 6:12 p.m..
Taking Online Polls Seriously
We all know better than to take online polls seriously. They 're not representative, they're not projectable, they're subject to abuse, and all that. But they're fun, and they're a good tool for luring users into an interactive relationship with a website.Politicians apparently take them seriously -- not as good research, but for their potential to sway public opinion. As all good marketers know, consumers love to jump on bandwagons. CBS News recently reported that
Democrats have orga From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 6:05 p.m..
Tech services jobs increase
New Labor Dept. report shows continued growth in computer-related services jobs, while tech manufacturing positions fell. From
CNET News.com on October 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
A new event in programming?
A Caltech spinoff's new programming language could make it easier for software to digest RFID data and look for security breaches. From
CNET News.com on October 11, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Back from vacation
Having our oldest daughter, Diana, start kindergarten this year threw a wrench in our typical plans for a September vacation, so I took a week and went to visit a friend in Pittsburgh for a couple of days and just puttered around the house. We took the girls to Kings ... From
Big IDEA on October 11, 2004 at 5:12 p.m..
LUG takes flight
How could I forget to blog this? Thanks to the initiative of a student, the seeds for forming a Linux Users Group were planted this past summer; after a couple of meetings with little-to-no attendance the first meeting of fall was a packed house. OK, so it was a small ... From
Big IDEA on October 11, 2004 at 5:12 p.m..
Turn on These 'Lights'
I guess I should check out new movie sites more often. H.G. Bissinger's terrific book, "Friday Night Lights," has been turned into a just-as-effective movie (No. 2 highest-grossing release this past week) with
a website that will keep you occupied with more than the usual production notes, credits, and trailers.The animation and pounding background music and audio perfectly set up a number of multimedia features, including how to deal with the stress of the game, a "playbook" quiz on both offensive and defensive game situa From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 5:05 p.m..
'The Benefactor' behind HDTV
Tech mogul Mark Cuban thinks the future success of high-definition television is a slam dunk. Should he be whistled for outrageous hyping, or is it the real deal? From
CNET News.com on October 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
PeopleSoft touts new tools
As its battle with Oracle continues, the software maker attempts to offer some good news by unveiling tools designed for manufacturers. From
CNET News.com on October 11, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..
Shared Spaces Briefing, Oct 12
Today's highlights: Captaris RightFax Workflow; Akonix in London; Captaris released the RightFax Workflow Wizard, an add-on product for its RightFax fax server. Key features: visual workflow builder for sending and receiving faxes, integration with Microsoft SharePoint, and status monitoring, among.... From
Kolabora.com on October 11, 2004 at 4:04 p.m..
thisisbroken.com
From Dean Caplan, you're going to love this. Here's how Dean described it. Speaking of design, here's a fun Web site that you can share with the group on Rick's Cafe: it's called This is Broken www.thisisbroken.com and is a... From
Rick's Café Canadien on October 11, 2004 at 4:03 p.m..
Motorola sinks TV dreams
The firm scraps an alliance with Moxell to bring Motorola-branded plasma TVs, LCD TVs and monitors to North America and China. From
CNET News.com on October 11, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
knowledge management, how?...
Heather B. Hayes writes an article for Federal Computer Week on
Firsthand knowledge that takes a look at the challenges ahead for the Department of Homeland Security, as well as many other agencies. One of the people she interviews for this article is Carl Frappaolo, executive vice president and co-founder of the Delphi Group. Carl recommends that "Quite simply, ignorance will kill us," and that: "...Managers should ask and answer some pertinent questions: W From
judith meskill's knowledge notes... on October 11, 2004 at 3:06 p.m..
A Day in the Life of Craig
The San Francisco Chronicle has an
entertaining profile of Craig Newmark, the quirky founder of
Craigslist, the free-classifieds/social-networking phenomenon that's giving newspaper classifieds managers heartburn.But more than just a fun read, I encourage newspaper executives, especially, to read closely the paragraphs about how Newmark performs his customer-relations duties. (Newmark ceded most business duties to a new CE From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 3:05 p.m..
FactCheck Lesson: Don't Skimp on Hosting
During last week's vice presidential debate, Dick Cheney touched off a surge of Web traffic when he mentioned the Annenberg Public Policy Center's
FactCheck site, which uses journalistic methods to explore and report on the veracity of candidates' statements in this year's U.S. presidential election. Even though Cheney gave the wrong URL (he said "FactCheck.com," when the correct URL is "FactCheck.org"), FactCheck still received a huge surge of traffic -- in fact, far more than its University of Pennsylvania server was From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 3:05 p.m..
Blogvangelism in Warren County, NJ
I'm here in beautiful Washington, NJ doing an in-service workshop for Warren County educators on the wonders of Weblogs. By the end of the session, we'll hopefully have 20 or so more educator bloggers in the mix. From
weblogged News on October 11, 2004 at 2:51 p.m..
Proxy Service Makes China's Blocks Useless
A new and already rather popular Taiwan-made
proxy service has blown away China's Internet filters. The new service has made the Internet filters fully obsolete. Installing other proxies would cost experienced users between 10 and 30 seconds' time in accessing blocked websites and did deter the less motivated Internet surfers. But the new service, developed by
Ultrareach.net, makes it difficult to distinguish between viewing a blocked or non-blocked website.In recent month From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 2:05 p.m..
Gender and Wikipedia
Joi Ito has a
post today observing that the
Wikipedia community (surprisingly, I might add) has a more equivalent ratio of men to women than might be expected: Wikipedia seems much more gender balanced than the blogging community. I know many people point out that ratio of men at conferences on blogging and ratio of men who have loud blog voices seems to be quite high. I wonder what causes this difference in gender distribution? Is it that the power law a From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 11, 2004 at 2:05 p.m..
More on HR 4077's carvings
So I'm a big believer in the value that registration requirements create. Copyright law is the ONLY federal IP regulation that doesn't have mandatory registration. But as
EFF's Jason Schultz points out to me in an email, HR 4077 is about to make registration even less useful: Don't know if you saw this, but the MPAA/RIAA's new copyright bills, HR 4077 (passed by the House, awaiting vote in the Senate) makes two significant changes to what little remains of copyright formalities in the US: 1) Section 602: "A certificate of reg From
Lessig Blog on October 11, 2004 at 1:46 p.m..
From Mythmaking to Mythliving
An quotation from Joseph Campbell's Pathways to Bliss struck me as providing a nice summary of my purpose for writing a number of entries in EDN. I thought I would take a moment to collect these entries out of the... From
Experience Designer Network on October 11, 2004 at 1:13 p.m..
You know the type. We're talking about putting up ...
You know the type. We're talking about putting up a vanilla text document on the web. And they're saying..."We could write it in FLASH!""Authorware! Authorware! Clearly the way to go!""I could write something in .NET to display the text!!!""Movies - MORE movies. Moving text is really cool!"Makes you just want to take the tennis ball and toss it down the busy street.DISCLAIMER: Not that I don't love dogs.
My boys can be a great joy in my life (when they are From
blog.IT on October 11, 2004 at 1:12 p.m..
Nothing Changes
The Dutch official research organization Sociaal Culturaal Planbureau just published a
report on how much time the Dutch spend on media consumption, something it has tracked in detail since 1975. Less time is now spent on printed media, from an average of 6.1 hours per week to 3.9 hours; time on computers and the Internet is up to almost 2 hours per week; and the Dutch now watch 12.4 hours of TV per week compared to 10.2 all those years ago.The most surprising conclusion, though: Of the 45 "free" hours the Dutch have From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 11, 2004 at 1:06 p.m..
Microsoft's, Ahem, Peculiar E-Mail Retention Policies
Cringley's
latest column, another in a series about a lawsuit that could cost Microsoft dearly, looks again at our favorite monopolist's extremely odd policies for retaining (or not) potentially incriminating e-mail. (Kudos to Cringley for his continuing pursuit of this case.) If what Burst, the company suing Microsoft, says is true, then the implication grows of behavior that extends to other arenas. As Cringley writes:Burst says that Microsoft ignores, forgets, dissembles, and if nothing else works, i From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 11, 2004 at 12:49 p.m..
Worlds First Sports Stadium Publicly Declared Haunted!
Psychic Paranormal Researchers declare Frontier Field Sports Arena Officially Haunted in Rochester New York.Claim backed conclusivly by photographic evidence which presently is being displayed on the official web site for the Rochester Red Wings Baseball Team at Frontier Field in conjunction with their Fear At Frontier event. [PRWEB Oct 8, 2004] From
PR Web on October 11, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..
The Greatest Vitamin in the World
The Greatest Vitamin in the World is one bottle of vitamins that nutritionally supports the entire body! Unlike almost every vitamin company in the world today, we use only the highest grade Whole Vitamins ( not synthetic ), Chelated Minerals ( most absorbable for the body to be able to utilize ), Probiotics ( good bacteria for the intestine which is critical for the body's immune system ), Vegetable Enzymes ( critical in supporting the body in digesting all the food we eat ), all in one vitamin! In this bottle, we also included other critical nutrients that are scientifically proven to h From
PR Web on October 11, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..
coming clean
So I've been whining for a while about the lack of interesting conservative remixes. I knew this would happen, and have stalled a bit in reporting this (bias confession: the obvious one), BUT: Here's a clever anti-Kerry
remix. From
Lessig Blog on October 11, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..
The Great Write-In Vote Protest That Never Was
What if, on election day, you wrote in your presidential vote? I'm not trying to persuade you to vote for one or the other, or even for a third party. It's not a trick, My real name isn't George M. Bush, and I'm not going to go to court and claim you were really voting for me. Just write it in. Make a statement that you vote for whom you choose and that it has nothing to do with whichever they feel like printing on the ballot. From
kuro5hin.org on October 11, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..
Pachyderm site launched
Content management and presentation tool Pachyderm now has a website for resources and news, supported by the New Media Consortium (NMC). There is also a blog, of course. Pachyderm was initially built by SFMOMA, and has received support from IMLS.... From
MANE IT Network on October 11, 2004 at 11:11 a.m..
Viva la Browser
The
NYT has an editorial by VERLYN KLINKENBORG on the beauty of the newly resurgent choice in browsers. KLINKENBORG likens the current movement to the moment people realized they didn't have to rely on AT&T for all their telephone needs. KLINKENBORG concludes that "Microsoft was wrong" when it thought it knew what people wanted from their browser.What went wrong with Internet Explorer is a big subject. But one answer, apart from the mediocrity of the software itself, is that it sided with the commer From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 11, 2004 at 11:05 a.m..
Dred Scott, activist judges and Bush's brain
From Friday's debate: MICHAELSON: Mr. President, if there were a vacancy in the Supreme Court and you had the opportunity to fill that position today, who would you choose and why? BUSH [pleasantries snipped]: I would pick somebody who would not allow their personal opinion to get in the way of the law. I would pick somebody who would strictly interpret the Constitution of the United States. Let me give you a couple of examples, I guess, of the kind of person I wouldn't pick. I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said... From
Joho the Blog on October 11, 2004 at 10:53 a.m..
Updated RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators
I've revised and added some more info to the
RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators that I put together about six months ago. Included are ways to merge many feeds into one, getting RSS feeds to show up on your Weblog or Website, and updated instructions for
Bloglines and the variety of search feeds out there. It's been interesting to watch how RSS has quickly been gaining more and more notice, and the plethora of feeds out there make it hard to ignore as a way to collect and disseminate informatio From
weblogged News on October 11, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..
Another Blogger in the Family
The main reason I'm such a geek is because my wife Wendy knows more about software and graphic design than any three people I know put together. She's pretty amazing. She
writes books,
designs Websites, parents my children, and, now, is
blogging to save the world. (I knew she'd break down at some point.) She's working on a new environmental tip book that she plans to give away (for free, that is,) and in the mean From
weblogged News on October 11, 2004 at 10:51 a.m..
more on death by 1000 cuts
I missed a bunch of cuts here. Apparently, the true magic of Hatch's strategy will happen today. It will be hard to follow, because it will all happen so quickly. But this is the plan: The House has passed
HR 2391, the CREATE Act, which modifies how collaboration affects patentability. Apparently, Senator Hatch will substitute that bill today, and plug in: (1)
HR 3632, which regulates the trafficking in fraudulent labels (including watermarks?), as well as a senten From
Lessig Blog on October 11, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
God needs a better script doctor
I feel cheesy being moved by the death of Christopher Reeve. With all the suffering in the world, my values must be pretty screwed up to be saddened by the loss of one pretty-good actor who, crippled in a rich guy's hobby, got medical care reserved for the earth's elite. Yet his public optimism was a welcome rebuke to our normal values. And, because of his accidental identification with Superman and his determination to walk again, he was in a story arc that was supposed to have ended better. So, what the hell, I'm going with it: I admire the... From
Joho the Blog on October 11, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..
JotSpot demo, take two
I've spent more time than I care to admit, over the past few days, fiddling with various combinations of video editors and codecs. It's a long story, most of which I'll reserve for my
Primetime Hypermedia column, but here's the short version. The
original JotSpot demo was a piecemeal solution. The capture tool I used, TechSmith's
Camtasia Studio, also includes a video editor. I'v From
Jon's Radio on October 11, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..
PODCasting
Phil Windley | PODCasting: "On the Internet, listeners are just a click away. Simply place your MP3 file on any HTTP server and link to it. This works great for one-off content, but what about regular shows? Getting the MP3 from the Web site to your iPod is the last mile problem of PODCasting. I'm addicted to the Gillmor Gang on IT Conversations, but I'll never remember to download the program every week. I want the program to simply show up on my iPod so I can listen to it at my leisure. Enter RSS." From
Serious Instructional Technology on October 11, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Weblog-specific assignments for learning
blogsperiment: The WHAT of blogging: "These problems: not knowing the form; lack of specific objective; perceived centrality of the process; vague assessment criteria and the length of time necessary to develop synergy, certainly express themselves in specific ways in course blogging but they are also issues that I have found in my attempts to get quality work happening in Blackboard threaded discussions."Like any technology, it's not the technology per se, but the assignments cr From
Serious Instructional Technology on October 11, 2004 at 9:47 a.m..
Recommendations to decided voters
Most make recommendations to undecided voters. I’m concerned that voters who have made up their mind already may not have all the facts; as I read
“What We’ve Lost,” by Graydon Carter, I’m discovering many disturbing things about the Bush Administration that I did not know. Will those who are scared into voting for Bush read this? How many of those same voters were admonished by Republican leaders not to view
Open Artifact on October 11, 2004 at 8:10 a.m..
Portales nacionales: Colombia y Ecuador
Dos nuevas iniciativas: blogsColombia.com y Blogs Ecuador, se suman al creciente grupo de portales nacionales de weblogs: Argentina, Chile, Brasil, México, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela...... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 11, 2004 at 7:59 a.m..
Visionaries outline web's future - BBC
Universal access to all human knowledge could be had for around $260m, a conference about the web's future has been told. The idea of access for all was put forward by visionary Brewster Kahle, who suggested starting by digitally scanning all 26 milli From
Techno-News Blog on October 11, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..
World
Over 4,000 pupils from schools in four regions of India will have free access throughout the month of November to the prestigious Heriot-Watt SCHOLAR online learning system, thanks to the British Council and SCHOLAR From
Online Learning Update on October 11, 2004 at 7:55 a.m..
FDA's Inexcusable Inaction on Flu Vaccine
USA Today:
FDA red-flagged flu vaccine factory. U.S. health regulators say they found quality-control problems at a flu vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, in June 2003 but did not begin a full inspection of the plant again until Sunday, five days after British authorities yanked the company's license because of tainted vaccine. The British regulatory decision cut the U.S. vaccine supply in half. Incompetence isn't a strong enough word for the government&apo From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 11, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..
Hot Type
Recent titles explore the history of alcohol, from the ubiquity of beer in the Middle Ages to absinthe's role in European art movements of the late 1800s. From
Chronicle: free on October 11, 2004 at 6:56 a.m..
Elected Or Selected?
As voters in four states choose public-university governing boards, the idea of such elections draws criticism. From
Chronicle: free on October 11, 2004 at 6:56 a.m..
More Phony 'News' from Bush Administration
AP:
Bush Ad Surfaces As News Story on Schools. The Bush administration has promoted its education law with a video that comes across as a news story but fails to make clear the reporter involved was paid with taxpayer money. The government used a similar approach this year in promoting the new Medicare law and drew a rebuke from the investigative arm of Congress, which found the videos amounted to propaganda in violation of federal la From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 11, 2004 at 6:49 a.m..
Few Americans Buy Meds Online
Despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, a Pew study finds that not many Americans buy prescription drugs through the internet. Most feel drugs purchased online are not as safe. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Experts Knock E-Vote Data Delay
Researchers trying to determine how the online format might increase election participation and help disenfranchised voters say the DNC and other election officials are stingy with the data after a Michigan trial. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Can Math Help in Terror War?
A group of mathematicians look at how order theory might help in the war on terror. The branch of abstract math resembles classic military strategy but applying computers to problems might increase accuracy of predictions and strategic moves. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Predicting the Path of an Inferno
Flames leap 200 feet in the air and burn at 2,000 degrees. A rain of fire sets thousands of acres ablaze. The smoke jumpers may get the glory, but the battle is being won by the wildfire-simulation brigade. By Michael Behar from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Nations Plan for Net's Future
A global summit aims to lay the groundwork for a new structure of internet governance. Participants, however, have very different visions for the future of broadband deployment, net telephony and other web technologies. By Wendy M. Grossman. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Leisure Suit Larry No Seducer
The latest games aimed at helping the namesake character get laid, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude gets high marks for humor. But the game seems too repetitive for most players' tastes. By Lore Sjöberg. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
Oral History on the Go
A project to record thousands of interviews with people across the United States is expanding. StoryCorps originates from a soundproof booth in Grand Central Station and now wants to go mobile. Rachel Metz reports from New York. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
People Are Human-Bacteria Hybrid
A group of British scientists believes people should be viewed as 'superorganisms,' made of conglomerations of human, fungal, bacterial and viral cells. It's a sensible view, given that human bodies contain more than 500 bacterial species. By Rowan Hooper. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
A MacGyver for the Third World
An MIT inventor bent on public service creates practical solutions to life-threatening problems around the world. Her approach: be a master of the obvious. Second in a series profiling this year's MacArthur 'genius award' winners. By Kari Lynn Dean. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
India Emerges as Innovation Hub
Indian labs churn out technologies to help users in developing countries keep up with the information age even if they can't afford a computer, don't live near a phone or speak a language that can't be typed on a standard keyboard. By Manu Joseph. From
Wired News on October 11, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
MegafonÃa en Barajas
Los usuarios frecuentes del Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas hemos experimentado un gran alivio desde que se han suprimido los anuncios de embarque por la megafonÃa general. El aeropuerto mejora su información por megafonÃa Madrid-Barajas reduce el número de mensajes emitidos por... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 11, 2004 at 5:59 a.m..
More on the Indymedia Disk Seizure
The Register has some
thoughtful speculation about the seizure of some
Indymedia servers last week, an incident that should put real worry into any Web publisher. As the Register observes:It is clearly perfectly possible for their operations to be crippled without warning, without their being told what it is they've done, and without explanation. Depending on whether the authorities (under the international MLAT regime this could be many, From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 11, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..
Teleclasses Allow You to Come to Class in Your Pajamas
Teleclasses are gaining in popularity because the convenience is hard to beat. Anyone with a regular telephone can call in to a bridge line, from home or even while on vacation. A course, seminar or discussion on practically any subject can employ the teleclass format. [PRWEB Oct 11, 2004] From
PR Web on October 11, 2004 at 4:47 a.m..
Study Demonstrates Reduced Youth Violence and Improved School Success and Mental Health Through School Based Mental Health Services
Evidence is emerging that school-based mental health services are an effective and cost efficient way to improve school performance and mental health and reduce behavioral problems. To assess the effectiveness of school based mental health (SBMH) services to provide these outcomes in students, a five year study was conducted in a rural school district.From the 2001 to the 2002 school year, students participating in SBMH had significantly improved school attendance (from approximately 4600 to 4200 days absent). This project demonstrated that school based mental health services improved studen From
PR Web on October 11, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Exclusive Interview with Mr. Michael Lambert, Executive Director of the Distance Education and Training Council
Mr. Michael Lambert, Executive Director, Distance Education and Training CouncilThe Distance Education and Training Council (formerly the National Home Study Council) is a non-profit [301(3)(6)] educational association located in Washington, D.C. The association also sponsors a nationally recognized accrediting agency called the "Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council."The Council was founded in 1926 to promote sound educational standards and ethical business practices within the correspondence field. Following is an interview with Mr. Michael Lambert, Executive From
DEC Daily News on October 11, 2004 at 3:55 a.m..
Christopher Reeve, RIP
A few days ago I listened to a radio interview in which Christopher Reeve described his struggles, victories and daily experiences since the accident years ago that left him paralyzed. He insisted that he'd showed no more courage than many of the others he'd met in his circumstances. Perhaps. But the news today of
Reeves' death (BBC) makes me think that he did something that greatly elevated his place in history. He will be remembered not as a relatively minor actor who had a couple of hit movies, but rather as From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 11, 2004 at 3:49 a.m..
Digital vs. analog- which is better?
In the movie The Rock, the protagonist is a chemestry nerd who gleefully signs for a package as if he's a kid who's just gotten his box tops honored with a toy in the mail. He opens it- and it is an old, presumably pristine, Beatles LP. His fellow chemist asks, "why would you pay $600.00 for that when you can get the CD for thirty?" "Because," the nerd says, "these sound better." But do they, really? From
kuro5hin.org on October 11, 2004 at 3:46 a.m..
$24 Million For Rural Development
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman has announced the selection of Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grants totaling more than $24.6 million,... From
DEC Daily News on October 11, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
New Google Service May Strain Old Ties in Bookselling
FRANKFURT, Oct. 7 - Google Print, the new search engine that allows consumers to search the content of books online, could help touch off an important shift in the balance of power between companies that produce books and those that sell them, publishing executives said here on Thursday. From
DEC Daily News on October 11, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..
RTOs can now reach more people than ever before
The vocational education and training system's one-stop entry point for products and services, http://www.training.com.au will soon allow registered training organisations to promote their full service details, including whether they offer their courses face-to-face, at customer sites, via e-learning or through 'blended learning', which uses a combination of approaches. The site will allow clients to search for an RTO that suits their business needs, and will also give potential clients information on how they can become an RTO. From
Australian Flexible Learning Framework News Headlines on October 11, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
South Australia police uphold the law with e-learning
Police officers in South Australia are among the most technologically-savvy in the country, following a dedicated effort by South Australia Police to introduce new computer-based training for their force of almost 4,000 officers and cadets. Through no fault of their own, law enforcement officers are difficult to train. Not only do they work in shifts, but a lot of their time is spent out on location. Add to this the challenge of a workforce that is geographically dispersed across remote and rural areas. Yet if police are to enforce the law, it's critical they receive regular training to k From
Australian Flexible Learning Framework News Headlines on October 11, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Out 20 October: Edition 06 Knowledge Tree e-Journal
Don't miss the Knowledge Tree e-Journal of Flexible Learning in VET for the latest practice, research and opinion from Australian leaders in flexible learning on a range topics including workplace, mobile, online and blended learning. The Knowledge Tree e-Journal is an initiative of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework's Flexible Learning Leaders project, which has provided professional development funding and support to more than 200 people who are leading the way in flexible learning in Australia. M-learning is the focus of Edition 06, due out on 20 October, 2004. From
Australian Flexible Learning Framework News Headlines on October 11, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
International line-up for NET*Working 2004 conference
Charles Jennings the Head of Global Learning at Reuters, the world's largest multimedia news and television agency, is just one of the international e-learning experts presenting at NET*Working 2004, Australia's largest online conference showcasing technology in the delivery of education and training. The conference will feature an impressive line-up of e-learning speakers, so make sure you don't miss out on this opportunity to meet them at the conference. Registrations close 1 November!!! From
Australian Flexible Learning Framework News Headlines on October 11, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
AITD features flexible learning up close and personal
The Australian Institute of Training & Development's 'E-learning at work - lessons from the Flexible Learning Leaders' workshops are a chance to meet real innovators within the vocational education and training system who are leading the way in flexible learning within their organisations. The workshops to be held in Queensland, Tasmania and New South Wales during November, will feature interactive presentations by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework's Flexible Learning Leaders who will share their personal challenges and triumphs. From
Australian Flexible Learning Framework News Headlines on October 11, 2004 at 2:12 a.m..
Shifted weblog into wiki
My hunch has been that the main thing to do with your best work on a blog is to post it again in something other than chronological order on a wiki, and maybe Jenny Levine has had the same hunch, as I see that she has started The Shifted Wiki as an organized repository for things that I think have already appeared on her blog. Second hunch: organizing the material beyond chronology will recharge it, and the writer will learn new things in the process. From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 11, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..
A Better Mousetrap
Wow! Eric Meyer has created a new way of putting together slide presentations. Or maybe I should say that he has put together a way of putting together presentations using the well established technologies of XHTML, CSS and Javascript. This is timely news as I am putting together a slide ... From
Just Another Ant on October 11, 2004 at 1:11 a.m..
Innovate
Innovate is a bimonthly e-journal featuring cutting-edge research and practice in using information technology to enhance education. From
elearningpost on October 11, 2004 at 12:49 a.m..
One Liner
Have you ever noticed how, when spoken, the acronym "CMS" sounds an awful lot like "See a Mess?" From
blog.IT From
soulsoup on October 11, 2004 at 12:11 a.m..
Interactivity and Attention
Paying Attention to Attention By Lisa Neal, Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine, and Michael Feldstein, CEO, MindWires, Inc. One of the more significant challenges we face in online learning is climbing the wall that blocks our view of learners responding to a course. In a classroom we can see who is making eye contact, nodding in agreement, or sighing with frustration. Above all, in a classroom, you can (usually) tell if somebod From
soulsoup on October 11, 2004 at 12:11 a.m..
Interactivity and knowledge retrieval
This smallish article I wrote 2 years back, things changed - my ideas evolved, but till date I strongly believe in some portions of this article. Before you proceed I'll recommend you read
this first (Life beyond content). Interactivity and knowledge retrieval From the pedagogical ivory tower the oracle has announced - LEARNING OBJECTS SHOULD BE INTERACTIVE. Use 3D games to teach how to write effective business letter, use virtual environment-based role-play to teach table manners! That& From
soulsoup on October 11, 2004 at 12:11 a.m..
Art, not law -- a new radio program
The
Creative Remix, with host
Benjamen Walker, is an hour-long "lawyer free" examination of the art, culture, and history of the remix. The hour kicks off with a musical analysis of DJ Dangermouse's infamous remix of the Beatles and Jay-Z. Then we go back in time to check out the ancient Roman art of the poetry mash-up, or the Cento. Then we rewind to the 18th century to check out the birth of copyright and how it affected writers like Alexan From
Creative Commons: weblog on October 10, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..