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The Indymedia Mystery Deepens
Wired News:
IndyMedia Gets Its Servers Back. Less than a week after the U.S.-directed London seizure of two of its servers, the collective news organization IndyMedia said Wednesday that the devices have been returned to its service provider, Rackspace. However, the 20 or so sites that these servers host will remain closed to the public until the organization can inspect the disks and ensure their contents have not been altered. There's much more we don't know From
unmediated on October 14, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..
Deadline for digital TV probably 2009
Not 2006, the first deadline tossed around. "We're pushing the digital transition, we'd like to see it happen as soon as possible, but we think 2009 is a more reasonable date to be shooting for,"
said Rick Chessen, head of the FCC's digital task force. Many expect Congress to nail down the date in the next session. From
unmediated on October 14, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..
Thinlet
Thinlet is a GUI toolkit, a single Java class, parses the hierarchy and properties of the GUI, handles user interaction, and calls business logic. Separates the graphic presentation (described in an XML file) and the application methods (written as Java).
From
unmediated on October 14, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..
Recording TV with a PC
A new Jupiter Research
study asked people what activities they would be interested in doing on a computer if it's connected to a TV: Watch DVDs (54%), record TV shows (51%), watch live TV (40%), pause and rewind live TV (38%) and watch HDTV (35%). Perhaps Microsoft is on to something... From
unmediated on October 14, 2004 at 10:57 p.m..
Innovation & Synergy: The Power of the Implicit
A sixty minute
video lecture by Bernardo Huberman of HP Labs on communities. I could not watch the full video as it kept crashing Safari. I will try later using Firefox. "This talk will describe new mechanisms for automatically identifying communities of practice within large networks and for elucidating the spread of information within those communities. In addition, I will describe a novel methodology for information aggregation that leads to accurate predictions of uncertain events in the real world." From
elearningpost on October 14, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..
Human rights group condemns US
The group “Human Rights Watch” has issued a detailed report outlining allegations of torture, abuse and violence against prisoners. Prisoners who have been made to “vanish” by unaccountable agencies.
¶ There’s no way to spin this positively. And under whose watch did this misdeeds occur? [via
Open Artifact on October 14, 2004 at 9:58 p.m..
Wendy and Joey Up a Tree, B-L-O-G-G-I-N-G
Wendy the Redhead and Joey the Accordian Guy are getting hitched. And they have already produced a bouncing baby blog. (Dowbrigade has a charming post about this happy event.)... From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 9:49 p.m..
Human Right group condemns US
The group "Human Rights Watch" has issued a detailed report outlining allegations of torture, abuse and violence against prisoners. Prisoners who have been made to "vanish" by unaccountable agencies. From
kuro5hin.org on October 14, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
DEST - Scholarships for Career Teachers/Advisers
The Australian Government recently announced funding for the delivery of 54 scholarships for school career advisers to participate in study or industry placements. The scholarships will support teachers in their own professional development as well as empower them to provide high quality careers advice to students and help build links between the world of school and business. Applications by 29 October 2004. From
EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..
Google Announces Desktop Search
Google has brought there search engine to the desktop. From
the press release: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 14, 2004 - Google Inc. today announced a beta desktop search application that enables users to search their email, files, web history, and chats. Called Google Desktop Search, this new application makes it possible for users to find information on their computers as fast and easily as they can search the web with Google. "Google Desktop Search brings the power of Google to your personal informa From
Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on October 14, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
Profits, revenue climb at Rambus
Memory designer Rambus reported a rise in net income to $10.4 million, or 10 cents a share, on revenue of $38.8 million in the third quarter. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..
Tom Wujec event on Nov 5
Tom Wujec, known for his talks on the power of imagination and its role as a vital resource in business and daily life, is coming to Saskatoon, and Mary Dykes passes along the following invitation: ******* You may have heard... From
Rick's Café Canadien on October 14, 2004 at 5:55 p.m..
Monkey see, monkey....
Does anybody know anything about the accessibility of online survey products like Surveymonkey.com and Zoomerang.com? I've looked at a sample survey on Surveymonkey and could not even tell if it was a true HTML form, let alone if it was accessible. For giggles, I sent it to a visually impaired friend and asked her what she thougt of it. To my surpise she liked it alot. So dispite not being standards based, it still seems accessible. Would you use it for a small audience that may include some people with disabilities?... From
Curb Cut Learning on October 14, 2004 at 5:53 p.m..
Social software as a term (Clay Shirky)
danah is right, Allen has done us all a great favor by posting his work on the term social software. I want to address her despisity (despision? despisement?) of the term, though, especially as my shayna punim graces the 2000+... From
Corante: Social Software on October 14, 2004 at 5:50 p.m..
Annotated debate
From Kevin Marks, Boy Genius: I took Dave Winer's mp3 , and the joho chatroom transcript, and synced them up. http://homepage.mac.com/kevinmarks/johodebate.mov Even handier in QT player, as you can search for words there. Hybrid audio/text gang-blogging. Enjoy. Thanks, Kevin! This is a really interesting experiment. I'm just a little nervous about the semiprivateness of a chat being exposed in the full public of the Web, but, hell anyone could have joined. The joining of the sound and audio does change the medium if only because in this instance the chat goes by line by line so you c From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
Derrida again
AKMA takes issue with Steven Johnson's assessment of Derrida, which I had pointed to. AKMA, who seems disappointed that Steve thinks "the lessons of deconstruction were fundamentally small ones," writes: I think one might argue that "deconstruction" was a merely instrumental sidetrack for Derrida, whose greater projects involved explorations of metaphysics, justice, and meaning. He undertook deconstruction as a throat-clearing -- then he spoke, ardently and forcefully, on topics which other people wanted to claim that he couldn't consistently speak. I never got past the throat-cleari From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..
Teacher Feedback on Blogs
So my most recent Weblogs workshop for teachers here ended yesterday; four days over the last two weeks, 2.5 hours a day. It was a nice mix, and
they have
some good
ideas brewing for
integration into their classrooms. I'm pretty happy with the result. But the best part of the From
weblogged News on October 14, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Clarke Entertainment Law Goes Virtual
Clarke Entertainment Law now offers music teleworkshops which participants can attend in the comfort of their homes; generic music contracts for purchase; and an unlimited access program whereby clients can establish a long term relationship with the firm in a cost effective way. [PRWEB Oct 14, 2004] From
PR Web on October 14, 2004 at 5:46 p.m..
Testing Markdown
*Forgive me for creating extra noise on your RSS aggregator if this shows up multiple times* I just wanted to test **Markdown** (a plugin that ships with [WordPress](http://www.wordpress.org) but needs to be activated) for its: * ease of use * fun * simplicity Now for the obligatory blockquote test: > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, > consectetuer ... From
Just Another Ant on October 14, 2004 at 5:00 p.m..
Mobile BookCrossing Zone
I believe that the best thing that could happen to a book is to be read, so my books always travel across homes of my friends (and sometimes forget to come back :).
So, in case you haven't come across it yet, let me introduce
BookCrossing. The idea is simple:The From
Mathemagenic on October 14, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..
Don't Feed Our Troll, Please
As anyone who reads the comments on this site knows, we are burdened with a persistent troll. This person takes reflexively ultra-right positions on just about everything and salts his comments with personal attacks on anyone who has a different view of the world. You only encourage him when you respond, and this gives him more ability to disrupt the site than if he's just left alone to stew in his strange juices. Please don't feed the troll. I'm leaving the comments open on this posting. If he posts his usual diatribe, let's practice our restraint below. (For more abou From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 14, 2004 at 4:47 p.m..
Learning objects meeting at Smith, part 3
(Learning Objects meeting, continued) Anne Loyer from Wesleyan presented on their large-scale learning object production process, now in its second year. Loyer described a model stretching from inception of projects to copying final results to repositories. Gerard L. Hanley updated... From
MANE IT Network on October 14, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
Learning objects meeting at Smith, concluded
(Learning Objects meeting, concluded) John Purcell of the Learning Objects Network presented on "Emerging Standards and the Commercial Marketplace". Purcell described the learning objects strategy for the US federal government, including SCORM for defining objects, digital object identifier and handle... From
MANE IT Network on October 14, 2004 at 3:59 p.m..
Tools To Communicate With The Network Edge
Dr. Eric Rasmussen is a U.S. Navy Medical Corps commander. In July, at the request of the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Network and Information Integration, he led a civil military exercise on a lava bed in Hawaii.... From
Kolabora.com on October 14, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Any blog volunteers?
I recently received this request from Kathy Schwarz. She is looking for volunteer bloggers for sessions at the upcoming ID Conference in November. If you're going to attend and want to help, please contact Kathy directly. Here is her original... From
Rick's Café Canadien on October 14, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Perfect photo
This is perhaps the best photo I've ever seen. Hopefully with a day off, the Red Sox can remember how to play baseball and come back tomorrow for a big win with Cornrroyo at Fenway. Otherwise, well I just can't even say. Soxaholix gets it about right, once again: All hail the mighty John Lieber. Swing early and often at anything, fellas, that'll do it. Did I miss the memo where the Sox hitters were told to give the fuck up on patience and the importance of OBP? From
megnut on October 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Rage Against the Machine : Why Voting Doesn't Work and What You Can Do About It.
I was sitting in a bar listening to the presidential "debate", thinking the same thought I always do when listening to politicians. Why must I choose between two people that I don't like? Since I live in New York, where Democrats usually win the electorate, should I even bother voting? Are my votes even counted? It's always easy to blame the current President for the nation's current problems, and I'll admit that I'm often tempted to blame Bush. But the reality is that he is not to blame. The blame can be placed squarely on us, t From
kuro5hin.org on October 14, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..
Hand bookbinding exhibit
Princeton University had an exhibition from November 2002 through April 2003 of hand-made book bindings. The exhibit has been turned into a beautiful and elegant online display of over 200 bindings. My favorite has to be the embroidered bindings. via... From
MANE IT Network on October 14, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..
Is Linking to Beheading Video OK on Web, Not TV?
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has been
fined for contravening that country's broadcasting code for airing footage of the beheading of American hostage Eugene Armstrong in Iraq. The SABC showed the 2-minute video of Armstrong being decapitated during a 7:30 p.m. broadcast in September.While the network did not repeat the broadcast and apologized for it, fellow E-Media Tidbits contributor Matthew Buckland, who is editor of South Africa's Mail & From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 14, 2004 at 2:56 p.m..
Hypermedia and personal productivity
It's true that we desperately need better integration between media players and browsers. It's also true that we need ways to smooth out the differences between video formats and delivery mechanisms (i.e., streaming versus downloading). But in order to empower regular folks to weave hypertext together with hypermedia in routine conversation (for example, on blogs), we're going to have to solve a much more basic problem. The popular media players are built for an audience of consumers, not producers. They assume that you'll watch From
Jon's Radio on October 14, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..
Leadership Lessons for Managers from the Boy Scouts
Author advocates following the leadership model taught by the Boy Scouts; he seeks input from former Boy Scouts who are now adult managers to contribute to his next leadership book [PRWEB Oct 14, 2004] From
PR Web on October 14, 2004 at 2:46 p.m..
Revenge of the pop-ups
Web advertisers are already turning the tables on tools that aim to block out their most effective--and annoying--pitches. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..
Google SMS
Google's information page on how to use SMS (Short Message Service) on your cell phone to get answers to brief queries such as addresses and phone numbers. From
Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on October 14, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Hands Across the Water
Quoting a line of the American Declaration of Independence -- the one about "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind" -- British national newspaper The Guardian has launched an effort to get its readers to connect directly with swing voters in Clark County, Ohio, to "influence how a very important vote will be cast."In its "Operation Clark County," the paper's website
has built an online database containing contact information of registered independent voters. Guardian readers are asked to retrieve the informat From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 14, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
Watch the Ad, Read the Content
I wish more news websites would do this. As
reported by MediaPost, America Online has struck a deal with
Variety.com where premium content (that is, restricted to viewing by paying Variety.com subscribers) becomes free to users willing to watch a Moviefone ad.That's a smart strategy on both ends. Variety.com expands its readership and has the opportunity to attract new paying subscribers from those who can now sample its content (try before you buy). And AOL& From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 14, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
A new, innovative way to fight crime
Crime has been a serious social problem for a long time. Many crime-fighting methods have been tried, from more police on the streets to education to family values but none have been able to totally eliminate the problem. From
kuro5hin.org on October 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
HP rakes in .Net dough
Company has brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in consulting revenue related to Microsoft's .Net software in the past two years. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..
Learning objects meeting at Smith, continued
(Learning Objects meeting, continued) Rachel Smith of the New Media Consortium (NMC) spoke to project management for learning objects (LOs). Smith identified key differences between industrial and educational project practices: academe suffers stringest constraints, and doesn't usually conduct usability studies.... From
MANE IT Network on October 14, 2004 at 1:00 p.m..
Memogate: The Real Issue for Big Media
For columnist Vince Maher of South Africa's
Mail & Guardian Online (where I am online editor), the "growing argument" between traditional media (radio, TV, and print) and "We Media" (bloggers and wiki users) has "never before been so clearly laid out for the public to see," but he is worried that people may be missing the point.In
his column, Maher says the importance of the fact that bloggers, specifically, were the first to question the quality From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on October 14, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
Weblogs y Rheingold en Vic
La Universidad y el Ayuntamiento de Vic organizan del 25 al 30 de octubre la e-Week: Setmana Digital a Vic. Me han invitado a impartir el taller: Weblogs, blogs i diaris interactius el dÃa 26 de 10 a 14 y... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 14, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..
Learning objects meeting at Smith
Smith College is hosting a NERCOMP SIG on Learning Objects (LOs) today. Mike Roy of Wesleyan University introduced the topic with an exploration of definitional questions, citing Reusability.org and the New Media Consortium LO initiative. Roy concluded with a survey... From
MANE IT Network on October 14, 2004 at 12:00 p.m..
The Indymedia Mystery Deepens
Wired News:
IndyMedia Gets Its Servers Back. Less than a week after the U.S.-directed London seizure of two of its servers, the collective news organization IndyMedia said Wednesday that the devices have been returned to its service provider, Rackspace. However, the 20 or so sites that these servers host will remain closed to the public until the organization can inspect the disks and ensure their contents have not been altered. There's much more we don't know From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 14, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..
Google to unveil desktop search
The application lets people retrieve e-mail, office documents, AOL chat logs and a history of Web pages previously viewed, all via the Web browser. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
AT&T creates local VoIP plan
The telecommunications giant tries to attract consumers who make few long-distance calls with its $20-per-month local plan. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..
Truth Commissions
More powerful in a time of war than in a time of peace, this site provides links to Truth Commissions from various countries for various dates. Primary source documents that are otherwise hard to locate. From
Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on October 14, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..
How Do You Use Furl?
One of the all-time most popular articles I've published in CONTENTIOUS is 10 Cool Things to Do with Furl. I'm curious – has anyone followed up on these ideas? How did that work out? Also, what other creative uses have you found for Furl? How are you using it?... From
Contentious Weblog on October 14, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..
How to become a terrorist
An odd email arrived today. It begins: We would like to introduce our new-born site, where you can shop around most wanted and needed items in your life. Our weapon section has wide range of hard-to-find machine guns, silencers, armour-piercing ammos and others. First of all, let's check our 3 top-selling items: 1. Russian surface-to-air missle SA-14 "Gremlin" (upgraded analog of SS-16 "Strela") from our supplies in Kazakhstan. Due to high demand, it takes about 4 weeks to backorder that item. Weight is 10,2 kg., lenght - 1427 mm. You can make a huge party and you can have tons... From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Howard Dean: Pitchman
Want to know what cognitive dissonance sounds like? Yahoo Local is running radio ads featuring Howard Dean pitching their product. You can hear it here. It's a funny ad. In both senses. And it sure raises some questions: Why the hell is Howard Dean pitching products? Although the ad is charmingly self-deprecating, why would Dean want to put himself in William Shatner Land? Couldn't he have waited until after the election? Is this a form of fund raising for his group, Democracy for America? And what will Dean be pitching next? Sedatives? Throat lozenges? It's a coup for Yahoo Loc From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Worthwhile Magazine ships
Worthwhile magazine, about what makes working life worthwhile, is shipping its first issue. (Yes, it's on paper. Its blog is pretty lively, though.) You can view pdf's of its table of contents and a handful of articles here. Halley, who had a lot to do with getting the blog going, is a senior editor, as am I.... From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..
Exploiting Terror, Degrading America
Thomas Friedman:
Addicted to 9/11. The president has exploited the terrorism issue for political ends - trying to make it into another wedge issue like abortion, guns or gay rights - to rally the Republican base and push his own political agenda. But it is precisely this exploitation of 9/11 that has gotten him and the country off-track, because it has not only created a wedge between Republicans and Democrats, it's also creat From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on October 14, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..
this is not craigslist but: web help needed asap
I'm looking for a volunteer web designer, for a quick but short project that needs to be completed by Sunday. The frame is built, but the pretty stuff needs to be added. The project will support a cool nonpartisan presidential election tool. If you're (1) fast, (2) free, and (3) free,
email me and I'll give you the details. Thanks From
Lessig Blog on October 14, 2004 at 10:45 a.m..
Bitácora de las Indias: 2 años
David de Ugarte hace un breve balance en Los blogs se hacen empresa. Entresaco: Los autores de nuestras bitácoras favoritas no son recién llegados a nuestra vida, no son frÃas empresas, son personas con las que compartimos una parte de... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on October 14, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..
Saving you typing
Doonesbury today refers to a column by Republican Rep. Doug Bereuter. As a public service, you can click here instead of typing in the 3-line url yourself. In the column, Bereuter explains why he thinks the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. Why, he actually cites Paul Krugman! Bereuter is not running for re-election.... From
Joho the Blog on October 14, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..
Pädagogik und Macht
Pädagogik und Macht sind nicht voneinander zu trennen. Diese Behauptung liegt aus zwei Gründen nahe. Zum einen existiert Foucault zufolge kein machtfreier Raum und zum anderen zeichnet sich die pädagogische Praxis besonders durch ein explizites, strukturelles und positionsbedingtes Machtverhältnis zwischen den Beteiligten aus. Weiterlesen bei
diskursive formationen. From
BildungsBlog on October 14, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..
Gizmo shopping in Japan
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos travels to Tokyo to find out what might be winding up on U.S. shelves in the not-too-distant future. From
CNET News.com on October 14, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..
Yahoo Adds Ads to RSS
Yahoo Inc. wants to join the advertising market for XML syndication feeds, a top company executive said here on Wednesday, raising the prospect for a greater adoption of sponsored links within news feeds. What this will do to the emerging standard is unknown. Hopefully the threat of ad enabled feeds will not stall the adoption of RSS. From
RSS Blog on October 14, 2004 at 7:57 a.m..
Everybody JibJab
Deconstructing JibJab: Creating Talking Heads: My latest tutorial is now available at CommunityMX, and this time around I take a look at one of the most popular Flash animations on-line today--the terrifically funny movies from JibJab.com. In the 5 video demonstration movies for this tutorial, I take a look at how the talking heads in the JibJab movies might have been created using Fireworks to modify an image and then putting the animation together in Flash. You'll learn how to use... From
Brain Frieze on October 14, 2004 at 7:54 a.m..
Music Industry Spurned by Court - Michael Grebb, Wired
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court decision holding that the recording industry can't force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online, effectively stopping one of the legal tactics of the mu From
Techno-News Blog on October 14, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..
Where Opera Is Out-Browsing Explorer
For almost a decade, pockets of Web cognoscenti have snubbed Microsoft and Netscape, choosing instead to surf the Internet on Opera, the browser produced by Norway's Opera Software. With its estimated 10 million users, Opera has long run a distant thir From
Techno-News Blog on October 14, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..
eCornell implements new strategic plan
eCornell has decided that its future success requires a smaller, focused organization to specialize in sales and service to corporations and individuals seeking online professional training from Cornell University. Recently eCornell completed developme From
Online Learning Update on October 14, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..
Team Wants to Clone Human Embryos
Harvard scientists ask the school's ethics board to allow production of embryonic stem cells. If approved, the controversial procedure would boost research that could lead to cures for many diseases. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
FDA Says Docs Can Chip Patients
The Food and Drug Administration gives doctors the go-ahead to implant radio frequency microchips in patients. When scanned, the chips will release patients' medical information to doctors, speeding care. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Dumbing Down Smart Objects
Forget about cumbersome, multifunctional PDAs. The future is an open book. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Diesels, Hybrids Fated to Wed
Linking hybrid motors with diesel engines would create the most fuel-efficient mainstream vehicles to date, auto industry experts say. While the technology is already used for buses, automakers look to extend it to other vehicles. By John Gartner. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Water Filters Rely on Nanotech
Advancements in nanotechnology are increasingly being applied in the water-purification industry, where keeping harmful microbes out of drinking water requires nano-scale innovation. By Michael Bradbury. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Can't Hide Your Lying ... Face?
In search of the ultimate lie detector, researchers turn to thermal facial scans, brain wiring and eyeball tracking. But deception still, well, deceives. By Randy Dotinga. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
All-Science TV Network Kicks Off
The Science Network launches its first program in an effort to educate the masses about stem-cell research and other vital topics. Don't yawn -- you need this. By Kristen Philipkoski. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
IndyMedia Gets Its Servers Back
Critical hardware is back in hand, but websites run by the collective news organization remain offline after a mysterious seizure. Nobody seems to know who confiscated the servers or why. By Wendy M. Grossman. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Ashcroft Vows Piracy Assault
Move over, terrorism. Attorney General John Ashcroft pledges to make fighting piracy a top priority for the Justice Department. By Katie Dean. From
Wired News on October 14, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
Student deserves 'A' for homework-ware
For class credit, a Canadian high school student created a web-based homework management system that allows students to hand-in assignments electronically. He now is offering the service to schools across North America at no charge. From
DEC Daily News on October 14, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
College Group Sets Course for Growth
International Colleges Group (ICG), the distance-learning specialist that is 80% owned by media group Naspers and 20% by empowerment group Nozala, aimed to grow its turnover to R1bn in three years, CEO Hennie Louw said yesterday. From
DEC Daily News on October 14, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
Macromedia Case Study: University of Texas System TeleCampus
An emergency room (ER) psychiatric case study module, developed by the University of Texas (UT) System TeleCampus at Austin and the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, provides web-based Continuing Medical Education (CME) for healthcare workers, and training for medical students and interns. From
DEC Daily News on October 14, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
Powerful Learning Is Interactive: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
AbstractFor centuries traditional university education has primarily focused on building foundational skills in particular disciplines via the transfer of knowledge from instructor to student. Today however, simply being able to reproduce knowledge is no longer adequate; students must also be able to apply their knowledge to changing, real world contexts. From
DEC Daily News on October 14, 2004 at 4:51 a.m..
Watch the Third Presidential Debate
2004 VOTEThird Presidential Debate On Wednesday night the last of three presidential debates for the 2004 general election took place when Republican nominee Pres. George W. Bush debated Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry, (D-MA) at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Access the Streaming Video From
DEC Daily News on October 14, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..
the term social software (danah boyd)
Christopher Allen does an excellent job of tracing the history of the term ‘social software’ - a resource for us all. Of course, i still despise the term (sorry Clay) and its (ab)usage. The term bothers me because the software... From
Corante: Social Software on October 14, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation to Sponsor 15th Annual Seniors Wellness Conference
Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ®), one of the nation's leaders in health promotion and prevention education, will kick off its fifteenth annual Northwest Wellness Conference for Seniors this Sunday in Seaside, Oregon. The six-day event, which begins on October 17 and runs through October 22, will bring seniors from Washington and Oregon together to address healthy aging topics. As in years past, the regional conference will provide a forum to share the latest research, information and skills for seniors, individually and community-wide, to focus on maintaining and imp From
PR Web on October 14, 2004 at 4:46 a.m..
Artists support Creative Commons with CD
If you don’t know much about
Creative Commons, you really should learn. As
Wikipedia says: The Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to legally build upon and share. ... The Creative Commons website enables copyright holders to grant some of their rights to the public while From
unmediated on October 14, 2004 at 2:56 a.m..
S5 - the PowerPoint killer
Amazing hack! Yet another reason not to use Powerpoint. From
Eric's Archived Thoughts: S5 via
Derek Miller: QUOTE Thanks to the efforts of many people, the slide show system I’ve been working on is just about ready for prime time. Thus, I hereby dub it S5 and place it into Final Candidate status, complete with documentation of the markup format and a map of From
Roland Tanglao's Weblog on October 14, 2004 at 2:52 a.m..
Beyond vague values
In a recent comment here Alan Levine talked about requirements -- ...the process and act of regular writing and self reflection is uncommon, not reinforced in schools, and only the most compulsive of us keep at it. This is important, especially in regards to e-portfolio initiatives--every one completely overlooks the issue that regular documenting and reflection on our accomplishments is not required, encouraged in the majority of our learning environments. Until this changes, the... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on October 14, 2004 at 1:53 a.m..
Beached
flickr foto
Beachedavailable on
my flickr Waiting for the tide to rise at 6000 feet above sea level At the end of th From
cogdogblog on October 14, 2004 at 1:48 a.m..
Trace Urdan Analysis
R.W. Baird's Trace Urdan gave an entertaining stapshot of public learning companies at the Workflow Symposium yesterday. Beyond the Lost Horizon describes how a projected $60 billion eLearning market withered to $6 billion in less than five years.... From
The Workflow Institute Blog on October 14, 2004 at 12:53 a.m..