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Planning for next
I look forward to this time of year. Although we are coming to the end of the first quarter of the academic year, I follow the calendar year in my overall work and planning schedule. This is the time of year when my faculty performance review comes due, and when I need to apply for merit. This year, I will also be applying for tenure. ¶ Unfortunately, my application for tenure comes with some trepidation. A senior me From Open Artifact on November 14, 2004 at 10:53 p.m..

Case Study: Intranets, Usability, and Value
Nice case-study approach by Jeffery Veen to solicit feedback on some real common intranet situations. I like this case-study approach; it provides more context to understand the 'noise' that Jeff is trying to get across. From elearningpost on November 14, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..

Why Use Computer Games For Learning?
Robin Good on the use of games in classrooms. He builds on an extensive report (PDF file) on this subject by the Learning &amp Skills Development Agency (LDSA) in UK. From elearningpost on November 14, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..

"Click Nevermore"
Ted Manning from Allen Interactions sent me this lively poetic piece on e-learning: Once I took e-learning (dreary), and I pondered, weak and weary Why they forced me to go through it - who'd create this dreadful bore? While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping As of some one gently rapping, rapping on my chamber door. 'Tis Flash animation," I did mutter, "only this and nothing more." Wish I could retain some meaning, 'fore my interest careening From this dull, page-turning Fiend, Had me weeping on the floor. From elearningpost on November 14, 2004 at 9:47 p.m..

RSS readers and bandwidth
This examination of current RSS readers find those applications sometimes tending to consume inordinately high bandwidth. This is due to setting which ping blogs frequently, and in such a way as to demand much more from the hosting server than... From MANE IT Network on November 14, 2004 at 8:57 p.m..

Do you manage a website or a warehouse?
Good bit of advice from Gerry McGovern on treating content as an asset: "Quality metadata, classification, navigation, and layout are crucial to the success of your content. The people you are trying to reach, whether they are staff, consumers, citizens or students, are being asked to spend their most valuable resource on your website: their time. Waste so much as a second of this highly impatient reader and you risk losing them." From elearningpost on November 14, 2004 at 8:47 p.m..

Coolest Use of Weblogs in the Classroom Ever!
(Or..."Why I Want to be a College Professor so I Can Do REALLY Cool Things With Blogs.") Barbara came up with this. Not only do I want to be able to do something similar (difficult in K-12 land...but not impossible) I want to be a part of the project! Just go and read it. From weblogged News on November 14, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

NoMo Blogging for a While
So that's it for the blogging from the conference. The laptop was stolen out of the conference room, so I'm without a means to blog. Stay tuned for updates at some point after I'm back home. :-( From The Shifted Librarian on November 14, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

Wiki as Old School Reporting
   The Tyee newspaper out of British Columbia has an interesting article about Wikipedia and it's coverage of the Russian school hostage story a couple of months ago. On the morning of September 1, 2004, a small armed force captured a school in western Russian town of Beslan, taking hundreds of students hostage. One day later, a small article describing the event appeared on Wikipedia.org, an open-source encyclopedia. Over the next From weblogged News on November 14, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

tenbyten.org
I've been a bit lagging in my blogging (does that make me blagging?), but I found this site sometime last week, and I find it useful and an interesting concept. http://www.tenbyten.org Tenbyten.org scans some of the major news sources on... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on November 14, 2004 at 4:52 p.m..

How To Distribute A PowerPoint Presentation On CD-ROM
Yesterday, one of my most scrupulous students, Jin, called me and asked me for the easiest way to burn a PowerPoint presentation on a CD-ROM in order to distribute it inside her organization. I answered Jin that this was indeed a difficult question, one that I have run into before and which has had me spend quite a few hours to find an appropriate solution.... From MasterViews on November 14, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..

1 Hour Online Photos...
Walmart.com - 1 Hour Photo Wal Mart is now offering 1 hour photo prints online. You upload the images to the Wal Mart site and in an hour pick them up at your local Wal Mart. Of course that means you have to actually go to Wal Mart to get the prints, but the idea is a good one. 24¢ a print...... From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 14, 2004 at 2:50 p.m..

Hello to Our Great Participants!
I'm here at Internet Librarian doing a preconference on blogs and RSS. From The Shifted Librarian on November 14, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Water Blog?
Linda here at Internet Librarian 2004 wants to know if there are any blogs devoted to the topic of water or the environment in general (even better would be one specific to California). I think I've seen one, but I can't remember if off the top of my head. Sorry that comments still aren't working, but if anyone has pointers, please email me and I'll get them to her. Thanks! From The Shifted Librarian on November 14, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Reger Blogging Tool
James Farmer continues to report and comment on interesting directions of development and new tools for educational technology. I signed up for a Reger free account, but haven't yet explored all the features. The signup procedure is straightforward; I think that making special purpose blogs (e.g., Running Log, Biking Log, Picture Log, URL Log, etc.) easily available for users will encourage new webloggers. JH _____ Reger. Haven't looked at it in any great detail but I wonder if Reger might be an alternative starting p From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 14, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Site Profile: ARTstor
This site is described in the Nov. 12 issue of the LearningTimes Network (http://home.learningtimes.net): "ARTstor From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on November 14, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

Micah on Open Source Politics
Micah Sifry on Open Source Politics at The Nation. He starts with a Dean anecdote I'd never heard before, and barrels on through the topic. Good piece.... From Joho the Blog on November 14, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..

What's Excellent: Who Knows Best?
Summary: Wouldn't we all be better if we were accountable for the quality of what we in fact do? Yes, certainly, but the measure of quality is no easy thing to construct. First, to distinguish, there are the judgements associated with planning action (polls) and the judgements associated with after the fact evaluations of actions , and consequences(ratings). This entry focuses on ratings. Here is a sampling of "ratings" links : Grade the News (site run by John McManus through Stanford University's Journali From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on November 14, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..

Tensegrity in the structure of the United States
Tensegrity is a term used in architecture. What is tensegrity? “The word ‘tensegrity’ is an invention: a contraction of ‘tensional integrity’. Tensegrity describes a structural-relationship principle in which structural shape is guaranteed by the finitely closed, comprehensively continuous, tensional behaviors of the system and not by the discontinuous and exclusively local compressional member behaviors. Tensegrity provides the ability to yield increasingly without ultimately breaking or coming asunder” Richard Buckminster Fuller (excerpt from Syne From kuro5hin.org on November 14, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

The World We All Know Is Only A Description
Carlos Castaneda is well known for his illuminating books describing his personal experiences with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian sorcerer. I have been reading Journey To Ixtlan and found the following statement in the introduction particularly interesting: For the... From Experience Designer Network on November 14, 2004 at 11:59 a.m..

Thunderbird feature requests
I don't mean to be ungrateful, but there are a couple of little features I'd like to see in Thunderbird. (I'd try to do them myself if I could find any documentation on how to extend it via JavaScript.) (Aha! I just found Roachfiend's tutorial and it looks promising.) First, when I hover over an entry in my inbox, it'd be great if I could see the first n characters of the message in a tool tip fashion. That way, when I'm doing a multiple select (ctrl-click), I'd have more to go on than just the subject line. Second, I'm... From Joho the Blog on November 14, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

It's the FCC's world
The FCC has clear jurisdiction over the equipment used for radio and wire transmissions. Now Susan Crawford of the Cardoza Law School has discovered that in its brief supporting the Broadcast Flag, the FCC claims the authority to mandate ...the use of "authorized" content protection technologies by virtually every consumer electronics product and computer product -- including digital television sets, digital cable set-top boxes, direct broadcast satellite receivers, personal video recorders (PVRs), DVD recorders, D-VHS recorders, and computers with tuner cards. ...the FCC is willing to do what From Joho the Blog on November 14, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Movie sentences
Now playing at the AMC Fenway in Brookline: Alfie Saw Ray Birth The Grudge. Shall We Dance?... From Joho the Blog on November 14, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

Shanghai Bloggers
Isaac Mao pulled together a diverse group of bloggers, entrepreneurs, investors and journalists for a dinner tonight in Shanghai. Great food, even better conversation. Tomorrow morning, Andrew Lih and I will lecture at Fudan University, one of China's finest higher-education institutions. I gave a talk there a few years ago, and was impressed with the stud From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 14, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..

Ethan's Freudian analysis
Ethan Zuckerman queries Overture to learn which terms our aggregated searches tells us we associate with particular localities. Snippet: What do web users think about Brazil? That's an easy one: we want to visit, and we'd like to see some naked women. (No word on whether that's why we want to visit.) The top 20 search terms associated with "Brazil" include "travel", "tour", "hotel", "vacation", "carnival", "visa" and "beaches"... and also "girl", "woman", "sex", "porn", as well as "Mike", who appears to be visiting Brazilian beaches with a camera, meeting lots of naked women. Th From Joho the Blog on November 14, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

The High-Performance Workforce Study 2004
Auf der Rückfahrt von Hildesheim nach Frankfurt habe ich diesen Report von Accenture gelesen. Was mich neugierig gemacht hat, war die Ankündigung der Autoren, es sei ihnen gelungen, eine Verbindung herzustellen: zwischen den Investments von Unternehmen in ihr "Human... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 14, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

How To Distribute A PowerPoint Presentation On A CD-ROM
Yesterday, one of my most scrupulous students, Jin, called me and asked me for the easiest way to burn a PowerPoint presentation to a CD-ROM in order to distribute it inside her organization. I answered her that this was indeed a difficult question, that I have run into this problem before and that it has not been easy to find an appropriate solution.... From MasterViews on November 14, 2004 at 6:48 a.m..

Language programming from SCOLA TV Internet videostream now available for use with Sony Digital Language Labs from SANS Inc.
SCOLA Educational Television announced a partnership today with SANS Inc. (Software and Network Solutions) to provide schools with practical multimedia lesson content for enhanced learning of foreign languages. [PRWEB Nov 14, 2004] From PR Web on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

epollarity Launches High-Power, Low-Cost Polling Services for Libraries with Websites - Delivers Real-Time Patron Research at Low Cost
For the first time, libraries with a web presence can instantly solicit opinions from patrons at low costs, thanks to epollarity Polling Services. [PRWEB Nov 14, 2004] From PR Web on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Glossy Alumni Magazines Seek More Than Graduates
College alumni magazines these days are revamped, glossy and offer an impressive array of worldly topics. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Schools Pushing for Exercise, Even Without a Place to Play
Overcrowded and under-equipped schools are trying to adhere to the New York Department of Education's new standard physical education curriculum. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Foreign Enrollment Declines at Universities, Surveys Say
Alarmed educators blamed delays in processing American visas as well as increased competition from universities overseas. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

A Teacher Who Lures Stars to Movies 101
Richard Brown has taught a popular film appreciation course at New York University for 35 years, bringing in Hollywood's biggest names to discuss movies. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Outlook Dims on Deal for Teachers Pact Tied to Aid Suit
Officials on all sides say only a miraculous effort could salvage a deal tied to the settlement of a lawsuit over how the state finances the city's public schools. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Fires Add to Woes at Baltimore Schools
There have been more fires in the city's schools in the last two months than in all of the 2003-4 academic year. From New York Times: Education on November 14, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

FBI Pursuing More Cyber-Crime Cases- Brian Krebs, washingtonpost.com
A former technology company executive charged with hiring hackers to attack a competitor's Web site has joined the FBI's most-wanted list, the latest sign of the federal law enforcement agency's growing interest in cyber-crime. In August, a federal gr From Techno-News Blog on November 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Government prepares UK cyber fortress to throttle online crime - Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
A three-year campaign to plug security holes in PCs used by millions of home users and small businesses aims to turn the UK into a hard nut for cyber-criminals to crack. Launched by ministers this week, the £2m campaign, dubbed Endurance, could deprive From Techno-News Blog on November 14, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Homework for Tuesday's Audience
Gary Price has written an excellent article about What Google Teaches Us that Has Nothing to Do with Searching. Every librarian should read it and more importantly, every library should act on it. Coincidentally, it's great timing for me because it dovetails quite nicely with what I'm going to talk about at the first session in the blogging/RSS track on Tuesday. If you're coming to that session, I'd suggest reading it before then. In addition, Jessamyn has another From The Shifted Librarian on November 14, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Case Study: intranets, usability, and value
Jeff Veen presents a mock case-study exploring the redesign of an intranet, and the ROI it may deliver. To quote: As Tracy sits down to write a project plan, she considers the problems the company is facing: Almost all the... From Column Two on November 14, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..

Iran Moves Against Web Sites - Nazila Fathi, New York Times
Iran has continued its crackdown on journalists, with two arrests in the past week, and has moved against pro-democracy Web sites, blocking hundreds of sites in recent months and making several arrests. Mahboubeh Abbas-Gholizadeh, editor of the magazin From Techno-News Blog on November 14, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

elearning-reviews
elearning-reviews provides those interested in research on elearning with concise and thoughtful reviews of relevant publications. The most important goal is a well-balanced selection of seminal publications as well as interesting up-to-date publicatio From Online Learning Update on November 14, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Lake Superior College offers online paralegal program - Business North
Beginning this spring, Lake Superior College (LSC) will offer its popular paralegal program online. New students starting spring term will be able to complete all of the requirements for the two-year associate degree via the Internet through the servic From Online Learning Update on November 14, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

Experiencing Knowledge - Donald Norris, Jon Mason, and Paul Lefrere, Innovate
In this article, Donald Norris, Jon Mason, and Paul Lefrere propose that the future of education in the oeKnowledge Age will entail not only a change in the technical means through which we access knowledge, but also a more substantive transformation i From Online Learning Update on November 14, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..

New Learning Assessment Resource
Learner assessment theories, tips and tools for teachers including time-saving advice on grading, ready-to-use rubrics, quiz and gradebook software, and more.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 14, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..

Survey Says...
Entelligence: Digital video is still just too hard Found these survey results on engadget: "...digital cameras are poised to exceed 50 percent penetration over the next five years, but digital camcorder ownership will not. One of the reasons is that to really enable the benefits of a digital camcorder, one needs to be able to do something with the video footage. Cost and complication are significant barriers to adoption of digital video and why many consumers don t have the required hardware an From unmediated on November 14, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..

CC Mixter - The remix family tree
This is a community music sharing site featuring songs and remixes and mashups licensed under Creative Commons. This is a community music sharing site featuring songs licensed under Creative Commons. To get this project started, we've dedicated the space to WIRED Magazine's November 2004 Issue, which featured 16 songs licensed under the Sampling Licenses. If you're into music, browse the remixes below From unmediated on November 14, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..