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They're waiting for you, Gordon
The third gaming juggernaut of Fall 2004, Half-Life 2 (PC), has landed. The first two are, of course, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) and Halo 2 (Xbox). My local Futureshop ordered in 200 retail copies, and all but twenty was sold out when I went in at 5pm. All the ones with the main hero, theoretical physicist Gordon Freeman, on the cover were gone. Three Collector's Edition boxes were left. I went with the regular copy with the female protagonist Alyx on the cover. Vivendi QA issues: A nice employee was opening up all my retail box for me to check for CD rot. Sure enough, one of min From
silentblue | Quantified on November 16, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Copyright Cartel Goes for Big Score
Wired News:
Senate May Ram Copyright Bill. Several lobbying camps from different industries and ideologies are joining forces to fight an overhaul of copyright law, which they say would radically shift in favor of Hollywood and the record companies and which Congress might try to push through during a lame-duck session that begins this week. The Senate might vote on HR2391, the Intellectual Property Protection Act, a comprehensive bill that opponents charge could make many users of peer-to-peer networks, d From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..
Big Blog, Little Blog
Congratulations to newspaper columnist/blogger Dan Gillmor, one of the winners in the annual
Online Journalism Awards announced over the weekend.
His award was for his outstanding daily blog,
e-Journal, in the Online Commentary category among "small Internet sites."Now, Gillmor works for the San Jose Mercury News as a technology columnist, and From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 16, 2004 at 7:55 p.m..
NASA Earth Observatory RSS Feed
NASA Earth Observatory A few months ago I wrote to the folks at the NASA Earth Observatory web site and asked them if they planned to offer an RSS feed. Today I received an email from their development team indicating they now have an rss feed. The feed can be found here.... From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 16, 2004 at 7:50 p.m..
Blog Trouble
Journalists writing personal blogs usually know to proceed with caution, lest they wind up in trouble with their editors or tarnish their reputations for objectivity in the eyes of their readers or viewers. The New York Times today features a
story demonstrating that personal blogs can get people in any line of work in trouble -- when they write about their jobs.A 29-year-old flight attendant for Delta Airlines kept a
personal blog about her experienc From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 16, 2004 at 6:54 p.m..
[ Siva Vaidhyanathan ]
NYU's Siva Vaidhyanathan, copyright scholar and author of Copyright and Copywrongs, is featured in this profile in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Siva Vaidyanathan Says Vaidhyanathan, "I resent a legal system that makes it too difficult and too expensive for... From
futureStep | net.tech, academia, society & culture on November 16, 2004 at 6:02 p.m..
DearInnovative
Dear
Innovative, Dinah Sanders rocks! Please make sure you keep her on staff, and more importantly, please listen to her great ideas! Thanks. Sincerely, A customer From
The Shifted Librarian on November 16, 2004 at 5:48 p.m..
Comment Spam Blocker
I have installed a new spam blocker in my discussion area (the place you reach when you hit [Reflect]). Actually, I had several running, one which actually blocked all comments - a little less than useful. If you had a problem posting a comment recently, this should be fixed now. But I still have my main spam filter, a wonderful array of misdirects and hidden keywords designed to fool automated systems and yet let real people post comments anonymously. I'll email the code to anyone I know who asks and promises to keep it reasonably well hidden. It's in Perl only, but of someone wants From
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
The Muddle Machine: Confessions of a Texbook Editor
Overheard in a textbook publishing house: "The books are done and we still don't have an author! I must sign someone today!" Doesn't that just give you confidence? This article looks at the 'blanding' and streamlining of thextbook production - from the consolidation that resulted in many textbook publishing companies becoming four to the censorship and self-censorship practiced based on rumour and innuendo (and why Isaac Asimov was revoved from the reading list). Good read. By Tamim Ansary, Edutopia, November 2, 2004 [
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
High School's New Face
The scale of this initiative is something else: "An estimated 1,500 new small schools have opened as part of the Gates Foundation initiative, and, thanks to additional private, federal, or local dollars, thousands more are springing up." The idea is to address weaknesses in the current system by moving away from large schools toward smaller, more specialized schools. "One of the guiding principles for all these schools is the notion that smaller is better, especially for students who have historically been left behind either because of race, class, or academic abilities. One of the chief benef From
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Blackboard Communities of Practice Forum Live Online
From the press release: "Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB - News) today announces the launch of its new Communities of Practice Initiative(SM) to encourage increased interaction among the ever-growing community of Blackboard users. The initiative centers around a new
online forum. Members of the Blackboard community can access this central meeting ground anytime and from any location in order to share e-learning strategies and practices." I think I was the first one in the place - it had that empty-shell kind of feeling. It may develop into somethin From
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
NSDL & Different kinds of Learning Resources
Norm Friesen writes, "The NSDL's vocabulary terms and definitions for learning resource types have been made available in draft form." He summarizes in this short article: "Examples of these different types include quizzes or assessments, illustrations, exercises, readings or teaching aids." The NSDL definitions clarifiy these terms and definitions with the objective of making implementation less confusing. By Norm Friesen, November 13, 2004 [
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OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
European Commission Formalizes Concerns over ContentGuard's New Ownership Structure
Nothing we haven't noted in these pages before, but worth flagging all the same. "The European Union issued a formal and confidential Statement of Objections last Friday to Microsoft and Time Warner concerning their joint investment in ContentGuard." ContentGuard owns the XrML digital rights specification (which has become, respectively, an MPEG and ISO) and intends to license any use of a language to represent digital rights. By Todd Beals, DRM Watch, November 11, 2004 [
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OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds: An Integrated Model
To restate the principle (with which I am largely in agreement): "Many cognitive, coordination and cooperation problems are best solved by canvassing groups (the larger the better) of reasonably informed, unbiased, engaged people. The group's answer is almost invariably much better than any individual expert's answer, even better than the best answer of the experts in the group." But how to implement this? Dave Pollard proposes his answer here. By Dave Pollard, How To Save the World, November 15, 2004 [
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
TheJohnCleese.com
Apropos of the rant I sent to WWWEDU and Online News yesterday, I read today that John Cleese has set up his own website "like a tiny tiny television studio" rather than work in film of TV. At $50 a year (you can see a bunch of previews for free, enough to get the idea) it's a bit pricey - but hey, once the model proves itself, the price points will move. Think of it this way - $50 is early adopter pricing. Anyhow, the site just launched, so you can be the first in your office to talk about it. :) By John Cleese, November 15, 2004 [
OLDaily on November 16, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..
Boil the ocean with a grain of salt
BBC Radio 4's John Humphrys laments the mutilation of the English language into "management speak" filled with rhetoric and cliches. When this is perpetuated by the world's political leaders, Humphrys asserts that their slick, hyperbolic way with words can have sinister implications: Humphrys notes [British PM Tony Blair]'s apparent fear of verbs and mocks his speeches, which are peppered with verbless phrases like "new challenges, new ideas," or "for our young people, a brighter future" and "the age of achievement, at home and abroad". By using this technique, Humphrys says, Bl From
silentblue | Quantified on November 16, 2004 at 4:55 p.m..
Back from Europe ...
I just got back from a week long trip to Europe (Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zagreb). There I have given couple of lectures about (video) bloging, Open Source, BitTorrent file distribution and RSS, the crisis of trust in both mainstream media and proprietary software. Used clips from
DV Guide as case studies for new and coming way to distribute video material and building TV networks bottom up - from audiences to blogs and P2P distribution. In Ljubljana I was guest of
ljudmila, Ljubljana Digital Media Lab and their en From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
Triage Editing
Often there isn't enough time to edit a document thoroughly. What do you do then? Triage! The goal of editorial triage is to clarify the key points while eliminating the most significant obstacles to flow. Here's how I accomplish this quickly... From
Contentious Weblog on November 16, 2004 at 3:55 p.m..
The FCC Censorship Machine
Jeff Jarvis:
Censorship by the tyranny of the few. With not much original reporting, I discovered that the latest big fine by the FCC against a TV network -- a record $1.2 million against Fox for its "sexually suggestive" Married by America -- was brought about by a mere three people who actually composed letters of complaint. Yes, just three people. The First Amendment is under attack, and I can't understand why the "conservatives" are so happy to see it happen. They've right From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
John Cleese sets his own media
John Cleese is now performing at his ranch in California via his
website which charges $50 a year for the privilege (though some of the content are free.)Fed up with television executives, travels and studios, the Monty Python star set up the website as a vehicle for his humour and personal philosophy. He updates the site every day with new sketches, pictures of his home life and biographical information."It's like having a tiny TV station or a magazine. The simplicity is delightful," said Cleese last week. From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..
Who is pushing for e-portfolios?
After sitting through a two hour Elluminate presentation on e-portfolios I still come away with some miss giving about their value. After reflection, my question is who is the driving force behind the push for e-portfolios? It is not business... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 16, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
Craig Is On the Move Again
Newspaper executives, especially, should be watching mostly-free-classifieds powerhouse
Craigslist as it expands worldwide and to smaller markets in the U.S.
Classified Intelligence Report (published by fellow E-Media Tidbits contributor Peter M. Zollman) reports that Craig has launched three more international sites -- Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo -- with another 10 in development. A big push for the San Francisco-based company will be Asia and Australia.In the U.S., Craig i From
Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 16, 2004 at 1:55 p.m..
Salón del Cómic de Madrid
El VII Salón del Cómic de Madrid Expocómic 2004 se celebrará en el Pabellón de Convenciones del Recinto Ferial de la Casa de Campo, del 25 al 28 de Noviembre. Entre los autores invitados, la blogger Carla Berrocal. VÃa: Reconectado.... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 16, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Visualisation experts?
I have an idea for a research that would require visualisation of something like that frequencies of items over time relations between items over time (relations vary in degrees of strength) ideally both in the same picture Any visualisation experts over there who want to chat about it? If so, please
email or
Skype me. From
Mathemagenic on November 16, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..
Slowfood.com
Slow Food, founded in 1986, is an international organization whose aim is to protect the pleasures of the table from the homogenization of modern fast food and life. Through a variety of initiatives, it pomotes gastronomic culture, develops taste education,... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 16, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..
Crossing the finish line
In what will hopefully be last NYC Marathon-related post for a while, here's a photo of me finishing the race. Unfortunately at the end there I got jammed up with that older gentleman in blue, so they didn't get a very clear shot of my triumphant completion of the course. I look very serious. I think that's because I didn't see that words "FINISH" on the banner and wasn't 100% the thing was finally, really, actually, over! From
megnut on November 16, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..
WorkZone Collaboration Extranet 3.0
WorkZone has announced the release of WorkZone 3.0. It features new tools for online collaboration and document sharing with teams, clients and business partners. What's different about WorkZone vs. most other collaboration tools is that it was specifically designed for... From
Kolabora.com on November 16, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..
Supporting Digital Video on the Liberal Arts Campus
The CET "Supporting Digital Video on the Liberal Arts Campus" seminar is being offered today. The agenda: 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and introductions 9:15 - 9:45 Digital video on campus: a survey of the field 9:45 - 10:00 Break 10:00... From
MANE IT Network on November 16, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..
P2P ads leave music industry fuming
If you have fired up your favorite peer-to-peer client lately, you may have noticed ads from a number of different companies, including Renault, Nat West, and Vodafone. As advertisers look for more and more effective means of getting their products in front of the most eyeballs possible,
some of them are turning to P2P networks. Not surprisingly, the music industry among other groups is not too pleased with the development. The British counterpart to the RIAA, the BPI, issued a statement condemning those advertising o From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
The Official FeedBurner Weblog: Announcing SmartCast
As the enthusiasm about Podcasting has grown in recent weeks, so has our enthusiasm for more generally managing RSS enclosures (we don't get out much). In the past couple weeks, we have received numerous emails asking if we could begin to provide services that would enable Podcasting for folks that can't currently cast, pod or otherwise. Problem solved.
SmartCast enables any feed publisher to create Podcasts, whether you generate Atom feeds or RSS 1.0 feeds. Maybe you've got an RSS 2.0 feed but no ability t From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
NBC plugs Sites' personal blog
This is a first for a network news division. Brian Williams plugged Kevin Sites' personal
war blog on NBC Nightly News on Monday. "Our correspondent Kevin Sites has been keeping a weblog of his day-to-day life while covering the war in Iraq," Williams said. "It has generated a loyal readership on the internet, and you can access it by linking to it via our website,
nightly.msnbc.com." Sure enough, Sites' blog was prominently linked Monday night. Very interesting given the fact NBC has no editorial cont From
unmediated on November 16, 2004 at 10:55 a.m..
Google Shifts Click Behavior
Just noticed: Google's changed what happens when you click on a link. It now opens a new window by default. You can change back to the original settings -- not opening a new window -- by going to the
Preferences page. I did. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Remembering Comdex
This is normally the week when I smugly note that I'm not in Las Vegas, not attending the annual
Comdex computer-industry trade show. For six years now, I've been teaching in Hong Kong during Comdex week, and glad of it. Like many former attendees: I got sick and tired of the hassle. Las Vegas in Comdex week, during the show's amazing heyday, was no fun. It was a hassle. Comdex isn't being held this year. It's officially on hiatus, but I'll be amazed if it comes back in anything resembling the original. That will be From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 10:46 a.m..
Experiment in News Aggregation
A web is attempting an interesting experiment in news aggregation using RSS feeds. The site, 10x10, parses Reuters, the BBC and the New York Times so far, and performs what the author describes as an elaborate process of weighted linguistic analysis on the text. It then makes automatic conclusions based on the hour's important words and are linked with appropriate pictures from the web site. From
RSS Blog on November 16, 2004 at 10:00 a.m..
Was Ohio stolen, you ignorant slut?
Salon has a point/counterpoint on election fraud in Ohio featuring the name-callin', contempt-drippin' Greg Palast saying Ohio belongs to Kerry and Farhad Manjoo defending his article saying that Kerry really did lose. If it's not obvious, I think Farhad comes out ahead on this one. On Thursday Night, I heard Farhad lay out the issues at the beginning of an NPR talk show. He was excellent. then Heather Gerken and Steve Ansolabehere, from Harvard and MIT respectively, were interviewed. They were good, too, but I was quite surprised to here Ansolabehere say that he was "100%" conf From
Joho the Blog on November 16, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..
FCC Claims Rights to Regulate Your PC
It's worse than you imagined. As law professor Susan Crawford
explains, The FCC says it has "regulatory power over all instrumentalities, facilities, and apparatus 'associated with the overall circuit of messages sent and received' via all interstate radio and wire communication." Crawford points to
this brief (big PDF) for the relevant language. It's all in the service of helping the broadcasters and Hollywood From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 9:46 a.m..
Digital ID and leeway
In a few hours I'm keynoting Jupiter's Inside ID Conference. Since I know less about digital ID than anyone in the audience, I'm going to say something like the following: When it comes to digital ID and anonymity, let's take our cue from the real world where we've worked out these issues with great subtlety and precision. In the real world, anonymity is the default. Let's look at what ordinary language philosophy might say about the term "identity." It turns out that an identity isn't something we have. Rather, it's used primarily when someone has a rea From
Joho the Blog on November 16, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..
The FCC Censorship Machine
Jeff Jarvis:
Censorship by the tyranny of the few. With not much original reporting, I discovered that the latest big fine by the FCC against a TV network -- a record $1.2 million against Fox for its "sexually suggestive" Married by America -- was brought about by a mere three people who actually composed letters of complaint. Yes, just three people. The First Amendment is under attack, and I can't understand why the "conservatives" are so happy to see it happen. They've right From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..
C-SPAN page
Here's C-SPAN's page on the Library of Congress series I talked at last night. The link to the stream of the session isn't working for me: rtsp://video.c-span.org/project/digital/digitalfuture111504.rm But that could just be a problem with my verkochte setup. But, then, what isn't a problem with my verkochte set up? And does anyone know how to spell verkochte? (By the way, the decision to list me as a former advisor to the Dean campaign was C-SPAN's. I'm proud of getting to work with that campaign, but listing me that way vastly inflates my role in the campaign.). From
Joho the Blog on November 16, 2004 at 7:48 a.m..
Try Some A9 Sauce On That Next Web Search
I give credit to "Thomas" , a participant in
one my recent workshops at Manukau Institute of Technology here in Auckland, NZ for turning me on to a new search site-
A9. It is a whopper. It's been about a Google years since I got interested or even raised an eyebrow at a new search engine, but this one is worth a click. If I can scan the docs right, it is "powered by Amazon" (uses Amazon logins and likely for looking among books). Yup just clicked the A9 sign in li From
cogdogblog on November 16, 2004 at 7:48 a.m..
International seminars
I've just had a new international seminars section added to our site, listing both: upcoming international events that members of our team are facilitating or participating in our standard international workshops that we can run on behalf of regional conference... From
Column Two on November 16, 2004 at 7:47 a.m..
Powell's Departure, Disappointing Tenure
NY Times:
Good Soldier Powell. Mr. Powell's performance convinced many Americans skeptical about the war that the Iraqi government was a clear and present danger to the rest of the world. His enormous stature and his image as a moderating force within the administration - valued especially by America's European allies - were squandered in defending a unilateral decision he did not agree with to launch a war in which he did not really seem to believe. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Back to High Speed
I've returned to Hong Kong, where the Net connections are excellent. The difference between here and Shanghai is amazing, in many ways. From
Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 16, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..
Hurry Up and Watch: DVDs Time Out - Associated Press
The Christmas-themed movie Noel most likely won't be coming to a theater near you -- but if you miss it on cable, there's always the self-destructing DVD. The movie's producers hope its "trimultaneous" roll out this month, which starts this weekend wi From
Techno-News Blog on November 16, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
Do Blogs Change the News? - Associated Press
The woman who writes Wonkette needed no introduction and offered no apologies Saturday, telling her peers in online journalism that web logs like hers have spurred a quicker response to breaking news by major media outlets. Ana Marie Cox and others wh From
Techno-News Blog on November 16, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
Online Teaching - California Computer News
Roxanne Hiltz, PhD, a distinguished professor of information systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received the Sloan Consortium 2004 Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Online Teaching and Learning by an Individual on November 12 From
Online Learning Update on November 16, 2004 at 6:50 a.m..
In-house seminars
In recent times we've been running a number of in-house seminars, focusing primarily on usability and information architecture. Due to demand, we've formalised our series of in-house events, and have published full details on our site. This includes costs, organisational... From
Column Two on November 16, 2004 at 6:47 a.m..
NASA Delays Mach 10 Flight
Aviation enthusiasts awaiting the historic flight of NASA's experimental X-43A 'scramjet' will have to wait another day. Mission planners hope to fly the unmanned jet at a record-breaking 7,000 mph. By Amit Asaravala. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
RSS Edges Into the Bureaucracy
Really simple syndication is worming its way into the heart of the U.S. government, as agencies discover it's a good way to distribute information. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Marvel Battles Role Players
Marvel says the massively multiplayer City of Heroes lets players create characters that resemble its own, so the company is suing. That's not sitting well with free-speech advocates. By Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
EverQuest II Hunts Newbies
The latest massively multiplayer game is aiming to provide a softer, gentler experience for those intimidated by the original EverQuest. For the most part, it succeeds. Review by Daniel Terdiman. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Cattle, the Research Catalyst
Fundamentalist Hindu organizations are raising and spending big money to study the 'miraculous' properties of cows and their excreta. Manu Joseph reports from Mumbai, India. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Senate May Ram Copyright Bill
As early as this week, the Senate may try to quickly pass a bill that would radically change copyright law in favor of Hollywood and the music industry. One provision: Skipping commercials would be illegal. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Science Braces for Second Term
The Bush administration had an uneasy relationship with scientists during the first term. Will the president build bridges in the second or burn them completely? A Wired News special report. From
Wired News on November 16, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..
Tourist's Guide To Driving Around Washington D.C.
So you've decided that want to travel to The Capital of Teh Free World to see the sights, and possibly engage in a Constitutionally Protected Protest. You've also decided that it would more convenient, or less expensive, to drive. There are a few things you should be aware of before you come to our fine metro region. From
kuro5hin.org on November 16, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..
(re) Descubriendo blogs
Accesibilidad en la red por Joost van Vuren Agencia de Cooperación de las Relaciones Públicas (Licenciatura en Relaciones Públicas e Institucionales, Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21) Alex weblog por Alex Sancho Asteroide b612 por Ginger Bambino por Fernando Tomás Bitácora de... From
eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 16, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..
Learning Outside the Classroom in Namibia - UNESCO
The traditional model of education is known as a classroom with four walls and a teacher. Over the years this image has changed. In a vast country such as Namibia with a relatively low population of only 1.8 Million inhabitants the task of building sch From
Online Learning Update on November 16, 2004 at 5:46 a.m..
Wizdom Education Presents TOTAL Project Status and Attends IARF/ICAN Transition Summit
Naperville IL, November 16, 2004 - Wizdom Education, the premiere source for special education planning and management software and services for school districts, educators and service providers presented the TOTAL Project Status at the IARF/ICAN Transition Summit sponsored by the SIU RCEP, Illinois State DRS/VR, Illinois State Board of Education and the RSA Region V CRP-RCEP in Springfield, Illinois on October 15th. Wizdom, as part of the Niles Township Department of Special Education TOTAL Team, was invited to display, to the more than 200 attendees of the summit, the past, present and futu From
PR Web on November 16, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..
CMS acceptance testing
Lisa Welchman has written an article on CMS acceptance testing. To quote: Ideally your organization is undertaking some degree of user testing while your CMS implementation is underway. But before the system launches, it will need a rigorous and likely... From
Column Two on November 16, 2004 at 3:47 a.m..
People still use OSI and the Q3 stack?
Wow talk about a blast from the past. I worked on network management software that used an OSI Q3 stack in England and Germany back in the 20th century! 1994-96 specifically. It was for a never completed Passive Optical Network system and it was in C++ and not Java. Good luck Erik, be curious to see what you come up with. From
Erik's Weblog : Q3 Stack: QUOTE I'm looking for an OSI Q3 Stack implementation in Java. OSS or commercial, I don't really care. If a From
Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 16, 2004 at 2:52 a.m..
Buying phony degrees online
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Online diploma mills are a booming business that allow users to bypass the books and put up some cash for a quicker but more deceptive degree. From
DEC Daily News on November 16, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
How Homer Simpson can enrich philosophy class
Jon Eddy always had been a religious skeptic and critic. So when it came time to choose a required religion class at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., the psychology major thought he'd take the easy way out. From
DEC Daily News on November 16, 2004 at 2:50 a.m..
Flat Stanely Project at Lewis
Flat Stanley Weblog At Lewis Mrs. Crouse's 3rd grade classroom is taking part in a Flat Stanley activity with a classroom in Vancouver, WA. The idea behind this is that students share a paper Stanley and then write about the adventures of the visiting Stanley and share these adventures with the partner classroom. This can be accomplished through traditional mail, email or in our case a weblog. We looked at ways to make it easy for Mrs. Crouse's classroom and the one in Vancouver to share their stories. After much discussion we decided the easiest thing to do was to... From
Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on November 16, 2004 at 1:50 a.m..
Back in the Blogosphere
I still think TNE rocks. And that it's integral to any healthy future for the planet. I started this blog about a year and a half ago. I was directing a degree-granting program delivered internationally, which was and still is somewhat unusual among US From
Transnational Education on November 16, 2004 at 1:49 a.m..
Serving on a jury (this week's radio piece)
Everyone I know is happy to get out of jury duty. The first time I was called to serve, the case involved someone falling down in a snowy parking lot. As the potential jurors were being screened, one said she couldn't possibly be open-minded about the case. If you walk on snow, you know you're taking a chance, she argued, and you shouldn't sue the shopkeeper if you fall. She was not interested in learning whether the law required the shopkeeper to maintain a safe parking lot. After this... From
Weblogs in Higher Education on November 16, 2004 at 12:54 a.m..
Mental Health Hotline
Putting on my cyber glasses...dialing the number and here is what I got for the mental health hotline...not much help. http://www.scs.sk.ca/cyber/fun/MentalHealthHotline.mp3 This is just for fun. Laughing behind my glasses.... From
Teaching and Developing Online. on November 15, 2004 at 11:55 p.m..