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Librarian, Heal Thyself
A well-meaning librarian in Alaska has written a tirade against blogs and other online media, saying, "The reach and power of telecommunications and computers have enabled everyone to spread evidence of their ignorance farther and faster than ever before." Obviously this is true for those who are ignorant. Of course, it's equally true that wisdom and well-reported facts also spread more widely, something the writer fails to note. Normally I wouldn't bother to link to his piece, given its predictable nat From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 20, 2004 at 10:47 p.m..

ManyWorlds
We'd never heard of ManyWorlds, a strategy consulting firm, until today but we're impressed with their site. For a layman's view of workflow learning, look at their white paper, The Future of Learning. They've got a great smorgasbord of thumbnail strategies as well.... From The Workflow Institute Blog on November 20, 2004 at 9:46 p.m..

Alice
I’m doing some initial research on using Alice to teach beginning programming. ¶ From Open Artifact on November 20, 2004 at 3:47 p.m..

Furl: Collecting, Archiving, Retrieving and Sharing Links
Furl is an interesting service that helps to resolve the challenges of collecting, organizing, and sharing links in a efficient and simple manner. If you are interested in finding another way to organize your bookmarks and links, I would suggest... From Experience Designer Network on November 20, 2004 at 2:02 p.m..

Welcome to our weblog world
Welcome to Guardian Unlimited's network of weblogs, where our experts bring you frequently updated news, links and comment from around the web, and join in lively discussion with readers. Guardian Unlimited has pioneered the use of weblogs (we've been running them since 2001) and taken a lead in encouraging readers to set up their own - you'll find a wealth of information in our weblogs special report. In that time we've found that weblogs help make for a different kind of journalism. Of cou From Seblogging News on November 20, 2004 at 1:52 p.m..

Google Scholar vs. Real Scholarship
The funny thing about this article is that an almost identical spate of articles appeared after the launch of Google news. Google news vs. real journalism. But like the critics of online journalism, the author seems more intent that students read books in person than any real failing of Google. His main criticism - that not all articles are available - is hardly Google's fault; the search engine is hardly able to break the hold of subscription based publication services by itself. Do read the comments, which offer a welcome relief from the reactionary flavour of the article. By Andrew Go From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Alice
I haven't tried this out myself but it comes recommended. "Alice is a neat tool for teaching programming that uses a 'story-telling-in-3D' approach. It is simple to use (all drag & drop), yet fairly sophisticated in what it can do. Definitely worth a look - even if you don't think you know how to program." Windows only. Via Pete MacKay. By Various Authors, November, 2004 [Refer][Re From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

E-learning Company Receives $200,000 from Fund
This counts more as local news, but Fredericton's LabMentors has, to my eye, an innovative product - "hands-on elearning labs" such as, for example, a fully functional network server for computer administration students. So the news of their funding is good. By Unknown, NB Telegraph-Journal, November 19, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

E-Learning Adventures Beyond the LMS
I soimetimes feel pretty lonely in my criticism of the LMS approach to education, but my observation is that there is a groundswell of opinion looking for something more. Opinion such as is expressed in this article. "Given the marketing muscle behind the major LMS developers and their complete dominance of the e-learning space, it's hardly surprising that many people see an LMS as "the solution" to their future learning needs...In fact, an LMS is often the albatross around the neck of progress in technology-enhanced learning." Via elearnspace. By Godfrey Parkin, Parkin's Lot, Novem From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Introduction to XML Events
If you thought you understood XML, that's about to change. This article describes XML events. "Events is a W3C Recommendation that allows declarative attachment of a behavior -- which can be a predefined bundle of actions defined in XML or a more general call to a scripting language -- to a specific element." Related to this is another W3C recommendation, Object Oriented XML. I think that what we're seeing is XML becomming not just a description language, but also a platform neutral programming language. By Micah Dubinko, I From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Sun Plans Patent Protection for Open-Source Solaris
When I gave a talk about open source in Moncton last week, I was asked about the legal risks of open source. After all, Linux doesn't come with any protection against patent lawsuits. I mumbled something about assuming your own risk. But on reflection, it seems to me that what this represents is not an issue but a business opportunity - providing legal shelter for large corporations wanting - but afraid to - use open source. It's an advantage that was not lost on Sun. The company recently announced that it would make its S From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Small World Phenomenon
Good short article with references and links to a concept I mention from time to time, small worlds networks. Via Open Artifact. By Various Authors, Wikipedia, November, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on November 20, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Presentation About Blogging in Education
I recently presented at the Instructional Design Conference in Saskatoon, SK. My presentation is available here (PowerPoint). Also, I was lucky enough to see Rob Wall again who attended and blogged my session. It was nice to have Rob at... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on November 20, 2004 at 12:47 p.m..

Music and the Brain
Music and the Brain - accessible article discussing recent scientific studies of the effectives of music on the brain. ¶ It seems fairly clear, even at this early stage of inquiry, that many brain regions participate in specific aspects of music processing, whether supporting perception (such as apprehending a mel From Open Artifact on November 20, 2004 at 10:58 a.m..

Musical social network
SongMeanings is another interesting, indirect experiment in social networking. In this case, people interested in discussing music lyrics and their meaning. ¶ SongMeanings was created when we saw a void in most of the lyric sites around–they didn’t have any user interaction. You goto the si From Open Artifact on November 20, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

Small world phenomenon
Small world phenomenon - article on formation on social networks. ¶ From Open Artifact on November 20, 2004 at 9:58 a.m..

How to fold a shirt
I believe this is very old news, but it sure is amusing: Learn how to fold a t-shirt perfectly in 3 seconds. (Well, it takes about 15 seconds to learn how to fold it, but folding it actually takes less than 3 seconds.)... From Joho the Blog on November 20, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004
Eigentlich ist die Botschaft dieser Studie schnell zusammengefasst: Erwartungen übertroffen! Vor einem Jahr hatte das Sloan Consortium bereits Colleges und Universities in den USA zum Einsatz von e-Learning und ihren Erwartungen befragt ("Sizing the Opportunity"), jetzt, in der zweiten Auflage,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 20, 2004 at 8:51 a.m..

Registration is now open for Online Northwest - January 21 2005 - Corvallis, Oregon - A one-day conf ...
Registration is now open for Online Northwest - January 21 2005 - Corvallis, Oregon - A one-day conference that examines the use of technology in libraries From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Canada Reads 2005 - a panel of five intriguing Canadians who will discuss, debate and deliberate whi ...
Canada Reads 2005 - a panel of five intriguing Canadians who will discuss, debate and deliberate which work of Canadian fiction all of Canada should read From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

AAPT, the American Association of Physics Teachers, has added 23 years of back issues to the online ...
AAPT, the American Association of Physics Teachers, has added 23 years of back issues to the online version of the American Journal of Physics From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

The 2005 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions at the 7th An ...
The 2005 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions at the 7th Annual LITA National Forum to be held at the San Jose Marriott, San Jose, California, September 29-October 2, 2005. Theme: The Ubiquitous Web: Personalization, Portability, and On-line Collaboration From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 20, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Google Scholar for Quality Assured Resources?
The beta of Google Scholar is now available. This new area of Google activity describes itself thus "Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint... From Auricle on November 20, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..

Collect Britain
If you fancy access to 100,000 images and sounds courtesy of the British Library then visit Collect Britain which describes itself as "the British Library's largest digitisation project to date." From Auricle on November 20, 2004 at 6:53 a.m..

Tonight's dinner with Dave Winer
A small, intimate gathering. Excellent discussion about OPML, outlining, podcasting, the good 'ole Manila days back in late 1999, etc. We missed Lawrence (Dave and Lawrence worked together but have never met, someday!). Thanks to Dave for coming out even though he was still a wee bit sick. Here are my photos: before at Steamworks, during the dinner From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 20, 2004 at 6:52 a.m..

Wissensstafette. Transferring skills - sharing knowledge
Das Team ww.deck - world wide development and exchange of corporate knowledge - der Volkswagen Coaching stellt in diesem Papier vor, welche Services sie anbieten, um dem Verlust von Knowhow zu verhindern, wenn Mitarbeiter ihren Job aufgeben. Eine nützliche Vorlage... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 20, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

No Taxation on Net Connections
Internet users will not have to pay a tax for their connection service after Congress passes legislation blocking local governments from charging such a levy. From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

FCC Pooh-Poohs a la Carte Cable
The Federal Communications Commission says in a Congressional report that cable bills would increase under a system that lets customers pick and choose. Consumer groups disagree. From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

So Far, Recount Shows No Problem
Preliminary results of a recount in New Hampshire verify that optical-scan voting machines recorded votes accurately. A Nader spokesman calls on Democrats to do some soul-searching. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Internet Porn: Worse than Crack?
Researchers tell a Senate hearing that internet porn is more addictive and harmful than street drugs. One calls for government-funded research into the 'erototoxins.' By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

U.N. Deadlocks on Cloning Ban
The United Nations abandons efforts to ban all cloning and opts for a non-binding resolution. It's a blow to President Bush's efforts to push a ban and a victory for embryonic stem cell researchers. By Kristen Philipkoski From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Clear Pictures of How We Think
Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper. From Wired News on November 20, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Idle Words Audioblogging Manifesto
Jon reminded me of this tonight via email and I listened to it again. Hmmm. Excellent and funny anti-podcast hype. But ultimately missing the point. It's about re-mixing and creating your stuff. If you want it to be text, go ahead. If you want it to be video go ahead. If you want it to be audio go ahead. All media are equally valid in my humble opinion. As long as it scratches your creative itch who cares whether I like it or I hate it or I or maciej Jon reminded me From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on November 20, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..

Poynter Eyetrack III en español
Guillermo Franco editor de eltiempo.com de Colombia me anuncia la disponibilidad de los textos en español del estudio: Poynter Eyetrack III: Online News Consumer Behavior in the Age of Multimedia: Eyectrack III: Cómo lucen los sitios web a través de... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 20, 2004 at 5:51 a.m..

FCC Rules VoIP an Interstate Service - Roy Mark, Internet News
Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to traditional state public utility regulation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided today. The ruling gives the FCC the responsibility and obligation to decide what regula From Techno-News Blog on November 20, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..

Net2Phone Rolls Out Wi-Fi VoIP Service, Handset - CommWeb
Net2Phone launched the VoiceLine XJ100 Wi-Fi Handset, which lets users connect via Wi-Fi to Net2Phone's session initiation protocol (SIP)-based VoiceLine VoIP service. The handset connects to Net2Phone over the public Internet. David Span, Net2Phone's From Techno-News Blog on November 20, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..

Online, long-distance education gains foothold - ROGER ADKINS, News and Sentinel
For some college students, trudging bleary-eyed and half-alert to class is a thing of the past. As Internet technology advances, more and more college students of the proper mindset are turning to online learning and distance education. Of the 835 co From Online Learning Update on November 20, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..

Uni lectures get boosted online - New Zealand TV One News
University lectures are moving from the campus to the home, as pilot tests get underway for students to watch their lectures online. Auckland University is so convinced with the potential of streaming lectures on the internet, that it has already begu From Online Learning Update on November 20, 2004 at 5:49 a.m..

Time for PeopleSoft Directors to Admit Defeat
Mercury News: Oracle wins backing of 61% in PeopleSoft offer. PeopleSoft's board has shown no signs of backing down from its opposition to the $24-a-share deal, putting it on the controversial path of defying the will of a majority of its shareholders. Oracle still faces a PeopleSoft ``poison pill'' plan designed to flood the market with PeopleSoft shares, making it prohibitively expensive for a hostile acquirer to close a deal. It's time for the PeopleSoft board to mak From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 20, 2004 at 5:45 a.m..

Japanese Language Center Announced the Curriculum for 2005
Japanese Language Center (JLC) provides Group, Private, and On-site Japanese lessons. JLC announced the Curriculum and the new course schedule for 2005. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2004] From PR Web on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

STAR Winter Academy offers a Winter Challenge for LA Wiz-Kids
High achieving students looking for a fun and inspiring challenge this winter break need to look no further: Award winning STAR Education's Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) Department and the STAR Prep Academy are teaming up with the ECO Station to bring you the compelling STAR Winter Academy. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2004] From PR Web on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Children Host News Conference: Announce National Award
Children hosted a news conference to announce that their school, Laurel Hall Elementary School in North Hollywood is one of six private K-12 schools in the State of California receiving national honors for academic programs and high student achievement. This places the school in the top 10 percent of the nation's schools in reading and math performance. This is the second Department of Education recognition of the school. In 2002, Laurel Hall principal Kathleen Haworth was recognized as the United States Department of Education National Distinguished Principal. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2004] From PR Web on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Vince Neil Plays to Sold-Out Crowd in Concert Supporting Alcohol Responsibility; Legends and Prodigies Raises Over $1400 for AWARE
The premiere concert of Legends and Prodigies featuring Vince Neil and Sound and Fury, November 13th at the Key Club in Hollywood, played to a sold-out audience Saturday night, raising over $1400 for AWARE (Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Research and Education) and drawing attention to AWARE's message and programs promoting alcohol responsibility. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2004] From PR Web on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

uCertify to Close Limited Period Discount Offer on November 30, 2004
uCertify, a market leader in IT certification exam preparation aids, announced that the current limited time discount offer on Exam Simulation PrepKits will be closed on November 30, 2004. [PRWEB Nov 20, 2004] From PR Web on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars
Google Scholar is intended as a first stop for researchers looking for scholarly literature like peer-reviewed papers, books, abstracts and technical reports. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Conferees Pass Compromise for 6.5 Million Special Education Pupils
A House-Senate conference committee gave near unanimous approval to major changes in the law that governs special education for disabled students. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Republicans Outnumbered in Academia, Studies Find
A national survey shows that Democratic professors outnumber Republicans by at least seven to one in the humanities and social sciences. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Bush Nominates a Close Adviser for Top Education Post
President Bush named Margaret Spellings, who currently serves as chief adviser on domestic issues, to take over as secretary of education. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

City Schools Getting Free Advice From a Public Relations Firm
One of the nation's highest-priced public relations firms, known for its expertise in crisis management, is advising the New York City school system free of charge. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Council Members See Flaws in School-Admissions Plan
City lawmakers said that the public high school admissions process remained deeply flawed, despite an overhaul last year. From New York Times: Education on November 20, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

How To Facilitate Online Collaborative Work In The Enterprise: Patty Seybold Reports
Our organizations are expending a great deal of time, effort, and money trying to make (online work collaboration) easier. Many companies try strategies that include portals, extranets, VPNs, and browser-based applications-strategies that at best have been only partially successful (e.g.,... From Kolabora.com on November 20, 2004 at 3:54 a.m..

FireStore FS-4 Tapeless Acquisition
"The ultimate FireStore for hand-held camcorders is here - FireStore FS-4. Now everybody can take advantage of tapeless acquisition with true Direct To Edit (DTE) Technology and confidence recording using the smallest FireStore ever! Tapeless acquisition is quickly being accepted as the standard in broadcast production. Now From unmediated on November 20, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

Will web media be bought out by traditional media giants?
Wired News ponders the question of possible acquisitions of online media by traditional media giants following last week's purchase of MarketWatch by Dow Jones. Analyzing the market trends, which have seen online advertisements grow in times of mediocre performance of the print media, it might actually be worthwhile for media giants to add online media to their assets. Adam L. Penenberg of Wired News, argues, "even though it's beginning to feel like the internet boom days of old, you likely won't see real-wo From unmediated on November 20, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

Online Lecture: "Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue: Technology, Politics, and the Fight to Control Digital Media"
The video of my Princeton President's Lecture, "Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue: Technology, Politics, and the Fight to Control Digital Media" is now online. The lecture, which lasts about an hour, is a layperson's introduction to the technology/copyright wars. I gave it on October 12. The first six minutes of the video consists entirely of introductions, which can safely be skipped.(RealPlayer 56K; Real From unmediated on November 20, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

How To Evaluate Your Online Web Conferencing Vendor
If you have ever been unsuccessfully scouting a Web conferencing solution and have attended a few online demonstrations and sales events, you will easily identify with what I am reporting here. With the excellent help of Francis Good we have... From Kolabora.com on November 20, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

Video of my talk to the Library of Congress
I've been having trouble getting C-SPAN's video of my talk to the Library of Congress to work, so I've made a Quicktime version that you can try accessing here. It's 90MB of streamin' video. I'm working on posting some other formats as well.... From Joho the Blog on November 19, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..