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Usable GUI design: a quick guide for F/OSS developers
Benjamin Roe has written a guide on usable GUI design for open-source developers. To quote: After years of struggling with these problems, I thought I would write down a short list of five things that we OSS developers should consider... From Column Two on November 25, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

An XML architecture for technical documentation: DITA
Don Day, Erik Hennum, John Hunt, Michael Priestley, David Schell and Nancy Harrison have written an article on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). To quote: DITA is an architecture for creating topic-oriented, information-typed content that can be reused and... From Column Two on November 25, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Design patterns for information architecture with DITA map domains
Erik Hennum, Don Day, John Hunt and Dave A. Schell have written an article on design patterns for DITA. To quote: The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) provides maps for assembling topics into deliverables. By specializing the map elements, you... From Column Two on November 25, 2004 at 10:45 p.m..

Adding enclosures to WordPress
After successfully recording, uploading, and linking to the inaugural podcast, I have added the enclosure mod to WordPress. If you are subscribing to this blog through an RSS reader like bloglines, this revision may have caused my last 10 posts to show up in your feed reader again. Sorry about ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 6:59 p.m..

Gone for Thanksgiving
I'm at my sister's, eating everything except the turkey, and removing the passenger seat from our car to see if we can mop up the half gallon of milk we spilled last week. Ah, tradition!... From Joho the Blog on November 25, 2004 at 6:49 p.m..

Informed gratitude
Ignorant thankfulness is arrogance. Two anti-arrogance prophylactics, then, for pre-dinner consumption: In 'The Seduction of Battle and the Perversion of War' chapter in War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges lists the variety of efficient killing tools used in the first Gulf War: high explosive artillery shells, fragmentation bombs, overwhelmingly tank superiority, and helicopters like 'angels of death in the sky.' And o From homoLudens III on November 25, 2004 at 6:46 p.m..

Emergent Learning Forum
Among the presentations worth viewing at the November Emergent Learning Forum were Tom Hill's talk on learning in business processes (audio for Hill's talk and others may be found at the Learning Economics Group website) and OLDaily on November 25, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Beyond the Lost Horizon
Via jay Cross, this set of slides from inustry analyst Trace Urdan's presentation at the Workflow Learning Symposium offers some sober thought for the e-learning industry. It's not the $60 billion industry it expected, but rather a $6 billion industry swamped by corporate business process software. By Trace Urdan, Emergent Learning Forum, November 17, 2004 [OLDaily on November 25, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Keynote Address on Workflow Learning
Jay Cross sets the stage for the emerging idea of workflow learning in this presentation outlining the topic. In addition to the 20 minute presentation (in audio, video and who knows what else) find here a 'workflow learning family tree' diagram offering a nice look at the concepts leading to workflow learning. By Jay Cross, Workflow Learning Symposium, November 25, 2004 [Refer][Research From OLDaily on November 25, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Charter Schools Fall Short in Public Schools Matchup
People opting for charter schools to improve learning may want to think twice as a study released by the U.S. Department of Education shows they perform less well than the public system. A proponent of charter schools, however, argues that this shortfall is due to their targeting disadvantaged students. However, "even when allowances were made for race and poverty, the charter schools were still less likely to meet state standards than regular schools." By Sam Dillon and Diana Jean Schemo, New York Times, November 23, 2004 [OLDaily on November 25, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

L'ingénierie pédagogique à l'heure des TIC
I am in Montreal for this conference taking place all day tomorrow at McGill University. Though my talk is in English, this website - and most of the talks - are in French. By Various Authors, November 25, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on November 25, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Blogbox
A Blogbox is a RIA that can be added to a weblog or site. There are several currently available: weather, link, sound, photo, and clock. Add created with Laszlo. ¶ From Open Artifact on November 25, 2004 at 5:57 p.m..

Free alternatives to Breeze?
Like Stephen, I was suitably awed by the nifty Breeze presentation on Wikis that Brian Lamb put together, and like Stephen and James ,wished I too could do something similar but without the cost of Breeze. (It should be noted, however, that the niftiness of the presentation seems like it was 15% Breeze and 85% Brian's humour and ingenuity.) I hunted around for some free options, and didn't come up with much. But below From EdTechPost on November 25, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..

Belgacom awards Incatel network inventory management contract
Incatel is to to supply the inventory solution for Belgacom's data and broadband services. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Boots to offer mobile photograph printing service from Pixology, Nokia
UK retailer Boots is to offer a camera phone printing service that makes use of digital photography software maker Pixology's PhonePrint technology. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

European mobile phone market grows 24% in Q3 – report
Converged devices have witnessed the most significant growth in the Western European mobile phone market, with 70 per cent year-on-year, according to numbers from market advisory firm IDC. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

BT trials 2Mb consumer broadband
British telco BT is to begin triallin a2Mb consumer broadband service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Worldwide server revenue €8.7bn in Q3
IBM has held on to its number one spot in the worldwide server systems market in the third quarter, while HP was the number one vendor in terms of unit shipments. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

AMD launches Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000+
Notebook PCs based on the Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000+ are expected from Packard Bell and Gericom in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Nordic countries and the UK later this month. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

BT cuts wi-fi price for BT Mobile business customers
British telco BT has dropped the prce of BT Openzone wireless broadband hoping to convince BT Mobile business to sign up to its wi-fi service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 2:58 p.m..

Because they excel
Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel. William Hazlitt ¶ From Open Artifact on November 25, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..

Christmas Resistance
Christmas Resistance: end compulsory consumption (er.. not a bad idea, actually.) ¶ From Open Artifact on November 25, 2004 at 1:58 p.m..

Cegetel launches enterprise data service using Alcatel solution
The service, "Ixtrans", is commercially available throughout France and delivered by Cegetel over its transmission network based on Alcatel's optical multi-service transport solution. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Wicom, Oritor partner to offer VoIP contact centre solutions
Wicom and Oritor have partnered to offer VoIP-based multi-channel solutions for contact centres and other enterprises, which enable a customer service alternative to hardware-based TDM solutions. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

APTN to provide celebrity news videos for Hutchinson 3G UK
Mobile operator Hutchinson 3G UK has entered a deal with video news agency Associated Press Television News to provide celebrity entertainment videos via ‘Today on 3’, the mobile operator's live entertainment channel. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Worldwide media gateway, softswitch IP port shipments increase by 51.2% in Q3
Worldwide carrier grade VoIP equipment market has posted a record growth in the third quarter of 2004. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 1:56 p.m..

Nominations for the Inaugural Edublog Awards
Noticing that the 2004 Weblog Awards had neglected to include a category for scholarly blogging, Alex Halavais suggested that we do our own. Hence this site… You can nominate one blog for as many categories as you think appropriate using the postings below, Nominations close 00.00 GMT on Friday 3rd December 2004. One nomination per person for each category please and you may choose to nominate anonymously if you wish... [James Farmer]< From Seblogging News on November 25, 2004 at 1:51 p.m..

Count of Counterculture
I had a great time last night at the party for Counterculture Through the Ages: From Abraham to Acid House, by Ken Goffman/RU Sirius. It seemed as if everyone from the Mondo2000 days was there, and gathered for the sole purpose of experiencing some connection and celebrating Ken's emergence in the mainstream book publishing world as the brilliant social theorist and historian he really is. Some faces I hadn't seen in a long time, including Daniel Pinchbeck (breaking open your head), Mark Tribe (Rhizome and Columb From rushkoff.blog on November 25, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Birdstep Technology acquires Alice Systems
Birdstep Technology is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Alice Systems, a technology company specialising in client manager solutions for mobile operators. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 12:56 p.m..

Use Any Surface As Interface: Sensitive Object
Imagine any flat rigid surface becoming the potential interface to any computer software, home appliance or live communication system you have access to. That is what a French start up company has already started delivering with a new technology appropriately... From Kolabora.com on November 25, 2004 at 12:55 p.m..

Bitacoras.com reloaded
Rediseño, canales temáticos, canales por ciudades, alojamiento y un directorio con 14.000 bitácoras indexadas: Enhorabuena.... From eCuaderno v.2.0 on November 25, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

Who are your gatekeepers?
Stefano Mazzochi has an interesting essay that connects to recent discussions of peer review. He argues that giving a voice to many researchers, rather than to a small number of established (and busy) researchers, is often a better way of evaluating the usefulness of research. I suspect that this holds in general, not just in academic publishing: The set of people who are in the best position to evaluate your work are those who (will) build upon it. In academia, I'd bet From Seb's Open Research on November 25, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Social attribution and informality
Hanni proffers that attribution, i.e.: giving credit to ideas, entries used in weblogs, may be on the wane. Jumping off from a comment on the informality of some, or the purposeful use of informality to gain admission to [one of] the in-crowd[s] in the blogosphere, Hanni points to the social connections of the entries we place in our weblogs. Open Artifact on November 25, 2004 at 11:58 a.m..

Napster, Blockbuster offer combined music download, online DVD rental package
Napster and Blockbuster have launched the 'Digital Duo' card in the US, offering consumers one month of digital music and one month of Blockbuster Online DVD rental service for $20 (€15.20). From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Gay porn hack attack on Italian Senate
Computer monitors throughout the Italian Senate have been hit by a hack attack that has displayed hardcore gay porn on computer screens through the building. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Montreal conference followup
Yesterday's post seemed to spark interest from several quarters, so I've created a wiki page and a TopicExchange channel (RSS feed here) to help us coordinate. I took the liberty of naming the page "Seb's Open Research on November 25, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Mmo2 to offer I-mode next year
Mmo2 has reached an agreement with NTT DoCoMo for the delivery of its I-mode mobile internet service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 10:56 a.m..

Blogging Across the Curriculum
So the writing across the curriculum idea has been around for a lot of years now, and I think most people would agree that it's a good one. Our writing lives are filled with all sorts of genres and purposes once we graduate into the "real world." Why should English classes be the only place where good writing skills are taught? It used to be that teachers in other disciplines had some trepidation about assigning writing since they weren't very comfortable as writers themselves. But I have to tell you, at my school just about every discipline, including physical education, asks kids t From weblogged News on November 25, 2004 at 10:48 a.m..

Elearning on the Rise: Companies Move Classroom Content Online
This is an in-depth article on the state of e-learning implementations in companies today. To me it's like old wine in new bottles. Instead of having instructors regurgitate bullet-points to numb students, now we have multimedia on the web to do the same, only more effectively and efficiently. Learning is fundamentally a social activity. I don't know how long it's going to take for stakeholders to understand this simple truth. E-learning is not about providing multimedia instruction j From elearningpost on November 25, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

Film Week on Radio
89.3 KPCC | FilmWeek with host Larry Mantle. FilmWeek is a locally-produced show (Pasadena) devoted to reviews of each week's new films and video releases. The program is hosted by AirTalk's Larry Mantle and features prominent film critics Peter Rainer... From Alpha Channel: The Studio @ Hodges Library on November 25, 2004 at 10:01 a.m..

Predicted costs force scale back to PCCW roll-out of UK wireless broadband
Hong Kong telco PCCW has decided nationwide roll-out of its wireless broadband in the near future is too costly. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Overture begins distributing ads via webfeed
Search advertising firm Overture has started to delivering targeted ads via FeedBurner's processing service. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 25, 2004 at 9:56 a.m..

Dritte Welt Archive - Bestände online
Die bundesdeutsche Solidaritäts- und Dritte Welt Bewegung hat eine lange und wechselvolle Geschichte, ebenso die verschiedenen Versuche, ihre Themen und Aktionen zu dokumentieren. Die darüber gewonnenen Kompetenzen im internationalistischen und entwicklungspolitischen Bereich haben die politische Kultur der linken Öffentlichkeit mitgeprägt. Daraus sind bis heute in verschiedenen Städten Archive und Dokumentationszentren entstanden, deren Materialien für eine solidaritätsbezogene und entwicklungspolitische Bildungs- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit unverzichtbar From Archivalia on November 25, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..

Google Scholar
Wahrscheinlich trage ich jetzt Eulen nach Athen, aber Google hat einen neuen Dienst für die wissenschaftliche Recherche eingerichtet. Natürlich ist alles noch in der Beta-Version, aber sehr vielversprechend. Ich zitiere die reticon-Redaktion: "Das Spannende an diesem Dienst ist, dass... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 25, 2004 at 9:52 a.m..

Evidence of sex abuse by [U.N.] Congo staff outrages Annan
The NZ Herald has the story. More coverage can be found by performing a Google News search for "un congo sex abuse". Details of the story include the fact that over 150 counts by at least 30 staff members are being investigated, and that this isn't the first time that the U.N. has been so accused. From kuro5hin.org on November 25, 2004 at 9:45 a.m..

Can E-Learning break the Digital Divide?
"E-Learning will provide much better education for people from developing countries?" Der Autor, selbst Online-Teacher an der University of Liverpool, wertet seine Teilnehmer-Statistiken aus und kommt zu der Antwort: Nein, "the Digital Divide is widening". Ich möchte dem Autor allerdings... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Education is the key - Middle Eastern countries invest in the future
In diesem Interview präsentiert Bassem Khafagi, Planning and Business Development Manager aus Ägypten, einige Hintergrundinformationen und Zahlen zum aktuellen Middle-East-Boom. Interessant, was er zur Schnittstelle von e-Learning und arabischer Lernkultur erzählt: "Our educational system, including the didactical and pedagogical patterns,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 25, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Firefox cutting into IE's lead - Paul Festa, CNET News
As Firefox marks its 5 millionth download and moves to retail stores, a survey showed Microsoft's heavyweight Internet Explorer slipping below 90 percent market share. OneStat.com, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based provider of Web traffic measurement ser From Techno-News Blog on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Court Documents Not Fit for Web? - Jacob Ogles, Wired
Court records are presenting a tricky challenge for open-government types and privacy advocates. In most parts of the country, people can drive to a courthouse to view all types of records. But should those same records -- which include medical histori From Techno-News Blog on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Newspapers Should Really Worry - Adam L. Peneberg, Wired
Young people just aren't interested in reading newspapers and print magazines. In fact, according to Washington City Paper, The Washington Post organized a series of six focus groups in September to determine why the paper was having so much trouble at From Techno-News Blog on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

University researchers head creation of virtual laboratory - Cati Vanden Breul, Minnesota Daily
The University of Minnesota is leading an international group of universities in developing a virtual laboratory for Earth and planetary studies with a grant from the National Science Foundation. The laboratory will help researchers study planetary mat From Online Learning Update on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Online Learning Teams: Indispensable Interaction - Muhammad K. Betz, Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
In a learning-centered educational environment (Glatthorn, 2000) the curricula, courses, and lessons are structured to optimize learning as the top priority of educational enterprise. In the educational environment commonly established for the milieu o From Online Learning Update on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

Learner Support Services in Distance Education System (A Case Study of Turkey) - Salih Usun, TOJDE
A distance education program must design and applicate effective learner support services and systems. Unfortunately, in many distance education systems, more resources are invested in the technical system at the expense of the learner support system. From Online Learning Update on November 25, 2004 at 8:48 a.m..

The CHOICE Survey on Internet Resources is being conducted to determine your satisfaction with CHOIC ...
The CHOICE Survey on Internet Resources is being conducted to determine your satisfaction with CHOICE's reviews of Internet resources and with the content of the special Web Issue in the print and online editions of CHOICE From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 25, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..

The Advocacy Institute - ALA 2005 Midwinter Meeting, Boston - January 14, 2005 - At the day long Ins ...
The Advocacy Institute - ALA 2005 Midwinter Meeting, Boston - January 14, 2005 - At the day long Institute, you will build advocacy skills and develop new strategies for raising awareness of the value of libraries in today's society From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 25, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..

Design checklists for online help
Michelle Corbin has written an articling outlining a number of design checklists for online help. To quote: Online help systems have evolved over the past 20 years to meet the needs of our users. Designers must consider the content, format,... From Column Two on November 25, 2004 at 8:45 a.m..

GAO to Probe Vote Counting
Urged on by Democratic lawmakers, the Government Accountability Office plans to investigate the way votes were counted in the presidential election. The office cautions, however, that it is powerless to act if irregularities are found. From Wired News on November 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

P2P Tilts Toward Legitimacy
A peer-to-peer company signs a deal with three major record labels to provide content on its Peer Impact service, but it might not offer much for music fans. By Katie Dean. From Wired News on November 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

The Dream Factory
Any product, any shape, any size -- manufactured on your desktop! The future is the fabricator. By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Boeing Converts 737 Into Bomber
The squat little mainstay of the airline industry will become a fierce weapon for the Navy. The plane's new mission: to patrol the seas for submarines, then blow them to smithereens with bombs and missiles. Chris Genna reports from Seattle. From Wired News on November 25, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Open Access und Edition
http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/230198/ Een krachtig pleidooi voor het gratis en onbeperkt ter beschikking stellen van wetenschappelijke edities op het internet: Open Access und Edition: 'Trotzdem erscheint es mir sinnvoll, nachdrücklich für die These dieses Referats zu werben, dass der "Nutzen des Edierens" erheblich größer wäre, wenn alle Editionen nach den Grundsätzen des "Open Access" frei im Internet zugänglich wären'. De auteur, Klaus Graf, is historicus, en daarnaast de auteur van de weblog Archivalia. De weblog bevat berichten over archieven, digitalisatie en open access, v From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 25, 2004 at 5:48 a.m..

Learn English in No Time at All - Cleverlearn Opens up New Horizons for Foreign Language Learning
Cleverlearn is reaching out with its innovative e-learning concept to all users who wish to benefit from today's IT & Telecommunications features: Thanks to the integration of all Cleverlearn's technical systems, the user can complete the individual courses at anytime on a PC, the Web or mobile phone. They can then independently access at any time the currently used technical system thanks to the 'Personal Vocabulary', where new terms can be saved and looked up as often as desired. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

English for Smart Savers - CleverCourse Now Offers More Attractive Price Model with Cleverlearn's Computer-Based English Learning Courses
Cleverlearn customers can now visit several courses of their choice for up to 30 days; English for Beginners, Advanced or Business English HYPHEN all for less than 20 Euros.Instead of before where only three course units per week could be completed, you can now do a course unit per day. Furthermore, the basic principle is a technical integration concept which permits the user to visit the courses as desired online or offline. Mobility is the order of the day: One learns in the office, at home and on the move in Internet cafes by mobile phone or PDA. MP3 download is even possible. [PRWEB Nov 25 From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

EFL E-Learning Provider 'Cleverlearn' Expands DSL Speed & New Language Centers Now Complement the Computer-Based English Learning Courses
Computer-based English learing courses alongside EFL language centers poises Cleverlearn for growth. Language centers open in Vietnam and China, and web site now also available in Korean. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

EFL E-Learning Provider 'Cleverlearn' Appoints Heinrich Pletschacher as the New European Country Manager
New European Country Manager for e-learning technology-based provider for teaching English as a Foregin Language (EFL). His focus will be on Marketing; raising the profile of the Cleverlearn name and its products in Europe, as well as strengthening partnerships, intensifying and building upon customer relationships. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Intuita Launches Global Tele-Classes on Developing Intuition
Intuita is shrinking the world using a modern learning format that enables participants from any location to take classes directly from it's founder through a new adaptation using older technology - the telephone. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Children and Bison Connect
Children participating in pioneer and Native American activities learn about a simpler side of life. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Cinematrix has Materialized!
The multi-sensory Smart Theater will feature a variety of interactive 4D programs at the Israel National Museum of Science, which is the newest member of the Smart Theater Network. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Business NLP and Hypnosis for Communication
Would you consider it strange that many successful business people are attending master-classes on Hypnosis each year? There are many reasons why people attend such courses. One reason that appeals to the business community is the process of understanding the basic principles of hypnosis in order to expand their own communication toolset. [PRWEB Nov 25, 2004] From PR Web on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Charter Schools Fall Short in Public Schools Matchup
A study commissioned by the Department of Education concluded that the charter schools were less likely to meet state standards. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

When Plagiarism's Shadow Falls on Admired Scholars
Two Harvard law professors, Charles J. Ogletree Jr. and Laurence H. Tribe, have publicly acknowledged that they have unintentionally misused sources. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Battle on Gay Pride Shirts Leads to Suit Against School
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on Tuesday against a Missouri high school that twice admonished a gay student for wearing T-shirts bearing gay pride messages. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

A Tool for Scholars Who Like to Dig Deep
Googles new search service for academic publications finds early praise from scholars. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Going to College? First, Go to the Web
A cottage industry has sprung up to offer students online help in choosing the right college. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Web Sites Stirring Up Criticism of Coaches, Even the Unbeaten Ones
Web sites have converted the mischievous idea of a few alumni into an odd form of futures market for betting on a college football coach's career. From New York Times: Education on November 25, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Plagiarism Isn't So Easy Any More
While I'm on vacation this week, I'm still checking my e-mail. And yesterday's batch included notice that the most recent column I wrote for Editor & Publisher Online, on the topic of "citizen journalism," had been (allegedly) plagiarized by a blogger, as noted by Steve Rubel. (J.D. Lasica also From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 25, 2004 at 3:54 a.m..

Last Call: Dynamic Properties Framework (DPF)
2004-11-22: The Multimodal Interaction Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of the Dynamic Properties Framework (DPF). Written for the W3C Multimodal Interaction Framework, the draft describes interfaces for dynamic access to properties that represent device capabilities, device configuration, user preferences and environmental conditions. The previous Working Draft was named "System and Environment Framework." Comments are welcome through 10 January. Read about Multimodal Interaction. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 25, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Last Call: QA Specification Guidelines
2004-11-22: The Quality Assurance (QA) Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of the QA Framework: Specification Guidelines. The document is designed to help W3C editors write better specifications by making a specification easier to interpret without ambiguity, and clearer as to what is required in order to conform. Comments are welcome through 28 January. The QA Handbook is now a Working Group Note. Written for W3C Working Group Chairs and Team Contacts, the handbook provides techniques, tools, and templates for test suites and specifications, and is designed to facilitate and From World Wide Web Consortium on November 25, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Last Call: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
2004-11-22: The Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has released a Last Call Working Draft of Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and a Working Draft of its companion Implementation Techniques. The guidelines are written to help developers create accessible authoring interfaces that produce accessible Web content. Resulting content can be read by a broader range of readers including those with disabilities. Comments are welcome through 7 January. Read about the Web Accessibility Initiative. (News archive) From World Wide Web Consortium on November 25, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Character Model for the World Wide Web Is a W3C Proposed Recommendation
2004-11-22: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of two parts of the Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0. Fundamentals is a Proposed Recommendation and Resource Identifiers is a Candidate Recommendation. The documents provide authors of specifications, software developers, and content developers with a common reference for text manipulation and the use of internationalized resource identifiers on the Web. They build on the Universal Character Set defined by Unicode and ISO/IEC 10646. Comments are welcome through 20 December and 15 January respectively. Visit the Internationalizati From World Wide Web Consortium on November 25, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning
George Siemens has written an article on the problems inherent in starting with an LMS purchase. To quote: Learning Management Systems (LMS) are often viewed as being the starting point (or critical component) of any elearning or blended learning program.... From Column Two on November 25, 2004 at 2:47 a.m..

Oracle reveals challengers for PeopleSoft's board
The enterprise software maker is turning the protracted takeover battle into a proxy fight for control over the company. From CNET News.com on November 25, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..

Is Brazil quietly building up?
While North Korea and Iraq are the hotspots in the media today, regarding WMD, Brazil has quietly launched a rocket from Alcntara to space and has built an uranium enrichment facility in Rezende. Does it mean an ICBM is on the way? From kuro5hin.org on November 25, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..

Using MP3 players in the classroom
I broke down this past weekend and bought a cheap MP3 player ($70 Canadian for 128MB flash based player which doubles as a USB drive), mainly to listen to all the podcasts I've been listening to. This has made me a much more productive person, since I can now walk ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Is Linux ready for the desktop?
I realize that this is a question that quite a few people have been asking for a number of years. I think the time may have come, however, when the answer is unhesitatingly maybe In a recent post (Confused about Linux? This may help.) by Alec Couros on his blog, educationaltechnology.ca/couros, ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

First they ignore you
As Gandhi said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Research into FOSS in education
Alec Couros is looking for k-12 educators who are involved in the use or advocacy for free and open source software in schools. I just finished his initial questionaire, and I'm excited to see what comes out of his research. From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Cubs baseball
Cubs baseball Originally uploaded by omegageek. The cubs baseball that Rick brought back for me from Chicago! Oh yeah, next year is the year!! From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Have a Ball
Have a Ball #2 Originally uploaded by omegageek. Rick Schwier brought me back a Cubs baseball from Chicago, probably to help me get over the sorrow of not getting to AECT in Chicago. Thanks buddy! From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Alec Couros on weblogs in education
Alec Couros at ID conference Originally uploaded by omegageek. It was great to see Alec again, and a true treat to hear him talking about using Weblogs for educational purposes (Link is to Alec's powerpoint for the session). Here's my summary. Alec talked ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Fostering Critical Thinking in an Online Environment
Here are my notes from Walter Archer's session at the Saskatoon ID conference. This is basically just a notes dump, without bothering to pretty it up (lack of wireless access at the conference forced me to do notes in a text editor instead of straight blogging) See http://www.communitiesofinquiry.com for paper's that ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Saskatoon ID conference
I spent the day at an ID conference in Saskatoon. It was a great time - I reconnected with many friends, and the sessions got a few lobes of my brain that had been dormant fired up again. I have entered my notes for a couple of the sessions for ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Podcast #1
As Adam Curry would say ... Boi-oi-oing!!. Time for me to hop on the podcast bandwagon. Here's podcast #1. Show notes Opening Music - Things to do When You're Alone by 46 Ounces Alec Couros blogging presentation. Alec blogs at http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/couros Fostering Critical Thinking in an Online Environment Communities of Inquiry website Nine Myths About Design - ... From Just Another Ant on November 25, 2004 at 1:59 a.m..

Top Financial Aid Books
Your guide to the best books on financial aid for adult and minority students.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 25, 2004 at 1:51 a.m..

Train and Retain Employees
If you think employees will jump ship as soon as they've been trained, think again. Sarah Tinsley argues that employee training actually fosters employee loyalty.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 25, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..

Contractual Learning
To be effective, an employee's learning objectives should be in line with organizational goals.... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 25, 2004 at 12:50 a.m..

Apple, Audio and Hardware
AppleInsider has been speculating about a new audio interface for Apple's GarageBand software, a slimmed-down but still powerful version of Logic, a product Apple acquired when it bought Emagic in 2002. That buyout was Apple's loud statement that it cared again about the music software arena, which it had all but abandoned in the late 1990s. The company's commitment to music was amplified by the iPod, a great hardware device, and t From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 25, 2004 at 12:46 a.m..

Career Counseling FAQs
As you consider joining the ranks of people who use career counselors, you probably have a few questions. Get answers here: Can a career counselor help? How do I choose a career counselor? Where can I find a career counselor?... From Adult/Continuing Education on November 24, 2004 at 11:47 p.m..