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Search, Copyright, and Course Pack Affordances
I’m still very much interested in the idea of creating a system that enables professors to assemble course packs out of Open Access or, better yet, Creative Commons-licensed content. But my idea is broadening somewhat based on what I’m learning at my new job. From e-Literate on November 27, 2004 at 8:59 p.m..

Student Engagement, Revisited
I caught news of the just-released 2004 National Survey of Student Engagement in a recent article in The Chronicle (which is available online for a limited time). Addressing the degree to which students are "engaged" in their studies, it also features some interesting results about college student study habits, student... From PEDABLOGUE on November 27, 2004 at 8:52 p.m..

The Edublog Weblog Awards
Brought to you by the (thankfully) irrepressable James Farmer, the Edublog Awards recognize top educational weblogs across a range of categories. Nominations are open until December 3rd, after which voting will begin. In addition to some of the old standards, about 50% of the nominees are blogs that I never… From e-Literate on November 27, 2004 at 7:47 p.m..

We are the kazaa generation
Does a Free Download Equal a Lost Sale? Nope, says two MBA profs from Harvard and UNC. They found that Eminem's "8 Mile" soundtrack was the second most popular among albums sold, and that his song, "Lose Yourself," was the most popular among file sharers. It seems that downloading was more a symptom of an artist's popularity in the record stores than a barrier to it. "Our best guess is that peer-to-peer networks in 2002 had no effect whatsoever on sales," Professor Oberholzer-Gee said. They concluded that maybe every 10 downloads equals 1 or 2 lost CD sales. Why? Because most people From silentblue | Quantified on November 27, 2004 at 5:49 p.m..

Google Scholar: A Search System for the Scholar in Each of Us ?
Summary: We now have an a google device for searching out scholarly writing. It is "Google Scholar". I spend some thought space considering the level of "wonderfulness" of this online innovation. Increased access to a world of knowledge is NOT a value that is evidenced by this development - not for "everyperson" The following is Google's summary of Google Scholar's purposes/functions: About Google Scholar Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, i From Connectivity: Spike Hall's RU Weblog on November 27, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..

Weblog authoring as a diagnostic device?
Have a look at these snapshots of the calendar tools of two different student Weblogs:Do you want to take a guess when official tasks where due? Well, I guess this is not really essential for what I am trying to get across here.Ok, this is a rough summary of my context: A seminar for advanced students in a BA/MA Media and Communications program. The seminar is an elective. People don't have From Seblogging News on November 27, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..

Thinking Designs: Freefalling into Connections
A couple of emails this week have caused me to revisit some long-standing themes in my own work that have, perhaps, not received enough attention here in EDN. The first email was from Jeremy Hiebert at Lifestylism, a weblog I... From Experience Designer Network on November 27, 2004 at 2:57 p.m..

The Rise of Google-Zon ...
I no longer remember where I found this site, but I finally found some time to take a closer look. You'll find an interesting flash-based video from the 'Museum of Media History' which basically charts real events previous to 2004... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on November 27, 2004 at 2:54 p.m..

Weblogs, Wikis, Webfeeds: what do we need to communicate?
Just wondered what you would try to convey in an introductory lecture on Weblogs, Wikis, and Webfeeds. What are the essentials you would want to communicate to people who have never touched these topics before? From Seblogging News on November 27, 2004 at 2:49 p.m..

Technorati bookmarklet
Technorati (disclosure) has a beta of a bookmarklet that will show you what the blogs Technorati indexes (all 4.7M of them) are saying about the page you're on. It's a painless way to expand your bloguniverse, not to mention the endless, both-hands-on-the-keyboard masturbatory ego surfing! (Dave Sifry of Technorati refers to it as a favlet, which may be different than a bookmarklet, except like a bookmarklet, it sits in your bookmarks and excutes a teensy bit of code whenever you select it.) (Found via Joi.)... From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..

Bo ke
"Bo ke" is a Chinese neologism for "blogger." New Scientist has a fascinating article by Xiao Qiang about the growth and importance of blogs in the Middle Kingdom. Snippet: Blogs play an important role in republishing and spreading information as quickly as it is banned from official websites. One example of this played out in September when China's most influential bulletin board, Yitahutu, was closed down by the net police... After the closure, all the major university bulletin boards were instructed to delete any discussion of the event. Even the name of the site was censored from Chin From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..

Social danah
I'm enjoying danah boyd's articles over at Operating Manual for Social Tools. The new one is on why we bother telling a social networking tool who our friends are. (I'm blogging there, too. See the disclosure statement.)... From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Half shot of espresso
According to Luca de Biase, whom I got to hang out with at the Microsoft Search Schmoozefest, L'espresso ran an interview with me. It's off the home page and I can't find it, but it's a pay site anyway. Besides, Luca has run the text of the interview, in Italian. (Apparenty, my Italian is fluent, although since I don't read Italian, I can't confirm that fact.)... From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

How comment spam doesn't work
Would you please allow me to be dumb in public? Again? Thank you. I use Movable Type and have yet to upgrade from 2.66, but I ask the following not only for practical reasons. I want to know how comment spam works. A few months ago, I tried installing some cgi stuff that was supposed to generate a graphic of random numbers embedded in swirly shapes; if you didn't enter those numbers into a box on the comment form, your comment would be rejected. But I couldn't get the graphics library installed correctly, so it didn't work and uninstalled it.... From Joho the Blog on November 27, 2004 at 10:49 a.m..

Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
http://rhetoric.byu.edu/ Een prachtig online naslagwerk over rhetorica: Silva Rhetoricae. De site bespreekt zowel rhetorische figuren (de 'bloemen') als de grotere eenheden in de rhetorica (de 'bomen' met hun 'takken'). De figuren kunnen in een lange lijst worden getoond, of worden gegroepeerd naar klasse of naar herkomst (taal). In de bespreking van veel figuren zijn voorbeelden aanwezig, verwijzingen naar verwante of overkoepelende figuren en verwijzingen naar de grote rhetorici die de figuur hebben beschreven. Van veel van deze bronnen wordt een elementair o From CHI weblog elektronisch publiceren on November 27, 2004 at 9:53 a.m..

Firefox lights up Web browser world: Open source offering prompts responses - Joris Evers, IDG News Service
The release of the open source Web browser by the Mozilla Foundation last week prompted Microsoft to break the silence about Internet Explorer (IE) and America Online is breathing more life into the Netscape brand with a preview of a new Firefox-based From Techno-News Blog on November 27, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

LISA, produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, has been released on STN. LISA (Library and Inform ...
LISA, produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, has been released on STN. LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) is a bibliographic database providing information on all areas of library and information science and is designed for library professionals and other information specialists. LISA currently covers over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 27, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

The MARC of Quality - providing quality training, software, and database services to help you create ...
The MARC of Quality - providing quality training, software, and database services to help you create better MARC records - November-December 2004 - Sponsored by Florida's Library Consortiums From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 27, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

The International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) and the Universit Laval ...
The International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) and the Universit Laval Library invite you to Qubec City to take part in the 26th IATUL Conference under the theme Information and Innovation on May 29-June 3, 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 27, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

British Library gets wireless net - BBC
Visitors to the British Library will be able to get wireless internet access alongside the extensive information available in its famous reading rooms. Broadband wireless connectivity will be made available in the eleven reading rooms, the auditorium, From Techno-News Blog on November 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

2-D Holograms Make 3-D Color Display - Technology Review
Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a three-dimensional color display that uses a set of six holograms and is made from relatively compact and inexpensive components. The three-dimensional displays could eventually be used to di From Techno-News Blog on November 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

UMC 'taking stock,' planning for successful future - Mike Christopherson, Crookston Times
With a few weeks behind him and his chief executive officer title official, Joe Massey says some decisions are coming into focus at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, and some other issues and initiatives are still being determined.... Massey sai From Online Learning Update on November 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Most outstanding: Once again, University of Wisonsin's MEPP recognized for excellence
The University of Wisconsin's College of Engineering's Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) is the 2004 Most Outstanding Online Teaching & Learning Program as chosen by The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of more than 900 in From Online Learning Update on November 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Implementing eLearning Programmes for Higher Education: A Review of the Literature - Kayte O
This paper is a consideration of the issues associated with the infrastructural aspects, pedagogic considerations and the need to associate the usefulness of technology to enhance the learning ex-perience. This technological path will potentially enhan From Online Learning Update on November 27, 2004 at 7:49 a.m..

Suit: Check Provisional Ballots
A watchdog group tries to stop an Ohio county's elections board from rejecting thousands of provisional ballots until they are hand checked against voter registration cards. From Wired News on November 27, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..

Travel Upstarts Take on Top Sites
A new breed of specialty search engines promise to deliver the best bargains to travelers using the web to find the best airfares and accommodations. They're challenging established sites like Travelocity, Expedia and Orbitz. From Wired News on November 27, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..

Rough Reception for DNA Law
California voters approve an aggressive DNA-collection program -- basically anyone held in connection with a felony will be tested -- and that has privacy advocates worried. By Julia Scheeres. From Wired News on November 27, 2004 at 7:45 a.m..

uCertify Releases Full Version of PrepKit for Microsoft Exam 70-292
uCertify, a premier provider of preparation solutions for IT certification exams, today announced the release of the full version of Exam Simulation PrepKit for Microsoft exam 70-292. [PRWEB Nov 27, 2004] From PR Web on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Charles DeCarlo, 83, President Who Overhauled Sarah Lawrence, Dies
Charles DeCarlo, an I.B.M. executive, became president of Sarah Lawrence College and led an overhaul of its finances and renovation of its campus. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

The Loneliness of a (Home-Schooled) Long-Distance Runner
Most N.C.A.A. runners were propelled by structured high-school programs, but Liberty's Josh McDougal from Peru, N.Y., had no official team or coach. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

When Goliath Strikes David Back, From the Sideline
States have begun taking action to address what they perceive as prep schools' unfair advantages over larger public schools in recruiting football players. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Texas Campus Stirs as One Man Gets a Second Statue
Joe Jamail, an alumnus who has donated $21.7 million to the University of Texas and its athletic programs, already has one bronze likeness at the law school. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Givers and Colleges Clash on Spending
In recent years a few noisy disputes over how donated money is spent have had a powerful effect on the fund-raising game. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Gay Students Force New Look at Homecoming Traditions
Driven by protests from gay students, colleges and high schools are re-examining the ritual of crowning homecoming kings and queens. From New York Times: Education on November 27, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

digital backchannels (danah boyd)
At CSCW earlier this month, Joe McCarthy and i organized a panel called Digital Backchannels in Shared Physical Spaces (of which Liz was a panelist). In the panel, we discussed a variety of different pedagogical and cognitive issues, research directions... From Corante: Social Software on November 27, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

announcing "Operating Manual For Social Tools" (danah boyd)
Oops! I just realized that i announced Operating Manual For Social Tools on my blog (with some commentary) but forgot to announce it here. Stowe Boyd, David Weinberger and i are exploring critical issues to consider in the process of... From Corante: Social Software on November 27, 2004 at 2:49 a.m..

DJ Scott Mixing Up the Edublogger Feed Bag
Scott Leslie recently wrote about using Rollup to put together a super feed of his favorite educablogger's furl and deli.icio,us feeds: lots of folks have separate Furl and del.icio.us sites/feeds. I've been subscribing to one or two of them in the past, but wanted to get all the ed tech bloggers' bookmark feeds in one place. So off I went to Rollup.org, where I created a new RSS feed that rolled up the Furl or del.icio.us RSS feeds from Alan, Brian Lamb, James Farmer, Greg Ritter, George Siemens, From cogdogblog on November 27, 2004 at 2:48 a.m..

Buried Gems of the PS1
These games aren't the best, nor are they the prettiest.  Instead, these are the games I played with my friends - the games let us kick the ever-loving-crap out of each other in increasingly fascinating ways.  These are the most original head-to-head sleeper hits on the Sony Playstation. Just some fun stuff you might've missed the first time around. From kuro5hin.org on November 27, 2004 at 2:45 a.m..