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Researchers Invent Clear, Flexible Transistors
The Japan Science and Technology Agency have invented a clear, flexible transistor that can be used to make clear, flexible electronic gadgets. Has anyone seen my cell phone? From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Meet Your New Personal Media
The thing that interests me most these days is how "personal" media are getting mixed up with, well, media as we know it. More and more we spend time with our own digital pictures, videos, chats with friends, our e-mail, things that we feel are truly our own. How is this form of "media" combined with existing media interests?Some recent examples I've noticed include the first Dutch Ipod DJ parties (visitors bring their own music selection on an Ipod); video-phone television offered by Telecom Italia's broadband portal unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

RFC3229 HTTP Delta Encoding
HTTP would make more efficient use of network bandwidth if it could transfer a minimal description of the changes, rather than the entire new instance of the resource. This is called "delta encoding." From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Avid MetaSync
Avid's new patent-pending MetaSync technology allows users to synchronize virtually any kind of metadata with video and audio content during the postproduction process.As long as a file type or process can be represented in the appropriate XML format, it can now be imported into Avid editing systems using the MetaSync feature and synchronized with video and audio. In the timeline, pointers to the original file can be positioned, trimmed and edited just like video and audio clips. The file can then be launched in its original format from directly within the Avid system to be From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Now Video Via IP
The Internet2 homepage lauds the transmission of uncompressed High Definition (1920x1080/60i) video at a symmetrical 1.5Gbps per second between Australia and Pennsylvania. According to the press release, the end-gear was "off the shelf", but the trip it took was anything but; it was the first use of the Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Optical Research dual 10Gbps Testbed (or SXTransPORT) in Australia. The signal also jaunted across the Pacific Northwest From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Striking up digital video search
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly developing new search tools for digital video, foreshadowing a high-stakes technology arms race in the battle for control of consumers' living rooms. Google's effort, until now secret, is arguably the most ambitious of the three. According to sources familiar with the plan, the search giant is courting broadcasters and cable networks with a new technology that would do for television what it has already done for the Internet: sort throug From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

ePortfolios: a portal site
The ePortfolio Portal serves as a resource to assist you in gaining knowledge around the concepts of eportfolios ePortfolios Portal... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Gamers Portal
The Gamers Portal serves as a resource to assist you in gaining knowledge around the concepts of games and sims Home... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Mobile Learning Portal
The Mobile Learning Portal serves as a resource to assist you in gaining knowledge around the concepts of Mobile Learning Mobile Learning... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Social Computing Portal
The Social Computing Portal serves as a resource to assist you in gaining knowledge around the concepts of social computing Social Computing... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 10:55 p.m..

Tivo, DRM, and Convergence
This is a must-read from SethS.  A reasoned look at Tivo's increasingly restrictive approach, including how it relates to broader trends in terms of incorporating DRM into devices.  The conclusion: "In terms of end user control, there is an opportunity for CE devices to converge up (enhancing customers' control) and a risk of PC devices converging down (eroding it). I From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 29, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..

Why removing blogrolls?
I have only started to notice a recent trend among Weblog authors. People seem to remove their lists of trusted sources. In some cases these blogrolls get moved from the homepage to an extra page, in other cases they simply disappear. So far, I have read just a few random statements (I didn't record the links) on the reasoning behind that might be behind that trend. Some folks suggest that their trusted sources would transpire from their linking practice, while other seeemed annoyed by folks who complained that their Weblog had disappeared from a particular blogroll. I do From Seblogging News on November 29, 2004 at 9:51 p.m..

Orkut Media? (Ross Mayfield)
Google launched Orkut Media and the response is a collective whaaa? Columns on such topics as… A lick of poli-pop culture. Advice on love, sex and things your parents never taught you. He foams and froths so you don’t have... From Corante: Social Software on November 29, 2004 at 9:50 p.m..

"My Crappy Life" - When Bloggers Go Bad
I think I missed this from the main stream media ... It seem that I learn everything from the blogosphere these days. Here's a disturbing story. 16 year old Rachelle Waterman has recently been accused of enlisting the help of... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on November 29, 2004 at 8:51 p.m..

ICMTL 2005 - Methods and Technologies for Learning
The Institute for Educational Technologies - Italian National Research Council announces the first International Conference on “Methods and Technologies for Learning” (ICMTL 2005) to be held in Palermo (Italy) from 9th to 11th March 2005. The aim is to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning methodologies and technologies to support distance learning processes. The main purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers, academicians, professors, educational scientists and technologists in all areas of ICT in education who are interested in exp From Seblogging News on November 29, 2004 at 7:51 p.m..

Self-Serving Social Networks
George Siemens spots this item looking at design approaches to social networks. The prevailing theory is that people will share because they want to contribute to the public good. This is true in some cases, but for many others, the use of a social network must satisfy some personal good. The item then reviews a few properties of successful social networks to make the point. There's something to this, though I would have worded it differently: social networks have to serve some useful purpose to the user. By Peter Merholz, PeterMe, November 28, 2004 [OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Ten Most Wanted Design Bugs
Ten Most Wanted Design Bugs::Via Slashdot, a list of 7 bugs (apparently the list itself is a bit of a prototype) in computer design from fabled Mac UI designer Bruce Tognazzini. My favourite pet peeve that made the list is the Apple Dock found in OS X - the Gnome ... From Just Another Ant on November 29, 2004 at 7:00 p.m..

Wiki News
Well of course most of you have heard of Wikipedia, WikiTravel and WikiBooks, but now the latest project of the Wikimedia Foundation is WikiNews (currently in demo). Wired reports, "Unlike Wikipedia, Wikinews will present original material rather than just compiling... From Couros Blog - Frequent Rants from an Ed. Tech'er on November 29, 2004 at 6:57 p.m..

Please do not adjust your sets....
Finally upgraded my MT install (my ISP is threatening to heave me off the server if the comments script on my site keeps bringing the server to its knees, the REAL cost of spam!, and I'm hoping this upgrade will help). Apologies for the intrusion. From EdTechPost on November 29, 2004 at 6:52 p.m..

A teacher's painted face offers lessons
From a teacher: The face paint catches students by surprise, throws off their expectations. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Britain's poets gain new status on campus
Poetry is now so popular that British universities face a supply-and-demand dilemma. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

A city's schools test a new way
School privatization gets a boost from good results in Philadelphia. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

A drug kids take in search of better grades
More students are taking Adderall - a prescription ADD/ADHD drug - to enhance their academic performance. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Halley's sitcom
In "My New Jewish Husband," Halley documents the beginning of a new genre: Reality sitcoms. All she needs is one more encounter with those Hadassah ladies and a guest appearance by Jason Alexander...... From Joho the Blog on November 29, 2004 at 4:48 p.m..

RSS HYPHEN Really Simple Syndication!?
Es ist sicher noch ein langer Weg, bis RSS zur nächsten "Killerapplikation" im Bildungsbereich wird. Aber die Möglichkeiten der "direkten, automatischen und zeitnahen Übermittlung von Informationen aus einer Vielzahl webbasierter Quellen" sind bestechend und werden von der add new knowledge-Redaktion... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 29, 2004 at 3:53 p.m..

The Business Case for Learning: Tips, Hints, What Works, What Does Not Work
Da ich immer auf der Suche nach interessanten Darstellungen unserer aktuellen und zukünftigen Bildungslandschaft bin, kann ich am LoD Learning Framework nicht vorbeigehen. Es ist zugleich die Essenz der Präsentation von Eilif Trondsen (die Details gab's wahrscheinlich nur vor... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on November 29, 2004 at 3:53 p.m..

Glenn on Firefox
Glenn "Unsolicited Pundit" Fleishman was on public radio today talking about Firefox and security. Here's the ">MP3 and here's the Real Audio.... From Joho the Blog on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 p.m..

I'm looking for a good new mobile phone
It's that time again, time to upgrade the mobile phone, and though I've poured over reviews, and talked to sales people at the shops, and read friends' weblogs, I'm still not sure how to proceed. So once again, I'm turning to you dear readers, to hear your thoughts about the latest and greatest in mobile technology. Here are my requirements: - Reasonably decent camera on phone (doesn't have to be 1 MB pictures, but something decent that I can post to Flickr, etc. and have things be recognizable) - GMS so I can use it abroad - Works on T-Mobile - Decent form fa From megnut on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Orange Revolution
After many years under the rule of the corrupted government there is a new hope for Ukraine: the new presidential elections. Among 28 candidates the 2 primary are the opposition candidate Victor Yushchenko (reformer which served as the Prime Minister in the past and was allegedly poisoned 1 month before the first tour of the elections) and the government's candidate Victor Yanukovich (twice convicted in the past of rape and organized robbery, currently serving as the Prime Minister, having strong ties with mafia clans and holding in iron fist authorities across Ukraine). From kuro5hin.org on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Reasoning and Ontologies for Personalized E-Learning in the Semantic Web
The paper looks at a relevant isue, personalized e-Learning in the semantic web. Maybe the mechanisms proposed - a sort of hybrid rule-based interpretation of RDF triples - will be adopted. Maybe not. It was a fun read, though. Readers may find the paper heavy going; a prior understanding of RDF is really helpful. The article is from a special issue of ETS on Ontologies and the Semantic Web for E-learning. Recommended from the same issue is Lora Aroyo and Darina Dicheva, OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

The Rise of Google-Zon ...
Alec Couros writes: "You'll find an interesting flash-based video from the 'Museum of Media History' which basically charts real events previous to 2004 (invention of the WWW, rise of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.) and then produces mythical events to project the revolution of our modern media (fall of the New York Times, invention of Google-Zon - a merger between Google and Amazon). If you have 8 minutes, it's worth taking a look at ... and may help us ponder the future landscape of personal an From OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Rich Web Applications
I am linking to this mostly for the link to netWindows, a set of liberally licensed Javascript applications that drive the user interface from the client side. The idea here is that such software can replace a lot of the overhead demanded by a system such as Windows, and because it's based on the web server, can be platform neutral. A good example of this concept (using different Javascript software) is GMail. Such systems may (and probably will) become increasingly important in the delivery of elearning over time. By tazzzzz, Blue Sky on Mars, Novemb From OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

The Blog Revolution Sweeps Across China
Good and complete description of the rise of blogging in China, correctly identifying key figures in the movement (such as Isaac Mao) and recounting the Chinese bloggers' ongoing altercations with web censors. Worth mentioning (because it's not in the article) is that there is a strong similarity between the Chinese blogging experience and the Iranian experience - sites like FarsiBlogs have become important loci for ideas and opinions. Good article, well worth a read. By Xiao Qiang, New Scientist, November 24, 2004 [OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

WIPO Steps Up Pressure on Special Interest Broadcast Treaty
There has been a certain amount of noise here in Canada recently in an attempt to convince the government to ratify the latest round of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreements. The Canadian government should resist. The WIPO view of the world is being increasingly dominated by the needs of major publishers and broadcasters (most of whom, I might add, are not Canadian, just as they are not Indian or Brazilian). And the commercial media appears to be playing hardball; there are alegations that NGO documents countering the proposals are OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

The Edublog Awards
Nominations close Friday in eleven categories, including best newcomer, best use of weblogs within teaching and learning, and best research based. Get your picks in, then vote early and vote often. By Various Authors, November, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Federal Plan to Keep Data on Students Worries Some
A proposal in the United States to register all post secondary students in a national database has some critics worried. "The concept that you enter a federal registry by the act of enrolling in a college in this country is frightening to us," Ms. Flanagan (vice president for government relations at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities) said. By New York Times, New York Times, November 29, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on November 29, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Research at the SUNY Learning Network
One of the things that I love about the program here at SUNY is that staff has integrated a well-oiled research machine right into the daily operations. They have a growing theoretical/pedagogical framework from which they are building. Apparently, each year they pose hypotheses based on that framework. They construct… From e-Literate on November 29, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..

Looking for Student Blogs and Course Blogs
I’m trying to compile a list of weblogs that are specifically used in the context of a course, either by a faculty member for the students or by the students themselves. If you know of any examples, please add them with a comment or trackback on this post. Thanks. From e-Literate on November 29, 2004 at 2:59 p.m..

Lovemarks and the Clown Suit Rule
The Head Lemur has a scathingly funny bit about Lovemarks. Let's just say he's not as kind to the idea as I was. A snippet: When I was a teenager we had lovemarks. They were called hickeys. That is where you sucked on the body of your partner until you raised a bruise.... From Joho the Blog on November 29, 2004 at 2:48 p.m..

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Tag line for bloggers: From Cyril Connolly ...Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - New Statesman 1933Makes me fell better. Well, sort of. [thanks Piers] From thomas n. burg | randgänge on November 29, 2004 at 2:47 p.m..

AKMA's meaning
I just noticed in AKMA's sidewall the published version of an essay of his that I'd seen (and blogged about) in draft a couple of years ago. It's on the ethics of interpretation, and it's a beautiful piece of work. AKMA is such a fine writer. For example, here he's explaining the idea (that he does not agree with) that a text has meaning even when people don't know what it is: The presence of a cement floor in my basement provides sufficient evidence for me to infer the existence of its opposite side; the presence of a text in... From Joho the Blog on November 29, 2004 at 1:48 p.m..

Don't buy that new TV just yet!
According to this New York Times article, Signs of a Glut and Lower Prices on Thin TV's, prices are due to drop on flat panel TV's over the next twelve months due to increases in production capacity by manufacturers. According to several manufacturers and analysts, the prices for L.C.D. flat-panel TV's will drop in the new year, falling by as much as 30 percent by the end of 2005. The prices of plasma flat-panel TV's are also expected to fall significantly.That is not a message that the electronics retailers want to be heard during the holiday shopping season. They are hop From megnut on November 29, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Grades and Student Motivation
On his weblog, Dennis Jerz responds to James Lang's essay, "Failing to Motivate" in a recent issue of The Chronicle. Lang's article anecdotally addresses the assumption that a low grade can motivate a student to work harder, arguing that "we don't know our students well enough to make the kinds... From PEDABLOGUE on November 29, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..

Taking Back Our Decision-Making Power: Sociocracy
Thanks to a message forwarded through the Participatory Society discussion group Cifranogy, I have just learned about a fascinating cooperative working model that brings together many of the traits we, freedom thinkers and independent agents feel so close to. Photo credit: Tom Coates The system, originated by a Dutch thinker during the 20th century allows the realization of the many dreams that have fallen flat with the advent of many so-called democracies. It is a system to run your social network and your community locally. On its own gas. It is a system that supersedes representative democr From Robin Good' Sharewood Tidings on November 29, 2004 at 12:52 p.m..

Whatever happened to SVG?
In his .Net rollout speech four years ago, Bill Gates used the memorable phrase universal canvas to describe this concept. At the time, Internet Explorer's support for open XML and Web standards was still advancing. Now, of course, it's back to business as usual at Microsoft. In the realm of graphics, Longhorn's XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) turns inward, reinventing SVG rather than supporting it. It's tempting to conclude tha From Jon's Radio on November 29, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Welcome to the web, Modern Pooch
If you're dog crazy, or even just someone who like dogs, you'll want to check out the recently launched Modern Pooch. My friend Andrea and her dog Sparky, the founders, have big plans for the site: We publish the cutest dog pictures, the most outrageous dog stories, and links to essential information you need to take care of your own pooch. It sure is the spot for your daily doggy fix! From megnut on November 29, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Buying a new car?
You might want to check out safercar.gov, the NHTSA's site for all car-related safety information, including NHTSA Safety Standards and Regulations and online access to Five Star Crash Test and Rollover Ratings. From megnut on November 29, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Tracy Penny Light, Helen Chen and I have been exploring the Learning Landscape model for a few months now. In order to conceptualise what it is we envisage Tracy and I have attempted the following diagram. This is very much... From ERADC Blog on November 29, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

Competing against competition
''Does anyone ever finish a game of Monopoly and not hate someone at the table?'' Here's Clive Thompson's latest on making a children's board game where nobody feels like a moron. From Seb's Open Research on November 29, 2004 at 11:45 a.m..

Digital Library Groningen is a weblog maintained by the digital library department of the library of ...
Digital Library Groningen is a weblog maintained by the digital library department of the library of the University of Groningen, Netherlands From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 29, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Reminder: Online Information 2004 begins tomorrow in London, UK. I will be moderating the Adding Val ...
Reminder: Online Information 2004 begins tomorrow in London, UK. I will be moderating the Adding Value to an Intranet session, and giving the RSS for beginners masterclass From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 29, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

For the fourth edition of its Book History Workshop, the Lyon-based Institut d'histoire du livre is ...
For the fourth edition of its Book History Workshop, the Lyon-based Institut d'histoire du livre is offering five advanced four-day courses in the fields of book and printing history - 25-28 April 2005 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 29, 2004 at 9:49 a.m..

Back to Thinking and Learning
I've been doing some offline writing (what a concept) about Weblogs lately and, in the process, have been spending a good chunk of time mining my three years worth of posts in here for publishable nuggets. It's been a great reminder of how much thinking and learning I've accomplished here. So in that spirit, a couple of posts that I'm reading this morning have been getting my brain out of some post Thanksgiving lethargy (and I don't even eat turkey!) and merit some brainwork reflection, I think. When I went to Middlebury From weblogged News on November 29, 2004 at 9:48 a.m..

Amazing Blogging Growth
Blogging is growing at a phenomenal rate with a new blog being registered every 7.8 seconds. Blogs are being established by a wide range of people from individuals who simply want to express their thoughts through to corporate communication executives who want to influence their market place. Blogs enable information to be disseminated almost instantaneously. They are easy to set up, easy to use and they are easy on your audience. Complete Article From RSS Blog on November 29, 2004 at 8:59 a.m..

Trends in Blogging
An interesting look at blog trends. A new blogging search engine has emerged BlogPulse . In addition to allowing for web surfers to search blogs BlogPulse has tracked trends that have emerged in the various industries and sectors. BlogPulse Trends is the one-click answer to the simple question: "What's the buzz?" BlogPulse Trends identifies the topics and subjects that people are talking about in their blogs. Is it the latest political scandal? International struggle? A TV show? A new electronics gadget or computer operating system? A part From RSS Blog on November 29, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

Unexpected Places: What is the place of learning?
What is the place of learning? This seemingly straightforward question offers a number of possibilities to consider. In its simplest sense, a place of learning can be a physical location where learning is said to occur. For example, this might... From Experience Designer Network on November 29, 2004 at 8:58 a.m..

Web Conferencing Companies Have A Voice?
The hot issue remains pretty much the same. Here is an industry, dynamic, fast growing and exciting with new tools and technologies showing up on my radar on a weekly basis now, but with no real voices, personalities and character... From Kolabora.com on November 29, 2004 at 8:53 a.m..

K-AMP Player Launches Blogamp, Audio Publishing Service for Blogs
K-AMP Player announced the public release of its audio publishing service for bloggers called Blogamp. With recent explosion of blog use, and more bloggers wishing to get their own voices heard, Blogamp is positioned to be one of the leading personal a From Techno-News Blog on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Lasers Drive Nano Locomotive - Technology Review
A researcher from Texas A&M University and Fudan University in China has designed a laser-powered molecular locomotive that runs along a molecular track and can generate a pulling force ten times greater than that of kinesin, a biological molecular mot From Techno-News Blog on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Demo Advances Quantum Networking - Technology Review
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have transferred information stored in the properties of a cloud of rubidium atoms to the properties of a single photon. The ability to transfer information from atoms to photons is needed for quantu From Techno-News Blog on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

E-learning can open doors for people with disabilities - Online Recruitment
Unless developers, suppliers and buyers of e-learning take greater action to ensure their products are accessible to learners with disabilities, a great deal of money will be wasted on e-learning that doesn From Online Learning Update on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Reviews mixed for Florida Gulf Coast University's online classes - Naples Daily News
The classes are tagged with names as thought-provoking as "Scholarly Inquiry" and as dense as "Shaping Healthcare in the 21st Century." They are senior seminars, traditionally where students have in-depth discussions, and math classes, where professor From Online Learning Update on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

Designing Distance Delivery Courses - Arlyn R. Rubash, THE Journal
As we create distance delivery courses for the Internet, we must learn new functional capabilities and incorporate them into this emerging methodology. Consequently, courses employing distance delivery at various quality levels abound. As educators an From Online Learning Update on November 29, 2004 at 8:49 a.m..

LLRX.com November 28, 2004 update is now online. LLRX.com is a unique, free Web journal dedicated to ...
LLRX.com November 28, 2004 update is now online. LLRX.com is a unique, free Web journal dedicated to providing legal, library, IT/IS, marketing and administrative professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools, since 1996 From Peter Scott's Library Blog on November 29, 2004 at 7:48 a.m..

3,000 Pages, No Happy Ending
Congress approved a $388-billion spending bill for the 2005 fiscal year that contained little good news for colleges worried about a shrinking pot of federal dollars for student aid and for research. From Chronicle: free on November 29, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

The Denial Of Biology
Literary dystopias have one thing in common: They run roughshod over basic human instincts, write Nanelle R. Barash, a student at Swarthmore College, and David P. Barash, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. From Chronicle: free on November 29, 2004 at 6:51 a.m..

Passport Privacy Protection? Nope
The Bush administration opposes security measures recommended by privacy advocates for new microchip-equipped passports, saying it's concerned for the safety of American travelers. Critics say the chips are good for identity thieves and government snoops. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

TiVo Their Way: Ads, Copy Brakes
Plans for pop-up ads and restrictions on copying have some consumer advocates wondering about Tivo's commitment to customer control. The company says it has to bow some to Hollywood and advertiser interests. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Sequester That Carbon Dioxide
Disused Texas oil field reservoirs may become storage areas for greenhouse gases emitted by burning fossil fuels. Known as carbon sequestration, the technology captures the gas that can linger in the atmosphere for decades. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Swiss: Limited Stem Cell Approval
A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

The Next Giant Leap
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, talks space and the future with James Cameron for Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:46 a.m..

Dumbing Down a Smartwatch
Researchers are developing an RFID-enabled watch system to help the memory-challenged find their stuff. But making sure it doesn't track too much is a big privacy concern. By Michael Bradbury. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Web Won't Let Government Hide
Advocates for open government are creating search engines and websites to let citizens peek into the inner workings of official agencies. Now more than ever, they say, openness is essential to self-government. By Ryan Singel. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Sea Knowledge Not Very Deep
An ambitious project to catalog life in the ocean shows that so far we've just scratched the surface. By Stephen Leahy. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Wikipedia Creators Move Into News
The folks behind the open-source reference site that's challenging the encyclopedia industry decide to give journalism a go. Through the experimental Wikinews site, anyone can take a stab at being a reporter. By Joanna Glasner. From Wired News on November 29, 2004 at 6:45 a.m..

Graeme Daniel
'To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year.' - Elwyn Brooks White. From wwwtools on November 29, 2004 at 5:55 a.m..

Comptel, CSG offer combined CRM package
The Comptel Corporation, a Finnish convergent mediation and provisioning software solution provider, and CSG Systems, a billing and customer care specialist, have formalised a global partnership combining the customer care and billing solutions of the two companies. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

UK civil servants write out cheques by hand following departmental computer 'melt-down'
Some British civil servants were reduced to writing pension and other benefit cheques out by hand following a massive disruption to the Department of Works and Pensions computer system. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Armenian government, OTE settle ArmenTel battle
As part of the legal settlement between OTE and the Armenian government, ArmenTel is to be issued a new GSM licence with fewer roll-out requirements, but the company's mobile monopoly will come to an end. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Bulgarian government to float remaining BTC shares
The Bulgarian government is to float its remaining 35 per cent stake in former state telco BTC on the Sofia Stock Exchange. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

UK record sales hit 'all-time high', DVD sales up 53%, music downloads up 9.4%
All is peachy keen with the UK music industry, according to the British Phonographic Industry's third-quarter report. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Microsoft offers XP counterfeit 'amnesty' in hopes of chasing down pirates
PC owners who suspect that the Windows XP OS running their computer may not be the real McCoy are being encouraged by the software giant to submit their copy to Microsoft for analysis. If the version is found to be pirated, it will be replaced. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

Austria gets ready to mark one year of electronic law-making
At the end of December, Austria will be the first European country to celebrate one year of fully electronic law making. From Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe on November 29, 2004 at 4:55 a.m..

UMR [University of Missouri-Rolla] announces creation of School of Extended Learning
ROLLA--Beginning in January 2005, the UMR Global program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will become the UMR School of Extended Learning, an official academic unit. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 4:50 a.m..

Critical Thinking, Cognitive Presence, and Computer Conferencing in Distance Education
AbstractThis article describes a practical approach to judging the nature and quality of critical discourse in a computer conference. A model of a critical community of inquiry frames the research. presence. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 4:50 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

CUNY Is Set to Name Dean for New School of Journalism
Stephen Shepard, editor in chief of Business Week, will be recommended as dean of the City University of New York's new graduate journalism school. From New York Times: Education on November 29, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Contracts Keep Drug Research Out of Reach
Academic institutions and researchers are often seen as impartial actors in drug trials, but sometimes independence comes with strings attached. From New York Times: Education on November 29, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Federal Plan to Keep Data on Students Worries Some
A government proposal to create a database of enrollment records on college students is raising concerns that the move will erode the privacy rights of students. From New York Times: Education on November 29, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

When the Help Desk Is Not Just a Help Desk, But Instead, A Retention Tool for Online Programs
While we could point to inadequately trained staff, help desk solutions that are not properly funded or resourced, and even help desk solutions that do not offer specialization for online programs, this month we focus on the tell-tale signs of... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 3:55 a.m..

Getting smart about e-learning; Feds now use the technology as communications, management tool
IRS officials turned to enterprisewide e-learning after discovering that $65 million of the $100 million training budget was spent on travel in 2001. E-learning is moving beyond training to become a tool for performance, collaboration and management, according to federal... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 3:55 a.m..

The Buntine Oration: Learning Networks
This is Stephen Downes at his best HYPHEN provocative, challenging, and enlightening. He leads us with passion and conviction into a future of education and the internet that is diametrically opposed to the approach taken by publishing companies. He raises... From Teaching and Developing Online. on November 29, 2004 at 3:55 a.m..

Embanet Success Letter: When the Help Desk Is Not Just a Help Desk, But Instead, A Retention Tool for Online Programs
As institutions look to recuperate time, effort and capital for online programs, the quest to keep students in seats can often be taken to extremes, including sophisticated electronic tracking of student behavior, training for staff and even rebuilding of online courses. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Ethiopia leaps ahead in education
Ethiopia is blazing a bold new trail for education on the continent with a new satellite-based teaching system. Amina Accram reports From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Rebuilding civic pride through virtual communities
Ancient Greeks went to the Agora, a civic square used for public assembly or commerce, to do business or find out about plans for their community. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

New Company Offers Certificate in eLearning Management Company Now Taking Registrations for Next Course to Start in February, 2005
As more and more companies look to develop eLearning programs to train their staff, but lack the resources and expertise to put together and manage these projects, eLearn Campus is now open for business. It offers the only Certificate in eLearning Management in Canada, which provides the foundation for building effective eLearning programs. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Videoconferencing by Web means no child left in the cold
TUNUNAK, Alaska -- When the plump seals, walruses, and occasional beluga whale arrive in the frigid waters off this Bering Sea village, many plastic chairs in the Paul T. Albert Memorial School sit empty. But on a recent morning, with the big hunt still months away, five Yupik Eskimos were learning geometry. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Texas Distance Learning Association 2005 Conference Registration Open
March 7-9, 2005Renaissance Worthington Hotel Ft. Worth, Texas From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

Nine NH [New Hampshire] districts connect to Virtual High School
Mascenic Regional High School senior Courtney Cook, 17, of New Ipswich wanted to take a class in Web design. The problem was, her school did not offer it. From DEC Daily News on November 29, 2004 at 3:50 a.m..

The Google News Effect
In another example of how Google News and other Web news aggregators are impacting traditional news organizations, Fairfax Digital last week launched its "NewsBreak" website, which aggregates up-to-the-minute news from leading news sites, with an Australian audience in mind. The service links to content from Fairfax's Australian properties (including The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian), as well as international news sites such as the BBC, New York Times, and The Te From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on November 29, 2004 at 2:55 a.m..

Shantou
I'm visiting Shantou University in the somewhat dusty city of the same name, located on the mainland coast north of Hong Kong and south of Shanghai. Tonight I'll be giving a talk at the journalism school. Meanwhile, some students are going to show me around. We have a couple of meetings with local software entrepreneurs as well. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on November 29, 2004 at 2:46 a.m..

Buddybuzz
From Howard Rheingold on TheFeature.com. Ross Mayfield on Many 2 Many writes about an experiment from Stanford's Persuasive Technologies Lab: Buddybuzz: "It helps you find the most interesting articles to read, based upon your friend's ratings -- and allows you to read 300 to 800 words per minute from y From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Hyperstructure: Computers built around things that you care about
Fenfire: A free software project aiming at implementing the applitude-oriented (structured in terms of "zones of functionality") user interface concepts on top of an RDF graph. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Gnowsis
Imagine that you can browse your files, friends, and photos like they were in a tiny little World Wide Web, using browsers and search engines. You can bookmark everything, link everything and enjoy surfing your data. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Man shoots cell phones into Swedish prison
This is one of the stranger stories to come along.According to WKRC.com, authorities in Sweden arrested a man who shot mobile phones into the yard of a high-security prison with a bow and arrows, police said Saturday. "The 25-year-old man is charged with planning to aid a prison escape and could get up to a year in jail, police said. The suspect, whose name was not released, taped two cell phones and a battery charger to three arrows, and fired them over From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

Mobile Audience
Martin Rieser has started a new blog to accompany his upcoming edited volume The Mobile Audience: Art and New Located Technologies of the Screen, to be published in 2005 by the BFI.Looks good. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 1:56 a.m..

JVC Camcorders with Hard Drives
You know I like to tell you about stuff that will change the way we do business.  Here are the first consumer camcorders that use Hard Drives instead of Videotape.  What with Moore's law and cost per gigabyte getting so cheap, you'd think that this is a natural, "the passing of the magnetic-tape era," proclaimed the New York Times.  Well, not ex From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

MSNBC welcomes citizen journalists
The cable network experimented with citizen journalists during the election, posting their reports online. Now MSNBC is encouraging citizen reporting on a wide range of topics. "We will put most of the stories you file up on our Citizen Journalist Blog, and take the best reports and talk about them on the air," said Joe Trippi. "Some people send in stories, others who are handy with a camera, have sent in pictures that help to tell the story visually but let your creativity go if you From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

BloggerCon Europe?
I saw this over on Mathemagenic. Hey, Adam. Lilia wants to know if there is a need for a weblog conference in Europe. Of course there is. Why don't you do BloggerCon Europe? Just an idea. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

SolarPC Annouces the $100 Personal Computer. Linux. Solar. Education
Linux PR: SolarPC Announces the $100 Personal Computer talks about the latest PC - perhaps a response to Microsoft's Steve Ballmer's request to build a $100 PC. Burning only 10 Watts, an aluminium case with a 20 year warranty, a lead free motherboard.Down side: You need to order 100,000 units to get one, apparently. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

Unlicensed Spectrum: The Sum of Fears
"The UK regulator, Ofcom, has decided that managing spectrum is a drag, and there are other people around that might do a better job. It is going to open up 73 percent of the radio spectrum to market forces, and make it technology-neutral and tradeable. So if one technology gets superseded, another one can get rolled out instead (subject to broadcast power limits) without Ofcom having to define what spe From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

BEAST/BSE
Beast is a powerful music composition and modular synthesis application released as free software under the GNU GPL and GNU LGPL, that runs under unix. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

How to explode TV news in four easy steps
Try this: 1. Slice. Cut up your shows into stories and put them all online. After you air a story, it's fishwrap. Nobody can see it. If they missed it, well, that's tough for them. Is that any way to treat your public? Well, you don't have to anymore. You should put up every story you do -- and not just as a stream but as files that the people can distribute on their own. You can still make money on this -- in fact, you'll make new money: Put ads on the video; track those ads; and tack on a Creative Commons From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

ViPER: The Video Performance Evaluation Resource
The Video Processing Analysis Resource is a toolkit of scripts and Java programs that enable the markup of visual data ground truth, and systems for evaluating how closely sets of result data approximate that truth. From unmediated on November 29, 2004 at 12:56 a.m..

Voice and Text: An Exploration of Modality Effects in Computer-Aided Instruction
"The results of this thesis challenges a basic assumption of multimedia design, which aims to make learning more stimulating in the belief that sensory stimulation is, without qualification, conducive to learning. Indeed, the major finding of this study, that bimodal presentation (text with voice) had a hindering, rather than a facilitative, effect on learning performance was not in line with dual-coding theory, which formed the theoretical premise of this research." From elearningpost on November 29, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

Design Checklists for Online Help
This is a must read article for anyone interested in providing easily accessible and usable online help (or instruction). "Online help systems have evolved over the past 20 years to meet the needs of our users. Designers must consider the content, format, presentation, navigation, and access methods of online help systems. A series of design checklists based on the past 20 years of research are presented in this paper, which summarizes a journal article currently being considered for publication. The latest trend From elearningpost on November 29, 2004 at 12:47 a.m..

Carrier-centric versus Device-centric
Mobile Music in Japan - Japan's reality is our future In my view [Jan Michael Hess], the carrier-centric model for managing the mobile economy is better suited to deliver mobile data services that consumers pay for than the device-centric model - favoured by Nokia - which is still dominant in Europe. This is a key reason why Japan leads the pack and it is also the main reason why Vodafone adopted the carrier-centric model on a global scale. To make the carrier-centric model work in Europe at least three co From unmediated on November 28, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

How-to: Podcasting by Phone with Audioblog.com
So you want to podcast by phone using Audioblog.com?MovableType users with MTEnclosures installed are able to deliver a podcast, simply by having a link to a media file, such as an MP3, available in their blog. The MTEnclosure plug-in, written by Brandon Fuller, handles the rest.Here's what you need to do with your Audioblog.com preferences. First, select the preferences tab and choose the blog which will be your podcast.... (unmediated on November 28, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

The Blogosphere By the Numbers
According to David Sifry, Technorati 's chief executive, the current number of blogs is now over 8 times bigger than the 500,000 blogs it measured in June, 2003.The company tracked 3 million blogs as of the first week of July, and has added over 1 million blogs to its stable since then. Meanwhile, Pew Internet &amp American Life reports a new weblog is created every 5.8 seconds. That roughly translates into 15,000 new blogs ev From unmediated on November 28, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

Should XML disappear into the background?
I agree with Dave Winer on this one. Even with the disclaimers about newsreaders and such, there's still a pretty good chance that the reader will wonder why there are two versions of the blog homepage. At the opposite end are the readers who "think the link is broken" when they see all those angle brackets. Here's my claim: it's okay, people will figure out that all those angle brackets make their life better and will eventually forget about them. That is, they will disappear into the background, but n From unmediated on November 28, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..

Live Internet Shortwave Webcasts
Listing of shortwave broadcasts from around the world that are simulcast over the Internet. From Minneapolis Public Library - the LIST on November 28, 2004 at 11:48 p.m..