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On my way to Singapore...
I'm in the lovely lounge at the Newark Airport, waiting for my 19-hour flight to Singapore. But my client put me into business class which looks pretty spiffy, so I'm not complaining. Besides, I get to go to Singapore. I got here at 6pm from Boston, and waited until 7:15 for the Singapore Air counter to open. For half an hour, a crew of the young and beautiful (six women, two men ... and guess who was in charge! (Hint: He pees standing up)) put out poinsettias, stacked cards, and unrolled carpets, all without ever making eye contact with us.... From Joho the Blog on December 12, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..

Pippa's world
AKMA documents Pippa's latest turning of the world into art. Very cool.... From Joho the Blog on December 12, 2004 at 10:48 p.m..

Hang in there, kid, the Blogosphere's watching over you
Suppose you're a high school student writing a final paper for your Language Arts class. And suppose you take the three class hours you were given for the "compare/contrast essay" and produce a paper on piracy vs stealing. Maybe your paper begins this way: Today's music industry is spiraling out of control and the people who run it are blaming piracy. They say that piracy is no different than stealing and that the people who obtain music through piracy will ruin the economics of t From EDUCAUSE Blogs - on December 12, 2004 at 7:50 p.m..

Contextual enquiry - a primer
Gerry Gaffney has written an introductory article on contextual enquiry. To quote: The best way to get to know users is to spend time with them, in their own environments, watching them do the things that your Website is going... From Column Two on December 12, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

802.16: Medium distance wireless networking that could change the world?
The (sort of) new IEEE 802.16 Metropolitan Area Network standard (MAN) promises to break the cable modem/DSL monopoly on the "last mile" of Internet connectivity to peoples' homes. With ranges up to 30 miles and speeds up to 70 mbps it seems like a pancea. While I suspect the actual usable speeds and distances will be considerably less, my real question is where is it? This standard has been in the works for years. From kuro5hin.org on December 12, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Internet & Society Grab Bag, Dec. 12
A few items loosely related to the theme of how the internet is affecting society... TOP OF THIS LIST: Web Won't Let Government Hide," by Ryan Singel, Wired News, Nov. 29. Excellent overview of valuable resources on government information in this age of shrinking access to such information through conventional channels. Excerpt: "Governments at every level these days are providing less information about their inner workings, sometimes using fear of terrorism as an excuse. But it's precisely times like these that mandate citizens' rights to check the efficiency of their governme From Contentious Weblog on December 12, 2004 at 3:51 p.m..

WebCT: A Major Shift of Emphasis
WebCT, a Learning Management System, is currently evolving to a new version (WebCT Vista), with much attendant discussion by distance education users. This review compares the existing WebCT Campus Edition with the new WebCT Vista, and examines some of the problems associated with the migration to Vista at the institutional level. From eLearnopedia on December 12, 2004 at 3:49 p.m..

O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
Remixing Wikis for Elementary School Classrooms: Instiki, Wifi, and Rendezvous Tom Hoffman, Manager, SchoolTool Tim Lauer, Principal, Lewis Elementary School Tom Hoffman and I will have the opportunity to present at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005 in March in San Diego. I have had the opportunity to attend this conference twice in the past and have found it to be one of the best conference experiences I have ever had. You learn as much in the hallways as you do in the sessions. Our session will highlight how some of the teachers at my school, Lewis Elementary, are using.. From Education/Technology - Tim Lauer on December 12, 2004 at 3:46 p.m..

Weblog Design: Personal Knowledge Space
Jeremy Hiebert's Personal Knowledge Space is very timely [Jeremy kindly sent me an email with some very helpful advice that I mentioned here. I'd like to share some thoughts about weblogging that are related to Jeremy's idea of a weblog... From Experience Designer Network on December 12, 2004 at 1:59 p.m..

Instructional Design Models
This site provides a wonderful collection of organized links to theories that have been applied to instructional design. The collection was created by Marvin Ryder of the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Denver. "Models, like myths and metaphors, help us to make sense of our world. Whether it is derived from whim or from serious research, a model offers its user a means of comprehending an otherwise incomprehensible problem. An instructional design model gives structure and meaning to an I.D. problem, enabling the would-be designer to negotia From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on December 12, 2004 at 1:47 p.m..

Video games and the future of learning
The Academic ADL Co-Lab GAPPS faculty (David Williamson Shaffer, Kurt R. Squire, Richard Halverson, and James P. Gee) argue for a particular view of games¬and of learning¬as activities that are most powerful when they are personally meaningful, experiential, social, and epistemological all at the same time. From eLearnopedia on December 12, 2004 at 12:53 p.m..

BridgeBloggers
You may notice some new names in my blogroll to the left and a new gif next to some of them. The gif is supposed to be a backwards B and a forwards B with a bridge beteen them, standing for BridgeBloggers. During the planning of this weekend's Global Voices track at the Berkman Internet and Democracy conference, that was a working name for bloggers who are using their blogs to build bridges to other cultures and lands. So, I've taken it upon myself to stamp some of those names with the ugly gif I designed myself this morning. Yes,... From Joho the Blog on December 12, 2004 at 12:48 p.m..

Citizens Journalism Project, the Response
I've been inundated with kind words, questions and offers of assistance since the word went out last last week that I'm going to pull together a citizens journalism project. I'm working my way through the e-mail and will try hard to get caught up by tomorrow. Hope to have a few more details by mid-week as well. From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on December 12, 2004 at 12:46 p.m..

Multi-User Collaborative Virtual Worlds Enable Deep Collaboration: Croquet
If we were to create a new operating system and user interface knowing what we know today, how far could we go?" Further, what kinds of decisions would we make that we might have been unable to even consider 20... From Kolabora.com on December 12, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

Boston/Cambridge Weekend: Three Data Points
One: I'm checking into my hotel in Cambridge. The guy at the counter asks, "Do you want high-speed Internet access?" Yes, I say. Then he asks, "Wired or wireless?" Wired, I say. I get to the room, find the Ethernet cable poking out from behind the desk, plug it in and am online in a few seconds, no extra charges. Good service. Two: On the first day of the Harvard conference, Net access is available only for speakers and a selected few others. Since I'm speaking, I' From Dan Gillmor's eJournal on December 12, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..

And the winner is...
...pretty much everyone. No, e-Literate did not win in either of the categories for which it was nominated in the 2004 Edublogger Awards. But it’s hard to feel bad about it, given the quality of the contestants and the number of great new blogs I discovered through this contest. Take,… From e-Literate on December 12, 2004 at 10:47 a.m..

(MY) THREE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE ONLINE PEDAGOGY
This may seem a strange way to begin, but I want to admit that my ever-emerging philosophy of education increasingly diminishes the role of "the teacher" in the teaching/learning equation. It took over 30 years of college teaching experience for... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 12, 2004 at 8:55 a.m..

Malicious code top 10 - Lain Thomson, Vnunet
An IT privacy firm has listed its top 10 pieces of malicious code, warning that some are found hidden in popular applications. The majority are bundled with free software, and the effects range from displaying adverts to logging every keystroke. One o From Techno-News Blog on December 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Flash memory coaxes audiobooks out of the '70s - Ian Austen, CNET News
Like many blind Americans, Lucille Uttermohlen turns to audiobooks from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped when she doesn't feel like curling up with a bulky tome in Braille. When she lost her vision at 16, "I was so From Techno-News Blog on December 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Young Canadians Less Active Online Than Adults - Rob McGann, Clickz
Canadian teens spend almost one-third (27.8 percent) less time online than their adult counterparts, with their Internet behavior largely confined to social activities, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid Corporation. "This survey attempted From Techno-News Blog on December 12, 2004 at 8:50 a.m..

Constructing Content
One of the things I like most about my job is that I get to observe a number of non-tenured teachers each year. I'm especially enjoying it this year because I'm not teaching and it gives me a chance to get back into the classroom for a bit. It always reminds me what a great job teaching can be (especially now that I don't have all the grading!) I love watching the way teachers interact with their kids, and I love even more the chance to listen to the way high school students think and act. As I am the "tech guy," a lot of the non-tenures ask me for ways that they might integrate From weblogged News on December 12, 2004 at 8:47 a.m..

Winners of the Edublog Awards
The winners of the Edublog awards have been announced, and here they are:Winners... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 12, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

So many winners - The Edublog Awards 2004 Results
incorporated subversion » So many winners - The Edublog Awards 2004 Results... From Teaching and Developing Online. on December 12, 2004 at 7:51 a.m..

E-Learning Goes Global: How the Cisco Networking Academy Transforms Lives - Nader Manjiani and Tom Kelly imformit.com
With its global success in transforming lives, learning, and social paradigms, the Cisco Networking Academy Program is hailed as a remarkably successful example of a productivity pyramid metaphor. The creation, rapid growth, and global presence of a From Online Learning Update on December 12, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

University isn
Today, e-Learning comes with the benefits associated with conventional distance learning such as studying at your own convenient time and location, without losing the advantages of conventional instructor-led courses such as spontaneous interaction wi From Online Learning Update on December 12, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

Web Log Analysis: A Study of Instructor Evaluations Done Online - Kenneth J. Klassen and Wayne Smith, JITE
This paper focuses on developing a relatively simple method for analyzing web-logs. It also ex-plores the challenges and benefits of web-log analysis. The study of student behavior on this site provides insights into website design and the effectivene From Online Learning Update on December 12, 2004 at 7:46 a.m..

The American Chemical Society has filed a complaint Google Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Distr ...
The American Chemical Society has filed a complaint Google Inc. in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint contends that Google's use of the trademark "Scholar" for its Google Scholar literature-search engine constitutes trademark infringement and unfair competition From Peter Scott's Library Blog on December 12, 2004 at 4:48 a.m..

Gates Foundation Adding to a School Project
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will spend an additional $30 million to create hybrid high schools in which students spend significant time in college classes. From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Children of Hispanic Immigrants Continue to Favor English, Study of Census Finds
English remains the language of choice among the children and grandchildren of Hispanic immigrants, despite continuing waves of migration from Latin America. From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Upgrade for Blind Borrowers of Audiobooks
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has decided to switch to a digital system over the next four years. From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

The Last Time You Used Algebra Was...
It's sad that the mathematical literacy of many Americans is abysmal. But is it necessary that the average high-schooler spend years nailed to the axes of x and y? From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Can For-Profit Schools Pass an Ethics Test?
Profits are up, but recently, a number of for-profit colleges have faced inquiries concerning the way they pursue federal funds. From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

The Juilliard Effect: Ten Years Later
Four years at the conservatory groomed them for a life in performance. A decade in the real world sent them in very different directions. From New York Times: Education on December 12, 2004 at 4:45 a.m..

Sunday, December 12, 2004
Here are some pictures from the wedding, taken by various members of Mrs. From RHPT.com on December 12, 2004 at 2:57 a.m..

FeedSpeaker Blog [del.icio.us]
"FeedSpeaker translates text RSS Feeds into badly spoken MP3 files." From RSS Latest News on December 12, 2004 at 2:00 a.m..

Is it over yet?
For those watching Congress working on copyright legislation over the last few weeks, it's been like the end of the fireworks show on the 4th of July. boom(Is that the end?) Boom!(Oooh…that must be the end!) BOOM!!!(Cool! That must be the end!) BOOM!!!!!(Wow! That must be the end!) And then there's silence. And you wait, and wait, and wait some more. And you finally decide, yes, it's over. From EDUCAUSE Blogs - on December 12, 2004 at 1:01 a.m..

moreover news press releases - ie.e ping moreover for Crazy traffic. [del.icio.us]
IF you've been using Pingo-matic like I told ya to do, then you already know this. But if you don't here's the press release. From RSS Latest News on December 11, 2004 at 11:59 p.m..

Ping-o-Matic! [del.icio.us]
And yes, lovey, Pingomatic already pings Moreover. Since the press release was on the 9th, that's pretty danged fast. From RSS Latest News on December 11, 2004 at 11:59 p.m..

Untitled
"Work for people who travel because they know people who can help you." - James Watson [via] From Seb's Open Research on December 11, 2004 at 11:45 p.m..