By Stephen Downes
September 24, 2003
Compatibility of Weblogs and
ISSN
This article, written for ISSN registrars,
offers a fascinating glimpse into the issues faced by
librarians with respect to understanding - and reacting to
- the weblog phenomenon. ISSN is, of course, the unique
number assigned to a serial publication. Weblogs are
classically serial publications, and therefore, should be
registered. But traditional authorities view weblogs with
scepticism. I have tried to register OLDaily with an ISSN,
but have had no success. But given especially that OLDaily
is my primary point of publication (and that its archives,
though complete, may be lost to the library community) this
failure to register my weblog's existence is a bit of a
concern to me. If you work in libraries or serial
registration, please read this article. By Joe Clark,
September 24, 2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Blended Learning: What Works?
Via
e-Learning Guru, this white paper on blended learning.
After a couple of plugs for the delivery mode (it "...is
really the natural evolution of e-learning into an
integrated program of multiple media types...") the paper
outlines the blended learning process in four easy stages.
Some good (and necessary) discussion of deployment ("The
single biggest issue we found which companies spent time
and money on is the marketing, launch, and deployment
process"). MS-Word document. By Bersin & Associates,
e-Learning Guru, September 24, 2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Online Learning 03 Monday
Jay
Cross is blogging Online Learining 03 in Los Angeles.
Today's installment includes a summary of a talk by RIchard
Saul Wurman, a survey of mobile learning technology, and a
number of photos. I don't know why people say "Cool is
dead." Cool is not dead. Cool is where opportunity lies -
though to be sure the terrain is not for everyone. Finally:
lookls like I made the right call when giving this one a
pass: "In 2001, vendors had contracted for 80,000 ft2 of
space 9/11 cancelled travel plans and only 40,000 ft2
showed up. This year? About 12,500 sq ft2 total." Jay also
blogged last weekend's VNU Supplier Simmit. By Jay Cross,
Internet Time Blog, September 22, 2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
MySmartChannels
Interesting RSS
hosting service that allows you to create RSS feeds (and to
allow you to require password assess for private RSS feeds)
and subscribe to hosted RSS feeds. There's a lot here; you
have to create an account and look around to explore. Some
of the tech is irksome: the site doesn't display properly
on the Firebird browser, the password constraints mean that
I will forget my password, and it's constantly
opening new windows. But there is some interesting stuff
for those who dig, including SOAP access and a nifty way of
converting a channel into a Microsoft Smart Tag. Too bad
they'll have to change their branding; I can't imagine that
the creators of Myst (the famous computer game) will allow
them to continue the the MyST wordmark. By Various Authors,
September, 2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Global Education
EdNA launches
Global Education, designed to "provide students with
conceptual knowledge and skills, and helps to develop
positive attitudes and values and a willingness to
participate actively in shaping the future. Stage 1 of the
Global Education site development focuses on a selection of
important global issues including water, environment,
governance, and health; and on the Pacific, South and South
East Asia regions."
By Various Authors, September 24, 2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Open Letter on Software Patents from Linux
developers
The European debate on software
patents is back in the headlines again. In this item, Linus
Torvalds (the inventor of Linux) and Alan Cox urge European
parliamentarians to resist the urge to create software
patents. By Linus Torvalds and Alan Cox, EFF, September 21,
2003
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
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