By Stephen Downes
June 10, 2004
From Classrooms to Learning Environments: A
Midrange Projection of E-Learning
Technologies
Our experience with information and
communications technologies is sufficient to allow us to
identify the progression through the two phases of
technological adoptation. This progression may be mapped to
a continuum of technological innovations that are now
becoming more familiar to researchers in the field. By
Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, June 10, 2004
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Gmail Invitation Prices Crash
You
can tell it's a bear market when even this lowly scribe has
a GMail account (thanks Tze) - you can write me if you want
at downes@gmail.com but be warned that I
check this account about once a month or so (that is, about
as often as I visit Orkut). By Chris Ulbrich, Wired News,
June 10, 2004
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
EPortfolio: Does the E mean
"Exploitation?"
Some doubts and unease about
portfolios are expressed in this article (as the title
suggests). Asks the author, "Can we, should we, force
students to publish their work online?" And if we do, "Who
is the owner of the items uploaded into an ePortfolio?" The
author argues that "the work should be placed in the public
domain." But that's unreasobale; any person, including
students, should be able to determine whether their work is
donated to the public. An education isn't some sort of gift
students receive - it costs a lot, these days, and they
have to work hard at it - so there's no inherent obligation
to repay the community (I would argue that the community
benefits more, and pays less, on balance, than the student
- I have numbers to back that up). Portfolios won't work
unless they belong to the person who creates them. Of
course we should encourage them to share - but the decision
is not up to us. By Blacklily8, Kairosnews, June 10, 2004
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Reusability
Framework
Scott Leslie points to this useful
summarization of reusable l;earning prepared by Eduworks
for the NSDL. The site features an innovative and
appropriate division of the field: "Granularity (or
aggregation level), Interoperability, Layers, and Rights."
Be sure to check the navigation at the right hand side of
the page (I almost missed it); there's more stuff there. By
Anonymous, June 10, 2004 8:03 a.m.
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
Online Resources
Useful list of
postsecondary-focused teaching and learning websites from
Faculty Development Associates. Not
perfect, though: my favorite website is nowhere to be
found.
By Richard Lyons, Faculty Development Associates, June,
2004
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
The Next Step in Scholarly Communication: Is
the Traditional Journal Dead?
If the traditional
journal is not dead, a suggested by the title of this
essay, it is certainly being pressed. The author adopts a
generally positive stance toward online publications and
suggests that te nature of academic articles themselves
will change as a result of the new medium. Thanks to Rory
for sending this along. Two other articles from the Spring issue
of The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special
Librarianship are also available. By Jeanne Galvin, E-JASL,
Spring, 2004
[Refer][Research][Reflect]
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