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Will Richardson Moving On
Will Richardson announces that he is moving on: “…today I notified my superintendent that as of May 15 I would be leaving the district for parts somewhat unknown.” I met Will at a conference in D.C. a couple of years ago. A nice guy, smart, and knows how to make a presentation. I’ll be fascinated [...] From Serious Instructional Technology on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Interview Me!
For anybody interested, there's a contest at a site called inbubblewrap.com for free books and an opportunity to interview me for your own blog and for inbubblewrap.com, a new site which seems to be getting some attention.Could be a good opportunity for a fun interview, as well as a chance to get a decent clipThe contest is announced at: http://www.inbubblewrap.com/2006/02/put_away_the_bandaids_and_inno.php"Hell Yeah" and "Amen"! That's how one reviewer over at From rushkoff.blog on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Making Varsity, With a Ball That Has Holes in It
Bowling may have a bit of an image problem, but it is the fastest-growing high school varsity sport. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Principal Named at Brooklyn Tech
Randy J. Asher, the founding principal of a small high school in Upper Manhattan, will be the next principal of Brooklyn Technical High School. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Peter Ladefoged, 80, Linguist Who Was Immersed in Speech, Is Dead
Mr. Ladefoged was an internationally renowned linguist who spent his life blissfully awash in the world's spoken languages. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Pataki Plan Would Allow City to Create Charter Schools
If the plan goes through, it would give New York city broad authority to decide who could operate the privately run but publicly financed schools. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

On Education: In Bronx, a Possible Case of High School Cheating, but Not by Students
At John F. Kennedy High in the Bronx, there are accusations that some Regents test scores were inflated by administrators. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Testing Plan Is Gaining High Ratings Nationwide
The College Board's Advanced Placement program is taking on a higher profile in the effort to boost the rigor of American high school education. From New York Times: Education on February 8, 2006 at 10:45 p.m..

Jay Cross - Push and Pull - Informal Learning
Good article on the distinction between 'push' (which is what spammers, advertisers, and other assorted low-life do) and 'pull' (which is what I've advocated for some time). Not surprisingly, as this article makes clear, traditional learning is 'push' and new learning is 'pull'. Summary of a talk by John Hagel at eLearning Forum. [Link] [Tags: Push versus Pull, Market From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Terry Freedman - A Response to Stephen Downes, and Some Examples of Real Greed - Information&Communication Technology in Education
Terry Freedman responds to my lengthy (though cut-off) comment on his article and adds this item, documenting greed on the part of publishers. Well, I know that the commercial press is, shall we say, less than avove-board in its dealings with authors. From my perspective, the people who complain the most about 'pirates' are themselves the worst offenders - I saw the other day (maybe I mentioned it here?) an item pointing to the reality that copyright laws are intended to protect the corporations from each other; we (the re From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Zack Rosen - Sakai vs. Moodle - Zacker.org
If you want to feel some ire rise in your craw, scroll through this list of comparisons - users, vendors, traffic, business readiness, and the like, and then look at the comparisons in funding. "Moodle: $0 initial funding and ~ $12,000 a year from individual donors. Sakai Project: $2,200,000 initial grant from Mellon Foundation and Hewlett Foundation and $4,400,000 from core partners." So what is going on, why didn't the funders support and existing (and successful) project, and who's taking home the dough? Via James Farmer From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

James Farmer - WebCT Attempts to Outdo BlackBoard on Blogging System! - Incorporated Subversion
WebCT's version of blogs: "They are locked behind WebCTxTMs password protection; They cannot be made publicly visible; Comments can only be made by internal WebCT users using the same installation of WebCT; The blogs donxTMt have RSS feeds." No doubt the institutions love them. [Link] [Tags: Web Logs, Blackboard] [CommentOLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes - Mental Images - Stephen's Web
Photo taken at Nikolaj Udstillingsbygning Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Dating Sites Decline Despite Approaching Valentine's Day
Online dating sites see slowdown of conversion rates, raise subscription rates to compensate in revenue. From ClickZ Stats on February 8, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Will Richardson - Reinvention Chapter 2--I Quit - Weblogg-Ed
Um, wow. Here is Will Richardson: "After 21 years in public education... today I notified my superintendent that as of May 15 I would be leaving the district for parts somewhat unknown. To put it simply, I quit." Yesterday I tried to put the case forward to OECD representatives about the barriers and hurdles placed in front of individuals in our field. Today we see Will Richardson leaving behind the institution that (apparently) has become more of a hinderance than a help to his work. "We need to get everyone, and I mean everyone access to the knowledge and people and ideas that now make up th From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Javier I. Ayala - Electronic Portfolios for Whom? - EDUCAUSE Quarterly
I couldn't say it more plainly myself. "The literature doesn't discuss e-portfolio use to meet student needs and concerns but to support administrative efforts to solve long-term curricular issues." And I agree with this assessment: "Implementers who have not thoughtfully addressed the key issues outlined here will eventually come crashing down." The author writes that there is hope - but how much damage will the institution-centered initiatives cause in the mean time? More articles from the current EDUCAUSE Quarte From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Catherine Howell - The Most Popular Educational Technology Diagram, Ever - EDUCAUSE Blogs
I didn't catch the significance of Josie Fraser's post when it came out, but this article helpfully contrasts the diagram it describes to the E-Learning Framework diagram "(which quickly became known as: 'Another Brick in the Wall')" and links, in turn, to a fascinating Flash visualization of some of the approaches in the educational space. I think there's a story b From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Aaron P. Campbell - In Blogging, the Benefits of Exposure Are Worth the Risk - TESOL
I, too, can avow that the benefits of blogging far outweigh the risks. Yes, there are risks - but I guess there are risks in any human interaction. But how else would I have been able to find a community like this, with friends around the world, a meeting of minds in common purpose? "So stop fearing online encounters, and give your students the freedom to explore the world through blogging. Allow them to use the language instead of merely studying it, and help them achieve the autonomy that will be beneficial to them and the society at large." Yes. Via Bee on weblogging. [OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 5:45 a.m..

Rob Koper - Current Research in Learning Design - Journal of Educational Technology and Society
In learning design, writes Rob Koper, "The major research issues are at the moment [are]: a) the use of ontologies and semantic web principles&tools related to Learning Design; b) the use of learning design patterns; c) the development of learrning design authoring and content management systems, and d) the development of learning design players, including the issues how to use the integrated set of learning design tools in a variety of settings." This article introduces a special issue of the Journal of E From OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 5:45 a.m..

Stephen Downes - Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources - Stephen's Web
OK, so I messed up the link yesterday for the slides and audio for my presentation in Malmo. Corrected: Here now are the Powerpoint Slides and an MP3 audio recording. [Link] [Tags: Sweden, Podcasting] [Comment] OLDaily on February 8, 2006 at 5:45 a.m..

Advance (I never retreat.)
I'm hitting life's pause button for the rest of the week, joining compadres and compadres-to-be to talk about whatever is in the air. Technorati Tags: From Internet Time Blog on February 8, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Changes Ahead
CLO magazine, February 2006, p. 17. As usual, I'll reprint my CLO column on effectivenss here. This time around, I'm going to add a few pictures — which is not the style of CLO. Changes Ahead Is your organization ready for massive change? Have your people learned how to cope with ever-faster cycle times, increasing ambiguity, [...] From Internet Time Blog on February 7, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..