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Tony Karrer - eLearning 2.0: Informal Learning, Communities, Bottom-up vs. Top-Down - eLearning Technology
Discussion of my own e-learning 2.0 paper along with Jay Cross's thoughts on informal learning. The author also draws from Marcia Conner, who adds to the mix the distinction between intentional and unintentional learning. This sets the stage for a discussion of how to manage the outcomes of informal learning. Writes the author, "I am used to thinking about prescribing a blended learning regime that my learners will be asked to follow that at the end of the day, I'm confident will result in knowledge transfer and performance." The problem is, in my thinking, that knowledge doesn' From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Jon Mason - E-Framework Newsletter - JISC - DEST
Two issues of this new newsletter have appeared, the most recent being the January-February edition, which features a look at e-portfolios within the context of the e-framework. Drawing on a presentation from Peter Rees Jones, the article looks at how "to re-engineer the data so that wherever you are in the education system the individual learner can demonstrate to another institution, an employer, or to a parent, what they have done, how they are succeeding and who they are." The work that has been done so far suggests that a monolithic specification, such as IMS LIP, "is complex, therefore c From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Graeme Daniel - Web 2.0 and Education - WWWTools
Discussion of the concept of Web 2.0 in learning, loaded (as is the usual WWWTools fashion) with references and resources. Worth noting is the take on the exchange of views between myself and Stephen O'Hear, a writer for the Guardian. A good place to start if the concept is new, and may provide some new references for those more attuned to developments in this area. [Link] [Tags: Web 2.0] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Derek Morrison - Biting the WebCT bullet? - Auricle
With the Blackboard-WebCT merger now approved, the institutions who use WebCT now face a problem: what next? One option is to do nothing, and wait for Blackboard to unveil some new merged application and a migration strategy. Or, as Derek Morrison writes, "Don't be passive and wait for a vendor to determine your future. See this as an opportunity to review your options. Take some risks and don't just stick with the status quo. I've suggested in previous Auricle postings that even if a magic wand was to remove all, what we now call VLEs, from the planet then e-learning would stil From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Various authors - Learning for Development - Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning's draft Strategic Plan for the next three years is available and open for comments. It is interesting to note that while the authors comment, "disappointing track record of pure eLearning (i.e., online learning) in the industrialised world risks creating doubts about the effectiveness of ODL (open and distance learning) generally," they also note that, "must engage resolutely with eLearning because in the longer term it holds great promise for developing countries." Which, I think, is right, on both counts. The report also interesting notes that COL should " From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Alan Levine - The Dissonance of Blogs in Education - Cogdogblog
This is exactly right: "This notion that an educational blog is something unique and separate from our whole experience is jarring to me. Our lives are strung together from an array of overlapping experiences that transcend boxes, yet we continue to advocate these boxes for learning experiences." I think educators need to learn how to adapt what they are doing to be a part of their students' lives, not apart from those lives. If that means a loss of control, so be it. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

D'Arcy Norman - EduGlu on Eduforge.org - D'Arcy Norman Dot Net
Now we're talking. Better than some basement project any day. D'Arcy Norman writes, "I've gone ahead and requested a new project on Eduforge.org to host the mythical EduGlu application development. I've got no idea what this thing might be - not even what language it will be written in - but I'm sticking a flag into the sand to say I'll help build this sucker." I will contribute my code to this as soon as I figure out my way around it (I've never been one of the Forge people - don't know wny, it just never happened). Not that I'm saying that what r From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Tony Vincent - Annoucing Our City Podcast! - Learning in Hand
Ah, this is the sort of thing I love. "Our City Podcast is an audio program for kids and by kids. Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents)." It would be nice to see these evolve from travelogues to recurring reports about live in their city - something that people in the city could listen to instead of the evening gossip news. [Link] [Tags: Children and Child Learning From OLDaily on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Nintendo DS, the Web Browser
A press conference reveals that a TV tuner and Opera web-browsing software will soon be available for the hardware in Japan. Network TV anyone? In Game|Life. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Tune In, Turn On, Veg Out
Culture shock kicks harder than a computer-enhanced rodeo bull when you hop back into the saddle after five years without cable TV. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Tech's China Policy a 'Disgrace'
Representatives from four of the largest U.S. technology companies doing business in China are raked over the coals by lawmakers, who accuse them of helping China suppress its dissidents in exchange for handsome profits. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Ohio Board Undoes Stand on Evolution
The Board of Education voted 11 to 4 to toss out a mandate that 10th-grade biology classes include critical analysis of evolution. From New York Times: Education on February 15, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

In Defense of the Culture Clash
When social values collide, the results can be cataclysmic. But for the internet to become a true force of democratization, we must accept that we'll all be offended by it eventually. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

A Truly Del.icio.us API
Social-bookmarking site del.icio.us has a lot more going for it than just Web 2.0 buzz. Paul Adams fires up the del.icio.us application program interface, stirs in some PHP and offers a taste of the results. In Webmonkey. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

U.N. Game Wins Hearts and Minds
Food Force, created by the World Food Programme, tops the game download charts on Yahoo -- despite being more "edu" than "tainment." By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Coast to Coast AM Is No Wack Job
With its strange brew of alien abductees, spirit seekers and scientists, the show keeps night owls glued to their radios in the post-Art Bell era. By Randy Dotinga. From Wired News on February 15, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Powerlaws: 2006 Dance Re-mix
The question of inequality and unfairness has come up again, from Seth’s Gatekeepers posts and subsequent conversation, to pointers to Clive Thompson’s A-Listers article in New York magazine, which article discusses the themes from Powerlaws, Weblogs, and Inequality (though without mentioning that essay or noting that the origin From Corante: Social Software on February 15, 2006 at 2:49 a.m..

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A List Apart 212: Hearts and Hugs for the Web
For the Valentine's issue of A List Apart, we asked you, our gentle readers, what you love and hate about the web. You sent us your hearts -- and your hisses. We loved 'em. We hated 'em. Mostly, we published 'em. Happy reading. 14 February 2006 From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report on February 15, 2006 at 2:48 a.m..

[berkman] Sunlight Foundation
A group from the Sunlight are giving a Tuesday lunchtime talk at the Berkman center. The group here today includes Micah Sifry, Andrew Rasiej, Ellen Miller, and Michael Klein. [As always, what follows is an inaccurate sketch. I make no claim of completeness.) The Sunlight Foundation aims at bring transparency and accountability to Congress. The name comes from the 1913 Brandeis quotation: "Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman." "Lawmakers will continue to do what they do," Ellen says, "so long as they can get away with it." The Foundatio From Joho the Blog on February 15, 2006 at 2:48 a.m..

From analog to digital computers
ComputerWorld has a terrific interview with Pres Eckert, one of the inventors of ENIAC, in which he busts some myths. Very interesting. The interview is from 1989; Eckert died in 1995. [Tags: computers pres_eckert eniac]... From Joho the Blog on February 15, 2006 at 2:48 a.m..

Interaction modeling
Matt Queen has written an article on interaction modeling. To quote: Interaction modeling is a good way to identify and locate usability issues with the use of a tool. Several methods exist (see Olson & Olson 1990 for a review... From Column Two on February 15, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

Yahoo Design Pattern Library
Yahoo has announced the release of their Design Pattern Library. To quote: Welcome to the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library. We are very happy to be sharing our library with the design and development community. This is our first drop of... From Column Two on February 15, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

A pattern language approach to usability KM
Michael Hughes has written an article on using patterns to capture usability insights. To quote: Knowledge gained from usability testing is often applied merely to the immediate product under test and then forgotten -- at least at an organizational level.... From Column Two on February 15, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

Final Report of UNESCO Forum on Open Educational Resources in HE
The final report of the UNESCO OER Discussion Forum was written by Paul Albright of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.   A few sections from the report are quoted below. _____JH ______ Open initiatives in higher education have crystallized around three major areas of activity: the creation of open source software and development tools, the creation and provision of open course content, and the development of standards and licensing tools. The outputs of all three may be grouped together under the ter From EduResources--Higher Education Resources Online on February 15, 2006 at 2:47 a.m..

BlogTalk
I completely forgot to mention that BlogTalk (t d f) registration is open. We provide an early bird fee until March 30. From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..

Learntec
Just back from Karlsruhe (t d f)'s Learntec (t d f). First day of the congress, 20 attendees at our From thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..

Bluebuy
A month ago I bought something at Ebay.The payment was meditated thru Paypal (t d f) - I thought. Some weeks went by and all of a sudden bluebuy gmbh - the seller - let me know - through Ebay (t thomas n. burg | randgänge on February 15, 2006 at 2:46 a.m..

Foundation for Jewish Youth Gets Founder's $500 Million
The Jim Joseph Foundation is poised to become one of the biggest Jewish philanthropies in the country. From New York Times: Education on February 15, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Students and Cardinal Call for Private-School Tax Aid
Thousands gathered in Albany to support Gov. George E. Pataki's proposal to provide a tax credit that could be used to pay for private or parochial schools. From New York Times: Education on February 15, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Investigator Rebukes City Schools Over Retirement of a Principal
Brooklyn Technical High School's principal left amid an investigation of his daughter's improper enrollment in a city school. From New York Times: Education on February 15, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Addios, Oaxaca
Local folklore has it that if you eat grasshoppers in Oaxaca, you'll be back. I ate a lot of grasshoppers over the weekend, but I didn't expect any immediate effects. Twenty minutes after leaving Oaxaca, my plane turned around and flew right back! Seems that we'd lost 600 lbs. of fuel through a leaky valve. [...] From Internet Time Blog on February 14, 2006 at 11:45 p.m..