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Heather Kanuka - Has eLearning Revolutionized Education? - Embassy
A look at some of the more optimistic (and incorrect) predictions about e-learning (for example: "the physical presence of universities would cease to exist within 10 years") balanced with observations about the real potential the technology offers (for example: "One example of the possibilities that eLearning can provide is the Professeurs pour la libert From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on February 28, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Alan Levine - If Not a Walled Garden, then Something With a Drawbridge? - Cogdogblog
Alan Levine tells it like it is. "So I am not seeing Apple as a walled garden, but some distance remote glistening city where others get to frolic, and where we cannot even get a dial tone. Apple only tells you what Apple thinks you need to know. Their relationship to blogging is suing bloggers." [Link] [Tags: Web Logs, Apple] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 28, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Tony Karrer - Does eLearning 2.0 Make a Difference? - eLearning Technology
It's interesting to note that the people at the Brandon Hall discussion area have picked up on the e-learning 2.0 theme. Some good discussion summary in this article, highlighting, for example, the emplasis in 2.0 on ease of creation, seamless integration (or better: connection), fine-grained tools, dynamic composition and content, and software as services. Now of course the whole idea of 2.0 is beginning to morph as vendors take interest. But with any luck, we can keep the core. [Link] [Tags: OLDaily on February 28, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Jay Cross - Natural Learning - Internet Time
Jay Cross captures poetically not only the sort of thing I would say about learning (we are in remarkable agreement) but also my own experience of learning. "enlightenment comes / when you're ready / you'll know it from your smile / as you return to shore / breathe in, out / nature will always be there / flowing." [Link] [Tags: Experience] [Comment] From OLDaily on February 28, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Bulk E-Mail Fee Draws Fire
AOL's plan to charge businesses and other bulk mailers a fee to bypass the company's junk mail filters unites interest groups across the political spectrum in opposition. They accuse AOL of favoring the haves at the expense of the have-nots. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..

Tick-Busting Robot Nabs Pests
A bot in a denim skirt could keep your lawn free of ticks and help prevent Lyme disease. By Prachi Patel-Predd. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Hero (That's You) Tames Web Pages
Build templates for your website with Master Pages. Adam DuVander shows us the easy way to make massive site changes in ASP.NET 2.0. In Webmonkey. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Cutting the Cord on Appliances
The M1 battery promises to take power tools and home appliances off the grid. Packing more power than a 110-outlet with a 5-minute recharge time, the new workhorses could electrify lawnmowers and military drones, not to mention your car. By Spencer Reiss from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

BioBouncer Might Make Bars Safer
A new facial recognition technology could make club-going safer. But privacy groups worry that innocent patrons could get permanently 86'd. By Rachel Metz. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Gadget Lab: Phone Pride
A sexed-up Motorola phone has the latest ego-boosting technology, a turbo charger fakes it and an ergonomic mouse is a pain in the hand, all in this week's Gadget Lab from Wired magazine. An feed is also available. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Where Solo Is Sociable
By some quirk, the U.S. culture of individualism is unfriendly to people who are alone in public; while Japan's group society happily accommodates singles. Commentary by Momus. This column is available as a . From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Geniuses Show They Care at TED
Under new stewardship, the venerable technology conference switches focus from high-profile networking to a powerhouse of philanthropy. By Kim Zetter. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Using India's Poor as Guinea Pigs
Big pharmas have a billion people vying to be part of clinical trials of untested drugs. Areas known only for snakes and heat now have good hospitals after the government passed a law allowing the drug testing and advertised its "treatment naive" patients. By Jennifer Kahn from Wired magazine. From Wired News on February 28, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Plan to Cut City School Projects Is Approved
Scrapped were 21 new school buildings and scores of other smaller projects that the mayor says the city cannot afford without more money from the state. From New York Times: Education on February 28, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Back in Class After Expulsion Over Paper
Scott McConnell's paper advocated corporal punishment in the classroom and dismissed multiculturalism. From New York Times: Education on February 28, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..

Anti-Darwin Bill Fails in Utah
The Utah House of Representatives voted down a bill intended to challenge the theory of evolution in high school science classes. From New York Times: Education on February 28, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..