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Professors want their classes 'unwired'
Grad students are filling class time with e-mail, IM, shopping, or solitaire. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

School of the American dream
In these Los Angeles adult education classrooms, citizenship is the curriculum. From Christian Science Monitor | Learning on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Web Usage Climbs in Africa
In Africa, Internet usage is growing at a faster rate than any other region in the world. From ClickZ Stats on May 3, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..

Microsoft Is Pushing for Privacy?
Like a diaper in a swimming pool, Microsoft makes an impression at a privacy conference. This time, the company isn't collecting a Big Brother Award. Kevin Poulsen reports from the Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference in Washington, D.C. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..

Terry Freedman, ed. - Coming of Age - An Introduction to the New World Wide Web
It's nice to see a publication like this made freely available. The book is an overview of Web 2.0 technologies for educators and features contributors from a number of people with expertise in the field. This is one of those projects that is good for everybody - readers get a valuable reference, while the contributors benefit from the exposure and the networking that such a project supports. More information is available here - note that the navigation on this page is to the left and is a bit difficult to use. Anyhow, my congratulat From OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Rachel Heery and Andy Powell - Digital Repositories Roadmap: Looking Forward - Ukoln
An ambitious paper that will challenge your thinking. "This roadmap presents a vision for 2010 in which a high percentage of newly published UK scholarly output is made available on an open access basis and in which there is a growing recognition of the benefits of making research data, learning resources and other academic content freely available for sharing and re-use." That's where it starts, at least, but as you get into the depths of the paper you see more and more discussion of the bundling of complex objects, digital object identifiers, and of digital rights management (see esp. s From OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Heather Ross - TLt 2006 - Wow, That Was Great - McToonish
Some good stuff from Saskatchewan. I enjoyed the Ed Tech Posse's live podcast - not a whole lot that was new, but a fun listen. Also, here's a link to David Porter's presentation, Building Contemporary learning Communities (PDF, bleah). Also don't miss Heather Ross's own presentation on blended learning. [Link] [Tags: Podcasting] [Com From OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Rob Wall - No Webmail For You! - StigmergicWeb
I just want to note this item briefly to show how priorities can become completely skewed: "The crackdown was sparked by concern that some students were wasting their academic potential by spending class time writing e-mails to friends, officials said Friday." The day reading and writing are considered to be 'wasting academic potential' is the day rules have replaced rationality. [Link] [Tags: Academics and Academia] [OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Albert Ip - What if Everything We Think About School is Wrong? - Random Walk in E-Learning
"A wild animal, as opposed to a caged animal, knows chaos and can adapt to it." These words conclude this video, well worth watching, about Fairhaven, an alternative democratic school. A lot of my own thoughts are captured here. For example, "Learning is what happens when you're doing something else." And I like the thoughts, expressed here, about how being forced to learn leads you to allow yourself to be forced into other things later in life. Albert Ip also quotes some comments - this one struck me: "The world is not run by democratic process, and you usually CAN'T do what you wan From OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Various authors - Emerging Technologies for Learning - BECTA
Released in late April, this booklet, containing short articles on five topics (mobile learning, ambient web, human computer interaction, social networking and the broadband home) offers a good and insightful look at trends in learning technology. I like this: "For today s class we will be building a 3D map of the village. First, we'll collect pictures, sounds and anything else of interest from each street. Split into teams of four and take your camera-phones with you. By mid-day we will have built our own virtual map, and then we can get together to plan which parts to research further." From OLDaily on May 3, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..

Leahy Lightens Privacy Conference
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy brings some levity to the dead serious Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference in Washington D.C. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Mapping the Invisible City Outside Their Walls
A new class for the spring semester at Trinity College has a goal of making the college's students more a part of Hartford's life. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales
The companies said they will sell only water, certain fruit juices and low-fat or fat-free milk to students. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 3:45 p.m..

ITunes Holds to 99-Cent Songs
"Apple has all the cards, and when you have all the cards, you can play hardball." Despite the mixed metaphor, the analyst is right. Plus: Another delay predicted for Vista.... Audio conferencing for 100 participants.... and more. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 12:46 p.m..

The Testament, My Testament
Of the several hundred (mostly congratulatory!) emails I've received since my post on Faith=Illness, below, about 40 of them so far come from people who call themselves religious, asking for "evidence" of my seemingly outrageous claims about the Bible. The most vexing of my assertions is that the Bible has two creation stories. The fact that the Bible has two versions of creation should not be a surprise to anyone who takes the time to read the first page or two of any standard Bible text. This is not some convoluted DaVinci Code fictional deconstruction of non-existent materi From rushkoff.blog on May 3, 2006 at 11:45 a.m..

Soderbergh: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Director Steven Soderbergh won an Oscar for his work in Hollywood, but now he wants to level Tinseltown and start over. Why? Jason Silverman reports from the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Put Better Beer in Your Belly
Today's thirsty beer drinkers demand a higher-caliber brew than the swill served in the past. Forbes.com taps the world's best beers, from microbrews to imports. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Trek 2.0, Boldly Going to Hell
Cable TV's attempts to revive old Star Trek episodes blends the worst of TV with the worst of the web. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

My Compliments to the Lab!
Chefs engaging in "molecular gastronomy" use scary-sounding chemicals and alien kitchenware to serve up a delicious, high-tech vision of haute cuisine. By Mark McClusky from Wired magazine. From Wired News on May 3, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..

Student Housing Leads an Urban Turnaround
Temple University's transformation from a commuter school to a residential campus is stimulating private investment in one of Philadelphia's most troubled neighborhoods. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..

Trenton Asks for a Freeze in School Aid
Attorney General Zulima V. Farber asked the State Supreme Court to freeze financing to New Jersey's poorest school districts for a year because of the state's dire budget problems. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

Eligibility Criteria Announced for New College Aid Program
The Department of Education estimated that it would disburse about 500,000 grants under a major new aid program for low-income students. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

In Wake of SAT Errors, Senator Seeks New Rules on College Testing
State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle said that he would submit legislation in June regulating the college admissions testing industry. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..

On Education: Cheapening the Cap and Gown
For the last year, the city has been investigating whether a long-troubled high school in the Bronx used illegal methods to improve its academic standing. From New York Times: Education on May 3, 2006 at 12:45 a.m..