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Stephen Downes - Web-Based Courses: The Assiniboine Model - Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration
OK, let's be clear now. I have one last thing to say about this Blackboard patent. Yeah, I know, half the educational community was working on the LMS in the 1990s. But for me, this Blackboard patent feels pretty personal. Here's why. In the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume 2, Number 2, Summer, 1999, I published
this paper based on a
presentation I had originally made in 1997. It describes how to design and build a learning mana From
OLDaily on August 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Press Release - Blackboard Awarded Patent on e-Learning Technology - Blackboard
Disclosure: I work with NRC IIT and am involved with the Synergic3 project described in
this press release from Desire2Learn. I also support and have advcocated open source learning management systems. As I commented earlier today, it was like poking a stick into an anthill. The Blackboard patent and subsequent action has prompted a furious reaction, one they must have anticipated (which is probably at least part of the reason for waiting from January 17, when the patent, to July 26, to make the announcement). From
OLDaily on August 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Laura Blanken - Corporations, Education, Blogging, What Does it all Mean - Geeky Mom
Barbara Ganley reports on the recent BlogHer conference and comments, "rumbling through the two days was, as Laura points out, a strong whiff of the almighty dollar. People were looking for hints on increasing traffic to their blogs, making money blogging, encouraging advertisers. In sessions I attended, and in the buzz around the pool, there was a whole lot of attention paid to getting people to your blogs. Fascinating." Laura Blanken, in addition, points to a
OLDaily on August 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Reuters - History Without Books Gets a Test in US Schools
Reuters: "What began as a long-shot attempt last year by Pearson Plc to sell California educators digital materials to teach history and politics, collectively known in US schools as social studies, has become reality in what could be the first large-scale step to eliminate books from classrooms." But in order to ensure schools purchase content from commercial publishers, they must be required to use a learning platform that offers only commercial material. Like, say, a system like Blackboard, with which Pearson has
a long partnership. From
OLDaily on August 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Stephen Downes - Will Richardson's Business Model - Half an Hour
I am home from Bogota. Colombia is a fascinating country I will not soon forget, nor would I want to. Yes, there is poverty and crime, a lot, but the Colombia I saw is a whole lot more than that, as I will show you in the days ahead. I talked with Diego a lot about this as we wandered through the back streets of the
Candelaria (
More). Appropriately, today From
OLDaily on August 1, 2006 at 8:45 p.m..
Colbert Deconstructs 'Wikiality'
Television satirist Stephen Colbert's Wikipedia prank exposes crowdsourcing's inherent potential for "un-truthiness." Plus: Amazing digital panoramas. In Monkey Bites. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
World's First Green Label
Sub Pop Records becomes the first record label run entirely on the power of the wind and sun ... sort of. Find out how you can do the same. In Listening Post. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..
Dolby Goes 3-D
The sound-system company brings its own three-dimensional projection system to theaters. In Gear Factor. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..
Gadget Lab: Fast and Luxurious
Relax and blow past those other suckers on the road in a new Lexus lux sedan, or harmonize your media with a Zen V Plus portable player. Checking the time is a cross-cultural experience with a Kanji watch. All in this week's Gadget Lab. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..
Life among the clueless: the Blackboard patent
When I was a poker player in college days, the only table I refused to join was one where a player did not understand the rules. One guy could ruin a game for everyone by doing things so stupid that no one expected them. Which brings me to the U.S. Patent Office. This morning, Harold Jarche [...] From
Internet Time Blog on August 1, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Dolby Goes 3-D
The sound-system company is bringing its own three-dimensional projection system to theaters. In Gear Factor. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
World's First Green Label
Sub Pop Records just became the first record label run entirely on the power of the wind and sun... sort of. Find out how you can do the same. In Listening Post. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 1:46 p.m..
Boston Weighs Nonprofit Network
Hoping to keep costs down for an underserved population, Boston officials are considering hiring a nonprofit organization to build and maintain the city's wireless internet network. A slight tremor is felt on the entrepreneurial side of the house. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 12:45 p.m..
Feds Appeal State Secrets Ruling
The government asks an appeals court Monday to overturn last week's landmark decision to let an anti-eavesdropping lawsuit go forward. In 27B Stroke 6. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Having a Hot Flash
The extreme summer temperatures and resulting power blackouts expose how dependent we really are on electricity. As "hotter than normal" becomes normal, it's time we considered our possible futures. Commentary by Momus. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
The Infinite Arcade
Forget plastic discs. Downloading games to your console is the new way to play -- and it could revive the industry. By David Kushner from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
More Bass, Less Space
A new subwoofer design delivers booming bass from a slim, compact tube, bringing low-end punch to places it's never been before. TVs, iPod docks and desktop speakers could sound as rich and spacious as your home stereo. By Dan Orzech. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
It's Alive (ish)
Scientists are growing rat neurons in a dish to learn about human brain development. They're only clumps of brain, but they're learning. By Brandon Keim. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 6:45 a.m..
Texan Democrat Is Idiot in Public
How much mileage does a state comptroller candidate get by dissing his opponent's book? Even men read romance novels. In Sex Drive Daily. From
Wired News on August 1, 2006 at 2:45 a.m..