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Michael Feldstein - Eben Moglen Weighs in on Blackboard - E-Literate
The Sakai Foundation has retained has retained the Software Freedom Law Center to evaluate the recent Blackboard patent. The SFLC, an organization directed by Eben Moglen, provides advice and legal services in support of free and open source software. Michael Feldstein remarks, "Eben Moglen is a pretty big deal. In addition to chairing the Software Freedom Law Center, he has affiliations with the Free Software Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation." Feldstein also From
OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Steve Hargadon - Interview with Michelle Moore - EdTechLive
The 'Steve' in the previous post is Steve Hargadon, who reports on an interview with Michelle Moore about Moodle on EdTechLive, his new weekly podcast of interviews. Moore conducted three sessions about Moodle at the Open Source Lab at NECC 2006, and as Hargadon reports, all three were packed. Hargadon writes, "As we talked, I was reminded of the impact that Moodle is having in introducing free and open source software to the education market. Michelle tells the story of her husband, as a district technology director, saw Moodle change the whole story with regard to the use of open s From
OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
William H. Rice IV - Moodle E-Learning Course Development (Book) - SchoolForge
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Moodle E-Learning Course Development, by William H. Rice IV, has been posted as a PDF link to Schoolforge. The 73 page book is a free download. David M. Bucknell writes, "I think schoolforge.net and others of you might want to consider putting the e-book on your sites for download. Personally, I see a downside to moodle for primary/elementary schoolers (mainly that it's too complicated visually vs. say, Manhattan, which hasn't taken off the same way), but I can't nay-say what Steve points out From
OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Unattributed - Survey Reports Canadian Tech Transfer - University Affairs
This accords with my own observations. "The data shows that, far from there being an academic venture capital complex that pounces on the results of taxpayer-funded research and reaps enormous profits from products that are ready for the marketplace," the report said, "the initial steps on the road from lab to market are fraught with difficulties." [
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OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Various authors - In The Online Realm, It's Good to Share - News.Com
I have been saying this for years, and people have responded by saying that I'm just an idealist. Quite a surprise, then, for them to discover that it's a good business model. Anyhow, if you're still not sure, have a look at this series of articles from News.com. For example,
VideoJug: "The site, which launched in beta version a few days ago, aims to be the ultimate source of video instruction on just about anything imaginable, from identifying cancer to cooking pasta. "We are building a living encyclopedia of life, on video," the site proc From
OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..
Unattributed - Webcasts a Boon to School Sports - ESchool News
This article looks at "the little Ivy League" sports team, but from my perspective, where webcasting will be just huge is in the broadcasting and recording of high school and minor league sports. Oh sure, the production values (especially at first) will be awful, but as students develop expertise at a younger and younger age, the broadcasts will become more slick and more popular - at least, with their friends and family. Oh, and the television networks discussed in this article? Who needs them? Forget the Ivy league. Forget ESPN. Think local high school on YouTube or Google Video, or a From
OLDaily on August 18, 2006 at 5:45 p.m..