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Four Years Ago This Week…"Teaching in a Changed World”
I’m heading over to the K-12 Conference to look at the first week keynotes, so I don’t have enough time to blog something original today. (I did have to play about two hours of “football” with the kids, in the brisk autumn air, with the leaves falling all around us, ya know.) So I thought [...] From
A Copyfighter's Musings on October 23, 2006 at 7:48 p.m..
Various authors - The CAMEL Project: Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning - Jisc
Just got this by email: JISC is distributing a booklet on the CAMEL project. "CAMEL is short for Collaborative Approaches to the Management of E- Learning. CAMEL set out to explore how institutions who were making good use of e-learning and who were collaborating in regional lifelong learning partnerships might be able to learn from each other." Um, well, OK. But then: "One of the most interesting aspects of the project was the model itself." OK, now I'm a bit sceptical. And even more so when it appears you have to order the publications (which, I think, are paper based) or pre-order From
OLDaily on October 23, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
Darryl K. Taft - Flapjax Simplifies AJAX Development - EWeek
William Langley from IRAP sent over this link. At first I was sceptical - do we need another computer language, particularly one with the exact same syntax as Javascript? Well - maybe. Flapjax (written in Python) is a server side compiler that parses and processes AJAX requests, thus creating a very fast and efficient interactive web page (presumably even on slow computers). I
tried out the demos on the distribution site, which worked pretty well. [
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OLDaily on October 23, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
Steve Hargadon - Interview with Martin Dougiamas, Creator of Moodle
I haven't listened to this but I know it will attract wide interest. And the program notes tell me that the content will be more thsan a little interesting. For example, "The Moodle community that works on the actual software project is a model of the 'community of practice' or 'collaboration' that Moodle strives to help create for learning environments." [
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OLDaily on October 23, 2006 at 7:45 p.m..
The Line Must Be Drawn Here
Art meets video gaming meets abstract violence in Draw Play, a Flash game where you draw your own level. In Table of Malcontents. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
U.S. Mobile Web Adoption Slow
A lower percentage of Americans access the Internet on mobile devices than Europeans, though U.S. users frequent portals more often. From
ClickZ Stats on October 23, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..
Tool to Circumvent iTunes
DVD Jon comes up with a tool that will allow record labels to sell secure content to iPod owners without going through iTunes. In Listening Post. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Gov't Defends Anti-Porn Law
Salon, Nerve and the ACLU, along with other web publishers, team up in a suit over the 1988 Child Online Protection Act. They argue it could restrict publishing legitimate material online and expose them to fines or jail time. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 4:45 p.m..
Your Hybrid Home Theater
Don't know whether to back Blu-Ray or HD-DVD? Vidabox's media center PCs will play both. In Gear Factor. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..
Happy Fifth Birthday, IPod
The Cult of Mac looks back across five years of iPod success to decode the success of the world's favorite family of digital media players. Hint: It isn't about white plastic or shiny metal. In Cult of Mac. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 2:45 p.m..
File Upload: Working Draft
2006-10-18: The Web API Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of File Upload. Applications will be able to use this API to trigger a file selection dialog with which the user can select one or more files in their local file system. It allows client-side manipulation of the content, for instance to display an image or parse an XML document from disk. The group invites comments from Web content and browser developers. Read about the Rich Web Clients Activity. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on October 23, 2006 at 8:39 a.m..
Web Services Policy Primer: Working Draft
2006-10-18: The Web Services Policy Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Web Services Policy 1.5 - Primer. This introduction to the Web Services Policy language is designed for authors of policy expressions and assertions and for implementers whose software modules read and write policy expressions. Basic and advanced concepts are presented through examples. The primer can be read alongside the normative Policy Framework and Attachment specifications. Read about Web services. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on October 23, 2006 at 8:39 a.m..
Delivery Context Interfaces (DCI) Is a Candidate Recommendation
2006-10-19: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of Delivery Context: Interfaces (DCI) Accessing Static and Dynamic Properties to Candidate Recommendation. DCI provides access to device properties including capabilities, configuration, user preferences and environmental conditions such as remaining battery life, signal strength, ambient brightness, location, and display orientation. Comments are welcome through 31 March 2007. Read about the Device Independence Activity. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on October 23, 2006 at 8:39 a.m..
Web of Services for Enterprise Computing: Call for Participation
2006-10-20: Position papers are due 15 December for the Workshop on Web of Services for Enterprise Computing to be held 27-28 February 2007 in Bedford, MA, USA, hosted by MITRE. Participants will discuss how to facilitate the processing of business transactions and interactions with systems that pre-date the Web, and to address the need to interconnect intranet and/or extranet services using Web technologies. Read about Workshops and W3C Activities. (News archive) From
World Wide Web Consortium on October 23, 2006 at 8:39 a.m..
Drowning in a rising tide
Writing in this week's InfoWorld, Ephraim Schwartz
says: Google and its competitors are fighting for market share because, now, market share in and of itself means success. From now on, "the next big thing" will not mean great technology; it will mean whichever online entity can come up with the most "viewers." If that means the content is at the bottom of the intelligence barrel, you won't hear investors complaining and you will see a lot of copycats From
Jon's Radio on October 23, 2006 at 8:39 a.m..
Senior Summer School Announces New Years Eve Programs
Senior Summer School is accepting registration for New Years Eve Programs in Atlanta & St. Petersburg. Programs run from December 28 to January 3, are all inclusive and offer a large variety of courses, special lectures, entertainment and sightseeing excursions (PRWeb Oct 21, 2006) From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Real Estate Business Planning Top Story On Real Estate Blog Sites
Business Planning is different depending if you are an agent, manager or company/broker owner. Although each must examine their business based on varying criteria, Create A Plan has a different solution for each. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/TWFnbi1aZXRhLVpldGEtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Announcing New Culinary Arts College Website; Visit www.culinaryartscollegesite.com for Mouth Watering Career Choices
Culinary Arts Colleges are rapidly growing in popularity due to the growing demand for qualified culinary arts experts worldwide. The Culinary Arts College Site will enable the reader to discover the benefits of attending a culinary arts college along with the types of jobs that are in demand. An informative four minute video clip demonstrates clearly the role of a chef and much of what it involves. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SGFsZi1IYWxmLVpldGEtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
ManhattanGMAT to Open GMAT Test Preparation Center in Boston's Back Bay, Thursday, October 26
ManhattanGMAT, the world's only GMAT-exclusive test preparation, opens its first permanent location in the Back Bay area of Boston, at 140 Clarendon Street, the historic YWCA Building. A Grand Opening celebration and free GMAT Informational Class will take place on Thursday, October 26th. (PRWeb Oct 21, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/VGhpci1JbnNlLUhvcnItQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
British Publisher Launches Celebrated American Author's New Title
Are e-books to the publishing world what mp3s and Ipods are to the music industry? With BPS’ publication of “Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black,” just in time for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, some are starting to believe that’s exactly what they are. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2006) From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
New York State’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Goes to OCV Architects
OCV Architects receives a prestigious SHPO award for restoring and converting the Bank of America International building into the new Claremont Preparatory School at 41 Broad Street, New York City —the only statewide award being given for privately funded Historic Preservation in New York State this year. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/SG9yci1Qcm9mLVN1bW0tQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Instructor from Atlanta’s Premier Esthetician School Gives Advice in New Spa Column
Massage Magazine to feature expert advice from Atlanta Institute of Aesthetics’ director of spa therapies, Carol Venclik, in her new column, ‘Spa Talk’, set to debut in December, 2006. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/VGhpci1DcmFzLVRoaXItQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Former West Point Staffer Recruits Cow, Joining Forces With Green Bay Packer Foundations To Raise Awareness Of MITO Disease, Netting Over $25,000
Scott Geller, President of Cow Country Enterprises, an International company based in Appleton, WI., joined with The Packer and Brett Farve Foundations, Wal-Mart, and other area business owners, raising awareness of Mitochondrial disease, netting over $25,000 (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Not ADD? Think Dyslexia - October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Although as many as 1 in 10 people have dyslexia, Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide, physicians and co-authors of The Mislabeled Child, say it is commonly misdiagnosed as attention deficit disorder or underachievement. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Diabetes Sufferers Still Searching For Critical Information
Diabetes website, The Official Diabetes Blog™, has released data showing the need for increased awareness about the symptoms and treatment of Diabetes.A survey conducted between September and October 2006 showed that 44% of Diabetes sufferers who visited www.OfficialDiabetesBlog.com were looking for information on Diabetes Symptoms or Treatments. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SGFsZi1TaW5nLUNyYXMtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Academy at Ivy Ridge Releases New Websites
Academy at Ivy Ridge is pleased to announce the release of four new, informative websites to assist our students and their parents. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/Q291cC1JbnNlLVN1bW0tQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Stiles Machinery Employing Learnshare Customer-Facing LMS to Educate and Train about Products
In a unique application of an LMS system, Stiles Machinery, the nation’s largest supplier of advanced CNC equipment for panel processing, solid wood and related industries, has turned to LearnShare for its Customer-Facing Learning Management System (LMS). As the newest member of LearnShare (www.learnshare.com), the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in the training and development field, Stiles will utilize LearnShare’s Customer-Facing LMS to provide education and training to its customers, such as KraftMa From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Young Adults Do Many Tasks Online, Including Researching Higher Education
A survey at FindTheRightSchool.com suggests that students who have enrolled or plan to enroll in an academic program researched an average of 3.4 schools, with 38 percent of all students researching five or more. With young adults integrating the Internet into their daily lives and the increase in online education opportunities, one-stop educational resources like FindTheRightSchool.com provide students with more focused choices. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/RW1wdC1QaWdnLU1hZ24tQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Nontraditional College Students Aim to Avoid Coming Workforce Crisis
Working adults are seeking college degrees in record numbers, and these "nontraditional" students are changing the way higher education does business, according to a report published by WorldWideLearn.com--the world's premier directory of education. Fully 58 percent of those students taking courses today are financially independent adults over the age of 22; they appear to be seeking education as a reaction to Federal estimates stating that as many as 63 percent of the 18.9 million new jobs to be created in the next decade will require at least a B.A. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
OnPoint Delivers Enterprise LMS Platform to HME Industry Consortium Solution to Support 6,000+ Users of Two Leading Medical Equipment Providers
OnPoint Digital, Inc. ("OnPoint"), a leading e-learning software and performance solutions provider for corporate customers, announced today that VGM & Associates -- a leading Member Services Organization in North America, and Norco, Inc. -- a leading Home Medical Equipment provider in North America, have selected the OnPoint Learning and Performance SuiteTM to deliver and manage their online training for 6,000+ learners -- both internal employees as well as users across more than 750 member organizations. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.p From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Tsarfin Computing Ltd Announces Availability of IPMonitor Version 6.0
Tsarfin Computing Ltd today announces the availability of IPMonitor Version 6.0, the company's flagship product in the network monitoring software market. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/UHJvZi1Qcm9mLVNxdWEtQ3Jhcy1JbnNlLVplcm8= From
PR Web on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Project Posner
Tim Wu and Stuart Sierra have built "
Project Posner" -- a free database of all of
Judge Posner's opinions. There isn't a federal judge I respect more, both as a judge and person, and while I clerked for him, I can claim credit for only one thing that he's done:
The Posner-B From Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
The Meaning of Network Neutrality: YouTOO could be YouTube
I wrote
this piece for the
FT, arguing the phenomenal success of YouTube is yet another argument for Network Neutrality. The data in the piece comes from this great report,
Broadband Reality Check. One point the compactness of 800 words didn't let me make fully: Obviously, everyone spends tons of money to make their content flow more quickly than the competitor. But the question is whether the market From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
The Ethics of Web 2.0: YouTube vs. Flickr, Revver, Eyespot, blip.tv, and even Google
So there's an important distinction developing among "user generated content" sites -- the distinction between sites that permit "true sharing" and those that permit only what I'll call "fake sharing." A "true sharing" site doesn't try to exercise ultimate control over the content it serves. It permits, in other words, content to move as users choose. A "fake sharing" site, by contrast, gives you tools to make seem as if there's sharing, but in fact, all the tools drive traffic and control back to a single site. In this sense, YouTube is a fake sharing site, wh From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Speaking of rhetoric that doesn't add to the debate ...
So in the
comments to my post about the
piece in the FT, John Earnhardt, an author on Cisco's (read: the company that will sell the technology to end network neutrality) "High Tech Policy Blog," complains about "the rhetoric [I] have used." In his blog post, titled "How can you tell if a lawyer is lying?" (talk about helpful rhetoric), he writes:In the FT piece he writes: "Network owners now want to...charg(e) companies different rates to From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Can you find Murphy Brown engaging Dan Quayle?
In
Free Culture,
chapter 9, I wrote the following: In addition to the Internet Archive, Kahle has been constructing theTelevision Archive. Television, it turns out, is even more ephemeral than the Internet. While much of twentieth- century culture was constructed through television, only a tiny proportion of that culture is available for anyone to see today. Three hours of news are recorded each evening by Vanderbilt University - thanks to a specific exemption in t From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
so he's got "fast and loose with the facts" on his mind, does he?
HOTI points to Scott Cleland of the respected "The Precursor Blog" who has posted a
reply to my FT article. My "thin rule," Cleland says, is just "thin gruel" (by which I take it he means he doesn't like my rule; I personally find the best gruel to be thin gruel, and in fact, in the increasingly cold Berlin mornings, I think gruel is a very good start to the day. I wish people would stop picking on gruel, thin or fat.) The thrust of Cleland's one pager is From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
another good NN meme
BrianWill has a
nice post about the electricity analogy in the Network Neutrality debate. The meme: "what the telecoms are threatening to do is to charge a premium for how the utility is used, not for how much of it is used." From
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Stuck in the 20th Century (or the latest to call me a communist)
So Nick Carr
charges me with launching the Cultural Revolution, in a post dripping with references to the evils of communism, and with a triumphant close: "The Cultural Revolution is over. It ended before it even began, The victors are the counterrevolutionaries. And they have $1.65 billion to prove it." Wow. The point of my
Web 2.0 post is probably clearer to anyone who read my earlier post about the
Lessig Blog on October 23, 2006 at 8:37 a.m..
Roni Ellis Indigenous Award recipients announced
Two University of Canberra students will receive the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's 2006 Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Award. The recipients are Danielle Johnson, a young Aboriginal woman from Nyngan in mid western NSW and David Harley, a Pallawa man born in Tasmania who has recently returned to study after suffering a debilitating spinal injury. The Roni Ellis Indigenous Study Awards are made to the most promising Indigenous students studying the semester-long Foundation Program at the University of Canberra. The Foundation Program assists Indigenous students who have come late From
EdNA Online on October 23, 2006 at 8:36 a.m..
Cheat wave
Plagiarism in university essays is so rife that bringing back compulsory exams may be the only way to stop it, warns an international expert on the globalisation of higher education. The driving forces behind plagiarism are the internet, with its eight to 10 billion pages of information freely available, and the globalisation of the higher education system, which in Australia has brought an influx of about 240,000 foreign university students, or 25% of the student body, many of whom struggle with English. But help may be at hand with Turnitin, a plagiarism-detection system licensed to 29 unive From
EdNA Online on October 23, 2006 at 8:36 a.m..
Instituting Australia-wide accreditation of teacher preparation
Teaching Australia has announced its proposal for Australia-wide professional accreditation of teacher preparation programs. The proposals for the main elements of an accreditation system are to be tested in a national consultation process over the next few months. The consultation paper may be read here: http://www.teachingaustralia.edu.au/ta/webdav/site/tasite/users/ldeluca/public/Australia-wide%20accreditation%20of%20programs%20for%20the%20professional%20preparation%20of%20teachers%20-%20A%20consultation%20paper Teaching Australia Media Release, 9 October 2006 From
EdNA Online on October 23, 2006 at 8:36 a.m..
Investigating the feasibility of flexible funding for students with disability
Monash University has been engaged by the Department of Education Science and Training to begin work on the first stage of an initiative to investigate new flexible funding arrangements for students with disability. This will include scoping the current environment in Australia and assessment of international models, including consultations with stakeholders across education sectors, collection and analysis of data and development and costing of viable models. Evidence from the study will allow the Australian Government to fully consider future funding arrangements. From
EdNA Online on October 23, 2006 at 8:36 a.m..
The Game of Art
Can a game be a work of art? We'll never agree, but in Okami, you must create art to get anywhere. Commentary by Clive Thompson. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..
To Sleep, Perchance to Survive
A fatal form of insomnia and mad cow disease have something in common -- renegade proteins known as prions. A new book explores how they go bad and turn our brains into Swiss cheese. Randy Dotinga talks with the author. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..
Climbers Fail to Lasso Prize
The fastest team competing in the second annual Space Elevator Games is just two seconds short of qualifying for the $200,000 prize, despite help from other teams. The competition is part of the X Prize Cup held to advance space technology. By Steve Kettman. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..
The Best of BitTorrent
Got an itch to ride the file sharing wave? Just choose your chariot. Here's our roundup of the five best bets for BitTorrent bliss. By Michael Calore. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..
The Crusade Against Religion
A band of intellectual brothers is mounting a crusade against the belief in God. Are they winning converts, or merely preaching to the choir? By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine. From
Wired News on October 23, 2006 at 3:46 a.m..