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George H. Buck - The First Wave: The Beginnings of Radio - Journal of Distance Education
My very first exposure to the concept of distance learning was a documentary film on the School of the Air in Australia, from which I learned about the use of radio to provide an education to children living on sheep stations in the Outback. So it was a highlight of my trip to Australia in 2004 when I was able to visit the School in Alice Springs and use the modern version of their network to talk about the today's version of the same thing. Now along comes this absolutely fascinating look at the Canadian equivalent, offered through (of all places) the Canadian National Railway. I have ac From OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Various authors - Top 50 P2P Podcasts by Topic - P2P Foundation
The P2P foundation, which has been indexing podcasts on the subject, has released its list of the top fifty. I have listened to many of these recordings, and am happy to have contributed one of them, a talk on connective knowledge. [Link] [Tags: Podcasting] [Comment] From OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Tony Hirst - OpenLearn Daily Learning Chunks via RSS - OUseful Info
It was only a matter of time before someone developed this (I have been calling them 'RSS Scripts') - RSS feeds for serialized episodes that start at the beginning no matter when you subscribe. Tony Hirst is experimenting with them. "Just like 'tip of the day', materials can be delivered one small chunk at a time once per day to the informal learner's feed reader. For learners who can get into the habit of looking at the feed once every day or two, the course material will be delivered in a sensibly paced way, and will not overload the learner in advance." [OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Clarence Fisher - Mini - Manifesto for Classrooms 2.0 - Remote Access
It is mini and it is a manifesto and it's pretty much the message that has been carried in numerous ways in these pages: - Teaching and Learning are about Forming Networks - New Tools Give us New Channels - Ideas are Viral - Pursuing Your Own Goals - The Gatekeepers are Gone Like other manifestos, it is also the harbinger of a change, of a realignment of power structures. [Link] [Tags: ] [Comment] From OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Will Thalheimer - Web 3.0 and Learning - Will at Work Learning
I have commented on what some are calling "Web 3.0" before, questioning the concept. Here's a case in point. From the post: "[The holy-grail of Web 3.0 developers] is to build a system that can give a reasonable and complete response to a simple question like: 'I'm looking for a warm place to vacation and I have a budget of $3,000. Oh, and I have an 11-year-old child.'" OK, now, think about that. Do we ask questions like that? Well - no. First of all, we tend to forget to add the qualifiers (such as the budget From OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Norm Friesen - E-Learning Myth #3: The Myth of the Knowledge Economy - Ipseity
Norm Friesen has posted another installment of his interesting and engaging E-Learning Myths series. In this item, he challenges the perception that we are in 'the networked society' or 'the information age' (among other designations). Perhaps we should say we are in the 'Would You Like Fries With That Age'. Friesen observes, "Creating more jobs than the remaining seven put together are: 'Hospitality,' 'health care,' and 'retail'" - all service industry jobs. Consistent with the pattern of reasoning in the previous installments (OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stuart Yeates - The Ingenuity of Cryptanalysts - EDUCAUSE Blogs
Just more proof that DRM won't work - and that the stuff that cracks DRM will be available to people running ordinary PCs. It turns out that different operations take different lengths of time to process on CPUs, so by analyzing the processing time you can decrypt what the CPU is doing. [Link] [Tags: Digital Rights Management (DRM)] [Comment] From OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes, Dave Cormier and Jeff Lebow - Webcast Discussion with Stephen Downes and Mike King of IBM - Ed Tech Talk
In the first part of yesterday's doubleheader I spent an engaging hour online with Mike King, Director, IBM Global Education Industry (MP3 Audio). We talked about IBM's approach to open source, its relation to other open source companies, its support for projects such as Sakai and Moodle, and its stance regarding the Blackboard patent. [Link] [Tags: Blackboard, OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

Stephen Downes, Michael Feldstein and Cable Green - EduPatents: The Gathering Storm - Ohio Learning Network
I had a fascinating (and long - I didn't get out of the office until after 10 last night) discussion with Michael Feldstein and OLN's Cable Green on edupatents and, in particular, the Blackboard patent. In addition to some interesting back and forth between the three of us, we were also visited by Blackboard counsel Matthew Small, who added his own perspective on things near the end of the session. The Elluminate archive may be accessed directly (you'OLDaily on November 28, 2006 at 6:45 p.m..

DVD Jon: Zune's Getting a Bad Rap
Microsoft's music player isn't the lame duck some critics have called it, says Jon Johansen, the guy who cracked DVD encryption. In Listening Post. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 4:46 p.m..

Feds Relent on Security Hacker
A grad student who posted a fake boarding pass generator to illuminate a security hole, only to get raided by the FBI, avoids prosecution. But he says his treatment will make the nation less safe. In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 3:46 p.m..

Toy Cars Lack Family Values
The 2007 Hot Wheels lineup includes fun muscle cars and speed demons, but omitting practical and fuel-efficient vehicles sends the wrong message to kids. In Autopia. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

YouTube 'Selection' on Your Cell
A censored array of clips will be deigned suitable for mobile consumption beginning next month. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Libraries Are Not for Porn
A Michigan library shuts off its internet services due to a sudden upswing in porn surfing. In Sex Drive Daily. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Latest TiVo Upgrade: Commercials
The service famous for helping TV watchers skip advertisements gets ready to lard viewers' queues with interactive commercial messages. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

DOJ Investigates NSA Spy Program
An internal review probes Justice Department participation in the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance. In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..

Stained glass detail
Stained glass detail Having just spent a long weekend in Paris as part of my London trip, I can safely say what many already know: Paris is a beautiful city! This is the detail from one of the magnificant... From Column Two on November 28, 2006 at 11:48 a.m..

2020 Vision
I didn’t realize until I saw Karl Fisch’s latest video that next year’s kindergarteners will be the class of 2020, and just the phrasing that we need a “2020 Vision” for that group is too good not to remix in any number of ways. (Hey Karl…have you trademarked it yet???) This new video is a [...] From A Copyfighter's Musings on November 28, 2006 at 10:48 a.m..

Users don't personalise
This keeps coming up: one of the benefits that is sold for portals is that users can "personalise" (or tailor) what content and functionality is displayed on their home page. The problem is that users don't personalise, despite the hopes... From Column Two on November 28, 2006 at 10:48 a.m..

SecondLife on Here and Now
The daily NPR news and features show, "Here and Now," for which I am an occasional techno-cultural resource (or something like that), ran a piece on SecondLife, featuring me, Gary Goldberger of Games for Change and Pathfinder Linden. You can hear it here. (It begins 5:02 in.) During the interview, I chickened out of saying that the Harvard class being channeled through Second Life is in fact CyberOne, taught by my Berkman overlord, Charlie Nesson, and his daughter Rebecca Nesson. It just felt too pluggy. Nevertheless, it's way cool and it's open to anyone. [Tags: secondlife here_and_ From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..

Deval Patrick seeks help from citizens...
A member of Governor-elect Deval Patrick's transition team, Michael Wilcox, has sent out an email that I hope is indicative of how Patrick is going to govern. The message says: As you may know, I have accepted, with great pleasure, an invitation to serve on the Patrick/Murray transition team, as a member of the Economic Development working group. I hope you will join the effort by submitting written suggestions concerning the issues that matter to you. We, as citizens, have an unprecedented opportunity to have a voice in our state government. Deval and Tim have expressed a genuine desire From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..

Web of Ideas - Tags, knowledge, taxonomies, misc.
I'm honored to be giving the Henderson Lecture at the University of North Carolina on Dec. 7. For it I've written a presentation that's a bit more philosophical and lecture-y than usual for me, on my same-old topic of tags and knowledge.It asks how closely aligned knowledge and taxonomies have to be, whether and why some taxonomies have special standing, whether tags can ever be false, and whether folksonomies really have anything to do with knowledge at all. On Monday, Dec. 4, at 7pm, I'm going to read a draft of it at a Web of Ideas session at the... From Joho the Blog on November 28, 2006 at 9:49 a.m..

Lovin’ That GPS
So last week I decided to give my directionally challenged spouse an early holiday gift…a window-mounted Garmin i5 GPS…and we tried it out on our trip to Connecticut this weekend. All I can say is “Oh. My. Goodness.” Now I fully admit to being naive about many things technological. But this little device is just [...] From weblogged News on November 28, 2006 at 9:48 a.m..

Flat Classroom Project Wiki
Ok…sit down before you check this out. If you want to see the potential of what we can do with this stuff, take a look at what Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis have created in their Flat Classroom Project. Julie, who is at the International School Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Vicki who is at Westwood High [...] From weblogged News on November 28, 2006 at 9:48 a.m..

Rants: Protect the Vote
Readers put in their two cents on online voting and hoarding the music. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Creative Commons Revises for Zune
New licensing language would put Zune owners in violation of Creative Commons licenses if they distribute CC-licensed songs with the devices. In Listening Post. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Tips for 'Terraforming Earth'
It might be wise to know our geoengineering options just in case climate change comes early. In Beyond the Beyond. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Video Site Shares Spoils
Break.com, a popular destination for user-generated videos, ups the cash payout for top-quality content. Video producers can now earn as much as $400 if their creations reach the site's homepage. In Monkey Bites. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

New Tool for Dodging Censorbots
Psiphon could help web surfers avoid snoops in countries that restrict internet access. In 27B Stroke 6. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Hackers Supersize Zune Hard Drive
A relatively easy hardware mod gives Microsoft's music player an enormous upgrade. In Gear Factor. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Supreme Test for Greenhouse Gases
The high court will take up federal regulation of vehicle emissions in a case that could have broad implications for the auto industry and for public health. In Autopia. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

PS3 Games: Picks and Pans
A handful of launch titles vie for a spot in your new PlayStation 3. Some deliver the high-def goods, but others give new shades of meaning to the word "lame." By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

PS3 Packs Promise, Lacks Punch
The PlayStation 3's potential is vast but it can't match the Xbox 360's features in its current iteration. By Chris Kohler. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Fine-Tune Your Music Discoveries
The flood of music online is a lot to wade through, but websites that "taste match" can point you to new artists by tracking what you like. By Scott Gilbertson. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

The Face of Facebook
CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about changes at Facebook, his super-popular social-networking site. By Aria Pearson from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Rhapsody's a Raspberry
Interested in subscribing to music, instead of buying one song at a time? Unfortunately, Real Network's alternative to iTunes -- the Rhapsody subscription service -- is not music to the ears. Commentary by Leander Kahney. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

The Morning After
Examining the assets of CollegeHumor.com, Barry Diller's new go-to site for the frat-boy crowd, suggests somebody may have been on a bender when that deal went down. By David Goldenberg from Wired magazine. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Bye Swarmbots, Hello Swarmanoids
A new project will create collaborative, multitasking miniature robots that can work together to help humans build factories or assist in rescues after natural disasters. By Emmet Cole. From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

Murder on MySpace
When Daniel Varo, who lived his life on the web, is killed by a shot to the back of the head, his death plays out online, too. By Noah Shachtman from Wired magazine. Plus: Epilogue: A Reporter's Notebook From Wired News on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..

New Project to Send Musicians Into Schools
Two pillars of the classical musical establishment, Carnegie Hall and the Juilliard School, have joined forces to give birth to a music academy. From New York Times: Education on November 28, 2006 at 9:45 a.m..