Thursday, April 08, 2004

Government of Canada FAQ on RSS. [Scripting News] 11:19:29 PM      Google It!.

BECTA Paper on 'Open Source Teaching' and the Kaleidoscope Learning Object Repository. http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/ research/open_source_teaching.pdf Likely you will have already seen reference to this paper in today's OLDaily, but I felt it was worth reposting as it is a good paper and early on makes an important distinction that I think is too often left dormant in LOR projects and leads to no end of confusion about what people are trying to achieve. This distinction has to do with the drivers behind the use of learning objects/repositories. The paper outlines 4: - The efficiency route: the argument that learning objects and repositories enable scaleable reuse of materials and are thus a more efficient way to develop materials - The teacher-centred route: sharing LOs will enable cross the board improvement of teaching materials - The pupil-centred route: LOs, in that they also promote the separation of content and presentation and can be traversed to present new versions, enable accessibility and learning-style-centric versions of online materials - The freedom argument: the LO approach allows instructors to take control of the means of production and share the intellectual product widely more... [EdTechPost] 11:15:54 PM      Google It!.

Sun's President Dreams of a Linux Future [Slashdot] dreams of WalMart comodity PC 11:14:17 PM      .

Chipset Integrates Gigabit Ethernet, RAID, Firewall [Slashdot] 11:11:57 PM      Google It!.

An Invisibility Cloak for Files Unlocks With a Portable Key. When it is necessary to keep sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands, a tiny tool from Kanguru Solutions can help. By Thomas J. Fitzgerald. [New York Times: Technology] 7:48:56 AM      Google It!.

Princeton Proposes Curbing the Growing Number of A's Awarded to A-List Students. A survey revealed that A's made up between 44 percent and 55 percent of undergraduate grades at 11 institutions. By Karen W. Arenson. [New York Times: Education] 7:45:40 AM      Google It!.

UK Trains Take WiFi Route To Connectivity [Slashdot] 7:42:03 AM      Google It!.

UM Releases Specs For eLearning Software Project. Software Developers listen up. The University of Michigan has released preliminary specifications for higher education open-source software to support off campus eLearning, part of the Sakai Project. These specifications, called the Sakai Technology [Online Learning Update] 7:40:22 AM      Google It!.

MIT develops free course-management platform - Corey Murray, eSchool News. Computer buffs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have constructed a new portal framework designed to give educational institutions more flexibility in managing both on-campus and distance education programs. Called Caddie.net, the fra [Online Learning Update] 7:39:23 AM      Google It!.

John Gilmore reviews Google's terms of service for Gmail. [Scripting News] 7:37:10 AM      Google It!.