Saturday, August 21, 2004

Microsoft Renovates Office Suite as a Web Service [Slashdot:] 11:58:21 PM      Google It!.

The iLEARN Model. I agree with Stephen Downes (OL Daily) about the value of this article by Ju-Ling Shih from the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. Shih's iLEARN model provides a useful learner-centered approach to instructional design. At some point, it will be essential to have a fully developed theory of instructional design, based upon an integration of cognitive, learning, and instructional research and theories; until that time, pedagogical models such as Shih's will need to fill the gap. JH_____ A Pedagogical Design Strategy for Effective Technology-Based Learning: iLEARN Model. I like this approach: "Constructing learning space is like architecture. Building knowledge foundation, networking for energy and motivation, facilitating designs according to educational landscapes, selecting the best quality materials, drawing blueprints of guidelines, extending the use of space with a pedagogical scaffolding process, and applying the art of design are what the successful education architect must be prepared to do." The iLEARN model, described in this paper, is composed of the instrument (the role, the design, and the use of technology), the lead, the environment, the activities, resources and network. By Ju-Ling Shih, International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, August 20, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] [EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online] 7:05:11 PM      Google It!.

What’s Next: Course Creation Systems - Howard Strauss, Syllabus. Course management and learning management systems already do a fine job of organizing courses and providing the communications infrastructure for them. Portal-like features abound, course content can easily be plugged in, and channels or modules can be [Online Learning Update] 8:06:27 AM      Google It!.

Television On Your Cell Phone [Slashdot:] 8:00:00 AM      Google It!.

PRISM 1.2 available for public comment. PRISM 1.2 is now available for a 45-day period of public comment. PRISM stands for "Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata". From yesterday's press release: "PRISM defines a set of XML metadata vocabularies that assist in automating repetitive tasks that are used in accessing, managing, tracking and repurposing content. The PRISM Specification and the PRISM Aggregator DTD, which is an application of the PRISM Specification, provide tools for interoperability so that organizations can easily and automatically syndicate, acquire, exchange and find magazine and mainstream journal articles, catalogs, images, and other types of content across multiple repositories....In addition to posting PRISM 1.2 for comment, the PRISM Working Group is posting two related specifications in the 'Contributed Resources' area of the PRISM website. These resources, an RSS (RDF Site Summary) 1.0 module for PRISM 1.2 and an RDF schema for PRISM 1.2 were developed by Nature Publishing Group, a leading science publisher, but they are of general utility and can be used by all publishing domains, scientific, educational, trade, or otherwise." The PRISM standard was developed by the non-profit IDEAlliance. [Open Access News] 7:58:00 AM      Google It!.