Saturday, September 18, 2004

Tagging Photos With GPS Coordinates [Slashdot:] 12:09:24 PM      Google It!.

Registration? For What?. Some mainstream people are now arguing against newspaper website registration policies, people who even get mentioned in Poynter's E-Media Tidbits when they make the case. "Exactly what is the point of requiring registration? Is it to prove that the person exists? Is it to stop bots from scanning the sites, and so make sure that none of the content is properly indexed for everyone to find? Or is it to irritate people and keep them away? I think that in the case of American newspapers, it's done to keep people away." By John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine, October 5, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 12:06:08 PM      Google It!.

Back to School Means Back to Advergames. Bonnie Bracey in WWWEDU raiuses the question of whether advertising ought to be allowed inside educational games directed toward children. "This is flying under the radar screen of most parents and teachers," said Jeff Chester, executive director at the Center for Digital Democracy. Although some may argue that such advertising is innocuous, online games have, as I observed a few months back, the capacity to sensitize or desensitize their players. By Sue Zeidler, Reuters, September 15, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 12:04:37 PM      Google It!.

A Weblog For Every Student. People doubted my claim a month or so ago that there would be tens of thousands of teachers using weblogs this academic year. I have no real stats on this (and no way to get any) but the University of Warwick seems bent on making the prediction come true all by itself as it offers a weblog for every student. As David Davies says, "It'll be interesting to see what the take-up is once the new university term gets underway." By David Davies, Edtech, September 16, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 12:03:34 PM      Google It!.

Best Practices for Administrative Evaluation of Online Faculty - Thomas J. Tobin, JDLA. This introductory-level presentation demonstrates how to evaluate the materials and teaching in online courses. Topics covered include similarities with evaluation of on-ground teaching, factors unique to online courses, technological considerations, h [Online Learning Update] 12:01:55 PM      Google It!.

Saving Energy Without Derision [Slashdot:] 11:55:49 AM      Google It!.