Monday, July 04, 2005

Mobile Computing - Imagination on the Move. Mobile computing has become the new 'in' thing, capturing tghe attention of writers and designers throughout the field of e-learning. Not that there's anything wrong with that; the advent of wireless makes support for mobile computing an imperative. This article surveys some pioneering mobile computing initiatives in U.S. universities, including Seton Hall, Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon. Some stupid stuff, though, like this supposed "great idea": "They fired up the access points, but left them unconnected to the network at large, creating a “dead zone” of connectivity inside each classroom." The whole point of mobile computing is to support learning; turning it off where it's needed most defeats the prupose. Via ADL Co-Lab News. By Matt Villano, Campus Technology, July, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 5:09:13 PM      Google It!.

20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have. OK, they aren't talking high level skills here - more like things like word processing, spreadsheets, digital cameras, and the like. And it's not a bad list (but 'copyright' is not a technology skill - sheesh). But even better: along with each skill there is a short description and - get this - links that take you to places where you can elarn the skill they're talking about! Great stuff! That's the way online articles (and for that matter, online learning) should work. Via ADL Co-Lab News. By Laura Turner, T.H.E. Journal, June, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 5:07:50 PM      Google It!.

PHP Blogging Apps Open to XML-RPC Exploits [Slashdot:] 5:00:52 PM      Google It!.

Harvesting & Reusing Idle Computer Cycles [Slashdot:] 11:58:49 AM      Google It!.

New test would measure students' Web wisdom - Associated Press. Students apply to college online, e-mail their papers to their professors and, when they want to be cheeky, pass notes in class by text-messaging. But that doesn't necessarily mean they have a high Internet IQ. "They're real comfortable instant-messaging, [Online Learning Update] 8:49:53 AM      Google It!.

I asked the Replay folks to add Skype call recording to their product, and they did, in less than a day. This is important because, while Mac podcasters have had an easy way to record Skype calls, Windows users have not. If you try it, let me know how it works, preferably in a blog post (so I can point), and I'll pass on your experience. (Just noticed the 2-minute limit. Oy. That spoils the whole thing.) [Scripting News] 8:34:34 AM      Google It!.