Monday, November 28, 2005

eContent Judges showcase top 100 e-learning resources - National Grid for Learning. After a long and careful evaluation of the almost 800 entries to the eLearning Awards 2005, the Top 100 selection for the eLearning Awards 2005 has been announced. More than 30 European countries and more than 20 languages are represented. Next week, se [Online Learning Update] 9:48:07 AM    comment

networks eTwinning: 10,000 schools are now registered! - European Commission. The eTwinning action was launched in January 2005 and has quickly established itself as a major instrument for school collaboration in Europe, with 10,000 schools registering their interest. It encourages the formation of school partnerships over the inte [Online Learning Update] 9:07:30 AM    comment

podcasting IPods Top Jukeboxes, DJs. So many people can bring their iPods to a bar and share favorites with the crowd, jukeboxes are gathering dust and DJs may become superfluous. [Wired News] 9:04:02 AM    comment

open source Academic Vs. Reciprocal Open Source Licensing. [Slashdot] 8:59:42 AM    comment

genetics Family habits set drinking path. Teenagers are more likely to develop drinking problems if their mothers are depressed and drink regularly. The findings come from University of Queensland researchers who tracked alcohol related disorders of children through adulthood as part of one of the world's longest health studies. [Science Blog -] 8:56:51 AM    comment

stress Major study links chronic noise exposure to risk of heart attacks. Research published in European's leading cardiology journal, European Heart Journal, links exposure to chronic noise with an increased risk of heart attack. Furthermore, the risk seems to be associated more with the physiological effect of environmental and work noise than with the annoyance it causes individuals, although there are differences in effects between men and women. [Science Blog -] 8:52:37 AM    comment

games Quake2 Ported to Java, Play Via the Web. [Slashdot] 8:50:08 AM    comment

storage update 300 gigabytes in the size of a DVD?. [Slashdot] 8:46:58 AM    comment