Friday, February 10, 2006

ePortfolio Electronic Portfolios for Whom? - Javier I. Ayala, Educause Quarterly. The literature doesn’t discuss e-portfolio use to meet student needs and concerns but to support administrative efforts to solve long-term curricular issues. Electronic portfolios are a recent technology wave hitting the coast of higher education. Since [Online Learning Update] 4:41:16 PM    comment

violent Oblivious Mice Take Bullying in Stride. The social avoidance that normally develops when a mouse repeatedly experiences defeat by a dominant animal disappears when it lacks a gene for a memory molecule in a brain circuit for social learning, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered. Mice engineered to lack this memory molecule continued to welcome strangers in spite of repeated social defeat. Their unaltered peers subjected to the same hard knocks became confirmed loners — unless the researchers treated them with antidepressants. [Science Blog -] 12:16:28 PM    comment

content management system 100 of payola stations. ABC News: "Hundreds of radio stations are under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission in the payola scandal rocking the music industry." [Adam Curry's Weblog] 11:49:08 AM    comment

genetics Study opens door to new treatment of the blues. A Florida State University scientist used a gene transfer technique to block the expression of a gene associated with clinical depression in a new study of mice that could lead to better treatment of human beings with this condition. [Science Blog -] 11:38:44 AM    comment

influence In-depth Interviews on Podcasting in Higher Education Marketing. Karine Joly at Collegewebeditor.com is posting full-length interviews she did in preparation for her recent University Business story on podcasting. So far, she has posted interviews with Mike Richwalsky and Dennis Miller, among others. Technorati tag: college admission [Syndication for Higher Ed] 11:36:06 AM    comment

eLearning student services Neighbors in Small Worlds, College v2. The Technorati tagging system has the effect of building (in some cases) mighty small worlds, where, no surprise, it’s easy to notice your neighbors. Syndication for Higher Ed is one of two tagged “college admission” (There are five tagged “college admissions.”) The other blog tagged “college admission” is College v2, a blog run by a student from Temple University named Sean Blanda. The term “College v2″ rings of Web 2.0, and I can see where Sean is going with it. Sean’s college v2 is a place where students learn to take advantage of the myriad of learning technologies available. The collegiate education experience becoming increasingly reliant on technology these days. Yet our high schools and universities have failed to educate their students with the means to take full advantage of the tools available. College v2 aims to arm students with the tricks, tips, and knowledge to put them ahead of the pack. Seems like he’s found a niche. He’s doing a great service to his fellow students by explaining how Facebook will get you fired, which Firefox extensions are useful for students, and using Flickr tags to keep tabs on what’s going on at your school. Technorati tags: college admission, college admissions, facebook [Syndication for Higher Ed] 11:31:41 AM    comment

eCulture Oracle to Layoff 2000 Jobs. [Slashdot] 11:24:48 AM    comment

privacy Limited Email Surveillance Approved. [Slashdot] 9:57:55 AM    comment

IP Newest Patent Threat to MPEG-4. [Slashdot] 9:25:16 AM    comment

eContent Internet Radio Failing to Find Support?. [Slashdot] 9:19:36 AM    comment

influence Candy on the desk is candy in the mouth. When it comes to candy, it is out of sight, out of the mouth, a Cornell University researcher finds. The study finds that women eat more than twice as many Hershey Kisses when they are in clear containers on their desks than when they are in opaque containers on their desks -- but fewer when they are six feet away. [Science Blog -] 9:13:01 AM    comment

ecology Recent warmth 'most widespread'. The 20th Century had the most widespread warm temperatures for 1,200 years, according to Science journal. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 8:42:36 AM    comment