Tuesday, December 20, 2005

privacy The Future of Tech And NSA Wiretaps. [Slashdot] 4:21:18 PM    comment

open source OSS Watch - Documentation issues in open source. http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/documentation.xml Bravo to the OSS Watch guys for tackling this hoary issue straight on - the best way to fight 'fear uncertainty and doubt' is by talking about the issues and showing how one can address them. Not that I know of any open source project that have this problem, ahem, but this short piece contains the sensible advice to make mailing lists, chat logs, etc., accessible to search engines and bookmarking systems, as well as to encourage new users to contribute documentation as their first contribution to the project. - SWL [EdTechPost] 3:00:00 PM    comment

privacy Students Ride Orwell Express. Arizona school district takes bus surveillance to a new level. Plus: Hybrid school buses prepare to graduate. From the Wired News blog Autopia. [Wired News] 8:34:08 AM    comment

Science Journal Says Wikipedia Is Fairly Accurate - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that relies on volunteers to pen nearly 4 million articles, is about as accurate in covering scientific topics as Encyclopedia Britannica, the journal Nature wrote in an online article published Wednesday. The finding, based on [Online Learning Update] 8:31:14 AM    comment

blogs in education Edublog Awards 2005 announces the winners. I have to agree that there are some outstanding examples here. George Siemens, who was honored for most influential post, also keeps an exceptional blog himself (blog|RSS feed). [Syndication for Higher Ed] 8:26:23 AM    comment

eLearning platform EDU Notes: Online teaching utilizes gaming technology Greenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USA ... The system fuses different technological elements, including a 3-D platform, a course management system, an electronic whiteboard and a slide presentation. ... 7:53:18 AM    comment