Thursday, September 01, 2005

Xplana Favorites. p>Here is a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

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3:07:15 PM    

Xplana Favorites.

Here is a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

  • From Alan Levine : Post of five recommended sites for BlogDay.
  • From Paul Chenoweth : Post on new developments in the laptop initiative in Maine.
  • From George Siemens : Post on his experience at a Duke University roundtable discussion on the future of education.
  • From Will Richardson : Post on blogs and wikis and how students should/might use them.
  • From Michael Feldstein : Post on LMOS integration and specialization.
  • From Stephen Downes: Post on WebCT embracing the e-Portfolio initiative.
  • From JeremyHiebert : Post on Scott Wilson's progress with his social software application.
  • From Will Richardson: Post on the long-tail problem in K-12.
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3:07:01 PM    

Gloria Gery.

Gloria Gery (of electronic perfromance support fame), provides comments and insight into learning needs today. Gloria Gery: "In her early days at Aetna, Gloria saw workers struggling with arcane, data-centric mainframe systems. The default solution to their frustration was training and documentation. Training Band-Aids designed to camouflage poor interface design. Ironically, the training often cost a lot more than designing the application for performance in the first place."

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3:06:04 PM    

Stress, disruption and community: Adult learners' experiences of obstacles and opportunities in distance education - Berit Östlund, Eurodl. The main purpose of this study was to describe, analyze and understand adult distance learners' experiences of obstacles and opportunities that influence their studying and learning. Many researchers in educational science, in Scandinavia today, state tha [Online Learning Update]
3:05:52 PM