Saturday, September 17, 2005|
David Jonassen urges "Learn to solve problems." If you are struggling with your e-Learning initiative, take a minute to read this and you might find out why our learners aren't learning how to think, reason, and function in the world. 2:05:51 PM 
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Dare Obasanjo writes about the dangers of taking the Web 1.0 approach in the Web 2.0 world. There's a lesson here for all of us: Pay attention to how the world is changing. 1:47:24 PM
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Will Richardson tells about Students Producing Content for Real Audiences. Tablet PCs and second year Spanish. How to place technology -- and learning -- in the hands of the learners. "Students were creating and sharing and loving the process. The teacher was using the technology to connect their learning, and it was their learning, not his. They were in charge." [Weblogg-ed News: The Read/Write Web in the Classroom] 1:39:15 PM
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Flock Evolves, Announces Public Launch.
It is still in private beta, although you can request a beta invitation on their home page. Not sure of your chances though. Chris Messina sent out an email to Flock beta testers yesterday announcing that they are moving from beta 0.2 to 0.5 and making some product changes. Social Bookmarks (they call it “Breadcrumbs”) are being phased out after a lukewarm response from testers, and they will be adding new functionality. They’ve also announced that Flock will be publicly available sometime in October:
I must say I’m even more impressed with Flock - it is a very bold move to simply drop functionality that must have hundreds of developer hours behind it. They are obviously serious about listening to beta feedback and building an exceptional product. Chris also pointed to flickr pictures of the flock office and people taken by Flocker Lloyd Budd. [TechCrunch]1:14:05 PM
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"Firefox not only has more vulnerabilities per month than Internet Explorer, but it is now surpassing Internet Explorer for the number of exploits available for public download in recent months." Is the Firefox honeymoon over? — [Updated: 9/16/2005 7:22PM] …. From: George Ou / ZDNet [tech.memeorandum]11:08:58 AM
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Security problems with Skype and eBay. Gartner: VoIP Security Uncertain in EBay/Skype Deal (TechWeb). TechWeb - In another twist on the eBay/Skype deal, a research firm cautions big businesses should steer clear of the combined companies' technology. The problem: lackluster VoIP security. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 11:07:05 AM
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Rational trigonometry? No angles? Use algebra for calculations? Distance isn't the best way to show how far it is from point a to point b? oh my ... it's the new math all over again. New trigonometry is a sign of the times. From: physorg.com [tech.memeorandum]11:05:55 AM
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Doesn't this seem kind of ironic? An elearning on how to use elearning? Doesn't the necessity to have such a thing indicate a user interface problem? Maybe I'm just grumpy today: Drexel podcasts prepare online learners. eLearning Minute is Drexel University's 4-podcast series to get students ready to learn online. [learnandteachonline.com] 11:01:59 AM
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This site on design, inspired by thoughtless acts, may infuriate, inspire, or bore you. 9:49:23 AM
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