Via Smart Mobs: Thierry, Lessig, Weinberger, Rheingold: ALL wrong?.

TM Lutas claims that everybody in this "Internet is a commons," "no it's not, it's property" argument is wrong.

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2:16:50 PM  #  

ADL releases new SCORM test suite. One of the strengths of ADL's Sharable Content Reference Model (SCORM) is that the set of integrated e-learning specifications comes with a do-it-yourself test suite. The new version of the suite fixes bugs in the previous versions, so that people can test their SCORM 1.2 e-learning content and tools with more confidence. [CETIS: Standards in Education Technology]
10:07:20 AM  #  

Via Stephen Downes nyhetsbrev OLDaily: The Reusability Myth of Learning Object Design. I fogot to run this when it first came out last week - good thing I check my notes. The author looks at my argument in Design, Standards and Reusability to the effect that learning design and reusability are incompatible. His response (and this summarizes the views of many) is that "I think our enthusiasm for the concept of 'reuse' in the learning object paradigm must be tempered with a more realistic appraisal of the environment in which we are currently operating." In essence, he writes, "My issue with the concept of reusability in learning objects is that it runs counter to instructional design best practices. I agree with Shaw (2002) who stated that in developing learning resources, one should begin with a genuine instructional problem and should strive to achieve outcomes which are not otherwise possible." As for the "common element" reusability, well, "Asking an instructional designer to create an LO based on the "common element" is like asking a local politician to develop municipal legislation with a provincial (state) and national level audience in mind." Well, maybe. But instead of thinking about legislation, think about bricks and trucks. Doesn't matter where they were designed, trucks can be used anywhere. And a truck is pretty complex. What makes reusability work is not the type of object, but rather, how you use it. And learning design is not how you use learning objects. By Ferdinand Krauss, IDEAS: Instructional Design for Elearning ApproacheS, January 16, 2003 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily]
10:04:46 AM  #  

Via Smart Mobs: Peer-to-peer interoperability.

This article looks at new file-swapping applications that are bridging formerly separate networks which promise to improve peer-to-peer searches and accelerate competition among rival software developers.End users will be big winners because it will give them access to a variety of content and swapping partners.The article also refers to new data released by The NPD Group that shows "both the number of households observed using peer-to-peer software and the number of individual consumers who report that they have used file-swapping software, have started climbing, after months of declines."
Building bridges between P2P networks

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9:52:38 AM  #  

Måtte installere en ny versjon av Macromedia Flash Player i dag. I følge tall på Macromedia websider finner du følgende:

Macromedia Flash Player is the world[base ']s most pervasive software platform, used by over 1 million professionals and reaching 98% of Internet-enabled desktops worldwide as well as a wide range of devices.

Disse tallene er jo ikke noe nye, men medtanke på at video kan streames vha Flash er det kanskje noe å tenke på.
9:23:30 AM  #