Who invented e-learning computing?
CNN.com POSTED: 10:36 a.m. EDT, August 29, 2006
Excerpt: "The patent, awarded to the Washington, D.C.-based company in January but announced last month, has prompted an angry backlash from the academic computing community, which is fighting back in techie fashion -- through online petitions and in a sprawling Wikipedia entry that helps make its case.
Critics say the patent claims nothing less than Blackboard's ownership of the very idea of e-learning. If allowed to stand, they say, it could quash the cooperation between academia and the private sector that has characterized e-learning for years and explains why virtual classrooms are so much better than they used to be."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/27/e.learning.dispute.ap/index.html
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Academic - Second Life on Campus
Right-click to learn: Second Life offers students a virtually real education
By: KATE COHEN, The Boston Phoenix, 8/17/2006 3:04:10 PM
As membership grows exponentially on Second Life — the online 3-D metaverse where users can shop, socialize, and even blow their brains out — the academic world’s forward-thinking minds are seeing new opportunities for the virtual campus.
http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid20561.aspx
By: KATE COHEN, The Boston Phoenix, 8/17/2006 3:04:10 PM
As membership grows exponentially on Second Life — the online 3-D metaverse where users can shop, socialize, and even blow their brains out — the academic world’s forward-thinking minds are seeing new opportunities for the virtual campus.
http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid20561.aspx
Academic - Second Life goes to Harvard
Harvard to Offer Its First Course in a 'Virtual World'
By ANDREA L. FOSTER,
Chronicle of Higher Education, Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Harvard University plans to hold its first class in a "virtual world" this fall, using a video-game-like environment called Second Life.
See:http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/08/2006083001t.htm
See also:
CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion
Professor Charles Nesson, Rebecca Nesson, Gene Koo -- Harvard Law School, Harvard Extension School and the World
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/
By ANDREA L. FOSTER,
Chronicle of Higher Education, Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Harvard University plans to hold its first class in a "virtual world" this fall, using a video-game-like environment called Second Life.
See:http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/08/2006083001t.htm
See also:
CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion
Professor Charles Nesson, Rebecca Nesson, Gene Koo -- Harvard Law School, Harvard Extension School and the World
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/
Monday, August 21, 2006
Eleven Wikis to Watch
Presenting the cream of the wiki crop.
From: Wild about Wikis, By David Jakes
In Technology and Learning Magazine, August, 2006
Bud Hunt's Wiki: Created by Colorado teacher Bud Hunt and many educator-collaborators.
Educational Blogging Wiki: Supports the educational uses of blogs and contains links to student and teacher blogs.
High School Online Collaborative Writing: Features the collaborative writing of various high school students.
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki: Smart practices for libraries and the issues that impact them.
Westwood Schools Wiki: An online space for Westwood Schools' students that includes a variety of student projects, including an insightful analysis of Web 2.0 tools.
PodcasterCon Wiki: Supports collaborative preconference planning for PodcasterCon 2006 and hosts content about each session that participants can add to.
SwarmSketch: Just for fun: This site allows you to contribute a single line to a drawing and then vote for the inclusion of other lines in the drawing.
Warlick's Wiki: A wiki designed to support the presentations of education guru David Warlick, who speaks at Technology & Learning's Tech Forum events.
Wikibooks: Collection of textbooks that can be edited by anyone.
WikiVille: A wiki where students can build stories about where they live.
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191801354
From: Wild about Wikis, By David Jakes
In Technology and Learning Magazine, August, 2006
Bud Hunt's Wiki: Created by Colorado teacher Bud Hunt and many educator-collaborators.
Educational Blogging Wiki: Supports the educational uses of blogs and contains links to student and teacher blogs.
High School Online Collaborative Writing: Features the collaborative writing of various high school students.
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki: Smart practices for libraries and the issues that impact them.
Westwood Schools Wiki: An online space for Westwood Schools' students that includes a variety of student projects, including an insightful analysis of Web 2.0 tools.
PodcasterCon Wiki: Supports collaborative preconference planning for PodcasterCon 2006 and hosts content about each session that participants can add to.
SwarmSketch: Just for fun: This site allows you to contribute a single line to a drawing and then vote for the inclusion of other lines in the drawing.
Warlick's Wiki: A wiki designed to support the presentations of education guru David Warlick, who speaks at Technology & Learning's Tech Forum events.
Wikibooks: Collection of textbooks that can be edited by anyone.
WikiVille: A wiki where students can build stories about where they live.
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191801354
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Convergence: The Long Tail
By Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine:
"I wrote The Long Tail, which first appeared in Wired in October 2004 and then became a book, published by Hyperion on July 11, 2006."
The Long Tail, in a nutshell
"The theory of the Long Tail is that our culture and economy is increasingly shifting away from a focus on a relatively small number of "hits" (mainstream products and markets) at the head of the demand curve and toward a huge number of niches in the tail. As the costs of production and distribution fall, especially online, there is now less need to lump products and consumers into one-size-fits-all containers. In an era without the constraints of physical shelf space and other bottlenecks of distribution, narrowly-target goods and services can be as economically attractive as mainstream fare."
From http://longtail.typepad.com/
"I wrote The Long Tail, which first appeared in Wired in October 2004 and then became a book, published by Hyperion on July 11, 2006."
The Long Tail, in a nutshell
"The theory of the Long Tail is that our culture and economy is increasingly shifting away from a focus on a relatively small number of "hits" (mainstream products and markets) at the head of the demand curve and toward a huge number of niches in the tail. As the costs of production and distribution fall, especially online, there is now less need to lump products and consumers into one-size-fits-all containers. In an era without the constraints of physical shelf space and other bottlenecks of distribution, narrowly-target goods and services can be as economically attractive as mainstream fare."
From http://longtail.typepad.com/
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Tech: CyberNetNews blog
"CyberNet Technology News was started on December 4, 2005 with a goal of sharing the latest technology news with our readers who are just as passionate about technology as we are. You will find this weblog filled with a variety of information ranging from the coolest hardware to beta software. The world of technology and all that encompasses it is always changing and doing so very rapidly. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the “latest.” We publish articles daily and frequently about current relevant technology news. CyberNet News is written and edited by Ryan and Ashley Wagner."
http://tech.cybernetnews.com/
http://tech.cybernetnews.com/
Blogs: State of the Blogosphere Aug 2006
50 Million Blogs and Counting.
From Sifry's Alerts - (David Sifry's - founder and CEO of Technorati - musings):
"On July 31, 2006, Technorati tracked its 50 millionth blog. The blogosphere that Technorati tracks continues to show significant growth.
...
Technorati has been tracking the blogosphere, or world of weblogs, since November 2002, and I'm constantly amazed at the growth over the years. The blogosphere has been doubling in size every 6 months or so. It is over 100 times bigger than it was just 3 years ago.
Whenever I write about these statistics, I'm always asked by people, "Can it continue to grow this quickly?" Frankly, I can't possibly imagine it continuing to grow at this pace - after all, there are only so many human beings in the world! It has to slow down."
http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html
From Sifry's Alerts - (David Sifry's - founder and CEO of Technorati - musings):
"On July 31, 2006, Technorati tracked its 50 millionth blog. The blogosphere that Technorati tracks continues to show significant growth.
...
Technorati has been tracking the blogosphere, or world of weblogs, since November 2002, and I'm constantly amazed at the growth over the years. The blogosphere has been doubling in size every 6 months or so. It is over 100 times bigger than it was just 3 years ago.
Whenever I write about these statistics, I'm always asked by people, "Can it continue to grow this quickly?" Frankly, I can't possibly imagine it continuing to grow at this pace - after all, there are only so many human beings in the world! It has to slow down."
http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000436.html
Monday, August 07, 2006
mySpace: Murdoch Interview
Rupert Murdoch surprised by MySpace growth
By Diane Mermigas, Reuters, Tuesday, July 25, 2006; 5:58 AM
Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter interview:
"THR: WHERE DO YOU ENVISION TAKING MYSPACE IN THE U.S. OVER THE NEXT YEAR?
Murdoch: We would have to keep making it a better experience, whether it was instant messaging or voice or what. We're looking at all the alternatives to make it stickier. There are crazy proponents who contend that it is just a young person's craze and it will all go away. We're having to see that it doesn't. We have to find ways, without destroying its character, of getting more advertising revenue."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2006/07/25/AR2006072500217.html?nav=rss_technology
By Diane Mermigas, Reuters, Tuesday, July 25, 2006; 5:58 AM
Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter interview:
"THR: WHERE DO YOU ENVISION TAKING MYSPACE IN THE U.S. OVER THE NEXT YEAR?
Murdoch: We would have to keep making it a better experience, whether it was instant messaging or voice or what. We're looking at all the alternatives to make it stickier. There are crazy proponents who contend that it is just a young person's craze and it will all go away. We're having to see that it doesn't. We have to find ways, without destroying its character, of getting more advertising revenue."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2006/07/25/AR2006072500217.html?nav=rss_technology
Web Apps: Top UK Web 2.0 Apps
From Read/Write Web:
"Continuing my series on international Web apps, today I'll be covering the top products in the United Kingdom market. In case you missed it, over the past week or so I've reviewed Germany, Holland, Poland and Korea. This week I've got more great non-Silicon Valley startups for you!"
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_uk_web_20_apps.php
Read/WriteWeb is a popular tech weblog by Richard MacManus, focused on the intersection of Web Technology ('web 2.0') and New Media. On this site you'll find information on Web product positioning, analysis, and industry insights.
"Continuing my series on international Web apps, today I'll be covering the top products in the United Kingdom market. In case you missed it, over the past week or so I've reviewed Germany, Holland, Poland and Korea. This week I've got more great non-Silicon Valley startups for you!"
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_uk_web_20_apps.php
Read/WriteWeb is a popular tech weblog by Richard MacManus, focused on the intersection of Web Technology ('web 2.0') and New Media. On this site you'll find information on Web product positioning, analysis, and industry insights.
Wikipedia: Colbert on Wikiality
http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=72347
August 1 2006
The revolution will not be verified.
View the video that caused the wikipedia folks to lock down the entry for "elephant".
August 1 2006
The revolution will not be verified.
View the video that caused the wikipedia folks to lock down the entry for "elephant".
Friday, August 04, 2006
Sim/Virtual - Educational Locations in Second Life
July 03, 2006
Top 20 Educational Locations in Second Life (SimTeach)
These are some great places within the Second Life (SL) world where people are trying some interesting educational activities (like looking at heart murmurs and creating functioning ecosystems) but be advised..the links you'll see on this page are actually "SLURLs"...they link you directly to locations inside SL so that if you have SL installed on your computer, clicking one of these will launch SL and take you to the location.
http://blogoehlert.typepad.com/eclippings/2006/07/top_20_educatio.html
Top 20 Educational Locations in Second Life (SimTeach)
These are some great places within the Second Life (SL) world where people are trying some interesting educational activities (like looking at heart murmurs and creating functioning ecosystems) but be advised..the links you'll see on this page are actually "SLURLs"...they link you directly to locations inside SL so that if you have SL installed on your computer, clicking one of these will launch SL and take you to the location.
http://blogoehlert.typepad.com/eclippings/2006/07/top_20_educatio.html
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Academic - EdTechTalk
"EdTechTalk is a community of educators interested in discussing and learning about the uses of educational technology. We webcast several live shows each week. During shows, listeners can use any common media player (i.e. Windows Media Player, Real Player, or iTunes) to listen to the discussion and use the chat room to make comments and ask questions. It is also possible to join in the discussion using skype or (sometimes) a U.S. based teleconference.
After each show, we post a recording of the discussion as an mp3 file, which can be downloaded directly from the site or subscribed to using our RSS feed. We usually post a chat room transcript and a comment forum where people can continue the discussion (in text) after the show."
http://edtechtalk.com/
After each show, we post a recording of the discussion as an mp3 file, which can be downloaded directly from the site or subscribed to using our RSS feed. We usually post a chat room transcript and a comment forum where people can continue the discussion (in text) after the show."
http://edtechtalk.com/
Academic - Weblogg-Ed
http://weblogg-ed.com/
"Welcome to Weblogg-ed, maintained by me, Will Richardson, “Learner in Chief” at Connective Learning and the author of the recently released Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms published by Corwin Press. This site is dedicated to discussions and reflections on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts and other Read/Write Web related technologies in the K-12 realm, technologies that are transforming classrooms around the world."
"Welcome to Weblogg-ed, maintained by me, Will Richardson, “Learner in Chief” at Connective Learning and the author of the recently released Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms published by Corwin Press. This site is dedicated to discussions and reflections on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts and other Read/Write Web related technologies in the K-12 realm, technologies that are transforming classrooms around the world."
Academic: e-Literate, Michael Feldstein's blog
"Michael Feldstein is an Assistant Director at the SUNY Learning Network. He has been designing and developing e-learning and knowledge management solutions for corporations and universities for more than a decade."
http://mfeldstein.com/
http://mfeldstein.com/
Academic: Bb sues D2L
As reported in the Chronicle of Higher Ed:
Blackboard Sues Rival Provider of Course-Management Software, Alleging Patent Infringement
By DAN CARNEVALE, Washington
Blackboard Inc. has sued a rival in the business of e-learning software, Desire2Learn Inc., accusing it of infringing a patent recently awarded to Blackboard.
Blackboard is seeking an undisclosed amount of damages and royalty payments. But some education observers fear that Blackboard's patent may be so broad that it could stifle competition.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/08/2006080201t.htm
UPDATE Around Aug 4th: A summary of info resources from Cable Green at Ohio State's OLN:
FYI: In case you missed recent discussions surrounding the Blackboard Patent on eLearning Technology:
About Bb Patents: http://www.blackboard.com/company/patentFAQ.htm
Press release: http://www.blackboard.com/patent/patentpress.htm
Bb sues D2L: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33396
PDF of the suit: http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/blackboard.pdf
USPTO Patent 6,988,138: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%
2Fnetahtml2FPTO2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=
6,988,138.PN.&OS=PN/6,988,138&RS=PN/6,988,138
Other Bb Patents pending (in multiple countries): http://gauss.ffii.org/PatentView/EP1192615
Discussions to establish prior art to challenge the patent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
History_of_virtual_learning_environments
http://fm.schmoller.net/2006/07/blackboards_us_.html
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Online_Learning_History
Possible threats to open source: http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/announcement/
us-patent-office-strikes-again-awards-broad-patent-to-blackboard
Blog on the topic: http://mfeldstein.com/
UPDATE Aug 9 2006: More on Alfred Essa's blog:
http://tatler.typepad.com/nose/2006/08/how_to_think_ab_5.html
Blackboard Sues Rival Provider of Course-Management Software, Alleging Patent Infringement
By DAN CARNEVALE, Washington
Blackboard Inc. has sued a rival in the business of e-learning software, Desire2Learn Inc., accusing it of infringing a patent recently awarded to Blackboard.
Blackboard is seeking an undisclosed amount of damages and royalty payments. But some education observers fear that Blackboard's patent may be so broad that it could stifle competition.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/08/2006080201t.htm
UPDATE Around Aug 4th: A summary of info resources from Cable Green at Ohio State's OLN:
FYI: In case you missed recent discussions surrounding the Blackboard Patent on eLearning Technology:
About Bb Patents: http://www.blackboard.com/company/patentFAQ.htm
Press release: http://www.blackboard.com/patent/patentpress.htm
Bb sues D2L: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33396
PDF of the suit: http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/blackboard.pdf
USPTO Patent 6,988,138: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%
2Fnetahtml2FPTO2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=
6,988,138.PN.&OS=PN/6,988,138&RS=PN/6,988,138
Other Bb Patents pending (in multiple countries): http://gauss.ffii.org/PatentView/EP1192615
Discussions to establish prior art to challenge the patent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
History_of_virtual_learning_environments
http://fm.schmoller.net/2006/07/blackboards_us_.html
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Online_Learning_History
Possible threats to open source: http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/announcement/
us-patent-office-strikes-again-awards-broad-patent-to-blackboard
Blog on the topic: http://mfeldstein.com/
UPDATE Aug 9 2006: More on Alfred Essa's blog:
http://tatler.typepad.com/nose/2006/08/how_to_think_ab_5.html
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