To Test Your Fake News Judgment, Play This Game
Tennessee Watson, NPR, 2017/07/03
The premise of this article is that you can learn how to distinguish between real news and fake news by playing this game. Try it here. With games and simulations, however, the assumptions matter a lot. A case in point: the first article I read was titled "Humans have shorter attention span than goldfish, thanks to smartphones." Now I know that this is not true, so I clicked "fake" and was corrected. More...
Is Technology Making Us Smarter? Yes!
Stephen Downes, Jul 03, 2017.
To understand the ways technology is making us smarter in 2017, let’s examine the ways we are told technology is making us less intelligent. More...
Cold Fusion makes Speed, Control Gains
Macromedia's version of what was Allaire's Cold Fusion, which will ship early next month, contains only minor upgrades. The big news here is that the version following - Cold Fusion 6 - will be a Java based application server. More...
Disabled Web Access Made Easier
Section 508, the U.S. law requiring that federal purchases and technology meet accessibility standards, goes into effect June 21. This article provides an overview, links to the standard, and comments from key players. More...
Indian Government to Require Foreign Distance-Education Institutions to Register
The Indian government is requiring all foreign distance learning institutions to register - this sounds like a good move, and of course it's based on the concept of ensuring quality, but we have to wonder what effect Indian legislation will have on non-Indian institutions. More...
An Introduction to the Evaluation of Learning Technology
An overview of methods of evaluating learning technology and a look at how changing technology changes evaluation. Good introduction to the topic. More...
Course Delivery Systems for the Virtual University
A bit dated, though it has a 2001 publication date. Nonetheless, this essay is a useful list of important features to look for in learning management systems and what constitutes 'state of the art' for those features. More...
Some Fight 'Cyber' Schools in Pa.
The story's angle is that people are opposed to funding this particular charter school because it provides online learning exclusively. But forget this angle; newspapers crave conflict, but the conflict isn't the real story. The real story is that among the many flavours of education available in the new education environment, online learning will be one of the options available. More...
Effort Afoot to Provide Wireless LAN Roaming
If the convergence between online learning and traditional learning is going to happen, this is how it's going to happen: wireless LAN roaming. More...
Using Corel Linux OS
Pretty good example of an online course (though best viewed without any toolbars operating in your browser, as it's a bit large for the screen otherwise), this online course offered by Corel is free, timely, and an excellent way for a company to promote its product and offer customer support at the same time. More...
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