Le passé colonial est au cœur de débats souvent vifs. Il sert aujourd’hui des causes politiques diverses dont certaines sont très éloignées des controverses entre historiens ou même entre organisations militantes. Les exemples d’empoignades ne manquent pas. Plus...
27 septembre 2018
« Dans la classe de l’homme blanc – L’enseignement du fait colonial en France »
Des sciences sociales en filière LLCER ou pourquoi le mot « civilisation » ne convient plus en études étrangères
Depuis que les études étrangères ne se limitent plus à l’étude de la grammaire, de la traduction et de la littérature du pays étranger en question, les étudiants inscrits en Licence LLCER et LEA suivent aussi des cours de « civilisation ». LLCER veut d’ailleurs originellement dire, selon la nomenclature officielle, Lettres, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales (et LEA, Langues étrangères appliquées). Plus...
Internal Memo Confirms IBM Move to Linux Desktop
Internal Memo Confirms IBM Move to Linux Desktop
A few years ago, IBM gained a large price advantage by installing its own office suite on the computers it sells, rather than Microsoft's Office - I know because I bought two IBM desktops and a laptop at prices hundreds of dollars less than competing systems from Gateway, Dell, etc. So this next phase of IBM's plan is logical - to replace Windows with Linux in-house, probably as a prequel to using Linux as its primary distribution OS, thus undercutting the competition (who must add the cost of Windows to the sticker price) even more. More...
Types of Information
Types of Information
This nice link shared yesterday on the IETF discussion list is one of the better summaries of the types of information I've seen. Well designed for web-based reading, this page combines images, tables and examples to clearly elucidate the concept. More...
Students tune in to View Surger
Students tune in to View Surgery
Six years ago in The Future of Online Learning I wrote that investments in videoconferencing technology were a waste of money. And, of course, the money spent on dedicated systems using expensive ISDN connections were just that. But with the advent of video over IP and with the emergence of really big screens (thanks to digital projectors), everything changes. More...
I'll Take Social Software for $1,000 Please, Alex
I'll Take Social Software for $1,000 Please, Alex
This criticism of the concept of social software is based on the premise that, for social software to be useful, people have to use it, and that there is a disincentive for major users - the "social entrepreneur" - to use it. More...
The Law of Content
The Law of Content
The most important thing I said last year was this: Apple uses music to sell iPods, not iPods to sell music. I will refer to this henceforth as "AUMSINISM". Clip this out, print it in foot high letters, and post it on your wall. If you don't get this, then you don't get the information economy. More...
OPML Generator
OPML Generator
This is very cool. OPML stands for Outline Processer Markup Language. It's a type of XML format used to make lists, such as the list of websites you read or RSS feeds you subscribe to. A number of RSS headline readers have started generating OPML files so people can share their reading lists - if you have an RSS reader you can find out how to locate your OPML file here. More...
To: The Next Head of the Motion Picture Association of America
To: The Next Head of the Motion Picture Association of America
This advice for the incoming MPAA head could equally well apply to publishers of educational material. Paraphrased: You've got time to prepare, but not as much as you think. The Napster for your industry is already here - it's called BitTorrent. If you clamp down on downloads you risk alienating your audience. More...
Annual Speaker Survey
Annual Speaker Survey
This interesting article consists of issues raised by former keynote speakers at the annual Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Wisconsin (which will always be remembered by me as the conference where zero people attended my talk on RSS, blogs and syndication a year and a half ago (their loss)). More...
