By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Claire Hoffman: Anti-Piracy Message Stumbles at Colleges, L.A. Times November 18, 2005
For a good chuckle, read this item on students' reactions tgo the 'anti-piracy' message being offered on university campuses (L.A. Times - may require a login, sorry (but it didn't ask me for one)). "'Arrrrrrr!' shouted a group of students in the front row, prompting a chorus of pirate-like catcalls in the vein of Johnny Depp". More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Modernising with Purpose: a Manifesto for a Digital Britain
Comprehensive look at the deployment of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Britian with an emphasis on economic impact and public policy. This is a longish document (72 pages plus notes) divided into three major sections (innovation and wealth, checks and balances (eg., identity, security and trust), and democracy). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Prensky Takes a Beating!
As a 46 year old who is not a baby boomer it's hard not to agree with Tom Hoffman. I was too young (ie., 8) for the Summer of Love and Woodstock; I grew up with wiring diagrams, techno-pop, Pong (and Galaga- heh) and punch cards. I saw Tangerine Dream in concert. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Edubuntu Summit: Eat Your Heart Out!
Ubuntu is a new semi-commercial Linux distribution. Edubuntu is an organization exploring the use of this version of Linux in education. This link is to the wikified version of the Edubuntu Summit conference notes. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Evolving the Atom Comments Extension
Some follow-up on the RSS Referencing item I posted yesterday. Sam Ruby replies that the Atom 'link rel' attribute enables referencing. The rel values specified in the recently released Atom 1.0 are as follows: "alternate", "related", "self", "enclosure", and "via", none of which support referencing. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Educational Imperatives for a Digital World
Talk given at the Australian School Library Association XIX Biennial Conference in Canberra in April. Looks at the changing needs of students in conjunction with studies sceptical of computers in learning (such as the PISA study, which is still (unfortunately) making the rounds). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Downloading 'Myths' Challenged
This should be no surprise, but as the article states, "People who illegally share music files online are also big spenders on legal music downloads, research suggests". More...
70 years after its foundation, the Council of Europe is our continent’s leading human rights organisation. 47 member States have come together to agree common standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. All 830 million people living in this common legal space have an ultimate right of appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. This is unprecedented in European history, and an achievement that we should celebrate. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Update from Bangkok
Hm. Interesting. "I’ve come to realize that mobile media is a joke. Carrier data fees are out to lunch, J2ME is a development nightmare and every manufacturer adheres to a slightly different official standard." Or this: "There is no mobile platform even in Asia". More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Albert Delgado: JotSpot Live: Live, Group Note-Taking, Educational Weblogs September 28, 2005
This is pretty neat: "JotSpot Live allows you, your colleagues or clients to take notes together on the same web page at the same time. Imagine everyone simultaneously typing and editing the same Microsoft Word document and you'll get the idea". More...
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