Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE July 2004
The July issue of TOJDE is online and presents what is probably their best issue to date. I cover three articles from this special issue. More...
UKeU: The Movie
UKeU: The Movie
This sort of dedication deserves praise. The author "sat through the whole 2 hours 14 minutes of the evidence about UKeU given to the Parliamentary Education and Skills Committee" which was broadcast by the UK Parliament's video streaming service (you see how citizen reporting works, right. More...
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE July 2004
The Conversing Company: Its Culture, Power and Potential
The Conversing Company: Its Culture, Power and Potential
With stories, links, descriptions, diagrams, case studies and more, Alan Stewart presents a fascinating excursion into the benefits of conversation for companies. Originally presented in Vienna in 2001, this resource, passed along via elearningpost, provides a refreshing look at an old topic. More...
Credit Cards Could Offer Key to E-government
Credit Cards Could Offer Key to E-government Authentication
Here's a stupid idea - using credit cards to authenticate voters and participants in e-government. Why a stupid idea? Well if you knew how many years I was denied a credit card (the consequence of student loans) you would understand - I see no reason to be denied my franchise simply because I have a bad credit rating. More...
Skype for Linux
Skype for Linux
Skype - the free application that allows people to make free internet telephone calls using their computer - is now available for Linux. More...
Swap Blockers Graduate to High Schools
Swap Blockers Graduate to High Schools
Good overview full of links to primary sources (the way online news coverage should be, unlike the link deserts found on most news web sites) describing the trend of using P2P network blockers in high schools. Well, the micro-trend, anyways, since only a few schools are named. More...
NMC 2004 Summer Conference
NMC 2004 Summer Conference
The NMC 2004 Summer Conference has started and the Edu_RSS aggregator page is kicking into high gear. More...
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport
Live from Halifax airport, where they have fast and free wireless access... this link is to my photos of Kennebunkport, which would have left me with very pleasant memories had my pre-booked cab not been an hour and 47 minutes late this morning, causing me to miss my train and almost my flight. More...
Employees Keen to Learn On-line, Board Finds
Employees Keen to Learn On-line, Board Finds
Via ADL: Employees are keen to take courses online, according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada (a business issues group). More...
An Exploratory Study to Examine the Feasibility of Measuring Problem- Solving Processes
An Exploratory Study to Examine the Feasibility of Measuring Problem- Solving Processes
I'm not really into online assessment, but for those who are, the Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment will prove useful - and all articles are available for free online, which makes me happy. More...