Proposed Directive on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: Frequently Asked Questions
This useful document highlights significant differences between the European Union directive, which it describes, and copyright legislation in the United States. More...
The Enabling Pillars
This report a studies of policies for information and communication technologies (ICT) in education and training in Australian education systems and agencies. This page links to an executive summary, from which a PDF version of the full report may be accessed. More...
A Bulletproof Model for the Design of Blended Learning
This is a good document, outlining the major steps required to plan the development of a blended, distance or online learning course. More...
Seating Made Simple
It's a parody, but it's a pretty good one. Imagine chairs were soft like software or online content. It gives the concept of a "seat license" a whole new meaning (and in so doing, illustrates the absurdity of it all). More...
More Adventures With the Penguin
I haven't had time to document my great Linux experiment the way I'd like, but the project has started. I went to the Office Depot to pick up a copy of Mandrake Linux (recommended from several sources), and after digging around the back shelves (they had none on display) they managed to scrounge a copy of 9.0 (which, as I recall, is the current distribution). More...
No Silver Bullet For Web Content
People who put out regular content depend on their tools. The only reason I can publish OLDaily every day is that I have written a content management tool that automatically creates and mails the newsletter. But would this newsletter - or any newsletter - be the same if I simply gave the tool to someone else and told them to start writing? Of course not (cynics would say it would be a lot better!). More...
Metrics for Knowledge Management and Content Management
As online learning merges with content management and knowledge management, the metrics for evaluating online learning will evolve. This article is a good guide to the metrics currently in use by the knowledge management community. More...
ISO SC36 'Metadata for Learning Resources' Working Group Approved
The first paragraph says it all: "Following a ballot of its national members, the ISO JTC1 SC36 educational standards body will set up a working group for "Metadata for Learning Resources". More...
IEEE to Lift SCORM, IMS Content Packaging to Standard Status, Clarifies LOM Future
There's a lot packed into this story, the lead of which is that the IEEE is going to adopt a number of current initiatives, including SCORM and the IMS content packaging specification, to standards. More...
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