Main Points of the Strategy Consultation
The U.K. government has launched a wide-ranging consultation with respect to e-learning strategy. Included with the consultation is a long (65 page) discussion paper (PDF or Word). Areas covered include assessment, accessibility, collaboration and digital rights. More...

Perennial Plagiarism
Good analysis of the topic, with many links (as usual). Covers definitions of plagiarism, reports and statistics, analyses of the reasons why students plagiarize, and suggestions for reducing plagiarism. More...

The Dynamic Appearance Model and Implementing SCORM 1.3
Dynamic appearance is the art and mystery of creating two different looks from the same document. At a certain level, it's not hard: just switch style-sheets. But when you get into more page-specific properties, you need to use something more complicated, such as (say) Javascript. More...

PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption
I have written many, many times in these pages how much I hate PDF files. It's not just me. This article from usability expert Jakob Nielsen condemns PDFs for committing numerous "usability crimes." They are long and linear. More...

US Schools Address Plagiarizing Claims
The point of this article is to show how often educators plagiarize. But in so doing, it overstates the case. Yes, yes, I know, plagiarism is wrong. But there are limits, right? If you borrow a short phrase from someone, should you give credit? Maybe. Ask permission? This article suggests you should, but let's not be ridiculous. More...

Let's Get Small
The author advocates the development of small learning modules - not learning objects, just shorter lessons. More...

E-learning Coming of Age
E-learning gets an endorsement from the mainstream press as the author quotes staff from Mr. Lube regarding that company's training program. More...

Have Your Say On Your Rights
I've mentioned this here before, but today's CETIS coverage underscores the importance of this item. The IEEE-LTSC Digital Rights Expression Language subcommittee is collecting requirements. More...

Stephen's Web - 1997
Speaking of games, I had the happiest discovery the other day - archive.org has captured my personal site from six years ago, including a great deal of material I thought was long lost. Included in this material is the full set of background and discussion transcripts for a CADE seminar Jeff McLaughlin, Terry Anderson and I hosted on a MUD in 1996. More...

Next-Generation Educational Technology versus the Lecture
Despite the fact that we should know better, the lecture continues to dominate university learning. With the potential offered by information technology, though, we can think of alternative means of deliveing learning. More...