By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Presentations available from 2005 Alt-i-Lab sessions
I haven't had time to review these (meeting yesterday, session today and then off to the flea market - hey, I'm on vacation) but I know, especially with Scott Leslie's recommendation, that these Alt-i-Lab session presentations are well worth passing along. I'll be at Alt-i-Lab in Manchester in September, so you can be sure I'll read these, and if anything really stands out I'll comment on it next week. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Structure and Function of Complex Networks
I'm pretty sure I linked to this in a presentation somewhere (I know I've read it) but never here in OLDaily. But George Siemens makes up for that lapse with a reference to this excellent and authoritative paper that examines in detail the formal properties of networks. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Strategic e-Learning Implementation
The latest IFETS discussion paper is now online, this one an outline of why and how to coordinate e-learning. "Systems thinking demands that e-learning be seen in its overall context which is made up of various internal systems, each of which are potentially influence or are influenced by the use of e-learning tools." More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Distance Education Theory
Short editorial written by Michael G. Moore, posted today by Mauri Collins on DEOS-L, on the nature of theory ("the summary and synthesis of what is known about a field") and the relative nature of transactional distance ("there are many different degrees of transactional distance"). More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Australian Flexible Learning Blog and Site Web
Nifty link to a map of the Australian educational blogosphere, with links to individual blogs (some of which, ahem, have not been updated in quite a while). More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. ODRL Creative Commons Profile Specification
If you want to express Creative Commons (CC) licenses in ODRL, this document explains how. In order to do this, a set of CC-specific tags were added to ODRL. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Rambling Thoughts On Convergence, Communities & Passion
Good rant on the relationship between open access and community. "Openness, and open thinking especially, will win out, as long as we continue to see the strength, passion and advocacy of people supporting, developing, sharing, collaborating and making all of this happen." More...