By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Joseph Hart[Edit][Delete]: Rick Reis's Tomorrow's Professor Blog, EduResources [Edit][Delete] February 27, 2006
Rick Reis's Tomorrow's Professor newsletter has been running for years now - it's very popular and often a great read, but the website was so badly (and so mysteriously) updated it was impossible to pass the contents along. But Reis has finally adopted today's technology and launched his newsletter as a blog. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Aaron P. Campbell[Edit][Delete]: In Blogging, the Benefits of Exposure Are Worth the Risk, TESOL [Edit][Delete] February 8, 2006
I, too, can avow that the benefits of blogging far outweigh the risks. Yes, there are risks - but I guess there are risks in any human interaction. But how else would I have been able to find a community like this, with friends around the world, a meeting of minds in common purpose? "So stop fearing online encounters, and give your students the freedom to explore the world through blogging. Allow them to use the language instead of merely studying it, and help them achieve the autonomy that will be beneficial to them and the society at large". More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. James Farmer[Edit][Delete]: WebCT Attempts to Outdo BlackBoard on Blogging System!, Incorporated Subversion [Edit][Delete]Incorporated subversion [Edit][Delete] February 8, 2006
WebCT's version of blogs: "They are locked behind WebCT's password protection; They cannot be made publicly visible; Comments can only be made by internal WebCT users using the same installation of WebCT. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Rob Wall[Edit][Delete]: New Edublog - The Illuminated Dragon - and Some Good Questions, StigmergicWeb [Edit][Delete] February 11, 2006

Rob Wall introduces us to this new edublog by Donna DesRoches. A sample: "Shouldn't teachers play with new knowledge and information? Why should learning be serious work? Is this the feeling we impart to our students about learning? If teachers cannot find joy in learning is it possible to create students who are life-long learners?" These questions alone could fill a blog. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Various authors[Edit][Delete]: Curverider, January 23, 2006

[link: Hits] Curverider launches today. "Curverider offers commercial support for the Elgg open source community enabling platform" and was founded by the developers of Elgg. Harold Jarche comments, "For the end-user, this business model is a dream. You can get the developers to support you, but if your needs change or you want to work with someone else you are free to leave with your source code. More...