Rocky Start in Cyber Classrooms

Yet another article that blurs the distinction between charter schools and cyber schools. Thus the opponents of charter schools look for - and find - objections to online learning. More...

Battle of the Browser

Take the Online Instructors' Battle of the Browser (I use Netscape 6.2 and grumble when a site makes me use Internet Explorer). I love online polls (this one will send you the results by email, and with any luck, won't send you too much spam. More...

"Should the Computer Teach the Student..." 30 Years Later
An odd article. 30 years ago, the author presented a paper called "Should the Computer Teach the Student, or Vice-Versa?" at a Boston conference. This article revisits that paper. But it does so without any insight as to what is happening in online learning today. More...

Google: What's it Worth to You?
Google yesterday launched a service after a six month beta test, the Google answer service, in which customers submit a question and specify how much they are willing to pay for a solution (and how quickly they need the answer). More...

Points of Learning and Teaching Systems
Drawing from the concept of 'point of sale' in business, the instant a person decides to purchase a good or service, the author describes the 'point of learning and teaching systems' (POLTS) in education, which is roughly the instant a person decides to access learning. More...

Ups and Downs of Wireless Access
A good article describing the state of mobile wireless access from the point of view of an itinerant web surfer. The only thing I don't understand is why she had so much trouble sending email. In any cased, her experiences wandering through cities looking for a connection are similar to mine. More...

Rub-a-dub-dub, IBM in a Tub
I have talked about embedded processing before, but this takes the cake. The eSuds system, developed by IBM and USA technologies, will allow students to pay for laundry by swiping a card or punching a code into their phones. But more, it lets students check a website for empty machines. More...

Kartoo
Way cool! Kartoo is a graphical search interface that shows not only your result but items closely related in web space - all in a nifty graphical interface (reasonably fast, too, even in 'slowed down' mode and even over the world's worst internet connection. More...

Elements of a Distributed Learning Object Repository Network
Powerpoint slides from my presentation at AMTEC today. I take a student's eye view of what a distributed learning object repository would look like, then describe the system architecture that supports such a system. More...

MimerDesk

For those of you looking for alternatives to six-figure learning management systems, here is an alternative that my be easier on your budget (and may change the way you approach online learning). More...