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7 mai 2019

The RSS Version 3 Homepage

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The RSS Version 3 Homepage
Does the world need another version of RSS? Probably not, but this development has been inevitable ever since RSS 2 was frozen. The new specification makes some logical changes to RSS 2 - most notable is the addition of ratings and category elements. Read more about it in the blog. Also, there's an eWeek article available, a Register article, Slashdot discussion, and many more links in the blogosphere. More...

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7 mai 2019

The 21st Century Learning Initiative in Canada

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The 21st Century Learning Initiative in Canada
I think other Canadians will be as surprised as I was to learn that we are getting a Canadian version of John Abbott's '21st Century learning Initiative'. But that's what's on the agenda as this British writer is being brought by the Canadian Council on Learning to, um, teach us all about it. The idea behind the 21st Century Initiative is that learning ought to be based on neurology; in his 1998 Policy Paper Abbott explains that human brains have a natural inclination toward language learning and social skills, but that contemporary education works directly against that. While there is much to like in the proposal, there is also much to criticize. More...

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7 mai 2019

Once a Booming Market, Educational Software for the PC Takes a Nose Dive

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Once a Booming Market, Educational Software for the PC Takes a Nose Dive
Who didn't see this coming (aside from the publishers of proprietary educational content, I mean)? "What happened was an explosion of new, often free technologies competing to entertain and teach children. Young children have long been a primary audience for computer learning games". More...

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7 mai 2019

Sharing Learning Contexts Within A Distributed Conversation Model

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Sharing Learning Contexts Within A Distributed Conversation Model
Scott Wilson takes us on a fascinating romp through a variety of technologies to see whether they offer "a way of constructing and sharing context." None of them really does the job, he writes, though FOAF groups stands the best chance. Tom Hoffman interprets this as a technology problem, arguing in essence that RDF would do the job nicely. I see it more as a definitional problem. More...

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7 mai 2019

Government Textbook Gets High-Tech Boost

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Government Textbook Gets High-Tech Boost
Just an example of what a government can do once it gets past the idea that texbooks are something that you have to buy. "At UT (University of Texas), readings for mandatory political science course will be online — and free to students, public." The savings - mostly to students - on this one book amount to $300,000. More...

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7 mai 2019

The End of the Paper Syllabus

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The End of the Paper Syllabus
Just an example of what you can do once professors get past the idea that handouts have to be on paper. "The dean... told professors that — for financial and educational reasons — they should put their syllabuses online, and stop distributing them on the first day of classes." Savings. More...

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7 mai 2019

Online Communities: Design, Theory, and Practice

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Online Communities: Design, Theory, and Practice
This editorial introduces a special thematic section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication and is worthy of a read in its own right (the remainder of the articles are available here - no RSS (*sigh*)). In about nine paragraphs the authors provide a nice history of the concept of online community, drawing into the discussion strands of thought from sociology, psychology and anthropology. More...

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7 mai 2019

E-learning a key theme at AUSTAFE 2005

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. E-learning a key theme at AUSTAFE 2005
Summary of this recent conference held in Sydney. But the best bit is this link to session summaries and podcasts - congrats to Sean FitzGerald and Stephan Ridgway for putting this together. Wheeee... it's a conference in a box. More...

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7 mai 2019

From Multimedia to Multisensory Education

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. From Multimedia to Multisensory Education
It was nice to hear from Douglas Levin, who informs me that the people at Cable in the Classroom's Threshold magazine "have plans underway to address many of your criticisms." He also highlighted this article, which I did not mention in my post yesterday. More...

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7 mai 2019

Blackboard

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Blackboard
Blackboard doesn't have a blog or an RSS feed or any of that other newfangled technology, at least, not that I know of, so I missed this announcement when it came out last week. Eventually it did circulate through University Business, and so, I pass to you the information that Blackboard has a new website. More...

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