By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Annotating the Planet
Where is this image from? You know it's probably Palermo, but where? The Botanical gardens. But what is it? I can't help you with that, except to observe that it is probably Roman. There was no annotation at the site - and annotating Palermo would be a major expense. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Day in Washington Discussing Tech-ed Policy
Synopsis of a briefing, with commentary, on Education policy given by the SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association). Mostlyh a discussion of Scientifically Based Research (yes, in capitals). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Leapin' Lizards!
There's something about students correcting their science textbooks that just appeals to me. And the idea of learning integrating with real-world endeavour (in this case, farming) is also attractive. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Online Universities Weblog
This is getting annoying in a hurry. I use PubSub to find content from a wide range of blogs; I subscribe to PubSub's custom RSS feeds in Bloglines. The Online Universities Weblog publishes an RSS feed which shows up in my PubSub subscription. So far so good. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learning Networks: Theory and Practice
So I arrived in Palermo Tuesday evening, still muttering about bureaucrats and travel agents after two days of travel. First thing Wednesday morning I was up to deliver my talk at the opening of the International Conference on Methods and Technologies for Learning at the Palazzo dei Normanni. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Identity Theft is no Joke - Here’s Some Free Advice
No doubt you've seen many dire warnings about identity theft, as I have. But this item contains the most useful advice I've seen in a post. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Non-Technical Guide to Technical Frameworks - Part One
If you have been hearing about the E-Learning Framework and have been left scratching your head, this guide is for you. This first part explains the concept of web services in general; part two (not released yet) will look at educational applications in particular. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Podcasting Possibilities
EDUCAUSE seminar on podcasting with links to a Slide presentation, a sample podcast, and best of all, a useful summary with numerous links hosted by the Missouri School of Journalism. p.s. EDUCAUSE shouldn't use a RealMedia button to denote an MP3 file - MP3 plays on most, of not all, media players. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Next-Generation Educational Software: Why We Need It and a Research Agenda for Getting It
This is a pretty neat article, a good argument, well made, for research in new directions in educational technology. Beginning with some observations about such things as the dearth of authoring tools, conservatism in schools and the lack of teacher training, the authors propose the research needs to be conducted into the development of a range of tools that allow people to author and work with such things as simulations. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Information Architecture for the Personal InfoCloud @ IA Summit
Seb Paquet is in Montreal attending this conference on information architecture. Valuable coverage, which I am glad I am not missing. More...
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