By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. COL Learning Object Repository
Paul West advises that the Commonwealth of Learning's Learning Object Repository has opened, and writes, "It's based on a combination of 'eRIB' and 'pakXchange', which gives it a strong database with security. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. University of Phoenix puts Technology at Learning’s Forefront
Survey coverage of the University of Phoenix's operations in Spokane, Washington, with an emphasis on the use of simulations. I note this because it marks the clear incursion into another state. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. OASIS Patent Policy Sparks Boycott
This was pretty inevitable. "A who's who of the open-source and free-software movements on Tuesday took aim at a leading Web services standards group, escalating pressure for mandatory royalty-free licensing policies with calls for a boycott of its specifications." OASIS does not require that submission be patent-free, which means that companies that use OASIS specifications could at any time be hit with a lawsuit over a previously undisclosed patent. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Right Horse and Harness to Pull the Carriage
In my mind, the requirement of a PhD Dissertation is essentially a requirement of a demonstrated committment to orthodoxy. Yes, a harness. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New Teacher and Student Roles in the Technology-Supported, Language Classroom
The February issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning is out. I cite three articles, beginning with this. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Google Toolbar, Desktop Search, and API Topics
A new feature in the Google Toolbar, one which inserts links to useful resources into web pages - whether the webpage author wants them there or not - is drawing the ifre of webpage designers. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Wirearchy
I met Wirearchy's Jon Husband today, and after a conversation and a read of his blog conclude that we're pretty much on the same wavelength (indeed, some of the words that came out of my mouth today were almost word for word from some of his recent posts, interesting when you consider that I had never seen his blog until a few minutes ago). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Reconfiguring Education
In one of the weird artifacts of Radio Userland, Spike Halls's link to an article titled "Sin without Consequence: Corporate Citizenship Needs to Be Redefined" (available here, for now) leads instead to this post, a look at the wisdom of Ivan Illich. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Bloggers, Your`Audience Awaits
We were discussing today, what is an A-List blogger? Friends of Jason Kottke? Or a large enough readership? According to this article, I fall into the category of B-List blogger. But funny thing - if I linked to my own posts (the way most blogs do) instead of directly to articles, I could break the A-List hit rate (as defined in this article) pretty easily. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Montreal 2005
My head is full of ideas from today's BlogWalk, some of which will emerge in my talk tomorrow (if I ever get it written). In the meantime, here is a link to photos from Montreal before, after and during the snowstorm. More...
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