Free Brianna LaHara!
Gee, who could have predicted that bringing the full weight of the court system down on the head of a 12-year old girl would result in some pretty bad publicity? I agree with this writer: "what we've seen in the last couple weeks, on stage and in the courts, is the exposure of the current spiritual and creative (and perhaps soon, financial) bankruptcy of the pop music industry." And more: "we are seeing is an upwelling of mass desire (or mass frustration) by an entire generation." Now OLDaily readers may wonder why I keep returning to this story again and again: it's because I see the exact same scenario playing out (albeit on a smaller scale, with less publicity) in the e-learning industry. More...
If You Really Want to Know, Ask a Blogger
If You Really Want to Know, Ask a Blogger
This nice article hammers home some points that traditional news media ought to keep in mind: Because bloggers are often experts in a field, and journalists are often not, the information found in a blog may frequently be more accurate than the information found in a corresponding news article. More...
Macromedia Updates E-learning Tools
Macromedia Updates E-learning Tools
According to the article, "The new version (or Authorware), 7, includes a number of enhancements intended to streamline the process of putting together such presentations, most notably the ability to import files created in Microsoft's PowerPoint software." More...
So, What Is A Content Management System?
So, What Is A Content Management System?
High-level overview of the use of content management systems (CMSs) in the creation of websites. More...
Microsoft Patents Video on Demand? Gimme a Break
Microsoft Patents Video on Demand? Gimme a Break
According to this report, Microsoft has obtained a patent on video-on-demand."If your company is thinking about delivering interactive video-on-demand cable-television programming or movies via satellite to consumers, maybe it'd better start thinking about paying royalties to Microsoft first. More...
Egypt signs protocol to establish British universities
Egyptian Minister of Higher Education Khaled Abdel Ghaffar last week signed a protocol with envoys from British universities to establish campuses in Egypt, writes Farah Tawfeek for Egypt Independent. More...New technologies showcased at collaborative event
South Korean businesses and universities introduced new technologies to Vietnamese firms to explore collaboration and sales opportunities at a networking event in Ho Chi Minh City, organised by the Saigon Innovation Hub and the Busan United Management of Technology Centre, reports Viet Nam News. More...Proliferation fails national goals – Staff union
In spite of the proliferation of universities in Nigeria, national development goals have not been met, the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ University of Lagos Chapter has said, reports Premium Times. More...Need to improve Chinese teaching in UK universities
As the number of learners of Chinese may continue to rise in the future, there is urgent need to improve the quality of Chinese teaching as a foreign language in the United Kingdom higher education sector, participants at an international conference agreed last week, reports Xinhua. More...Universities partner to take over major telescope
From 1 July, the Australian National University, based in Canberra, will lead a conglomerate of 13 institutions to run the Anglo-Australian Telescope, located in Coonabarabran in the state of New South Wales, writes Geetanjali Rangnekar for Cosmos. More...