NationStates
Not sure how it will go but I really like the concept, so I created the nation of Merlandia in the game of NationStates, a straight-forward world politics simulation. One thing I like about this is the pacing: you are presented with one issue a day. More...
No One Standard Will Suit All
It began as a lonely voice in the wilderness but has grown into open revolt as delegate after delegate at the E-Learning Results conference comes forward with the same message: "there is no one standard to rule them all, nor will there ever be. However seductive the vision of universal interoperability may be, each and every community has its own needs and wants that need to be addressed." IMS, it would appear, now hears this. More...
What Makes a Publisher Important?
I like the direction this article heads, but I'm not so sure publishers will, if they follow its implications to their logical conclusion. The article proposes, in brief, that an article may be measured for importance by "the relative number of citations of a search engine as the evaluation criteria." By implication, a journal that accumulates a greater aggregate score is probably better than one with fewer links. More...
RSS Profile Wiki
The development of RSS has been a chaotic process. The specification has split, or "forked," several times. The community as a whole is divided over whther RDF should form the basis. It is in this environment that Mark Nottingham has decided to stimulate discussion by setting up this RSS Profile Wiki in an effort to see whether the community can settle on a single profile. More...
Chandler-Gilbert Goes Wireless!
The 'unwiring' of this college creates new opportunities, and with it, a vision for a new type of learning. "We have now moved more closely toward our vision of the 'social campus,'" write the authors, "where learning doesn't stop when students leave the physical confines of the classroom." This is an important point. More...
The Four Basic Ontologies of Semantic Interpretation
This paper will require careful reading, but it really is a very nice analysis of four very different approaches to defining meaning in language or logic. Why is this important? Glad you asked. More...
Scholastic Aptitude Test: Answering All Questions Incorrectly
This is a knee-slapping account of one person's attempt to achive the lowest possible score on a SAT examination. The project is fully documented, with lavish illustrations, from the original application to take the test to the white-knuckle stress of finding the wrong answer in a testing environment. More...
RDF Site Summary 1.0 Modules: Learning Object Metadata
I have drafted a proposed RDF Site Summary 1.0 Modules: Learning Object Metadata. The purpose of this module is to support the RSS syndication of IEEE-style learning object metadata. This is version 0.5 and intended for discussion purposes only. More...
Informal Learning - The Other 80%
I don't know how to emphasize more that this - rather than classroom-based learning - is where we should be focussing our efforts. More...
Great Idea, But How Do I Do It? A Practical Example of Learning Object Creation Using SGML/XML
Once upon a time, the idea was that learning objects would be authored in XMl and then rendered using stylesheet transforms. The idea was that it would be as easy to change the look and feel as it is to switch between looks for this Zen Garden CSS demonstration site. More...
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