Cut-and-Paste Can Be Sticky
The point of this article is to suggest that sites that cut and paste from original content to create their listings may be skirting the edge of copyright. The discussion concentrates on site FAQs (an odd choice, because the judgement was that the copying was not a copyright violation) but it could equally be applied to all sites. More...
Elements of a Distributed Learning Object Repository Network
Powerpoint slides from my presentation at AMTEC today. I take a student's eye view of what a distributed learning object repository would look like, then describe the system architecture that supports such a system. More...
Why Dons Won't Be Logging On Today
The headline of this article is a bit miselading as the academic boycott is mentioned in one paragraph only. The bulk of the story is devoted to some high profile failures in the e-learning field, most notably Open University's withdrawal from the American market and the continuing saga of Universitas 21. More...
Twelve Principles
Sometimes I'm so conflicted. I frequently see a post on other lists - like this one, trolled in today's elearningpost. On the one hand, I don't want to leave it out of my list, because it is getting wide currency. More...
Blackboard Announces the Availability of the EasySwitch Conversion Program
This is pretty funny (well, perhaps less so if you work for WebCT): Blackboard has created a proprietary conversion kit and is directing its advertising at WebCT customers (currently themselves reeling from recent price increases). More...
Apple computer launches its education-specific desktop computer, the eMac. Most notable about the new release is the $US 1000 price tag, making it a much more affordable solution. More...
Preparing for the Coming Era of Participatory News This article is about participatory news but the analogy with education is so striking I am taking the liberty of recasting the major trends listed in the article. Here, then, ten trends that identify participatory education (clip and save):
If you ever wondered what sort of trends define what I am trying to cover in OLDaily: this is it. More...
CNN Backs Off on Sponsorships Bid
CNN backs of a plan to sell sponsorships on its "non-commercial" alternative to Channel One, a service that distributes news programming into classrooms. But as one critic points out, CNN doesn't need to sell advertising to make the service worth while. More...
E-mail Tree Will Assist Teachers of Science
This item has been picked up by a number of news outlets on the U.S. west coast. Essentially, science teachers in California will create an "email tree' to share news and information about their subject. What's interesting is the use of the treee structure, with 300 "key leaders" coordinating points of contact. More...
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