'The Blue Planet': A Sense of Wonder Under the Sea
I saw an installment of this series while I was in San Diego and would add to this glowing review that it combines education with art. The Blue Wonder is visually stunning and - as the review asserts - educational. More...
Linking Their Thinking
When most people think of the future of learning, they think of things like online learning or technology supported classrooms. This article, a lengthy but very very well written description of the MIT's media lab, should shake those preconceptions. More...
Get With the Program: Smart Strategies for Online Teaching
This is a theme that came up on several occasions at NLII in San Diego. As the blurb says, "Corporate trainers would do well to watch how high-school kids learn online." The article covers an number of other good lessons for people developing online learning. More...
WWW: Service Provider
Quick overview of the rise of web services, including Microsoft's .Net initiative, and an outline of some of the problems facing deliver, problems such as security. More...
The Best Internet Filter: It's In Students' Minds, Not Their Computers
I agree with the author's take in this editorial: "the strongest and most enduring standards are ones that people uphold for themselves. Computer users should have the skills and judgment to avoid filth after they leave school or the library. More...
Ahead of the Curve
Useful profile of Dave Winer, co-author of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and (the article asserts) collaborator with Netscape on the RSS protocol. Some errors - RSS, as originally formulated by Netscape, stoop for "Rich Site Summery" - the name "Really Simple Syndication" is Winer's recasting. More...
An Extended Epistemology for Transformative Learning Theory and Its Application Through Collaborative Inquiry
The title says it all (and then some). Drawing on Jack Mezirow and John Heron's work in the field, this paper argues that transformation be understood as changed habits of being and proposes that collaborative inquiry is an effective strategy for facilitating learning and transformative learning. More...
Best Practices for Dynamic Webcast Meetings
Good list of lessons based on (sometimes hard) experience in the conduct of 'dynamic webcast meetings' (or synchronous conferencing). Also includes a list of things the author has learned NOT to do. More...
Online College Classes Surge in Popularity
We may have reached the turning point in online learning... this is the second article in as many weeks pointing to the rise in popularity of online learning. More...
Intel Seeks Teachers' Stories
OK, here's one I can't comfirm, not completely, but it appears credible at first glance (judge for yourself): From Leah dawn to the WWWEDU mailing list: "Intel is looking for teachers who are using computers and/or related technology in interesting and innovative ways, and who are willing to share their story as part of the Intel new Innovation Odyssey. More...
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