Converge: Nicholas Negroponte: Digital Visionary
Converge: Nicholas Negroponte: Digital Visionary"The biggest impact will be to change the point of view that education is something we can and should deliver. Education comes from learning, not teaching. The world's best teachers are not repositories of knowledge, but skilled navigators who lead young minds to discovery and understanding. Learning is about reinventing the wheel, and may all children have the opportunity to do so."
Permalink | Thursday, October 04, 2001
Converge: On The Edge With
Converge: On The Edge With PDAs Internet2 and RoboticsHigher Education is rapidly changing with wireless technology, digital imaging devices, and increased use of Web-based instruction for distance learning. A brief look beyond at some unusual technologies influencing how schools learn.
Permalink | Thursday, October 04, 2001
The Independent: New wave of
The Independent: New wave of learningAn interactive project involving the Open University and the BBC allows educational journeys to begin at the television screen.
Permalink | Thursday, October 04, 2001
Wired: Video Killed the Game
Wired: Video Killed the Game Arcade ShowIt wasn't that long ago when video games were played solely in arcades. Then came the game graphics revolution that sent everyone home to play. Van Burnham documents the history of video games in a new book, Supercade.
Permalink | Thursday, October 04, 2001
MIT Technology Review: Brave New
MIT Technology Review: Brave New World for Higher Education[I]t's painfully clear that many students graduate from top-tier colleges and universities with neither the domain knowledge nor critical-thinking skills they need to compete in an unforgiving job market. So they're not just looking for knowledge; they're looking for skills. They're not just looking for insights; they're thirsty for training. The rise of for-profit/tax-paying higher education is an unmistakable market signal that millions of people and thousands of employers are not happy with the quality of college education.
Permalink | Wednesday, October 03, 2001
Yahoo! Webcast Studio: Bill Clinton
Yahoo! Webcast Studio: Bill Clinton addresses Online Learning 2001, State of the Industry[Note: Registration required]
Permalink | Wednesday, October 03, 2001
LA Times: It Can Be
LA Times: It Can Be Hard to Connect in Online ClassIt's odd how, as in a real classroom, one can automatically feel a connection to the teacher, even without meeting in person. But the facelessness of a classroom has its disadvantages. There's something to be said about human contact when writing. There's no replacement for seeing people getting excited, sad or perturbed about something one has written. And even reading out loud in a class offers more depth to a story.
Permalink | Wednesday, October 03, 2001
IDG: IDC: Asia slow in
IDG: IDC: Asia slow in adopting online learningE-learning, still in its infancy in Asia-Pacific, does not yet have enough success stories as an effective means of training, and its benefits are still unclear...
Permalink | Wednesday, October 03, 2001
ADL: ADL Initiative Finalizes Latest
ADL: ADL Initiative Finalizes Latest Addition To E-Learning SpecificationsThe Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory (ADL Co-Lab) in Alexandria, Virginia announced today the release of the latest version of its Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), Version 1.2. This release adds the ability to package instructional material and meta-data for import and export. These XML-based specifications provide a crucial link between learning content repositories and learning management systems.
Permalink | Wednesday, October 03, 2001
Training Magazine: How to Work
Training Magazine: How to Work With an E-learning ConsultantWe all have high expectations of what e-learning can do for our organizations. While we all agree that e-learning offers great promise, we’re not certain how to achieve it. One thing we do know: If we don’t set our sights high, we could fall significantly short of our goals... An independent consultant can help you avoid many of the pitfalls of e-learning and shorten the learning curve of your team. A consultant can help you define your vision, requirements and priorities, and can ensure that you are not sold a solution that does not fit your needs. It is money and time well spent.
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Training Magazine: Industry Report 2001
Training Magazine: Industry Report 2001Training magazine’s 20th annual comprehensive analysis of employer-sponsored training in the United States.
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Learning Circuits: E-learning Survey Want
Learning Circuits: E-learning SurveyWant to know how your company’s e-learning efforts stack up against initiatives in other companies? Recently, T+D and Learning Circuits conducted a brief Web-based survey investigating the current level of use of e-learning among its readers...
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Online Learning Magazine: The Road
Online Learning Magazine: The Road Ahead (Oct. Issue)Our first annual state-of-the-industry report looks at where e-learning has been – and where it's going.
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
WSJ: Keeping tabs on kids
WSJ: Keeping tabs on kids with technologyFor thousands of parents, it has gone from being a “maybe” to a must-have item for their kids. A cellphone, a beeper, walkie-talkies, almost anything that does the job, has overnight become a necessity for parents worrying about reaching their kids in a crisis.
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Useit.com: Deferred Hypertext: The Virtues
Useit.com: Deferred Hypertext: The Virtues of Delayed GratificationNavigating a full browsing session to find information can be unpleasant and slow, particularly on mobile devices. Instead, issue a deferred request and have the information arrive later, as done by some SMS systems.
Permalink | Tuesday, October 02, 2001
Business Week: The ABCs of
Business Week: The ABCs of Education StocksInvestors don't usually think of education as a stand-alone investment sector such as energy or technology. But the stocks are gaining momentum--and Wall Street's attention...These stocks should be on your radar screen. While the rest of the market has languished, the education sector until recently has been on a tear.
Permalink | Monday, October 01, 2001
Nando Times: Number of online
Nando Times: Number of online high schools grows nationwide"Online education is growing too fast to track. We are predicting widespread shortages of qualified online teachers...We can capitalize on the talent of our master teachers who may have retired from the traditional setting."
Permalink | Monday, October 01, 2001
CETIS: CETIS interviews Mikael Nilsson
CETIS: CETIS interviews Mikael Nilsson about the Edutella projectWe are in the midst, it seems, of a quiet revolution in computing. The technologies that built the internet, with its giant server farms and gigabyte databases, are giving way to a new wave of distributed technologies. After the furore over music network Napster dies down, we are seeing a new generation of projects in the education field taking up the peer-to-peer challenge of building distributed, "democratic" learning technology. One of the most interesting new projects out there is Edutella, an attempt to create a distributed web for learning metadata making use of emerging standards...
Permalink | Monday, October 01, 2001
Wired: Smart Idea: Laptops for
Wired: Smart Idea: Laptops for Teachers While many school districts around the country have implemented programs to provide students with laptops, the state of Michigan is taking a different approach by equipping its teachers with their own computers.Permalink | Monday, October 01, 2001
Gerry McGovern: Why metadata is
Gerry McGovern: Why metadata is importantThere is an ongoing reluctance among people who create content for the Web to add appropriate metadata to that content. This reluctance is leading to a situation where much of the Web is sinking in a morass of information overload. Instead of being a giant library, as hoped, increasing sections of the Web are looking like a giant dump.
Permalink | Monday, October 01, 2001
Webreview: Ten Mistakes in Site
Webreview: Ten Mistakes in Site PlanningMeasured in Internet time, the Web is a fairly old and established technology. By now, you would think we'd know how to build Web sites with the balance of aesthetics and functionality that meets our audience's needs. Somehow, that isn't always the case. Numerous Web sites are still a punishment to the eye, or frustrate users' attempts to find information.
Permalink | Saturday, September 29, 2001
Gerry McGovern: Fast downloading, information
Gerry McGovern: Fast downloading, information rich websitesPeople who use the Web want pages that download quickly. They want websites that are full of useful information. They want to be able to customize these websites so that they can get to the information they want as quickly as possible.
Permalink | Saturday, September 29, 2001
EContent: In the Key of
EContent: In the Key of C: Content and Community Co-mingleThere are features inherent in the most engaging of online communities that enable trustworthy and discreet communication between members, and by default add another layer of content and value. One of these is the member profile. Self-created profiles are key to giving each member a place to tell the world about themselves, and to give others a way to find out more about other people at the site.
Permalink | Saturday, September 29, 2001
freep: Intranet gives neighbors a
freep: Intranet gives neighbors a virtual gathering spotIf you lose your dog, you can post its picture on the page that's your neighborhood's bulletin board. If you like to play bridge, you can create a page for other nearby players to find partners and schedule games. Garage sale buffs can find each other. Swim team parents can set up a car pool... Intranets -- those small localized areas of the Internet that can be accessed by just a select group -- are starting to move into our subdivisions and condo neighborhoods.
Permalink | Saturday, September 29, 2001
CSM: Distance learning with a
CSM: Distance learning with a twist - real campusesExperts say satellite campuses have a secure niche, because they offer the best of both worlds - a chance to congregate but also to live close to home while taking advantage of technology's conveniences.
Permalink | Friday, September 28, 2001
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