Hawaii
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
This is my last night in Hawaii - I have a long flight home tomorrow, and I'll be getting caught up later in the week. Stephen Downes , Flickr, June 30, 2009 [Tags: Flickr ] [ Link ] [ Comment ] .. read more..
Desire2Learn UNconference 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I'm not sure an unconference works at an LMS vendor conference, but it's worth a try, I guess. Various Authors , Desire2Learn, June 30, 2009 [Tags: Desire2Learn ] [ Link ] [ Comment ] .. read more..
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
As summarized by Academic Impressions: "Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new meta-analysis released by the US Department of Education." From the report: "the number of K-12 public school students enrolling i.. .. read more..
video from the 2009 Alberta Ride to Conquer Cancer
Monday, June 29, 2009
I lugged my camera and Flip on the Ride to Conquer Cancer, to document some of the ride. It was a pretty epic bike ride – the hardest thing I've ever done – but was well worth it. Thank you to everyone that supported me in any way – it definitely made the pain of the ride easier t.. .. read more..
Weave Update for Firefox Syncs Your Web Identity
Monday, June 29, 2009
More post-Web 2.0 magic. "If you're a Firefox user, you now have the ability to synchronize not only your bookmarks, browsing history and user preferences across multiple PCs - you can also sync your identity." More on the new version of Firefox. Scott Gilbertson , Webmonkey, June 29, 2009 [Tags: W.. .. read more..
BuddyPress and MultiDB
Thursday, June 25, 2009
I've been trying to get BuddyPress working on my WPMU installation that uses MultiDB for database partitioning. It's been cranky, but I just realized I'm a complete idiot because I was overlooking the obvious (and drop dead simple) fix. BuddyPress was acting up because it was creating tables in eac.. .. read more..
Ed Media Hawaii
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I am at Ed Media in Hawaii ( Twitter Feed ). I'm giving a talk tomorrow morning, so I'm a bit distracted. Stephen Downes , Flickr, June 23, 2009 [Tags: Twitter , Flickr ] [ Link ] [ Comment ] .. read more..
Canadians worried about education system: poll
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Now, given that Canadians score consistently well on international tests, and given that Canadian students entering the workforce are informed and literate, so much so that a Globe series a few years ago suggested Canadian youth might be the best educated generation ever to exist, one wonders what .. .. read more..
23rd ICDE World Congress
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Terry Anderson links to slides (PDF) of his presentation in Maastricht at ICDE. It's a good and topical set of slides, probably containing rather more content than he could have presented in his 20-minute time slot. Slides from the other speakers on OER (Peter Sloep and Andy Lane) are also availabl.. .. read more..
More shoulder to the wheel
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Blackboard's Ray Henderson commits to standards, especially common cartridge. Rob Abel and Chuck Severence write comments saying how happy they are. Ray Henderson , Blackboard, June 23, 2009 [Tags: Blackboard Inc. ] [ Link ] [ Comment ] .. read more..
Elsevier Won't Pay (Any More) for Praise
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
So. Another lesson in ethics from our favorite academic publisher, Elsevier. "Elsevier officials said Monday that it was a mistake for the publishing giant's marketing division to offer $25 Amazon gift cards to anyone who would give a new textbook five stars in a review posted on Amazon or Barnes &.. .. read more..
find D'Arcy Norman's iPod
Monday, June 22, 2009
One of the interesting new things in iPod/iPhone OS 3.0 is the new “find my iPod” feature. It's probably most useful for an iPhone, which could be easily left on a bus or something, and has an always-on 3G connection, but it works just fine for iPods over WIFI as well. It's close –.. .. read more..
on providing Creative Commons attribution
Monday, June 22, 2009
One of the things I do when working with students and faculty, is to show them how to find great free resources shared online via the Creative Commons license, and to provide proper attribution. It's really easy. It can be as simple as “Photograph by [flickr username]“, and maybe a link.. .. read more..
Stephen Downes: El futuro del aprendizaje en línea: Diez años después
Friday, June 19, 2009
My thanks are extended to Diego Leal who translated my long paper, The Future of Online Learning: Ten Years On , into Spanish. Diego Leal , .Edu.Co.Blog, June 19, 2009 [Tags: Online Learning ] [ Link ] [ Comment ] .. read more..
Plain Old Webserver
Friday, June 19, 2009
As a bit of a follow-up to this weeks postings on Opera Unite, this morning I investigated and installed Firefox's 'Plain Old Webserver' (POW) extension. This extension does the same basic thing as Unite - it adds a web server to Firefox. I managed to get it working, though it can't be accessed thr.. .. read more..
