e-Clippings 6.11.2003 "Legero. Cogito. Scribero."

"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature
and its beauty" Albert Einstein

"When we try to pick anything out by itself, we find it hitched to
everything else in the universe" - John Muir

In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh
unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of
civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
- John of the Mountains , (1938) page 317.

**Editor's Note – Just need to send a shout out <holler back>
to my new office mate Richard Vann who, as it turns out, is a
long-time e-clippings' subscriber! ALSO – you need to check
out the very bottom of this issue from some great potential publishing
outlets for all you academic/writing/researching types! P.S. I
won't say I told you so about movement in the ERP arena but –
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/31106.html
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**OK – So I normally don't cover eco-issues here but this one
is close to my heart. I went to grad school in Oregon and can
honestly say that it is probably the most beautiful state I have ever
visited. That being said, it is also not a state to live in if you
don't enjoy political battles. The whole point is – there are
some things that you MUST fight (politically) for and saving
Oregon's rivers is right up there. It is absolutely shameful that
logging, fishing, and agriculture have been allowed to combine to
bring ruin to the state's riverine resources. You know what? I
understand that maybe some people's families have been doing this
or
that for multiple generations but guess what? That doesn't give
you a
right to continue doing it if we find out that your activity is
harming a natural resource that belongs to the whole state.
Especially
in Oregon, you don't want to open with that "always been done
that way" argument with 11 federally recognized Indian tribes in
the state who might just have the best prior claim to how things
were done. The dams on the Columbia serve up cheap electricity to
utility and aluminum companies and have almost killed off the salmon
runs. I'll stop for now but remember actions have consequences.

What's a River For? By Bruce Barcott
Thousands of dead salmon, acres of dying crops, pesticide-poisoned
birds: How the Klamath River became the first casualty in the West's
new water wars. May/June 2003 Issue
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/19/ma_366_01.html
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The Future of e-Learning Models and the Language We Use to Describe
Them: The objectives of this study are to establish a baseline of
current e-learning models from all sides of the equation –
producer, purchaser and consumer. The research will explore:
How valid are our current models of e-learning and how do they
limit/enable us in thinking about the future?
Based on those models that are valid – what are some models we
can expect to be prevalent in 3-5 years?
Where are the connections and gaps in our current set of language
that we use to describe the overall environment of e-learning?
http://www.masie.com/researchgrants/#future
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Buzz

Presence: "Presence is a means for finding, retrieving, and
subscribing to changes in the presence information (e.g. 'online' or
'offline') of other users."
http://www.nwfusion.com/links/Encyclopedia/P/802.html
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2779.txt
http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0602presence.html

With so much being written on blogging, I figured I might as well
drop in a couple of sites where you can find some interesting stuff
out about the phenomenon. Don't know what a blog is? Your kids do.

Technorati
http://www.technorati.com/
According to this site's own stat count that are watching 362,537
weblogs, representing 10,846,276 active links and with 37,795,847
links tracked. That is a lot of tracking! Actually this is a great
site which can tell you who is linking to your blog, which blogs are
the most popular, who are the newcomers and more.

What makes a weblog a weblog? Fri, May 23, 2003; by Dave Winer.
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/whatMakesAWeblogAWeblog

Blogdex
http://blogdex.media.mit.edu/
A dynamic listing of the popular kids in the blogging class from the
MIT Media Lab.

DAYPOP
http://www.daypop.com/
"Currently, Daypop indexes over 35000 of the best news sites and
weblogs on the net every day." And you can search it!

Blogging Headline News
http://blogging-news.info/
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NEWS

Tough Talking for Marines in Iraq By Noah Shachtman: 02:00 AM Jun.
07, 2003 PT: Don't tell the members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary
Force about information overload. They already know all about it.
During Gulf War II, members of the force often had to use a helmet
headset, four radios and two laptops at once to communicate with
their comrades and commanders -- all while crammed into light armored
vehicles crawling across the Mesopotamian desert.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59106,00.html


TRENDS SECTION

Endgame - encouraging completion in e-learning by Clive Shepherd
E-learning – at least to the extent that it is delivered in
self-study format – suffers in the same way as all of its
distance learning predecessors: from high drop-out rates. Although
most learners start with good intentions of completing, far too high
a
proportion never achieve the benefits they were seeking when they
were enrolled. In this article, Clive Shepherd explores whether
drop-out rates are any real indicator of the success of e-learning
and, to the extent that they are, what can be done to reduce them to
manageable levels.
http://www.fastrak-consulting.co.uk/tactix/Features/endgame.htm

Taste Tribes by Joshua Ellis (from Mindjack): Josh examines the
online, interconnected groups of people that you turn to for advice
on music, art, fashion, books, etc., and the broader implications of
these taste tribes.
http://www.mindjack.com/feature/tastetribes.html

*boxesandarrows account of the:
2nd Annual O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference by Bob Baxley
http://www.boxesandarrows.
com/archives/2nd_annual_oreilly_emerging_technology_conference.php

*from slashdotorg
Do Online Schools Provide A Quality Education? Posted by Cliff on
Wednesday June 04, @05:31PM from the what-have-your-experiences-been
dept.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/30/0051202

*again, from boxesandarrows:
The Sociobiology of Information Architecture by Alex Wright
http://www.boxesandarrows.
com/archives/the_sociobiology_of_information_architecture.php

Adopting E-Learning: Lessons From the Government by Dorman Woodall:
Many people assume that federal and state government agencies are
laggards when it comes to the use of technology. And why not? The
media constantly exposes instances in which key government functions
hinge on outdated technology and computer systems. Yet while these
stories make for good copy—and in some cases highlight real
problems that demand our attention—they don't necessarily
paint the
whole picture.
http://www.clomedia.com/content/templates/clo_feature.asp?
articleid=166&zoneid=30

A little less conversation: Is our relationship with the internet
changing? Technology analyst Bill Thompson likes reading online
discussions but wants more than just chat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2949588.stm

The Value of Performance Simulations: James J. L'Allier, Ph.D. Your
business might be at risk due to training that may not deliver all of
the skills that your employees need and assessments that may not
always test whether they have acquired these skills. Simulations can
play an important role in reducing this risk.
http://www.clomedia.com/content/anmviewer.asp?a=163&print=yes


EMERGING TECH SECTION

Macromedia updates e-learning tools: The software maker plans to
announce on Monday a new version of Authorware, its application for
creating computer-based learning programs.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/1011757.htm


MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Mobile gadgets offer new lessons: Using mobile phones and handheld
computers to teach basic skills could help a generation of youngsters
turned off by traditional education.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2940936.stm
Link to the m-learning project of the EU:
http://www.m-learning.org/

*Scrounged from PocketPC Thoughts:
Microsoft Preps New Handheld OS: Posted by Jason Dunn @ 05:00 PM
"The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant will debut Pocket PC
2003--code-named Ozone--on June 23, according to sources close to the
company. The operating system is not expected to be a major revision
of Pocket PC 2002, but it will include new features such as built-in
support for wireless technologies Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The OS
overhaul will occur in the next version of the operating system,
code-named Magneto, due out next year. Microsoft representatives
declined to comment.
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-1015726.html?tag=fd_top

*from PocketPC Thoughts
Vanu, Inc. Debuts the First Hand-held Software Radio Posted by Jason
Dunn @ 04:53 PM: "The standard off-the-shelf Hewlett-Packard iPAQ,
runs on a Xscale processor from Intel and a Linux operating system.
The radio transceiver operates from 100 MHz to 475 MHz and is housed
in a standard iPAQ expansion pack. The iPAQ utilizes Vanu Software
RadioTM to implement all of the signal processing. The current
configuration of the device supports commercial analog FM radio
service, including Family Band Radio, as well as the public safety
APCO 25 digital standard. Future prototypes under development include
operational capabilities of up to 900 MHz and support for cellular
and PCS standards such as TDMA and GSM." This is the start of a
technology that may radically change the way we think of wireless
communications.
http://www.vanu.com/fccpressrelease051203.html


GAMING SECTION

Colleges offer degree in video gaming: DALLAS, Texas (AP) --David
Najjab is an educator with an unusual problem: He's trying to lure
students who are serious about making a career out of fun and games.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/06/02/game.university.ap/


SECURITY SECTION


HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

**Ever wonder what everybody else is looking for online?
Here are the top 50 searches on Lycos
http://50.lycos.com/

Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according
to Google
http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment (JTLA) is a
peer-reviewed, scholarly on-line journal. The JTLA was established in
response to a growing interest in the intersection of computer-based
technology, learning, and assessment. The JTLA provides an
interdisciplinary forum where initiatives that combine technology,
learning theory, and assessment are shared. The JTLA is housed
jointly in the Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
and the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational
Policy (CSTEEP) at Boston College.
http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/jtla.html

The Journal of Electronic Publishing
http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/

Journal of Digital Information
http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/

Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced
Learning
http://imej.wfu.edu/index.asp

First Monday
http://www.firstmonday.dk

The Journal of Literacy and Technology
http://www.literacyandtechnology.org/main/toc.html
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