e-Clippings 6.25.2003 *The Blog Launch Issue!
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."

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Well folks – ta da! – I have now taken the plunge into the
mighty rushing torrent of online personal publishing that is the
blogosphere. Just recently launched at
http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert/
is my research blog. I use "my" with more than just a hint of
the ironic since it is only through the visits and comments of
`others' that `my' blog will acquire any relevance to
anyone but me. So please feel free to visit and be sure to comment!
And yes – please stop the panic – this newsletter will
continue in its
present form – I mean, who needs sleep?! Editor – Mark Oehlert
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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?
Research Blog at:http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert/
http://www.masie.com/researchgrants/#future
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NEWS

Wonderful recap of the day's events at the EdMedia Learning
Object Symposium by David Wiley
http://www.reusability.org/blogs/david/archives/000157.html
related: Learning Objects 2003 Symposium: Lessons Learned, Questions
Asked
http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~erikd/PRES/2003/LO2003/index.html
**This link references not only the stage-setting preamble but also
links you to the papers collected for this symposium – some great
stuff here!

<<insert huge guffaws of laughter here>> <<really>> <<huge>>
Orrin Hatch: Software Pirate? By Leander Kahney: 11:56 AM Jun. 19,
2003 PT Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) suggested Tuesday that people who
download copyright materials from the Internet should have their
computers automatically destroyed. But Hatch himself is using
unlicensed software on his official website, which presumably would
qualify his computer to be smoked by the system he proposes.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html

HATCH COMMENTS ON COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT
http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.
Detail&PressRelease_id=205147

From CETIS: A feature or a bug; SCORM and cross domain scripting:
People trying to deploy SCORM across several sites have been
agonising over the problems associated with playing SCORM content
from one domain in a VLE in another domain. We asked SCORM luminaries
Dan Rehak, Claude Ostyn, Wayne Hodgins and Schawn Tropp about their
views on the nature of the problem, what sorts of solutions might
work
and what SCORM's makers -ADL- intend to do about it.
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/content/20030622203659

Army CIO absorbs Reserve office: BY Dan Caterinicchia
June 25, 2003: The office of the Army Reserve's chief information
officer has officially been integrated into the Army CIO's office in
the latest effort to transform the service into a true multicomponent
organization.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0623/web-reserve-06-25-03.asp

Iraq: The Computer Game: What "virtual world" games can teach the
real world about reconstructing Iraq. By David Plotz: Posted Thursday,
June 19, 2003, at 2:05 PM PT
http://slate.msn.com/id/2084604/

UW plans to offer new degree online: master's with security focus
By Nguyen Huy Vu, Seattle Times staff writer: In response to rising
concerns over homeland security in recent years, the University of
Washington plans to offer a new online master's degree this fall
designed to prepare students to manage natural and human-made crises
and disasters.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/135029072_online19m.
html

E-learning broadens employee knowledge at large U.S. companies
By Harry Wessel: Orlando Sentinel: Chris Potter, a 10-year employee
at Home Depot, can tell you a lot about caulk. She does not usually
work in the paint department where caulk is sold, but Home Depot
employees are encouraged to learn as much as they can about every
aspect of the store.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5796849.htm

QTI meets LOM: June 18, 2003: The COLA project, run by the Scottish
Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG), has developed one of
the first applications of the IEEE Learing Object Metadata (LOM)
standard to online assessment.
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/content/20030618204535


TRENDS / RESEARCH SECTION

The Next Big Thing...The Cell Phone: Forget Wi-Fi. The real wireless
revolution is being driven by the cell phone -- and is already
creating rich opportunities for huge players and small startups
alike. By Rafe Needleman, Michael V. Copeland, Om Malik
http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,50167,00.html

The power of peering: While peer-to-peer computing seems
intrinsically linked to piracy, it is actually a legitimate
technology that can help disseminate data efficiently. By Louis Chua
http://www.computerworld.com.sg/pcwsg.
nsf/unidlookup/F021D30ABB7609DE48256D41000AE8DA?OpenDocument

E-Learning 1.0: Using Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Virtual
Classroom By Margie Meacham: Combining what we know about multiple
intelligences with virtual classroom features can help us enrich
e-learners' experiences.
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/jun2003/elearn.html

from elearningpost:
Guardian Unlimited: DEVELOPING A CHILD-CENTRED DESIGN PROCESS
"We are now at the stage where simply making products "interactive"
is no longer enough. Children who have grown up with interactive
technologies often have the highest expectations of what kind of
experiences it should enable them to have, regardless of whether they
are using it at home or in school. To ensure the success of a product
it is becoming increasingly important to include children in the
design process at the earliest stage possible, whether the aim is to
entertain or to educate."
http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,976205,00.html

from elearningpost:
MSNBC: Info With a Ball and Chain: Stopping piracy and increasing
privacy makes sense. But what will we lose by locking up our songs,
movies, books, files and e-mails? Will we suffer the worst-case
Digital Rights Management (DRM) scenario: a world so constricted that
we can't cut or paste a line from a poem, or forward the latest
sick Internet joke to our buddies? I doubt it. But I do think that
the files that arrive in our in boxes and jukeboxes will be on
tighter
leashes. And while I understand the reasoning for this, the prospect
doesn't gladden my heart.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/926304.asp

from UBDaily: Minnesota System Develops Online Portfolio Technology
The eFolio Minnesota technology helps students create multimedia
electronic portfolios to showcase educational achievements.
http://www.efoliominnesota.com/

**All together now, in our best Homer Simpson voice – Doh!
SPECIAL REPORT: COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Businesses Battle for
Song Sharers - If the recording industry gets its wish, millions of
downloaders will form the core of a lucrative new market for legal,
user-friendly music services. -washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29635-2003Jun25.html?
referrer=email

THE WIRED 40: Meet the masters of innovation, technology, and
strategic vision - 40 companies that are reshaping the global
economy. By Kevin Kelleher
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.07/40main_pr.html


EMERGING TECH SECTION

From: Pocket PC Thoughts: My official reaction was Holy Dog S%#!
Toshiba 15GB PC Card Hard Drive: Posted by Janak Parekh @ 09:30 AM
"Wow. Imagine 15GB of storage on your Pocket PC. Now stop
imagining."
http://www.mobileplanet.com/private/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?dept%
5Fid=1420&pf%5Fid=MP530507&listing=1

'Toy' super computer has serious speed: By Nathan Cochrane: A
supercomputer made of toys may make its way into the stratosphere of
the world's fastest 500 computers within a year. One American lab has
already built a supercomputer from 70 Sony PlayStation 2 consoles.
It's at the US National Centre for Supercomputing Applications at the
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
http://arrakis.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ps2/cluster.php


MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Review of the new Pocket PC 2003 operating system from PDAJunkie:
http://pdajunkie.net/index.html?pdajunkie_net_ppc2003.htm&2

POCKET PC 2003: WHO NEEDS IT (AND WHO DOESN'T): By David Coursey
HANDHELDS: If you want to connect your PDA to the Net or your PC via
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or if your company has waited to settle on a
handheld standard, Microsoft's new Pocket PC 2003 could be the
ticket. Otherwise...
http://cl.com.com/Click?q=ad-_4IAQzEEaIlz-NRYx6KHwYpDk6sR

Review of the new iPAQ 2215 (seriously in depth!)
http://pocketpcthoughts.com/phpads/adclick.php?
bannerid=200&zoneid=10&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pocketpcthoughts.
com%2Farticles.php%3Faction%3Dexpand%2C13980

**Learning by the slice anyone?
Mobile operators unveil Simpay: M-payments platform
23 June 2003 9:17am
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/31362.html

Tips On Setting Up A Wireless LAN: Mobile and wireless analyst Craig
Mathias gives realistic advice for building a wireless LAN.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,82489,00.html?nlid=PM

GAMING SECTION

*Been wondering how to include this bit of stuff. It seems that
someone out there is working on a 9-11 Survivor Simulator. You take
on the role of someone trying to survive the planes crashing into the
World Trade Towers. I think that's all I'll say and just
provide the link to a discussion on this topic, taking place at
ludology.org (ludology = game study BTW)
(http://ludology.org/article.php?story=20030610182010869#comments)

2.5m gamers Enter The Matrix: Atari's licensed multi-platform Matrix
title has sold more than 2.5 million units in North America, Europe
and Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), making it the biggest and
fastest-selling title since the publisher's rebranding...
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?
section_name=pub&aid=1817

Microsoft VP broadsides Nintendo and handheld gaming: Peter Moore,
the one-time head of Sega of America who is now a Microsoft corporate
VP for retail sales and marketing, has launched a scathing attack on
Nintendo's strategy in the console market and on handheld gaming as a
whole...
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?
section_name=pub&aid=1815
and a different take - Microsoft's Peter Moore shows alarming
naivety:
Keynote speech misses point of social gaming.
http://spong.com/x?art=5116


SECURITY SECTION

HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION (anybody got a suggestion for a new heading
for this section? Just doesn't seem to be working for me anymore.)

User Not Found: dealing with the death of online friends:
"A weblog devoted to the discussion of dealing with the death of
online friends. As more and more friendships/relationships are
established and maintained in a virtual realm, more "real life"
scenarios become relevant in the online environment. Death,
unfortunately, is one of these scenarios."
http://www.usernotfound.com/
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