e-Clippings 7 August 2003
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."

Whew. OK – starting to my OPTEMPO back under control. Many
apologies for the absence. I will say that we have a fascinating
interview going on over at my research blog with Murry C.
Christensen, who is Vice President - Global e-Learning Research
Director for Goldman, Sachs & Co.
The blog is here: http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert/
The interview is here:
http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert/archives/000081.html

I am now `back' and will try to regain my weekly publishing
schedule – thanks to all who hung around.
Mark Oehlert
Associate – Booz Allen Hamilton / http://www.bah.com
Student – Boise State University
Instructional Performance Technology
http://coen.boisestate.edu/dep/ipt.htm
Editor – e-Clippings Learning and Technology Newsletter
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eClippings
Chief Blogger – Mark Oehlert's e-Learning Research Blog
http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert
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Blogs of Note:
Website of Edward Castronova, PhD
http://business.fullerton.edu/ecastronova/

This is the far-seeing economist who continues to prove that even
exclusively virtual items have verifiable real-world economic value.
Fascinating research.
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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
Research Blog at: http://www.teleworks.com/blog/markoehlert/
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NEWS

E-Learning Gains Momentum: According to eMarketer's new report,
corporate e-learning revenues are coming in around $6 to $7 billion
USD. Interesting comparison table showing estimates by Cortona,
Gartner, and IDC. Read full article at:
http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1002352

Yahoo! and Carat Unveil Research Results Showing Teens are Truly
''Born to Be Wired''
Thursday July 24, 7:55 am ET : Teens and Young Adults Now Spend More
Time Online Than Watching Television
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030724/245198_1.html

Educators Turn to Games for Help By Brad King
02:00 AM Aug. 02, 2003 PT: AUSTIN, Texas -- Video games have come
under tremendous political pressure in recent years because of an
increase in violent and sexual content. But schools soon may be using
the technology that powers those games to help teach America's
children.
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,59855,00.html

E-Gov Chief to Leave OMB
[August 6, 2003] With Congress slashing funding for Bush's e-gov
initiatives, Foreman to leave for private sector.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2245181

elearnspace: IF I WANTED TO MAKE MONEY IN ELEARNING... HERE'S WHAT
I'D DO : "A great product alone did not result in success. Neither
did public awareness. Or superior instruction. Yet, people and
organizations are making money in elearning. The revenue models are
emerging - many innovative approaches have resulted in profits and
promising careers. A strong commitment to listening to the
"customer", experimenting with new ideas, going with the stream of
how
things work in the online culture, and a willingness to fail and
learn
are all needed. These are areas that I would explore if I were to
focus on making money in elearning."
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/making_money.htm

NCCUSL Pulls Support For Controversial UCITA Law: Although the
software licensing measure isn't dead, proponents say it's now in a
period of "repose" given vocal opposition to it in recent years.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83676,00.html?nlid=PM

What's In a Name?: July 2003: Kevin Kruse: E-learning is dead.
That's the recent conclusion of respected industry consultant Jay
Cross. Could it be true? Have the three daggers of learner malaise,
buyer disenchantment and vendor finances finally brought down the
industry? Are we contemplating just a name change,or
is it time to change the profession itself? What's going on here?
http://www.clomedia.com/content/anmviewer.asp?a=206&z=44
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TRENDS / RESEARCH SECTION

FCC Goes WiFi
[August 5, 2003] Federal Communications Commission becomes one of
first federal agencies to offer wireless service to visitors.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/2244451

Technology to Enhance the Learning Experience: July 2003
Bonni Frazee: It is rare to pick up a training industry magazine
without seeing multiple references to e-learning or other types of
technology. It can be challenging to decipher exactly what each tool
has to offer and how you can match the right technology with a given
learning objective. Without a good match, technology can cause
confusion for a learner and can impede learning, essentially causing
more problems than solutions. However, when technology is aligned
well with specific learning outcomes in mind, it can be a great
enabler of learning. And that is ideally what occurs when technology
is incorporated into an organization's learning initiatives.
Information can assist with prioritizing various choices and weighing
options to find the best learning technologies for a particular
organization. This is often easier said than done.
http://www.clomedia.com/content/anmviewer.asp?a=218&z=32

The July issue (Vol. 6, Number 3) of Educational Technology &
Society,
(ISSN 1436-4522) peer-reviewed online journal, is now available in
HTML and PDF format.
It is freely accessible at:
http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/issues/july2003/ (HTML version)
http://lttf.ieee.org/learn_tech/issues/july2003/learn_tech_july2003.
pdf (PDF version)

Portugal encourages use of Wi-Fi laptops in universities
The government of Portugal is helping to provide university students
and professors with Wi-Fi-enabled laptops. Wi-Fi, or 802.11b, is a
wireless standard that allows laptop users to connect to the Internet
over a broadband connection, without the need for wires. Under the
scheme, each of the country's 150,000 university students and
professors will be offered laptops at a discounted rate, and special
bank loans at reduced rates will be made available to those who
cannot afford to buy a laptop outright. Wi-Fi "hotspots" will be
established in all universities, and, although it will not be
compulsory for students to purchase a laptop, universities will
increasingly bring their administrative services on-line. An official
from UMIC, the government's Innovation and Knowledge Society Unit,
said the intention was to make Portugal a leader in Europe in terms
of
high-speed Internet usage.

MSNBC: PUTTING YOUR SOCIAL CONTACTS TO WORK: "Say you're in sales
at XYZ Corp., and you'd like to pitch XYZ's latest money
counter
to Bill Gates. In seconds, the software can inform you that sadly, no
one in the company knows the Microsoft chairman. But -- and here is
the real power of this software -- let's say XYZ's law firm
agreed to have its contacts linked with XYZ's database. Suddenly,
you
might find that someone in XYZ's advertising department is close
with
an XYZ lawyer who knows the Microsoft founder. You wouldn't be
given
those people's names. But the software would e-mail the ad guy,
telling him you're seeking an introduction to Gates."
http://www.msnbc.com/news/947036.asp?0cv=TA01

Smart Rooms: Future Watch: "Thinking surfaces" and rooms that record
what happens in meetings could help designers of the future get their
jobs done faster and better.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83642,00.html?nlid=MW

A Fight for Free Access to Medical Research: The Public Library of
Science is plotting the overthrow the $9 billion publishing
juggernaut that currently controls how scientific results are made
known to the world.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19104-2003Aug4.html?
referrer=email

from Syllabus: Double-Digit Growth Predicted for For-Profit Education
Sector Revenues from the for-profit postsecondary education delivery
market grew more than 13 percent to $13.8 billion, according to an
annual review by Eduventures, a research firm focused on learning
markets.
Among their key findings:
* Revenues grew more than 13 percent in 2002 to $13.8 billion;
* Online distance learning accounted for approximately $900 million,
or 7.7 percent, of total market revenues;
* For-profit education institutions attracted 84 percent of private
investment dollars and represented 48 percent of all mergers and
acquisition activity across the entire postsecondary sector in 2002;
* The market will continue to grow by 13-15 percent through 2005.
* Revenues generated by for-profit tutoring businesses reached $3.5
billion in 2002, a 14 percent increase over 2001 figures. Eduventures
estimates that market growth will exceed 14 percent in 2003.
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EMERGING TECH SECTION

Open-source Spam-blocker Gets High Marks At Cornell: Cornell
University's management school is getting ready to deploy an
open-source antispam tool that its CIO claims is 99% effective in
blocking unwanted e-mail.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83689,00.html?nlid=AM

*Let's just ignore all the tech issues and focus on the fact that
there is now a 4 GB CF Card!!!!!
Incompatibility issues surface with first 4GB CF card: Posted August
5, 5:55 a.m. Pacific Time: Lexar Media Inc. has begun shipping a
4G-byte capacity Compact Flash card, the largest-capacity flash
memory card of any format currently available, but consumers should
be aware that with the arrival of higher-capacity cards come some
potential compatibility problems.
One of the problems lies in the physical size of the Lexar card. It
is a type 2 Compact Flash card and as such is about two millimeters
thicker than the standard type 1 card. That means that it is too
large to fit into a type 1 card slot and potential buyers should
check the specifications of their device to ensure compatibility.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/05/HNlexar_1.html
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MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

AirSpeak Begins Shipment of Flair(TM) Tablet with CE.net: MORGAN
HILL, CA - August 6, 2003 (INB) -- AirSpeak Incorporated is now
shipping the FLAIR tablet thin client with the Windows CE.net
operating system. New features available with the CE.net FLAIR tablet
include Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows media player, file viewers for
MS Office and PDF documents, the RDP 5.1 advanced terminal services
client as well as improved networking and security capabilities.
http://www.internetnewsbureau.com/archives/2003/aug03/flair.html

Robot 'guard dog' protects Wi-Fi setups
http://ct.com.com/click?q=ae-jOE6QMBAES4G16D6XLfe198LDFcR

AMD demos Alchemy-based PDA running Linux: Posted August 6, 5:10 a.m.
Pacific Time
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is showing off a reference
design for a PDA (personal digital assistant) based on its Alchemy
Au1100 processor running Linux at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in
San Francisco, according to the company. The Au1100-based PDA
reference design runs Metrowerks' Linux-based OpenPDA suite of
software. OpenPDA includes an embedded Linux kernel and a range of
software designed for use in PDAs, including games and software for
playing music and video files, as well as Trolltech AS's Qtopia
multilingual user interface, Opera Software ASA's Opera Web browser,
and support for both Personal Java and J2ME (Java 2 Platform Micro
Edition).
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/06/HNalchemy_1.html

THIS JUST IN: With an updated OS, better software, a great-looking
screen, and twice the RAM, the Tungsten T2 is a great refresh of the
first Tungsten Palm.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=9e-tWQoQtMXKKrFEvquatj0ZvPrBGcR

ONE MORE WAY TO STAY ORGANIZED--WITH YOUR PDA: By Jason Parker
KILLER DOWNLOADS: Have trouble keeping track of complex projects
and your busy schedule? Jason's got two apps that'll help by letting
you visually map each task you must complete--and more.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=19-BLe0I2rQgeA0zm9pzu3FI1BCRURR

Street smarts: Garmin's iQue 3600: Getting lost is easier said than
done if you have Garmin"s new iQue 3600 PDA. This Palm-based handheld
has an integrated GPS receiver and comes with detailed maps of all of
North America. From Saskatchewan to Sarasota, you"re covered by the
iQue, which also includes a fast 200MHz processor, 32MB of RAM, and a
large 320x480-pixel screen.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=7b-prT_IBZKgRggoXJ.yl9q2I.yZY4R

Java Handhelds 'A Bigger Security Problem . . .On the Mark: Security
for Java cell phones and PDAs may soon become a sticky issue. And,
finally, a PC without a power cord.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83681,00.html?nlid=MW

Researchers See Trouble Ahead For WLAN Performance: French
researchers said that when a slow device is connected to a wireless
LAN access point, data speeds across the entire network can drop.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83610,00.html?nlid=MW

Nvidia Goes Mobile with MediaQ Acquisition: Graphics chipmaker Nvidia
on Monday announced a major expansion into the wireless sector with a
$70 million deal to acquire handheld graphics chip specialist MediaQ.
(internetnews.com)
http://www.thinkmobile.com/Content/Detail.asp?CTID=1&ID=6994
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GAMING SECTION

Initial Issue of PLAY (an e-zine from GameGirlAdvance)
http://www.gamegirladvance.com/zine/

Focus Enhancements, Inc. said today that its FS454 video processor
is now included in Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox videogame console. The
"low-cost, broadcast quality" TV-Out will allow the console
to connect to "virtually all" Standard Definition television
(SDTV) and High Definition television (HDTV) formats worldwide. The
FS454 also contains Macrovision 7.1 DVD anti-copy protection
technology in the encoder for all TV outputs, "including
protection
for 480p, progressive component output."

Multiplayer.com has launched a new service entitled MGold that gives
subscribers one price access to a slew of online multiplayer PC
games. The company says it keeps track of usage preferences and game
performance in order to "rewarding more popular games with
increased revenue while at the same time delivering early
incremental revenue to independent developers who are smaller or are
not as far along in their release cycle." A seven-day trial
membership
to the service is available for $3. 75. A Full subscription to Mgold,
which currently features a lineup of over a dozen games, is priced
at
$14.95 per month.
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SECURITY SECTION

CERT Warns Of Attacks, New Holes In Windows: In the past two days,
CERT has received reports of thousands of systems compromised using
variations of the malicious code, which is known as DCOM RPC.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,83670,00.html?nlid=PM

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HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION


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