e-Clippings 3 September 2003
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."
"People defend nothing more violently than the pretenses they
live by." Novelist, Allen Drury

"The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored
people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing."
- William Ralph Inge
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Mark Oehlert, Editor
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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

"In what could be the largest public wireless service in the
world, Case Western Reserve University is opening more than 1,230
Cisco Aironet 1200 wireless access points Sept. 1, providing free
Internet access to faculty, students, staff and visitors. "This is
the first phase of blanketing Cleveland with free wireless Internet
access -- a project we call OneCleveland," said Lev Gonick, vice
president of information technology services and chief information
officer at Case. "We are working with our industry partners, Cisco
Systems and Sprint, to complete the wireless network across
University
Circle, providing wireless access to everyone who comes to the
Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, or
any of the other cultural and educational resources in the
neighborhood."
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.
story&STORY=/www/story/08-27-2003/0002007427&EDATE=WED+Aug+27+2003,
+12:17+PM

Distance Education Brings Naval War College To Students Around The
World NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) -- The Naval War College in Newport, R.I.,
is offering active and Reserve officers the opportunity to earn a
Joint Professional Military Education and/or a Fleet Seminar Program
Certification starting in August and May 2004.
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=9238

Instant messaging, loud and clear
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/0818/tec-msg2-08-18-03.asp

High-Speed Hotel: Internet users may find a new place to dwell —
connected hotel rooms and Wi-Fi lobbies. August 28, 2003
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/travel/article/0,,6071_3069901,
00.html

from TechTV: Even if the RIAA hasn't targeted you with a subpoena for
illegal file sharing, you're sure to have an opinion on the
hot-button topic of online music. On one side are people who claim
it's stealing, plain and simple, on the other the folks who insist
it's their right as consumers to share. Get the whole story at Music
Wars, a TechLive.com special report.
http://cgi.techtv.com/memberservices/newsletters?
click=28185&release=3680
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TRENDS / RESEARCH SECTION

Future Watch: Using Computers To Outthink Terrorists: Future Watch:
Future IT will not only enable new levels of collaboration between
teams of intelligence analysts, policy-makers and covert operators,
but will also make it possible for humans and computers to "think
together" in real time to anticipate and preempt terrorist threats.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,84467,00.html?nlid=PM

from elearningpost: INTERACTIVE VISUAL EXPLAINERS — A SIMPLE
CLASSIFICATION: While Peter J. Bogaards highlights the need for UX
designers to learn from the field of Instructional Design, in this
article I highlight the need for Instructional Designers to learn
from the field of Visual Journalism. After years of linking to
'Interactives' and categorizing them under 'Realm of Cool', I decided
to gather all of them and do a meta-level analysis to find patterns
and I did. The Classification is a simple categorization of
Interactives. It's also important to highlight that this awareness
that there could be patterns in my seemingly random linking -- seems
to be a byproduct of keeping a blog for a long time!
http://www.elearningpost.com/features/archives/002069.asp

With E-mail Dying, RSS Offers Alternative: Publishers Must Find New
Delivery Methods AUGUST 27, 2003: Who'd have thought that things
could get this bad? E-mail -- long touted as the "killer app" of the
Internet and the best online channel for publishers -- is rapidly
being decimated by spammers and virus writers. Yes, "decimated" is an
accurate word. The evidence is quickly mounting that e-mail is no
longer an efficient means for ethical publishers to reach subscribers.
http://www.mediainfo.
com/editorandpublisher/features_columns/article_display.jsp?
vnu_content_id=1963664

Peter J. Bogaards: THE UNDERLYING THINKING OF HOW PEOPLE LEARN,
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTAND: "The field of instructional design
and technology is also valuable to the UX community, providing
theories and knowledge on important aspects of human behaviour and
the role technology plays influencing that behaviour. Two theories on
how people learn with (information) artifacts we design,
'instructionalism' versus 'constructionism', are directly germane and
very valuable for the UX community."
http://www.bogieland.com/postings/post_construct.htm

Satisfaction of college students with the digital learning
environment: Do learners' temperaments make a difference? Suzanne
P. Stokes* College of Health and Human Services, Troy State
University, 4 Collegeview, Troy, AL 36082, USA: Received 19 June
2001; received in revised form 24 July 2001; accepted 31 July 2001
Internet and Higher Education 4 (2001) 31–44
http://www.ericit.org/fulltext/IR544999.pdf

Public Policy, Research and Online Learning: E-learning is more than
a new way of doing the old thing. Its outcomes can't be measured by
the traditional process. By Stephen Downes
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v4i25_downes.html
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EMERGING TECH SECTION

A DRIVE FOR ALL YOUR DVDS: THIS JUST IN: LG Electronics's
competitively priced GSA-4040B is the first drive on the market to
support all five DVD formats.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=0f-RM2lIqjg98uzDgFOpG4HS9L26_dR

MIT Tech Review: WHEREWARE: "Soon, hardware and software that track
your location will be providing directions, offering shopping
discounts, and aiding rescue workers—services that promise a
windfall for ailing telecom carriers."
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/pfeiffer0903.asp

BBC: HI-TECH TOME TAKES ON PAPERBACKS: "Researchers at Hewlett
Packard have developed a prototype electronic book which can hold a
whole library on a device no bigger than a paperback."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3173835.stm
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MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Sun Disputes Claim That Java Handhelds: On the Mark: Mark Hall writes
that Sun claims Java handhelds are secure. Still, the development
environment remains a complex one, which is why a third party is
coming to the rescue.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,84532,00.html?nlid=SEC
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GAMING SECTION

Gamers Growing Up: The average player is 29 years old, and an
increasing number are over 50. August 29, 2003
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/demographics/article/0,,
5901_3070391,00.html

Game Players are an Increasingly Diverse Group, Says Poll: An ESA
poll finds an increased number of female and older gamers.
http://consolewire.com/news/item.asp?nid=2756

BBC: COMPUTER GAME 'BOOSTS HEARING' : "A simple computer game can
dramatically improve children's listening skills by teaching them to
distinguish between sounds, new research suggests. The game is said
to boost children's hearing by the equivalent of two years in just a
few weeks."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3186243.stm
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SECURITY SECTION


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HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION


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