Notes from Prof. Oliver Wrede on Interface, Interaction and Information Design & more
I just updated my Ryze page to include some friends – or at least people I met.
I think I would pay $9.90 for the Gold membership, but Ryze is far from showing my social network – 99% of the people I work and communicate with are not in the Ryze database. I think a alternative payment model depending on the size of the social network (like less than 15 friends for free, 15-60 $5, more than 60 $15) would bring in more customers to Ryze.
And BTW: They need an interface designer!
Ton Zijlstra has made a decision. He wants to get rid of Microsoft. He created a new blog, Jettison, where he will try to document his path from Microsoft to Linux. [Der Schockwellenreiter]
FlyingMeat offers a $10 shareware called VooDooPad that offers a Wiki-style notes system. Runrev releases Revolution 2.1 – a software development enviroment that offers true “write once run everywhere”.
»This is a sourcebook for academics and students who want to develop collaborative learning environments (or communities of practice) in which lecturers, students and others can work together to create new knowledge while learning new skills. Click on the links on the left to browse through the book. The book is currently in the process of being (collaboratively) developed, but already contains quite a lot of useful material.« [via Seblogging News]
»What do cognitive psychology and information architecture have in common? Actually there is a good deal of common ground between the two disciplines.«
»TIP (theory into practics database) is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.«
»The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training.« [via BildungsBlog]
What a wonderful collection!
Von Alan Levine, Brian Lab und D’Arcy Norman: »Customized collections of learning objects from multiple repositories are achieved with simple, existing RSS protocols, creating access to a wider range of objects than a single source. This provides discipline-specific windows into collections, contextual wrappers via blogging tools, and a system for connecting objects and implementations via TrackBack.« [via BildungsBlog]
Margaret Driscoll: »As a consultant, I frequently work with business unit managers who are making decisions about online learning. These managers have clear business needs and an in-depth knowledge of technical issues, but they sometimes lack the knowledge needed to make sound educational decisions. As online learning technology becomes more reliable and user-friendly, the real difference between good and bad programs is the instructional design.«
PC Magazine reviews the Weblogger.com Manila service:
Weblogger isn’t as simple to use as the other services we reviewed, but it offers a superb level of template control for business professionals. You can stick with one of the themes or customize all the elements on the page
Howard Dean is one of the next presidential candidates and he runs a weblog. Is weblogging a better way run a candidacy? Dan Gillmor is at the campaign headquaters and reports.
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