details of a global brain
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Andreas Beutel Weblog
Andreas Beutel is running is own weblog now. And also Marian Steinbach started to update his page in a webloggish style. Onward! Unfortunatly they don’t seem to have RSS feeds of their blogs…
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Back from vacation
If anyone wondered why there wasn’t any update the last three weeks: I was taking a timeout in Greece. Regular updates ahead…
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Getting rid of Microsoft
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]
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New software for OS X
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”.
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California race
That’s not a political race – that’s a freak show…
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Collaborative learning environments sourcebook
»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…
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Cognitive Psychology & IA: From Theory to Practice
Jason Withrow: »What do cognitive psychology and information architecture have in common? Actually there is a good deal of common ground between the two disciplines.«
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Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database
»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.«
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Encyclopedia of Educational Technology
»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!
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Syndicating Learning Objects with RSS and Trackback
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…
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Ten Things We Know About Teaching Online
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…
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Weblogger review
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
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Howard Dean Weblog
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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Online Readings in Psychology and Culture
Available at the Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington U.S.A.
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The Hyperspace Classroom
Spike Hall notes some of his experiences over the years using online teaching. Overestimation of technical skills of students and failure to detect problems early are his main two reasons for failure of online education. [Spike Hall’s Weblog]
Got any book recommendations?