Category Archives: social issues

iterating toward openness � Structured Blogging for Learning Objects?

Posted on 2005-11-12 by site admin

Was pointed to this iterating toward openness � Structured Blogging for Learning Objects? by sDownes in OLDaily on Nov10. . . .Might be worth looking at.

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Physics Flash Animations

Posted on 2005-11-02 by site admin

Physics Flash Animations by Dave Harrison @UofT

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Java Applets

Posted on 2005-11-02 by site admin

Java Applets by David Little at PennState

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BBC NEWS | Health | Scientists discover dyslexia gene

Posted on 2005-10-30 by site admin

BBC NEWS | Health | Scientists discover dyslexia gene

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thetyee.ca The Hidden, Huge Costs of ‘P3’ Projects

Posted on 2005-10-26 by site admin

thetyee.ca The Hidden, Huge Costs of ‘P3’ Projects

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God save the heretic – Sunday Times – Times Online

Posted on 2005-10-26 by site admin

God save the heretic – Sunday Times – Times Online is about a proposed British law to make it illegal to be “insulting or abusive” about any religion. The author considers this a bad idea, but whether or not he … Continue reading →

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God save the heretic – Sunday Times – Times Online

Posted on 2005-10-26 by site admin

God save the heretic – Sunday Times – Times Online is about a proposed British law to make it illegal to be “insulting or abusive” about any religion.

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Gamasutra – Feature –

Posted on 2005-10-26 by site admin

Gamasutra – Feature – “Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games”

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Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games

Posted on 2005-10-26 by site admin

Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games from Stephen Downes’ OLDaily

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Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Robert Winston: Why do we believe in God?

Posted on 2005-10-21 by site admin

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Robert Winston: Why do we believe in God?

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A Difference: Rip Mix Learn

Posted on 2005-10-14 by site admin

A Difference: Rip Mix Learn is a workshop on ‘blogging’ for Manitoba math teachers on oct21 by Darren Kurotapwa. I hope I have time to look at it in more detail.

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p2pnet.net – the original daily p2p and digital media news site

Posted on 2005-10-07 by site admin

Here is one way to fight back against the aggressiva and immoral behaviour of IP hoarders p2pnet.net – the original daily p2p and digital media news site

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Michael Geist – Coming Clean on Copyright

Posted on 2005-10-07 by site admin

Michael Geist – Coming Clean on Copyright is another article by Michael Geist – a wonderful strong voice for the public good that needs to be promoted and supported.

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Teach and Learn Online: Lawsuit forces Web2 learning strategies

Posted on 2005-09-26 by site admin

Leigh Blackall comments on the WebCT accessibility lawsuit and outlines some more open alternatives. But the overhead of learning the tools is substantial. Which is fine if that’s what the course is about – ie if the medium really is … Continue reading →

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Non-accessible e-learning: lawsuit against an institution using WebCT – FLOSSE Posse

Posted on 2005-09-26 by site admin

I’m no fan of WebCT (or “vendor-lock-in” of any kind) but in their discussion of a lawsuit against an institution using WebCT (on the basis of non-accessible e-learning) FLOSSE Posse say: “In WebCT they probably seriously think that learning happens … Continue reading →

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democracyarsenal.org: North Korea: Unravelling already?

Posted on 2005-09-20 by site admin

democracyarsenal.org: North Korea: Unravelling already? I agree with Dan Kervick’s comment that “it doesn’t really matter who delivers first as long as the deliveries both take place”. In fact the common statement makes no precise commitment as to the timing … Continue reading →

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The brains business | Economist.com

Posted on 2005-09-15 by site admin

The brains business | Economist.com is an article identified by Stephen Downes as “the plan for destroying” public university systems.

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Guardian Unlimited | Life | Don’t dumb me down

Posted on 2005-09-13 by site admin

Guardian Unlimited | Life | Don’t dumb me down is the article referred to in the previously referenced article by Styhphen Downes

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Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ Web Site Link Checker

Posted on 2005-09-13 by site admin

This Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ Web Site Link Checker might be useful for the MathWebResources project

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AlterNet: Blogs: Peek: SPECIAL: What led to Katrina?

Posted on 2005-09-08 by site admin

AlterNet: Blogs: Peek: SPECIAL: What led to Katrina?

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