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Stephen27s20Web207E20by20Stephen20Downes207E20Dave20Winer20Proposes20to20use20URLs20for20Digital20Identity

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John Baez’s Stuff

John Baez’s Stuff

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� How to stop Hollywood and Congress from trampling on your constitutional rights | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

� How to stop Hollywood and Congress from trampling on your constitutional rights | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com – is a response to the US legislative context. But, of course, we have the same problem in Canada. … must … Continue reading

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iterating toward openness � Structured Blogging for Learning Objects?

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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10 principles of effective information management

10 principles of effective information management – recommended by Stephen Downes

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Physics Flash Animations

Physics Flash Animations by Dave Harrison @UofT

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Java Applets

Java Applets by David Little at PennState

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Gamasutra – Feature –

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

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

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A Difference: Rip Mix Learn

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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Teach and Learn Online: Lawsuit forces Web2 learning strategies

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

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

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

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A Neighbourhood of Infinity: The Sleeping Beauty Problem

A Neighbourhood of Infinity: The Sleeping Beauty Problem

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Writing for the Web: Hurricane Blogs

Crawford Killian reports the advent of more Hurricane Blogs. My own sense is that blog references to Katrina have been slow to show up – at least within the edtech arena.

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Writing for the Web: The World’s Greatest Online Journalism

Writing for the Web: The World’s Greatest Online Journalism

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A Derivation of Amortization

This Derivation of Amortization is kind of like the old bookkeeping version – assigning each payment partly to interest and partly to principal. Of course it all works out the same in the end.

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Putting Things in Perspective!

Julian Beever has his own point of view on the subject.

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McGee’s Musings

McGee’s Musings

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CogDogBlog � Blog Archive � Conversations: Tree People and Cave Dwellers

This comment on the Moodle discussion of blogs CogDogBlog � Blog Archive � Conversations: Tree People and Cave Dwellers came via Downes’ OLDaily

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