Alertbox: Ten Years (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) Perhaps the most important criterion for usability of the web as a whole is our common adherence to accepted standards, and perhaps the most fundamental standard of all is the language of communication (in … Continue reading →

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Is the “Learning Object” King naked?

Posted on 2005-05-20 by site admin

This item by Scott Leslie and its referent sound the death knell for a term that would have been useful if it hadn’t been taken so seriously. I have long argued in particular that the idea of collecting “Learning Objects” … Continue reading →

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� Jamie Lewis on the future of identity management | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com

Posted on 2005-05-12 by site admin

� Jamie Lewis on the future of identity management | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Jamie Lewis on the future of identity management by ZDNet‘s Chris Jablonski

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CETIS-The Case for Creative Commons Textbooks

Posted on 2005-05-10 by site admin

According to a recent survey, University of California students now spend 40 percent more on textbooks than they did six years ago. This paper argues that colleges and universities may be able to significantly reduce these costs by creating a … Continue reading →

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Babies and Bathwater

Posted on 2005-05-05 by site admin

When I tried to post part of the previous postings as a comment on Stephen’s Web, I was told: “Because it has submitted spam, this client has been banned from all interactive features of this website. Email the administrator if … Continue reading →

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mIDm – Self-Identification

Posted on 2005-05-04 by site admin

mIDm – Self-Identification the World Wide Web is Stephen Downes’ follow-up to his previous article on Authentication and Identification. I had some issues with the previous part but have not yet read this one.

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