Friday, October 15, 2004

The Disseminary. Scott Leslie passes this link along, noting from the site's description: "The Disseminary stands for an approach to education and educational materials apart from the constraints of institutional education: credits, fees, restrictive copyright limitations, grades, and other limitations. The project envisions a variety of educational resources offered at no charge, for no formal credit. Such resources may in the long run include publications, asynchronous seminar discussions (kept available in archives), chats, interviews, audio and video recordings." The model of free and open learning, of course, is the important thing, though it is worth noting in passing the use of the model to provide what might be called alternative education. Thin edge of the wedge. By Various Authors, October, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 5:38:40 PM      Google It!.

Tutors with infinite patience - KATIE HAFNER, New York Times News Service. Fourteen-year-old Rochelle Brown was close to solving an algebra problem. Yet she stumbled repeatedly on one calculation: -2.3 + .5. As she sat at a computer screen, she kept typing 2.8, an incorrect answer. Eventually a hint popped up: "Think about th [Online Learning Update] 10:17:22 AM      Google It!.

Petite MP3 Player Boots PCs Into Linux [Slashdot:] disruptive technology -- BL 10:15:24 AM      Google It!.

Sharp To Ship New HD-equipped Zaurus In Japan [Slashdot:] this may give the pda market new life -  an information rocket in your pocket  -- (VGA, 4GB, USB) -- BL 10:05:03 AM      Google It!.

IBM Open Sources Object Rexx [Slashdot:] 9:57:33 AM      Google It!.