Monday, January 24, 2005

Google and Yahoo Are Extending Search Ability to TV Programs. Google and Yahoo are introducing services that will let users search through television programs based on words spoken on the air. By By SAUL HANSELL. [NYT > Technology] 11:30:46 PM      Google It!.

The quiz.module, an experiment in pooling resources | Webs4.com. Drupal quiz module development forum [Edubloggers Links Feed] 5:48:03 PM      Google It!.

UBCWiki: WikiInstruction [Edubloggers Links Feed] 5:46:07 PM      Google It!.

using audio files in the classroom. What: audioblog.com provides a fast, easy, and cheap way to record and put audio files into your blogs. All you need is a subscription to the service and access to a computer with a microphone. You can even phone in your audio and post it to your blog. I think a big plus of this service is the built-in player that shows up in the post. It allows people to hear the audio "on-the-fly" as opposed to downloading a file and then starting a separate application to play it. Other features: Include links to MP3 (for uploaded files only) file of the audio...great for podcasting A beta (test) version of video which allows you to record yourself on your webcam or ... [edugadget] 5:44:41 PM      Google It!.

In Praise of Simpler Standards?. Such a pleasure that Scott Wilson has joined the blogosphere, and we're still in the heady first few days of his blog where every topic is new (it gets harder in the second year, when you realize you made the same point before, somewhere). In this item, Wilson outlines other values he thinks are important in specifications work are: utility, precision, free, open and clarity. He then looks - critically - at how e-learning specifications stack up. Personally, I think that the e-learning specifications will have to be rewritten. This column is a good example of some of the reasons why: scope-creep, excessive "what if?" analysis, and premature optimisation. Bonus Wilson: why Sakai isn't ready for prime time. By Scott Wilson, Scott's Workblog, January 21, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] 5:37:08 PM      Google It!.

Firefox Lead Now Working For Google [Slashdot:] 5:27:52 PM      Google It!.

Gecko-based K-Meleon 0.9 browser Released [Slashdot:] light, fast, and includes macros --  seems like the usability balance is getting better -- BL 9:16:18 AM      Google It!.

Users Confuse Search Results, Ads. Adults in the United States tend to be naïve about how search engines work, according to a new study. The research shows only one in six web searchers can differentiate between paid ads and unbiased search results. [Wired News] 8:21:14 AM      Google It!.

A Holistic Perspective on the Student Dropout Problem with Special Attention to e-Learning - Zane L. Berge and Yi-Ping Huang, DEOSNews. This article introduces a comprehensive model to assist institutions in planning for interventions to address student dropout and to increase student retention. The model is the result of an extensive review, analysis, and synthesis of research and th [Online Learning Update] 8:17:07 AM      Google It!.