I've posted an article on the need for open source content in education: Developing Open Source Content - Part 2.

To correspond with the concept, a mailing list has been set up (open membersip to discuss the concept): DOSC

Comments/suggestions are appreciated...

Hi...I've posted Part 2 of "The Art of Blogging" ...comments/suggestions are appreciated.

This concept is intriguing to me (perhaps I need a life!): SCORM is not for Everyone. I hear discussions about the need to be SCORM-compiant in higher education frequently...and yet according to this article, SCORM shouldn't even be used at this level...unfortunately, there aren't really any suitable alternatives.

PS - The topic dropdown list (when posting) doesn't include "standards"...unless I just missed it.

A good Rubric for Online Instruction (via Distance-Educator.com)

It's basic - straight forward, and provides a good listing of areas to consider in determining course quality. I think we are just at the beginning stages of a "quality focus" in elearning (long over due).

See also: Choosing a Blogging Package for Students

Quote: "I was recently commissioned with the task of selecting an appropriate blogging tool for our upcoming Intellectual Property Weblog class. Selecting blogging software is becoming increasingly tricky, in part because there are so many packages out there, and because so many of them are so good. All have been appending each other's features as time goes on, making their advantages progressively less distinct."

Charlie...saw this, thought of your upcoming blogging class...just in case you haven't seen it...

hey...not sure if any Kairosnews readers are interested, but here is my attempt at finding a more effective way to learn: elearning course (or not)..."Lately I've been yipping about the need for a shifted perspective on who provides content in the learning experience - the instructor, student, or both. In an information society, the concept of one person (i.e. the instructor) playing the sole role of information provision, seems antiquated. Things change...fast! The teacher is the student is the teacher"

So, I propose "Instead of having an instructor provide the content, a facilitator provides a topic for the group to debate and disseminate. Essentially, the content is one sentence...i.e. "What is the effectiveness of elearning when compared with traditional classroom delivery." That's it. From there, the group dissects the issue."

If you are interested in being part of the 12 week course (max. 15 students), follow the link above for information.

Web addictions on the rise describes surfing as "one of the most highly addictive activities to scourge the modern workplace." ouch...harsh.

...but, after reading the statistics - gambling, shopping, pornography - apparently some people waste one entire workday a week surfing non work related sites.

Here's the problem - these kinds of stats will to serve increase observation of Internet activities in the workplace. Rapidly, it seems, the freedom of the Internet is becoming the most monitored activity of our daily lives. Kinda sucks.

Ray Ozzie (Groove) has some Blog Guidelines for company bloggers to follow. As blogging continues to grow, more companies will have to draft some kind of statement that guides bloggers activity.

Great post by Jay Cross on his blog...Convergence. I completely agree with the diagram of "the former islands of the enterprise into one integrated unit". In a knowledge economy, learning cannot be a task separate from work...it must be integrated. Concepts of knowledge management, elearning, electronic performance support system (EPSS) currently stand as distinct initiatives in many organizations. Eventually they will merge. Content developed and captured by the KM system will be immediately accessible by someone relying on EPSS...and elearning will be designed to integrate and support KM and EPSS.

How's this going to impact higher education? Not sure...but I'm guessing current models of being a "learning provider" will need to evolve. Thoughts?

I believe I can fly - Swedish robot...not sure of the educational value of this, but it's an interesting article. Should be noted that before the robot got it right, it tried cheating...like a true student :).