Category Archives: web-edu

Web Edu

Ridiculous Pledge

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

This is really grotesque. Last year Blackboard was awarded a US patent on its purportedly original idea of course management systems. The fact that it was actually awarded the patent is in itself an absurd exercise, because with this patent … Continue reading →

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EduBlogs 2007

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The day is approaching fast! Pronto voy a ir a Mayagüez, para participar del congreso Edublogs 2007 (organizado por el amigo Mario Nuñez) los días 8 y 9 de febrero. {La inscripción ¡es grátis!} El programa es bien interesante, y … Continue reading →

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Social software and learning

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Social software and learning. An Opening Education report from Futurelab is available from elearningeuropa.info This paper is focused on exploring the inter-relationship between two key trends in the field of educational technologies. In the educational arena, we are increasingly witnessing … Continue reading →

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Byzantine podcast

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

WIRED magazine published (Podcast Lectures 101) a few beautiful remarks on podcasting, a technology I have not experimented with, yet. In particular, it noted a high school history teacher, Lars Brownworth, who “Exhibiting an infectious passion for his subject, slashes … Continue reading →

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Journals

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Speaking about UOC Papers. The UNESCO e-Learning Chair at UOC publishes the Journal “Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento“. Two other excellent journals on e-Learning are: IRRODL (Internbational Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning), published by Athabasca … Continue reading →

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