"It’s what we think we know that keeps us from learning."Claude Bernard
Read MoreAll articles filed in Editorial Comment
It’s not about freedom of speech….
I picked this article up from the SMH today "Chinese professor sues blog host" – it reports on a Chinese professor who was not amused when he read some comments from one of his students. "So when the operators of the hosting website refused to remove the offending language, he decided to sue them for…
Read MoreAcademics sharing their works – grey literature!
Here’s an….interesting…article from the Australian IT…"Top Down Push for Web" by Brendan O’Keefe 22 Feb, 2006. It’s a report (sort of) from an unnamed conference (could have been library or information focused?) and there’s some interesting comments captured here – they appear to be quite conflicting, so I’m not sure what angle the reporter is…
Read MoreIs Everything Bad Good for You?
In an interview for Online Learning and News (4th Jan 2006) [I can’t give you a direct link to the article yet as it comes in an email format, then gets archived on the main site – and it’s not archived yet…hmmmm!] Steven Johnson, author of "Everything Bad is Good For You: How Today’s Popular…
Read MoreWhy go to University?
I picked-up an article when I was down in Melbourne from The Age (19 December 2005) – unfortunately, I didn’t get the URL at the same time – which now means if I want a digital copy I have to pay $2.20 for it….sorry, but I’ll keep the paper-based article and tell you what it…
Read MoreTeaching versus Learning
" Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn."Heidegger, 1968
Read More2006 – Are you ready for it?
Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year to all! Here’s to a sensational 2006 – happy, healthy, safe and peaceful! If you’re in Sydney, you’re probably melting down – how was New Year’s day – 45C (49C in my courtyard!) – and they try to tell us there’s no such thing as global warming…yeah right!!! Today…
Read MoreBathroom surfing….
I’m not sure what to make of this story…Sounds of logon from the John … I picked up from the Australian…according to the story.. "…a [US] survey of internet use finds more people are logging on in the bathroom. The snapshot of how the internet has changed life in the US finds that home wireless…
Read MoreThe Ethics of Tracking
The Ethics of Tracking – this article from Lisa Neal – editor-in-chief at eLearn Magazine should make very educator using an LMS stop and take a few deep breaths…..it’s has been a niggling thought at the back of my mind from 2 perspectives:1) are there any organisations that actually do this….? Probably!2) how many learners…
Read MoreHandbook for Bloggers & Cyberdissidents
RSF (Reporters san Frontiers – Reporters without Borders), a French press freedom of rights group – have produced a book (online, PDF format) that provides basic definitions and technical advice on how to to remain anonymous and to get around censorship, by choosing the most suitable method for each situation – and it’s sponsored by…
Read More
Digital Dialogues 
You must be logged in to post a comment.