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- EFF keeps viral video free from infection
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:10:26 -0600EFF recently blogged about the way they're using embedded video and steps that they've taken to protect the privacy of users visiting their pages. They've created a script that prevents embeded sources from automatically downloading when you visit a page. In effect, they've created a system that offers the ability to opt-in to view the embedded media, rather that force feeding content from third parties (and associated usage tracking) into the attention stream of their audience. This seems like an important step towards elevating thought and providing protective measures aimed at third party sources (whether that mean viral video, widgets, maps, images or mashups of various web services).
They've implemented these protection measures using a Drupal module and they'll be contributing this back to the community!
Thank you EFF!
- Privacy related links of interest ...
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:57:06 -0600I just discovered a series of interesting blog entries from Danny Weitzner, W3C Technology and Society Policy Director and co-director of MIT CSAIL. These aren't especially new links, but I thought they might be worth relaying ...
Reciprocal Privacy for the Social Web - provides an introduction for a proposal "to establish a reasonable privacy balance in social networking environment" using FOAF. Also of interest is a link from Shahan Khatchadourian describing the use of FOAF and OpenID to establish trust/prevent spam. Apparently the solution could be available from Ryan Lee as a Drupal module? In some ways, this sounds similar to the Social Network Portability concept mentioned by Stephen Downes.
Other links that piqued my interest ...
- Updating network security community's understanding of privacy
- Free speech-related privacy rights of book buying (and reading?) records
- Privacy Lost?
- University requires GPS enabled phones of students?
Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:50:11 -0600Wow, this is an interesting move. Above and beyond the potential for unintended side-effects, I wonder what kind of interesting ways they'll be able to leverage this in the classroom and beyond.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/04/montclair-state-mandates-use-of-gps-enabled-phones/
- Cyberinfrastructure and Web 2.0
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:55:53 -0600I've been thinking a lot about comparisons these days and I've long hoped to write something interesting about the following concepts and technologies, but I've never carved out the time.
- OAI-PMH and RSS
- Semantic Web and Microformats
- Shibboleth and OpenID
- Cyberinfrastructure and Web 2.0
I've given up any aspirations of writing something meaningful before the start of 2008, but I thought some observations might be interesting to jot down and share with the community. I guess I'll start with Cyberinfrastructure and Web 2.0
I think the two share many similar properties. In each case, the terms were coined by influential players in the field, but the definitions seem to shrink or expand based on who you talk to. In both cases, the introduction of the terms have served as a catalyst of sorts that seemed to have sharpened interest and discussion in a range of activities. In both cases, the underlying technologies supporting the phenomena existed before the terms were coined.
In the case of Web 2.0, we observed lots of people trying to make sense of what it is and how it applies to them. It created a new wave of buzz among venture capitalists looking for the next big thing. Cyberinfrastructure, meanwhile, seems to have many of the same characteristics, but on a much smaller scale ... a microcosm of what happened with Web 2.0. Variations on the scale and scope of cyberinfrastructure abound ... and just like entrepreneurs in the private sector, it seems we have a range of folks jocking for position in a period where everyone seems to sense that this could be a pivotal time. Is this good or bad for higher education? I don't know, but it will be interesting to see how it evolves.
I also wish I could compare and contrast the social and economic impacts of each of these concepts, but I have neither the time nor ability to do so. Still, I wonder if any efforts are underway to track this for either cyberinfrastructure or Web 2.0.
I've done my share of reading about cyberinfrastructure, but I still can't quite wrap my head around exactly what it is and how or why it emerged as a buzzword dejure. This is very similar to how I felt in the early days of Web 2.0. Over the next year or two, I'm hoping that I'll develop a more coherent view of what cyberinfrastructure is and why it is important. For now, it's fun to watch this thing evolve.
I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts on this front. How do you think this is going to evolve. Are my comparisons off base or on par with what you're observing? I'd love to hear from folks more knowledgeable than I.
- NPR Series about Online Education
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:03:11 -0600NPR has a two part series about online education. The only thing that might be lost in the commentary is the motives behind the pursuit of online learning among schools that have begun offering it.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16638700
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16709807
An interesting supplement to these recordings might include an interview with Robert Mendenhall at this year's EDUCAUSE Annual Event.
- Podcast of Professor's Thoughts on Podcasting in Education
Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:54:55 -0600Steve Brady, a professor at Penn State, chronicles some ideas about podcasting and offers some insights into student produced podcasts in his presentation recorded at the Supply Chain Management Educators' Conference. A PDF of his paper and supporting slides are also available.
- E07 Podcast: An Interview with Bruce Schneier
(14mb)
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:02:49 -0500The attached recording provides coverage of a 14 minute interview with BT Counterpane's Bruce Schneier. Listen in as he shares some insightful words about privacy along with interesting commentary about ethics, cybersecurity and blogging. Don't forget the video (or audio) of his session in Seattle too.
- E07 Podcast: An interview with Robert Mendenhall (16mb)
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:50:58 -0500In this 16 minute recording, we'll hear from the President and CEO of Western Governors University, Robert Mendenhall. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on his particpation in a panel discussion about accesss, affordability and accountability in the information age and about online learning more broadly.
- E07 Podcast: An Interview with Charlene Nunley (11mb)
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:00:35 -0500In this 12 minute recording, we'll hear from the Charlene Nunley, President Emertia of Montgomery College. Listen in as she provides some observations from her three decades of work with Montgomery and thoughts on her particpation in the panel discussion about accesss, affordability and accountability in the information age.
- OCLC Report on Social Networking
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:48:38 -0500OCLC has issued a new report that sounds like a must read for those interested in navigating the waters of the social web and I look forward to delving into it. I, personally, have mixed feelings about what I've skimmed of the report. I'm particularly vexed about a call from OCLC to "relax the rules of privacy" ... I haven't read the report yet, but that's an interesting call to action. Personally, I'd love to see a call for a more research and experimentation into alternative approaches to the social web that might find a way to protect privacy and raise awareness of why it might be important.
I'm also interested in the so called attention economy and the work of groups like AttentionTrust.org, but they haven't gained much traction as far as I can tell. As I learn more about these new social spaces, I've begun to worry more and more about privacy. In an era of mash-ups, widgets and outsourcing services to third parties, it almost seems to easy to skim over issues like privacy. I also worry that for many, the topic of privacy is limited in scope to compliance with FERPA related issues. Am I alone in my perception there?
I often wonder whether or not we're sometimes are too quick to embrace some of these areas without pausing to consider the potential for unintended consequences and other side effects. Furthermore, I often wonder about who'll take up the banner of privacy and trust in an era where the library is being disintermediated and where the values that librarians often hold are brushed aside as organizations look to embrace some of these emerging technologies. The library was once a key locus for managing the relationships between content and consumers, but now access to information is much more diffuse and the breadcrumbs of consumption are scattered about and managed by many different players ... and many of them are private sector participants whose values may be very different from those often embedded in our library colleagues. Is this a good thing? I'm not so certain, but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
http://www.oclc.org/reports/sharing/default.htm
- An Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:10:37 -0500In this nine minute recording, we'll hear from Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Listen in as she shares some poignant thoughts on the leadership that may prove especially relevant to institutions ripe with diversity such as those we find in higher education. She'll also comment on the prospects of Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt as bloggers in the 21st century, digital preservation, and the shares some thoughts on baseball. As an avid Red Sox fan, I'm sure she's thrilled with the outcome of the recent World Series and her comments regarding the momentum of the Red Sox were spot on.
- A few new podcasts of interest ...
Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:07:36 -0500NPR's Andy Carvin recently joined Talk of the Nation to cover social networking and sites like Facebook and MySpace. During the recording, they covered a number of issues related to their use in education.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14993512
First Monday is starting up a new series of podcasts. The current recording features an interview with Ian Bogost about his new book, Persuasive Games. Next up is Siva Vaidhyanathan ... I was forwarded a preview of the very interesting recording, but they haven't linked it up yet.
http://www.firstmonday.org/podcasts/
- Do you NOSO?
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:50:44 -0500Sick of social networks? Need a Luddite-style retreat? :)
Take a look at NOSO.
Funny, weird & crazy - I like it.
- OpenID at Case
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:55:47 -0500Back in February, I pondered the future of OpenID in higher education. Earlier this week, I commented on Theresa Rowe's blog entry about managing online identities and provided a pointer to the Appalachian FireFox add-in from MIT's SIMILE project. While it was top of mind, I did a quick scan to see if I could find any new and interesting uses of OpenID in higher education. I happened to run across an experimental provider from Case. So, after a little digging, Lev directed me to Jeremy and he was gracious enough to share a little background. Apparently, the effort evolved from curiousity in the spec and remains "experimental," but it is very, very interesting. Jeremy has blogged about it here and I just found an interesting write up about it over at The Observer Online (March 23, 2007). How did I miss that!?! It sounds like there was some interest in integrating it into the CAS distribution as well, but I'm not sure where that activity stands. It looks like there has been some interesting discussion on that front and there appears to be a wiki page describing how to implement OpenID through CAS.
Interestingly, one of the students left a comment on Jeremy's blog wondering if the service would be available after he graduates. I know many organizations provide email addresses to their alumni and I can certainly see where it might be interesting to retain greater organizational afflilation when managing one of their online identities. Might this be the "killer app" that gets OpenId into higher ed? Anyone have any thoughts on what it will take for a technology like OpenID to penetrate higher ed and where it fits in the broader portoflio of identity management technologies (of which I'm not an expert). Does anyone know of other organizations experimenting with OpenID? There are a few references to it in our listserv archives (which I've yet to delve into), but I've yet to see much in the way of concrete discussion about the role of OpenID in higher education and why organizations are going to adopt it (or not). In any event, kudos to Jeremy and to Case for experimenting in this area.
- Wikis and DRM @ Tools of Change
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:08:28 -0500The morning keynotes hinted at the [d]evolving state of DRM. Hopefully Bill McCoy will touch on his interest in Social DRM at his session tomorrow. Michael Jensen, Peter Brantley, and Ale de Vries hosted an interesting session on DRM too. In my estimation, they mostly talked around the idea of DRM and the problems one can encounter when approaching the topic. I got a late question in regarding the music publishing model and the potential for using performance rights organizations to introduce an new form of renumeration for the book trade. I approached the same topic with Brewster Kahle in our interview from 2005. I can understand why he'd be apprehensive, but I can't fathom why publishers and authors aren't all over this concept. Peter Brantley entertained the question and seemed to suggest that we might one day see a system like this ... where the Google's, Amazon's and Microsoft's of the world might have to pay a royalty to "perform" page views of the content ... similar to how radio works. 'Definitely makes me want to give Gerry's interview with Peter a second listen.
Next up was a delightful presentation by Asheesh Birla of Thomson Learning. He talked extensively about Thomson's use and interest in wikis. They started using wikis a few years ago for internal project planning. He suggested that 80% of the contributors we from junior employees ... an interesting dynamic that may have introduced wider participation, but might also be a generational issue. He also shared some thoughts on his use of ActiveCollab (an open source tool similar to BaseCamp) for both project management and editorial collaboration. They're on their third pilot using the system and appear to be writing custom code to adapt the software for their needs.
He also talked about the value of moving metadata creation farther upstream in the process and how ActiveCollab/wikis helped facilitate that process. Birla suggested that in some ways, print is more economic than electronic counterparts because rights clearance has proven a very expensive process.
He shared a few thoughts on Thomson's use of wikis in the learning context as well. He cited an example where wikis were use to facilitate international pen pals aimed at supporting learning for foreign language classes. Has anyone else heard about this or similar techniques?
Apparently they're investigating Lucene as well. Finally, he hinted at some work on some semantic web applications and expressed an interest in ELGG, but there weren't many details of about that activity.
Towards the end, I was able to get in a question about the impact of the Pearson/ECollege deal. He suggested that activity may actually accelerate work tying tools like wikis and content together to support learning (and assessment). Both Sakai and Moodle were explicity referenced as potential avenues of interest for Thomson.
I'll try to elaborate more later as the next session is getting started now.
- Tools of Change
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:18:54 -0500I'm in San Jose at O'Reilly's Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. Tim O'Reilly and Sarah Milstein kicked off the event will a fun look back at publishing over the years.Brian Murray was next and talked through the HarperCollins strategy. They're pursuing a heavy focus on digitization and control. He also talked up their new embeddable widget which I've included here for kicks. Seems pretty tame compared to the widget from Random House (also included below), but maybe I just selected the wrong book? The highlight of the morning was Long Tail author Chris Anderson talking about his forthcoming book titled FREE. He talked about a range of contexts for making books available for free. Among other things, he chatted up the idea of ad supported books. Tim O'Reilly closed out the morning's key notes with some thoughts web 2.0, social software and Safari (not the web browser). More later when I collect my thoughts.
- Open ID ... how, when and why?
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:16:52 -0600
Just wondering if anyone has thoughts on the role of Open ID in campus systems. If Open ID gains traction among faculty, staff and students, might there be growing expectation for use in select campus systems? How would that work, why would might you consider it and what systems would be appropriate? I haven't thought deeply about it but it definitely intrigues me.
On a side note, the OSS Watch team blog has an interesting entry from last week about a potential collaboration between Microsoft and the Open ID standard. - Microsoft Grava?
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:57:21 -0600
Has anyone hear about Microsoft Grava? I hadn't heard of it before and just stumbled upon it.
“Grava” is the codename to a new set of tools from Microsoft’s Education Product Group that will allow the education community to create and assemble materials that will increase discovery and allow learners to go at their own pace and learning style. Grava tools are slated for release in the Fall of 2007.You can find out more at:
https://connect.microsoft.com/Grava - Podcasts from CNI's 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting
Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:32:19 -0600We've concluded this round of podcasts from CNI's 2006 Fall Task Force meeting.
This series of recordings included interviews with:
- Cliff Lynch, the Executive Director of CNI
- David Rosenthal, Chief Scientist of the LOCKSS Program at Stanford University
- James Michalko, Vice President of RLG Programs Development at OCLC
- MacKenzie Smith, Associate Director for Technology at MIT Libraries
- Roy Rosenzweig and Josh Greenberg of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, speaking about the Zotero Firefox Extension
- Herbert Van de Sompel, Digital Library Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Christopher L. Greer, Program Director at the National Science Foundation
- Brett Bobley, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Humanities Initiative at the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director of Digital Policy at the J. Paul Getty Trust
- William Arms, Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University
- Peter B. Kaufman & Mark Phillipson of the Center for New Media Teaching and Learning at Columbia University
- Chuck Henry, Vice Provost & University Librarian at Rice University, and incoming CLIR president
- Eileen G. Fenton, Executive Director of Portico
- Diane Harley, Senior Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley
- Geneva Henry, Executive Director of Digital Library Initiative at Rice University
- Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Head of the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bradley Wheeler, CIO at Indiana University
- Bas Cordewener, Manager of International Collaboration at the SURF Foundation
- Christopher Blackall, National Portfolio Coordinator at the Australian National University
- Janet McCue, Director, Mann Library & Associate University Librarian for Life Sciences at Cornell University
- Jeremy Frumkin, Gray Family Chair for Innovative Library Services at Oregon State University
Winners of the 2006 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration (MATC), presented at this year's fall CNI meeting
- John Moore, Director of Educational Technologies at Virginia Tech
- Andrew Newman, Director of ITS Technology and Planning at Yale University
- Gary Schwartz, Director of Communications & Collaboration Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Joel Greenberg, Director of Strategic Development for Learning and Teaching Solutions at Open University
- Casey Bisson, Library Information Technologist at Plymouth State University
We're very grateful for their participation and we look to opportunities to share more insights and information from people representing an equally diverse range of viewpoints in the future.
We hope you've enjoyed this content and we'd like your feedback. If you have ideas for future coverage, please leave us a comment or email matt@educause.edu.
Thanks for tuning in!
- An Interview with Cliff Lynch (37mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:54:39 -0600
In this 51 minute recording, we'll hear from CNI's Cliff Lynch. Listen in has he shares some thoughts on cyberinfrastructure, patents, and much more..
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with David Rosenthal (16mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:54:25 -0600In this 22 minute recording, we'll hear from Stanford University's David Rosenthal. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on the evolution of LOCKSS, the viral properties of commercial licenses and much more.
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with James Michalko (11mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:54:10 -0600
In this 14 minute recording, we'll get an update from OCLC's Jim Michalko. Listen in as he shares thoughts about a range of developments including the combination of RLG and OCLC..
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with MacKenzie Smith (14mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:53:57 -0600
In this 19 minute recording, we'll hear from MIT's MacKenzie Smith about a range of interesting work evolving out of SIMILE, D-Space and more..
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview about Zotero (11mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:53:48 -0600
In this 15 minute recording, we'll hear from GMU's Roy Rosenzweig and Josh Greenberg. Listen in has they cover a range of topics including the very interesting Zotero Firefox Extension.
Also of interest:
http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with Herbert van de Sompel (15mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:53:31 -0600
In this 20 minute recording, we'll hear sit down with the Team Lead for Digital Library Research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Herbert van de Sompel. Listen in as he discusses a range of topics including institutional repositories, scholarly communications and more.
See also:
http://www.mesur.org
http://www.projectcounter.org
http://www.openarchives.org/ore/
http://public.lanl.gov/herbertv/
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with Chris Greer (15mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:53:10 -0600
In this 20 minute recording, we'll hear from the NSF's Chris Greer. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on cyberinfrastructure, digital preservation and much more.
Also of related interest:
http://www.arl.org/info/events/nsfworkshop.html
http://cendi.dtic.mil/minute utes/pa_0105.html
http://www.wwpdb.org/
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with Brett Bobley (15mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:53:03 -0600
In this 20 minute recording, we'll hear from the NEH CIO and Director of Digital Humanities Initiative, Brett Bobley. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on new grant opportunities available from the NEH, tenure and promotion and cybersecurity.
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with Ken Hamma (15mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:52:47 -0600
In this 20 minute recording, we'll hear from the Getty's Ken Hamma. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on unlocking the public domain, virtual worlds, personal fabrication and more.
See also:
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org - An Interview with Ed Meachen (9mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:52:31 -0600
In this 12 minute recording, we'll hear from Ed Meachen about work on educational gaming, patents, and more.
See also:
- An Interview with Bill Arms (10mb)
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:52:08 -0600
In this 13 minute recording, we'll hear from Cornell's Bill Arms. Listen in as he shares some thoughts on the evolving landscape of digital libraries.
This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting. The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org
