http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss john_kruper@mac.com Fri, 12 May 2006 23:00:53 -0500 Fri, 12 May 2006 23:01:09 -0500 iBlog 1.4.6 John Kruper The Electric Lyceum John Kruper's Musings and Ramblings in no particular order John Kruper john_kruper@mac.com The Electric Lyceum This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/a_rsD1_AGJ4/index.html It's official: my new blog site is up and running. From here on out, please point your webrowsers and newsreaders to:

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See you at the new, improved eLyceum! :) ]]> Fri, 12 May 2006 23:00:47 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060512230047/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060512230047/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/drODLX2RR84/index.html We came, we saw, we rubbed elbows with Andre Agassi, Jonathan Miller, and Gary Hart. Yes, the Milken Institute Global Conference, and the panel I organized there called "Blogs, Wikis, MMORPGs, and YASNS: Shaking Up Traditional Education," has ended. So let it be known: I hereby officially call it a success! ]]> Sat, 06 May 2006 01:02:51 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060506010251/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060506010251/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/Vlk4Ot_k2ZM/index.html I'm doing my last minute preparations for a trip out to LA to attend the 2006 Milken Institute Global Conference. Yes, along with Lance Armstrong and Leonard Nimoy , I'm one of many speakers who will be gracing the Beverly Hilton (Merv Griffin's old stomping grounds). :)

Seriously, though, I was extremely fortunate to put together what I think will be a stellar round-table discussion entitled "Blogs, Wikis, MMORPGs, and YASNS: Shaking Up Traditional Education." You can find the conference detail here, but I include the abstract and panel, comprised of David Weinberger, Liz Lawley, Will Richardson, George Siemens, Douglass Thomas, and Adrian Chan, behind the cut.
]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:21:00 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060422002100/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060422002100/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/4f8MOnQrNS0/index.html Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:17:14 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060420231714/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060420231714/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/c1ocwxGWQRs/index.html Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:32:45 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060417233245/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060417233245/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/4sUj_X6yqCo/index.html Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:57:55 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060103005755/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20060103005755/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/LDdGLxkaM0Y/index.html Well, it's the New Year, which means time to make -- and try to keep -- a set of New Year's resolutions. And tops among those resolutions is a perennial favorite: losing weight. But this year, the Internet may provide help to the 97% of dieters who say they will need some assistance to keep their resolution. A recent CNet article outlines how weight-loss Web sites help dieters keep the pounds off, saying "it might seem counterintuitive, but many dieters find that sitting in front of a computer and using the Internet helps them to keep those weight-loss resolutions." Said one dieter, a subscriber of SparkPeople: "I find that I need that motivation from other people who are going through what I'm going through. People are writing you all the time... You learn how to do your portions. You learn how to make good choices with those foods and how to read labels, from the comfort of your own home."

I've always thought that the highly-competitive weight-loss and sports club industries offer a valuable lesson to designers of (e)Learning environments: group support is a critical ingredient in helping individuals achieve their personal goals. ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:44:51 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060101164451/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20060101164451/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/BdXKI68maBg/index.html Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:36:50 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1780417021/E20051208233650/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1780417021/E20051208233650/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/CU6-oK1FfTY/index.html Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:14:32 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20051125171432/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E20051125171432/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/cc14ukl5pSA/index.html Avi Zenilman writes in Slate magazine that the ubiquity of wifi networks on University campuses is wreaking havoc with one of education's most sacred institutions: the auditorium style lecture. Turns out, all those students assembled in the lecture hall aren't really listening to their Professor and using their laptops to take notes. Instead, they're (surprise!) reading e-maiil, surfing the web, and trading IMs. But while UCLA, Stanford, and other guardians of the past consider (to quote a Wall Street Journal article) "devices to block wireless access in the classroom after faculty complaints of out-of-control web surfing," Mr. Zenilman and others ponder a more revolutionary (but obvious?) approach: replace the lecture format itself with approaches that require students to actively engage and participate in their learning process. ]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:18:12 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051120131812/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051120131812/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/7M4e1gSSq_M/index.html Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:59:48 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051028015948/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051028015948/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/yErEUeMBxIQ/index.html I've spent the evening reading the blogosphere's response to the Blackboard and WebCT merger announced today. The general sentiment is (to put it politely) less than favorable. But my reaction to the the announcement seems to be different than most...  ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:08:11 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051013000811/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E20051013000811/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/s4XDK33ksHI/index.html The recent crowning of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) as a "new" approach for making web experiences more interactive made me wonder whether Don Norman is having one of those classic "I told you so" moments. Macromedia can lay claim to "Rich Internet Applications," but Bruce Tognazzini, Jakob Nielsen, and Don Norman (friends and partners at Nielsen Norman Group) long ago talked of "weblications."  ]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:21:25 -0500 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E1534867993/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E1534867993/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/-Fu5Geek5Dw/index.html Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:23:27 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E1337020263/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C49319307/E1337020263/index.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheElectricLyceum/~3/UZ7k9zrKyjs/index.html The high degree of tunnel vision exhibited by the leading providers of online learning simply amazes me, so I'm always glad to find another choir member with which to join voices. And today's newest member is Chris Lott. In a recent post to his Ruminate blog, he states why providers of online education need to think "outside the course." That is, online degree seeking students aren't just consuming (err, I mean enrolling in) a disconnected set of individual products, (err, I mean courses), but rather, they are -- or should be -- participants in an extended community (of practice)....  ]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:05:51 -0600 http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E1154978752/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/john_kruper/iblog/B905739295/C1776019690/E1154978752/index.html