http://www.frepa.org/wp - Technology Enhanced Learning and Learning Technology Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:00:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DECOM 2008 is organised in partnership by the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) and its member, Giunti Labs, the leading European provider of online and mobile learning content management solutions. It will be held on 23rd of October, in Sestri Levante, North West Italy. The invited delegates will be able ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/07/decom-2008-an-open-consultation-workshop-on-building-digital-educational-content-marketplaces/ I have change the tagline for frepa.blog. It used to say my blog is about "eLearning and Learning Technology", but it is now changed to be about "Technology Enhanced Learning and Learning Technology". The reason for this is that Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) can be regarded to be a more ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/06/changed-my-blog-tagline/ I get a lot of comments from readers about that I alternate between blogging in Swedish and in English. Most comments are from non-swedish speaking people that want me to write as much as possible in english, but I also get comments from swdish readers who doesn't like to read ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/06/blogging-in-swenglish/ On 21 July 2008 an event "Sharing Vocabularies on the Web via SKOS", was held in the UK. It is now possible to take part of the presentations and recordings from that event. Some of them seem to be really interesting. In fact, the phenomenon Simple Knowledge Organization System ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/05/sharing-vocabularies-on-the-web-via-skos/  Gartheeban Ganeshapillai is writing the Ultimate Guide to Using Open Courseware: While you can't get college credit for taking open courseware classes, you can make the most of the information and education they offer both in personal and professional aspects of your life. After all, even if you're not working towards ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/04/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-open-courseware-70-apps-search-engines-and-resources-for-free-learning/ I have pointed out Smashing Magazine before and I feel an urgent need to do so again:) It is a goldmine for anyone working with the web. They point at a lot of free resources (and some that are not free as well), such as fonts, images, illustrations etc. ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/08/01/a-goldmine/ Samhälle Portugal kommer att köpa in 500 000 av Intels Classmate pc under det kommande året. Det är den största beställningen av företagets billiga dator. Via Computer Sweden. Den pågående utvecklingen mot små och billiga bärbara datorer är som sagt intressant. Sannolikt kommer vi att få se fler projekt - ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/31/portugal-satsar-pa-kompisdatorer/ Since I'm not particularly fond of Safari I'm using Firefox on my Mac. However, Firefox introduces a really annoying problem: each time a file is opened from the Internet it is saved on the desktop. This means that the desktop becomes extremely messy after a while. I have now managed to ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/29/just-solved-an-annoying-firefox-osx-problem/ Från Computer Sweden Det taiwanesiska företaget Carapelli har släppt vad företaget hävdar är världens billigaste laptop. Datorn som kostar endast 130 dollar är riktigt intressant om du inte har för stora krav på hårdvara. Den bärbara datorn Impulse NPX-9000 levereras med en bildskärm på sju tum och operativsystemet Linux. Datorn har en ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/28/varldens-billigaste-laptop-lanserad/ I have been following the recent trend of ultraportable computers (which are also called subnotebooks). One reason for this is of course that I want to have one myself:). However, the main reason is that they seem to be a very interesting choice for use in education. Especially for two ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/28/ultraportable-computers-an-interesting-choice-for-education/ Just updated my Wordpress to version 2.6, which means that I Can blogg from my iPhone. It seems to be working better than I expected! :) http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/27/bloging-on-my-iphone/ Smashing Magazine lists "55 Free High Quality Icon Sets" that look very nice and that can useful as a free resource for education. Besides, Smashing Magazine is a good source for web developers in general. http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/07/06/free-icon-collections/ The deadline for submitting papers to the Second International Workshop on  Search and Exchange of e-le@rning Materials (SE@M’08) has been extended to the 30th of June. Second International Workshop on Search and Exchange of e-le@rning Materials (SE@M’08) (Formerly Learning Object Discovery & Exchange - LODE1)     CALL FOR PAPERS -- NEW DEADLINE: JUNE 30, ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/19/extended-deadline-for-the-second-international-workshop-on-search-and-exchange-of-e-lerning-materials-sem%e2%80%9908/ Först nu tycks media vakna och uppmärksamma vad som egentligen håller på att hända. Jag syftar då på den fullständigt vansinniga FRA-lagen som just nu debatteras i riksdagen. DN skriver bland annat på ledarplats, på Aftonbladet är det förstanyhet (de tipsar också om hur man bär sig åt för att ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/17/battre-sent-an-aldrig/ http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/16/en-svensk-tiger-aldrig/ På mindre än en vecka har den nya hemsidan för Nätverket Stoppa FRA-lagen fått 310 000 unika besökare. Ett svindlande stort gensvar, ungefär hälften av vad svd.se har varje vecka Idag skriver SvD om Mikael Nilssons och Anna Petersson och deras initiativ för att stoppa FRA-lagen. Jättebra att det äntligen ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/16/353/ I had almost forgotten about this animation explaining how SOA works. It is very pedagogical and easy to understand, and it explains it from an eFramework perspective. http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/13/what-are-web-services-and-soa/ Anders Mildner reflekterar, på  sydsvenskan.se, över hur litet genomslag förslaget till den så kallade FRA-lagen haft i "traditionell" svensk media, medan bilden på nätet är en helt annan. De flesta i Sverige verkar vara helt omedvetna om förslaget och debatten lyser med sin frånvaro. Detta enbart till gagn för de ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/12/tva-skilda-medievarldar-sydsvenskan-om-fra-lagen/   Via vondewall.com Den 17 juni röstar Sveriges riksdag om att införa allmän avlyssning av alla svenska medborgare. Försvarets Radioanstalt (FRA) ges i uppdrag att avlyssna all kabelburen kommunikation som passerar Sveriges gränser. Nästan all kommunikation, även inom Sverige, passerar idag gränsen och kommer därmed att avlyssnas. E-post, sms, webbtrafik, chattar ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/06/11/350/ Microsoft has announced support for the Open Document Format (ODF) Quick, grab your tin foil hats and prepare to speculate because Microsoft has agreed to support the Open Document Format (ODF) in Microsoft Office. The move represents a huge shift from the company’s hard-fought battle to convince the world that its ... http://www.frepa.org/wp/2008/05/30/microsoft-announces-support-for-odf/