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Education and Distance Learning
Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide
Education and Distance Learning
Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide
01/16/2004 12:59 PMEducation and Distance Learning Resources 2004 - Internet
MiniGuide by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.http://www.InternetMiniGuide.
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Reference Sources
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Distance Doctoring, Distance Nursing And
Distance Learning... All Coming Back
Distance Doctoring, Distance Nursing And
Distance Learning... All Coming Back
05/12/2004 03:58 AMThe internet makes it easier to communicate with people over large
distances, and for years we've been hearing about the power of
"distance" everything. More recently, some of that talk had died down
after the early promises of distance learning/doctoring/whatever
failed to live up to its early hype. However, it appears that the
distance concept is coming back into fashion. One after the other, we
just came across three such stories. First, is the news of a hospital
in Michigan that is using a
robot with a video screen for a head to let remote doctors talk
to and examine patients. The doctor's can control the robot from
another location (such as home) in order to look over a patient
without being there in person. Of course, the idea isn't to replace
the need for the doctor to be present, but to make it easier in
situations when the doctor is away and is needed quickly (such as to
look over something in the middle of the night when they're home).
Meanwhile, over in the Netherlands, it's not the doctors who get to
stay home, but the patients, who can now use a
webc
am system to communicate with nurses. The idea is to help out the
elderly who are confined to their homes but can't afford to have a
healthcare worker visiting them on a regular basis. Meanwhile,
outside of the healthcare field it appears that even
e-learning is making a comeback, as companies are using it more
strategically, to help keep employees up-to-date and trained - but not
relying on it as a full replacement for training programs. No matter
what, it looks like another bunch of concepts discredited during the
boom and bust years are now making a comeback.
ON PECKING
ORDERS, SOCIAL DISTANCE, EDUCATION AND
PERSONALITY
ON PECKING
ORDERS, SOCIAL DISTANCE, EDUCATION AND
PERSONALITY
07/01/2004 11:54 AM
A few months ago I wrote
about Edward Hall's book The Hidden
Dimension, on the science of proxemics
-- the study of 'social distance', how we relate physically and
psychologically to
space and to overcrowding. A month earlier I wrote
a fanciful piece about how people choose where to sit at a boardroom
table and what that says about them. Now I'm reading Impro, by British playwright Keith
Johnstone, which is ostensibly about the art of improvisational
acting,
but which has a great deal to say about other subjects,
including proxemics.
Here's a passage on Status and Space that especially caught my
attention:
Imagine that two stangers are
approaching each other along an empty street. It's straight, hundreds
of yards long and with wide pavements. Both strangers are walking at
an
even pace, and at some point one of them will have to move aside in
order to pass. You can see this decision being made 100 yards or more
before it has to. In my view the two people scan each other for signs
of status, and then the lower one moves aside. If they think they're
equal, both move aside. If they both think they're dominant (or if one
isn't paying attention) they end up doing the sideways dance and
muttering apologies. But this doesn't happen if you meet a frail or
half-blind person: You move aside for them. It's only when you think
the other person is challenging that the dance occurs. I remember
doing
it once with a man in a shop doorway who took me by the forearms and
gently moved me out of the way -- it still rankles. Old people tend to
cling to the highest status they have had, and will deliberately 'not
notice' others while clinging fiercely to the (often walled) inside of
the walkway. A bustling crowd is constantly and unconsciously
exchanging
status signals and challenges, with the more submissive person
stepping
aside.
Johnstone is interested on how this subliminal body language and
status-checking can be exploited, to both powerful and comedic effect,
on the stage. I'm more interested in its implications for human
behaviour in a crowded world. I didn't believe the above passage was
true until
I started observing people (and myself) moving in crowds. You can
easily pick out who
sees him/herself as dominant, and who's going to move aside, a mile away by their demeanor and
body language. It's hilarious to watch. Older people almost always
expect, and subtly signal to younger people to move aside, even young
people in gangs with attitude. And they do move aside, belying their whole
superficial demeanor. Women tend to defer to men of the same age, but
old, frail and pregnant women somehow trump everyone else -- everyone
moves aside for them. I watched adults puff themselves up and brace
for
collision with children (especially those of cultures that let their
kids learn these status rules slowly) rather than simply
get out of their way. In one case I watched a very respectable,
well-dressed middle-aged man actually deliberately kick a child out of the way, and
then apologize to the mother (not the child) that he (the man) 'wasn't
paying
attention'.
I never realized how arrogant I must appear in crowds. I tend to
dislike them, 'pretend not to see' people in them (much to the dismay
of people who later tell me I 'rudely' ignored their smile or nod or
wave of recognition), and take on a hurried, distracted,
disinterested,
hostile and elbows-raised demeanor. It works very well, except with
some children, and except when I have to pass people from behind.
Imagine how this plays out in protest demonstrations! And in lineups,
especially where first-come first-served is hard to observe because
there are no clear lines, or where some lines move much faster than
others. So here you are a dominant person, forced to wait passively
behind a long, crowded line of 'people of lower status', while other
people of low status move ahead faster or even cut into line. Foaming
at the mouth time! Ever noticed that the people angriest in lineups
are
middle-aged businessmen? Maybe I'm finally starting to understand
pecking orders: Why they're important in nature, as a simple and
automatic
mechanism for social organization and balance. And how, in man, in our
horrifically overcrowded civilization culture, they get inflated and
perverted into political hierarchies and produce megalomaniacs and
nuclear pissing contests.
What disturbs me most is what this bodes for us idealists trying to
establish non-hierarchical, leaderless political and economic
structures
-- communities of peers. Are such structures unnatural? Or do we
simply
need to learn to recognize the pecking order for what it is -- a
primeval tool for minimizing conflict and deciding who will do the
breeding -- and what it isn't -- a license to take an unfair share of
wealth and power?
 Impro has some other
wonderful insightful observations on several topics. Here are my
favourites:
On
Creative Blocks:
At a time when I seemed to have lost all my artistic talents, I began
to explore [dream images] and hold
onto and attend to them..Then I progressed to attending to
mental images [things I pictured for example while reading]...The
effect was so interesting that I persisted...I looked in the window
[that I was picturing in my mind] and saw strange rooms in amazing
detail...I belatedly thought of attending similarly to the reality around me. The deadness and
greyness of my life and imagination were immediately sloughed
off...The dullness was not, as I had thought, an inevitable
consequence
of age, but of education.
On
Overcrowding: People travel a long way for a 'view'. The
essential element of a good view is distance, with nothing human in
the
immediate foreground. It lets us experience the pleasure of having our
space flow out unhindered. Posture improves, breathing
improves...These
are all probably symptoms of human overcrowding.
On Social
Distance: When you hand out leaflets on the street, you can't
just thrust them into people's hands. You have to establish that
you're
giving out leaflets, and then present one at exactly the right moment.
If you get it wrong, people will either ignore you or be alarmed.
[It's
a very complex social activity, hard to do well, as any election
campaigner will tell you. It's a submissive act, requiring great
improvisational skills, and almost impossible for dominant
personalities to master.]
On
Education:
Most schools teach children to be unimaginative...Many teachers think
of children as immature adults. It might lead to better teaching if we
thought of adults as atrophied children. Many 'well-adjusted' adults
are bitter, uncreative, frightened, unimaginative, rather hostile
people [anyone you know fit this description?]. Instead of assuming
they were born that way, or that that's what being an adult entails,
we
might consider them as people damaged by their education and
upbringing. Many teachers express surprise at the switch-off that
occurs at puberty, but I don't, because first of all the child has to
hide the sexual turmoil he's in, and secondly the grown-ups' attitude
to him completely changes. A story written off as childish fantasy in
an eight-year-old may be taken, at fourteen, as a sign of mental
abnormaility. The adolescent therefore has to learn to 'fake'
everything.
On
Art:
We have this idea that art is self-expression, which is weird. An
artist used to be seen as a medium through which something else
operated...Imagining should be as easy as perceiving. [In children, it
is.]
On
Acceptable Behaviour: Sanity is a performance...It's a matter
of
presenting yourself as safe...
When people are perceived as unpredictable, they are socially
rejected...And it's no good telling a student he won't be held
responsible for the content of his imagination [he will]...so the
student must pretend to be dull...People's normal behaviours destroy
other people's creative talent. All
the social weapons we use against other people we also use, inwardly,
against ourselves.
On Assuming
an Identity: Our faces get fixed with age, but even in young
people you can see that a decision has been taken to appear tough, or
stupid, or resigned. (Why Stupid? Because then people expect less of
you). Sometimes in extreme situations people will break out of their
usual expression and you can't even recognize them...Our personality
is
the Public Relations department for the real mind, which remains
unknown. It always seems to function at some level in terms of what
other people think. If I am alone and someone knocks on the door I
'come back to myself'. I do this to check that my social image is
presentable. Though I may later get 'lost in the conversation' [and
get
outside my personality]. People isolated for long periods report
'personality disintegration'. [Perhaps this isn't madness -- maybe
they
become who they really are].
A
final caution: Despite its insights, this book is hard work -- it's
written for those who know the jargon and rituals of acting, and for
the rest of us it's tough slogging.
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Home-Based Computer Education Program
Links Seniors, Children
Home-Based Computer Education Program
Links Seniors, Children
09/15/2004 06:14 AMDetroit News Sep 15 2004 10:52AM GMT
Distance Learning Directory - Online
Degrees
Distance Learning Directory - Online
Degrees
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Online Journal of Distance Learning
Administration
Online Journal of Distance Learning
Administration
08/14/2004 06:07 AMOnline Journal of Distance Learning Administrationhttp://www.westga.
edu/~distance/jmain11.htmlOnline Journal of Distance
Learning Administration is a peer-reviewed electronic journal offered
free each quarter over the World Wide Web. The Journal welcomes
manuscripts based on original work of practitioners and researchers
with specific focus or implications for the management of distance
education programs. This will be added to
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Online Schools
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Online Schools
08/09/2004 12:51 AMBachelor, Master and Postgrad degrees online from accredited colleges
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New Distance Learning Company Now
Seeking Active & Retired Teachers
Worldwide for Online Tutoring Service
New Distance Learning Company Now
Seeking Active & Retired Teachers
Worldwide for Online Tutoring Service
02/05/2005 10:07 PMPowerGate Applied Learning Systems (P.A.L.S.) is offering an unique
live, real time online remedial tutoring service for all schools,
parents and students for ultimate learning enhancement. Tutors are
needed for this international opportunity. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]
Education Helping Seniors Get Online
Education Helping Seniors Get Online
09/10/2004 04:46 PMAP via Daily Press Sep 10 2004 8:38PM GMT
Web Casting - The Future of Online
Education
Web Casting - The Future of Online
Education
06/24/2004 10:44 PMWebDevInfo Jun 25 2004 2:43AM GMT
Education Helping Seniors Get Online
(AP)
Education Helping Seniors Get Online
(AP)
09/10/2004 02:48 PMAP - Wadia Bajoka, a 71-year-old Iraqi immigrant, enjoys knitting,
gardening, and baking pungent meat pies that she presents to guests in
an old-fashioned display of hospitality.
Online education Web site opens
Online education Web site opens
09/21/2004 06:53 AMEinnews.com - Tue Sep 21, 07:40 am GMT
Charter school gives kids online
education
Charter school gives kids online
education
08/02/2004 06:10 AMStaronline.com - Mon Aug 2, 09:15 am GMT
Online education proving to be
effective, to a degree
Online education proving to be
effective, to a degree
07/12/2004 05:40 AMPasadenastarnews.com - Mon Jul 12, 08:21 am GMT
Lacking Education License, Online
College Keeps Operating
Lacking Education License, Online
College Keeps Operating
04/07/2005 10:32 AMKtvu.com - Thu Apr 7, 11:55 am GMT
VCampus to Develop Online Continuing
Education Nursing Curriculum
VCampus to Develop Online Continuing
Education Nursing Curriculum
07/16/2004 03:12 AMNew courses, co-published with NCSBN, will support continuing
education requirements for nurse licensure [PRWEB Jul 16, 2004]
Continuing Education Professional
Development Selection Swells to Over 375
Online Courses
Continuing Education Professional
Development Selection Swells to Over 375
Online Courses
06/05/2005 11:37 PM24/7 Educational Services, www.my247ed.com is a privately held
education company that aggregates, develops, markets and delivers
professional development and college/university credit courses in
compliance with the standards and procedures set forth by individual
States. Courses offered on the www.my247ed.com site are approved or
accredited per the requirements of each individual State and their
respective State Education Boards. Courses are available online, via
CD-ROM, video-cassette, audio-cassette, streaming video, a combination
of several, or through the traditional classroom setting. Educators
using www.my247ed.com's site can easily track professional development
opportunities and credit hours completed with www.my247ed.com or
independently of www.my247ed.com within a secure area of the of
www.my247ed.com's Professional Development Management System (PDMS) on
its website. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]
World's Largest Online Library Joins
ISTE in Promoting Technology in
Education - Questia Online Library and
Research Service Joins ISTE 100
World's Largest Online Library Joins
ISTE in Promoting Technology in
Education - Questia Online Library and
Research Service Joins ISTE 100
06/14/2004 02:07 AMQuestia, world's largest online library and research service joins
ISTE 100 to promote effective use of technology in the classroom.
[PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]
Evaluate online programs before you
enroll (Business education) Time spent
investigating Internet offerings co
Evaluate online programs before you
enroll (Business education) Time spent
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06/06/2004 10:13 PMCrains Detroit Business Jun 7 2004 2:56AM GMT
Boston.com / News / Education / Higher
education / UMass president criticizes
student's column on felled soldier
Boston.com / News / Education / Higher
education / UMass president criticizes
student's column on felled soldier
04/30/2004 09:20 AMUMass president criticizes student's column .. Boston Globe ..
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Time-share links with online ease
Time-share links with online ease
07/12/2004 05:40 AMSeattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Jul 12, 09:07 am GMT
Testimony links computer expert to
online solicitation
Testimony links computer expert to
online solicitation
01/05/2005 08:40 AMPittsburghlive.com - Wed Jan 5, 08:25 am GMT
SyberWorks Selected by the American
Contract Bridge League to Develop Online
Bridge Education Content through the
SyberWorks Hosted e-Learning Solution
SyberWorks Selected by the American
Contract Bridge League to Develop Online
Bridge Education Content through the
SyberWorks Hosted e-Learning Solution
06/05/2005 10:52 PMSyberWorks, a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning
Management System industry, announced today it has been selected by
the American Contract Bridge League to develop online bridge education
content and host its online bridge training programs using the
SyberWorks Hosted e-Learning Solution. [PRWEB May 23, 2005]
Just a Bunch of Links, but They’re
Good Links, I Swear
Just a Bunch of Links, but They’re
Good Links, I Swear
05/01/2004 11:03 PMLinks to interviews with Rich Siegel and John Calhoun, BBEdit 7.1.4
release notes, and an excellent story from Andy Hertzfeld on the
development of Switcher.
Bunches of Census Links at Census Online
Bunches of Census Links at Census Online
06/08/2004 09:09 AMUS genealogists, you'll enjoy this site. Census Online offers links to
over 39,000 United States census, and over 600 Canadian census, at
http://www.census-online.com/links/ . (There are also a few other...
Going the Distance
Going the Distance
01/16/2004 11:33 AMA report from the past.
Geo-Distance-0.06
Geo-Distance-0.06
06/30/2004 09:43 AMGeo-Distance-0.09
Geo-Distance-0.09
04/01/2005 04:54 PMDistance-Educator.com
Distance-Educator.com
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words that describe the principals of Distance-Educator.com, a group
of professionals with more than three decades of experience. The group
founded and led by
Fred Saba, PhD.,
have helped shape the growth of distance education through their
research, consulting and development work in the field.
Distance-Educator.com has been on the web since 1995, in anticipation
of the growing popularity of distance education. As a hub for
consulting, news, information, instructional design and products
focusing on distance education, it has become an essential source for
information, and inspiration for countless professionals.
Long Distance Wi-Fi
Long Distance Wi-Fi
08/09/2004 10:16 PMTeens' wireless feat could be world record: Quite a feat took
place at DefCon.
In the end, their 55-mile amplified connection exceeded last year's
winner by 20 miles. Then they turned off their amplifiers and broke
the record for an unamplified connection at the same distance.
While not yet confirmed, the connection appears to be a world
record for a ground connection. The Guinness record for Wi-Fi
connection is about 192 miles, achieved in 2002 by Swedish Wi-Fi
equipment maker Alvarion and the Swedish Space. But that record was
achieved using a Swedish weather balloon, which some experts say isn't
comparable to a ground measurement because there are fewer obstacles
to block a signal.
The Swedish team also used amplification in setting the mark, while
the DefCon team maintained its connection even after turning off the
amplification.
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New Wi-Fi Distance Record Set In Utah
New Wi-Fi Distance Record Set In Utah
12/09/2003 10:54 PMcold_sake writes "Wireless guru Rob Flickenger details the known
records for Wi-Fi link distances on his latest blog. Included is a new
distance record for an ...
Comedy = Tragedy + Distance
Comedy = Tragedy + Distance
12/19/2003 11:36 AM To say that
The
Conqueror, the
Howard
Hughes-backed film about Ghengis Kahn with John Wayne as the lead,
is an awful film is somewhat of an understatement. Bad acting in the
hot Nevada desert surrounded by radiation from the Yucca Flats lead to
around 90 people getting cancer and 30 dying from it. They even
shipped radioactive sand back to Hollywood for extra scenes.
Lost in La Mancha doesn't
seem so bad in retrospect.
CIA Seeks to Capture Eye I.D. from a
Distance
CIA Seeks to Capture Eye I.D. from a
Distance
11/04/2003 09:23 PMBoston Globe Nov 4 2003 8:46PM ET
Against World's Best, an Unknown Goes
the Distance
Against World's Best, an Unknown Goes
the Distance
07/18/2004 10:06 PMOutlasting Ernie Els in a four-hole playoff and overcoming one of the
strongest leader boards in recent major championship history, Todd
Hamilton captured the British Open.
Teleportation goes long distance
Teleportation goes long distance
08/18/2004 02:54 PMPhysicists have successfully teleported particles of light over a
distance of 600m across the River Danube in Austria, the journal
Nature reports.
New Corel plans to go the distance
New Corel plans to go the distance
04/28/2004 10:52 PMglobetechnology.com Apr 29 2004 3:12AM GMT
Long-distance Lamaze
Long-distance Lamaze
06/19/2004 02:49 AMUSA Today Jun 19 2004 6:12AM GMT
Heart treatment from a distance
Heart treatment from a distance
08/11/2004 06:31 AM
A device implanted in the chest could help doctors treat heart rhythm
problems remotely by computer.
Going the distance with telecom
customers
Going the distance with telecom
customers
10/30/2003 11:58 PMMcKinsey Quarterly Oct 23 2003 10:34AM ET
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