I’ve been seeing the phrase “walled garden” a lot in the edublogosphere, and always with a negative connotation. It is a term that seems to carry over from more general usage referring to either media content or wiki pages that are not open to the public. Of course, Walls are Bad, Open is Good. (”Two […]
Archive for February, 2006
In Defense of Walled Gardens
Published by February 21st, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!), Open Source, Open Content, Open Access, Educational Pattern Languages, Notable Posts and LMOS. 0 CommentsZimbra: What a Mashup-Enabled Enterprise App Looks Like
Published by February 20th, 2006 in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and LMOS. 0 CommentsPhew. Enough with the Apple stuff. I actually still have one or two more posts on the topic that I want to return to at a later time, but I need a break from it. (I’m sure you do too.)
So here’s a slightly different angle. As regular e-Literate readers know, Patrick Masson and I published […]
What I’d Like to See Next in iTunes University
Published by February 20th, 2006 in Higher Education and Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!). 3 CommentsUpdate: Although you can’t copy and paste the podcatching URL from the iTunes client, it is apparently possible to expose the podcatching URL from the administration interface. I have no direct information about why this is so. However, it is consistent with Apple’s general approach to DRM. It may be that by making it easy […]
Why iTunes University is a Game Changer
Published by February 16th, 2006 in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Notable Posts. 5 CommentsThis is part 5 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6.
In my last post, I made the case that we should feel reasonably safe taking Apple at their word when […]
Who’s Afraid of iTunes U?
Published by February 14th, 2006 in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) and Notable Posts. 10 CommentsThis is part 4 of a series of posts documenting a vist to Apple headquarters in February, 2005. For the full series, see part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. and part 6.
In my last post, I outlined Apple’s business model, particularly as it relates to the higher education market. You can’t […]
