Monthly Archives: January 2008

Another Feed for Your Reader

By Michael Feldstein | January 18, 2008

My friend Lisa Neal has started a blog. For those who don’t know her, Lisa is one of the editors at eLearn Magazine and is also a usability expert.
Check it out.

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My Sakai Widget

By Michael Feldstein | January 17, 2008

Cambridge now has made

Posted in LMOS, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) | Tagged , | 2 Comments

EduPatent Busted! (But not the one you’re thinking of…)

By Michael Feldstein | January 16, 2008

This good news in from John Lewis:
A long-time target of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Patent Busting Project has finally been destroyed. Back in 1999, Test.com patented for-fee testing over the Internet and has since approached a number of publishers and universities seeking licensing fees. The patent was reexamined last year and now the PTO [...]

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Blackboard v Desire2Learn Trial Is Coming Up

By Michael Feldstein | January 15, 2008

From D2L’s patent blog:
Since our last posting, we received word that the judge has decided not to rule on any summary judgment motions – he’s letting all issues go to trial. As a result, Desire2Learn’s legal folks – inside and outside counsel - have been working overtime preparing for trial.
We’re going to trial on February [...]

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The Perils of Prediction

By Michael Feldstein | January 9, 2008

As we watch the spectacle of the jackasses in the mainstream media blithely continue to pretend to know what they’re talking about after being repeatedly and stunning wrong in the predictions of the U.S. Presidential primary, it’s worthwhile to look in the mirror. Stephen Downes has a good report card up for those of us [...]

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