After several months of being absolutely buried in SUNY work that I couldn’t yet talk about publicly, I am finally re-emerging. Over the next couple of months (starting on this coming Wednesday), I will be able to start talking about the stuff we’ve been working on. And some of it is pretty exciting. I’m also […]
Archives for 2005
Still Alive
I met somebody at a MERLOT meeting recently who asked me whether I was the Michael Feldstein who runs the e-Literate weblog. And I thought to myself, “Hmm…e-Literate…why does that name ring a bell?” Seriously I’m sorry I’ve been MIA. Work has been extra-ordinarily busy, and much of what I’m working on is stuff I […]
Bloglines: Still Sucky After All These Years
Apparently, Bloglines CEO Mark Fletcher replied to June Oshiro’s blog regarding their broken feed reader. June hits the nail on the head with her reply: But Mark! You don’t address the second fundamental problem. I find this ironic and indicative of the whole issue – I complain that customer support is virtually non-existent, and you […]
I've Been Skyped
Alan Levine, Eric Feinblatt and I were talking over Skype recently about a project that Eric and I are working on (the details of which are soon to be announced) when Alan decided to do an impromptu interview of us regarding how we use our iPods. I’m not sure whether what we had to say […]
Threaded Discussion Interfaces: A Research Challenge
In the past, I have ranted about the fundamental flaws with threaded discussion interfaces as opposed to a simpler flat interface, where all posts in a conversation can be seen on one single, scrolling page. I am going to up the ante by making a more specific claim and challenging the research community to prove […]
Harnessing Autobiographical Memory Through Simulations
The Eide Neurolearning Blog has an interesting post on autobiographical memory. It seems to me that the best way to tap its power from the perspective of online learning is through discovery learning adventure games. Check out, for example, this great little action maze that teaches emergency first aid best practices. It was created using […]
Del.icio.us Feast
I admit it: Much as del.icio.us has intrigued me, I could never quite figure out how to use the darned thing. Lucky for me, Eric Feinblatt turned me on to a screencast on the topic by John Udell. If you’re like me and you haven’t quite been able to get into del.icio.us, then check out […]