Re: [DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Andy Carvin wrote: > fyi, MIT Technology Review has an interview with TB-L in its latest > issue. The very first question they ask him is basically, "why is no one > particularly excited about this new work of yours?" So the article is > able to delve into a bit more of a detai

RE: [DDN] 'Wikis' Offer Knowledge-Sharing Online

My first thought would be for term papers that students write to be published on Wiki - so students can (in any discipline) do research on a topic, and write the paper/entry - correct any errors that the teacher finds, and then create the entry on the Wikipedia. Given the number of term papers that

Re: [DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

fyi, MIT Technology Review has an interview with TB-L in its latest issue. The very first question they ask him is basically, "why is no one particularly excited about this new work of yours?" So the article is able to delve into a bit more of a detailed response than what he gave during his sp

Re: [DDN] FW: Standard Measures of Digital Divide Help Needed

To this quite correct observation that measurement depends on the object measured, I would like to add a few thoughts. First of all, the digital divide is qualitative and not easily quantified. If a bus stops at a corner and picks up five passengers, each pays two dollars, it is easy to determine

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RE: [DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

I am not sure I understand either. But we should be hesitant of jumping to too many conclusions, at least just yet. Tim is clearly an intellectual force capable of jumping over boundaries most of us cannot even see let alone jump over. We should ask Mr. Tim Berners Lee (TBL)to be more specific and

Fwd: Re: [DDN] ICT infrastructure and knowledge creation

Hi Antonio, You are asking a fundamentally vital question. I do not have a direct answer to your question although that is my area of interest. I can give you two pointers though. 1. A look at conceptualizing ICT in a development context is essential. I have written a paper recently on this

Re: [DDN] Live in Cambridge: Tim Berners-Lee on the Web in education

> articles, like Wikipedia, you really need to keep education materials > sown together. I love the Wikipedia for reference, but do not feel Wikibooks work well for creating full, integrated courses. (If one person or a group creates the courseware, it can be corrected and extended as a Wiki). I

[DDN] Blog: Emerging Technologies that will Change the World

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Re: [DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

Essentially, what TB-L is trying to do is give machines the ability to recognize knowledge that people intuitively have when they search for information or make online connections. So when you say you'd rather have search engines look for content based on what's relevant to the search terms, th

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Re: [DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

I'm not sure if I understand the semantic web; but if I do, I don't think I want it. Technically, the sematic web requires meta data to be added to the url. In addition to complicating the url it presupposes knowing how others will view or use the data. Currently, meta tags embedded in the w

Re: [DDN] FW: Standard Measures of Digital Divide Help Needed

Yoni, David has posted some very good references. But let us keep in mind that a standard measure of the digital divide requires a standard definition of what is the digital divide. And I will not repeat the numerous discussions and debates on that subject that have been held on this forum. S

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Re: [DDN] 'Wikis' Offer Knowledge-Sharing Online

Christopher Foster wrote: . . . Most of the people who work on Wikipedia are white, male technocrats from the US and Europe. They're especially knowledgeable about certain subjects - technology, science fiction, libertarianism, life in the US/Europe - and tend to write about these subjects. As a re

Re: [DDN] ICT infrastructure and knowledge creation

Hi Anotnio, Your research project sounds interesting. I'd be happy to send a copy of my Masters thesis (when I finish converting it to pdf). The thesis has a number of references that address the issue of moving beyond the provision of ICTS to developing a capability to use information. Prima

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[DDN] Disabilities Act Doesn't Cover Web, Court Says

Subject: [Net-Gold] LAW: CASES: DECISIONS : DISABILITIES: LAW LEGAL ISSUES AND LEGISLATION: Disabilities Act Doesn't Cover Web, Court Says Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DDN] 'Wikis' Offer Knowledge-Sharing Online

First of all, it is a joy to learn from you and to know about all of these new technologies. I keep learning and catching up. I was impressed by what Andy shared with us. I looked at Noah's , statement.. and thought How do we invite, attract, explain and involve teachers in meaningful ways in t

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[DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving a Semantic Web

Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving a Semantic Web http://www.edwebproject.org/andy/blog/ The MIT Technology Review Emerging Technologies conference featured a keynote by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web. Promising “a one-hour talk in 30 minutes,” Berners-Lee gave an animated, rapid-fire pr

[DDN] Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web

Tim Berners-Lee: Weaving A Semantic Web http://www.edwebproject.org/andy/blog/ The MIT Technology Review Emerging Technologies Conference opened today with a keynote by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web. Promising “a one-hour talk in 30 minutes,” Berners-Lee gave an animated, rapi

Re: [DDN] 'Wikis' Offer Knowledge-Sharing Online

Audrey Borus wrote: > Taran-- bravo. Well put. There is a raging debate in higher ed too > about accepting any web content. It's foolish IMHO. As as come up over > and over again--good research requires a variety of sources. Thank you. Comments for and against the Wikipedia caused me to write thi

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