Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-26

RT @classroomtools: BBC reports that female scientists are forgotten by public. http://bbc.in/dk5sZ5 #sschat #ecosys #
Thanks to #kittenkillers for the inspirational message: "I can be your module, you can be my theme." #drupalcons #
DEA knows [Ebonics] "the language variety of African-Americans is systematic and rule-governed." Why don't most people? http://j.mp/cO9Ki3 #
"people trying to make decisions in groups spend most of their time telling each other things tht everyone already knows" http://j.mp/dzYiIV #
@tom_eric True. But my dream feature for distributions in Drupal would be an import into an existing site. #drupalcon in reply to tom_eric #
RT @evmaiden: "Why Privacy Is Not Dead" – @zephoria http://bit.ly/9aoorf #
Drupal distributions are great but what if I want some features of OpenPublish, DrupalCommons, OpenScholar & Atrium in one site? #drupalcon #
I'm missing #drupalcon again but thanks to the impressive broadcasts by @drupalradar I don't feel as out of touch http://bit.ly/9dKbQi #
RT @hjames: Big Drupal shops advising those starting out to give away everything they know at #drupalcon Knowledge sharing creates business. #
@jenlampton Sorry to miss your talk at #drupalcon I agree Drupal could learn lots from WordPress: admin ease, usability, release cycle… in reply to jenlampton #
Some of the interface improvements in OpenPublish presented at #drupalcon should really be part of #Drupal core. http://j.mp/dacnhd #
@timbuckteeth: "I am opposed to [..] the idea that knowledge can be traded as a commodity." http://j.mp/aNYNuB #oer #
I can't believe how monumentally @google messed up revision history #GoogleDocs just as it became usable!!! http://j.mp/d494mU #edtech #
RT @Schaffner_Comm: RT @aimee_maree: "PHP is and always will be a templating language" Rasmus #drupalcon #
@rasmus "I've never been that excited about PHP. It's a tool used to build things." #drupalcon #
"PHP was never designed to be a beautiful language. But it is popular because it solves people's problems" – @rasmus #drupalcon #
I can only follow fraction of @rasmus #drupalcon keynote but I think it's useful for non-developers to see what is involved in Drupal code. #
RT @dstuartnz: Crap #drupalcon @rasmus talk on a 8 core box you "shouldn't" really have a max clients greater than 40 #
RT @MaryKayG: We must avoid mistaking compliance for engagement. #edchat #
We should remember that word problems like two trains leaving different cities were also intended to increase engagement. #edchat #
RT @web20classroom: RT @Aaron_Eyler: We must not forget that participation and interest are two different things. #edchat <-Wisdom…. #
Educators have always sought relevance and engagement-Comenius, Rousseau, Dewey, Freire-but have (mis)understood them differently. #edchat #
Problems with things like engagement, motivation, relevance is their circular definition. #edchat #
Is it possible that some students are engaged without looking engaged? Do we know enough about engagement and learning? #edchat #
@SpecGram On reflection I don't think that study of language is more subjective than nature. Both require theory, axiom, method, evidence… in reply to SpecGram #
@SpecGram But serious study of language structure and use can be as challenging as study of science as the obvious becomes non-obvious. 2/2 #
@SpecGram Studying a foreign language in school can be more difficult than science because the learner's personality is involved. 1/2 in reply to SpecGram #
RT @geerlingguy: #drupalcon videos on archive.org: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=drupal&sort=-publicdate #drupal #
The delicious mushrooms of Windsor. http://twitgoo.com/1jp0mu #
The paradox of the case against anecdotal evidence is that it's based entirely on anecdotes. #research #
Language is more difficult than science. RT @GuardianEdu: GCSE results: Pupils spurn languages for sciences http://bit.ly/dpiwf0 #ellchat #
RT @pintini: Comparing Social Sharing of Bibliographic Information with Institutional Repositories http://ping.fm/RSvo6 #biblio #
RT @PavelBenes: Kdo jsi bez viny, hoď komentem! http://bit.ly/d34rWL #
It was good that @dries mentioned the need for more women in Drupal but unfortunate he linked it to welcoming non-engineers. #drupalcon #
Design without code is just talk. RT @markboulton: "Talk is Silver, Code is Gold". So, where's design? #drupalcon #
RT @mooncougar: Drupal certification: the most exciting-to-work-on project idea I've ever heard. Do it right. #drupalcon #
@dries Can Drupal continue to succeed with a 2 year release cycle? Are WordPress/Ubuntu models worth considering? #drupalcon #
@dries Drupal needs to maintain a hacker-centric culture to continue to create a great product. #drupalcon #
LOL RT @agentrickard: CLAMP stack? Cache, Linux, Apache, MySQL, PhP. #drupalcon #
@dries: "In 2020, weekly instructor-led, multiday Drupal trainings in every major city." & "Drupal courses in universities." #drupalcon #
@dries mentioning a competing SaaS product ahead of his own shows what a good project leader Drupal has. #drupalcon #
Not too much like Apple: RT @BarisW: To promote Drupal we have to talk more abt experiences instead of features. Just like Apple. #drupalcon #
Agree, this needs to be a priority: @dries: Drupal needs to reach out to non technical users. #drupalcon #
@dries Drupal project needs a better gender balance. #drupalcon #
RT @karstenfrohwein: @Dries drupal wird vor 2012 erscheinen. Pünktlich bevor die Welt untergeht. #drupalcon #
@dries projects #Drupal 7 release for 15 October while being more stable than version 6 was. #drupalcon #
@dries Drupal has "a lot of growing to do and a lot of growing up" #drupalcon #
@dries "The number of people looking for Drupal talent is going through the roof" #drupalcon #
Watching live #drupalcon keynote by @dries courtesy of Drupal Radar http://j.mp/aionU1 #
RT @qslimz: The passive voice is to be avoided, even if mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. #
"just another Deepak Chopra for the computer science cognoscenti" < Essential reading for would be singularity futurists http://j.mp/cJ765u #
"From a developmental point of view-there is no such thing as the brain prior to its interaction with the environment." http://j.mp/9X6vah #
@MoodleDan I visited a number of yurts in Kazakhstan. Even saw one being built. Not the most flexible or comfortable of accommodations #yurt #
"why (most) social media projects tend to be utter failures" http://j.mp/cD8Kky #edtech #
RT @lizditz: Presentation Alternative assessments for students with complex disabilities http://bit.ly/c5Yoem #specialed #disability #
We need medical research on what happens in real world, not just tightly controlled circumstances in addition to RCT. http://j.mp/cotZaP #
Case for academics blogging, bookmarking and tweeting: "More stuff is being published than is ever needed." http://j.mp/9zYVi3 #edchat #
RT @berkes: Shocking. The Free and Open have left the Source. RT @peterlozano: #drupalcon or #mac con ? http://twitpic.com/2hgbfa #
Debate: Strong intellectual property enforcement stifles innovation: PRO: http://j.mp/cnmzVl CON: http://j.mp/ctBLLX #edtech #ip #
Great suggested questions for this week's #edchat Pick one you like on http://bit.ly/dCxVyy via @web20classroom #
RT @Aaron_Eyler: Educational decisions that are made without all stakeholders represented at the table aren't decisions- they're directives. #
Reflecting on the power of WordPress 3 & Drupal 7, I wonder if some of my trials would've succeeded if I'd had these tools in 2005 #edtech #
This should be required reading for any research skills and ethics class: http://j.mp/cP9BdN #
Helpful tips on overcoming the "frequency illusion" in statements about language from @LanguageLog http://j.mp/bMowcW #
Thanks to @opencontent for a great post on "Research on OER Sustainability and Impact" http://j.mp/c65UCV #
Case 2 for OERs: "Lack of access prevents many from benefiting from educational resources." http://j.mp/c65UCV #
OERs "financially self-sustaining allowing institution to provide a significant public good while generating new revenue" http://j.mp/c65UCV #
Dewey quote on "how learning is about more than having access to content" http://j.mp/8ZrrRG Thanks to @dlnorman #
RT @briankotts: Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels – National Literacy Trust http://bit.ly/9kH9pd #edchat #

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