Knowledge and Learning In The News - 5/15/2005

Keys for successful video: Produce cheap, be immediate, and be flexible Lessons learned about producing video for the web and for mobile devices (streaming or dowload video). The Role of Metaphor in Interaction Design Metaphor -- That’s how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive (PDF). Horizontal Classrooms This is what happens when you move from a vertical (command and control) classroom to a much more horizontal (connect and collaborate) flat classroom. Synapse: The future of news It’s mobile, immediate, visual, interactive, participatory and trusted. Make way for a generation of storytellers who totally get it. Values Training Value and ethics training in a value organization (NPR audio - podcast). How Microsoft plans to beat its rivals Microsoft has a multi-billion dollar pile of cash ready to invest, and Bill Gates has a strategy to fight his rivals.