The National Security Administration has posted this security guide for using Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" in a secure environment. For those who are not content with "security by obscurity" I recommend this read, if for no other eason than to know what the issues are.

- posted by Steve Sloan @ 9:57 AM |

I really enjoyed Lenn Pryor's great session at osxcon. After talking to Robert Scoble, and then seeing Lenn's presentation, I have been thinking a lot of the potential of the medium. I really think there is something here for education!

In my opinion Podcasting is a great tool:

• for distance learning
• to facilitate self-paced learning
• for re-mediation of slower learners
• to allow faculty to offer advanced and or highly motivated learners extra content
• for helping students with reading and/or other disabilities
• for multi-lingual education
• to provide the ability for educators to feature guest speakers from remote locations
• to allow guest speakers the ability to present once to many sections and classes
• to allow educators to escape the tedium of lecturing
• to offer a richer learning environment

I have registered "edupodder.com" and have the space available for use. I want to do some research on the subject and would like to start my own feed.

- posted by Steve Sloan @ 6:21 PM |