Speaking of defamation and other things, some people still think law matters in a world of anonymous remailers... Cheers, RAH --- begin forwarded text Approved-By: "Edward J. Valauskas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 17:12:03 -0600 Reply-To: "Edward J. Valauskas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: Readership of First Monday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Edward J. Valauskas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: First Monday March 2000 Comments: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Reader, The March 2000 issue of First Monday (volume 5, number 3) is now available at http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/ Table of Contents --- Linux: A Bazaar at the Edge of Chaos by Ko Kuwabara This paper establishes a context for the work of Eric Raymond and his description of the Linux phenomenon, by examining the emerging science of complex adaptive systems pioneered by John Holland, Christopher Langton, Robert Axelrod, among others. Raymond's evolutionary view is given an extended and more formal treatment under the terms of chaos and complexity, and chaos and complexity under the terms of sociology. In addition, this paper presents an ethnographic account of Linux, amassed from a series of electronic mail interviews with kernel developers. These interviews examine Linux as a social phenomena, which has prompted wide interest and become a subject of heated discussion. http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/kuwabara/ ----------------------------- Using the World Wide Web to Enhance Classroom Instruction by Norman Mathew and Maryanne Dohery-Poirier The use of the World Wide Web (WWW) as an instructional tool is gaining momentum as more teachers, instructors, and trainers incorporate it into their repertoire. Grouped together, any instruction that makes use of a computer is called Computer Based Training (CBT), and those strategies that employ the Web as the repository for instructional information are known as Web-Based Instruction (WBI). WBI can be employed in a distance education model or as an adjunct to teacher-led classrooms. Specifically, WBI can be used to meet the needs of a more diverse student group. Typical classes consist of students with varying abilities and previous knowledge, and WBI can help a teacher address these differences. WBI also allows students to work a pace that is more comfortable - some students work faster than their peers while others may wish to take longer. In addition, the use of WBI provides the opportunity for multiple grade levels to be accommodated in the same classroom at the same time. >From a teacher's perspective, SBI can help with many daily management tasks by reducing the paper flow required for paper-based instruction, allowing for quick and easy revisions to instructional materials, and ensuring that instructional materials are always available to students. In addition, because the bulk of instruction is delivered via the Web, the teacher is free to spend time working with individual students and small groups; less time is spent in whole-class instruction. An added bonus of Web-Based Instruction is the fact that it can offer students a "virtual teacher" because students can access the instructional materials anytime, anywhere. This allows students who were absent the opportunity to access instructional materials away from school, and even the possibility to accommodate students in a course when their schedule is full. http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/mathew/ ----------------------------- Traveling with Communication Technologies in Space, Time, and Everyday Life: An Exploration of Their Impact by Jean Claude Burgelman http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/burgelman/ ---------------------------- Defamation Havens by Brian Martin Defamation law is frequently used to suppress free speech. The Internet provides a means to challenge this. A country without laws against defamation could become a "defamation haven" by providing Web sites and publication assistance. A more immediate alternative is reproducing material on multiple Web sites, thus creating a "virtual defamation haven." Struggles over defamation on the Internet illustrate the way media forms are influencing free speech battles. http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_3/martin/ ---------------------------- You've received this message because you're registered to First Monday's Table of Contents service. You can unsubscribe to this service by sending a reply containing the word unsubscribe in the body of the message or use the form at: http://firstmonday.org/join.html First Monday Editorial Group --- end forwarded text -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
