IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY

1) First 'mobile phone ticket' for World Expo unveiled in Shanghai

The Shanghai World Expo, which will open on May 1, 2010, will have visitors use a "mobile phone ticket" for the first time in World Expo history.

Experts from Shanghai Mobile explained that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and subscriber identity module (SIM) were combined so that the users do not need to change their phone numbers, but get a SIM card that combines with the RFID, then the whole process of ticket purchase and ticket inspection can be done via cell phones.

For more information on this please visit: http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100183273-1-first-%2527mobile-phone-ticket%2527-world.html

2) B.C. privacy head pans Google’s Street View

Canadians can now cruise their streets on Google’s Street View, which went live in Vancouver and several other Canadian cities Wednesday.

In a service that has raised privacy concerns in other countries where it has been implemented, Street View on Google Maps takes Web surfers on a 360-degree virtual tour through streets and neighbourhoods.

For more information on this please visit: http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/privacy+head+pans+Google+Street+View/2079358/story.html

Various current changes in new technology and their affect on the concept of identity will be discussed at this years MISC conference in January, 2010, London, (http://www.miscforum.eu/misc2010/). EIfEL members receive a discount to this event.

LEARNING STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM

1) What is happening to our education system?

There are a number of issues we deem problematic in education about the vote for change. As curriculum developers and instructional designers, some questions are necessary to ask.

For more information on this article please visit: http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=8955&section=7

2) Exeter High School undergoes self-study for accreditation process

Over the next year, every member of the Exeter High School family will be tasked to take an introspective look at all aspects of the school as EHS begins the reaccreditation process.... The four teaching and learning standards are: curriculum, instruction, assessment of student learning, and mission and expectation. Leadership and organization, school resources for learning, and community resources for learning are the support standards.

For more information on this article please visit: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091013-NEWS-910130347

3) Education Credt For Nursery

A WESTCLIFF day nursery is celebrating after receiving its second award for high educational standards.

For more information on this article please visit: http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4676669.Education_credit_for_nursery/

Gemalto, Microsoft‚ and Citrix‚ have worked together to develop identity and access management solutions that are tailored to the specific needs of healthcare organisations.

This development can be seen as a reaction to the rising concern about the protection of personal data records. The subject of the ownership of personal data will be a hot topic at EIfEL's MISC conference, with a special theme focusing on healthcare.

The conference will act as a forum bringing together a variety of fields to discuss the concept of identity construction. Individuals are invited and urged to present at the event.

(For further information on the Gemalto / Microsoft / Citrix development, please visit:
http://www.gemalto.com/enterprise/solutions/healthcare.html)


EIfEL member Giunti Labs is taking the lead in re-engineering the learning content production and delivery structure of Training Innovation Research and job Orientation, (TRIO), a web learning system in Italy. TRIO is Europe's largest work-related e-learning regional initiative, focused on delivering lifelong learning materials to Italian citizens.

(For more information please visit: http://www.trainingpressreleases.com/newsstory.asp?NewsID=4784)