elearning2.0 linklog

cute squirrels speak the lines you enter... you get an animated gif (permalink to) with a sequence of squirrel-talking speech bubbles, one per line of text you enter. cannot change images

Features include powerful Page and Panel layouts, (including styles for a real comic-strip look), streamlined image selection, cropping and placement, authentic speech balloons (enhanced by a built-in professional quality comic lettering font), captions a

brief but lively and user-ccentric, with some good links...'Have you ever seen one of these or these while viewing a webpage and clicked on it only to see (to your horror) a screen of seemingly unintelligible code appear before your eyes? Quickly you ru

note to self: dig here for technique for in-order presentation-to-set workflow

[I had to listen for some minutes without visuals while the Flash downloaded; load the page again when visuals start if that happens] ... useful but not polished runthrough of features [via abject learning]

faster start / smaller filesize version of Jason Toal's google-reader screencast. started quickly for me (unlike the high-rez version :o)

'..an important paper. It is both academically respectable, readable (though a little longish for time constrained Deputy Ministers and the like) and 'gets it' without being fanatical or evangelical. Send it on to those who can help affect this change.

'..he does a really fine job of demonstrating the strengths of the application, including some snazzy interface goodies, clustering feeds, and the RSS output of starred items (which gets outputted on his personal page and elsewhere)

pitched clearly and vividly to make sense to busy executives or corporate trainers. a useful resource... 'Most corporations over-invest in formal training while leaving the more natural, simple ways we learn to chance.

..'I'm curious about what it might mean to look at the world by foregrounding objects rather than subjects. Making things public implies that we understand what makes a thing significant, and what a public is. These are important considerations for teache

[also NB great use-case descr + plea for s/w help with it]..'[We need] a place in the day where students can experiment and socialize and maybe process. They need a class where applications become more important than content. Students need time/chance...

'CBC Radio’s Michael Enright sits down with me to talk about how to interview someone, how to be interviewed, and he confesses his most embarassing interview moment. A must-listen for anyone who makes podcasts or are interested in radio.

(CEDH)..'1. What tasks will your students be expected to perform after completing training? 2. What do they need to learn to perform these tasks? 3. How will you know how well they are learning? 4. How can you most effectively facilitate student learning?

'If people perform better when they have a mix of modalities and methods of learning, what defines the most effective mix? ...suggests 5 critical ingredients for blended learning, and uses both traditional and modern instructional design to back it up.

With CCRT you can validate and import your own IMS Learning Design packages and play these in the integrated web player - not intended to be used in a real life deployment- should be considered an introduction to the possibilities of IMS LD and CopperCore

'argues that first time eLearners often experience cognitive overload in the early stages of an online course and it is suggested that this is a likely contributor to high drop out rates, particularly in terms of those withdrawing within the first few wee

'example shows how the RSS feed from my blog is rendered into a PDF file and other formats are also available. When students use blogs and websites as a part of their studies and wish to submit them for assessment, the University gets bogged down by quali

'XFruits makes possible the Mashup RSS creation in a very simple way thanks to the Composer. You can assemble the bricks together so as to build your own feed-based service. "xFruiter" service's users are referenced.

find the option to enter a username and password, then enter your Google Account username and password...Windows: BottomFeeder · FeedDemon · NewsGator · NewzCrawler · SharpReader | Mac OS X: BottomFeeder · NetNewsWire · Shrook 2 | Linux: BottomFeede

52 items as of jul 7 06. nice collection, well worth revisiting/subscribing

links to 29 presentations in microsoft ppt and summaries of days1-3 in MS word format.

Dai Griffiths, Raymond Elferlink & Edwin Veenendaal brief preliminary workshop paper on plans for the opendock project.. 'The OpenDock project is introduced, and the approach to supporting the sharing of online educational resources outlined. The function

'I am not leaving Plone by any stretch of the imagination. I get paid to work on Plone while at Google, which means I get a full day every week — paid — to work on Plone exclusively. This is more than I have right now (believe it or not).

'[Note: This is a project I did for a class on social and communicative aspects of the internet, taught by Chuck Kinzer. Not a 'real' study, but you might find some of the literature review and listed resources helpful. You may also want to check out a mo

'..point of distributed classification systems (DCSs eg del.icio.us, flickr).. aggregation of inherently private (tags and what they describe) has public value.. I explore 2 aspects of intersection: open affordances of DCSs; linguistic properties of tags

1: Bookmarks and Descriptions: del.icio.us/html/username/?extended=body&tags=no&rssbutton=no| 2: Bookmarks Only: ?tags=no&rssbutton=no | 3: Bookmarks and Tags: ?&rssbutton=no | 4: Increase the Bookmark Count to 100: ?&rssbutton=no&count=100

'What follows is the result of several months of observation, notes and contemplation. Google is successful because Google works on projects that are important. I don’t mean this in the sense that they work on philanthropic tech projects that warm our h

[NB they are looking hard at social software - doesn't seem just another VLE]..'Pedagogically based on constructivist learning theories that puts more emphasis on self-organised learning, social networking, and the changing roles of educators.

[FP6-IST start 10/05] - "innovative, inclusive, interactive & intercultural learning Campus".. 'The objectives in iCamp are driven by pedagogical, technical and social challenges.. a learner-centred space where students and educators will work collaborat

Ralf Klamma, Thomas Burg, Karsten Ehms, Ton Zijlstra .. 'demonstrating tools for Social Software (Media Base) and tagging issues..practitioner-perspective: two speakers contributed to the topic by highlighting aspects in different areas

'This release, while outwardly very similar to Plone 2.1, has a number of important changes under the hood which will hopefully pave the way for many exciting things to come.

The point of AFLAX is that you can do all of your Flash development in JavaScript, which also gains you the ability to seamlessly mix the two worlds (JavaScript and Flash) with a single language. AFLAX hides all the communications to the Flash object so a

'To maintain a high level of security, the Authentication Proxy interface, AuthSub, enables the application to get an authentication token without ever handling the user's account login information. Using the proxy, the user of the web application logs in

'What's cool about it? You can click on any site in the left-hand column to pause the slide show and surf around. When you're done, simply click PLAY, and it will begin right where you left off. Perfect for Web 2.0 couch 'taters. But if you're antsy and w

[DH: 'I personally like this visualization because it assembles a comprehensive picture of the elements of Web 2.0 and how they relate, including a backdrop with key examples. It does this in a way that shows the physical aspects of Web 2.0 and how they c

' tracking Microsoft and Google's recent efforts to achieve leadership in the potentially high-stakes world of Web-based identity. The goal: To provide a single, common user credential that is trusted, secure, and widely supported across the Web and with

'WebQuests have continually evolved since their start nine years ago. Of course the web itself is also evolving and as new forms of web-based interaction emerge, it makes sense for WebQuests to incorporate them as long as they have a pedagogical justifica

'We offer an RSS (really simple syndication) feed of Innovate articles. The feed includes each article's title and synopsis as well as a link to the article on our site.

[need to register here for webcast live participation (mmedia breeze meeting is platform)] 'Innovate is a leading online journal exploring the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in all sectors (K-12, college and u

could be very useful introductory materials for tech/ped professional development of educators/trainers.. a webcast open 'meeting' for most articles in the online journal and archives of past meetings

14 items... see also tags IMS , edutech and standards. See Gytis' main account for many more resources on modern ed-tech / elearning2.0 etc

(448 items as og jul 10 06) - some resources on IMS-LD for opendock project, but also much broader coverage of resources on modern developments in ed-tech and pedagogy the web2.0 way

49 items as og jul 10 06.. covering Ithink as part of project work for iCamp (IST project to build standards-enabled OSS _LE) - broad range of standards incl ed-tech big standards and small-loose web/web2 standards. good resource

(early coppercore prez..'initial implementation of a system for managing and using IMS Learning Design (LD) to represent online learning activities. LD ..a flexible way to represent and encode learning materials suited to online learning while neutral to

'activeCollab is an easy to use, web based, open source collaboration and project management tool. Set up an environment where you, your team and your clients can collaborate on active projects using a set of simple, functional tools.

..'..without all the detailed explaination, scroll down to the "Quick visual walkthru LAMS Integration with other LMSs" section. If you want to know what you are doing and how the integration works, read all the sections in this guide.

tips on :: philosophies | Thinking | strategy | elearning | readwrite | styles | motivation | presentation

resources on strageties | process | development (esp effective web development ) | evaluation | assessment ..'Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute (FDI) focuses on learner-centered instructional design.

'Edinburgh's two day event highlighting the very best in using ICT in Learning and Teaching to provide a truly 21st Century education returned once again to the Murrayfield Conference Centre. If you didn't manage to get there, just see what you missed.

[always wanted to dig VSM; this is a chance to test squidoo-lens UI/structuring with something I want to learn :o] ..'especially concerned with the applicaton of cybernetics to the field of organizational design, management and control

commentary / intro for v eccentric (eg gratutitous 'neuro-' prefixes) but possibly brilliant long pdf by FCC senior economist. 'Presence' not in usual 'who's there?' sense, more 'what else are they doing?' mobile comms / IM / telephony emphasis

'state of copyright law as it applies to instructors seeking to use, modify, or redistribute materials for educational purposes + overview of Creative Commons, initiative that overcomes some of the constraints and ambiguities of traditional copyright law

'we describe how teaching and learning have changed across oral, print, and secondary-oral paradigms; after addressing controversies over the use of wikis as scholarly and educational resources, we advocate the use of wikis as a teaching and learning tool

'detailed definition of social software + explain importance of studying it in an educational context; I then illustrate and discuss my particular experience in teaching a course on social software with social software in a manner consistent with what I h

My position paper for the June 6 CETIS meeting. Also in pdf, linked from this post.

'This article provides a detailed description of the basic technique, with some focus on using the technique for more complex sites. This article does not cover some issues such as the use of online tools, which will be covered in a future article.

1 General repositories | 2 National and international repository initiatives | 2.1 Subject-specific natl repositories | 3 Regional and institutional repository initiatives | 3.1 Subj-specific reg and inst repositories | 4 Individual repository initiatives

[see also "oer" tag in del.icio.us] Links + short descriptions. Practical information, such as the number and type of resources available, licensing information and any usage restrictions, is also included in italics at the end of each entry.

We are extending the code from the ABC project. Features that we are adding include: | Amazon-like recommendations | Doubling speed using upload capacity of friends | Real-time P2P video streaming | Showing the locations of other downloaders of the same c

We don't just want you to redesign the bbc.co.uk homepage, we want you take it all the way back to the drawing board… Throw out the existing content, throw out the existing focus, throw out the existing expectations, limitations and assumptions

[as ever, pithy and spot-on].. 'Do you really need to worry about scaling to 100,000 users today if it will take you two years to get there? People often spend too much time up front trying to solve problems they don’t even have yet. Sometimes it’s be

[rave from TC but still v slow and feature-crippled as of jul11-06].. BUT GREAT COMBO OF BOOKMARKING AND UPLOADING + convenience of using phones/email to post notes and images..'Markaboo is for saving far more than just URLs...photos and notes can be save

'Google Checkout offers an easy and trusted checkout option that enables shoppers to purchase from participating stores with a single Google login. It also works with Google's search advertising program, AdWords, to help merchants acquire new customers an

'Consumers with a Google account can type their credit card and billing information into Google Checkout once and then pay for purchases thereafter with practically one click on any Web site that features the system, Kamangar said. As things now stand, he

'So is the new Google Checkout a Paypal killer? ..knowing Google, it will be very competitive and extremely user friendly. That combined with the integration with all of Google's other products like AdWords, Google Base, and Gmail, make this one mean tool

[mashable?] Night Of The Living Dead (1968); The Mark Of Zorro (1920); The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934); The Phantom Of The Opera (1925); The Iron Mask (1929); The Outlaw (1943); Dressed To Kill (1946); The Amazing Adventure (1936)

map hosted by them..blog it / email it / editable - vcool learning activity?..'Post the map on your blog or website. Quikmaps hosts your map, so you don't need to sign up for a 'google maps api key', or anything like that. All you need is a blog. Don't ha

[see also flickr group pool for bird ID].. 'What bird was that? Ask BirdBrainTM, our easy bird identification tool. Find and post the best places to find birds. Discover clubs, stores, and birders in your area. Explore GeoBirds' on-line field guide

XCRI is a JISC-funded project that aims to define a vocabulary and appropriate technology bindings (e.g. XML, RDF) for describing course-related information that encompasses course marketing, course quality assurance, enrolment and reporting requirements

simple 30-q printable q'aire, 5-pt scale of agreement; sort into Visual * Tactile * Auditory * Kinesthetic; + Group * Individual

*Environmental: light,sound,temp,room design.  *Emotional: planning,persistence,motivation,responsibility.  *Sociological: pairs,peers,adults,self,group,varied.  *Physical: perceptual,mobility,intake,time of day.  *Psychological: global/analytic,impul

'Web people will benefit by having a rigorous seven-step process to follow for creating faceted classifications, and librarians will benefit by understanding how to store such a classification on a computer and make it available on the web

'There are five sections: Recommended, Background, Not Relevant, Example Web Sites, and Mailing Lists. Background material is either introductory, advanced, or of peripheral interest, and can be read after the Recommended resources if the reader wants to

averaging > 50 items/day; fairly high signal-noise; some good links some common some discoveries (many eyeballs :o); looks like almost all the taggers are in web dev / ed-tech or library / computer science

used to be at maricopa domain.. 'Feed2JS web site provides you a free service that can do all the hard work for you-- in 3 easy steps. Use our simple tool to build the JavaScript command that will display the feed you want... You are welcome to run your f

The Resource Discovery Network is the UK's free national gateway to Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community. The service currently links to more than 100,000 resources via a series of subject-based information gateways (hubs).

Intute is a free online service created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database contains 113579 records.

'UKOLN are particularly keen to maintain a directory of RSS channels in the UK HE/FE community, the UK cultural sector (galleries, libraries and museums) and in related organisations.

[open to all but see feedtojs.org] 'UKOLN has developed an RSS channel viewer as part of RSSxpress. This is being used by the RDN to enable our users to place RDN RSS Channels, such as "Behind the Headlines" and the RDN News, on to their own Web pages.

great resource for helping discover interesting feeds..'community-driven effort to gather syndicated news...very complete set of web services...readable master list...Reviews and pointers to syndicated tools and sites...Articles and tutorials on syndicati

quite extensive API - ought to be able to make good use of this...'Basic Functions / Personal List Functions / Suggest Return Values / Error Return Value... The XML-RPC endpoint is http://www.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php.

sigh.. otta check out what can be done with MM/Adobe Breeze - esp re meetings :0] ..'See how to easily convert PowerPoint slides into interactive instructional media in minutes. Gain time-saving tips and techniques for creating dynamic, web-based training

Most Yahoo! Web Services that support JSON use common parameters for generating and working with JSON output... | Get JSON Output with output=json | Use Callbacks with callback=function | JSON versus XML

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