November 2006

Qualitypedia at The European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL)

November 30, 2006

Qualitypedia. ‘The Qualitypedia is a WIKI project of the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning. It is aiming to provide a user driven collection of discussions and information all around the topic of quality in eLearning. The qualitypedia is open to all topics and invites comments and feedback from all sides. It presents all kinds [...]

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Toshiba Learning Center

November 30, 2006

Toshiba Education Center Launches e-Learning – Technologists and Physicians Access Continuing Education Online. ‘As part of its ongoing commitment to education and training, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. today launched its e-Learning program at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 2006. With this online learning center, Toshiba [...]

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Moodle 1.7 Released

November 30, 2006

Moodle community releases Moodle 1.7 with major new features. ‘The Moodle community today announced the release of its latest version, Moodle 1.7, to the education community. The highlight of Moodle 1.7 is a new feature called Roles which allows users to create and manage the capabilities of users within a Moodle site. Gone are the [...]

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Microsoft Official Distance Learning Initiative (MODL)

November 30, 2006

Microsoft Launches Distance Learning Initiative. ‘Microsoft launched on Nov. 14 its Microsoft Official Distance Learning initiative (MODL), a blended learning program that uses Microsoft Office Live Meeting to conduct MCT-led classes, which students then reinforce with self-paced homework assignments and scenario exercises. According to MODL Innovations Product Manager Wendy Johnson, MODL is a more productive [...]

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A Great Tool: OpenCourseWare Finder

November 28, 2006

OpenCourseWare Finder. Find open educational resources by typing in the search box or selecting tags. See also: OpenContent.Org Open Content Wiki. A place for collaborating on, scheming about, planning for, and developing open educational resources.

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Hitchhiker’s Guide to Course Development

November 28, 2006

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Course Development. ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Course Development is designed as a resource for individuals with varying levels of course design experience. Individuals new to higher education can use this site to help design their first classroom based course integrating technology where appropriate. Experienced instructors, being encouraged to place materials within [...]

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Web Based Learning Resources Library

November 28, 2006

Web Based Learning Resources Library (link removed). This page, one of three in the series, is an educators’ resource for delivery and management of education via the Internet. It focuses on web based learning for higher education, especially for at-distance, adult learners but has application for web based learning in general. This web site attempts [...]

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SyberWorks: Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development

November 28, 2006

Four Basic Flash Learning Activities For e-Learning Development (Part 1 of 4 Part Series) by Dana Fine. ‘Flash is a powerful tool that can be used to develop many different types of learning activities, within the context on an online training course. In this series, we will look at the use and construction of four [...]

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