April 2007

2007 European LAMS Conference: Designing the Future of Learning

April 30, 2007

2007 European LAMS Conference. ‘Following the success of the First International LAMS conference in 2006, the focus of the conference is on designing for the future. Where will Learning Design take us now? How is LAMS shaping up? What are the challenges for individuals and organisations? Importantly we want to capture the experience of those [...]

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Elgg – An Open Source Social Networking Platform

April 28, 2007

Elgg. ‘Elgg is an open source software platform designed to allow people to easily connect and share resources. Established in March 2004 by Ben Werdmuller and David Tosh, Elgg allows you to create a social network and host it on your own infrastructure, modifying the features to fit your specific needs. Users establish personal digital [...]

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Interactive Tool for Those Who Wish to Teach Online

April 27, 2007

So You Want to Teach Online? ‘This program is a broadband learning tool intended for those individuals who wish to learn more about online learning. The modules address your role as an instructor, online pedagogy, copyright and assessment. You will notice different methods of presentattion and different technologies that will help you generate ideas for [...]

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Pokémon Learning League

April 25, 2007

Pokémon Learning League – Interactice, Animated Lessons for Elementary Schools. ‘Pokémon Learning League is a web-based series of standards-driven, interactive animated lessons for grades 3-6. Guided by an esteemed Advisory Board, the series leverages sound educational practices and Pokémon’s sustaining popularity with children to help teach Science, Math, Language Arts and Life Skills topics in [...]

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Article: Open Access Learning Environments

April 24, 2007

Open Access Learning Environments, Kenneth Mentor, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Vol. 10, Spring 2007. From the abstract: Educational institutions are increasingly adopting “closed” learning environments that hide learning materials in password-protected areas. While this may be a logical solution to a range of problems, much is lost in this mode of course delivery. [...]

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Wikis Everywhere

April 24, 2007

Read/Write Web: The World Of Wikis. ‘A Wiki can be described as a website that allows visitors to add, remove, edit and change its content. The invention of the Wiki is credited to a guy called Ward Cunningham, who in 1994 developed a site called WikiWikiWeb. It was/is a place to collect information on people, [...]

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ProProfs Online Free SAT Exam Study Center

April 20, 2007

ProProfs Online Free SAT Exam Study Center. ‘The site features a comprehensive collection of SAT preparation material (covering all three major areas of the exam) that includes study guides, flash cards, practice questions, and even simulated exams. Quizzes, videos, blogs and interactive forums are also provided. The ProProfs SAT School also uses Web 2.0 technologies [...]

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Interesting Trend in Online Learning

April 17, 2007

Making Online Learning Mandatory. ‘Starting this fall, all students at Northwest State Community College, in Archbold, Ohio, will be required to take at least one online course to graduate. More than 60 percent of last year’s graduates already took one or more online courses, but administrators and college trustees want all students to be well [...]

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