June 2007

Braided Learning

June 25, 2007

Education without complication. ‘Most teachers are familiar with the concept of social networking sites, but what can online networks offer professional development? A paper from the MirandaNet Fellowship, a diverse body of education, government and industry figures, uses the fellowship’s own e-community to examine what online learning looks like in a professional organisation. Braided Learning: [...]

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ProProfs Flashcards – Free Flashcards for All

June 25, 2007

ProProfs Flashcards. ProProfs Flashcards is a free, community-oriented service aimed at providing students and educators with ability to study, find and export flashcards by either selecting from exhaustive library covering a wide variety of subjects or by creating their own. Part of the appeal of ProProfs Flashcards to students is the extensive collection of existing [...]

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List of Web Apps for Students at Read/WriteWeb

June 25, 2007

Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students. ‘When I was in college most of the tools in this round up didn’t exist. It was truly the dark ages of education! Well, okay, it was a just a few years ago, but just in this decade, and especially in the last few years, a handful of [...]

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University Podcasts Collection from Open Culture

June 18, 2007

University Podcast Collection at Open Culture. Very good. [via Distance Learning] More podcasts at Open Culture: Podcast Library Open Culture. ‘Open Culture explores cultural and educational media (podcasts, videos, online courses, etc.) that’s freely available on the web, and that makes learning dynamic, productive, and fun.’

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Classroom 2.0: Another Social Network for Educators

June 17, 2007

Classroom 2.0. Classroom 2.0, created by Steve Hargadon, is a social networking site, devoted to those interested in the practical application of computer technology (especially Web 2.0) in the classroom and in their own professional development. Especially we hope that those who feel they are “beginners” will find this a comfortable place to start being [...]

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Pachyderm Project at NMC: Free Trial Accounts Through June 2007

June 17, 2007

Pachyderm Project. ‘What is Pachyderm? Pachyderm is an easy-to-use multimedia authoring tool. Designed for people who have little or no multimedia authoring experience, Pachyderm is accessed through a web browser and is as easy to use as filling out a web form. Authors upload their own media (images, audio clips, and short video segments) and [...]

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Fathom Archive: A Very Good Collection of Free Online Seminars

June 17, 2007

Fathom – The Source for Online Learning. ‘This archive, provided by Columbia University, offers access to the complete range of free content developed for Fathom by its member institutions. Columbia encourages you to browse this archive of online learning resources, including lectures, articles, interviews, exhibits and free seminars. You can find additional online resources from [...]

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Free WebQuests at InstantWebQuest

June 11, 2007

InstantWebQuest. ‘InstantWebquest is a web based software for creating WebQuests in a short time. When you use InstantWebQuest, you will not need any of writing HTML code or using any web editor software. InstantWebQuest creates all the necessary files and puts them into the server free. Hosting is free. A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity [...]

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