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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Recent work on the VSSCORM website has centered around building a (very) simple IMS manifest file reader. If you’d like to take a look at the latest version of the software, you can download a code bundle from the VSSCORM website.
 
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Not sure if your CFO is going to accept this as a compelling reason to implement eLearning, but it’s interesting nevertheless. Learning Footprint has posted an online calculator which will help you to determine how much you could reduce your organization’s carbon footprint by reducing training-related travel and paper use.
 
Saturday, September 26, 2009
The UK education system is introducing robots to mark English examination papers starting next month, reports the Register. guess bribing them with an apple isn’t likely to work (if it ever did).
 

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Recent work on the VSSCORM website has centered around building a (very) simple IMS manifest file reader. If you’d like to take a look at the latest version of the software, you can download a code bundle from the VSSCORM website.
OK – let’s start with a statement that should be obvious but clearly isn’t. Audio and video are NOT interactive (unless you count the student clicking on a “play&# button). So, when you talk about interactive content, you need to think beyond providing an audio track or a video of a professor talking.
David Hopkins of Bournemouth University has published an interesting presentation on the use of Camtasia in eLearning.
I’ve been playing around with options for delivering eLearning on mobile devices like my Blackberry, or on an iPhone but I’ve been struggling to find a way to preview the content on a PC. David Hopkins has found a way for iPhones at least.
Tom Kuhlmann shares 13 More Tips to Help You Record Narration Like the Pros. As is usual on Tom’s blog, excellent advice.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010
We have been interacting with a number of clients, understanding their requirements and discussing possible learning solutions, and one thing that stands out in these discussions is the surge in the demand for mLearning solutions. have always believed that mLearning will be the future of eLearning and have also written about it here.
 
Thursday, July 29, 2010
If you are an elearning/ distance learning / online learning practitioner you should plan to join your peers and peeps at the 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning in Madison, WI August 4-6, 2010 at the Monona Terrace.
 
Thursday, July 29, 2010
So without further ado, here is my Third Annual Top 10 E-Learning Tools. My, how time flies. Learning Tools List – Top 10 for 2010 is a post from: E-Learning Curve Blog.
 

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Most would agree that Twitter was one of the social networking phenomena of 2008, and has enjoyed exponential growth in popularity. The microblogging tool has obvious potential to be used in formal learning, both in traditional online classroom settings and - through mobile technologies - for mobile learners. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar).
In a recent conversation, I was asked what I thought about twitter as a learning tool. Over the course of the past few years I’ve moved from saying “I don’t get it” – to feeling like it’s a good addition to my Learning Tool Set. But I also think that there’s a lot more help now around how to make effective use of Twitter as a learning tool.
My collection of eLearning Articles, White Papers, Blog Posts, etc. just reached 100. Thought I'd share. No particular order to these. Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory 2. Keeping Up with the Pace of Change Informal learning will help employees survive in the future workplace 3. Understanding E-Learning 2.0 Web 2.0: Web 2.0
Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. The author(s) have been writing individual articles for months or years. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles. Comments are very much welcome. Topics eLearning 2.0
Second Life truly is a phenomenon. It is exactly what the name and vision imply: an example of a parallel "multiverse". People will learn much in it, as they might alternatively learn via participating on a real -world sports team, running a real-world lemonade stand, or walking around a great real-world city. Supporting mentor/supervisor/guides.