Learning Visions

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Kineo Insights Webinar: The Truth About Open Source – a conversation with Sakai’s Executive Director

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In the open source world, these projects tend to be friendlier than Google vs. Microsoft :) Sakai started in 2004 – collaboration of universities (Michigan, Indiana, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley). – Primary market is higher ed, k-12. 5 schools with homegrown systems. Now used in over 200 institutions around the world. Is it really free?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning

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Marcia Connor’s four-square chart from 2004 (pre web 2.0): Formal (classes, elearning, meetings)/Informal (community, teaming, playing) Intentional (reading, coaching, mentoring)/Unexpected (self-study, exploring, internet surfing) The choice is not informal vs. formal. Brent Schlenker: Marketers and Game Developers Kno.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Designers: Do You Have a Degree in ID?

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This was an important marketing point for them, which underscores the weight that an ID degree has in some circles. in instructional design in 2004. What market sector (corporate/academic)? Many instructional designers (myself included) work in the corporate market designing (primarily) self-paced eLearning experiences.