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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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An API (Application Program Interface) enables an interface from a piece of software to communicate with another piece of software (in its simplest form) or multiple pieces of software (called a mashup). Search for restaurants in Google and Google Maps shows up with the various restaurants on the map. Mashups Possibilities.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). Proceedings of the Third Plymouth e-Learning Conference, University of Plymouth, 4 April 2008. Continues tomorrow.

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Good morning Barcelona!! Jim Groom at #EDEN15

Learning with e's

Groom's popular and anarchic blog Bavatuesdays is a regular port of call for all those seeking this kind of eclectic and irreverent mashup of concepts, thoughts and opinions. He featured a bizzare YouTube video of 'Dr Oblivion' introducing ds106. Dave Kernohan). Not a good start. Cue applause. Unported License.

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The changing Web

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Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. Retrieved 14 April, 2008 from: [link] Kamel Boulos, M. geotagging). Maramba, I.

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Google-Assisted “Search� Learning…but pls don’t say “according to Google�

Janet Clarey

Many did not grow up using print encyclopedias and dictionaries like many older (some Gen X, boomer, mature) workers. So then I ran across a decent article that I read through and thought I should buck up and revisit the things that make Google such a large part of my life. YouTube Remixer allows learners to make video mashups.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

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A day with Dave Snowden , October 26, 2010 Dave Snowden is a compelling storyteller, mad genius, and irascible Welshman who has pioneered the mash-up of complexity theory and management practice. Open up the Navigation. Please if you can, look this research up! YouTube link. Sumeet Moghe, 2009. Just amazing!

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Brent Schlenker: Marketers and Game Developers Know More About Learning Than We Do!

Learning Visions

We’re not talking about “dressing up&# content to fake that it’s engaging. YouTube – videos – short hits to educate. Mash this up with the chat and you practically have the whole session. This is the same stuff that many in the learning field are already picking up on. 30-90 seconds.