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TCC08: Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why?

Experiencing eLearning

If it is text, a blog is good. Add “real world&# content by bringing things in from outside (podcasts, blogs, etc.). Google Docs. Wikis as classic example of collaborative tool. Gave an example of faculty handbook created with wiki (using MediaWiki). Wikis have more work application for students too.

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1st update on 10 Tools Challenge 2013

Jane Hart

It has been good to see the varied interest in the 10 Tools Challenge both on my blog and Twitter as well as on other social channels – so here are a few updates. If you are taking the challenge and would like your blog to be added to the list, just leave a comment below or on the previous post. BLOGGING & WIKI TOOLS.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

A wiki is a self-organizing knowledge web site. A wiki is a discussion. Wiki software allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily. Wiki software is often used to create collaborative websites. The term “wiki” is from a Hawaiian word that means “fast” or “to hasten.” Google Docs.

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How to Encourage Social Learning within Your Organization

Origin Learning

Informal it is, but nevertheless we are learning all the time- when we see YouTube videos, when we read blogs and news stories on Facebook , when we tweet and retweet on Twitter , when we ask and answer questions on Quora- we are in fact, adding to our knowledge base all the time. And you know what the best part is, it is voluntary.

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Engaging online learners 5

Learning with e's

Promote creative writing using blog challenges such as #Blimage or #TwistedPair as visual prompts (the latter involves unlikely pairings of people to provoke imagination. This can be done using shared digital spaces such as group blogs, wikis or Google Docs.

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My Top Ten Tools for Learning 2009

Experiencing eLearning

WordPress.com is my blog host, which is still a primary tool for my personal learning even when I’m not posting as regularly. Being able to highlight, keep cached copies of the pages, and post to my blog automatically makes it much more valuable for me than just bookmarking. Personal Learning. Developing Courses.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Google Docs

Learning Visions

Monday, June 18, 2007 Google Docs I played around a bit with Google Docs this weekend. Well, I actually worked with Google Docs this weekend. Inspired by recent posts from Harold Jarche and another one today from Wild Apricot on using Google Docs in nonprofits (thanks to Michele Martin for the link). Always the issue.