eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

I already have spoke ad naseum about the pros and cons of any free open source platform, so my criteria on what I feel are the best 10 free open source systems are presented below. The reason I state “free” open source, is because “open source” itself is not necessarily free.

Open Source 87

Open Source Open Free Authoring Tools 87

eFront

AUGUST 2, 2010

A list follows: System Course structure Announcements Forums Calendar Per lesson Lesson structure Lesson announcements Lesson forum Lesson calendar Administrators can control the exposed RSS feeds for the system and lessons while the Professors can control the feeds for their lessons. Well, things have changed. to version 3.6.6

RSS 58

RSS Module Social Networks Open Source 58

Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Tweetdeck Im officially hooked to Twitter and use Tweetdeck to organize and group those I follow. Not only is Twitter great for the occasional laugh, but also a great source of information and links. Google Calendar This is the first year I havent had a paper-based engagement calendar, which is weird. Its delicious.

Tools 100

Tools Evernote iPod Yammer 100

eFront

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Events Calendar You can create, edit and maintain a monthly calendar on your profile and share it with your learners. Recent Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (3) ► January (3) Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Le. Learners can see the formulas even if they did not add the application. to version 3.6.6

Social Networks 111

Social Networks Facebook Open Source VLE 111

Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 My Personalized Personal Work Learning Environmental World Tony Karrer asked in the comments on my PLE post yesterday , Im curious if you distinguish your learning environment (tools, skills, etc.) Most of what Im doing outside of work these days involves the care and feeding of two small people, ages 2 and 4.

Personal 100

Personal Personalization Instructional Design IM 100

Learning Visions

JULY 2, 2007

Then again, perhaps Im missing something. The Gin System provides you with (among other things): Secure login Calendar of events Phone & Email lists Email group s ("public" f0r all members; or private for designated members only) Questions: Allows for easy posting of questions. It seems to me that FaceBook is a great networking tool.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks System Wiki Facebook 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Marshall McLuhan) -- Im not trying to be a smarty-pants here, but I looked this up and Gary was close: "We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. Any LMS needs to have open-standards (not just open source) so you can take your content to another source. We march backwards into the future."

Emergent 176

Emergent Brandon Hall CD-ROM Authoring Tools 176