Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. In addition, she indicates if they are free or cost money – which is not quite the same thing as open source.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

There were about 7 examples mentioned including Intuit using a Wiki-like system for customers to ask questions/get advice around taxes, using a group blog with students prior to a formal learning event, the US Army's use of collaboration tools to share best practices in Iraq, and several others. 20,000 wikis with more than 100,000 users.

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eLearning Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2009

WordPress ), wikis (ex. Scuttle ), and even in-house social networks, similar to Facebook. Listen to your learners, run small pilot programs (many of these tools are open-source / free), and experiment. This is very much in line with the theory of informal learning and social learning. are blogs (ex.

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