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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

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). Facilitation now exists between the pieces of software, similar to interaction between a human and a computer (again, in a basic example).

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Learning System Awards #11 to #20 (2023)

eLearning 24-7

I bet that is the first time you have seen a mashup between music from Hair (great musical, bad movie) and a holiday tune. If you want the longer version, you can review past criteria, mash it up, and extract key details. Let the sunshine in. Let the sunshine in. Oh, let it in, fa, la, la. The Criteria. Other than that?

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

Webcasts, for example, are used to discuss ideas and provide access to experts. Another example might be hosting on-the-job learning activities and assignments in SharePoint or Moodle. Collaborative learning also can be informal discussion groups in Yammer, rating content on SharePoint or mashing up a video.

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Social Learning and LMSs Marketplace

eLearning 24-7

When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. for example. Event management.

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E-Learning Early Indicators

eLearning 24-7

You could count on your hand the number of vendors even looking at it, and I’m not just talking LMSs/Learning Portals, but content authoring tools and other products. Vendors are adding more “comments&# and voting i.e. yes or no or thumbs up/thumbs down features. between end users, whether via groups or not.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Virtual classrooms and smart-boards are used in a more student-centered way (not putting all the attention to one person up-front=bad). open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. Here's what came up. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0

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Social Learning, Social Media – Brothers in Arms

eLearning 24-7

expo clearly shows and some argue that social media some grew up within the web 2.0 With APIs and mashups, who knows where it can go. Geolocating – you sign up an account online, select some options, and you are able to see where your friends are in real time on a map or as it says “location&#. The answer is no.