Maestro

MARCH 24, 2022

Google’s content-creation apps. We’ve had great success using one of the best free tools for instructional designers : Google’s content-creation applications. While Rise uses prebuilt block-style components for fast development, Storyline offers free-form design, with hundreds of interaction options. Citation helps.

Instructional Design 98

Instructional Design Authoring Tools Adoption Adopt 98

Performance Learning Productivity

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Google Scholar: Scholar opens a rich world of academic work at the click of a button. Wikipedia : an amazing free source of information. YouTube has saved me from needing to attend any number of ‘Excel pivot tables 101’ and ‘household plumbing for beginners’ courses.

Evernote 100

Evernote Tools Social Networks Skype 100

eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 2, 2010

When it comes to free cloud apps, I also share them on my blog's Free Cloud Apps page. When I do find interesting tools I will keep track of them using my Delicious account. Tagged either under Development Tools or Cloud.

Big Question 100

Big Question WebPod Studio Social Networks ePodcast Creator 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

While I'm on the topic of alternative search engines, I definitely need to remind everyone about Google Scholar and Google Book Search. One of my favorite searches is to do a book search and include only those books where I can see preview or full view (via advanced search).

Search 102

Search Yahoo Google Scholar Tutorial 102

OpenSesame

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Google Scholar - Google takes on the likes of EbscoHost and LexisNexis. LifeHacker U - A collection of free online courses from top colleges and universities in the U.S. Google Helpouts - Get one-on-one appointments with experts for help on everything from cooking a turkey for the holidays, to how to shop for footwear.

Social Networks 111

Social Networks Tools Outsource Google Scholar 111

Tony Karrer

APRIL 28, 2008

Instructional design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 43. 10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online -- Education-Portal.com 52. How to take a course at MIT free -- at home 77. Google Scholar - a new way of navigating through scholarly materials 82. Mental Model Musings 40. Infinite Thinking Machine 51.

Wiki 147

Wiki Instructional Design Case Study Corporate eLearning 147

Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Using Google Scholar and our own networks, we identified and invited the “grandest of the grand gurus” who have researched and published in each of these areas and invited them to summarize that issue, identify theories and practices related to that issue and suggest further research. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

Pedagogy 104

Pedagogy Research Conference Distance Learning 104

Janet Clarey

MARCH 14, 2010

Many of you may not have read Jim Groom’s 4+ year-old blog bavatuesdays before because it doesn’t focus on corporate learning & development however, many of the issues he dives into are the same issues we face in L&D and it’s been valuable reading to me – it’s like an ongoing free education.

Corporate Learning 74

Corporate Learning Blogging Association Learning Management System Write Blog 74

OpenSesame

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Google Scholar – Google takes on the likes of EbscoHost and LexisNexis. LifeHacker U – A collection of free online courses from top colleges and universities in the U.S. universities, Coursera offers MOOCs or massive open online courses for free. Learn Something New. Get Organized. Learn a Language.

Social Networks 52

Social Networks Tools Outsource Site 52

Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Google, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for homework, the school’s VLE/LMS, instant message, text, profile on a social networking service like Facebook or MySpace.). Free Press. OUR NEXT FREE WEBINAR: Using Second Life for Workplace Learning. March 2007. www.learningcircuits.org/2007/0307sauve. Twenge, J. Tom Werner.

Social Networks 68

Social Networks Blended Learning Brandon Hall Cognitive 68