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2015 Top Tools for Learning

Performance Learning Productivity

Google Scholar: When I’m researching something, Google Scholar is the first port-of-call. A quick search for ‘workplace learning’ on Google Scholar returns almost one-and-a-half million results in less than a tenth of a second. But LinkedIn is much more than just an online contacts list.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Online Courses and E-Learning Platforms: One of the most significant advancements in education is the proliferation of online courses and e-learning platforms. Online Forums and Communities: Online forums and communities are platforms where learners can connect, share knowledge, and seek answers to questions.

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1st update on 10 Tools Challenge 2013

Jane Hart

16- Google Reader. 4- Google Search 10- Wikipedia 52- Google Scholar 62- Bing. 38- Google Maps 51- SurveyMonkey 57- Google Translate. Social Media dashboards. 40- Tweetdeck 41- Hootsuite. RSS Readers . PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS. Search/Research. Read it later tools. 66- Instapaper 76- Pocket.

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How humor helps + Powtoon review

Making Change

I poked around Google Scholar and found studies that seem to agree that (relevant!) You edit and save your work online and export the files as MP4s. When a “course” must be created regardless of its usefulness, a cartoon would at least be more fun than an information dump. What research says about humor.

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Taking Time to Learn with Alex Salas

TechSmith Camtasia

I follow Google Scholar, instead of doing a Google search. Because with Google you get you anybody and their mother. Go to google scholar and you’re going to get academic papers.”. Alex has created eLearning Launch , an online academy for digital learning designers. Using the right tools.

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Vote for the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013

eFront

A learning tool is a software tool or online tool or service. A vote for Google will be a vote for Google Search, so if you want to vote for other Google tools, you will need to name them individually, e.g. Google Docs/Drive, Google Scholar, Google Maps, etc. What is a learning tool?

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar features most of the chapter for free. Also critical is addressing online privacy and security concerns that relate to student usage. Below is this month’s chapter summary. For the full text, here’s a Springer Link , which is free with subscription, or you can purchase the chapter or book.