Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

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Google Buzz and Social Learning: Connect the Dots

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Now, the deafening Google Buzz is here. Others feel Buzz is Google's answer to Facebook, and is particularly useful for those who care for extra online privacy. I want to learn your ideas on how Buzz can help in social learning - if at all. So, who is Buzz for? Some say Buzz is for Twitter drop-outs. What do you think?

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Mobile Learning and Interactivity

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Does mobile learning need interactivity? Even more so, says Janhavi Padture, one of the invited speakers at Washington Interactive Technologies Conference, hosted by SALT (Society of Applied Learning Technologies). 264 format, while Safari will only support that, and Google introduced the new WebM standard but supports both WebM and H.264

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Implementing Learning Interactions Using 3D Metaphors and Ideas from Virtual Worlds

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

If you have seen Google Earth, you’ll see what I mean. Just as Google Earth does, 3D objects like a cube, a pyramid or a sphere provide non-conventional navigation metaphors to the learner. These learning interactions provide the required immersion and a sense of simulated reality to learners. Yes, there is. Use 3D objects.

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Ad-hoc Social Learning Environment - How a Blog Drives Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

We decided to set up an ad-hoc social learning environment mostly using freely available tools. In this post, I summarize what we learned about the ad-hoc social learning environments. Blog is the watering hole A learning blog is so much a happening place! We used Blogger, the Google blogging tool. Any suggestions?

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Twelve Ways to Add Value to Open Source LMS Systems

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

I've been too wrapped up thinking about interactivity to pay attention to the pains learning managers must go through for making their Moodle implementations effective. How about showing a recap of 'your recent learning activity'? So you need to support offline learning capability. A well-customized Moodle can do that.