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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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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). Google code is open source code, so you can manipulate. Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. Open Architecture.

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Learning System Awards #11 to #20 (2023)

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I bet that is the first time you have seen a mashup between music from Hair (great musical, bad movie) and a holiday tune. Well, one is aware, because I announced it via LinkedIn, but everyone else? If you want the longer version, you can review past criteria, mash it up, and extract key details. Let the sunshine in.

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Social Media Offerings which can b used in Social Learning

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Social E-Mail - Google Buzz. Social Professional Networks - LinkedIn. RSS Reader – Google Reader Bloglines. Open Source/Mashups - APis, open source – while open source and APIs are not social media, they will enable multi-faceted social media features and capabilities. Social Network Aggregator - Netvibes.

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2008 2009

Tony Karrer

Corporate Access (6) LinkedIn for Finding Expertise (6) Social Learning (6) Long Tail Learning - Size and Shape (6) As a side note, I used this as an opportunity to update my Blog Guide. LinkedIn I had a major "aha moment" about my LinkedIn Connection Approach. This lines up with what I predicted in 2008.

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E-Learning without Borders

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Go onto any social media site: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Quora or any of the thousands of sites, and you will see people engaging with total strangers. Now before you argue about “security&# or “privacy&# , you can create (even now using mashups or some APIs) the ability to lock down or block certain areas.

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NextGen LMS Features (Now and Later)

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Mobile – Native app, available in iTunes, Google Play (Android), ability to view and take courses, content, assessments and whatever else you choose. Ability to tie in Social APIs, regardless if it is Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Nextdoor (cool, but no one is doing it) and so forth. . Including mashups (two or more APIs).

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Noughties. but nice

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iPods and Podcasts: The Touch, the Nano, the Shuffle, the Classic, you name it, versions of the iPod popped up and grabbed our attention in the noughties. Social networking sites: Facebook (2006), Myspace (2003), Bebo (2005), LinkedIn (2003) and other sites together have changed the face of social networking for ever.