The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Many of these tools and services are free or have a free trial period, which can encourage you to experiment in a small way at first. Each tool fulfills at least one of these criteria: encourages collaboration; enables user-generated content or input; provides a way to share; and facilitates informal or formal learning. VoiceThread.

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Social Media Social Networks Wiki Media 83

The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 27, 2009

Web-based tools for scheduling, project management and documentation increase productivity and enhance personal mobility. Online image editors and other multimedia production tools provide access to a host of new and often less expensive applications. Open Source Software. The advantages? The downside? eBook Readers.

Social Networks 76

Social Networks Authoring Tools Trends Online Learning 76

The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Although there will be other types of content creation tools, I see the lack of Flash support as a huge limitation for course developers. For eBooks, it’s using the ePub format, which is an open source standard allowing digital publications to work on different devices. Delivering Content.

iPad 75

iPad Online Learning Seesmic iPhone 75

The eLearning Coach

MARCH 8, 2010

It’s open source software, yet actually has some Help documentation. For more on free editing tools, see Image and Optimization Editors in the Resources section. Most everyone has their favorite online chatting tool. In addition to text chats, I’ll often use it as the tool of choice for video chatting.

Software 74

Software Free FLV Audacity 74