Best of eLearning Learning October 1, 2009 to October 9, 2009 Upcoming Free Online eLearning Events

• Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning Tuesday, October 13, 2009
• Gaining Leverage From Leadership Wednesday, October 14, 2009
• Formalizing Informal Learning ...What? Why? How? Thursday, October 15, 2009

Featured SourcesThe following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals.

1. Learner Personas for eLearning- The eLearning Coach, October 5, 2009
2. Educational iPhone Apps to Make You Smarter- Kapp Notes, October 8, 2009
3. Multitasking- eLearning Technology, October 6, 2009
4. The Semantic Web cometh- Upside Learning Blog, October 4, 2009
5. iPhone…The Ultimate Learning Device (My 10 Top Learning Apps)- Electronic Papyrus, October 6, 2009
6. Tips for handling QnA in the classroom- Free as in Freedom, October 2, 2009
7. Video Games, Education and Entertainment Statistics- Kapp Notes, October 5, 2009
8. Curator Editor Research Opportunities on eLearning Learning- eLearning Technology, October 1, 2009
9. Instructional design - pah, who needs it?- Spicy Learning, October 2, 2009
10. Open Environment E-learning: DocBook and XXE- The E-Learning Curve, October 7, 2009
11. The Power of X – Experiential Learning in Today’s World- Performance Learning Productivity, October 7, 2009
12. Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds- Kapp Notes, October 7, 2009
13. ePorfolios Blogs and Audience Response Systems at Back to School Night- eLearning Technology, October 7, 2009
14. To get Twitter you gotta Tweet!- Leveraging Learning, October 6, 2009
15. Scenario Based Learning- Speak Out, October 4, 2009
16. Reading: “College technology ‘catching up’ with students”- Dont Waste Your Time, October 9, 2009
17. Social Media and Records Retention- Engaged Learning, October 6, 2009
18. There’s nothing rapid about Rapid eLearning- Getting Down to Business, October 5, 2009
19. Quick Explanation of Google Wave - Video- MinuteBio, October 2, 2009
20. Blogging to show off your organization- Informal Learning, October 2, 2009
21. Computer-based Games in Classrooms: Leveraging the Instructor- Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning , October 9, 2009
22. The danger of a simple story- Simply Speaking, October 9, 2009
23. Your learner journey can start here…- ThirdForce Blog, October 9, 2009
24. Adapt your course management system to fit your instruction- WISE Pedagogy, October 7, 2009
25. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning- Clive on Learning, October 7, 2009
26. 'Scared of first' - why business is resisting new learning.- Sticky Learning, October 7, 2009
27. Is The Whole World Dumbing Down?- Blogger in Middle-earth, October 6, 2009
28. A mobile future for communications and learning- Lars is Learning, October 5, 2009
29. The Importance of Reflective Practices- Designed for Learning, October 4, 2009
30. Under-promising and over-delivering - a client LMS demo goes online for proof of concept. - Business Casual, October 4, 2009

Other SourcesThe following are the top items based on social signals.

1. Free Powerpoint Twitter Tools, October 6, 2009
2. 15 Interesting Clip Art Styles for Your E-Learning Courses, October 6, 2009
3. Increased complexity needs simplified design, October 5, 2009
4. Borrowing from the Library to Support Workplace Learning, October 1, 2009
5. Do learners really need learning objectives?, October 2, 2009
6. A History of Social Media, October 8, 2009
7. How long does it take to build a serious game or educational simulation?, October 7, 2009
8. How to instantly grab e-learners attention!, October 7, 2009
9. Presentation: from receive through react to interact, October 7, 2009
10. DocVerse, October 8, 2009
11. Nobel Prize Winners Video Lecture Search Engine, September 30, 2009
12. 10 Things I Learned from 10 People, October 1, 2009
13. All About Screencasting - Meet Scrast and Camtasia Users Group, September 30, 2009
14. The keynote and the harshtag, October 9, 2009
15. PKM – start small, October 7, 2009
16. Extending Virtual World Affordances, October 6, 2009
17. 12 ways social media are screwing with bad work habits, October 6, 2009
18. History and evolution of social media, October 9, 2009
19. Epipheo: A Welcome Blast of eLearning Fresh Air, October 2, 2009
20. The E-Learning Debate: Follow up, October 1, 2009

Hot Topics Twitter (50)

1. Free Powerpoint Twitter Tools, October 6, 2009
2. To get Twitter you gotta Tweet!, October 6, 2009
3. Indian Learning Professionals and Companies on Twitter, October 1, 2009
4. Facebook--Good for Your Memory: Twitter--Not So Much, October 1, 2009

Research (33)

1. Resources for Researching Virtual Worlds, October 7, 2009
2. Curator Editor Research Opportunities on eLearning Learning, October 1, 2009
3. Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning, October 7, 2009
4. How do you conduct a Focus Group?, October 8, 2009

Social Media (29)

1. A History of Social Media, October 8, 2009
2. 12 ways social media are screwing with bad work habits, October 6, 2009
3. Borrowing from the Library to Support Workplace Learning, October 1, 2009
4. Social Media and Records Retention, October 6, 2009

Document (25)

1. DocVerse, October 8, 2009
2. Open Environment E-learning: DocBook and XXE, October 7, 2009
3. Learner Personas for eLearning, October 5, 2009
4. Borrowing from the Library to Support Workplace Learning, October 1, 2009

Camtasia (8)

1. All About Screencasting - Meet Scrast and Camtasia Users Group, September 30, 2009
2. How to Stand Out in a Contest... Add a Screencast!, October 8, 2009
3. Curator Editor Research Opportunities on eLearning Learning, October 1, 2009
4. A Toolkit to Develop E-Learning in an Open (XML) Environment, October 6, 2009