Tagged: free, learning, ning, resources, socialnetwork, socialnetworking, tool, tools, web2. Use Ning to build online communities and memorable learning experiences.  Ning is a free social networking platform that offers a wide array of features and capabilities.  Networks can be public or private, which gives facilitators greater control over the direction of their communities.

Tagged: adobe, audio, chat, conferencing, connect, connectnow, filesharing, internet, meeting, resources, screensharing, sharing, tool, tools, video, web, web2.0, Adobe is offering a familiar service … for free ! Anyone who has used Adobe Connect to host live meetings on the Internet knows that it is a powerful tool for screen sharing, file sharing, marking up documents, chatting, taking notes, and interacting with audio and video. Adobe is now offering this service for free for up to three participants at a time .

Tagged: elearning, flowgram, learning, presentations, resources, services, slideshows, tool, tool Literally create learning journeys with Flowgram .  It is like a guided tour of the World Wide Web, … and you get to be the tour guide! Flowgram is a free, online service that you can use to create slide shows, scavenger hunts, or student assignments. 

Tagged: adobe, articulate, captivate, development, elearning, free, learning, presenter, resources, tools, training, xert Thanks to Jane Hart , I was introduced to Xerte today.  Xerte is an open source software package for creating interactive eLearning content. The learning object interface feels a little awkward, but that is easily overlooked for its price tag … free. 

Tagged: elearning, learning, opensource, resources, tcexam, tool, tool TCExam : Courtesy of amatbest54 TCExam is an assessment software system that enables educators and trainers to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams. TCExam project was started in 2004 and now it is translated in several languages and freely used all over the world by universities, schools, private companies and independent teachers.

Tags: Resource Have you got your Google Wave invite yet?  Even if you haven't, you can find out more about it in these articles and postings, and what it can do for education and training. Google Wave's Best Use Cases , Lifehacker, 14 October 2009 Google Wave will revolutionise online classroom instruction , So You Want To To Teach, 30 September 2009 Google Wave: a complete guide , Mashable, 29 September 2009 Learning Waves from Google , Donald Clark, 6 June 2009 6 ways that Wave is

Tags: Resource I've been producing a number of short, introductory presentations for clients and other purposes (like conference presentations) on social learning in organisations.  This first one covers: What is Social Learning?  Social Learning platforms, and the role of Social Learning Professionals. Parts

Tags: Resource Over the last year or so I've been building a list of list of apps (including optimized sites and web apps) for the iPod Touch and the iPhone that that are useful for learning, performance support or productivity purposes. Here it is:

Tags: Resource I recently did quite a bit of updating of the C4LPT Guide to Social Learning, so thought it was worth posting about it again here. Here's the contents list: Introduction From e-learning to social learning What is social media? Examples of social media in learning Social media

The article became very popular and I created a supporting presentation, some tools tutorials and even set up a Ning community to support the resource. I have now produced a 2009 version of the list, and instead this year's 25 Tools resource contains 25 categories of learning For full information about each of the tools mentioned in the article and presentation, please go to the 25 TOOLS 2009 resource page at the main website. View more presentations from Jane Hart . ...Tags: Last year I wrote an article for e.learning magazine called 25 Tools Every Learning Professional should have in their Toolbox - and all for free!