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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

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). Search for restaurants in Google and Google Maps shows up with the various restaurants on the map. Mashups Possibilities.

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Understanding Web 2.0

Integrated Learnings

Wikipedia has a write up on Web 2.0 in 1999, followed by Tim O'Reilly in 2004, and then the 2006 Time magazine article Person of the Year - "You". The ideas that make up Web 2.0 are social networking, web mashups, and using the web to store and create content. Mashup Blog. Take a look at the following video.

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Buzzword: Micro-learning

Xyleme

As a term, “micro-learning” has been around since about 2004, when it was put forward in a PhD thesis by Gerhard Gassler. Catching up on what my Twitter network are sharing, whilst waiting for a train. Picking up a couple of recent blog posts or videos from my RSS reader whilst eating lunch.

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Encore – Moodle: Pros, Challenges

eLearning 24-7

I will be posting a new article on Wednesday, which will include access to a course built 100% in HTML5, on a player in a LMS that supports 100% HTML5. The new article on a side note: focuses on emerging technology, but with a twist – something vendors in any e-learning space should be doing or exploring, but have not yet.

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E-Learning Jargon: What you might think it is.well…

eLearning 24-7

The spin is that you can accrue points by reading an article, taking a course, leaving comments, ranking content, completing an assessment and so on – varies among vendors. SCORM 2004 3rd edition, SCORM 2004 4th edition (rarely used), AICC, PENS – all of which are compliance standards, each with strengths and minuses. .

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Moodle: Pros, Challenges

eLearning 24-7

APIs and mashups – which is really can expand Moodle to the next level of learning. 2004 or SCORM in general). To learn more about interoperability challenges, please read my blog article. You can host it on your server or on an outside server (can also be seen as a con). Evil Realities of Moodle – Tech Demons.

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2011 LMS Award Winners plus a quick note on m-learning

eLearning 24-7

A few systems pitch that they have full mobile learning capability, especially with the iPad including the angle that you can see it full screen rather than the standard universal look – which shows up similar to the smartphone look – i.e. small. It shows up in your browser. SCORM 2004/1.2 Accepts APIs and Mashups.

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