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Weekly Bookmarks (1-2-2011)

Experiencing eLearning

Four-step model by Ruth Clark on designing for synchronous online training via Elluminate etc. The article is from 2005 and has nothing earth shattering if you’ve been doing this a while, but it’s a solid introduction to how to use the tools effectively and blend synchronous learning with other forms.

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Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID Live on EdTechTalk)

Learning Visions

Tools like Elluminate can provide connection through voice and immediacy. Example: Blogging as place to review articles and post your own reflections. Can be dry, but there are fun ways to do this. Can provide ways for students to connect with each other. Should students be able to opt out of some of these exercises?

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First Impressions of TelePresence

Experiencing eLearning

We decided to mute, similar to what we would do with a big group in a web conferencing tool like WebEx or Elluminate. Read their article on connecting students across multiple locations and TelePresence training materials (including teaching best practices) for more info. Should we mute ourselves when we’re not presenting?

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Is Second Life 100% experimental?

E-Learning Acupuncture

If anyone is clueless about SL, a quick read of the wikipedia article on the subject would be useful before continuing on with this blog post. I would choose something like Elluminate Live for my synchronous activities. Elluminate's learning curve is a much more gentle slope. Recently a colleague of mine (Thanks Louise!)

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One-way conferencing in a two-way world

Jay Cross

It wouldn’t be hard for WebEx, Adobe, Centra, Elluminate Blackboard, or their peers to provide a default conferencing environment that mirrors best practices for interactive meetings instead of mimicking what went on in yesteryear’s boring one-way workshops and classrooms. Here’s an offer to the Abode’s of the world.

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Firewalls and Security in Software as a Service

Tony Karrer

Elluminate did not work through several firewalls, so we had to switch to WebEx. In an eWeek article: Security May Dog Software as a Service they provide a mixed answer: the biggest challenge for companies such as Microsoft that see their future in on-demand software may be getting customers to understand and be comfortable with the model.

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Top 70 eLearning Posts for June and Hot Topics including iPad and Mobile Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

Introduction to Social Networking - Learning and Working on the Web , June 21, 2010 As our Work Literacy Ning site (2008) is in danger of getting bumped off the Net due to Ning’s new pricing policy , I will post some of the key articles here so we don’t lose them. Where: Here in Elluminate. Introduction to Social Networking.

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