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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

You can find a long list of tools broken into authoring tools, games/simulations, quiz/test tools, social media, delivery platforms, tracking and whether they support mobile. In addition, she indicates if they are free or cost money – which is not quite the same thing as open source.

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Adopting Digital Game-based Learning: Why and How

Upside Learning

The paper gives background information on the imperative of using games in the workplace, for which audience, where to begin, what sort of games, for what purpose and also briefly touches upon the issues that are typically associated with game development. Please feel free to comment about and question/debate the paper here.

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Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free

Mike Taylor

Social bookmarking can solve all of those problems and bring you additional benefits you probably haven’t even thought of. Your first question may be, “What the heck is social bookmarking?”. TLDR: If you’re short on time grab this quick start guide to social bookmarking. What is Social Bookmarking?

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Lurking is Not a Static State

ID Reflections

Somehow, the word lurker has become associated with pejorative connotations of people taking from communities without giving back, of not contributing, of being selfish and feeding off the hard work of others. They are the free riders. They are lurking on the edge, consuming content. However, is that truly the case?

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eLearning Around The Web

The eLearning Coach

This free eBook from the eLearning Guild has 65 tips from experienced eLearning professionals. You will need to register with the Guild, which enables you to become an Associate Member for free. Brief History of Social Media. Brett Borders has written a history lesson of social media that may surprise you.

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eLearning Cyclops: An On-Demand Scenario #LCBQ

eLearning Cyclops

Free eLearning. Posting a blog as you go with design and development can provide a place for the background and the "why," important pieces that are missing for the associates when things are implemented quickly. Happy 4th of July- Free US History eLearning. My New Social Bookmarking Tool. Cloud Apps.

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Curating the Content Overload

OpenSesame

Now I’m overloaded with blogs, news sites, social networks and all kinds of email. Likewise, now that content creation and delivery systems like Blogger , Flickr or WordPress are free, diverse and accessible, content creators find their videos, photos, writing and ideas lost in the content sea.