eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Open Source Product of the Year (i.e. 264 codec, which the iPad supports, and a few browsers for HTML5. Social Learning Content Authoring Tool. Project blog, comments, & RSS feeds keeping authors connected. Game based learning. Blogs can be embedded into courses/content. Game Changer!

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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JULY 30, 2010

Open Architecture. APIs are open source code, so that developers (inc. Google code is open source code, so you can manipulate. Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo. Locate some micro-blogging APIs. Again, either incorporate into your LMS/LCMS/CMS or your learning portal.

Mashups 65

Mashups Social Networks Authoring Tools LCMS 65

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

I have seen continued interest and downloads for open source AR tool kits. Augmented reality style: people see in real time the brainstorming ideas, they are transformed into a visual design based on the app, people communicate with Twitter or a built in micro blog, voting is possible and final ideas are vetted.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Vendors were saying, lets “wait on those&# or “our customers are not requesting them, so we are holding off&#. Social learning? If they were doing it, Facebook like page, a crummy blog that looks nothing like a real blog, a Twitter like feed, maybe RSS, text chat and YouTube functions and upload/download angle.

vendor 69

vendor Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mashups iPad 69

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

micro-blog great, but how interactive can this be. I’m sorry but watching a video link, is not engaging social learning in my book. But, the reason I constantly bash this into e-learning vendors heads is this just DON’T GET IT. Plus the iPad. Integrated e-mail. E-Learning 24/7.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Open Source Systems – That have to be 100% free to be considered. Extended Enterprise – System must have e-comm, multi-tenet – fully skinnable, additional functionality. Open Source LMS of the Year. Social Learning is limited.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Every month, I will providing an emerging technology that I believe will be a game changer in the e-learning industry. This is part of my new features that I will be offering as part of this blog. I call it ELGC (E-learning game changer). Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. E-Learning 24/7.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2010

Every month, I will providing an emerging technology that I believe will be a game changer in the e-learning industry. This is part of my new features that I will be offering as part of this blog. I call it ELGC (E-learning game changer). Open Source not Proprietary like Flash. E-Learning 24/7.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games Firefox Flash 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

As in other e-learning markets, vendors seem bent on staying with smartphones for RCAT and not focusing nor utilizing the capabilities of tablets – especially iPad/iPad2 and to a latter degree Android. One vendor focuses only on Blackberry (not just Playbook but their smartphone like product).

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

eLearning 24-7

JULY 23, 2010

If you choose not to use the WebEx solution, you can use another via an API or another vendor, but for the latter it is a link to the web conferencing solution (common practice in the industry, if you do not use their preferred conferencing solution). Social Learning. The standard features are a blog and wiki. E-Learning 24/7.

GeoMaestro 58

GeoMaestro GeoLearning Productivity Product 58

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JULY 13, 2010

Some vendors are providing some widgets are part of their system, and then customers can go onto the web and locate widgets to add or more often than not, create their own. The growth of open source and with Web 3.0 Tablets – Ipad (first and foremost), then other tablets. The small size vendors.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77