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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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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). Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo. Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo.

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Social Learning and LMSs Marketplace

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When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. Micro blogging feature.

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LMS News. Directory. Plus E-Learning Notes

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Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Nearly all Lite LMS vendors have their pricing listed and I thank them for doing so – frankly, every vendor should (and I’ll explain further down the blog). So, why then would you not want to know the price – at least the street price, up front.

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2010 LMS Products of the Year

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I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. Vendors who are my clients are aware, prior for me working with them, that there is no quid pro quo, nor any special treatment given to them on my blog. My runner-up is Operitel’s LearnFlex LSP. Emerging Technology LMS/Learning Portal Vendor of the Year.

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E-Learning Early Indicators

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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. Vendors are adding more “comments&# and voting i.e. yes or no or thumbs up/thumbs down features.

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Moodle: Pros, Challenges

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I want to make something very clear – Moodle and other open source LMSs, Learning Portals, CMSs, etc. Moodle: Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. APIs and mashups – which is really can expand Moodle to the next level of learning. are NOT out of the box solutions. They are not turnkey.

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Encore – Moodle: Pros, Challenges

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I want to make something very clear – Moodle and other open source LMSs, Learning Portals, CMSs, etc. APIs and mashups – which is really can expand Moodle to the next level of learning. To learn more about interoperability challenges, please read my blog article. are NOT out of the box solutions.

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