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TOPYX LMS is a Member of the IMS Global Learning Consortium

TOPYX LMS

Did you know that being a member of the IMS Global Learning Consortium distinguishes a learning management system (LMS)? If an LMS is affiliated with the IMS Global Learning Consortium, it is a quality eLearning system that was designed with the highest standards of performance in mind. What is the IMS Global Learning Consortium?

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

If you had to choose an eLearning provider solely on the basis of samples, and one gave you a module with just text, and the other gave you a module with text and a voice-over provided by professional talent, you’d be likely to think the latter represented the better product. Think about it. And you’d be wrong.

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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

Dashe & Thomson

This is a tool you use to react to something you see, hear or do and an opportunity to create a voice. Look for businesses you love, people you know, or news sources you read. Retweet – A great way to find your own voice is to use existing information (other people’s Tweets) and tell others what you think about it.

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italki - Social Network for Language Learning

Tony Karrer

italki is an interesting website in the language learning space - which seems to be very busy these days. People find each other using the site and then connect via chat, IM, voice/Skype, etc. They provide the ability to connect with other learners who are trying to learn a language.

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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

Before I present you the list I would like to answer two important questions: 1) Why not use Human voice over? For me it is unacceptable that eLearning organization create courses that they do not have voice. Some people will say that not all computers have speakers or that the voice is annoying. Come on guys are you serious!

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Meeting Face to Face

Learning Visions

Nevertheless, their voices are deeply etched in my brain, and I could have picked any of them out of a lineup if we were going by voice and not visual. If I notice Im losing someones attention in class, Ill instantly make direct eye-contact, maybe raise an eyebrow, and start talking directly to that student, and most of the time.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Making Six Sigma Training Fun

Learning Visions

Cammy: Although I like to think Im good-humored, I am leery of "humor" or "fun" (scare quotes are deliberate) injected into training like salt water into a frozen turkey. If they were an info services company, Id focus on how we land and manage the Acme Rubber Duck outsourcing business. Im glad youre on board with my ducks!

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