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2009 Technology Trends That Impact Online Learning

The eLearning Coach

An increasing number of organizations are taking advantage of Open Source products, like Moodle and Sakai, for Learning Management Systems and authoring tools, like Udutu, for course production. Open Source apps are usually free to download, which makes online learning more affordable. Share this on del.icio.us. The advantages?

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Everything That Can Be Social, Will Be

OpenSesame

In addition, newspapers and blogs attract and retain visitors to their sites through conversation about their content in comments, Facebook or Twitter discussion, and social bookmarking sites like Digg or Delicious. Wiki-style sites use a collaborative, networked model to create a human interaction around chunks of information.

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Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross

The eLearning Coach

Jay: The primary motivation is needing to learn something in order to do something. There are so many forms of learning, it’s tough to generalize. I might want to learn Italian to foster my relationship with Sophia. I might learn to program Cisco routers in order to get a raise. Jay: Learning is social.

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5 great speakers from the AITD conference - a summary of ideas

Sticky Learning

I'd seen the program 6 months earlier and thought that there were a few sessions that looked pretty interesting. Tools covered included, wikis, blogging and microblogs, social bookmarking and networking, rss feeds and Google services. . Learning can be collaborative. Learning can be personalised.

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Top 10 LMS/LCMS Trends and Forecasts

eLearning 24-7

If I have those skill sets, why would I want to be an administrator of a LMS, when I could work free-lance or in some other programming capacity? another buzz word) coming into play, APIs (Application Program Interface) is showing up as well. Mobile Learning. Think about it. Ease of use is the common denominator.

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Digitize Instructor-Led Training Sessions To Increase Employee Engagement And Performance

Adobe Captivate

Clearly, both these aspects converge to an increase on: Online training: Particularly mLearning or mobile learning. Blended learning. Digitization of the instructor-led training delivery to maximize the effectiveness of instructor-led and virtual instructor-led training programs. Truly Collaborative. Social bookmarking.

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Digitize Instructor-Led Training Sessions To Increase Employee Engagement And Performance

EI Design

Clearly, both these aspects converge to an increase on: Online training: Particularly mLearning or mobile learning. Blended learning. Digitization of the instructor-led training delivery to maximize the effectiveness of instructor-led and virtual instructor-led training programs. Truly Collaborative. Social bookmarking.