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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). Google code is open source code, so you can manipulate. Mashups Possibilities. Open Architecture. Typically APIs are free.

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Social Media Offerings which can b used in Social Learning

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Social E-Mail - Google Buzz. RSS Reader – Google Reader Bloglines. Open Source/Mashups - APis, open source – while open source and APIs are not social media, they will enable multi-faceted social media features and capabilities. Actually, in some circles, mashups are considered a form of social media.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools 2010 – Innovators, Winners and Updated Trends

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Game based learning. Mashups, Google charts. Embed features such as Widgets, Mashups – that people can find on the web or create themselves or that you offer, or that other end users can create and an exchange for people to share – exchanges in 2011 are going to grow in all e-learning spaces.

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E-Learning without Borders

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I wonder if we have truly achieved this premise, i.e. learning without borders or are we stating something that is not yet accurate? Go onto any social media site: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Quora or any of the thousands of sites, and you will see people engaging with total strangers. Social Learning: Social Exchanges.

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E-Learning Early Indicators

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When I spoke to numerous vendors on tablets, I kept hearing the same song, “we aren’t hearing it from our customers, OR we are looking in the future OR perhaps in 2012″ It was smartphones, you silly man. Vendors are adding more “comments&# and voting i.e. yes or no or thumbs up/thumbs down features.

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Product Review: Plateau TMS (Talent Management System)

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Plateau LMS is a Talent Management System, made up of four modules. Plateau Learning. After logging into the system a pop up window appears with four option, under the title “How to Get the Most out of the Plateau TMS. You can click a check box, if you do not want the pop-up to appear the next time you log into the system.

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Product Review: Saba Social

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No Skype nor Google+ icons and thus direct connections to, under your profile (although I understand with Google+ because it is so new). No Google voice nor any news aggregators such as Google Reader, etc. Extensive API and Mashup directors for you to pick and choose from. icons listed under profile. Bottom Line.

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