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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). Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. Examples: Post your status update in Linkedin and it appears in Twitter.

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Surprises so Far in 2023

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Nowadays I think that the gig is up, and everyone realizes the scam. Surprises in E-Learning One of the biggest surprises, is that so many folks are unaware that e-learning was an umbrella term, as I noted in the History of the LMS post. Vendors use it to refer to online courses/content. Vendors who use it?

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Social Media Offerings which can b used in Social Learning

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Social Professional Networks - LinkedIn. 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. Events – Meetup. Wikis - Wikipedia.

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Latest Eight #LMS #Trends

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Even not having the card prior to arrival, but signing up online, gets you free internet. . Each item in the list must be completed and in many cases numerous times – this builds up retention. I have those every weekend, so why as an adult learner do I want it as a benefit to learning? Trend 2 Responsive mobile design.

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Latest LMS Trends – The Truth is No Longer a Stranger

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In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. and not necessarily worldwide (which should be the case), there is bound to be those vendors who are seeking new opportunities. Folding up shop and switching to a new market: Talent/Performance Management, new product lines not tied to e-learning, services.

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LMS News. Directory. Plus E-Learning Notes

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More vendors enabling the use of APIs – i.e. people can create their own API and integrate them into the LMS/Learning Portal vendor’s system, this equally means you can create mashups too. So, why then would you not want to know the price – at least the street price, up front.

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Social Learning, Social Media – Brothers in Arms

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expo clearly shows and some argue that social media some grew up within the web 2.0 With APIs and mashups, who knows where it can go. Social Learning & Social Media. Social Learning = Learning, Collaboration & Communicatio n. .&# — Tim Berner-Lee. It’s all about Hype. The answer is no.