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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

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Unfortunately, too many vendors in the e-learning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. However there are vendors who sell their API solution wrapped in a piece of software. Open Architecture. APIs are open source code, so that developers (inc. Typically APIs are free.

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Learning System Awards #11 to #20 (2023)

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I bet that is the first time you have seen a mashup between music from Hair (great musical, bad movie) and a holiday tune. If you want the longer version, you can review past criteria, mash it up, and extract key details. Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions. Let the sunshine in.

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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. Another one on the rise for LMS vendors and honestly, e-learning vendors as a whole. Trend 2 Responsive mobile design.

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Social Media Offerings which can b used in Social Learning

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Events – Meetup. 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. Presence Applications (aka micro-blogging ) – Twitter.

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E-Learning without Borders

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Vendors such as Edmodo, enables teachers at various schools across the world to communicate with each other. Now before you argue about “security&# or “privacy&# , you can create (even now using mashups or some APIs) the ability to lock down or block certain areas. Another client (company) can do the same thing.

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State of the LMS 2012

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The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems. rather then going through the LMS vendor. I have found I can land a better price then using the quick way via the LMS vendor.

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E-Learning Jargon: What you might think it is.well…

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The spin is that you can accrue points by reading an article, taking a course, leaving comments, ranking content, completing an assessment and so on – varies among vendors. For some reason a lot of vendors, erroreously assume that modules is widely used – it isn’t. Gaming Elements. Jargon has become universal in 2014.