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How (Not) To Write Marketing Posts

Clark Quinn

I have a canned response that includes the line: I deliberately ignore what comes unsolicited, and instead am triggered by what comes through my network: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, etc. Now, one of the problems is that many posts I see seem to follow a similar algorithm: Search for articles on a hot buzzword.

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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

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. No problem. Open Architecture. Typically APIs are free. API Protocols.

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Content as a Service

Xyleme

As instructional designers, we create our learning products, package them up with all the content and media, wish them well, and ship them off to the LMS’s – never to be seen again. And the possibilities for highly specialized apps for learning, performance support, and content mash-ups is nearly unlimited.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

Learning Visions

Emerging" = kinds of e-learning that are just starting to show up -- in labs, new company offerings. Self Serve Can also pick up packaged food -- self-service from a vending machine, etc. I have a problem, where is the answer? About Gary: Classroom teacher in the early 70s. 1984 doctorate in applied psychology.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

One of the common reasons I hear from knowledge workers inside large organizations for not following the suggestions I provide is that the organization itself puts up barriers to working this way. Prediction #6 => More Examples of Mashups and Add-ons to Extend Simple Self-Paced eLearning Prediction #5 is a slam dunk.

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e-Learning Solutions – All in One Option For EduPreneurs

Academy of Mine

The problem with many e-learning solutions is that they are often designed in an isolated way, sort of as “stand alone” options, without regard for how they will interact with the other parts of the eLearning ecosystem. E-LEARNING SOLUTIONS COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS Let me give you a few examples. That’s where Academy of Mine comes in.

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Aha Moments in 2007

Tony Karrer

and unless you innovate ( Innovators' Dilemma in Learning/eLearning ) you are going to fall prey to alternatives be it do-it-yourself learning or start-ups. Companies are going to have a big problem trying to handle this: More Discussion on Personal Work Learning Environments. We know something pretty special is happening right now.