Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Today as part of the Kineo Insights webinar series – a conversation on open source. The following are my notes from Part 1 of the webinar: The Truth About Open Source: A conversation with Michael Korcuska, Executive Director of Sakai. The Truth About Open Source Who writes the code? Open source isn’t free.

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GnosisConnect

JULY 20, 2017

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.

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GnosisConnect

JULY 20, 2017

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.

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GnosisConnect

JULY 17, 2017

There is a variety of different open-source or “free” Learning Management Systems available today, with most being tailored for use in a school environment. These “free” systems often lead organizations to think an open source solution is a way to save money while gaining all the benefits offered by a proprietary LMS.

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eFront

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As a result, the following post is Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars) Tools for e-Learning. The following list contains free and open source Web Conferencing tools that are nt in particular order. BigBlueButton is built by combining over fourteen open source components.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2023

Character images and other illustrations unDraw – Open source illustrations for any idea Image library that you can easily customize. This post includes links on character images and other illustrations, AI image editing tools and tips, Twine, scenario examples and tools, and instructional design skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

Plus, it’s free and open source, with an active developer community working to extend its functionality and user communities for support. Audacity is free, open source, and does everything I need for quick audio revisions. Writing helps me connect ideas and clarifies my understanding. Affinity Designer.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

This doesn’t mean that the course ideas is a bad one. In fact, many courses that don’t see the light of day are great ideas and would do very well. open-source coding with multiple contributors). People love the idea of working together to accomplish a common goal. What do you do in this case?

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eLearning 24-7

MARCH 25, 2024

Then, you have to add your own data, fine-tune, and enjoy all the wonderful aspects that come with a free open-source LLM (which can rock, if you know what you are doing, but it’s input and output may not hit the range of fee-based LLM). The sad part is that the buyer has no idea. Your NPS is less than 70%?”

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2019

My post on 30+ ideas for portfolio samples can give you some inspiration if you need to create new artifacts. Open source and additional tools. If you want to use open source tools, check out Adapt and H5P. I have heard all the excuses why you can’t build one. What to include.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This post includes rates and salaries from multiple sources. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples. The free open source tool Twine makes planning, writing, and creating branching scenarios easier. This was the top post on my blog for many years, and still ranks highest of my instructional design careers series.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

Plus, it’s free and open source, with an active developer community working to extend its functionality and user communities for support. Writing helps me connect ideas and clarifies my understanding. Twine is my favorite tool for creating branching scenarios. WordPress has been my tool of choice for blogging for over 15 years.

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Degreed

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It’s not just brainstorming; they need to fight for their ideas. Creative Agility: Ideas need to be tested and adjusted. Experimentation can show the strengths and weaknesses of anyone’s ideas. Even if the ideas fail these tests, the creators can keep learning from and adapting to the limits that they find.

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LifterLMS

MAY 9, 2022

Learn about managed WordPress hosting, open source software innovation and community with Robert Jacobi From Cloudways in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. I’m excited to talk tech and WordPress and open-source and community and all these things with you that we have a shared passion for.

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Appsembler

AUGUST 1, 2018

This post is an introduction to XBlocks for Open edX, why they’re important, how they work, and which XBlocks are currently available. By the end of this article, you’ll understand how XBlocks fit into Open edX and how you can use them to create engaging course content for your learners. Why XBlocks are key to Open edX.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

In Lord of the Rings, the wizard Gandalf deliberated and wrestled long and hard to open the doors to the mines of Moria. In the story of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves, the mouth of the cave was opened by uttering the phrase ifta? ya simsim - 'Open Sesame'. So be open. So be open. Knowledge is like love.

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eAbyas Info Solutions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

About Moodle Moodle is an open-source, feature-rich, secure, and scalable learning management system that integrates seamlessly with other platforms and can be customised for any teaching or training method. Moodle’s mission is to empower educators, trainers, and learners all around the world with open-source education technology.

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eAbyas Info Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2023

Speakers and participants will also share tales from the community where they will cover a range of topics, from developing and customising Moodle to fit every users’ unique needs to managing Moodle as an open-source platform. Join his presentation on ‘Open Source? Open Platform? Open standards?’.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 20, 2021

I’d like to see an entire K12 curriculum online (in English, but open, so that anyone can translate it). David Preston, with his Open Source Learning has a wonderful idea, but it takes a different sort of teacher. However, there are nuances here. I don’t know them all, but I certainly have some reservations.

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Webanywhere

JULY 17, 2023

Radical collaboration is a way of working together that is based on trust, openness, and shared power. It can lead to: More innovative solutions: When people from different backgrounds and perspectives come together, they can bring new ideas to the table. These challenges require new ways of thinking and working together.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 23, 2011

Some of the ideas in education reform that we hear the most about (such as class size) maybe aren’t as important or have as much impact as other strategies. eFront: Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch for 2011. Technically, some of these are Free, not Open Source, but still a valuable list.).

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LearnDash

AUGUST 14, 2018

You get a good idea for an online course so you jump to a hosted (closed source) course builder. If you have an idea for a course then the quicker you get to market then the quicker you start getting customers and feedback. When in doubt, choose open-source. In a few days you get the course up.

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Web Courseworks

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Mozilla’s Open Badges project is working to solve that problem, making it easy for anyone to issue, earn and display badges across the web through a shared technical infrastructure. From Mozilla’s Open Badges wiki page. . From Mozilla’s Open Badges wiki page. What tools does Mozilla offer for earners and issuers?

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The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

You’ve open-source LMS options, as well as hosted LMS platforms that claim to offer much more than their open-source competitors. Open-source vs. Cloud-Based LMS Platforms. Open Source LMS platforms. First of all, let’s discuss the open-source platforms. Let’s get started!

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 9, 2023

In fact, every open-source Gen-AI solution out there uses them. Any open-source LLM you select can be modified, tweaked, and so forth. If you, Company X want to add Gen-AI to whatever you are doing, then an Open Source LLM is the route to go (some are 100% fee, others are fee-based). ChatGPT uses them.

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Paradiso Solutions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Through LMS customization, you can determine how your courses appear, inject your creative ideas, and even match the LMS with your Favorite colors and themes. With a supportive community and open-source flexibility, Canvas changes to meet your needs. This guide introduces you to the top customized LMS options available today.

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LearnDash

JUNE 23, 2021

You’re an educator with an idea for an online course. Because we run on an open source platform like WordPress, there are plenty of other plugins out there that will provide features our users want. If you’re serious about turning your online courses into a significant part of your business, WordPress is the most viable option.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2015

Martin Weller's keynote presentation at EDEN 2015 Conference was entitled 'The battle for open.' A professor of educational technology at the British Open University, he has been an advocate of openness in education for many years, but he expresses doubts over the outcome of the battle. What are the core principles of openness?

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Learning with e's

APRIL 17, 2011

My opening keynote focused on openness in education, and I made a call for more open scholarship and open educational practices. Image source by Stephan Rinke The road is open by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Paradiso Solutions

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Custom design based on company needs fosters innovation, cultivating fresh ideas to enhance business operations effectively. Custom LMS opens new teaching avenues, allowing tailored courses with various features to match your business needs and cater to individual learning preferences.

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LearnDash

MARCH 1, 2018

This was the time that I considered the idea of WordPress as a learning management system after attending a client meeting where we were discussing open source LMS options. We will continue to push the boundaries of e-learning with WordPress, the world’s most flexible open source platform.

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Play.ht

APRIL 15, 2024

What’s more, these systems keep getting better over time because they learn from new information and because developers from all over the world help improve them through open-source projects. Personalized experiences Ever wonder why your social media feeds seem to know exactly what you like?

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2024

Machine Learning was well-known (it’s another form of AI), so the idea that generative AI, in this case, ChatGPT would take off (even though Gen AI was already out there), definitely a surprise. And the idea that it is private generation ai, is a misnomer. Once Open-source model. Falcon as a solid solution. 

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Paradiso Solutions

APRIL 9, 2021

One of the most popular form of the Learning Management System on tap is Open Source or Free LMS in which the source code of the software is free to use and available openly for download. There are some cost involved with the implementation and customization of an open-source LMS that an organization should be aware of.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2015

Learning is opening up like never before. Open learning was originally used to describe the opening up on education to previously disenfranchised individuals - those who had not followed the traditional pathways to education. The British Open University for example, was nicknamed 'the university of the second chance'.

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

I witnessed a majority of the standing room only attendees contributing ideas on how to keep up with the latest Learning and Development Trends. This poster on the exhibit floor says it all: Moodle, the open source learning management system, has been around since 2005. The one-hour session contained “goose bump” moments.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The conversation will likely build off the ideas in my Wednesday session, but attending that session is definitely not a requirement. It’s a packed room of more than 80 project teams showing off their work and an exhilarating few hours of getting ideas and inspiration from companies and teams from all over the world.

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