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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). APIs available in popular programs – SAAS. Mashups Possibilities. Javascript. Include: Twitter. MediaWiki API.

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danah boyd on teens and 21st century work

Jay Cross

A programmer would submit a program on punch cards and wait hours for it to compile. Instead of coding, programmers built apps by mashing up shared packages of code. If a mashup produced a Frankenmonster, you threw it away and tried something else. Social networks have become the fabric of the high tech industry.

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E-Learning Early Indicators

eLearning 24-7

That smartphones were the answer to mobile learning. Social learning? 2 Mobile Learning. Then in some circles it was the smartphones and the power of social learning with said smartphones. 3 Social Learning. Who is using those things? For the longest time, it was all about smartphones.

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Free L&D webinars for December 2019

Limestone Learning

Monday, December 2, 2019, 11:00AM – 11:30AM PT: DEMO: Personalized Development Programs: Why Learning Alone Isn’t Enough (Free for ATD members) Today’s work environment creates several learning and development challenges. The key is to connect your L&D programs to the experiences your people want.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality. Virtual classrooms and smart-boards are used in a more student-centered way (not putting all the attention to one person up-front=bad). Learning technologies are becoming social, collaborative, and virtual.

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State of the LMS 2012

eLearning 24-7

BTW, one vendor told me, “they can export it into another database or program for deeper analysis” (congrats, this is the worst idea ever. To me this is a very important question because it goes beyond, “what is nice” to what is “necessary” Mobile Learning – 68.5%. Skype – 20%.

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

eLearning 24-7

Offers optional screen recording program ($99). Social Learning Content Authoring Tool. Game based learning. Mashups, Google charts. LMS, web, CD, etc., ADL SCORM 2004 CERTIFIED. Also SCORM 1.2 & AICC. Innovators of the Year. I Didn’t Know it was Possible Award. Composica: Composica 4. SCORM 2004/1.2