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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). Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo. Mashups Possibilities. Open Architecture. MediaWiki API.

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LCB Question for December - Past Year, Present Challenges, Predictions

Tony Karrer

and Yahoo MyWeb to save bookmarks - locally saved favorites seem rather limited now. Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups What do you see as the biggest challenges for 2007? And if you are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content Management, etc. Make a Difference?

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Five Myths of Social Learning

Xyleme

Contrary to what we’d like to believe, social learning doesn’t always start at the training department and work its way up, quite the opposite. While many learning vendors have thrown their hat into the Web 2.0 ring, community needs to be a core competency, not simply an extension of an existing learning silo.