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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). Search for restaurants in Google and Google Maps shows up with the various restaurants on the map. Mashups Possibilities.

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Sausages and mash(up)

Learning with e's

For their project, one of the groups of bright young things has come up with an idea they have called Wiki ++. it is an extended open architecture in which several versions of a wiki page exist simultaneously, so there is potential for endless mash-up, ? I ask politely what the "++" stands for, and they show me.

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Remix culture and education

Learning with e's

Sometimes several works are combined or 'mashed up' to create new versions. In the digital age, where many have access to the participatory web such as social media, it is easier than ever to remix and mashup content. We see or hear something we like, and we try to make our own personal version of it.

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Online Training: What's Up With MOOCs?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

I thought it might be useful to bring you a concise shakedown on what's up with all these MOOCs. Some MOOCs are set up to steer students to paid follow-up courses to receive professional certificates: eCornell Offers a MOOC that Steers Students to a   Paid Follow-Up.

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Learning System Awards #11 to #20 (2023)

eLearning 24-7

I bet that is the first time you have seen a mashup between music from Hair (great musical, bad movie) and a holiday tune. Below is the crib notes version. If you want the longer version, you can review past criteria, mash it up, and extract key details. Let the sunshine in. Let the sunshine in. The Criteria.

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3 Essential Themes for Mobile Learning Systems

Upside Learning

This is where the rubber meets the road, by dreaming up features we invent the mLearning systems future right here. Resourceful individuals in capable systems will start to deliver mash-up applications rather than learning content. Future versions of Upside2Go will need to offer tools that let users ‘curate’ content.

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Confused? Welcome to the Learning System World of 2024

eLearning 24-7

An LMS can do everything an LXP can do (depending on the vendor), and the combo LMS/LXP angle is a mish-mash of whatever a vendor thinks an LXP is (in reality, there are only a few that are legit combo – Juno Journey is one).  If you end up with 720, you still pay for the 1,000. There They also show up to 1,000 on a lower tier.