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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

I was just asked about trends in open source for eLearning and particularly open source eLearning tools. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory. In addition, she indicates if they are free or cost money – which is not quite the same thing as open source.

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2009 Technology Trends That Impact Online Learning

The eLearning Coach

The arena of online learning is continually reshaped by technological advances. These have the potential to redefine what it means to learn online. What technology trends of 2009 have impacted online learning and will continue to do so in the coming year? Open Source Software. Social Media. The advantages?

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Top 100 eLearning Items

Tony Karrer

Learning 2.0 - The Things How we read online. - My Top 25 blogs for 2008 Blogging as Reflective Practice The Elearning Apprentice Part 2: A four-level framework for evaluating social network ROI. Using eLearning Learning , I thought it would be interesting to go look what it thinks are some of the top items of all time.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Open Laszlo Gets Its Own Track and Big Customers for the open source webtop platform

Mark Oehlert

is actually investigating using it and today I see that Open Laszlo has its own track at AjaxWorld West 2007. More than a dozen of the Fortune 100 enterprisesand many other leading corporations have recently turned to Laszlo toempower their online users with richer, more fluid web experiences (e.g. monster.com, Wal-Mart, HR Block).

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Social Learning – What’s the Point? Time to turn the tables on the naysayers

eLearning 24-7

LMS/LCMS/Learning Portal (commercial or open source), social learning stand-alone, hybrid system, web conferencing, mobile learning. Online reference management system – access to information. Combines the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking sites, aggregators. Incorporate Social Q/A.

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New Literacies

Tony Karrer

What do these companies have in common: Google eBay Yahoo Amazon MapQuest Craigslist Wikipedia YouTube Built on top of Linux (open source). Social media in action. with Wiki, Blog, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, etc. Online reference tool - Safari. Pattern recognition is key. The "Alpha Geeks."

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Making Sense Of The iPad For Online Learning

The eLearning Coach

I summarized the gist of it in a quick handy dandy rating system focusing on the iPad’s future for online learning. For eBooks, it’s using the ePub format, which is an open source standard allowing digital publications to work on different devices. Share this on del.icio.us. No problem. Delivering Content.

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