Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

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

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Tony Karrer

MAY 21, 2008

IBM Lotus Connections Scuttle – Open Source WSSsearch - SharePoint add-on Any others? Here are the social bookmarking tools that I commonly cite in presentations: BEA Pathways Cogenz Connectbeam del.irio.us - perl based, very similar to del.icio.us Good comparisons of these?

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Social Bookmarking BEA Pathways Cogenz del.irio.us 100

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 22, 2020

Other vendors who went content-first and system is free, ended up scuttling the approach, with the eventual sell the system and we will toss in the content OR sell the system, you get some content for free, but then have to pay for any other content. Even though it could open up a new revenue channel for them.

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eLearning Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2009

is the idea of creating an ecosystem of open, connected tools while growing and nurturing a culture of learning and sharing. Scuttle ), and even in-house social networks, similar to Facebook. Listen to your learners, run small pilot programs (many of these tools are open-source / free), and experiment. Enterprise 2.0

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Enterprise 2.0 Enterprise Social Networks Scuttle 45

eLearning Weekly

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Use free / open-source tools. Our team is doing more with free tools and open-source systems. Specifically, we are using WordPress , MediaWiki , and Scuttle. I’m bummed about this, because I’ve learned a ton at this conference in the past , but I think it’s the right decision.

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Social Networks Cost Scuttle MediaWiki 32

Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Then, maybe open it up to subject matter experts. Wouldn't you rather have it out in the open? Open up editing slowly. Limit Authoring - You can control who is allowed to make changes. Initially, you can start where only your instructional designers / writers are allowed to make changes. Then to the help desk.

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