Best of eLearning Learning July 17, 2009 to July 24, 2009 Upcoming Free Online Learning Events

• The Business Case for Measurement of Learning Thursday, August 06, 2009
• Your Social Learning System As A Profit Center Friday, August 07, 2009
• Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging E-Learning With Power Point Monday, August 10, 2009

Top PostsThe following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals.

1. Blackboard vs. Moodle: a comparison- Dont Waste Your Time, July 23, 2009
   As a user of Blackboard at Bournemouth University I have been involved in various discussion about it’s merit or lack of). These are usually started by someone who doesn’t like Blackboard, and probably hasn’t used it much either (or even tried?). They are usually fans of Moodle, even if they’ve not used it (but have talked [...] Blackboard
2. How To Add Realism To eLearning- The eLearning Coach, July 17, 2009
   Adding realism to eLearning should improve learning transfer, which will prepare learners for situations they might really encounter. Realism also adds credibility to a training course, which is quite important to the busy, cynical, or tired employee. In the previous article, Reality eLearning , you can find some ways to get a sense of your audience’s workplace reality through interviews and observations.
3. Personal in Personal Knowledge Management- eLearning Technology, July 22, 2009
   Great dialog between Harold Jarche and Stephen Downes around Harold's PKM process … Stephen Downes wrote in response: … what does the concept of a ‘method’ here imply? That there is a ‘best’ way to manage knowledge an information? Isn’t that what we’ve learned there isn’t ?
4. The e-learning skills gap- Clive on Learning, July 24, 2009
   The e-learning skills gap presentations from Clive Shepherd
5. Adobe FlashTutorials- MinuteBio, July 24, 2009
   I have been deep into numerous Flash projects. Some are WBT’s that contain Flash interactions, others are entire courses made in Flash. For some, I am delving beyond my current knowledge of Flash Actionscript. Thus, I have been visiting many Flash tutorials.
6. “I teach, therefore you learn … or do you?”- Dont Waste Your Time, July 24, 2009
   I teach, therefore you learn… or do you? Video Video Academia 2.0 eLearning Technology University 2.0 Web 2.0 Web 3.
7. The Future Business of Learning for Suppliers- Performance Learning Productivity, July 21, 2009
8. A Podcast Service for the E-Learning Curve Blog- The E-Learning Curve, July 21, 2009
9. eLearning Topics- eLearning Technology, July 20, 2009
10. The Evidence on Online Education- Lars is Learning, July 18, 2009
11. Funny Look at the Future- Kapp Notes, July 17, 2009
12. Being aware of e-learning gaps…- ThirdForce Blog, July 24, 2009
13. A Critical Evaluation of Blackboard (by Stephanie Coopman)- Dont Waste Your Time, July 24, 2009
14. Email Subscription- Blender - Training Solutions, July 24, 2009
15. Learning Management: What does a Training Company need an LMS for?- Upside Learning Blog, July 21, 2009
16. e-learning Game Templates- Take an e-Learning Break, July 23, 2009
17. Sending e-mail on completion of a course (without quiz or question slides)- Adobe Captivate Blog, July 20, 2009
18. Do-It-Yourself Image Mapping - part 2 of 2- Blogger in Middle-earth, July 18, 2009

Top Other ItemsThe following are the top other items based on social signals.

1. Facebook Applications for Learning - 2009 - ASTD, July 18, 2009
2. Creating your PKM processes, July 20, 2009
3. 3 Brainstorm Ideas for Your Next E-Learning Course, July 21, 2009
4. LMS Selection, July 24, 2009
5. Interrogating media, July 21, 2009
6. Other PKM processes, July 21, 2009
7. Getting the Most from your Screencast.com Account, July 21, 2009
8. 100 Commercial Learning Management Systems, July 20, 2009
9. Beware the cloud, July 21, 2009
10. OmniOutliner for eLearning Storyboarding, July 24, 2009
11. QuickLessons, July 23, 2009
12. Feature Scope Creep: Asking Too Much of Your Prospective LMS, July 24, 2009
13. The 100 Best Open Education Resources on the Web, July 22, 2009
14. Huxley and Orwell, July 21, 2009
15. AllPlayWeb, July 20, 2009

Hot Topics Learning Management System (12)

1. 100 Commercial Learning Management Systems, July 20, 2009
2. LMS Selection, July 24, 2009
3. Feature Scope Creep: Asking Too Much of Your Prospective LMS, July 24, 2009
4. eLearning Topics, July 20, 2009

Flash (13)

1. Adobe FlashTutorials, July 24, 2009
2. I Carry My ActionScript Around My Neck, July 21, 2009
3. e-learning Game Templates, July 23, 2009
4. eLearning Topics, July 20, 2009

Technology (43)

1. Classroom Technology (Presentations), July 19, 2009
2. Blackboard vs. Moodle: a comparison, July 23, 2009
3. Digital Natives? Digital Immigrants?, July 18, 2009
4. “I teach, therefore you learn … or do you?”, July 24, 2009