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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

WebCT and Blackboard have recently formed partnerships with synchronous tools to allow for easy integration across platforms. The intent is to give the end user the control needed to respond effectively to personal learning goals (that extend beyond those identified by the course designer/instructor).

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Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?

E-Learning Provocateur

For example: Discussion forums (synchronous or asynchronous) allow the learner to ask questions, clarify concepts and share experiences. In a previous article , I provided the following examples of potential information sources that the learner could incorporate into their personal learning network: Social bookmarks.

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35 Top eLearning Articles and 6 Hot Topics for March

eLearning Learning Posts

Tools For Mobile Learning Development - Upside Learning Blog , March 21, 2010 Some tools which may assist you in developing mobile learning applications. PKM in a nutshell - Learning and Working on the Web , March 22, 2010 Personal Knowledge Management: A way to deal with ever-increasing digital information.