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Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

Upside Learning

Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “ New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too) ”. This Wikipedia article provides more details about HTML5 video support.

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What is Blended Learning, and Why is it Important?

ej4 eLearning

According to Wikipedia: “Blended learning is a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through delivery of content and instruction via digital and online media with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace.”. Here are 5 things to look for: Accessibility. Learner options.

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The Internet of Learning Things

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

The Internet of Things ( wikipedia page ) has been a concept in existence for over a decade. Withings is a major player in the Internet of Things. You may be hearing about it for the first time here, or you recently read about it somewhere else. And the reason why is because it's finally becoming much more real.

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Game To Teach Researching Skills

Web Courseworks

With all the chatter about social learning and widely available information sources like Wikipedia, our students have been somewhat misguided at times about where to gather trustworthy information for research projects. Scoring is based on player feedback - no grading rubric. Teaches real world skills. High-score leader board.

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Game Levels and Scaffolding–They’re Related

Kapp Notes

Developing a game in which a player wanders through one vast level accomplishing hundreds of objectives and interacting with dozens of non-player characters is a daunting programming task and is intimidating for the player. To overcome these problems, game developers add levels to games.

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Gamification In Learning: Featuring Gains Through A Serious Game Concept

Adobe Captivate

Wikipedia defines Gamification as “the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems”. Wikipedia defines Gamification as “the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems”. Gamification In Learning.

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Wikipedia, Groups, Complexity, Training, & Work

Big Dog, Little Dog

Wikipedia to Color Code Untrustworthy Text - Wired. Starting this fall, you'll have a new reason to trust the information you find on Wikipedia: An optional feature called "WikiTrust" will color code every word of the encyclopedia based on the reliability of its author and the length of time it has persisted on the page.