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    Performance Support
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    ... instead of forcing them to memorize it? Thatâ¬"s how we use Google and corporate wikis and instant messenger. Gloria [Gery ... later asks:Overall, what are corporate blogs, feeds, aggregators, wikis, mash-ups, locator systems, collaboration environments, and widgets, if not performance support?I don't think that having these things constitutes performance support - or ... able to do it from there. Put most of your material in a reference solution (Wiki).I don't think that the Gloria ...
    eLearning Technology - Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - Comments
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    Is Instructional Designer the Right Title?
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    Via a post I found through Workplace Learning Today, Rob Wilkins asked whether “instructional designer” is really an accurate title for what we do. He suggests that “information and instruction architect” might be a better description, especially as we move to more learner control, personal learning environments, and Web 2.0 tools ... people build their personal learning environments, it’s not quite the traditional course. I’ve had some great success with student-led blog discussions and wiki galleries of peer work and feedback. Our facilitators definitely ...
    Experiencing eLearning - Monday, August 25, 2008 - Comments
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    Innovating in the Corporate Environment
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    One challenge for many large companies is ... how does one encourage innovation and creativity in corporate environments which often push employees to make "safe" decisions?  After all, isn't product feature creep the easiest way to enhance what one already knows? Our customers always want more enhancements to existing products, or so we think! This kind of engineering design often leads to "bloatware". In the software arena, take a look at the Yahoo ... engine / RSS viewer. I also maintain an engineering podcast wiki section as part of the Engineering Learning Wiki.
    eContent - Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - Comments
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    More on elearning 2.0 SOA
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    ... required vs no training: I’m not saying teachers and etutors working on eLearning 2.0 environments (if there’s ... ;s face it, 2.0 technologies are way simpler than the packaging authorware required by many eLearning 1.0 environments. Besides, eLearning 2.0 environments should be based upon the principle of technology transparency, i.e. students and ... , modifications, should be as easy as editing a wiki. Just a click away, because that makes technology as thin as air… 5 ... limited by the e-walls of a LMS and a login. That’s why blogs and wikis should be self-contained, everything ...
    Tony Karrer delicious links - Monday, August 4, 2008 - Comments
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    C and C++ Programming Courses
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    C and C++ Programming are the two languages one needs to learn to get going in "scientific programming". Thus, if you are trying to do more than learn the Microsoft environment, here are some free video lecture based courses to get you started: C Programming (and a while lot more) from Indiana University and Purdue C++ Programming from the University of South Queensland Please note that the "Indiana" offering also has courses like Visual Basic, ASP.NET and Intro to Virtual ... the Engineering Learning Wiki software engineering section (and search engine).   ...
    eContent - Sunday, August 3, 2008 - Comments
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    Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University
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    DISCUSSION Share your thoughts and insights in the symposium wiki and blog. > Symposium website > Symposium wiki ... features of technology-enhanced learning environments is that they enable us to embed ongoing formative assessment and ... the instructor to create an online learning environment that engages the student, improves learning and allows ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Second Life Education Wiki - SimTeach
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    Second Life Education Wiki From SimTeach Jump to: navigation, search Linden Labs official resource for educators in Second Life. Contents 1 Getting Started: Frequently Asked Questions and ... discussion of challenges unique to the community college environment. Open membership. Contact group owner Pipsqueak ... download the archive and load it to your media wiki site. Announce the mirror address here. Retrieved from "http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki" Views ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Culture of Evidence for Distributed Learning
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    ... nbsp;   Connect Home | About EDUCAUSE | Login Search| Browse| Contribute Library| Blogs| Jobs| Podcasts| Wikis| Events Groups Feeds Page Location: Home > Browse > Blogs > Carie417's blog > EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Culture of Evidence for ... ;          Podcasts |general - distributed environments | distributed cognition ... | Colophon | Terms of Use Disclaimer: Information available in blogs, wikis and feeds reflect the opinions ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Corporate Training & e-Learning Blog
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    ... definite pros and cons to the experience, and I was attentive to how the environment really would suit a synchronous e ... minuses to using Second Life. Here they are:Plusses:Tom feels that the newness and novelty of the environment can get ... entire environment (including the viewing of PowerPoint slides) was very slow and jumpy - almost not worth using. But the ... and practice how to navigate in the SL environment (not that easy to do) before attending meetings or e-classes. Any ... . In addition to the SL environment being very sluggish and jumpy, another gripe I have about SL is this: Why would I ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    knowledge tree
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    ... perspectives on the use of personal learning environments (PLEs) and learning management systems (LMS) to facilitate ... web2debate wiki, this live conversation explores some of the concerns and complexities of working across both open and ... are discussing personal learning environments (PLE) and learning management systems (LMS) and their relative roles, with ... clients to get them up and running in the online environment, whether that be through learning management systems or personal learning environments, and to expose them to some of the tools and ways of working that can increase productivity ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    JISC e-Learning Focus - Welcome to JISC e-Learning Focus
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    Enhanced Learning Environments ... applications to create flexible and personalised learning environments. We spoke to Scott Wilson from JISC CETIS and the ... the new e-Framework wiki and illustrates how Service Usage Models work with the Design for Learning sharing ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    CiteULike: Tag elearning
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    ... wiki by yish on 2006-02-21 17:35:40 as along with 2 people and 4 groups DavidDMuir clayfox mathgamespatterns dtl vds-arg eni Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (13 March 2006) by Will Richardson posted to blogs elearning wikis by wcrosbie on 2006-07-17 07:26:20 as along with 4 people and 5 groups willwade rickl ... people and 3 groups carlblesius knowlengr Blog_and_Wiki_Research mgh-lcs hst-bmi Emotional and cognitive information ... -learning environments (2004), pp. 170-179. by Peter Dolog, Nicola Henze, Wolfgang Nejdl, Michael Sintek posted ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    NAIS 2007: Digital Native
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    Workshop | Presentation | Blogs | Podcasting | Wikis | RSS | Other | Reading Resources ... students. Presentation Matierials: Slides Session Wiki : Feel free to edit and add information to the wiki. Keep the conversation going.   ... use of RSS, wikis, blogs and podcasts in blended and online courses. Presentation Matierials: Slides ... the Digital Native Social Software Described Wikis ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    EDUCAUSE - Top-Ten Teaching and Learning Issues, 2007
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    ... participation in collaborative social projects—online gaming environments, wikis, and blogs—places the focus on ... a result of the current educational environment, ACTL identified the following 10 important teaching and learning issues ... environments. Moreover, the importance of providing a technology-rich environment will arguably increase as members of the ... access to media- and content-rich material, create interactive learning environments that engage students in new and ... traditional faculty-student interaction? What roles can virtual environments play in the lives of our faculty ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Web 2.0: Big app on campus | CNET News.com
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    ... notoriety through Web 2.0-style social tools--blogs, wikis and the like--as a way to engage students in their education ... -networking environment gets students comfortable with a school well before freshman orientation, said Day. Prospective ... wikis to author, share and critique case studies. Michael Barrett, a doctor and clinical associate professor at the ... Wiki ... by Keh05nj August 1, 2007 12:21 PM PDT Hi folks-The Wiki we ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Distance Learning Conference - My notes " Design for Learning
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    I love, Teamwork, Technology, Training, Training Simulations, Web, Web 2.0, Wikis, e-Learning — nkilkenny @ 7:09 ... create the environment… you have to make the effort. Aspects of learning: Teaching students howt o inquire/construct ... with experientially based learning environment Evaluate learning outcomes Continue personal development Presence You must ... ‘real’ person in the online environment Non Example: professor who put his whole CV online QUESTION: Do you ... communicate intent for data collection to employees (positively) Use a Wiki for Knowledge Management/Capture - Saves ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments " SlideShare
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    The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments From: Downes, 1 year ago The Future of Online ... learning environments. SlideShare Link close function ... ) The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments From ... Personal Learning Environments 9659 views Knowledge maturing ... transcript Slide 1: The Future of Online Learning and Personal Learning Environments ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    TerenceOnline: An eLearning Resource Center: Web 2.0 and Your Own Learning and Development
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    ... and effective use of technology in virtual learning environments. VIEW MY ePORTFOLIO & eRESUME A ... (17) blog (14) wiki (14) podcast (12) elearning (11) open source (11) education (10) mobile ... (1) muve (1) olpc (1) patents (1) pb wiki (1) political (1) server (1) skype (1) ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Free E-Learning Books
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    Using Wiki in Education No image By Stewart MaderSome free chapters ... web technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS and social tagging in Education. It features case studies ... , expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in which they were ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Online Facilitation - P2P Foundation
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    Online Facilitation From P2P Foundation Jump to: navigation, search [edit]More Information See the page on Wiki Facilitation at DAR. The onlinefacilitation listserv is for discussion about the skills, techniques and issues around online facilitation in a variety of Internet online environments and virtual communities ... ://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation_Links The Art of focussed Conversation http://ica-associates.ca/Resources ... p2pfoundation Wiki Main Page Wiki community Blog del.icio.us Navigation ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    ONLINE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION - online articles
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    Fernández, M. & Caeiro, M. (2000). An environment for web-based collaborative life long learning This paper describes a web-based tool aimed at replacing conventional collaborative environments. Among others, its features allow any kind ... resource guide for those concerned with using collaborative and e-learning environments - those that use the Internet - in a ... ). Computer-Supported Collaborative Problem Solving in the Home Environment . In B. Fishman & S. OConnor-Divelbiss ... problem-solving activities in the home environment. To access this paper, please follow the links on the ICLS web ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Christopher D. Sessums :: Blog :: Revisioning the LMS: an examination of formal learning management systems and component-based learning environments
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    ... management systems and component-based learning environments  | View blog  ... and component-based learning environments The following is an early draft of an article I am about ... discuss one such solution, the component-based learning environment, and its advantages and disadvantages as compared to a proprietary LMS. The authors believe a component-based learning environment (CBLE) offers great potential in managing and engaging learners in an online teaching and learning environment, yet it does so at a cost. In the end, we ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Moodle taking the lead in the secondary sector " e-Learning Stuff
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    ... e-Learning Stuff news and views on e-learning, ILT and tech stuff in general… Home About James Clay   Moodle taking the lead in the secondary sector Moodle (the open source VLE) one of the most popular VLEs in the FE sector is proving to be a real hit in the secondary sector. The Guardian reports that: Schools are becoming increasingly attracted to open source virtual learning environments (VLEs ... virtualbox virtualization visualhub vle vpn web web 2.0 webcast wi-fi wifi wii wiki wikia wikipedia windows windows media ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    E-Learning Resources for k-12 Education
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    ... effective use of innovative ICT to support the development of authentic, new learning environments for all learners â?? at ... Connectivism, file-sharing and social software, and all the new tools and genres comprising Web 2.0: blogs, wikis ... ) - lots of items about Podcasting, and brief coverage of: Wikis; Blogging; RSS; Social Bookmarking; VoIP.Video.Thirteen ... collaborative environment conducive to the creation of interactive learning experiences.     John Lesters ... Opportunities (obstacles wiki) - used by Anne Davis at the K12 Online Conference 2007 to support her Presentation Unleash ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    MachIanations: LMSs and PLEs - Friends Or Foes?
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    ... environment or PLE. In a PLE learners take control of and manage their own learning including: setting their own learning ... , wikis, video, audio, and any other tool, technique or resources that helps a learner meet their learning styles and ... ), learners now have absolute control over their learning environments and when, where, why, and how they learn.So at face ... in delivering effective learning environments. Is there a middle ground where learners can take advantage of PLEs and ... and exploring the use of social media in the development and use of PLEs- Personal learning Environments - ...
    delicious eLearning - Friday, August 1, 2008 - Comments
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    Course Management Systems and Pedagogy
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    ... environment with many technological options. Although most colleges began using CMSs after faculty innovation ... individual pedagogical style into an online environment. Blackboard "tends to encourage a linear pathway through ... 2.0 applications (blogs, wikis, social networking) or by Learning Management Systems that encourage ... environment. Yet many instructors do not have this perspective when they first start teaching online. When ... learning environment, embed assessment as p