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The norm for engineering R&D is to keep information 100% secret. Jean-Claude Bradley, who teaches at Drexel University, thinks differently ... and openly. Before you reject this idea as "hogwash", you should review this information: Open Notebook Science Jon Udell podcast interview of Professor Bradley(or) Presentation & commentary by Professor Bradley (via Flash) You may wish to link to Jean-Claude Bradley's blog / podcast site. Here are a few open source success stories. Do you need to have more than one mind set?
Daily Bookmarks 06/06/2008
Wisconsin Electronic Reader Online collection of primary sources related to Wisconsin’s history. Copyright specifically allows educational use; many sources are old enough to be public domain. tags: primarysources, history The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 Primary source material from the Peshtigo fire (which happened the same night as the Chicago fire). tags: primarysources, history Open Source Living Directory of open source software applications, sorted by function. Includes a tag search function. tags: opensource, tools Sandra Day O’Connor: Game Designer | Game | ...
Experiencing eLearning - Friday, June 6, 2008 - CommentsV-Learning, The skills needed for success
... redo it when you change LMSs(Why I develop in Captivate)Use of Intraverses- Use of avatars impacting culture- Open source / standards allows us to create in experimental ways (small-scale) without being locked in- Not being locked into a vendor platform very important. Don't want your formats to disappear (see Authorware)Idea of being Agile organization becoming real for most- Ability to communicate with each other important- Ability to foster connection drives value- Raise question - what constitutes a high quality expectation of performance ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - CommentsKeynote Day 2
Function of middleware (I hope that the slides are available...)- Tie together tools that exist in open source and make ... rating tools- ID Students and instructors and guides(Again - I wish I had the slides)All of this either open source tools or ... invent.API Interfaces- Tools for voice and chat exist as standardized pluging.- PandoraBot (open source)- CAD tools ... can adapt yet.Institutional challenges- open source? Intellectual property- Privacy management- Management of cash ... theatre, have certain mandatory training pre-deployment- When you travel overseas - serve as a information source ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Thursday, June 5, 2008 - CommentsDaily Bookmarks 06/04/2008
Gartner: E-learning Market Pushing Toward Open Source Interview on the increase of open source LMSs Moodle and Sakai in higher education tags: e-learning, highered, opensource, lms, sakai, moodle, blackboard, desire2learn Clive on Learning: Three tiers in the content pyramid Clive Shepherd revises his model for e-learning tiers, adding a bottom level of social learning technology to the tiers of rapid development and high-end e-learning. High-end e-learning is a top-down model; social learning is bottom up. He makes good points about these tiers serving different purposes; they ...
Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - CommentsA Speedbump for Social Learning
... can be considered safe for business use. These may be open-source options, behind-the-firewall installations, or even ... rolling out any new tool that communicates out openly to the internet. Does this ring true for anyone? Or can you suggest ...
eLearning Weekly - Saturday, May 24, 2008 - CommentsTraining Leadership Summit Workshop Summary
Yesterday I deliverd a one day workshop to 20 learning leaders at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo resort in San Diego. This was a great turnout given that this conference caters to high level decision makers in enterprise learning. The attendees were very enthused about the possibilities that Virtual Worlds can provide to help change the game in learning. Much of our afternoon discussion centered around how to overcome barriers to adoption, whether to leverage open-source, public or private worlds and how much it would cost to implement a virtual world platform behind the firewall. I am ...
Learning Matters! - Monday, May 5, 2008 - CommentsOne Keyboard and Mouse, Two Computers
In response to my post about liveblogging an online conference, Stephen Downes asked about my workflow using Synergy. In this post, I explain some of the technical information about how Synergy works and the few minor issues I’ve had; in my next post, I’ll explain my workflow with Synergy. Synergy is an open source program that works like sort of like a virtual KVM switch, except both computers use their own monitors. I guess that makes it KM instead (no video). It’s for people who keep two computers on their desk but want to share a keyboard and mouse between them. This ...
Experiencing eLearning - Monday, April 28, 2008 - CommentsFCVW (Day 1)
... are actively looking to overcome and partner with solution providers. Also need to watch for open source solutions...long-term, this tends to be the solution that wins out.Security, Privacy, and Intellectual Property are critical - these are major issues that need to be overcome with in virtual worlds.Maj Gen Erwin Lessel (USAF) provided an excellent talk on the future of Air Force education and training. The current move is towards USAF 2 ...
Learning Design and Performance Improvement - Monday, April 28, 2008 - CommentsTCC08 Keynote: Why Do We Need A Second Life?
Presenter: Dr. Barbara P. McLain, Professor, Music Education and Secondary Instrumental, University of Hawai’i at Manoa In Second Life: Professor Lilliehook “Change ahead requires vision now” Visions for change Touch screen computers Holographic displays 3D TV Merged technologies What would you do as an educator if you had a holographic display? Trends Social networking Visual communication Diminishing attention spans Multitasking Game-based learning Improved bandwidth & access High def screens Touch screen interfaces Merged technologies Open source software ...
Experiencing eLearning - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsLiveblogging an Online Conference
Wendy Wickham asked a good question in the comments on TCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier: Christy - are you using 2 computers (one for blogging, one for the conference), or just one? How are you finding the experience of liveblogging an online conference? I’m promoting her comment to a post because I think other people may wonder about this too. I am using two computers. I run an open source program called Synergy that lets me share the mouse and keyboard back and forth between the two. It's effectively a virtual KWM switch. This is my usual setup for ...
Experiencing eLearning - Thursday, April 17, 2008 - CommentsDaily Bookmarks 04/16/2008
Professors Gone Paperless :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, and Views and Jobs Describes the experiences of 3 faculty who contribute to and support open source online textbooks tags: highered, opensource, textbooks Technology Integration Matrix Matrix for integrating technology in K-12 classrooms from entry-level to transformative use. 5 learning environment characteristics are shown: Active, Collaborative, Constructive, Authentic, and Goal Directed. Each cell in the matrix is accompanied by a video and lesson example. tags: technology, education, ...
Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsQR Codes
... hunt?)Think of games. Like Geocaching.... 2D Barcode Manifesto - Manifesto focuses on free, open-source but standardized. Focus on user-driven innovation.ZXing announced in next version of Android SDK- Android all about open handset platforms.So essentially - I need a much nicer phone than the 5 year old "just does phone" handset I am currently carrying.Software that also allows PC webcams to read QR codes as well.QR codes - may also allow us to access eLearning FAST. Hmmm.......- Also makes us be more "cutting edge"- Access training/support materials on hardware fast while working on it ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsMoodle Goes Corporate: Leveraging Open Source - Michelle Moore
Discovery Through eLearning - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsMoodle Goes Corporate: Leveraging Open Source - Michelle Moore
Discovery Through eLearning - Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - CommentsTCC08: Transitioning from WebCT to Sakai
At the community college resources may not be available to do the fixes for open source. A: It will be at the system ... The full title of the presentation I’m liveblogging is “Help! I Need Somebody: Faculty Perspectives on Transitioning from WebCT to a Sakai-based Learning Management System,” by Ariana Eichelberger, Educational Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. (Missed the beginning of the presentation due to my computer’s inability to start Elluminate in under 9 minutes) Open-ended interview questions for faculty Hopes and expectations for LMS Will you ...
Experiencing eLearning - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - CommentsKeynote 1: Group Genius
... individual genius. But almost always a story of complex organizational dynamics (open-source, old-school style ... intent. Open to new ideas for things you are working on. (from a failed puppet control cable to an excellent guitar string) + Open to bringing in other engineers and share their 10% of time if the others think it's a cool idea. Team ... designer. What should happen - learners (better assessment?).Shift from 1 right answer, right answer discussion to Open-ended. Open ended problems more effective with exploratory discussion and force interaction.2) Support active ...
In the Middle of the Curve - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - CommentsPencil
Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. Pencil [More media creation and editing tools] ...
Jane Knight - Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - CommentsDaily Bookmarks 04/04/2008
TeacherTube - How to create a great PowerPoint without breaking the law. tags: copyright, presentation, education 45 minute presentation from the eTech Ohio 2008 conference by Alvin Trusty. Half of the presentation is about creating good presentations, half about copyright law in education. Touches on color, contrast, font, and more. About Fire Vox tags: accessibility, opensource, firefox Open Source screen reader for Firefox. Nice to have a free option that you can use for development and testing purposes without violating the TOS (i.e., JAWS).
Experiencing eLearning - Friday, April 4, 2008 - CommentsAnybody Out There Attend AERA?
Approach to Open Source: The Construction of a 3D Game Engine as Meaningful Educational ProcessCognitive Transfer and the Game of Chess: Representation and ExpertiseNow I did read Tony O'Driscoll's very fine rant earlier this month, so I am bit hesitant to put out there that I would really like to attend this academic event - only because Tony goes on at some length about the perils of an Ivory Tower approach which some might conflate with an academic approach - I don't think they are the same thing and I suspect that Tony might agree that there is a difference ...
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Monday, March 31, 2008 - CommentsAnybody Out There Attend AERA?
Approach to Open Source: The Construction of a 3D Game Engine as Meaningful Educational ProcessCognitive Transfer and the Game of Chess: Representation and ExpertiseNow I did read Tony O'Driscoll's very fine rant earlier this month, so I am bit hesitant to put out there that I would really like to attend this academic event - only because Tony goes on at some length about the perils of an Ivory Tower approach which some might conflate with an academic approach - I don't think they are the same thing and I suspect that Tony might agree that there is a difference ...
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Monday, March 31, 2008 - CommentsDaily Bookmarks 03/26/2008
JAWS: Navigating Web Pages tags: accessibility, webdesign Navigation keyboard commands for the JAWS screen reader Opened Practices tags: community, education, highered, learning, opensource Resources and descriptions for teaching practices using open source tools eLearn: Ten Web 2.0 Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be a More Successful E-learning ... professional development Harold Jarche û Costs of open source and proprietary LCMS/LMS tags: lms, opensource, research Resources comparing the costs for open source and proprietary LMSs & ...
Experiencing eLearning - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - Comments"Using Open Source Social Software as Digital Library Interface" (D-Lib Magazine)
LINK) "This article investigates the use of social software applications in digital library environments. It examines the use of blogging software as an interface to digital library content stored in a separate repository. The article begins with a definition of digital library approaches and features, examines ways in which open source and social software applications can serve to fill digital library roles, and presents a case study of the use of blogging software as a public interface to a project called Digital Forsyth, a grant-funded project involving three institutions ...
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - Comments"Using Open Source Social Software as Digital Library Interface" (D-Lib Magazine)
LINK) "This article investigates the use of social software applications in digital library environments. It examines the use of blogging software as an interface to digital library content stored in a separate repository. The article begins with a definition of digital library approaches and features, examines ways in which open source and social software applications can serve to fill digital library roles, and presents a case study of the use of blogging software as a public interface to a project called Digital Forsyth, a grant-funded project involving three institutions ...
e-Clippings (blogoehlert) - Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - CommentsWeb 2.0 Applications in Learning
... ⬢ Yahoo Employee Blog Guidelines (pdf) ⬢ Blogging@IBM Blog Tools ⬢ Apache - Roller - Open source ⬢ BEA ... ⬢ Mediawiki ⬠Open Source ⬢ Microsoft - SharePoint ⬢ Mindtouch - Deki Wiki ⬠Open Source ⬢ Socialtext ⬢ Traction Software - TeamPage ⬢ Twiki ⬠Open Source Social Bookmarking Systems ⬢ BEA Pathways ⬢ Cogenz ⬢ Connectbeam ⬢ IBM Lotus Connections - Dogear ⬢ Scuttle ⬠Open Source Social Network Systems ⬢ Awareness ... / writers are allowed to make changes. Then, maybe open it up to subject matter experts. Then to the help desk.
eLearning Technology - Monday, March 3, 2008 - CommentsLearning Object Tools
A reader from another country has asked me about Learning Object Tools. I asked him to clarify what they meant and the response was:Learning Object Tools are those that allow you to create, edit and manage learning objects.There is also a bit of language barrier. I pointed them at the Wikipedia article - Learning Object. It cites quite a few repositories and briefly mentions "Burrokeet is an Open Source Software tool that assists in the creation of Learning Objects from existing content. " This is something I'm not familiar with. I also suggested looking at LCMS products. And ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, February 22, 2008 - CommentsComputing in the Clouds
Amazon is now offering it's EC2 web services as reported in this Wired article. This is an amazing development as my friend Burke Allen tells me. It brings the cost of deploying an infinite number of server instances down to a ridiculous cost and you only pay for what you use.Combine this with the predefined open source stacks provided by Bitnami and complex application installations of Wordpress, Moodle, and Drupal suddenly become childs play.
Learning Next - Saturday, February 2, 2008 - CommentsComputing in the Clouds
Amazon is now offering it's EC2 web services as reported in this Wired article. This is an amazing development as my friend Burke Allen tells me. It brings the cost of deploying an infinite number of server instances down to a ridiculous cost and you only pay for what you use.Combine this with the predefined open source stacks provided by Bitnami and complex application installations of Wordpress, Moodle, and Drupal suddenly become childs play.
Learning Next - Saturday, February 2, 2008 - CommentsZXing Open Source Barcode Library
... open-source Google Code project called ZXing, which is an open-source project to build a cross-platform barcode reader ... , and because it’s open source, it should be possible to incorporate it into related educational projects such as ... %2Fmlearning.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F01%2F18%2Fzxing-open-source-barcode-library%2F'; addthis_title = 'ZXing+Open+Source+Barcode+Library ... : zxing, 2d barcodes, 2d barcode, qr code, qrcode, datamatrix, semacode, reader, 2dbarcode, mobile code, open source, project, opensource, m-learning, mlearning, mobile learning, mobilelearning, mobile-learning, ...
Mobile Learning - Thursday, January 17, 2008 - CommentsOne prediction already on target
On January 3rd I laid out my e-learning predictions for 2008. One of these was: "We'll see more online rapid e-learning authoring environments come on the market, perhaps even open source." I was either inspired or lucky (you choose) because since then a beta of RapideL-i was announced and then earlier this week I was treated to a sneak preview of a new tool called Unison from Rapid Intake, the makers of Flashform. Full details of this product are being kept under wraps until early February, but let's just say I was very impressed, and the pricing model will raise ...
Clive on Learning - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - Comments
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