This is fairly amazing to watch. Think of Ubiquity as user-generated mashups. I'm still digesting this but I wonder what would happen if you mix a little Prism with Ubiquity.... Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. Here is my final question - why are so many corporations and organizations standardized on IE? I'm not asking this facetiously - I really want to know if there is data used to make these decisions or if it is all based on perception. I really don't think this is a small issue either since the browser is now the most powerful tool on our computers.

Slideshare have just emailed me to tell me that my 25 Tools every learning professional should have in their Toolbox - and all for free presentation is Slideshare's Slideshow  of the Day.  [If you read this posting when it is no longer the Slideshow of the Day, you can view the presentation here] ...

Yet another great video from CommonCraft.  This one about Google Reader: Google Reader is currently in joint 3rd position (with Skype) on the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 list.  Read why it is so popular here.  And because of this , It's also one of the 25 Tools every learning professional should have in their toolbox.

Tools Used : eLearning Technology Tony Karrer looks at some results from the eLearning Guild survey on eLearning 2.0, specifically what tools learning professionals are using themselves. He compares people in corporations, education, and government. Surprisingly, people working in education are using more of these tools than their corporate counterparts. tags: web2.0, e-learning, research, ...

This is AWESOME!!! Universities handing out iPhones to new students. University of Maryland ROCKS! abc NEWS runs a story on it and its hilarious. The reporter asks this question "Are iPhones useful learning tools or simply goof-off machines?" Clever, eh? <insert ROFL>Here's a soundbite they used from the cranky old professor [Robert Summers, Cornell Law School]: "...they're pounding away on their laptops rather than listening closely to the content of the arguments and counter arguments." And then the next guy talks about "policing this". "What we have to do is establish ...

How Are Enterprise 2.0 Vendors Pitching Web 2.0? Using Wordle to Find Out: I love the idea of Wordle as an analytical tool. E20 Portal: Everything Enterprise 2.0 ETech: Emerging Technology Conference: I keep looking for all the great learning presentations... Office 2.0 Conference: I really should've gone to this one. "Slide:ology: My favorite presentation book of all time" - When someone like Garr Reynolds says that about a book on presentations....that's a no-brainer...go get it. Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines: Nice article - I felt that the tool ...

... style performance support is going to come back anytime soon, but I completely agree with Jay that these tools make up ...

Convos is a fast, elegant way to manage groups of people online. Everyone stays connected via group email and everything is accessible from the rich, ad-free online application. Start Convos Groups to connect people and keep them productive. Whether it's for friends, colleagues, or classmates, a Convos Group keeps everyone focused.Every group comes with simple tools to invite members, send group emails, schedule group events with RSVP, store group files, and assign group ...

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. I agree with at least some of what he’s saying; instructional designer does carry some connotations of formal ... a bit of formality, even online. However, when I’m designing courses with Web 2.0 tools that (hopefully) ...

... experiences.However, I'm going to guess based on the list of tools that you are really talking about creating self-paced ... create something that is realistic.2. Download a free trial of one of the more common authoring tools. My personal ... different types of interactions. How to keep the user engaged, etc.3. Then I would go and download a second tool out of these and try creating similar things with that tool. In this case, I might recommend choosing Lectora as it is a ...

... thought and a few surprises. More coming on this.The charts below show use of different tools, sites, etc. The key is for ... their bookmarks, don't share them. That's a surprise. I guess they must be using a lot of tools other than ... thought.When I take a look at Tool Use as reported by people in Education ...Some things that jumped out at me:Clearly ... thought that adoption would have been more like corporations. Virginia asked what the "other tools" were:Plaxo, YouTube ... , Wikipedia, Wordpress.Obviously, many people who marked other were using tools that fit into the categories above. But ...

... link) "Researchers who gathered in Boston for the American Psychological Association convention detailed a series of studies suggesting video games can be powerful learning tools _ from increasing younger students' problem-solving potential to improving the suturing skills of laparoscopic surgeons." ...

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... only 24% of the respondents say that other parts of their organization are bringing Web 2.0 tools in house.

Today we officially launch the C4LPT News ServiceIn response to popular demand this news service (replaces Jane's Pick of the Week and) provides a more comprehensive drip-feed of learning- and technology related news - tools, resources, services, news etc.The CL4PT News Service aggregates postings from all the Centre's blogs: Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day, C4LPT InfoFlash (quick links to more tools, resources, services and new), and Workplace Learnng 2.0 PLUS selected postings from a wide variety of sources around the blogosphere.  You can subscribe to the news service ...

... new technologies, tools, and services. I can’t imagine shunning learners who use emoticons, text messaging, ...

24 further learning- or technology-related articles, tools and other websites that I was unable to cover on the blog this week, appear in today's pick of the week at the main website.Jane's Pick of the Week: 24 August ...

There have been 4 updated Top 10 Tools lists this week from: John Shaffer - John is an educational technologist based in Austin, Texas, USA Clark Quinn - Clark is the Executive Director of Quinnovation, an eLearning consultancy in the US. Bruce Richards - Bruce is the Research and Instructional Design Coordinator at the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri ... do share your 10 favourite tools for learning or performance/productivty support.

Voicethread 4 Education » home Wiki collection of resources and examples for using Voicethread for education purposes. Also includes some best practices and professional development examples. tags: wiki, education, tools, voicethread, audio, k-12, highered, ...

Wuala is a free social online storage which allows its users to securely store, backup, and access files from anywhere and to share files easily with friends, groups, and the world. Tens of thousands of alpha users and thousands of communities around the world are actively sharing millions of files. You can join the Wuala beta ...

I often get requests for visual timelines in eLearning courses. Typically I’ll try to cobble something together using PowerPoint’s charting or drawing tools (shudder). Sometimes I’ll create the timeline in Apple’s Keynote (much nicer charting tools) and bring the graphic into PowerPoint (since I do most of my development work in Articulate Presenter). I’ve also created timelines from scratch using something like Adobe Fireworks, which can be a time-consuming endeavor. Timeline from Bee Documents looks like an interesting application. Whip up a ...

Learning tool or distraction?

Shiftspace s an open source browser plugin for collaboratively annotating, editing and shifting the web. Take a look at the video: ...

ClassTools.net: Games for Education Free games, tools, and graphic organizers, including a Venn Diagram, priority chart, timeline, and timer. You can create your own casual games with questions, like a word game based on “Space Invaders.” tags: education, tools, flash, games Dipity Create a timeline by adding each event manually or by adding a source (Flickr, RSS, twitter, etc.) Images, music, and video can be included in events. Related services include ... course (CCK0 this fall. tags: timeline, web2.0, tools, history, visualization The Power of Wikis in Higher ...

Jay Cross cracks me up (in a good way). When he’s not sharing gorgeous travel photos (including pictures of some of the most unique food you’ll ever see), he comes up with gems related to informal learning and educational technology. One of his latest offerings is a chart that outlines a variety of Web 2.0 tools, including a brief description of their business value. This is great! I appreciate that Jay is able to succinctly articulate their business value, especially because many people still don’t take these tools seriously. Click below to view the table: Found via: ...

... tools for learning.â¬ý Iâ¬"m working (on?) (in?) the cloud I canâ¬"t see and teeter-totter between the ...

What is del.izzy? del.izzy is a free service that lets you search through your del.icio.us bookmarks. del.izzy lets you search through all content, including title, description and page content, for all your ...

Are you a Windows user who likes the pull-down menu system in Windows applications?  Then you can add WinExt to your desktop as in the example below. WinExt consists of a bar docked to the top or bottom of the screen and gives access to wide range of features while you work at your computer. The menus system serves you programs and documents with very few mouse clicks. You can set up your own menu structure that fits your needs by adding the files and folders you use most frequently.

Nimbuzz offers a social interaction service combining presence, Instant Messaging, and VoIP. The  free application is available on the mobile, PC and Web, for (group)calling, instant messaging, location sharing, (group)chat, file sharing across popular IM communities, including Skype, MSN, GTalk, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, GaduGadu, Jabber and Twitter, plus 23 social networks including Facebook and MySpace. Its vision is to promise complete connectivity via an all-in-one connection, from any device, from anywhere, to anyone for ...

... resource management, project accounting, time/expensing reporting, and document management. Basecamp - collaboration tool ... and collaboration tool developed to simplify e-learning project management. This software lets you track issues, ...