Blogging Glossary
Blogging Glossary
Some good fun, this blogging vocabulary passes the accuracy test, being in my perspective a good overview of blogging terminology. More...
Increasing Learner Retention in a Simulated Learning Network using Indirect Social Interaction
Increasing Learner Retention in a Simulated Learning Network using Indirect Social Interaction
I'll leave my disagreements (and there are some) with this article for another day, and highlight the important new concepts being explored in this paper presented last week in Alberta. More...
Yes, You Can Build Your Own Computer!
Yes, You Can Build Your Own Computer!
Computers aren't that mysterious, as this lesson demonstrates, and I like the idea of building one on your own kitchen table. More...
Learning Object (The Buntine Oration - Reflection 2) Albert Ip continues his reflections on my paper, this time looking at the (
Learning Object (The Buntine Oration - Reflection 2)
Albert Ip continues his reflections on my paper, this time looking at the (long forgotten) origins of learning objects, exploring what he argues are essential features of the object oriented paradign. Only SCORM objects, he notes, are really like learning objects - and those aren't even learning objects, but 'sharable content objects'. "Should we put the term 'learning object' to rest and return back to use the more accurate and appropriate terms such as learning resource, teaching resource or just resource?" he asks. More...
Song-Swap Networks Still Humming
Song-Swap Networks Still Humming
CD sales are increasing again; this must mean that file sharing has slowed, right? No. File sharing is also increasing. "In general we observe that P2P activity has not diminished," says the study, which will be presented at IEEE Globecom 2004 next month. More...
Customer Training Is Outsourcing’s Hottest Trend
Customer Training Is Outsourcing’s Hottest Trend
Customer training isn't a new application of e-learning; for years whenasked to name a quality e-learning application I would refer to Macromedia Director's built-in training application. More...
HCC's Growing Online Courses Educating Those Who Otherwise Couldn't Enroll
HCC's Growing Online Courses Educating Those Who Otherwise Couldn't Enroll
For many people, the choice is between e-learing and nothing. More...
Shared Learning Objects
Shared Learning Objects
Congratulations to Sandy Cobb and everyone else at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis on the launch of their collection of free learning objects made available on the web for anyone to use. More...
UF Scientist: Brain in a Dish Acts as Autopilot, Living Computer
UF Scientist: Brain in a Dish Acts as Autopilot, Living Computer
Work like this has been going on for a while - read people like Joseph LeDoux and you'll see - but this item has that catchy hook that people like me just can't resist. More...
eLearning Producer 2004
eLearning Producer 2004
This item is making the rounds of educational bloggers, if only for this line: "Bob is Director, Learning and Strategy Evangelism, for Microsoft Learning. He told us, 'In the hour that I'm with you, two Microsoft training centers will go under.'" Now I notice that this line is no longer on Jay Cross's blog post, but it's too late, it's out there, most recently in today's elearningpost. More...
