New Learning Models Under Scrutiny
Discussion of the emergence of e-learning as an accepted form of learning in the corporate community. The article looks at the increasing demands for accountability, as purchasers of e-learning look for evidence of the success of the new model. More...
Labor Releases Free E-learning App
The U.S. Department of Labor "is offering agencies a free version of an application it created to build multimedia training sessions," according to this item. The application conforms with U.S. accessibility standards and employs the SCORM learning object profile. More...
ParlVU
Pause, just for a moment, and ponder the educational opportunities of such a service: live streaming media broadcasts of Parliament and all Parliamentary Committees, available free to anyone who wants, online. A great idea? Absolutely. Unrealistic? Not at all - this service is now offered by the Canadian government. More...
Par Mathilde Bourdat. Apprendre, c’est partir à la recherche de nouvelles significations, de liens. Comme tout explorateur, l’apprenant doit accepter – et se voir reconnaître – le risque de se tromper de chemin, d’aboutir à des impasses. De son côté, le concepteur de formation crée des environnements propices et sécurisants, dans lesquels les apprenants deviennent producteurs de savoirs. Plus...
Dive Into Markdown
What converted RSS from an obscure XML format to the widely popular specification it is today? Very simply - tools started to use it: blogging softwrae, on the one end, and headline readers on the other. Which means that people do not even need to think about RSS in order to be using it. More...
Donald Trump Seeks to Copyright 'You're Fired' Catchphrase
I don't know how many times the phrase has been used throughout history, but it must be some. More...
Improving Peer Review: Who's Responsible?
Is peer review too important to be left to publishers. That's the interpretation Peter Suber gives to this article, which otherwise reads as a call for greater training for peer reviewers. There is no doubt that critical assessment is necessary for science to progress. More...
TypeKey
The semantic social network takes another step forward with the announcemnt of TypeKey from SixApart. "As a TypeKey user, you get your own free TypeKey Profile Page, displaying only the information you choose to share." This profile allows you to comment on any number of websites and weblogs. More...
Why an Extra Issue, you may ask? Partially because I got my inbox down to 14 items and want to keep it that way by sending these items along early. But mostly because I forgot to post the Learning Objects Summit item in yesterday's newsletter. Leaving it until Monday really makes for short timelines, so. More...
Un public nombreux a participé aux trois séquences d’information sur la réforme de la formation professionnelle et de l’apprentissage. Présentation générale, mise en perspective et découverte d’outils mis à disposition, voici en quelques lignes un rappel succinct décliné autour des 6 points clefs de la loi. Plus...
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