Learning - Educational Technologies

Latest News Archive June 2007

E-learning, workflow learning, just-in-time learning, virtual classrooms and the world of education at a distance. Educational technologies are the new frontier for ay instructional designer: Blogs, RSS, wikis, collaboration systems, e-learning tools, presentation software, simulation tools, real-time videoconferencing, online classrooms.

Affordable Web Conferencing And Online Collaboration Tools: Reviews Roundup   As real-time collaboration and web conferencing applications increase in number and scope, the original divide between those who could run and afford such advanced communication solutions is thinning by the hour. Photo credit: Andres Rodriguez You don't need anymore to be an international organization to reap the... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Robin Good -- June 29

How To Format Online Content For Maximum Legibility: Chunking Information   If you want to significantly improve the accessibility of your content while providing an easy way for your readers to scan your information rapidly, you probably need to stop and rethink about your approach to formatting text-based content online. Making your content scannable is one of the... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- June 27

Presentation Delivery: TJ Top Video Tutorials To Boost Your Public Presentation Skills   Preparing a public PowerPoint presentation can be sometimes one of the most challenging activities. The fear and feeling of not being quite up to snuff grows thicker as presentation day gets closer and as your PowerPoint deck grows bigger. Photo credit: iofoto Unfortunately there is often an... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Livia Iacolare, Robin Good, Michael Pick, TJ Walker - MasterViews -- June 22

Complex Systems Management: When Linear Approaches Don't Work   Wikipedia says that: “There are many definitions of complexity, therefore many natural, artificial and abstract objects or networks can be considered to be complex systems, and their study (complexity science) is highly interdisciplinary. Examples of complex systems include ant-hills, ants themselves, human economies, climate, nervous systems,... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Dave Snowden - Cognitive Edge -- June 21

Web 2.0: Most Interesting New Web Startups From Europe   Less than a month ago a selected number of new European web 2.0 startups where chosen in Bilbao, Spain to showcase and compete among themselves to win a special award. These web 2.0 companies were representing some of the coolest ideas and most innovative web-based projects... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Giulio Gaudiano -- June 20

Personal Learning Environments: What They Are And How To Implement Them   "Personal Learning Environments are systems that help learners take control of and manage their own learning. This includes providing support for learners to set their own learning goals manage their learning; managing both content and process communicate with others in the process of learning and thereby achieve learning goals." (Source:... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Ron Lubensky - http://members.optusnet.com.au/rlubensky/elearningmoments.html -- June 15

Live Online Television: New Emerging Formats - Robin Good TV Calls For Grassroots News Reporters   A live, grassroots video streaming channel broadcasting media and technology news from all corners of the planet. One city / commentator at the break of very hour. This is my vision for the Robin Good TV channel I want to officially launch in the coming days... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Robin Good -- June 14

Social Software: Challenges, Risks, Issues And How To Confront Them (Part IV)   Social software is a concept that groups all those web-based means of interaction (blogs, wikis, instant messengers) that enable collaboration while emphasizing the importance of humans over the tools they use to communicate. Photo credit: Pathathai Chungyam In the first excerpt from the extensive research done... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Val Evans - Australian Flexible Learning Framework -- June 8

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