Learning - Educational Technologies

Latest News Archive August 2008

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.

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Aug 30 08   What will look like education in the future? Are we going to see a revolution in the education system we have built in the last 100 years or a dissolution of the same as new approaches to education and learning slowly contaminate our fast changing society?... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- August 30

New Media Internship With Robin Good - Firsthand Report From A MasterNewMedia Intern   Daniele Bazzano contacted me via email to apply for the just re-opened MasterNewMedia Internship program, on Monday of last week. The next day, he had already been selected, among many, to be part of my extended virtual newsroom. Daniele Bazzano - doing his internship at MasterNewMedia Compared... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Daniele Bazzano -- August 29

Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Guide Aug25 08   Co-browsing systems, file sharing tools, polling and feedback services are just some of the great services Robin and I have hand-picked and tested for you in this new issue of our weekly online collaboration Sharewood guide. Photo credit: Jenny Solomon Here all of the online collaboration tools we... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 25

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Aug 23 08   How can the educational system we pay for via our taxes change and transform itself into a new way to prepare our young people for an even faster-changing future? Are there alternatives out there? Photo credit: D'Arcy Norman As I have promised you last week, George Siemens... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- August 23

WebSite Content Organizaton And Planning: Apply Information Architecture Principles To Optimize Your Blog Site   How do you organize the content of a new web site or blog? Do you really need to spend specific time ahead of launching to organize the content sections and hierarchy of your web site? Why do I have to optimize my website? Can't ... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Jonathan Lane - Dev.Opera -- August 22

How To Evaluate A Web Site Trustworthiness and Credibility   Wondering how to evaluate a newly found website for trustworthiness and credibility? Is there a pragmatic and reliable way to do it? Photo credit: Konstantin Emelyanov edited by Daniele Bazzano "You can make 10 times your present job salary if you just do this!" Have you ever read something... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web -- August 21

Content Writing Strategies: The Tramezzino Approach And the Inverted Pyramid - How To Create Effective Article Openings   When you're writing a web content your strategy should be to tell immediately to your readers what it is so special about your post that they should stop doing other things and put all of their attention on reading it. More often than not though online... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 20

Web Content Formats - Links Posts: How To Convert Your Link Posts Activity Into Effective Niche News Publishing   From Steve Rubel to Sepp Hasslberger, many beginning bloggers as well as a good number of experienced ones like to publish (especially on weekends) posts that are nothing else but a collection of recommended links they are offering to their readers. These digests of links have... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 19

Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Guide Aug18 08   If you are looking for web-based collaboration tools to manage your team projects and tasks, create wiki pages or interactive message boards, Robin and I have picked some really cool new online collaboration apps for this new issue of this weekly Sharewood Guide. Photo credit: Michael... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 18

Best Live Video Streaming Services Compared - Sharewood Guide   Live video streaming services are a specific category of video publishing tools that anyone can use to stream live video from their computer, just using a fast Internet connection and a web camera. In this Sharewood Guide, Robin and I have picked for you the best... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 17

Media Literacy: Making Sense Of New Technologies And Media by George Siemens - Aug 16 08   The more I proceed, the more I see how badly it is needed: media literacy. Understanding what information is, making sense of the different communication paradigms, from interpersonal to mass and social media, the creation of reality and consensus, the role and use of new technologies... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link George Siemens - eLearnSpace -- August 16

What Is Newsmastering And What Are Newsradars? RSS News Aggregation And Re-Publishing For Beginners   "If you have mastered the blogging paradigm, have made your blog an authority and a reliable source of information, commentary or news in your selected field(/s) of interest, it is about time to "scale yourself up" - Work Less and Look More At The Bigger Picture... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 15

New Media Internships - MasterNewMedia New Apprentice Positions Open   If you know someone who has the talent, will and true desire to get a professional web publishing experience and credential like no other, while creating the foundations for earning a good revenue in the future, this is the right time to apply for one of... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 13

Web Content Strategies: The MasterNewMedia New Editorial Approach   From a media and technology news & reviews daily web magazine to a reference / learning resource with a specific focus on media literacy, communication skills and professional web publishing. This is the new editorial strategy focus for Master New Media, the daily magazine that originates... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good -- August 12

Educational Models And Learning In The Digital Age: What Is Connectivism And What Makes It So Special   What is connectivism? If you were to ask Wikipedia without paying too much attention you would discover that this unfamiliar word originates right here in Italy. Photo credit: Clix "...at the beginning of the 21st century in Italy, where is known as Connettivismo. It originated in Italian... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link George Siemens - Connectivism Blog -- August 9

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