Nov
29
Connectivism: Learning as Network-Creation
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Learning Circuits has a new piece by George Siemens: Connectivism: Learning as Network-Creation. It is a fairly lengthy piece and, as much as anything, represents some “thinking out loud” about learning and how we do it. There is a good deal about networks, a list of 8 principles and something about the implications for higher [...]
Nov
29
mLearning, phones and lifelong learning
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eLearn Magazine has published an interesting piece: Lifelong-Learning Support by M-learning: Example Scenarios. Among other things it argues: Norris & Soloway argue that handhelds should support project-based learning in context, that is, using the handheld as an integral part of a learning activity; most of all: ongoing assessment and possible feedback [19]. Converse to the [...]
Nov
9
Open University chooses Moodle!
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In what appears to be a significant endorsement of Open Source systems in education and of Moodle in particular, the Open University has selected Moodle as the basis for its student online environment: the programme manager of the OU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), says, ‘We see the development of Moodle applications, along with involvement of [...]
Nov
1
Web Collaborator
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Web Collaborator is yet another Web 2.0 tool for collaborative editing with versioning. It appears to be free and easy to start up. It offers the ability to import from HTML or Word and to export to Word or PDF, and it has a team discussion facility. (Via Moving at the Speed of Creativity.)
Nov
1
Why does PT keep going on about HTML export from word processors?
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Peter Sefton at PT’s Outing asks himself and anybody who is listening “Why do I keep going on about HTML export from word processors?” He begins like this: I spend a lot of time on this site going on about HTML, particularly XHTML export from word processors using styles. Why? Surely in 2005, when the [...]