tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62402332011-04-22T06:03:48.849+10:00Learning, Knowledge & TechnologyWebsites and posts related to flexible learning, learning and knowledge sharing with an emphasis on use of technology.
Published by Peter Le Cornu, Canberra, Australia peter.lecornu at gmail.comPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comBlogger3891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1159100502450538572006-09-24T22:07:00.000+10:002006-09-24T22:21:57.033+10:00Wikis, Blogs and Collaboration ToolsNancy White has posted a very interesting article on blogs and community on the knowledge tree - a must read for anyone interested in using blogs. You can read it on the screen and you can also download it as an MP3 file.Shawn Callahan has commented on a discussion that has been taking place about why people don't use collaboration tools. I personally agreed Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1157869387459953942006-09-10T15:50:00.000+10:002006-09-10T16:23:08.736+10:00Are you using Wikis enough?I recently listed to a podcast from Tony Whitingham where he argues that all TAFE managers should be regularly using wikis. I have occasionally used wikis but Tony challenged me to think about using them more frequently. I checked my delicious bookmarks and realised that I have 20 sites which I had tagged with wiki. A review of a number of these sites demonstrate a widePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1155434690753859972006-08-13T11:41:00.000+10:002006-08-13T12:04:51.820+10:00End of Learning Management Systems?Questions have been raised for some time about the educational value of Learning Management Systems. The granting of a patent to Blackboard can only hasten this questioning if they successfully sue every LMS producer in the world. I listened to a great podcast (mp3 15M) this week from James Farmer which was a recording of a presentation that he made at an Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1154847819560961432006-08-06T16:40:00.000+10:002006-08-06T17:03:53.546+10:00Where is the e-learning world going?The big announcement this week was that Blackboard had successfully gained a patent on the Learning Management System. Blackboard has already started legal action against one LMS supplier: Desire2Learn. This has caused widespread discussion on a number of blogs. The latest posting from Stephen Downes provides some references to sites that suggest that Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1153540573903794972006-07-22T13:34:00.000+10:002006-07-22T13:56:17.793+10:00Libraries and Flexible LearningApologies to readers of my blog - I have been travelling a lot lately and found it hard to get to writing entries in my blog. I have been catching up and thoroughly enjoyed listening to a podcast which was an interview of Joyce Valenza by the EdTechTalk guys. Joyce is a high school librarian, who has lots of good ideas about using technology in learning. The chat Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1150609701426804602006-06-18T15:24:00.000+10:002006-06-18T15:48:22.180+10:00Personal Learning Environments (PLE)Stephen Downes has been doing a number of presentations, including discussing the PLE: Vienna, Innsbruck and Toronto. I really like the emphasis on learners controlling their learning and controlling their learning environments.The challenge for me is what is the role of the teacher and educational institutions in all of this. Welsey Fryer provides some ideas Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1148808150617113712006-05-28T18:57:00.000+10:002006-05-28T19:22:31.103+10:00Which tool should I use for e-learning This week, I have been reading a number of items that are making me think about which tools are best for e-learning.Sean Fitzgerald has posted about the most appropriate tool to support the new network focused on Web 2.0 technology. His points to a wide range of tools that could be used for establishing a learning community.Two of the best tools around are Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1148477031524634182006-05-24T23:20:00.000+10:002006-05-24T23:23:52.770+10:00The usefulness of Tagging http://billives.typepad.com/portals_and_km/2006/05/where_tagging_w.htmlThis weblog post by Bill Ives discusses the advantages of tagging and looks at when to use tagging and when to serach. It is best summarised by: "If I want to search on a key word, I will still go to Google as the most efficient way. If I have the time to go exploring through multiple links and see Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1148010079007051462006-05-19T13:36:00.000+10:002006-05-19T13:41:19.350+10:00Collaborative Learninghttp://collaborativelearning.pbwiki.com/This wiki site was created to support a six week course on Web 2.0 technologies, which was conducted by Tony Karrer. "The purpose of this course is to give you an opportunity to learn about collaborative learning by participating in collaborative learning. This course is designed to teach how to design and build collaborative learning Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1147953672765711312006-05-18T21:58:00.000+10:002006-05-18T22:01:12.956+10:00Google Notebookhttp://www.google.com/notebookAnother tool from Google to help you when surfing the Internet. It allows you to clip content and links and store them in a file (a notebook). You can publish the notebooks so that others can access the notebook.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1147248163095794592006-05-10T18:02:00.000+10:002006-05-10T18:02:43.250+10:00Protopage - creating a start pageThis website allows you to set up a page with weblinks, feeds and photos. Google and Yahoo offer a similar service (I have sometimes used Yahoo) but they tend to be very plain and not very interesting. This tool allows you to create boxes and move them around on the page. Certainly, a lot more interesting then my plain web page that I currently use as my start Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1147083172014351502006-05-08T20:08:00.000+10:002006-05-08T20:12:52.450+10:00Is Voice Online for you?This webpage was created by Michael Coghlan from South Australia and provides a good introduction to voice tools, including Virtual Classrooms, Instant Messengers, Audio Blogging, Voice Boards, Voice Email, Text to Speech and Digital Story Telling.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144914921132025202006-04-13T17:55:00.000+10:002006-04-13T17:55:23.376+10:00Ten video sharing services compared - DV GuruComparison of ten sites when you can upload videos. Conclusions:If you just want to get a video clip online and share it with friends via email or on your own blog, Vimeo wins for its speed, ease-of-use, and simple playback functions.If you want to step up to more community features and get widespread viewership of your viral clip, YouTube gets the jobPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144914492750410172006-04-13T17:48:00.000+10:002006-04-13T17:48:13.040+10:00O'Reilly -- Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 1Some good tips if you are recording interviews for podcasts. There is also a part 2 which focuses on the editing of audio files.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144844891738171842006-04-12T22:28:00.000+10:002006-04-12T22:28:11.913+10:00Nev n Dave � Top 10 tips for effective blog reading - part 1Some good suggestions for improving your reading of blogs.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144844343877863402006-04-12T22:19:00.000+10:002006-04-12T22:19:04.276+10:00SEOmoz's Web 2.0 AwardsJust when I thought I had some understanding of the web 2.0 products that are available, along comes a long list of web 2.0 products along with the awards. I need to come back to this to fully explore some of the award winners.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144757568742307302006-04-11T22:12:00.000+10:002006-04-11T22:12:48.840+10:00Talking VTE PodcastsA new blog of value to anyone in the Australian training system. "A podcast blog filled with interviews and recordings made at conferences, seminars and workshops throughout the Australian Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) sector."Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144757148388941312006-04-11T22:05:00.000+10:002006-04-11T22:06:36.373+10:00About Google Page CreatorThe latest tool from Google. You do need a Gmail account to use it (if you don't have one and want one, let me know .. I have a number of invites available). "We're testing a new product that makes creating your own web pages as easy as creating a document in a word processor. Google Page Creator is a free tool that lets you create web pages right in your browser and Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144197281218024682006-04-05T10:28:00.000+10:002006-04-05T10:34:41.590+10:00Distributed LearningYou may be aware that Stephen Downes is taking a break from producing OLDaily. However, he is still presenting and is as thought provoking as ever. I found his presentation in Tennessee as good as ever. You can download the MP3 file (11M) and there is also a PowerPoint presentation. There is not much new in the PowerPoint but there are some good ideas in the audio. Well worthPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1144062040216402062006-04-03T21:00:00.000+10:002006-04-03T21:00:40.483+10:00Turkish Online Journal of Distance EducationThe latest issue of thsi journal is now available. One article that caught my eye was PDAs: Revolutionizing the way we learn and teach. This was an introductory article but highly relevant as I am planning to purchase an intergrated phone and PDA within the next month (my phone contract is almost up). The article quoted 3G networks as having speeds of 2Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1143542087321534112006-03-28T21:34:00.000+11:002006-03-28T21:34:47.640+11:00Christopher D. Sessums :: Weblog :: What makes Edubloggers tick?An interesting discussion on why educators blog. On this page, you will find the original post by Chris Sessums and then a number of responses. I tend to agree with Barbara Ganley's comment that she blogs to think. Blogging certainly helps in getting you to put your ideas down.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1143191840061235672006-03-24T20:17:00.000+11:002006-03-24T20:17:20.143+11:007 Ways Nonprofits Can Use PodcastsA set of 7 suggestions for using podcasts including short information pieces, weekly updates and using recordings from presentations.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1143191560955129692006-03-24T20:12:00.000+11:002006-03-24T20:14:20.493+11:0010 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Blogs10 ideas on how to use blogs. I particularly liked:To report back from an event or conferenceTo involve volunteers and document their workPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1142203927358677122006-03-13T09:52:00.000+11:002006-03-13T09:52:07.656+11:00You've got mail and we want a reply nowThis article appeared in the Australian on March 8. It discusses the demand being put on teachers (in this case University lecturers) by students through Email. It quotes some interesting examples of students misusing Email. It also notes that it is up to teachers to set the guidelines or rules to their students.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141805662520030202006-03-08T19:14:00.000+11:002006-03-08T19:14:22.776+11:00Mashup anyone?:Mashup is a word that I hav enoticed on a number of weblog posts recently. This post has reference (and a definition) of the word:"We can now acquire our information in any manner that we desire. Learning, seen as content consumption, doesn't fit this model anymore. Learners piece together (connect) various content and conversation elements to create an integrated (though at time Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141729359015096932006-03-07T22:02:00.000+11:002006-03-07T22:02:39.286+11:00 25 startups that are reinventing the webThis article from the Business 2.0 magazine identifies 25 companies to watch in terms of the development of the web. Whilst I was familiar with a number of the names, there were others that were less familiar. Now I just need the time to fully explore the sites.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141631588303163162006-03-06T18:53:00.000+11:002006-03-06T18:53:08.583+11:00Australian Mobile Learning NetworkThe Australian Mobile Learning Network grew out of a Australian Flexible Learning Framework network from last year. They have moved on from the education.au groups website to create their own site. The home page provides a link to a Google group discussion area.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141557701361918202006-03-05T22:21:00.000+11:002006-03-05T22:21:48.706+11:00The Next Wave in Productivity Tools - Web OfficeThis is one of those web posts that I am going to have to read a few times. Rod Boothby proposes a major change to the way that peopel will do their work. "We are on the verge of experiencing a jump in the capabilities of office tools that is just as significant as the jump that occurred when the first PCs landed on people’s desks." Worth reading Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141370326245287002006-03-03T18:18:00.000+11:002006-03-03T18:18:46.486+11:00 Classroom as StudiosShort post on classroom as studios. There have been a couple of posst recently about this idea. Good comments as well.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141294418488359032006-03-02T21:13:00.000+11:002006-03-02T21:13:38.540+11:00Image * After - currently 12690 free textures and images availableAnother website with free photos available.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141294368305730782006-03-02T21:12:00.000+11:002006-03-02T21:12:50.740+11:00stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography siteOne site that claims that you an access almost 200,000 free photos.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1141129772134783772006-02-28T23:29:00.000+11:002006-02-28T23:29:32.453+11:00 Free Online Educational SitesA site with lots of links to free educational resources. Each entry has a link and a brief description of the link.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138950111763255022006-02-03T18:01:00.000+11:002006-02-03T18:01:52.043+11:00The Relevance of TextbooksThis short posting discusses the relevance of textbooks in the age where information is so readily available on the Internet. Is teaching about distributing information or something more? Good question and an important one to think about for all of us involved in education.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138705802842742992006-01-31T22:10:00.000+11:002006-01-31T22:10:03.056+11:00wwwtools for teachers:A website of links about handheld computing, with the following introduction:"Handheld computers find themselves in an interesting position along the hardware continuum - somewhat more mature, powerful and fully-featured than the mobile phones we looked at last time round, yet less like a desktop computer than the notebooks and laptops, they seem poised to finally take Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138702316785454842006-01-31T21:11:00.000+11:002006-01-31T21:11:58.076+11:00Australian Flexible Learning Framework – Flex e-NewsThis issue of the Flexible learning newsletter lists the funding opportunities currently available within the Framework, including Industry Engagement, Learnscope, Networks, E-learning for creative community partnerships, new practices and flexible learning toolboxes.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138529147917823902006-01-29T21:05:00.000+11:002006-01-29T21:05:47.976+11:00Bloglines | lecornu's BlogsI have just reviewed the weblogs that I get through my bloglines news reader. I have gone from almost 90 feeds to about 60 feeds. This is much more manageable then what I have previously. The above link takes you to the weblogs that I read regularly. If you haven' got a Bloglines account, I strongly recommend Bloglines as a news reader.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138528905728869482006-01-29T21:01:00.000+11:002006-01-29T21:01:45.966+11:00del.icio.us/peterlecFor the last couple of weeks, I have been playing around with del.icio.us. I have known about this for a long time but wasn't totally convinced of its value to me. For those that don't know, this is a site for sharing bookmarks. I have decided to add to the site any web page that I find and think might be useful but ones where I don' want to post a full entry in my weblog. ThePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138241912828771962006-01-26T13:18:00.000+11:002006-01-26T13:18:32.983+11:00HyperwordsThis is a Firefox extension that looks interesting. After install it (and restarting Firefox), it will display a number of options when you select a word. For example, you can search Google using the highlighted word, check a Wikipedia entry etc.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1138235913229381312006-01-26T11:38:00.000+11:002006-01-26T11:38:33.450+11:00The Myth about Online Course DevelopmentA challenging article for anyone who plans the development of online learning in their organisations. It includes this great paragraph as one of the key questions to be asked:"Do we confuse providing content with creating a learning environment or delivering a course? When putting a course online, an institution may be tempted to focus on the content. But Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1137913224597123102006-01-22T18:00:00.000+11:002006-01-22T18:00:24.820+11:00OpenOffice.org: HomeI received an Email during the week asking how I created Flash versions of my presentations on my website. It was quite simple - I used Open Office. I found that I loaded my presentations into Open Office and then selected Save as Flash files. It worked well and saved me a lot of time and created files which were a lot smaller than the original PowerPoint files.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1137584449988801132006-01-18T22:40:00.000+11:002006-01-18T22:40:50.220+11:0050 RSS Ideas for EducatorsI have had a quick look at this and said Wow!. I just need some time to sit down and fully explore the ideas in this article. Lots of great ideas and websites.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1137495075391321632006-01-17T21:51:00.000+11:002006-01-17T21:51:15.983+11:00Wiki for Library StaffThis website was used for a workshop conducted by Tom Foster and Alan Levine for library staff of the Maricopa Community College. It provides links to a great number of sites about web technoogies (blogs, wikis etc). It is also a great example of using a wiki for professional development.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1137201786737310962006-01-14T12:23:00.000+11:002006-01-14T12:23:06.856+11:00H2O Playlist: About H2OUsing this tool, you can create lists of resources around a topic. It also seems possible to identify activities that a learner could undertake on the topic. It is also a great place to find resources and ideas related to a topic that you might be teaching. It is also possible to take an existing list of resources and modify and create a new list. Worth exploring.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1137200243942507492006-01-14T11:57:00.000+11:002006-01-14T11:57:24.276+11:00OUseful Info: USB Study Stick:A neat idea in a number of contexts: "However, with the increasing availability of cheap USB memory sticks, and the rise of portable applications, I can't help but wonder why we aren't encouraging students to adopt portable working solutions and providing them with (customised) portable application variants?" As long as the IT department doesn't lock down the Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136890098014273372006-01-10T21:48:00.000+11:002006-01-10T21:48:18.246+11:00Internet Archive: Open Educational Resources (Beta)The Open Educational Resources Archive is a collection of educational content including coursework, study guides, exercises, and recorded lectures. It is meant for students, teachers, and self-learners at all levels. This looks interesting if you are looking for learning resources in academic areas.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136769667306752522006-01-09T12:21:00.000+11:002006-01-09T12:21:07.656+11:00SoftwareFor.org: Free Software for YouThis website is subtitled: Software for Starving Students (SSS). You could follow the instructions and transfer the whole CD to your computer or you could go to the full list of included packages and download what you already don't have. Whichever way you look at it, it is a great list of free software to cover a wide range of needs.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136614850833963512006-01-07T17:20:00.000+11:002006-01-07T17:20:51.026+11:00A Tale of Two Fish - a photoset on FlickrAmazing. This is one of the simplest and easiest explanation of copyright and creative common licenses, told through a set of photos stored in flickr. Select slideshow to view the presentation. Thanks to Leigh Blackall.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136509903071224902006-01-06T12:11:00.000+11:002006-01-06T12:11:43.303+11:00Learning, Knowledge & TechnologyI have just uploaded to my website all my 2005 presentations at various conferences. To access the presentations, select 'recent papers' on left hand side. All presentations have been loaded as Shockwave files, because they are considerabley smaller than if I had loaded as PDF or PowerPoint files. Let em know if you have any difficulty accessing the files in this Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136422512247400672006-01-05T11:52:00.000+11:002006-01-05T11:55:33.296+11:00Crash course in learning theoryA great posting to the "Creating Passionate Users" weblog. I really liked the use of diagrams to illustrate the ideas being discussed. There are lots of comments on this posting, shoiwng that it has generated considerbale interest across the Internet.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1136162397573252342006-01-02T11:39:00.000+11:002006-01-02T11:39:57.856+11:00kmwiki � homeA wiki containing lots of links to Knowledge Management. The link to this website was provided in a post on Denham Grey's blog reflecting on 2005. I was particularly interested in his reflection:"There is an under-current in business that respects the KM basics of relationship, trust, community, networking and connections. Not sure if the web.20 meme will be strong enough to revive Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1135991784748881462005-12-31T12:16:00.000+11:002005-12-31T12:23:20.003+11:00Small, Fast, Clean, and FREE PDF Reader for Everyday UseI recently had to update my Adobe Acrobat Reader and the file it downloaded was massive (50M+). I was very unimpressed. This website contains the Foxit PDF Reader which is only 1M. I have just downloaded it and used it to read some existing PDF files. As well as taking almost no time to dowload, it also appears to display the PDF files a lotPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1135990287312940572005-12-31T11:51:00.000+11:002005-12-31T11:51:27.563+11:00Nonprofit Good Practice GuideA website for anyone interested in non-profit organisations. I was particularly interested in the section on "Training Essentials". This identifies a list of "vital skills" and provide links to resources that could help with developing these skills.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1135734741092445862005-12-28T12:52:00.000+11:002005-12-28T12:52:21.096+11:00 Information Overload
This article from CNN looks at the challenges of the age of information overload.
"'People are already struggling and feeling like they need to keep up with the variety of information sources they already have,' said David Greenfield, a psychologist who wrote 'Virtual Addiction.' 'There are upper limits to how much we can manage.'
It may take better technology to cope withPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1135732889347722042005-12-28T12:21:00.000+11:002006-01-06T08:01:04.790+11:00firstaidpod podcastThis site contains audio files for some first aid situations, including adult, child and infant resuscitation. choking, drowning and bleeding will be launched soon. Personally, I am not convinced that audio is the best way to remind people what they need to do in the event of a first aid emergency.Addition (added 6 Jan 2006): I received the following comment from Eric W., the Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1134732741129209482005-12-16T22:32:00.000+11:002005-12-16T22:32:21.186+11:00The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005
I've put this on my list of sites to look at further in January when I get some time off. It is an interesting list of products, some of which I have not heard about previously. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1134128859094609042005-12-09T22:47:00.000+11:002005-12-09T22:47:39.093+11:00Networks of the Australian Flexible Learning Community
This weblog has been set up by the Australian Flexible Learning Networks project. The most recent post is asking for 50 cool but simple ideas about the use of e-learning. Select comments to see what has been posted. It is also easy to add your own idea.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1134127562499887512005-12-09T22:26:00.000+11:002005-12-09T22:26:02.500+11:00Screencasting - Teach and Learn Online
This is not new but I don't think I have included this on my blog. This blog is maintained by Leigh Blackall and provides a guide to many of the newer tools available on the web. I am impressed by the approach of creating PDF files and audio files seperately. I like it because I can download the PDF and check out if I want to then download the audio (the Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1134116920083757032005-12-09T19:28:00.000+11:002005-12-31T12:19:40.406+11:00Innovate - Taking a Journey with Today's Digital Kids: :This is an interview with Deneen Frazier Bowen looking at how technology should be used in schools. The message is just as applicable to those of us who work with adults rather than kids. I recommend (if you have broadband) to view the webcast referred to in the article (although you might want to skip partd of it as it is very long). A Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133957358058267012005-12-07T23:09:00.000+11:002005-12-07T23:09:18.063+11:00The Edublog Awards
I thought I knew something about educational blogging. This is the shortlist for the Edublog awards. You can vote until December 17 for the award or you can simply use this site as a list of blogs to review when you have a chance, like I will. Whilst many were familiar, there are a number of educational blogs here that I have not come across before.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133956147550872822005-12-07T22:49:00.000+11:002005-12-07T22:49:07.583+11:00Cool Connections 2005: Welcome
I just had to put a link in my blog to my opening speech to the Cool Connections conference held in Sydney a couple of weeks ago. You can download it as an MP3 file. Having got you there, there is a host of other recordings from other sessions at this excellent conference. I think I will be downloading for some time yet.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133864336482948732005-12-06T21:14:00.000+11:002005-12-06T21:18:56.610+11:00Personal Publishing and Media Literacyhttp://infodesign.no/artikler/personal_%20publishing_media_literacy.pdfThis is a 7 page PDF file (460K) which is being referenced today by Stephen Downes and Scott Leslie. I have downloaded it and agree it is worth a read. I have come to understand that publishing this weblog is an important part of my own web publishing and personal learning. It makes sense Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133860470881034762005-12-06T20:14:00.000+11:002005-12-06T20:14:30.930+11:00Talking-Head Video Is Boring Online
This is the latest in Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox. In the last 12 months we have seen a huge increase in audio files on the web. I suspect that in the next 12 months there will be a lot of interest in video on the web. This website is timely in reminding us all that web videos should be less than a minute long. This website has other good advice about web videos.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133781466362016862005-12-05T22:17:00.000+11:002005-12-05T22:17:47.466+11:00Glide Effortless
This is an interesting new service. At the simplest level it offers 150Mb of online storage to store resources that you can then invite others to access. I have only had a quick look and further exploration will have to wait until January. The Guide Liveshare service looks very interesting, offering a "virtual meeting and media sharing forum".Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133424352688077062005-12-01T19:05:00.000+11:002005-12-01T19:05:52.740+11:00LearnOutLoud.com
This website states that it has over 9,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts and DVD videos. I haven't got time tonight to really explore this site but I will come back and look at it again to see if it as good as it sounds.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133257252684491112005-11-29T20:40:00.000+11:002005-11-29T20:40:52.753+11:00EFF: Bloggers' FAQ: Student Blogging
This website discusses the legal issues about student blogging. There is currently in the USA significant debate about the rights of students when they are blogging following some schools banning students based on comments made in the blog. The same is happening in the business world where some employees have been sacked by their employers for their blog Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1133051667636453902005-11-27T11:34:00.000+11:002005-11-27T11:34:27.696+11:00Creating Community With Blogs
This website provides some advice on using blogs from an English teacher in California. Some of the comments are also worth reading. You might want to follow some of the links on the right hand side of the screen - the English 2 Blog Rubric provides some tips for students and a marking guide for marking student blog contributions.
I was also interested in the way Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1132959986109538972005-11-26T10:06:00.000+11:002005-11-26T10:06:26.173+11:00PDAs in the Classroom
A short article with suggestions on using PDAs in the classroom. I did not know about the tip of using Probesight to attach probes and sensors to a PDA.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1132747818399082732005-11-23T23:09:00.000+11:002005-11-23T23:10:18.450+11:00Flexible Learning in Industry The website for the industry project in the Australian Flexible Learning Framework has been substantially revised. It contains information of value to anyone interested in implementing e-learning in industry. There are links to the 8 exemplar projects undertaken in 2005.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1132747755891701972005-11-23T23:04:00.000+11:002005-11-23T23:09:16.186+11:00George Siemens Presentation to Cool Connections Conference This is the website that George developed to support his presentation to the Cool Connections conference held in Sydney. This was a great presentation and helped me get a better understanding of his thinking about connectivism. He talked about networks being a metaphor for learning and that the nodes could be people but it could be Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1132746198104467582005-11-23T22:43:00.000+11:002005-11-23T22:43:18.133+11:00Learningfeeds.com
A website with a number of mp3 files from the recent Learning 2005 conference organised by Elliott Masie. Some topics that caught my attention included "Podcast on how to podcast", "uisng Podcasting in Corporate Learning" and "Learning with Blog and Wikis".Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1131522133422840322005-11-09T18:42:00.000+11:002005-11-09T18:42:13.426+11:00The Personal Learning Environments Blog
This website has been set up in support of a European project on Personal Learning Environments. Such a project has the potential to address the needs of learners to personalise their web learning experience. I will be interested to see how this project develops.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1131521419893929182005-11-09T18:30:00.000+11:002005-11-09T18:30:19.943+11:00Dossiers technop�dagogiques
A look at wikis and their potential uses in education. The site has a number of examples of wikis, a discussion around pedagogical uses and links to some tools.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129945175018641192005-10-22T11:39:00.000+10:002005-10-22T11:39:35.090+10:00Wake-Up Call: Open Source LMS
A good discussion of open source Learning Management Systems and how they compare with commercial LMS products. It contains some good quotes about open source products. It concludes with: "In a commoditized LMS market dominated by high-quality commercial products and very firmly entrenched vendors, OS LMS products will have to reach a level of innovation high enoughPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129726284222534902005-10-19T22:51:00.000+10:002005-10-19T22:51:24.273+10:00E-learning 2.0
Stephen Downes provides a good summary of web 2.0 and its likely impact on learning. It is a good summary of his thinking about where e-learning is going. I am still trying to get my head around all the ideas around at the moment under the banner of web 2.0.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129627145619021602005-10-18T19:19:00.000+10:002005-10-18T19:19:05.686+10:00Weblog Usability
This is the latest from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, focusing on the usability of weblogs. If you are maintaining a weblog, apply Jakob's 10 rules to your weblog. I didn't pass the last one (using blogspot as a domain name) but I am not sure I really care. It seems to me that the trend is away from maintaing your own domain space.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129371719096852132005-10-15T20:21:00.000+10:002005-10-15T20:21:59.123+10:00Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard.
This is a service that allows a group of people to edit documents on the web. You can create the document on the site and then invite others to edit the document. (a wiki). Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129368116661396762005-10-15T19:21:00.000+10:002005-10-15T19:21:56.723+10:00Educational technology that talks
The Ed Tech Talk Show provides podcasts on educational technology topics. I have just bought an MP3 player and downloaded the most recent MP3 files from this site and listened to them on my early morning walk. The Talks also have a notes page which provides links to many of the websites discussed in the talks.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129289906444978082005-10-14T21:38:00.000+10:002005-10-14T21:38:26.506+10:00eLearn Magazine: Education and Technology in Perspective
I have just added this to my web feed reader - I am not sure how lng it has been around but the most recent artile is about and open-source webcasting product called ePresence. Sine most of the webcasting software around is commercial and generally very expensive, this is interesting.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1129018631547108892005-10-11T18:17:00.000+10:002005-10-11T18:17:11.630+10:00Results-Oriented UI Coming
This is the latest column from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox. It argues that the WYSIWG user interface has reached its limits. Did you know that Microsoft Word 2003 has 1,500 commands? I suspect I am lucky if I use 100. Interesting view about the user interface being built into Office 12.
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1128857893374017152005-10-09T21:33:00.000+10:002005-10-09T21:38:13.380+10:00Innovations in the Reuse of Electronic Learning Materials - drivers and challenges This article provides a summary of a presentation which looks at the implications of web 2.0 and distributed content creation for the future of learning, particularly reusability of learning materials. The key part, from my point of view, were the 11 challenges about reusability, as follows: Technology can easilyPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1128822398191964592005-10-09T11:46:00.000+10:002005-10-09T11:46:38.246+10:00Innovate - Places to Go: Robin Good's Master New Media
This article from the most recent edition of the Innovate magazine provides a review by Stephen Downes of Robin Good's Master NewMedia, a Web site dedicated to Web 2.0 in both thought and deed. The site both utilizes the design principles and technologies central to the concept of Web 2.0—relentless referencing, cross-referencing, and linkingPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1128081082373806132005-09-30T21:51:00.000+10:002005-09-30T21:51:22.396+10:00Scenariation
A number of articles about scenario based e-learning. This web page is part of a website for a product called scenariation which is designed to help design scenario bassed e-learning. It is interesting to note that the author is moving away from using his own product to using Moodle for building scenario based e-learning.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126927948917703562005-09-17T13:32:00.000+10:002005-09-17T13:33:21.673+10:00COOLTOOLSA website with lots of good links to tools that you can use to create e-learning. The areas covered by the site include: What is e-learning Learning Strategies Useful tools Website Builders Communities Communication Collaboration Learning Management Systems Web Standards Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126869911850858462005-09-16T21:13:00.000+10:002005-09-16T21:25:11.856+10:00Microsoft Photo StoryYesterday, I saw a presentation that had been created in Microsoft Photo Story. I was impressed by how quickly the person had created a set of photos and voice to go with the story. Tonight, I reviewed one of the presentations made at the Cool Results online event this week. The presentation was by Ian Robertson and titled Learning Objects and MS PhotoStory. You will need to Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126698905007945002005-09-14T21:55:00.000+10:002005-09-14T21:55:05.053+10:00Father Google and Mother IM: Confessions of a Net Gen Learner
Whilst I don't believe you can totally define the learning styles of learners by the year in which they are born, I did like a number of the points raised in this article written from the perspective of a net genner about how they see the education experience. It throws down a number of challenges to educators and administrators of Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126605965245347462005-09-13T20:06:00.000+10:002005-09-13T20:06:05.246+10:00Knowledge Sharing with Distributed Networking Tools
This webpage (another wiki) was created to support a presentation as part of the Cool Results: engaging clients in e-learning. It is a fantastic summary of so much of what is happening on the web today.
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126605549710270572005-09-13T19:59:00.000+10:002005-09-13T19:59:09.743+10:00austafe 2005 conference
A website which is a wiki and contains a lot of content from the Austafe 2005 conference. It includes links to a lot of mp3 recordings from the conference. A good example of publishing conference proceedings as the conference proceeds.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126423244698277192005-09-11T17:20:00.000+10:002005-09-11T17:20:44.703+10:00The Technology Source Archives
Technology Source was a bimonthly e-journal about using technology to enhance teaching and learning that was published between March 1997 and December 2003. The archive had disappeared from the web but have now been created again at this site. Many of the articles still have relevance to anyone interested in using technology in teaching and learning.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126422355022418492005-09-11T17:05:00.000+10:002005-09-11T17:05:55.080+10:00flex-e-bility
This website is a blog maintained by Ian Robertson, a previous flexible learning leader, and Senior Lecturer at RMIT University. Ian sent me an Email during the week which said in part "I was hoping we might be able to do some cross promotion to support the Australian connection. We seem to be focussing on slightly different directions which is good. If you think that this is a Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126097975153260172005-09-07T22:59:00.000+10:002005-09-07T22:59:35.156+10:00The definitive collection of idea generation methods
I've bookmarked this site for some later reading. Whilst a number are familiar, there are quite a few that need more attention.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1126096788619473442005-09-07T22:39:00.000+10:002005-09-07T22:39:48.663+10:00seanfitz � networks-june
A good introduction to podcasting in education. The PowerPoint presentation that can be downloaded from this page is worth looking through if you are getting started with podcasting. I also liked that this page was created using a wiki.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125916654514703292005-09-05T20:37:00.000+10:002005-09-05T20:37:35.236+10:00Web manager: you can't serve everybody
Good advice for anyone invlved in creating websites:
"Amazon creates very little of its own content; music and book publishers do, authors and reviewers do. Amazon has reduced overhead in other areas by getting publishers to do a lot of the work in classifying and describing the books and music available.
If you have all these advantages, then, sure, build Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125804057363244642005-09-04T13:20:00.000+10:002005-09-04T13:20:57.410+10:00UC Teaching, Learning & Technology Center: This website has been created to supportt he use of technolgy for teaching and learning throughout the University of California system. "The Toolbox section contains hands-on information and links to resources for implementing technology in instruction, including information about campus resources and foundation grants. The 'Getting Started' section Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125793307986763792005-09-04T10:21:00.000+10:002005-09-04T10:21:48.030+10:00Low Threshold Applications: "This web site is a repository of Low Threshold Applications (LTAs) that have been developed and are acknowledged here as potential resources to enhance the teaching and learning process." Currently, there are 46 tips and ideas for enhancing teaching and learning. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125637189141869842005-09-02T14:59:00.000+10:002005-09-02T14:59:49.200+10:00Professors online
A report on a survey of US academics with over 2,500 respondants. I was interested in the discussion about the significant use of e-mail by US academics with lesser emphasis on other web technologies. The conclusions section fouses on 3 areas:
Infrastructure: Internet technologies could be better integrated with faculty work
Professional development: Expectations for faculty Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125392415164199782005-08-30T19:00:00.000+10:002005-08-30T19:00:15.216+10:00Open New Windows for PDF and other Non-Web Documents: The latest guidelines from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox. "When using PC-native file formats such as PDF or spreadsheets, users feel like they're interacting with a PC application. Because users are no longer browsing a website, they shouldn't be given a browser UI." A good guideline for anyone displaying non web documents.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125311490894322452005-08-29T20:31:00.000+10:002005-08-29T20:31:32.246+10:00 Access to Bandwidth Project
The Australian Fleixble Learnig Framework's Access to Bandwidth Project has just released a discussion paper which seeks feedback on a strategy to improve access to Bandwidth across the VET sector. Feedback is sought by 23 September.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1125141203125909082005-08-27T21:13:00.000+10:002005-08-27T21:13:23.550+10:00Personalisation of Learning
This website is a website promoting a US e-learning event to be held later in the year. The most recent post to the website is an interview with Wayne Hodgins from AutoDesk about personalisation. You can listen to an audio version of the interview or you can dowload a PDF of the text.
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1124501361620173322005-08-20T11:29:00.000+10:002005-08-20T11:29:21.626+10:00 Essential freeware for the PC user
A good list of free software that covers a wide range of tools and needs. An intersting list of comments and feedback as well.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240233.post-1124498696777017522005-08-20T10:44:00.000+10:002005-08-20T10:44:56.843+10:00Defining Acrobat PDF Accessibility
This website provides some guidelines for making PDF files accessible on the web. The bad news is it takes more effort to make a PDF file accessible than a HTML file. It does provide suggestions, however, n how to achieve an accessible PDF document.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661776429992261476noreply@blogger.com