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Entries from August 2006

Jane Knight – 10 years after: What’s still true about e-learning?

August 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Checkout this podcast about e-learning
http://cami.podomatic.com/

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Advantages & Disadvantages of e-Learning

August 27th, 2006 · 1 Comment

According to Kevin Kruse in his article “The benefits and drawbacks of e-learning”, e-learning will never replace traditional forms of teaching and learning, yet it is important to look at the pros and cons of this industry.
Advantages
* e-learning can accommodate various learning styles including auditory, visual and experiential
* reduced printing and postage costs
* reach learners [...]

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Finding my voice – Part 3

August 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

 In Rebecca Blood’s article “Ten tips for a better weblog”, the author identifies 10 tips for better weblogging! Of note is tip 7 which states “Establish your credibility”. This tip is about truthfulness, respect and the permanency of the written word. She proposes a set of Weblog Ethics http://www.rebeccablood.net/handbook/excerpts/weblog_ethics.html 
Tip 10 says “Be patient” – fine [...]

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Finding my voice – Part 2

August 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

In this post I am looking at Dennis A Mahoney’s article How to Write a Better Weblog. Mahoney provides advice on writing with:
The Rules: Clarity - I pride myself in writing good! (Bernstein’s tip 7 & 10)
Offer Something New – All in good time (Bernstein’s tip 6)
Amuse your readers – Well if you aint laughin’ now…Berstein’s tip 10… [...]

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Finding my voice

August 15th, 2006 · Comments Off

The next few posts will be dedicated to the topic of writing on a publicly published weblog. Clearly I have already been rabbiting on in other posts so don’t immediately appear to have a fear of writing. What will the reading of other published articles reveal about me?
In Mark Bernstein’s article 10 Tips on Writing the Living [...]

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The state of the e-Learning market

August 14th, 2006 · Comments Off

Commentators on the state of the e-learning market indicate that the industry is currently experiencing a downturn. Stating such reasons as costs, too risky and lack of management support. This has caused some navel-gazing within the industry. In some areas there has been a shift with training providers and users becoming more familiar with technology and [...]

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e-Zines & e-Newsletters

August 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment

e-Zines and e-Newsletters are a great way to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in your chosen field. I have provided the links to a few e-Zines and will add more as I come across them.
e-Learning Magazine:eLearn Magazine is published by ACM, a not-for-profit educational association serving those who work, teach, and learn in the various [...]

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What is e-Learning?

August 13th, 2006 · Comments Off

At its very basic level, e-Learning  involves the use of computers and other electronic gadgets as part of the learning process. But why are there so many articles about this question? Why are so many people battling to tie down a definition? Well I intend to explore these and many other mysteries of life in [...]

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e-Learning Glossary

August 9th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Techno-talk may as well been a foreign language for me. I can navigate around my computer and the internet  with confidence but when it comes to the jargon I’m lost. So here are some links to some glossaries so I can not only walk the walk but talk the talk.
http://www.learningcircuits.org/glossary
http://www.e-learningsite.com/elearning/glossary/glossary.htm
http://www.e-learningguru.com/gloss.htm
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/elearning-essentials/elearning-glossary.htm
http://www.learnframe.com/aboutelearning/glossary.asp

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A personal definition of weblogs

August 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

A weblog is an internet site that allows you to publish anything instantly onto the internet on any topic. The information is posted in chronological order and can act like a diary or journal. Blogs can include commentary, links and articles. It can provide a filter for internet information on a topic or can provide [...]

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