Jane links to an interesting article on developing an organisational LMS without splashing out huge amounts of dough. Now I know nothing about the organisation in question but when the key criteria they were looking for are summarised as: “1. More effective tracking and reporting of training activity 2. Ability to assign modules to individuals, …
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All quiet on the discussion front
[via Ray] Marina Sapozhnikov writes in tech learning that it’s All Quiet on the Discussion Front. ” * “I hope you realize the importance of online collaboration.” * “Participation in online discussions constitutes a significant portion of your course grade.” * “Now that the initial stage of confusion and uncertainty has subsided, I would like …
WordPress 1.5 & Enclosures
D’Arcy’s been a playin’ with WordPress 1.5 and finds out it supports enclosures no problemo… just as well considering what I’ve been planning on using for the Fireside Chats! Phew :O)
NOT the WebCT & Blackboard blog… Where have all the bloggers gone?
Too hot & windy today so catching up on online-ness, specifically I was wondering whether there are, in fact, any bloggers out there representing Online Learning Environments? One that springs to mind immediately is Mark Roseman of the excellent Courseforum (incidentally if you’ve only just figured out that LMSs, CMSs, VLEs etc. need wiki functionality …
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Swimming pools, fairies, the wind in the willows and some serious play…
Am spending this week off with the girls (summer hols before they start pre-school / prep) so will most likely be posting lite (if at all) but not off email. Am looking forward to Fairies in Fitzroy Gardens, The Wind in the Willows (maybe) at the RBG (maybe, it’s a bit pricey…), splashing about in …
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Blogtalk Downunder Now Online!
The Blogtalk Downunder website, hosted by incsub and put together by yours truly (hence the dodgy bits ;o), is now online… check it out! We’ll announce the invited speakers over the coming weeks (and we’ve got some WICKED invited speakers) and we’re hoping to publish all the papers progressively prior to the conference through the …
Not the Blackboard or WebCT Blog…
Ah, another day, another raft of Blackboard & WebCT info that the companies themselves don’t seem to want to share with us :o) On the plagiarism front, looks like Safeassignment is not just a blip either, here’s an interesting post from an “Email automatically forwarded from my Blackboard listserv subscriptions” blog Blackboard Postings which describes …
WordPress Web Application of the Year!
Well deserved, arstechnica name WordPress web application of the year, come on over all of ya :o) [via Wordlog]
Communication Dynamics & Design
Unfortunately I don’t have time to really get in-depth with the results of the ad hoc research that preceded my communication dynamics paper at ASCILITE in December (results posted here (and here in .doc) anyone who wants to have a more thorough look please feel free to do so!) but I think I can come …
NOT the WebCT & Blackboard blog Day 2: Safeassignment, Users Becomimng Communities & ‘one-solution’ VLEs
It’s not all bad in the world our two favourite LMS/OLE/CMS/VLE etc. etc. providers, the Plagiarism Resource Site posting some good news about SafeAssignment working well in Blackboard (so there is an alternative to Turn it in!) and from Blackboard in Practice a romantic story about how “two different Blackboard users, hundreds of miles from …