Categories: "Technology" or "Content Management Systems" or "Elgg" or "Etomite" or "ExponentCMS" or "Graphics" or "Joomla" or "Large systems" or "Moodle" or "Open Source" or "Podcasting" or "RSS" or "Yammer"
Nov
26
Theory & Practice of Online Learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1042 viewsTends to be HE focussed, but still has some very useful thinking about designing online courses.
Chapter 7: The development of online courses. is particularly useful.
My favourite quote from the book is in Chapter 2 (It's actually a quote from an e… more »
Nov
26
The Illusion of e-learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1907 viewsInteresting discussion of what is working and what isn't, and what could be done to improve the situation. more »
Nov
26
Guide to elearning
Not yet categorised, Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 813 viewsThis, from the elearning centre, is an excellent summary of elearning. It provides loads of examples of the types of elearning presented. As well as content-based learning (ie. the standard online "courses"), there's also discussion of more collaborative… more »
Nov
25
Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1236 viewsThis article, by George Siemens, argues effectively for modular systems that keep the learner in control, rather than the current models of LMS systems which are closed and are based around a model of teacher control.
What is needed in a Learning Enviro… more »
Nov
21
This is a key paper that discusses how bringing together a number of "unstructured" internet technologies (RSS, Blogs & Google) can support the learning needs of today, by providing true learning networks, which create "order out of chaos."
He com… more »
