Life of a Feedbook (fiction thus far)

I've taken the idea of a feedbook, tested out various ways of implementing one in my context and come up with a working version. I came across the idea of a feedbook from Dave Cormier and it has also been influenced by various ideas from Leigh Blackall (networked learning) and George Siemens (connectivism) an ... read more

MyGlu - alternative to SuprGlu

link to website
from Stephen Downes:
"MyGlu solves all that. Using code from Edu_RSS (which was way ahead of SuprGlu in this sort of thing, in case people have forgotten), MyGlu allows you to define your own list of feeds (including your own del.icio.us feeds), merge them into a single feed, and place the results on your web page (in a few days I'll add RSS and Javascript output as well).
MyGlu not only aggregates feeds, it also filters them according to your specifications. So, ... read more

Using Online Resources for Active Learning

X4L Staff Development Resources

from FERL this website includes the plans for what looks to be a solid workshop on social bookmarking and how that can be used with students. I think if I am to entice some use of the feedbook concept, presentations of this ilk would be very useful. Must come back and have a look through some of the other resources here too.

further Feedbookery

I've put together my thoughts about the feedbook here [click thumbnail for larger image]
UPDATE:
A semi-working example is at < ... read more

Comic Generator

StripGenerator Gallery
Flash Based Comic Strip Generator
an alternative to Gnomz

Feedbooks

Hmmm. I've been mulling over and fiddling around with the concept of the feedbook (eg Dave Cormier) and come up with more questions than answers:

1) I want to come up with a model that will be fairly easy for other teachers to pick up and customise to their own areas of interest. Obviously they will need to know the location of 'good/relevant stuff' on the web as a starting point.
2) I want to be able to mix information that has been newly added to the web with articles or posts that have survived the test of time - so a mixtu ... read more

A Checklist of Questions for Evaluating Web Sites

ITS Center for Instructional Technology
from the University of North Carolina...
a useful checklist for teachers preparing lists for students of relevant websites.
"* Who is the author/source?
* What are the author's reputation and qualifications in the subject covered?
* Is the information on the site accurate?
* Is the information presented in an objective, balanced manner?
* How does the site compare with other sites on the ... read more

Suprglu and Feedbooks

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Dave Cormier thinks about how SuprGlu could be used to bring the concept of a Feedbook into reality.

"So, what I'm going to be doing for my next class is sending students to this site to sign up for an account. I will get them to include a delicious and, say, a flickr account specially designed for the course (including my own blog, and hopefully the blog of other instructors). Some materials that are go ... read more

Elgg

link to website
I can see Elgg being a really useful tool for someone wanting to start a community site, or where online presences persist beyond the boundaries of a course. This could be great alternative to trying to use a LMS as a community tool, given that community is built in from the word go.

from the elgg website
What is the purpose of Elgg?

"Elgg has been developed to serve as a stand alone personal learning landscape or as a complimentary addition to existing learning en ... read more

Streaming Video

linkt o website

New Territory: Adding Video to Online Learning Offerings
By Ed Mayberry (Learning Circuits)

"Here are key questions to ask when using of streaming video for online learning.

Streaming video can be an effective component of online delivery. If properly used video components can improve the quality of online learning by offering learners to view processes, procedures, and examples."

Gnomz and DFilm

link to website
from Leigh Blackall

two tools - one to make movies and one to make comics.

powerpoint for online resources development

link to website
this looks like the start of an ongoing series..
"Creating an Inexpensive PowerPoint Online Module"

Swish - alternative to Flash

link to website

"SWiSHvideo lets you convert your video files into streaming Flash files. Now you can easily display your videos on the web complete with play controls and playback"

Also includes SwishMax for interactive flash, Swish pix for Flash based animated photo albums
15 day trials available from the site

Camera phones for personal storytelling

TheFeature :: Cameraphones as Personal Storytelling Media

"The cameraphone exists at this moment in that ephemeral, potent and confusing phase of its adoption cycle where people are still deciding what kind of social medium it is.

This happened to previous generations with the camera, the phone and the Internet. If recent observations from Keio University researcher Daisuke Okabe can be used to forecast future trends, we will find tha ... read more

Learning Lab UK

link to website

Learning Lab UK has been set up to provide a centre of excellence to support all those involved in the design, development and use of learning technologies.

tagline: where technology enables knowledge

Audacity Tutorials

Audacity Tutorials

* http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
* http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation
* http://www.transom.org/tools/editing_mixing/200404.audacity.html
* http://audacityteam.org/wiki/

Also of interest:

* http://mwgblog.com/archives/2004/12/27/podcast-about-the-podcast/

Why podcasting?

link to website
from Albert Ip

Links to articles about Podcasting
Derek Morrison has a series of posts on "Recording online audio interactions - the easy way?" Part 1, part 2 and part 3. Amy Gahran has a post on How to Receive and Listen to Podcasts. Now, we can quite easily create Podcast (see Podcast defined for what is a Podcast) and subscript to them and listen whenever we want to.

Probing podcasting from the professionals

link to website
"In previous Auricle articles I've alluded to the Internet and intranets as e-learning filling stations and, so, I thought it was time to engage with podcasting as one way of 'filling up'. For this article I was particularly interested in tracking down podcasts and raw MP3 files with high production values. I know, there's some real gems in amateur sites with access to limited production facilities or expertise, or in conference/presentation recordings, but some po ... read more

Creating Digital Video with Windows Movie Maker

link to website

Created as part of a LearnScope Project at Swinburne.

podcasting resources

Podcasting Tools

for when my ipod shuffle arrives!

FrontPage tutorial

FrontPage In the Classroom

Frontpage 2000 tutorial

FrontPage 2000 Tutorial

REALLY CUTE Frontpage tutorial

Storytelling resource

link to website

GoldenFleece is an international community of practice devoted to storytelling in business and organizations.
We've assembled a resource guide for business leaders, consultants, educators, marketers, storytellers, artists, activists, students, and anyone else eager to apply story in the world of work.

This web site is your invitation to engage and join us in this emerging field.

Elearning Eclectic

e-Learning Eclectic

Welcome to e-Learning Eclectic News!

e-Learning Eclectic is a news site dedicated to the subject of computer-based systems that facilitate learning. Whether it's synchronous, asynchronous, self-paced, EPSS, KM, m-learning, workflow learning, CBT, WBT, collaborative systems, social software... I generously lump it all under the banner of e-Learning, and I'll address it here.
My focus is primarily on the technologies themselves, and how they are being used in corpor ... read more

Software Tools

link to website

Overview
New software programs make life much easier for developers and facilitators of online learning! Interactive exercises, testing, collaboration, and content development are greatly simplified. What used to take days/weeks can now often be done in much less time - with little or no coding/programming skills needed.
The resources listed on this page are some of the most common (and useful) tools used for elearning development and impl ... read more

Teaching educators about free software

link to website

By: Robin 'Roblimo' Miller

"...One big barrier I foresee in teaching teachers -- and school and school district administrators -- about free software is their natural reluctance to teach students to use software that isn't "mainstream...."

image resizing

Paint Shop Pro Resizing Images Tutorial

Resizing Images
Resizing an image while retaining its quality is one of the most complicated tasks facing digital artists. Paint Shop Pro makes resizing images a quick and painless process.
Here we'll go through some easy ways to resize your images for both Web and print.

optimising images

Paint Shop Pro Optimizing Images Tutorial

Optimizing Images
Leave your mark on the Web using your own digital images and graphics.
Using the JPEG and GIF optimizers in Paint Shop Pro, you can get your images Web-ready in no time at all. This tutorial explains the differences between the two most popular image formats on the Web and how to optimize your images using Paint Shop Pro.

Gif vs Jpg for web images

PSPUG Tutorials - GIF vs. JPEG

GIF vs. JPEG
Created by: Doro Sensen

There's often confusion about when to save an image as a GIF and when as a JPEG for displaying in a web browser. But there are some points that make the decision easy.

Learning Times Tools

LearningTimes Network: Online Conferences and Learning Communities

LearningTimes designs online learning communities and produces programs and events for educational and cultural institutions, non-profit organizations, associations and membership groups. LearningTimes also provides the platforms, applications and promotional expertise that ensure success

FERL- UK

Ferl: What is Ferl?

"Ferl is an information service for all staff working within the Post Compulsory Education sector. It aims to support individuals and organisations in making effective use of ILT (Information Learning Technologies). Ferl does this through a web based information service, conferences, publications and other events.
Ferl is funded by the Learning and Skills Council and managed by Becta. "

Everyone Online

Access & Equity

"Welcome to Everyone Online, the Access and Equity in e-learning online tutorial. This tutorial has been designed to show managers and practitioners some simple techniques they can use to design and develop accessible e-learning products.

It has also been designed to give you a range of practical tips that you can implement when designing your own e-learning resources."

... read more

Crossword Maker

EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes

OpenOffice.org Resource Kit

From slashdot 17/07/03 here
"With a stable 1.0 release and spectacular cross-platform functionality, it's finally time to seriously consider putting this software to work in your company. Whether you are completely new to OpenOffice.org or just moving from its predecessor StarOffice, you'll want to take a look at OpenOffice.org 1.0 Resource Kit from Prentice Hall PTR"

review of book for version 1.1