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Call for Chapter Proposals – Collective Intelligence and E-Learning 2.0

Posted in E-Learning, E-Learning 2.0, Web 2.0, tagged , , , on February 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Since I discussed E-Learning 2.0 in this blog couple days ago, I want to take this opportunity here to invite you to consider contributing your expertise to a forthcoming book edited by me and Prof. Harrison Yang of the State University of New York at Oswego, entitled Collective Intelligence and E-Learning 2.0: Implications of Web-Based [...]

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E-Learning 2.0

Posted in E-Learning, E-Learning 2.0, Web 2.0, tagged , , , , , on February 18, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Online information and communication is changing the way instructors and learners interact and learn. Today, the Web is no longer just an information repository or a place to search for resources. Traditional Web applications typically consist of browsing and searching on the Internet and are essentially a reading operation. In contrast, the [...]

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Online Slideshows

Posted in Software Tools, Web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have introduced SlideShare and ShowBeyond for creating online multimedia slideshows in my previous posts. For the past few weeks, I found several other Web 2.0 applications for creating slideshows which I think they deserve my attention.  They are:

Animoto – A web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos using their own patent-pending [...]

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The Top 50 Proprietary Programs vs Their Open Source Alternatives

Posted in Open Source, Software Tools, tagged , , , , , , on February 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »

My colleague, Dennis Vital, came across an article “The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy – and Their Open Source Alternatives” on the WHDb. The article is written by Jimmy Atkinson who compares various proprietary programs/products with open source programs. Dennis alerts me about this post since he knows I am a [...]

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Creating Futures Through Technology Conference Presentations

Posted in Educational Technology, Open Source, Podcasting, Software Tools, Web 2.0, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 8, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I just returned from attending the Creating Futures Technology Conference (CFTTC) in Biloxi, Mississippi.  The CFTTC is Mississippi’s only statewide technology conference and trade show for post-secondary education.  The first CFTTC was held in 1997 and was sponsored by the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) and the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges [...]

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