This showed up in my inbox earlier today. Here’s a great podcast with the authors of “Online Education for Dummies” – Susan Manning and Kevin Johnson. They talk about the tips they share for online learners, the process of collaborating to write the book, and how the fun, informal style associated with the book fits their [...]

This showed up in my inbox a couple of days ago, and given the topic I wanted to share it. [Ce message est bilingue.] Date – Wednesday, 17 March 2010 Time – 1:00 P.M. Eastern Delivery mode – Elluminate http://elluminate.nait.ca/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1261533799686 o   When prompted for name and password, please enter your name and skip the password. o   If you wish to check [...]

There are a number of timeline tools around, but Preceden's a new one I've just come across. Features include: Create a timeline for almost anything Add multiple layers to keep events organized Keep your timelines private or share them with others Preceden is completely web-based and 100% free Preceden [More timeline tools in the Instructional Tools section of the Tools Directory] Jane Hart

There are a number of timeline tools around, but Preceden's a new one I've just come across. Features include: Create a timeline for almost anything Add multiple layers to keep events organized Keep your timelines private or share them with others Preceden is completely web-based and 100% free Preceden [More timeline tools in the Instructional Tools section of the Tools Directory] Jane Hart

Sorry for a slow blogging day. Monthly Webinars for March 2010 March 10, 2010 2:00 PM (Eastern) “Marketing Your Online Program” Open until 10 AM (ET) the day of the webinar. Focused outreach for a virtual school is critical for success. Creating name recognition and awareness of online course availability with [...]

I’ve posted a rough summary of my talk at TEDxNYED on my connectivism site: Collapsing to Connections

TEKRI is hosting a conference on Making Sense of Social Media in Education, Government, and the Enterprise, April 25-26 in Edmonton. Dave Snowden is our keynote speaker.

We are issuing a call for presentations. Deadline is March 21.

The conference will run two days – Sunday is a social media bootcamp: a quick way to get up to speed on various emerging technologies and implications for organizations. Monday is the more typical conference day – keynote, panels, presentations.

This item was posted to the iNACOL forums yesterday. Dear Colleagues: Today, the Department announced the availability of the grant application for the highly anticipated Investing in Innovation (i3) program. These grants will support local districts and nonprofit organizations—working in partnership with several districts and/or several schools—as they seek to implement educational innovations with promising or demonstrated [...]

Pakrati.us = Twitter + Delicious.  Find out more in my posting on Social Media in Learning

Pakrati.us = Twitter + Delicious. Find out more in my posting on Social Media in Learning Jane Hart

Caspian Learning, developer of Thinking Worlds, a commercial software platform that enables the rapid development of 3D immersive learning simulations and serious games, has announced plans to launch their first Serious Games Challenge.

The challenge will pit instructional designers of all experience levels against each other in a 30 day Serious Games Challenge to create the most innovative learning simulation using drag and drop Thinking Worlds technology.

The Serious Games Challenge will be launched from Caspian Learning’s ‘Experience Lounge’ exhibition stand at the Game Based Learning conference on 28th March 2010. The £3000 Serious Games Challenge will be open to everyone, whether individual or corporate, and will last for 30 days. Entries will be valid until the 30th April, at which time, Caspian Learning’s design team will select a winner from the entries.

The winner will be the designer (or team) that submits the most innovative 3d learning, training or performance simulation by the 30th April 2010. The winner of the challenge will also receive a licensed copy of Thinking Worlds Standard, worth £2999.

To take part in the 30 Day Serious Games Challenge, all you need to do is download a free trial copy of Thinking Worlds and submit your entries by April 30th, 30 days after the Experience Lounge launch. Download your free trial from the following  http://www.thinkingworlds.com 

Caspian Learning, developer of Thinking Worlds, a commercial software platform that enables the rapid development of 3D immersive learning simulations and serious games, has announced plans to launch their first Serious Games Challenge. The challenge will pit instructional designers of all experience levels against each other in a 30 day Serious Games Challenge to create the most innovative learning simulation using drag and drop Thinking Worlds technology. The Serious Games Challenge will be launched from Caspian Learning’s ‘Experience Lounge’ exhibition... Jane Hart

This showed up in my inbox earlier today. Dear USDLA Members, USDLA 2010 CONFERENCE:  Distance Learning: Diverse, Innovative, Efficient, and Sustainable Register Today (St. Louis, MO)! Become a Sponsor! Need Hotel Info? Questions? KEYNOTES LINK:http://www.usdla.org/2010_national_conference/home.html ========================================================== USDLA 2010 Virtual Classroom! Can’t join us in St. Louis? This year, USDLA is excited to announce that it will offer a portion of its 2010 National [...]

This showed up in my inbox a little while ago.  Note that there are many K-12 online learning focused presentations as a part of this conference (too many to highlight them individually as I normally do). 21st Century Learning & Sharing: Engaging for Success! Spring Online Conference 2010 Monday, April 19 to Saturday, April 24, 2010 Tue/Wed Pre-conference – [...]

As I mentioned a few weeks ago in IT6230 – Internet In The Classroom, I will be using this blog as a way to provide discussion prompts for students in my IT6230 course (Internet in the Classroom). Your discussion entry this week is a two part task. The first part MUST be done by the [...]

In a couple of previous postings in December 2009, I mentioned that the real-time collaborative authoring tool, Etherpad, had been acquired by Google to become part of Wave, and then that Etherpad had been opensourced.

Chris Pirillo and Jake Warner have now "frozen the Etherpad code in time" and released it as Type With Me. 

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In a couple of previous postings in December 2009, I mentioned that the real-time collaborative authoring tool, Etherpad, had been acquired by Google to become part of Wave, and then that Etherpad had been opensourced. Chris Pirillo and Jake Warner have now "frozen the Etherpad code in time" and released it as Type With Me. TypeWith.Me [180+ Document and Presentation Tools in Learning Directory 2010] Jane Hart

This item was posted to the iNACOL forums yesterday. National Education Technology Plan — The draft National Education Technology Plan (NETP) was released March 5, 2010. It provides the context and vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan provides a set of concrete goals to inform state and local [...]

A final reminder that the call for the March Blog Carnival edition reads: virtual schooling – http://blogcarnival.com/bc/eprof_26744.html Description – This is a carnival that is focused upon the use of online learning and distance at the K-12 level. Please submit items that are related to the field of K-12 education – elementary or high school – and [...]

On the road this weekend, so the blogging is light. Beginning with the ASCD SmartBrief. Schools are offering online courses as part of the school day More schools are offering online courses in place of some traditional classes during the school day, allowing students to learn how to work independently with support from teachers and other students. Some [...]