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June 2004
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LODA (Learning Object Design Assistant): a job aid for instructional designers created by Clive Shepherd
http://www.aboveandbeyond.ltd.uk/products/loda.htm I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with this package and would care to comment on its usefulness. In general, I am on the hunt for resources that might help instructors grapple with the issue of how to develop both re-usable (e.g. re-purposable in different instructional contexts) and interoperable (e.g. usable in different technical [...]
Eduserv Athens authentication system
http://www.athensams.net/ Arguably more of an administrative than academic computing issue, this was still of interest to me, and I think to elearning systems developers, as I’d argue single-sign-on is one aspect of giving users a better alround experience (presumably leaving their mind more free to actually learn). This is a U.k.-based Access Management system that [...]
ACollab – accessible, open source, multi-group, Web-based collaborative work environment
http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/index.php If you weren’t already impressed enough with Atutor, the accessible, open source LMS from U of Toronto’s Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, along comes the second piece in their ever-growing suite of accessible learning technologies. With shared document authoring, calendering, chat, threaded discussion and extensive group support, ACollab is WCAG 1.0, Section 508 US-compliant software [...]
10…9…8…7 – Start of a new open source LOR partnership
A few times over the last two months I have mentioned the project I am currently managing, to implement a learning object repository for both BCcampus and Open School B.C., and the fact that we had done a fairly lengthy product evaluation that has led us to back an open source project as our way [...]
Reusable Learning site from NSDL/Eduworks
http://www.reusablelearning.org/index.asp?id=26 Based on a reference in a recent intro to learning objects I went back to a site I thought I new, but instead found this newly developed resource that the Eduworks folks produced for the NSDL. It is really worth spending some time on, for both newbies and old hands alike. The section on [...]
Training and Resources for Assembling Interactive Learning Systems
http://www.trails-project.org/ This NSF-funded project in the States just makes so much sense – have the univeristy students currently studying to be educational designers and developers work on actual learning content for the K-12 system. As the site says, “Through these courses TRAILS intends to have three major effects: to better prepare tomorrow’s designers of educational [...]
ECL – eduSource Communications Layer connector software
http://www.edusplash.net/technical/ecl/index.html and http://edusource.licef.teluq.uquebec.ca/ese/en/index.jsp I’m sure there’s some good reason for working on software for a few years, releasing it into the public domain, and then not telling anyone about it, right? In any case, with amazingly little fanfare the impressive ECL connector software is available for download. Billed as one of the first implementations of [...]
The Learning Edge LOR/LCMS Software
http://www.thelearningedge.com.au/ One of the 6 finalists in our evaluation of various learning object repository packages in the BCcampus LOR project I am currently managing, The Learning Edge is from a relatively small company based in Tasmania, Australia. Even though we ended up going with another option, we were really impressed by this software and on [...]
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