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Lifecycle of a Blogpost
You compose a new post. You click Publish and lean back to admire your work.
right after that are still some things going on with your blogpost.
See whats going in the nice animated graphic at weird.
ePedagogy, learning and Second Life : a course
Thats the Title of Owen Kellys next Course for the ePedagogy MA Program.
The course will be entirely online, and will involve chats in Skype; inworld explorations in Second Life (and hopefully Active Worlds by way of comparison); and course timetables, project plans, documentation and discussion on Airset.
The course will start on Feb. 5th and [...]
Working with eLearning Tools
The eLearning Guild asked members for their favorite tips for using software for the creation of e-Learning. Members could submit tips in any or all of the following five categories:
Courseware authoring and e-Learning development tools
Rapid e-Learning tools
Simulation tools
Media tools
Combining and deploying authoring tools
162 Tips and Tricks for Working with e-Learning Tools is a free PDF-Book. [...]
Students 2.0
For decades, students have been stuck in classrooms, behind desks, being told how and what to learn. For a time, when students were expected to become widgets for the vast machine of industry, this model of education was highly effective. However, we have now entered a new age: an age where thinking is more important [...]
Flickr Censorship
flickr sperrt uns aus! Und auch dich!
Seit 12.06.2007 werden für deutsche Nutzer keine Bilder mehr angezeigt, die als ‘moderate’ oder ‘restricted’ markiert sind! Es gibt keine Moeglichkeit das umzustellen - das ist eine grobe Unverschämtheit und Frechheit von flickr!
We are the users - don’t forget that flickr!
Deswegen treten wir gemeinsam in Aktion und zeigen allen, [...]
How to work with RSS
Explaining RSS is as difficualt as explaining what a wiki can do. I still know a lot of people who’re still working without RSS. Another CommonCraft Video shows how and why one could work with RSS, but see yourself.
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How to use Wikis
The Crew of CommonCraft has developed a Video on how to use Wikis.
The might of Wikis is still underestimated so maybe this video gives you a good idea on how to use a wiki. Have fun!
Work less, achieve more
Working in ePedagogy contexts often means to work online. David Krug put together a list about 5 Ways to Work Less and Get More Done Online. In his opinion the five key points are:
Restrict your work hours to increase efficiency.
Create a map for your day.
Schedule times to check email.
Relax and don’t try to force yourself [...]
Support of informal learning in adult education by social software
The first step is done. This is a translation of a blogentry I made in my german language blog. It is about my first exam on my way becoming pedagogue. The exam was about social software and how it can support on-the job training. It was based on constructivism. Some sources are listed below, even [...]
Happy New Year!
To all my visitors, especially to the ePedagogy fellows a Happy 2007.
Ralf Appelt since the end of his studies in Educational Science 2007 works with the 
