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The E-Learning Curve Blog is leaving Blogspot
on Oct 13, 2009 in news and events michaelhanley.ie e-learning blog redirect The E-Learning Curve Blog will no longer be updated here on Blogger/Blogspot. I have been using Blogger to host my blog for about two years, but I have outgrown this particular space, so I have moved the E-Learning Curve Blog to my own domain michae...



Open Source E-Learning 4: KompoZer Web Editor
on Oct 12, 2009 in open source kompozer benefits of e-learning open e-learning environment rapid e-learning E-learning is intimately bound to IT networks and to the World Wide Web. At their heart, many e-learning courses are just specialized websites, and most are created with some input from a website authoring tool. Website authoring tools are applicatio...



Open Source E-Learning Development 3: Open Office.org
on Oct 9, 2009 in OpenOffice.org e-learning industry open e-learning environment content development ISD e-learning development organizational development e-learning toolkit Having discussed two key components of this Open Environment for E-learning; an XML-based authoring and content-generation tool, and an image-manipulation application, today I will discuss an XML-based productivity suite - a word processor, spreadshe...



Open Source E-learning Development 2: Image Manipulation
on Oct 8, 2009 in open source GIMP gnu image manipulation program graphic design e-learning development First today, a preamble, in which I shall use the word “beauty.” I’ve had some queries about my forthcoming article, wherein I will revisit themes I addressed in my 2008 post Recession and the challenge to e-learning. I’m still researching t...



Open Environment E-learning: DocBook and XXE
on Oct 7, 2009 in XXE open source wysiwyg open e-learning environment docbook e-Learning Authoring I received an unexpected but nonetheless very welcome comment on yesterday's blog post from Brent Schlenker. In his remarks, Brent reinforced my own view about the viability of open source-based e-learning development; he said that I truly do b...



A Toolkit to Develop E-Learning in an Open (XML) Environment
on Oct 6, 2009 in organizational style e-learning industry open e-learning environment content development ISD e-learning development organizational development Returning from content development theory, the gratis/libre debate, and the pros and cons of each approach, this post will focus on the range of tools that you need to develop e-learning content in a (relatively) open environment. Now read on… T...