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Online video encoding software as a service

Funware in Action

This volume presents advanced research on digital content creation, its socio-cultural contexts, and educational consequences. In the midst of ubiquitous commercial hype about digital innovation, as well as policy concerns, the volume offers the sobering perspectives of theory-driven empirical research, in order to examine the complexities, highlight the nuances, and illuminate the pedagogical affordances of creative digital contents.

Daniel Spikol: Design Strategies for Developing Mobile Collaborative Learning Platforms

If there’s one thing I want my audience to remember from my talk, it’s to think about augmenting the learner’s performance first, bringing tools to hand, and place job aids, people, resources, courses, etc. around the task, rather than start with courses first!

you can build interactive elearning with any authoring tool

some people join communities for the social benefits and some to just get some quick information

*How do we personalize the internet? (glad you asked!)It starts by Hunch getting to know you: what do you like; how do you think; who are you? Then, Hunch builds a taste profile mapping your unique tastes & preferences to the people, places and things all around you which you might like. The result is great recommendations that are customized just for you.

Wenn es um das Internet geht, leben Lehrer und Schüler häufig in verschiedenen Welten. Eine Studie der nordrhein-westfälischen Landesanstalt für Medien (LfM) über "Medienkompetenz in der Schule" hat gezeigt: Während Online-Netzwerke bei Schülern ungemein populär sind, sehen Lehrer die Nutzung von Facebook und Co. eher kritisch. "Dabei sollten Lehrer diese Angebote wahrnehmen und nicht verteufeln. Schließlich ist das Teil der Lebenswelt ihrer Schüler", so der Leiter der Studie, Professor Andreas Breiter, der dpa.

Social Networking: Bridging Formal and Informal Learning

Pausen beim Sprachen lernen sind wichtig

A lot to learn

Grails bugs

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Digitale Lernspiele: Wettkampf statt Test

Teachers all over the world are using Skype to make learning more exciting and memorable. It's easy to see why: Skype offers an immediate way to help students discover new cultures, languages and ideas, all without leaving the classroom.