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The eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package, SCORM 1.2, or IMS Common Cartridge formats or as simple self-contained web pages.

The e-learning skills gap

"Explains how many learning and development professionals have fallen behind in the skills they need to engage effectively with new media."

Effective Practice in a Digital Age is designed for those in further and higher education whose focus is on designing and supporting learning: academic staff, lecturers, tutors and learning support staff, facilitators, learning technologists and staff developers, and others with an interest in enhancing the quality of learning and teaching, and a curiosity about how technology can assist them.

Major emerging Trends in E-Learning

This is a group for people interested in the art and science of teaching and learning online. Most of the folks here will be graduates of UW-Stout's E-Learning for Educators. Regardless, the doors are open to anyone interested in the topic. Website: http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/elearningcertificate.html

BBC trailer - sad that for all of you outside the UK you cant get the full programme. "Are we empowered, connected and enlightened with the world's knowledge at our fingertips? Or distracted and addicted with shorter attention spans? Are our skittering brains bombarded and stupified by the 'yuck and wow' of the web? Is the web really changing us - the way we think, the way we behave, the way relate to each other? And is it for better or for worse?"

White House Business Solutions (WHBS) announces the 30 days free access to all courses in ilearnsmart as a New Year festival Offer. Ilearnsmart currently offers academic courses in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for K-12 students along with the courses on Management Skills and IT skills for professionals. Ilearnsmart being a Software-as-a-Service e-learning portal, all these courses are offered on subscription model. For more information http://www.ilearnsmart.com

WHBS (White House Business Solutions) partnered with HP as its Business Partner to offer more value added services and high-quality solutions to its client base. Most of the software solutions that WHBS offers to educational institutions, business enterprises and government organizations are web-based and hosted on a high-end server to cater online services to thousands of concurrent users. It has been a practice in WHBS to test and optimize their software solutions in different platforms and recommend its clients the right infrastructure for their requirements. Through this partnership, WHBS will have access to HP's latest servers, storage, tools and software to test, develop and optimize its solutions for HP platforms. As per HP, this partnership between WHBS and HP will help complementing each other's applications, technology and service portfolios to address the complex and growing demands of their joint clients. For More Information - http://www.whitehouseit.com

Great post from David Jones examining the difference between what we believe to be good practice in elearning and what institutions actually support (whether that support is explicit or not).

Here's the E-Learning and Online Teaching Facebook Page. I post news, tips, and e-learning resources here daily. Sometimes they are based on my Diigo posts, sometimes not. Feel free to drop by and give it a 'Like'. 8-)

An e-Learning solution for your online training needs. Fast and easy.