IB-OPLS

The purposes of the project are set out in the Call to Action issued by Cisco, Intel and Microsoft at the Learning and Technology World Forum in London on 13 January 2009. A briefer statement is provided in the Policy Brief. The purposes of the project are to: Mobilize international educational, political and business communities to make the transformation of educational assessment and, hence, instructional practice a global priority. Specify in measurable terms high-priority understanding and skills needed by productive and creative workers and citizens of the 21st Century. Identify methodological and technological barriers to ICT-based assessment. Develop and pilot new assessment methodologies. Examine and recommend innovative ICT-enabled, classroom-based learning environments and formative assessments that support the development of 21st Century skills.

Many HEIs and FE colleges wish to bring together their online learning systems and their information systems to create learner-centred Managed Learning Environments (MLEs). This 'joining up' of systems requires to use of cutting edge new technologies. To support and inform the HE and FE communities in this aim, JISC, through JCIEL, has funded a development programme that will prove the integration of technologies across different functions of higher education.

A film about the use of Moodle as a VLE in both further education colleges and work-based learning, highlighting the experiences of Thanet College in Kent and A+ Training in Plymouth.

Evaluating VLEs

The phenomenal rise of e-learning in the last ten years has taken place against a complex backdrop of cultural and social change, advances in technology and shifts in educational theory and practice.

Virtual learning environments (VLEs) use computers to allow remote access to learning materials. As the routine use of computers becomes all pervasive, there is an expectation that VLEs will form a significant part of the next generation's experience of learning. This survey evaluates how VLEs are developing within a selection of providers.

The Moodle 2.0 development space

The new Moodle 2.0 community Hub

An open sim version of Second Life - you may call it Second Life 'lite'

Julian Ridden's Moodleman blog - find here links to the Moodle Playpen where you to can look at demos of Moodle 2.0 while its still in Alpha testing

Bringing together news, articles, research, views and opinions on emerging technologies for learning

A site by Idit Harel Caperton (president and founder of worldwide workshop) focusing on social media and key global issues.

The BRIDGE is a way for educators across the state of Georgia to share ideas and materials. Educators can not only connect to each other through those shared resources, but also through online chat and forum communities.

GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.

DimensionM™is an immersive video game world that engages students in the instruction and learning of mathematics. Pre-algebra and algebra objectives are covered through a series of missions that bring math into a world that today's students understand. Students become so captivated in solving problems that they forget they're learning but they don't forget what they've learned.