"Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps.
It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it,
and draws a mind map out of them" (description below working display, above Hints for using it).
"... [A] test of vocabulary size ... now being trialled with non-native speakers of English ... is available on this web site" (Current Research Projects, ¶1, 2010.09.30).
Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.
Moodle.org is our community site where Moodle is made and discussed.
Bachelor programs contain elaborative coverage in various fields which are industry specific and growth oriented. Courses in software engineering, Game development, Information Technology, web media, Net working, are designed for current industry standards. Courses are also in International business, Accounting, finance and HRM.
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Interesting list -- which do you use?
PowerPoint, Audacity, Moodle and SlideShare made both lists.
Does this spur your thinking/reflecting about attitudinal differences commonly recurring between workplace and higher ed/adult ed? In light of the likely funnelling of (USA) adult ed funding from K-12 and toward workforce (Workforce Investment Act), is there something to be learned here? More research would be interesting.
Why would certain delivery solutions be preferred/selected by one group over another?
thoughts? comments? reactions?
Holly,
Very interesting questions for reflection. I don't know why one was chosen over the other in different spheres, but my guess is that in the workplace, it seems to have more of paid softwares like captivate, camtasia, etc, whereas in the formal educaton environment, some read/write web tools with free versions. Also, at the workplace the tools seem to be more of delivery of content, while in formal education, they're more related to social software with possibilities of social construction of knowledge. What do you think?
I think Carla might be on to something where she surmises workplace content delivery (or training), in contrast to education, as well as the attractiveness of free and open source tools to educators. The Top 100 Tools...: Analysis page cross-links to a CLPT programme on free tools (http://c4lpt.co.uk/25Tools/Tools/about.html), which in turn links to a Ning group, whose intro. pairs education with training instead of learning. Perhaps learning is too broad a term for the Top 100 Tools proposed for workplaces.
It is also interesting to note that the top ten for neither workplaces nor formal educational settings include web browsers. It is hard to imagine using either Moodle or Slideshare without a browser, isn't it?