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This paper explores how a group of undergraduate students in one of the university in South of Malaysian use their mobile phones to perform informal learning activities related to the content of their courses outside the classroom. The paper also addresses the usefulness of informal learning activities to support students' learning. The study adopts an exploratory case study design and uses two methods of data collection including questionnaires and interviews. Main findings suggest that students performed informal learning activities mostly from office, home, interacting mainly with classmates. It also shows that students were in control of their informal learning activities without tutor or SMEs' input. However, it was found that students used only a limited number of applications but these were considered useful to their learning. The paper contributes to a discussion of the implications of training and instructional support to help students to take more advantage of mobile phone applications to support informal learning. The conclusion is discussed about the further research in this domain.

The US Army reports that misuse of Powerpoint (in other words, using Powerpoint the way most people use it, the way it was designed to be used) is a huge issue. I first wrote a popular short free ebook about this seven years ago and the problem hasn't gone away. So much for the power of the idea.

his document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumst

Open Source Content Management Systems are the most used for almost any kind of site on the web. All of us have been using these systems and sure will continue using them. Well, the Future of Open Source CMS can sure be predicted based on how they are

When should you use audio in e-Learning? Do you need to include audio to meet the needs of auditory learners? Do you also need to include text for visual learners? What's the best use of audio?

If you're starting out in web design, you may be familiar with the different types of file formats used for images, but it can be confusing trying to figure out which file type you should use.

Vectors and Raster Images is what every designer or graphic artist regularly uses.This leaves us with a question, which among these techniques is better to use?

A list of some of the most useful and used CSS techniques.

HTML5 is giving web designers and developers new capabilities that were things of fantasy with previous versions of HTML. Web pages will now be more semantic with the use of structure specific tags. Visual elements like rounded corners are now built in, and so is the ability to create drag and drop interactivity. Even though HTML5 is not fully supported in major browsers, there are those that are pushing forward and experimenting with its new features. In an effort to encourage you to do the same and to prepare you for the future, we've rounded up 15 useful HTML5 tutorials and cheat sheets.

Most mobile applications are used only intermittently, so they must be especially easy during initial use. In particular, upfront registration shouldn't be required before users experience an app's benefits.

Hargittai, E. (2010). Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the "Net Generation". Sociological Inquiry. 80(1):92-113.

If you already host your own site, you could easily put together an easy-to-use project management system using WordPress.

Bill Ferriter has useful tips on using Web 2.0 in your classrooms. This time he's sharing some of his own (hard-earned) ideas about managing classroom wiki projects.

19 Most Essential and useful open source applications that you probably want to know to use in your daily life. Most of them are top of the list projects that have an open source industry leading popularity.

"TwitterCamp is a desktop application that allows you to monitor tweets from your friends using the popular Twitter service. The application is especially suited for running on large displays such as plasmas, LCDs, and projectors at conferences. It is simple to customize the interface so that you can use the application for your conference."

This site explains the nitty gritty how-tos of attempting to download a Windows-only template to use on a Mac.

Type is a fundamental part of any design it appears in. It can be used as text to read, as a shape and as a visual element where the choice of typeface conveys an emotion or mood. Type, when used well doesn't need a photograph or illustration to back it u

Students of all ages can create multimedia presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Teach them how using this fun-filled, online tutorial.

Learn the uses for icons on Web pages and how to draw the eye quickly to important parts of the document or page.

It is time to tear down the e-learning wallpaper and take heed of some top tips on using graphics for instructional use.