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Stephen Downes lists the 10 most important skills that learners (and us all) need.

The MOMO (Mobile Moodle) project is an Add-On to the popular Moodle Learning Management System. It brings the ability to implement mobile learning scenarios with Moodle as a backend. Mobile users install the MOMO client, a JAVA based application, on their mobile phones (or any other JAVA and Internet capable device). Through this client they can access courses wherever they are, which allows completely new scenarios. Administrators install the necessary MOMO extension on their Moodle server which makes the compatible contents available for mobile usage. They can configure and maintain the system through the integrated administration interface all within Moodle. Teachers can design courses with either several mobile elements or complete mobile learning scenarios using the tools and methodologies they know from within Moodle.

Looks like a really useful tool for creating cites to online material and its copy in the internet archive.

"To meet the goal of "preparing people for an ever-changing world", instructional programs need to apply strategies that focus on the development of critical thinking, problem solving, research, and lifelong learning. Those goals require a sociocultural approach to instruction emphasizing learning from experience and discourse. Sociocultural instructional designers question the applicability of traditional ID models because their molecular approach focuses on controlling the learner and environment, which often leads to inert knowledge. This article develops a sociocultural ID model and compares views of learning, roles of learners and teachers, instructional strategies, and the use of tools with the traditional ID approach."

Company using mobile phones for language learning

How to mass download Google docs using Greasemonkey scripts

Semantic Interoperability of Metadata and Information in unLike Environments Might be useful - thought I better bookmark!

David Parry, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, talks about using Twitter, a new messaging service, for his courses.

Many tools vor visualisation of different data types. Some look pretty cool (graphically - can't comment on the usefulness!)

A new set of guides on using web2 tech in HE

Latest Becta report on emerging trends in TEL.

A revised approach to HEFCE's strategy for e-learning, 2009

Great post on risk and the ways in which it can be portrayed. Uses a shockwave interface to allow you to change the way in which 2 health risks are reported.

Scenario report on the use of eportfolios and repositories by academics seeking new employment. Talks of distributed resources including repositories and how an eportfolio could aggregate views and evidence of skills for the job.

A development framework for building iPhone (or mobile?) apps for education. This is a review which notes it is a low barrier to entry, is simple (this is a plus and minus point) and mentions adding RSS, lectures, images, links, event lists and YouTube to your schools app.

Seems like this is a paid for app rather than something we build ourselves. They build and then we can use their CMS to add / change content. Aimed at marketing so maybe we should pass it to them.