ToolsWhen creating your course, there may be times that you will need or want to incorporate PowerPoints that you have previously created. You can quickly load these pre-made pages into your project but there are a few key things to remember when doing so. When the PowerPoints are loaded into the system they are converted into SWF's. For the most part, you won't notice any difference. If you have links that were embedded in the PowerPoint page, however, they will not work after it is uploaded, so you will need to add those links else where. MORE >>

As part of our work on the MoLE project we have been revisiting the rapidly growing number of frameworks, libraries and platforms that developers can use to create cross-platform mobile apps If you are new to app development, you may know there is a constant debate between app developers, building “native” apps, and mobile web developers, championing “web apps”. Developing code once (like “native”) but deploying across apple / android / blackberry (like “web apps”). This is a rapidly emerging area, with a flurry of very exciting toolkits available. We have hope you find it useful. MORE >>

The reason of interest was his focus on the actual usability of a broad range of alternative social media tools that people with disabilities need to use in order to actually access social media. tools education social media disability eLearningKarel Van Isacker from PhoenixKM and VIPI just gave a presentation on social media in an accessible learning perspective. He gave an amazingly interesting talk. had no idea and I am very grateful that Karel got me so excited. So if you are looking for inclusive education that can be accessed by all people, have a look at his presentation. MORE >>

mobile tools mLearning iamlearn mobile learningJISC, the UK agency for leadership in digital technology and learning (and also the host of the IAmLearn mail list) launched a new guide: Emerging Practice in a Digital Age: A guide to technology-enhanced institutional innovation. To augment this guide, JISC infoNet are developing a Mobile Learning infoKit with version 0.1 of this resource now available at [link]. The Mobile Learning infoKit is a practical guide for educational institutions planning to implement mobile learning initiatives. MORE >>

mobile tools mLearning technology howto mobile learningChoosing the best (smart)phone or tablet for mobile learning can be quite a challenge. It also depends on what you want to do with it and how easy you can get used to technology. The amount of features you want to use will also allow you to purchase a low or high cost smartphone or mobile device. Let's say you want to explore mobile learning, these are some of your options. Tablets The same is true for tablets (there is an increasing array of tablets out there, running on Apple (iPad) or Android (Samsung Galaxy tab) or. MORE >>