Archive for the ‘open source’ Category

Learning Resource Metadata

05 Dec 2011 at 10:01

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, instructional design, learning, open source, Web 2.0

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Something that bothers me sometimes is the poor search results yielded when one looks for educational resources. So many good projects I know of simply don’t show up in a simple Google search no matter what keywords I add into the search field. Results, in generalm are often irrelevant and require a lot of filtering to finally find GOOD learning materials. That is [...]

Cursos Online Gratuitos da Universidade de Stanford – Primeiro Semestre de 2012

28 Nov 2011 at 10:12

enzofsilva

learning, open source, Português, Technology, University

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Varias universidades no mundo todo têm disponibilizado seus cursos gratuitamente na Internet em diversos formatos ao longo dos anos. Um formato muito popular é o de podcasts no iTunesU ou palestras em vídeo no Youtube. Veja, por exemplo, esta vasta lista de “conteudo livre” ofertado por grandes universidades. Yale, por exemplo, disponibilizou várias palestras passadas [...]

5 Free Online Visual Dictionary and Thesaurus Applications

12 Oct 2011 at 19:04

enzofsilva

free, languages, learning, open source, Technology, WebApps

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Sometimes, when I need some inspiration and ideas for words to use in a project, I take the visual route and consult a “visual thesaurus”. These handy Web applications can help you quickly find new words for a concept you’re working with, visualize its relationship with other words, and, of course, amplify your vocabulary and [...]

Free Language Learning Resources – KDE

18 Jun 2011 at 14:22

enzofsilva

free, languages, learning, open source

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For those looking for free language learning software, there’s always the online Rosetta Stone alternatives with a twist of collaborative learning such as: LiveMocha, Babbel, MangoLanguages, Bussu, and others (which I will discuss in another post). For those who don’t care so much about the “practicing with a community’” part of it and just want [...]

Google Launches Its Own Open Source Learning Platform – CloudCourse

26 May 2010 at 20:43

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, learning, open source, social media, Web 2.0

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In an arena dominated by Moodle, Google launches its own open source learning platform: CloudCourse. According to the blog “Open Source at Google”, the application was released with the intention of driving developers to develop Web applications with Google’s App Engine. The team encourages developers to look into the source code to find out how [...]

Finding Alternatives to Software and Websites You Need

20 Feb 2010 at 08:28

enzofsilva

free, open source, social media, Technology, Web 2.0, WebApps

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People often ask me how I know so many different tools and website off the top of my head. Normally, when someone says they have a problem I feel compelled to ask them if they know “such and such tool” right away. For one thing, I love gadgets, tools, websites. The useful kind, that is. [...]

Open Books and TextBooks Online, Free

30 Aug 2009 at 18:40

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, learning, open source, social media, Technology

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Taking after the movement of open source (free – as in freedom) software development, knowledge and information has also been “open sourced” (and crowdsourced) as new Web technologies allow for flexibility and ease of online collaboration in generating content. Textbooks are now on the same route and here are a few interesting resources for those [...]

DimDim Webconferencing

04 Oct 2008 at 09:00

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, open source, social media, Web 2.0

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DimDim just released their 4.0 version that has more features and is more compatible with Mac computers (including desktop sharing). The free version includes hosting and scheduling meetings for up to 20 participants and 3 participants plus the host can have active mics at the same time. They also have an open source version for [...]

Microsoft Doesn’t Believe in Open Source Virtual Worlds

29 Sep 2008 at 21:30

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, open source, social media, Web 2.0

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As seen in this article from PC Magazine reported by ITExaminer, Microsoft (via Craig Mundie) doesn’t seem to believe in Open Source virtual worlds such as Second Life. While I agree that (open) virtual worlds are still very limited, I believe in the potential of such environments on a long term basis and I don’t [...]

Open Source Alternatives to Web 2.0 Services On Your Local Server

26 Jun 2008 at 15:15

enzofsilva

eLearning 2.0, open source, social media, Web 2.0

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Open Source ReadWrite Web Alternatives – Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: Open Source ReadWrite Web Alternatives Please visit the link above and give me your feedback in the “comments” below. Thank you.

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