Instructional Designer
There is the basic difference between a language teacher and an instructional designer: being an instructional designer, one doesn’t always teach that which one knows…
Enzo Silva blog Blog
Facebook is the Fastest-Growing Social Network
Very interesting post on TechCrunch based on Comscore data that show the growth rate of Facebook and other social networks. Facebook being the winner in this race. What about Learning? If we want to reach...
Obama and His Social Media Presence
I keep on repeating this: what better way to get people engaged in something (being it learning or not) than just reaching them where they are and trying to “speak their language”? That’s what...
Apple and the iPhone – When the Customer doesn’t Matter…
“…because we’re too good for you…” That is the vibe I get from Apple with this whole iPhone 3G shortage fiasco, or circus… Everyone that reads my blog posts here knows that I have...
Mygazine a Great Compilation of Magazines
Mygazines is an online, simple yet comprehensive magazine archive. User upload, share, bookmark, send via email, comment on and, of course, read articles from magazines from all over the world. All this is a very...
Randy Pausch Passes Away
I never have sad news here but this one needs to be mentioned: Dr. Randy Pausch passed away yesterday, July 25. He was a best-selling author and researcher who contributed a lot in the...
Adobe Max – Conference and a Hidden Game
Much like the good ol’ “easter eggs” that you find in software like Word Processing, games, etc. Now Adobe has hidden a game on their Adobe Max Conference website. It seems to be just...
Google Knol Released Early This Week
Collaboration is the big buzzword of the year. Goolgle, that is trying to invest time and efforts on anything that has “potential”, is trying once again (after Google Docs) to tap that market. They...
User-generated Encyclopedias Supervised by Experts
An interesting concept employed by Citizendium for instance, is that the crowds generate the content, but the “experts” inspect it for accuracy. Which brings more credibility and a more vast array of information. Since the “experts”...
Screen Capture – iPhone 2.0
Wondering how to get some screen shots of your iPhone’s applications to create tutorials or maybe just to show off on your blog? The iPhone 2.0 platform has a built-in screen capture functionality. Explained...
