Archive for July, 2007

Jan/February (2005) Issue: ELC Knowledge Sharing Newsletter

July 23, 2007

(Originally posted in ELC on the 8th March, 2005)

Assalamu Alaikum wrt wbt & Greetings to ALL!
Welcome to the Jan/February issue of ELC Knowledge Sharing newsletter. This issue contains 17 excellent online resources (articles, papers, sites, portals, awards, etc.) discovered from various online resources during January and February, including visions 2020 of education and e-learning, 21st [...]

December (2004) Issue: ELC Knowledge Sharing Newsletter

July 23, 2007

(Originally posted in ELC on the 7th January, 2005)

Assalamu Alaikum wrt wbt & Greetings to ALL!
Welcome to the December issue of ELC Knowledge Sharing Newsletter. This issue contains several excellent e-learning presentations, simulations, articles, and research papers found from various online resources during December; including UNITAR Breeze showcase samples, Ericsson Mobile Application Awards, a free [...]

November (2004) Issue: ELC Knowledge Sharing Newsletter

July 23, 2007

(Originally posted in ELC on the 3rd December, 2004)

Assalamu Alaikum wrt wbt & Greetings to ALL!
Welcome to the November issue of ELC ?Knowledge Sharing? newsletter. This issue contains several excellent sites, articles, and research papers found from various online resources during November, including the real story behind the failure of U.K. eUniversity, a virtual drummer [...]

October (2004) Issue: ELC Knowledge Sharing Newsletter

July 23, 2007

(Originally posted in ELC on the 2nd November, 2004)
Assalamu Alaikum wrt wbt & Greetings to ALL!
Welcome to the October issue of ELC Knowledge Sharing newsletter. This issue contains several excellent articles and research papers found from various online resources during October, including an article written by Dr. Kamal Kishore (previously with UNITAR) on how to [...]

Creating Educational Games for Online Courses!

July 23, 2007

(Originally posted in ELC on the 5th May, 2004)
According to Dr. Dan Lim (Director of Instructional Technology Center, University of Minnesota), there are ?several notable web-based learning games initiatives like quia.com and thiagi.com are helping education and the training industry with some sustainable gaming delivery of online learning content. Quia.com has reached an impressive critical [...]

Open University Malaysia (e-Learning Review)

July 23, 2007

Link to OUM(Originally published in ELC, 18th June, 2004)
Open University Malaysia (OUM) was established on August 10, 2000 as the seventh private university in Malaysia. Although incorporated as a private university and established under the Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996, OUM leverages on the quality, prestige and capabilities of its owners – a consortium [...]

50 Ideas + 15 tools for Free (or low cost) E-Learning

July 23, 2007

Link to free white paper:50 Ideas for Free E-Learning (PDF, 658 KB. By Matthew Fox at Kineo)“Matthew Fox at Kineo reviews 15 free or low cost tools and gives 50 ideas on how to use them in your own organization.”
An excellent 58 page free article or white paper worth reading (or at least browse through). [...]

Level 5 Leadership (By Jim Collins. Wonderful resource!)

July 23, 2007

Link to JimCollins.comDo you want to know what makes a great leader? How to become a great company? What are the ingredients of a great company? What kind of characteristics do great leaders have? How do good companies become great? Etc. This site provides bundles of knowledge in this area. Also, you can download audio [...]

Crash Course in Learning Theory

July 23, 2007

Link to Crash Course in Learning TheoryA mind-awakening and excellent article providing many useful tips and techniques on how to create engaging, enjoyable, relevant and memorable learning experiences and environments!“…This is not a comprehensive look at the state of learning theory today, but it does include almost everything we think about in creating our books. [...]

834 Tips for Successful Online Instruction

July 23, 2007

Link to 834 Tips for Successful Online Instruction (1.1 MB PDF)“This is an amazing collection of tips from 336 of your professional colleagues from around the world. Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive set of tips that you can use to improve your knowledge and skills in online instruction. “Well, what about Elliott Masie’s [...]