tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post7955535142958372733..comments2024-03-28T15:53:35.595-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Seven Things I Learned This YearTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-88328248858615244102011-01-06T07:25:59.564-08:002011-01-06T07:25:59.564-08:00Great article, Tony. We have SO many more learnin...Great article, Tony. We have SO many more learning resources. I absolutely love YouTube for learning. Also, if you can't find anything out on Google than your just not looking hard enough! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-38565365164071997962010-12-21T14:13:09.517-08:002010-12-21T14:13:09.517-08:00Steve - there are a few cases, especially audio/vi...Steve - there are a few cases, especially audio/video where I'm back in using Flash. Otherwise, we've stayed away from it.<br /><br />I very much appreciate your stance. You look at what you need to get done. You evaluate the alternatives and the risks. And you make an educated choice based on what you see.<br /><br />What's changed in the discussion this year is the increased risk of Flash not eventually being widely the answer on mobile. So, let's not start building something heavily dependent on it. It also makes Flex look less attractive. So, the equation above has changed A LOT. <br /><br />And, to the bottom line - being a developer right now and trying to pick winners given the change in delivery platforms, systems, third parties, ...<br /><br />Interesting time indeed.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-64136256298505297992010-12-21T14:01:34.781-08:002010-12-21T14:01:34.781-08:00Curious to see how your Flash-less recommendations...Curious to see how your Flash-less recommendations are coming along?<br /><br />I'm a developer. One of the tools I use is Flash. In my observation, the tool is used sometimes when it's not necessary. I've been thinking more and more that there are likely gains from moving to a mark-up centric model.<br /><br />I think this is just smart business. Technology is fleeting. Technology is inherently temporary. Transformable, adaptable, and consumable technologies will live on.<br /><br />I'm not on the HTML5 boat yet. Browser adoption rates are pretty terrible and the standard isn't even finished yet. I look forward to it, am experimenting a bit, but won't move my nuts into that basket until I'm confident my audience will support it.<br /><br />So I plot and look for data standards and mark-up practices that maximize future consumption. I'm not ready to cast off Flash. It's still valuable in many cases. Regardless of how powerful alternative technologies can be, the IDE simply speeds up and enables delivery of things at a smaller cost. <br /><br />And I haven't given up on Flash as a future-proof tool. I toyed with a Javascript swf interpreter that did a pretty good job translating to an HTML form. Maybe Flash isn't a terrible container for future use after all:) So much for those decrying Flash as a "proprietary platform".<br /><br />I think it's incredibly short-sighted to cast off Flash entirely. But it's more short sighted to rely on it to heavily or as a central packaging element. Time will tell. HTML5 goodies are a ways off and past experience shows that browsers will never offer complete compatibility for standard mark-up.<br /><br />The life of a developer. It's exciting:)Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-39138822319017662422010-12-21T04:41:49.264-08:002010-12-21T04:41:49.264-08:00I'm still sceptical about the iPad, mainly bec...I'm still sceptical about the iPad, mainly because of the price to memory ratio. Interesting to see how it can be a useful piece of eLearning technology, though. <br /><br />I can also advocate the use of Youtube videos for learning songs on guitar! That's one of my preferred methods.Liam Leesonhttp://www.thetestfactory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-58770674918120154322010-12-15T12:03:49.612-08:002010-12-15T12:03:49.612-08:00My own children have taught themselves how to play...My own children have taught themselves how to play certain songs through YouTube over the last year. My son taught himself how to play the guitar through YouTube instructional tapes. And many of my own students use YouTube a lot more in their work.<br /><br />What I found especially interesting about Zuckerman's presentation was the different ways that different cultures are using social networking tools. For example, Brazil has the highest number of Twitter users, while the US uses facebook more. I know that most youth that I know DO NOT use twitter.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-76083035480070879002010-12-15T09:59:49.951-08:002010-12-15T09:59:49.951-08:00Virginia - Great point that I left out video. I&#...Virginia - Great point that I left out video. I'm personally consuming a lot more video online. <br /><br />I've not yet got into eReaders.<br /><br />But the bottom line is that consumption format is moving from print, TV to coming through your iPad, iPhone, eReader, etc. That's a pretty significant change.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-42219795050939363302010-12-15T09:36:55.233-08:002010-12-15T09:36:55.233-08:00Sorry, I forgot to include the link to Zuckerman&...Sorry, I forgot to include the link to <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ethan_zuckerman.html" rel="nofollow"> Zuckerman's presentation.</a>V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-89539759716433515162010-12-15T09:30:17.247-08:002010-12-15T09:30:17.247-08:00I just saw a TED presentation from Ethan Zuckerman...I just saw a TED presentation from Ethan Zuckerman where he had a number of interesting facts about twitter and other social networking sites. This addresses both this post and your previous post in which a good lecture goes a long way.<br /><br />I am surprised you did not mention anything about video (such as YouTube) this year. However, I do believe we had the discussion about the impact mobile technology would have on elearning. This post reinforces the importance of mobile technology (not just iphones and cell phones).<br /><br />What I have found interesting in the last few months is the impact that ipads have had on ereaders. While this technology has been around for a while, ipads seemed to have spurred the support services ereaders needed to be used (i.e. ebooks available on internet sites, ereader apps available to make an ereader more than a digital book, the availability of ereaders in retail stores and online retailers, a larger choice of ereader options and prices).V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-54786245095485915712010-12-14T11:54:59.762-08:002010-12-14T11:54:59.762-08:00Many thanks for your valuable articles!Many thanks for your valuable articles!Nash Baihttp://e-learning2us.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com