links for 2007-04-30
April 30th, 2007
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my current favourite ‘casual’ game (though the play time is a little too long for most of my casual gaming time)
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an introduction to using Open ID on your very own website in a nice combo of a recorded session from SXSW with a bolted on slide show
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mp3 files and slide shows of most of the movers and up-and-coming companies presenting at the British ‘Future of Web Apps’ conference held in February 2007. xml feed: http://www.carsonworkshops.com/summit/FOWA-SF-2006.xml
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a nice set of screenshots taken of ‘inspirational’ web sites
links for 2007-04-29
April 29th, 2007
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Want to love your career? First, you need to find out what you’re naturally good at. This test will show you how! – Tickle also has IQ and personality tests online. They’ll ask for an email address, and will want some money for ‘premium’ services, but don
links for 2007-04-28
April 28th, 2007
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every year web developers from all over the world get together in Austin for a drink and a chat – here’s a collection of audio recordings for those of us who couldn’t make it. Some to listen to: ‘The Influence of Art in Design’; ‘Why XSLT is Sexy’ and ‘W
links for 2007-04-27
April 27th, 2007
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an evolution game in flash (also available as a playstation download) – causing some division in the game dev community about what actually constitutes a game as opposed to ‘mere’ entertainment
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a neat list of courses complete with handy subject lists and career advice maintained by myfuture.com.au
links for 2007-04-26
April 26th, 2007
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a combination of units within a qualification to meet a required industry or job need. From 2009 a completed group of units constituting a skill set can be added to the matrix: statement of attainment -> skill set -> qualification.
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six case studies of building trade teachers using e-learning tools to improve the flexibility and the impact of their teaching + a model of e-learning; a list of e-learning tools; and some examples of e-learning activity across Australia
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an Open Source Java streaming media platform which allows web users to view your audio/video content without an external player application or bulky plug-in. MediaFrame does not require special servers, software or programming knowledge
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an mp3 on how games function in learning contexts, games that are currently making news in education, and some online resources (good pdf material)
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The Box Widget lets you share documents, photos, audio, video stoered on box.net on any website or blog with a single line of code.
links for 2007-04-25
April 25th, 2007
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a framework for managing ‘bundles’ of web applications intended as an ad hoc learning environment built around open content licensed academic content, such as that published via OpenLearn
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an investigation into the substance behind ‘Web 2.0’ – reports on the implications this may have for the UK Higher and Further Education sector, esp. collection and preservation activities within libraries.
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Explore the use of del.icio.us: Search on and view popular websites for a chosen subject; Form personal connections with people as part of a learning network.
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information about all of the valid properties belonging to the CSS 2.1 standard
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ten guidelines and various interviewing techniques for getting the most out of usability testing
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“There are loads of different types of clients out there and chances are at some point you’ll get to meet all of them” – a funny, thoughtful look at the ‘people management’ side of the freelancing biz.
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a paper that explores some of the ideas behind the Personal Learning Environment and considers why PLEs might be useful or indeed central to learning in the future
links for 2007-04-24
April 24th, 2007
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a quick tutorial on how to decipher Pligg template files.
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Don’t have a real evil twin to blame for your online social gaffes? Build one for yourself…
links for 2007-04-23
April 23rd, 2007
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generates a text input that is invisible to the user. A human user would not fill this input. If the input is submitted with a value, it was certainly a robot + a few other tricks (ip, user agent and timer checks).
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the first of a mini-series on the topic of Mobile 2.0 – this one looks at the read write web for mobile devices. Thoughtful and well researched, includes a good set of links to further reading.
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the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association award finalists – 100 multimedia ‘jewels’ in a dozen different categories. I’m not sure whether this is inspirational or frightening, but either way it’s a window into our current cultural zeitgeist
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research investigating the use of social software in TAFE teaching and learning. Eight case studies on how social software/Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, social bookmarking and virtual conferencing, support teaching and learning in the vocational edu
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a set of JavaScript utilities and controls for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX.
links for 2007-04-21
April 21st, 2007
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some great techniques on how to make your brain into into a “faster, deeper, and better” learning
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how to set up and use gnaural to mess with your head
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slated for release on the ps3, the game features co-operative physics based gameplay with significant emphasis on user-created content within the game, encouraging players to create their own levels and distribute them – the demo also showed an impressive
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enables Linux gamers to play Windows titles on their Linux OS of choice. Triple-A video games such as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Battlefield 2142, World of WarCraft, Madden 2007, Civilization IV can be played on Linux using Cedega
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35 designers. 5 questions. 5 precise answers. Result: 175 professional suggestions, tips and ideas from some of the best web-developers all around the world.
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an online magazine intended for professional web designers, web developers and information architects
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a mini-guide to virtual worlds using these comparison criteria: Users can build new environments – Property ownership – 3D or 2D avatars – Edit avatars – Text chat – VoIP – Integrated e-commerce – Local currency – Community events – Games
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how to build a metal bodied resonator mandolin (dobro) – with an old banjo mandolin this would be even easier than the project outlined here.
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classroom 2.0 is a wiki devoted to the classroom use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies – a good overview of the technologies, some ideas for lesson plans, and links to more detailed resources.
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an online manual for the eLearning XHTML editor (eXe), which is an authoring environment to assist teachers (and students?) to design, develop and publish web-based learning and teaching materials
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some tips and tools for mastering and adjusting volume using Audacity. Aimed at podcasters, but could apply to anyone who needs to produce a spoken-word recording under less-than-perfect conditions.
links for 2007-04-20
April 20th, 2007
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a social networking site for K-12 teachers in the US – worth keeping an eye on for inspiration if nothing else.
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a “social play network” offering members an interface for building SMS/MMS games and messaging services – could be an interesting avenue to explore if you wanted to get into mobile learning
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a free mobile games portal using an ad-supported model – mobile community features: user-generated game reviews, contests, top 10 lists, and game ratings.
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Machinima is the art of making animated films within a real-time virtual environment using a video game engine. Where animation is slow and painstaking to produce, machinima is not – it uses the real-time nature of video game engines to animate in real ti
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animating in the fast lane – how to use game engines to create real-time animations at a fraction of the time/money cost of a regular movie or flash production.
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Curiosity is a critical component of creativity, and fostering curiosity and creativity in today’s learners is a challenge faced by educators and instructional designers alike
