links for 2007-04-25

• StringLE – Towards a String’n'Glue Learning Environment
  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
  (tags: stringle socialsoftware RSS openlearn elearning vle ple)
• What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education
  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.
  (tags: web2.0 education jisc library2.0 school2.0 elearning connectivism)
• tafeonline07 » Collect and organise online resources to reference and share with students and colleagues
  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.
  (tags: del.icio.us elearning tutorial delicious howto)
• CSS Properties | HTML Dog
  information about all of the valid properties belonging to the CSS 2.1 standard
  (tags: css reference webdesign)
• When Observing Users Is Not Enough: 10 Guidelines for Getting More Out of Users’ Verbal Comments :: UXmatters
  ten guidelines and various interviewing techniques for getting the most out of usability testing
  (tags: usability testing ux interview howto ia interface ui)
• 12 Breeds of Client and How to Work with Them
  “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.
  (tags: business Clients freelance consulting humor webdesign)
• Personal Learning Environments – the future of eLearning? (application/pdf Object)
  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
  (tags: PLE e-learning learning eLearning toread connectivism)