Bill's Notebook » social applications http://blog.billbrantley.com Random notes on politics, government, science, and technology. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:38:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Open Government by O’Reilly http://blog.billbrantley.com/2009/11/23/open-government-by-oreilly/ http://blog.billbrantley.com/2009/11/23/open-government-by-oreilly/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:59:29 +0000 bill http://blog.billbrantley.com/?p=46 This is from the O’Reilly who is the technology publisher.  In the last year or so, he has written extensively on the use of Web 2.0 for opening up government and improving the connection between government and the citizens it serves.  In January 2010, he plans to publish Open Government which will be a collection of essays, interviews, and case studies.  Should be a must read when it is published.

]]> http://blog.billbrantley.com/2009/11/23/open-government-by-oreilly/feed/ 0 What Social Software Should I Use For ELearning? http://blog.billbrantley.com/2009/11/20/what-social-software-should-i-use-for-elearning/ http://blog.billbrantley.com/2009/11/20/what-social-software-should-i-use-for-elearning/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:52 +0000 bill http://blog.billbrantley.com/?p=44 There are seemingly numerous applications for elearning and trying to craft an elearning system can be confusing.  Learning Conversations has a great guide for determining what applications to use.  I especially like the fact that the guide is aimed toward the learner and not driven by the technology.

But, I believe it only looks like a large number of applications.  Many of the applications are just variations of wikis, blogs, twitter, and FaceBook-type applications.  Where are the truly new applications that enhance the learning experience?  By focusing on the needs of the learners, I am sure that the new applications will arrive.

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