e-learning: SCORM resources on the web SCORM stands for Sharable Content Object Reference Model. It’s a widely adopted and internationally recognised standard for tracking progress in online learning. It was first developed by ADL in the United States in 1999. The current release is SCORM 2004, though most large LMS vendors currently conform for to SCORM 1.2. At the BBC, back... More
links for 2008-03-21 Using Plone Signup Sheet to Manage Event Registration — Plone CMS: Open Source Content Management (tags: eventregistration) Idealware: A Few Good Event Registration Tools (tags: eventregistration online tools events) SignMeUp.com | Event Registration, Event Management, Event Planning, Online Tickets (tags: eventregistration events online tools) More
links for 2008-03-18 SourceWire | Press Releases – 1000 Delegates from over 200 of World’s Leading Corporates to ‘Attend’ Unique Global First Press release for IBF 24 – a big online conference about intranet innovation taking place on June 18th – which I’m involved in organising. (tags: IBF IBF24 pressrelease pr) More
My Dad’s running the London Marathon and raising money for Myeloma UK This year on Sunday 13th April, my Dad is running in the London Marathon. He’s a London Marathon veteran, but this is his first since breaking a bone in his neck two years ago in a near fatal fall while walking in the Swiss Alps. This year he’s raising money for the cancer charity Myeloma... More
links for 2008-03-05 London is Free – Your online guide to free events in our expensive capital. Good idea this. Does what it says on the tin. [HT to my Dad] (tags: London free entertainment exhibitions museums events listings) More
links for 2008-03-03 Convocation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “A Convocation (Latin ‘calling together’, translating the Greek ecclesia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose.” It is also a collective noun for eagles. (tags: definition convocation wikipedia callingtogether) More
The new look BBC homepage and Gestalt Generally I like the new look BBC homepage which officially went live last week after a couple of months in “beta”. It’s got most of what I want: news, weather, listings – the iplayer link could be more visible. Redesigns are rarely straightforward to get right. I’ve overseen a few in my time. You’re damned... More
links for 2008-02-28 The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors – New York Times “Closing a door on an option is experienced as a loss, and people are willing to pay a price to avoid the emotion of loss” (tags: psychology behaviour choice) More
links for 2008-02-25 Adobe Integrated Runtime – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adobe Integrated Runtime, also known as Adobe AIR, codenamed and originally called Apollo,[1] is a cross-operating system runtime environment for building rich Internet applications, using Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, HTML and Ajax, that can be deployed as a (tags: adobe air flash flex ria web internet wikipedia)... More