Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008
Finalised: 31 October 2008
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/articles/socialmedia.html
http://www.elearningpapers.eu/index.php?page=doc&doc_id=12788&doclng=6
This list has been compiled from the contributions of 223 learning professionals (from both education and workplace learning) who shared their Top 10 Tools for Learning both for their own personal learning/ productivity and for creating learning solutions for others. [See the individual contributions here - If you would like to contribute to the 2009 list, let us know and we will contact you when we open for contributions]
The full list appears below, but here is an embeddable slideshow and there is also a PDF to download. You can also view the list categorised as a Toolset for Learning 2009.
Have you ever wanted to know what tools other learning professionals use and which are the most popular? Here at the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies we wanted to find out too. So in July and August 2007 I posed a simple question on our website and blog: "What are your 10 favorite tools for your personal learning/working, or for creating learning for others?" We received lists of Top 10 Tools from 109 learning professionals. I had personally invited 30 of these respondents and the other 79 replied to the open invitation. While many of the respondents are well known names in the e-learning field, including Jay Cross, Clive Shepherd, Clark Quinn, Brent Schlenker, Stephen Downes, Seb Schmoller, James Farmer, Jane Bozarth, Harold Jarche, Karl Kapp, Charles Jennings, and George Siemens. Other contributors are practitioners working in corporate training or education, so there was a wide range of contributions.
Over 400 different tools were named by the respondents, but 100 tools received three or more mentions and these became our Top 100 Tools for Learning 2007.
What can we learn from this list? Here are a few observations:
* I consider the ranking to be relatively unimportant; it is the range of tools being used for learning that is the key take-away here. It demonstrates that e-learning is not just about online courses (which is still the view held by many people), but includes information-sharing, communication, and collaboration.
* Many are using these tools for their own personal learning, which demonstrates to me that self-managed learning is becoming very important nowadays.
* Most of the tools are not dedicated learning tools, but rather ones that are being commonly used by people in their daily lives, which suggests to me that learning, working, and living are actually becoming one and the same thing. I believe that therein lies the enormous power of these tools for learning.
* Over 75 percent of the tools on the list are free; the availability of free and low-cost tools is becoming a significant factor.
Now, let's take a closer look at the tools themselves. First, the Top 10:
1. Firefox, the Web browser, tops the list with over 50 percent of contributors naming it as one of their favorite tools. It is frequently cited as people's "window into the Web," and its ease of use and the extra functionality of its add-ons make it a powerful tool. Some of the Firefox add-ons even get their own ranking in the list. Other browsers do appear on the list, but lower down the rankings.
2. del.icio.us is clearly another important tool for managing personal learning with 40 percent of contributors mentioning it. In our survey, it is well ahead of other social bookmarking tools.
3. Skype was named by nearly 35 percent of contributors and leads other text and voice messaging tools due to its VoIP features and its impressive list of add-ons to extend its functionality.
4. Google Search follows closely behind Skype, and it is clear from the comments that this is another vital tool for many. It has long been said that Google is the ultimate e-learning tool and its high ranking here bears this out. When people need to find something out they simply "Google" it. In fact Google tools dominate the list, which shows how important and pervasive they have become.
5. PowerPoint takes an impressive slot at 5th place. For all the complaints we hear about "death by PowerPoint," it is clearly a much-used tool-and not just to build presentations. PowerPoint is pretty unique in that it doesn't have any real competition on the list.
6. Wordpress, the blogging tool, narrowly beat out its main rival, Blogger (see below).
7. Gmail is the most popular email application in our survey, and is tied for 7th place along with…
8. Google Reader, the favourite tool for reading RSS feeds.
9. Blogger is another blogging tool.
10. Word makes a high ranking in the 10th position, although Google Docs is close on its heels (in the 14th position). It is interesting to note that Word and PowerPoint are the only commercial tools in the Top 10.
Here are some additional tools of interest from the top half of the list:
* Audacity, the cross-platform sound editor and recorder, comes in at 11th place, which just goes to show you how pervasive podcasting has become.
* Moodle makes its mark in a joint 12th place. The popularity of this open-source course management system is impressive, and it is miles ahead of its nearest academic competitors-and there's not a commercial learning management system on the list.
* Wikispaces(at 15th) demonstrates the increasing popularity of wiki tools; others also made the list.
* flickr appears next (at 16) and is the first of a number of free tools that allow you to store, tag, and share your own resources as well as make use of others' resources. Other tools of this type appearing on the list include YouTube (tied for 22nd) for videos, TeacherTube (57th) for instructional videos, and Scribd (50th) for documents. Slideshare (31) is a free hosting and sharing service for presentations and lets you synchronize slides with audio as "slidecasts."
At this point we begin to see some of the major commercial content development tools making the list:
* Captivate, the demo- and scenario-based tool from Adobe; Articulate, the rapid e-learning development tool; Dreamweaver, the Web-authoring tool also from Adobe; and SnagIt, the screen capture tool.
* iGoogle is the highest ranked start-page tool—a place where you can aggregate all kinds of resources on your online desktop.
* MindManager, the mind mapping tool, is a surprising success; mapping tools, in general, seem to have captured the hearts and minds of many as others also make the list.
* Facebook, the social networking sitemakes also makes a surprise appearance here. It is in fact the first of a number of social networks cited. Ning, a tool to create social networks simply, easily and freely, also did well.
This is just a fraction of the tools that made the list. You can view the Top 100 List in full online, together with the list categorized by type of tool, and there's also a downloadable PDF which contains summary information about the list.
The list has attracted attention worldwide since it was finalized in September 2007, and many people have wanted the opportunity to contribute their own lists of favorite tools. So when the new year starts, we will begin Top 100 Tools 2008 as an ongoing feature at the Centre. For more information visit www.top100tools.com.
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Jane Hart is the head of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, and has been working in the education and training world for nearly 25 years. After teaching for 14 years in further and higher education, she opened her professional services practice in 1997, and since that time has worked with many businesses large and small as well as a number of educational establishments and government agencies. Jane blogs at Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day.
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SEMINAR INTERNASIONAL TENTANG TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DAN KOMUNIKASI (TIK)
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Pendahuluan
Teknologi Informasi (TI) telah merambah di segala bidang kehidupan, termasuk bidang pendidikan. Teknologi ini telah terbukti dapat meningkatkan kinerja perorangan, organisasi atau institusi. Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (PPs UNY) telah dipercaya untuk menyelenggarakan konferensi dan workshop para ahli TI dari negara-negara Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pada tanggal 11-12 Februari 2009.
Bersamaan dengan itu PPs UNY juga akan menyeleng-garakan seminar internasional tentang peranan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) dalam Bidang Pendidikan pada tanggal 13-14 Februari 2009 dengan nara sumber beberapa ahli TIK dari negara-negara APEC tersebut. Seminar internasional ini bisa diikuti oleh para guru, praktisi dan pengguna TIK, Software vendor, atau dosen.
Tema
Tema seminar internasional tentang TIK adalah:
* Pemanfaatan TIK dalam Pembelajaran
* Pemanfaatan TIK dalam Manajemen Pendidikan
* Pemanfaatan TIK dalam Penelitian
* Peningkatan akses pendidikan melalui pemanfaatan TIK
Tujuan
Seminar ini bertujuan untuk:
* mensosialisasikan pemanfaatan TIK dalam berbagai bidang;
* mengkaji berbagai kecenderungan dan isu penerapan TIK di bidang pendidikan; dan
* menghimpun pemikiran tentang pemanfaatan TIK bidang pendidikan.
Pembicara
Keynote speakers adalah Dr. Joko Sutrisno, Direktur Pembinaan Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) dan para ahli TIK delegasi APEC: Prof. Abtar Kaur (Malaysia), Prof. Paulina Panen (Indonesia), Prof. Okhwa Lee (Korea).
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Seminar internasional tentang TIK dilaksanakan selama dua hari tanggal 13-14 Februari 2009.
Tempat dan Waktu Seminar
Seminar dilaksanakan di Ruang Seminar Gedung KPLT Lantai 3, Fakultas Teknik Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Kampus Karangmalang Yogyakarta.
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Panitia mengundang para pengguna, praktisi, dan para ahli TIK di bidang pendidikan/pembelajaran untuk menggunakan kesempatan yang baik ini dengan mendaftarkan diri sebagai peserta seminar atau pemakalah. Makalah diketik dengan font Times New Roman ukuran 12 dan spasi 1,5, dengan panjang tulisan antara 8-12 halaman. Penulisan makalah dapat menggunakan bahasa Inggris atau Indonesia dengan standar APA terdiri dari: Abstrak, Pendahuluan, Pembahasan, Kesimpulan, dan Daftar Pustaka. Bagi peserta yang ingin mempresentasikan makalah penyerta dimohon mengirimkan makalah lengkap ke panitia paling lambat tanggal 24 Januari 2009 melalui e-mail ke: pps@uny.ac.id. Makalah akan diseleksi berdasarkan tema yang ditentukan. Hasil seleksi akan diumumkan tanggal 31 Januari 2009.
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Biaya Pendaftaran
Biaya peserta seminar Rp. 250.000,00 (Dua Ratus Lima Puluh Ribu Rupiah). Biaya dapat dikirim melalui bank ke rekening BNI Cab. UGM No. 0039234526 SPP PS UNY (IKIP) dengan memberitahu petugas pendaftaran, atau diserahkan langsung di tempat pendaftaran.
Fasilitas
# Seminar kits + tas
# Sertifikat
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Pendaftaran
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