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The Site Market

Posted May 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

A prototype of a new style of self-organising learning environment based on a free market with a currency of social capital
Created:Sun, 02 May 2004 21:58:35 GMT


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Posted: May 2, 2004, 3:58 pm

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Open Source Course Management Systems

Posted May 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

A good annotated list of open source learning environments
Created:Sun, 02 May 2004 18:13:02 GMT


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Posted: May 2, 2004, 12:13 pm

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VLE / MLE Comparison Grid from CHEST

Posted May 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

Limited range, but useful comparison of popular virtual and managed learning environments
Created:Sun, 02 May 2004 18:13:02 GMT


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The Sakai Project

Posted May 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

The most adventurous of the OKI initiatives, bringing together a wide range of best of breed MLEs and other technologies. The one to watch.
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Educational Technology & Society

Posted May 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

Excellent IEEE-endorsed periodical available online
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Lotus LearningSpace

Posted March 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

Large, expensive, comprehensive and well supported learning environment based on Lotus Domino
Created:Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:09:40 GMT


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Posted: March 2, 2004, 11:09 am

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ALT-J

Posted March 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

Journal of the Association for Learning Technologies (UK)
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CoFIND home page

Posted March 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

The home of the software used to run this site, a self-organising resource base. Includes the latest downloadable version with installer script for any server running PHP and MySQL
Created:Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:09:40 GMT


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OKI homepage

Posted March 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

Home of the Open Knowledge Initiative at MIT
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CHEF

Posted March 2, 2004 by Jon Dron

CompreHensive Collaborative Framework, some interesting parallels with ILIAS but greatly strengthened by being part of the OKI initiative
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My latest paper: On the Misappropriation of Spatial Metaphors in Online Learning
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Learning, Technology, and Technique
Informal Learning in Digital Contexts: another chapter by me and @terguy from Springer’s Handbook of Open, Distance, and Digital Education
New open access chapter by me and @terguy updating and refining our ‘three generations’ model of distance learning pedagogy
English version of my 2021 paper, “Technology, technique, and culture in educational systems: breaking the iron triangle”
How distance changes everything: slides from my keynote at the University of Ottawa
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