Month: April 2014

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Christopher Pappas has presented a comprehensive list here of tools available for course development, and things to keep in mind while choosing the tools for your use. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is fantastic commentary from Val Swisher of Content Rules, Inc. I admit that a "y’know" will slip in from time to time from me, but I do my best to avoid exactly what’s described here. I cringe the same way Val does when I hear the same verbal faux-pas occurring. It drives me crazy. My best friend, who is an analyst for a federal government law enforcement agency, does this "like" and "y’know" bit frequently, and I’m surprised that she is allowed to work at the level she does with speech patterns as such. Hopefully her writing doesn’t reflect the same thing. This is something to constantly work on, because it’s another example of how verbal language and written language are not the same, but they should become closer together in how they are used. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is a great infographic article brought to my attention by Guy Kawasaki on Google+. Even if you don’t actually create mobile apps yourself, you have to find this information interesting, as it outlines the markets between iOS and Android. I’m sure it applies to m-learning as well as any other mobile apps out there. 

–techcommgeekmom

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Tom Johnson provides a good discussion about how different tools meet different needs. I know for myself, I haven’t used some of what Tom needs, but I do understand how WordPress and Drupal are becoming more popular due to their flexibility as open source software, and the need to find software that can integrate with them easily.  Even if you don’t use the same software that Tom mentions in the article, it’s a good read to see how different needs produce different wants, and how there is a need to address these issues. 

–techcommgeekmom