Tag Archives: technology

Thoughts on Learning in 3D- Virtual book Tour

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Tom King

I’m fortunate that this blog is an early stop on the “#Lrn3D” virtual book tour for Learning in 3D: Adding a New Dimension to Enterprise Learning and Collaboration by Karl M. Kapp and Tony O’Driscoll. There is much to come … Continue reading →

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iPhone Travel Apps: Me v. National Geographic

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Tom King

One screen of my iPhone is dedicated to essential travel apps and I’d like to share that list with you. For comparison I’m also including a link to and the short list of Travel Tech: Top 20 iPhone Travel Apps … Continue reading →

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Switch iPhone from MobileMe to iTunes Sync Without Losing Bookmarks

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Tom King

Once used on the iPhone, turning off MobileMe sync for bookmarks will result in deletion of all the bookmarks on the iPhone. Furthermore, there is no way to force the iPhone bookmarks to over-write things on the Mac if the … Continue reading →

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IMS QTI Still Relevant Despite 2.1 Being Revoked

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Tom King

IMS withdrew the QTI 2.1 spec, despite some existing implementation and information going back to 2006 that is was imminently ready for use. The official IMS wording seems to be toned down a bit, but there is also a clip … Continue reading →

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SCORM Vulnerabilities + IMS Spec withdrawal = Excitement

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Tom King

Exciting times for elearning standards. Lots of discussion about two unrelated events. First, SCORM “cheats” are published and the community rallies to address the issues. Secondly, and coincidentally, the IMS recently withdrew the QTI spec from further work by IMS … Continue reading →

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They Saw It Coming, BUT… Newspapers Now, LMS Next

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tom King

I just read Clay Shirky on Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable. Substitute “LMS/Central Training Department” for instances of “Newspaper/publishers” and it is a real wake-up call. Read it. Think about it. Who are the real-world, radical change-observing “pragmatists” and who … Continue reading →

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Geek Cribs Follow-up: “The Setup”

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Tom King

Via Daring Fireball, I learned of “The Setup”; a series of posts/interviews with techno glitterati describing their work setups. A much cooler (and computer-centric) approach than my early December post, What if… MTV Cribs for iPhones. So far The Setup … Continue reading →

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What if… MTV Cribs for iPhones and Macs

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Tom King

It’d be cool if there was a “geek work cribs” that showcased the preferred tools of geek celebs (and minor celebs). If there is, I don’t know about it. Nonetheless, we all find posts and pages to that effect here … Continue reading →

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