Tag Archives: technology

Will Adobe XFL revolutionize Rapid Elearning Workflows?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Tom King

For some time Adobe insiders and followers have been talking about XFL, a package file format for Flash (here, here, here and more in search). XFL combines XML and some binary assets in a zip archive. Currently Adobe CS4 applications … Continue reading →

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Why didn’t I think of this

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Tom King

Tom Kuhlmann of Articulate (and the consistently fantastic The Rapid Elearning Blog ) just posted: Is Google Making Our E-Learning Stupid? I love the phrase, the idea, and am certain the mere phrase resonates with everyone in the industry. I … Continue reading →

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iPod-based Language Learning w/Virtual Characters

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Tom King

I saw that 9to5 Mac picked up a story on iPods as mobile training devices for soldiers to learn new spoken languages. I immediately recognized this from some demos I’d seen from Carol Wideman of Vcom3D. Fantastic to see that … Continue reading →

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LETSI got Cuil Faster than SCORM

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Tom King

Playing around with the Cuil search engine earlier this morning… versus Fortunately my typical vanity search did find me. Even more interesting is that Cuil quickly “learned” about SCORM in just an hour or so. Click either image to see … Continue reading →

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Paste Text into Web Forms on iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Tom King

Here is a new utility web page to easily create javascript: bookmarks (bookmarklets) that paste a custom text string into a web page form in Mobile Safari on iPhone or iPod Touch– http://mobilemind.net/iphone. On iPhone and Touch, that page will … Continue reading →

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Call for Whitepapers on SCORM- Do SOMETHING please

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Tom King

LETSI is soliciting white papers on SCORM to help identify the issues and ideas that are key priorities for the learning and training community. The submission deadline is August 15, 2008 and more information can be found on the LETSI … Continue reading →

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Develop iPhone Web Apps w/out an iPhone

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Tom King

I saw my friend Aaron twitter a question about this topic, so I thought I’d pull together a quick post with some resources for those with a Mac (and 1-2 for Mac or Win Firefox) and general tips. Briefly the … Continue reading →

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Update: CNET Reports Gizmodo Banned

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Tom King

Unsurprisingly the CEA (CES organizers) have banned Gizmodo and are looking at further sanctions. CEA’s take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned! This results from the earlier presentation-fouling pranks, Gizmodo CES horseplay reported all over the web. Lesson learned for presenters … Continue reading →

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