Category Archives: Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!)

Xplana.com: Is This a PLE?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

The title of this post is slightly tongue-in-cheek because I have my doubts about whether there is such a thing as PLEs that are distinct from existing software product categories. If there were, then after years of people talking about … Continue reading →

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New LMS Entrant: NIXTY

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

You may have already heard a bit about NIXTY, since they have managed to make a significant media splash in the last few weeks. There have been a number of interesting analyses, both pro and con. I’d like to highlight … Continue reading →

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How To Judge Your Vendor’s Support for a Standard

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

I wasn’t planning on writing this post, but I’ve become aware of several recent conversations that have led me to the conclusion that it would be useful to get this out. For people who adopt software, trying to judge the … Continue reading →

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Interview With Desire2Learn CEO John Baker

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

As promised, here’s the interview: I have a couple of take-aways from both the interview and the conference. First of all, I was astonished at how much D2L is growing. Based on what I saw at the Sakai conference, what … Continue reading →

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The LIS Standard Moves Forward

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Michael Feldstein

I’m at the Desire2Learn conference this week and will have a couple of posts up soon about the astonishing progress the company is making on a number of fronts. But I’m writing this post in response to some news that’s … Continue reading →

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