Comments on: Blogs and RSS as Learning Tools http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/ Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned by B.J. Schone Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:07:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: RSS and You « MND103’s http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/#comment-695 RSS and You « MND103’s Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:22:37 +0000 http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-695 [...] http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/ [...] [...] http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/ [...]

]]> By: adviceforyouorguk http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/#comment-618 adviceforyouorguk Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:27:50 +0000 http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-618 Really great post and I agree on many levels. At the most basic level, RSS is a great, targeted marketing tool. And you quite rightly note that this could be expanded to deliver learning tools online. Some people are doing this - for example, with learning English online - but the key issue, as you highlighted, is getting people on board. I see the growth in use of RSS as exponential and blogs and their feeds will become a large and important part of any online enterprise, be it for profit or for providing information, tips and tools etc. That's exactly the motivation for my blog, UK Student News and Events, which you can visit here: http://www.adviceforyou.org.uk/blog/ Really great post and I agree on many levels. At the most basic level, RSS is a great, targeted marketing tool. And you quite rightly note that this could be expanded to deliver learning tools online. Some people are doing this – for example, with learning English online – but the key issue, as you highlighted, is getting people on board. I see the growth in use of RSS as exponential and blogs and their feeds will become a large and important part of any online enterprise, be it for profit or for providing information, tips and tools etc.

That’s exactly the motivation for my blog, UK Student News and Events, which you can visit here: http://www.adviceforyou.org.uk/blog/

]]> By: B.J. Schone http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/#comment-616 B.J. Schone Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:54:15 +0000 http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-616 Hi Tony - True, Alltop isn't oriented toward the individual user at first. However, if you see a page (topic) that interests you, you're able to customize it pretty easily by closing feeds that don't interest you. PageFlakes (which super simple for people like you and me) requires people to set up widgets, set up content sources, tinker with settings, move things around, add pages, etc. This is still too much for some folks, IMHO. I keep thinking of the term "baby steps." Alltop is the baby steps toward giving blogs more credibility to an audience that may have previously dismissed them. Plus it gives them a safe, easy-to-use interface. I'm not saying Alltop is the only game in town; I would encourage other sites to consider this model. It's clean and simple. And how does Alltop compare to sites like http://browsemystuff.com/browse/elearning/ and http://www.eLearningPulse.com? Alltop is just a more generalized, higher-level version. Our sites are more specialized toward a specific audience. Hi Tony – True, Alltop isn’t oriented toward the individual user at first. However, if you see a page (topic) that interests you, you’re able to customize it pretty easily by closing feeds that don’t interest you. PageFlakes (which super simple for people like you and me) requires people to set up widgets, set up content sources, tinker with settings, move things around, add pages, etc. This is still too much for some folks, IMHO.

I keep thinking of the term "baby steps." Alltop is the baby steps toward giving blogs more credibility to an audience that may have previously dismissed them. Plus it gives them a safe, easy-to-use interface. I’m not saying Alltop is the only game in town; I would encourage other sites to consider this model. It’s clean and simple.

And how does Alltop compare to sites like http://browsemystuff.com/browse/elearning/ and http://www.eLearningPulse.com? Alltop is just a more generalized, higher-level version. Our sites are more specialized toward a specific audience.

]]> By: Tony Karrer http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/blogs-and-rss-as-learning-tools/#comment-615 Tony Karrer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:22:34 +0000 http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-615 BJ - I've struggled with this. Doesn't it seem overwhelming? Doesn't it seem not oriented towards me? Maybe it's a good access point for people who are not regular blog readers, but why not just have a PageFlakes page then set up based on particular content sources. It doesn't need to be Alltop doing it. What do you see in it? How does it compare to something like: http://browsemystuff.com/browse/elearning/ BJ – I’ve struggled with this. Doesn’t it seem overwhelming? Doesn’t it seem not oriented towards me? Maybe it’s a good access point for people who are not regular blog readers, but why not just have a PageFlakes page then set up based on particular content sources. It doesn’t need to be Alltop doing it.

What do you see in it?

How does it compare to something like:

http://browsemystuff.com/browse/elearning/

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