Antony Kontellis UTS Blog

What is a Learner Management System (LMS)?
A LMS is an organisational tool often purchased and implemented within a company by it’s Learning & Development department, which coordinates aspects of L&D such as signup for courses, databases, records, relevant information, employee self-service, provision of online learning and assessment, and management facilities for coordinators, facilitators, instructors, etc.

What [...]

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How could virtual worlds, like Second Life be used for learning?
The scope of potential uses of Virtual Worlds in learning is extremely diverse and wide. Many companies and organisations worldwide have relaised this. Uses of Second Life for learning can include things like:

Training courses within the virtual world
Induction programs run within Second Life, or some aspects run [...]

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What is your experience of social networks?
I have had extensive experience with Facebook, which is my primary (and virtually my only) social networking tool. I have utilized it personally, but also in relation to my learning when it comes to connecting with group members for assignments/ sharing information with classmates, and joining groups relating to my subjects. I [...]

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What is synchronous communication? 
Synchronous communication is the exchange and communication between tow or more people in real-time through virtual mediums such as instant messaging, chat rooms, twitter, etc. 
 
Provide Examples:
NetMeeting
Instant Messaging programs
Twitter
Chatrooms
Audio/Video conferencing
 
 

What is the benefit of synchronous communication?
It is instant, builds social networks of support online, and  can break down physical barriers and environmental constraints. It can also facilitate [...]

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Can you identify examples where you have used social sharing in a learning context?
I have used social sharing in e-learning experiences through blog comments, delicious and netvibes, and also through Youtube videos and other similar mediums.
 

What impact can this have on your learning?
Social Sharing can have a diverse impact on learning. This semester, I have [...]

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List self-publishing applications you are familiar with: 
I am not currently widely familiar with self-publishing applications, but have had extensive experience with Wiki’s, blogs and minimal experience with podcasting, in e-Learning Experiences and beyond.
 

Consider your use of self-publishing in e-Learning Experiences.
What impact did this have on your learning? 
In e-Learning Experiences, my use of self-publishing was [...]

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In my research to answer questions, I discovered an interesting article which details what Aggregation of Information entails:
http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:S-uDELVvwCEJ:ebusiness.mit.edu/research/papers/106%2520SMadnick,%2520Siegel%2520Information%2520Aggregation.pdf+aggregation+of+information&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=au
I found this article interesting and informative, as I had no prior knowledge of what aggregation of information is before reading this aryicle. After reading, I now have a well-rounded understanding of what aggregation entails and also how [...]

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What is RSS?
How does it work?
RSS is a link to various online resources, for exampleto blogs, newspaper websites, video sharing sites, etc. When you subscribe to an RSS “feed”, you are given notices when updates or new materials/articles appear on the blog/site.
To use RSS, you subsribe to the feed of that site by entering its [...]

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The topic I was assigned for Assignment 1 is Virtual Worlds.
My fellow group members are Dean Apostolidis and Serina Levy.
I have created a wiki page for the group and started research.

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Answers to questions:
What experience have you had with e-Learning?
Besides the experience of completing the subject “e-Learning Design”, I have had experience with e-Learning from working full time at a commercial property firm for 3 years, in the Human Resources Learning & Development team. I was involved in the design, facilitation, recording and analysis of training [...]

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