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‘Moodle GApps’ integrates Google Apps services into Moodle

Hartmut Buettner @ April 24, 2008 # 3 Comments

It is possible to integrate Google Apps services into the free Moodle eLearning course management system with the help of Moodle GApps. This allows Moodle administrators to manage Google Apps accounts within Moodle and all the Moodle users will be able to access Google Apps services within Moodle. Moodle GApps can be downloaded from SourceForge [...]

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Covcell Project Developed New Tools for Moodle

Hartmut Buettner @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The Covcell Project (Cohort-Oriented Virtual Campus for Effective Language Learning) worked in the field of language learning and teaching online and of open software development in education. The project was funded by the European Union with partners from Iceland, Germany, Italy and the Basque Country in Spain. They used Moodle as Learning Management System and [...]

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Technologies for Networking and International Collaboration

Hartmut Buettner @ April 16, 2008 # One Comment

The Sputnic project (January to December 2007) stands for “Seminars Promoting the Use of Technologies for Networking and International Collaboration” and was supported by the European Commission under the Socrates, Accompanying Measures Programme. The Sputnic website aims to raise awareness about the beneficial impact of implementing new educational technologies that enhance international networking and collaboration [...]

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circle-of-excellence.com and BrainBox Pro V.6

Hartmut Buettner @ April 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

“Circle of Excellence.com” is an extensive British research and resources site covering cognitive technologies to accelerate learning, focus decision making and facilitate communication. The site provides free articles, eBooks, ppt-presentations, posters and many links on accelerated learning, knowledge engineering, mind mapping, NLP, scenario planning and self evolving neural networks. Furthermore, you can download the BrainBox [...]

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Immutable Laws of Project Management

Hartmut Buettner @ April 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

LAW 1: No major project is ever completed on time, within budget, with the same staff that started it, nor does the project do what it is supposed to do. It is highly unlikely that yours will be the first. The benefits will be smaller than initially estimated, if estimates were made at all. The [...]

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Web Based Project Management with AceProject

Hartmut Buettner @ April 13, 2008 # One Comment

There are a lot of different project management software solutions available. A short list can be found on Wikipedia. When I found AceProject, a web-based software, I sign on the demo account and played around. It seems to offers a nice variety of features (e.g. time tracking, Gantt charts, calendars and document management) but is [...]

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Why and How to Start Blogging

Hartmut Buettner @ April 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Maybe like many other people, I thought blogging is a waste of time. But finally Myriam and Toby, my fellow student at the Net-Trainers Course taught me how it can be used for learning and networking. My interest developed when Myriam draw my attention to Tony Karrer’s article „Learning and Networking With Blogs“ on LearningCircuits [...]

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Collaborative, Browser Based Mind Mapping

Hartmut Buettner @ April 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet

I came across Mind42 by incident today. It is a collaborative browser-based online mind mapping tool. Nevertheless it behaves like desktop software, so far nothing really special. What makes it special is that it allows working together simultaneously on the same mind map from different locations over the web. Every participant of the mind mapping [...]

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Why a German Blog too

Hartmut Buettner @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Actually, I wanted to write this blog only. However, coming along a lot of interesting German information which I think is of no interest for English-language readers, I have decided to start a German blog as well. Both blogs will have different information but the topics are the same, e.g. International Business, Project Management and [...]

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Net-Trainers Course

Hartmut Buettner @ April 9, 2008 # 2 Comments

Welcome to my new born blog! First of all, I have to thank my Net-Trainers tutors and fellow students for motivating me to start my own blog. My special thanks go to Myriam (France) for her patience to explain the possibilities and options of blogging to me. Furthermore, special thanks go to Toby (Great Britain) [...]

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