Jane Hart is a social business consultant who founded the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. One of her recent projects was to gather from 545 learning professionals around the world their shared Top 10 Tools for Learning. From that list, Jane generated the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010. I went through this list, grouped these tools by topic, and matched those that were applicable to their corresponding courses in the Online Training Library®:
1. Audio
- • Audacity – Podcast + Videocast Essential Training
- • Aviary
- • Ipadio
- • Voxopop
2. Blogging tools
- • WordPress – Dreamweaver CS5 and WordPress 3.0, Preparing CMS Web Graphics and Layouts Using Open Source Tools, WordPress.com 2.7 Essential Training, Self-Hosting a WordPress Site
- • Blogger – Blogger Essential Training (2004)
- • Posterous
- • Amplify
- • TypePad
3. Browsers and players
- • Firefox and add-ons
- • Google Chrome
- • iTunes/iTunes U – iTunes 9 Essential Training
4. Communication tools
- • Skype
- • Wallwisher
- • Google Wave
5. Course/Learning Management Systems
- • Moodle – Moodle Essential Training for Students, Moodle Essential Training for Teachers
- • Blackboard
6. Document creation/hosting/sharing
- • Google Docs – Google Apps: docs Essential Training
- • Slideshare
- • Etherpad and clones (e.g. TypeWithMe)
- • Scribd
- • MS Word – Word 2010 Essential Training, Migrating from Word 2003 to Word 2010, Word 2007: Styles in Depth, Word 2007: Creating Envelopes and Labels, Word 2010: Real World Projects, Word 2007: Formatting Long Documents, Word 2007 Essential Training, Word 2008 for Mac Essential Training
- • OpenOffice – OpenOffice.org 2 Writer Getting Started, OpenOffice.org 2 Draw Getting Started, OpenOffice.org 2 Calc Getting Started, OpenOffice.org 2 Base Getting Started, OpenOffice.org 2 Impress Getting Started
7. E-learning content authoring tools
- • Camtasia Studio
- • Adobe Captivate – Captivate 4 Essential Training
- • Articulate
- • Adobe Flash – Creating a First Web Site with Flash Professional CS5, Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training
- • Udutu
8. Email
- • Gmail – Google Apps: Gmail Essential Training
- • MS Outlook – Outlook 2010: Real-World Projects, Outlook 2007 Essential Training, Outlook 2010 Essential Training
9. File and resource sharing
- • Dropbox – iPad Tips and Tricks
- • Livebinders
- • drop.io
10. Intranet and collaboration platforms
- • Google Apps – Google apps: Calendar Essential Training, Google Apps: Docs Essential Training
- • Sharepoint - SharePoint 2010 Essential Training, SharePoint 2010 New Features
- • Elgg
11. Micro-blogging
- • Twitter – Twitter Essential Training, Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter
- • Edmodo
- • Yammer
12. Mind mapping
- • MindMeister
- • Freemind
- • Bubbl.us
13. Personal dashboards/start pages
- • iGoogle
- • Netvibes
14. Photo sharing and editing
- • flickr – Flickr Essential Training, iPhoto ’09: 10 Things to Know About Flickr
- • Picasa – Picasa 3 Essential Training
- • Photopeach
- • Photostory
- • Picnik
15. Presentation creation/sharing
- • Slideshare
- • Prezi
- • VoiceThread
- • MS PowerPoint – PowerPoint 2010 Essential Training, PowerPoint 2010: Real-World Projects, PowerPoint 2008 for Mac Essential Training, Duarte Design, Presentation Design
- • Apple Keynote – Keynote ’09 Essential Training
16. Productivity
- • Wordle
- • Evernote
- • Google Earth
- • Google Calendar – Google Apps: Calendar Essential Training
- • Google Maps
- • bit.ly – Twitter Essential Training
- • OneNote – OneNote 2010 Essential Training
- • Basecamp
17. Screen capture/screencasting tools
- • Jing
- • Camtasia Studio
- • Adobe Captivate – Captivate 4 Essential Training
- • SnagIt
- • Screenr
18. Search and research
- • Google Search – Introduction to Internet Searching, SEO: Search Engine Optimization Getting Started
- • Wikipedia
- • Zotero
- • Google Scholar
19. Social bookmarking
- • Delicious
- • diigo
20. Social networks and networking platforms
- • Twitter – Twitter Essential Training
- • Facebook – Facebook Essential Training, Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter
- • Ning
21. Survey and questionnaire tool
- • Survey Monkey
22. Twitter/social media dashboards
- • Tweetdeck – Twitter Essential Training
- • Hootsuite – Twitter Essential Training
23. Video creation and sharing
- • YouTube
- • animoto
- • Vimeo – Screencasting with a Mac
- • xtranormal
- • Flip
- • Aviary
- • TeacherTube
- • iMovie – iMovie ’09 Essential Training
24. Virtual worlds
- • SecondLife
25. Web conferencing
- • Elluminate
- • Dimdim
- • Adobe Connect – Getting Started with Acrobat Connect, Acrobat Connect Professional Essential Training
- • Webex
26. Wiki tools
- • Wikispaces
- • PBworks (previously PBwiki)
- • Google Sites
- • Wetpaint
Tags: Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, Jane Hart, Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010
Nice list of resources, I am an e-Learner, im using some of the tools listed but thank you for compiling this, it can really help me in my studies. Thanks!