It'll be interesting to see what Irish educators like Bernie Goldbach think of Nuvvo - a new web-based Learning Management System. TechCrunch points to Nuvvo's flash demo which demonstrates how truly easy it looks to use. I believe that Bernie has been using Moodle and judging by the comments Nuvvo will be no match for it in large institutions, though it might do better in the independent educator community.
And that's what interests me because more and more friends and family have lately been asking me to show them how to setup their digital cameras, use photo editing software, order prints (through the likes of Spectra), share them online with friends, etc, etc. Unfortunately its very difficult to give them all the time they'd need but if I built a course with Nuvvo they could all tap into my 'expertise' for free. And I could even make them sit exams ;-)
January 17, 2006
Nice framework, not quite as mature as moodle but addressing a different audience I think. Then again, give it time ... it's barely a toddler yet.
I just sat through the flash demo and am very impressed. I've brainstormed something similar in the past and it's not that easy to end up with such a clear, user friendly operating model.
I too would be interested other peoples take on Nuvvo, the pros and cons.
Posted by: Paul Power | January 17, 2006 at 01:42 PM
Hmmm... online learning has never really taken off.
It does seem a nice system though.
Brian
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | January 17, 2006 at 04:44 PM
I agree that online learning has never really taken off but I believe decent broadband, cheap VOIP and the move towards usability may give it the kick it needs.
Many of the academic online eLearning environments I've experienced ( I'm currently doing a part time masters with an online element ) seem to have been designed so that the course can put a tick box beside it and offer online material. Obviously I cannot tar all courses with the one brush but it's how I feel.
It's refreshing to see someone like Nuvvo take a service approach in order to remove the tecnology hurdle faced by many would be online educators. I'll watch and learn, I might even try teach :-)
cheers,
P
Posted by: Paul Power | January 17, 2006 at 05:45 PM
While ramping up our podcasts, we discovered people want DIY online course materials--they want podcasts with a DIY element. That's similar to the finding that spurred Woodie's DIY stores towards playing how-to videos throughout their shops. It could be easier to make effective online training that complements the DIY podcasts than to make DIY training videos. One thing for sure--the bandwidth is less of a hurdle when using online learning instead of online video presentations.
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