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Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum ...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:40:07 GMT

: Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum
Shiyamana wa shiyamakum
Kullu 'am (in) wa antum fii khair (in)

Minal 'aidin wal faidzin
Mohon maaf lahir dan batin

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1429 H

Harry, QQ Dalilah, & Khalil

12 Wishes for Our LMS and LCMS Systems

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:19:22 GMT

By Elliott Masie, Host, Learning Systems 2008

1. Focus on the Learner: Most Learning Management Systems are focused
on the organization's perspectives on learning and training. They know
how to track attendance, participation and certification. These are
important, but not sufficient. We need to have our Learning Systems
focus on the LEARNER. They should know more about the learner, from
background to style to context, and aggressively make learning easier,
more efficient and continuous for the learner. While reports of
learning consumed are interesting, we really want our learners to turn
to these systems for real support in learning.

2. Content, Content and Content: When the first LMS systems were
launched, they were primarily "vending machines" to dispense and track
the consumption of e-Learning (then called CBT) courses, mostly from
3rd party providers. As the creation of internally-created increased,
many organizations purchased Learning Content Management Systems
(LCMS) to add content creation/management capabilities. Our Learning
Systems now need to hone in on the vast amount of UserContent (from
PodCasts to FAQs to Performance Guides) that will be created by
workers in the workplace.

3. Ratings, Please: Learners want to know how other employees who are
similar to them have rated and valued a program's content before they
start that program. Why not provide ratings, sorted by demographics
and roles, to help a learner select the content and activities that
were most highly valued? This can be a simple Thumbs Up/Down, a
5-point scale or more in-depth rating system. Great content should
rapidly float to the surface and be visible to the workforce. Poor
content should also be labeled and either improved or avoided.

4. More Context: Every classroom experience blends formal CONTENT with
informal CONTEXT. This may be in the form of a side-bar story from the
instructor, comments/questions from fellow students or conversations
at the coffee pot on breaks. Yet, as we moved towards on-line
learning, less attention is paid to the role that CONTEXT plays. We
need to address how learners will get that context - from
collaborative tools like discussion boards/wikis and blogs to more
fundamental design changes - to incorporate the voice of the field
more actively into the learning experiences. I have yet to see a
Context Management System, even though in many situations the quality
of the Context is more impactful than the quality of the Content.

5. Performance Support Tools: Our Learning Systems are mostly geared
for learning in anticipation of need or requirement. I want my systems
to also have a healthy dose of Performance Support resources to allow
for "learning at the moment of need". Ideally, I should be able to
pose a question, requirement or topic to my Learning Systems and be
provided with both an immediate Performance Support Tool that will
walk me through my need, as well as a module to learn about it in
greater depth for future requirements. Our learners need more
Performance Support and our Learning Systems have to step up to the
plate for this!

6. Social Knowledge: Learning Systems will need to include and be
integrated with Social Networking Systems. Some of the best and most
important knowledge will be shared person-to-person in an
organization. The learner wants to know, "Who in this organization has
any experience that could help me as a learner/worker?" In addition to
the LMS pointing to a module or course, we need to be able to link to
a colleague who may have the perfect, relevant experience based on
their work from 2 jobs ago. The social dimension of learning needs to
be harvested and accelerated by a new vision of our Learning Systems.

7. Learning Systems as Components: Most of our workers do not want to
go your "learning portal page". Instead, they want to have components
along the lines of "Gadgets" or "Wizards" that will live on their
screens or pop up based on tasks/situations. Those will feed content,
requirements and reminders from the learning systems. For example, if
I am reading a document and I come upon a term that I don't know, is
there a way to launch a component that would offer me definitions,
social networking and even registration into an on-line or in-person
class on that topic? Can I have a graphic on my screen that changes
color based on my current continuing education requirements?

8. Focus on the Role: Our workplace is increasingly role-based. Most
of our learning systems are more focused on jobs or positions. If I am
assigned a new project, it may shift my role, and the Learning Systems
should help me prepare for and perform in that role. My history in
previous assignments should inform the set of learning activities that
are offered to me in the new role.

9. UserContent Authoring: YouTube is coming to the office! Our
learners are already creating simple and short half-life content,
using simple video, audio and text tools. Many Learning Systems are in
shock at the thought of this new wave of content. How will we author,
approve, edit, tag and make discoverable this content? Should we even
try to track the usage of UserContent? How do we blend authored
learning content with UserContent? What is the lifecycle of content -
when do we expire a module?

10. Learning Systems as Service: Each business unit may want or need a
very different front end experience for its Learning Systems. Do we
allow our enterprise LMS to evolve into a cluster of Learning Services
that are tailored for our business units, but that share a common set
of data profiles? In other words, are our Learning Systems ready to be
part of a Learning "Cloud", where the functionalities are delivered as
a software service rather than from a single enterprise system? This
is Web 3.0 - are our systems ready?

11. The Lifecycle of Learning Systems: Many of our Learning CONSORTIUM
members are in the midst of re-evaluating their LMS and LCMS. Some are
shocked that this point of re-evaluation has arrived only 36 or 42
months after the original purchase point. What are our realistic
Lifecycle expectations for our Learning Systems? We need to take an
industry perspective on those systems which will serve valiantly, but
for a 2 to 3 year period. How do we have the Lifecycle conversation
with our IT department and even learning suppliers?

12. Learning Systems as Human Capital/Talent Systems: Ultimately,
there is also a lifecycle of the knowledge/skill sets of an employee.
>From the moment we start the recruitment/interview process, through
hiring/training to succession and promotion, and eventually
retirement, we have a need to integrate learning resources and
information into the larger Human Capital/Talent systems. If your
organization were about to be purchased by another company, what
information lives in your Learning Systems that would assist the
valuation or merger process? Learning Systems must become more
friendly and integrated with their cousins.

These issues and more will be address by Elliott Masie and Cushing
Anderson at our annual User Group event, focused on LMS and LCMS
utilization:

Learning Systems '08
April 10 and 11, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.learningsystems08.com

The MASIE Center, PO Box 397, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
trends@masie.com

The International Symposium on Open, Distance, and e-Learning

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:33:20 GMT

Conference Overview

The International symposium on open, distance and e-learning 2007 (ISODEL 2007) will provide a unique forum for engagement and interaction between policy makers, practitioners, scientist, academician from across the globe to acknowledge and share ideas, inputs and recommendation in solving multinational problems with current strategy and tactics from experts within a mutual synergy and collaboration.

The aim of the symposium are to acquire ideas and inputs on implementation of information and communication technology for open, distance and e-learning and to share and distribute the results of implementation of information and communication technology for open, distance and e-learning. It also aims at acquiring recommendation for development of implementation of information and communication technology for open, distance and e-learning, especially in Indonesia.

This symposium is organized by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Center for Education, Ministry of National Education Republic of Indonesia (Pustekkom, Depdiknas)

Objective
* Acquiring ideas and inputs on implementation of information and communication technology for distance and e-learning for open and distance learning.
* Sharing and distributing the results of implementation of information and communication technology for distance and e-learning.
* Acquiring recommendation for development of implementation of information and communication technology for distance and e-learning especially in Indonesia.

Themes:
The Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning: A New Paradigm of Learning

Sub Themes:
1. ICT in Education:
* The policy in ODEL implementation in basic and secondary, higher and nonformal education
* Policy in facing globalization trends in education areas

2. New Technologies and New Learning:
* Latest instructional technology (TV, radio, computer, internet, mobile, virtual reality)
* Learning model innovation (blended learning,etc)
* Technology support in education (e-learning,open resources, open source)

3. Quality Assurance in ODEL:
* ODEL Quality standard
* Quality management system and ODEL framework
* Methodology and approach in ODEL assessment and benchmark
* Issues in standardization, assessment, acreditation and certification

4. ODEL Sustainability-Implementation:
* Management of ODEL in Indonesia (Open University, State University, Local University, Teacher's accessibility)
* Best practices in ODEL Management (ODEL for teacher training, compulsory education)

for further information, please visiting http://www.e-dukasi.net/symposium

Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum ...

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:29:35 GMT

Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum
Shiyamana wa shiyamakum
Kullu 'am (in) wa antum fii khair (in)

Minal 'aidin wal faidzin
Mohon maaf lahir dan batin

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1428 H

Harry, QQ Dalilah, & Khalil

The History of Civilization

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:43:38 GMT

“Islam telah menguasai hati ratusan bangsa di negeri-negeri yang terbentang mulai dari China, Indonesia, India hingga Persia, Syam, Jazirah Arab, Mesir bahkan sampai Maroko dan Spanyol. Islam pun telah menguasai cita-cita mereka, mendominasi akhlaknya, membentuk kehidupannya dan membangkitkan harapan di tengah-tengah mereka, yang meringankan masalah maupun duka mereka. Islam telah mewujudkan kejayaan dan kemuliaan bagi mereka, sehingga jumlah orang yang memeluknya dan berpegang teguh kepadanya pada saat ini (era Will Durant)- sekitar 350 juta jiwa. Agama Islam telah menyatukan mereka dan melunakkan hatinya walaupun ada perbedaan pendapat dan latar belakang politik di antara mereka.” (Will Durant, The History of Civilization, vol XIII, p. 151).

Call for Papers: The IADIS CELDA 2007 conference

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:33:36 GMT

The IADIS CELDA 2007 conference aims to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a fast pace and affecting academia and professional practice in many ways. Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivism, student-centered learning and collaborative approaches have emerged and are being supported by technological advancements such as simulations, virtual reality and multi-agents systems. These developments have created both opportunities and areas of serious concerns. This conference aims to cover both technological as well as pedagogical issues related to these developments. Main tracks have been identified (see below). However innovative contributions that do not easily fit into these areas will also be considered as long as they are directly related to the overall theme of the conference – cognition and exploratory learning in the digital age.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:

- Acquisition of expertise
- Assessing progress of learning in complex domains
- Assessment of exploratory learning approaches
- Assessment of exploratory technologies
- Cognition in education
- Collaborative learning
- Educational psychology
- Exploratory technologies (such as simulations, VR, i-TV and so on)
- Just-in-time and Learning-on-Demand
- Learner Communities and Peer-Support
- Learning Communities & Web Service Technologies
- Pedagogical Issues Related with Learning Objects
- Learning Paradigms in Academia
- Learning Paradigms in Corporate Sector
- Life-long Learning
- Student-Centered Learning
- Technology and mental models
- Technology, learning and expertise
- Virtual University

The Conference will be composed of several types of contributions:

Full Papers – These include mainly accomplished research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5000 words).

Short Papers – These include fresh concepts, preliminary research results but may also contain work-in-progress reports. These have 4 pages at maximum (2500 words).

Reflection Papers – These might review recent research literature pertaining to a particular problem or approach, indicate what the findings suggest, and/or provide a suggestion - with rationale and justification - for a different approach or perspective on that problem. Reflection papers might also analyze general trends or discuss important issues pertaining to learning and instruction in the digital age. These have two pages at maximum (1500 words). Authors will be asked to display their work in poster format and will take part in panel session.

All submissions will go through a double-blind refereeing process with at least two international experts.

The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book with ISBN and CD-ROM. Selected Papers will be published to a Special Issue of a Journal.

Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: 13 July 2007
- Notification to Authors: until 28 September 2007
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 15 October 2007
- Late Registration: After 15 October 2007

- Conference: Algarve - Portugal, 7 to 9 December 2007

Further Information:
secretariat@celda-conf.org

CFP: Seminar Nasional OSS dan Kemandirian Bangsa

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:29:04 GMT

Latar Belakang

Beberapa masalah yang menjadikan kegiatan open source di Indonesia kurang lancar antara lain kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang open source, kemudahan masyarakat dalam memperoleh perangkat lunak bajakan, sulitnya memperoleh perangkat lunak open source, masih minimnya penggunaan OSS oleh dunia pendidikan, lembaga penelitian dan pengembangan, dan institutsi-institusi lainnya.

Berkaitan dengan hal-hal tersebut maka pemerintah mempunyai Program Nasional “Indonesia, Go Open Source! (IGOS)” merupakan salah satu kegiatan upaya bersama Pemerintah dan seluruh stake holder sesuai dengan tuntutan tugas dan fungsinya dalam rangka memperkuat infrastruktur teknologi informasi nasional dengan memanfaatkan perkembangan infrastruktur informasi global melalui pengembangan OSS. Program IGOS mempunyai tujuan utama agar open source software bisa diterima secara luas. Open source software bisa menjadi alternatif solusi karena bisa menyediakan perangkat-lunak yang murah bahkan gratis serta mendorong kreativitas untuk mengembangkannya menuju kemandirian bangsa.

Dengan mengamati kondisi di atas, maka sudah waktunya bangsa Indonesia mulai berpikir dan bergerak ke arah open source software demi terwujudnya kemandirian bangsa dalam kekuatan pendidikan dan penguasaan teknologi informasi.

Tujuan Kegiatan

Tujuan kegiatan yang diharapkan dalam pelaksanaan seminar ini adalah memberikan gambaran bahwa Open Source Software merupakan salah satu hal yang menunjang dalam menuju kemandirian bangsa, memacu penggunaan dan penerapan Open Source Software dalam dunia pendidikan menuju kemandirian bangsa dan mendorong pengembangan open source software dalam dunia Teknologi Informasi. Tujuan selanjutnya adalah memberikan kontribusi terhadap program pemerintah yaitu "Indonesia, Go to Open Source!" dalam memecahkan beberapa masalah yang menjadikan kegiatan open source di Indonesia kurang lancar.

Ruang Lingkup

Tema yang disajikan pada sidang paralel adalah mengenai perkembangan, penerapan dan pemasyarakatan open source software dengan bidang kajian:

1. Pengembangan Distro Indonesia
2. Arsitektur Komputer
3. Sekuriti Komputer
4. Jaringan Komputer
5. Kemudahan User Menggunakan Sistem
6. Pengembangan Aplikasi
7. dan bidang lain yang terkait dengan open source software

Tempat & Tanggal Pelaksanaan Seminar

Sidang pleno akan dilaksanakan di Ruang Seminar Gedung 10 Kampus LIPI Bandung, sidang paralel bisa dilaksanakan di ruang sidang kecil yang ada di gedung 10 atau pun di puslit-puslit yang ada di kampus LIPI. Seminar akan dilaksanakan pada hari Rabu, 08 Agustus 2007.

Batas waktu:

* Pengiriman abstrak : 03 Juli 2007
* Pengumuman penerimaan : 06 Juli 2007
* Pengiriman makalah lengkap : 25 Juli 2007
* Pembayaran pemakalah : 06 Agustus 2007
* Pembayaran non pemakalah : 08 Agustus 2007

Sekretariat Panitia:
Pusat Penelitian Informatika, Kompleks LIPI Gedung 20 Lantai 3, Jl Sangkuriang, Cisitu, Bandung 40135
Telepon : (022) 2504711 Pswt (1308)
HP : Didi Rosiyadi (0817614737), Husnul (08882039438)
Fax : (022) 2504712
E-mail : semnas@informatika.lipi.go.id atau semnas2007@gmail.com
Website : http://www.informatika.lipi.go.id/seminar/

Antusiasme Peserta di SNATI

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:20:39 GMT

Hari itu benar-benar tidak menyangka kalau topik yang kupresentasikan bakal mendapat respon yang lumayan banyak. Sebanyak 3 orang penanya dengan total 5 pertanyaan dalam waktu presentasi sekitar 15-20 menit menurutku sangatlah lumayan. Seorang penanya berasal dari Universitas Jember dan 2 orang penanya berasal dari Universitas Islam Indonesia. Hmm, alhamdulillah, rupanya ide pembahasan itu ternyata cukup menarik minat.

Garis besar pertanyaan saat itu antara lain:
1. Penggunaan Learning Management System ternyata membuat mahasiswa banyak yang main 'copy and paste', bagaimana mengatasinya?
2. Apakah e-Learning bisa mengukur soft-skill mahasiswa yang mengambil matakuliah Bahasa Inggris?
3. Bagaimana strategi mempertahankan motivasi mahasiswa dalam berdiskusi melalui Forum Diskusi?

Deskripsi foto:
SNATI 2007 menghadirkan Keynote Speaker Bobby A. Nazief, pakar teknologi informasi dari Universitas Indonesia. Bobby dimoderatori oleh Yudi Prayudi, Ketua Jurusan Teknik Informatika FTI UI

Digital Learning India 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:24:08 GMT

We take this opportunity to announce the digitalLEARNING India 2007 conference and exhibition, under the umbrella event eINDIA2007 (http://www.eINDIA.net.in), the third annual ICT4D forum in India being organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies(CSDMS) in collaboration with Department of Information Technology, Government of India.

Although technology has succeeded in influencing the education outreach and quality in countries like India, supporting processes and frameworks that can sustain such efforts have not yet emerged; the basic issues of quality, equity and access to education still remain unresolved. The digitalLEARNING India 2007 (http://www.eINDIA.net.in/digitalLEARNING)conference aims to provide a multi-disciplinary forum to participants to share knowledge and ideas enabling them to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, expertise, and abilities.

It is our pleasure to invite papers from policy makers, practitioners and consultants, industry leaders, academicians, ICT expert and learning community, education scientists & technologists, e-Learning content developers, people associated with advocacy, all individuals and organisations interested in information and communication technology in education, to submit abstract for presentation in the conference.

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:
a.. ICT in Education Policy
b.. School management with ICT
c.. Teachers' capacity building in ICT
d.. Pedagogical and curriculum reform in ICT enabled education
e.. E-Readiness of higher education: Challenges and way forward
f.. Web education and e-pedagogy- The future
g.. Content development and instructional designs
h.. Open educational resources: The Possibilities
i.. Research and innovation for learning
j.. Showcasing new tools and technologies in education

Please visit http://www.eINDIA.net.in/digitalLEARNING for more details and submit your abstract online.

We encourage different presentation methods to make the conference interactive through workshop, panel discussion, round table, tutorial, etc. and invite proposals and suggestions to design more relivant conference sessions where papers matching to your experience and expertise can be presented. We also provide space to showcase and exhibit your tools and technologies in education. Futher discussions on the themes may be made with organisers by email to the undersigned.

We look forward to your active participation in digitalLEARNING India 2007.

Best regards,

Manjushree Reddy
digitalLEARNING India 2007 Secretariat
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS),
Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201301, India
Tel: +91 120 2502180 to 87
Fax: + 91 120 2500060
e-mail: manjushree@csdms.in
Mob: 09312760088
www.eINDIA.net.in
www.eINDIA.net.in/digitalLEARNING

Important Dates

Abstract Submission: 15-06-2007
Abstract Acceptance: 25-06-207
Full Paper Submission: 10 July 2007

Important Contacts

For Papers:
manjushree@csdms.in

For Exhibition:
siddharth@csdms.in

For Partnership:
rumi@csdms.in

General Information:
info@digitalLEARNING.in

Conference Secretariat
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)
G - 4, Sector-39, NOIDA - 201 301, India
Tel: +91-120-2502180 to 87
Fax: +91-120-2500060

URL: www.eINDIA.net.in/digitalLEARNING
E-mail: info@digitalLEARNING.in

CFP Simposium Nasional Depdiknas 2007

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:30:19 GMT

Kegiatan ini dilaksanankan dengan tujuan mendapatkan hasil penelitian yang berkualitas dan meningkatkan kompetensi dalam melaksanakan kegiatan penelitian dan pengembangan di bidang kebijakan pendidikan.

1. Waktu : Tanggal 25-26 Juli 2007.
2.Tempat: Hotel Bumi Karsa Bidakara, Jln. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav 71-72, Pancoran, Jakarta, Telp: 021-83793555 dan Fax: 021-83793554.

PESERTA

Peserta simposium diharapkan dari kalangan birokrat, peneliti, dosen, mahasiswa S2-S3 dan pemerhati masalah-masalah pendidikan di Indonesia, baik yang berasal dari perguruan tinggi (negeri dan swasta), Lembaga Penelitian Pendidikan di luar perguruan tinggi, Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat maupun dari kalangan peminat masalah-masalah pendidikan.

MAKALAH

Makalah sebaiknya ditulis dari hasil penelitian/pengkajian atau pemikiran inovatif pendidikan dari tahun 2003/2004 sampai sekarang (agar isinya masih relatif baru), maksimum sepuluh halaman, format satu spasi.
Makalah ditulis dalam bahasa Indonesia dengan abstrak bahasa Inggris (atau bahasa Indonesia). Namun disarankan abstrak dalam bahasa Inggris.
Makalah ditulis berdasarkan format sebagai berikut:

Judul (diakhiri dengan tanda *.
Penulis (diakhiri dengan tanda **, dan alamat email.
Abstrak dan kata kunci (keywords) dituliskan setelah abstrak. Abstrak tidak boleh lebih dari satu halaman.

Catatan:
Di catatan kaki (fotenote) di halaman pertama ditulis:
* Makalah disampaikan pada Simposium Nasional Penelitian Pendidikan
yang diselenggarakan oleh Pusat Studi Kebijakan Depatemen Pendidikan
Nasionaldi Jakarta, Tanggal .......
**Penulis adalah ..............................
· Pendahuluan
· Isi tulisan: (dikembangkan sendiri, namun paling tidak berisi laporan
singkat suatu penelitian)
· Kesimpulan dan saran
· Daftar Pustaka
· Lampiran-Lampiran
· Makalah ditulis dengan Microsoft Words, Arial 12. Gambar dan Grafik
menyesuaikan.

BIAYA PARTISIPASI
· Penulis makalah yang makalahnya dinilai berkualitas untuk dipresentasikan akan mendapatkan bantuan pembiayaan.
· Bagi penulis yang makalahnya tidak diterima atau bagi penulis yang tidak
mengirim makalah,dikenakan biaya Rp 250.000,- (dua ratus lima puluh
ribu rupiah). Biaya ini digunakan untuk membantu biaya cetak dan biaya
kirim prosiding, snack dan makan-siang dua kali selama simposium
berlangsung.
· Biaya partisipasi dapat ditransfer melalui Bank Account Panitia .Bank BNI-Depdiknas, Jln Jend Sudirman, Jakarta, No. A/C. : 0120867114 a.n. Unggul Witjaksono, SE.

REGISTRASI
Registrasi dapat melalui surat ditujukan ke alamat panitia. Registrasi bisa melalui online registration melalui email. Formulir registrasi dapat di download di alamat website panitia:
http://simpen-2007.jardiknas.org

ALAMAT PANITIA
Pusat Penelitian Kebijakan dan Inovasi Pendidikan Balitbang Depdiknas,
Gedung A, Lantai 2, Jln.Jenderal Sudirman,Jakarta 10270
Telp: 021-57950176
Fax : 021-57950176 dan 0215741664
e-mail: plitjaknov_2007@yahoo.co.id atau soekartawi@yahoo.com

TANGGAL-TANGGAL PENTING
23 Juni 2007: Batas kirim Abstrak
02 Juli 2007 : Pengumunan penerimaan Makalah
16 Juli 2007 : Batas kirim makalah