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TOP 10 TOOLS 2007
David Meaney
Dave is Director of Product Development for
InnerWorkings,
a company that produces practice-based learning products for
software developers. He has been working in the e-learning
industry for 13 years.
Dave writes: "The top 10 tools is an interesting
exercise. I’d like to contribute these, some for my own
learning, and some for creating learning products for
other"
David's Top 10 Tools as at 3 August 2007
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Web browser:
For learning. The
brand of browser
doesn’t matter to
me. How do you
express in words the
value of the
information that is
available to you on
the Web – both free
and paid-for? The
potential of the Web
is truly the wonder
of modern
technology.
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Google: For learning. Has been my browser
home page from the very first time I saw it in 1998,
and has surely contributed to more of my knowledge
than any other single entity.
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del.icio.us:
For leaning. For research, Del.icio.us builds beautifully on the raw power of
Google. Sometimes I have a topic in mind, sometimes
I just want to be lead to something interesting I
hadn’t thought of looking into before.
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Word /
Excel /
PowerPoint:
For creating. The basic tools to help conceive, plan,
design, build learning products. Have been the standard
for me for 10 years
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Paint Shop Pro:
For creating. Allows me to do everything I’m capable of
doing with a computer image without too much fuss.
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Safari Books Online:
For learning. A library in your pocket or on your
desktop. I still love my books
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Visual Studio:
For creating. Maybe a bit on the specialised side,
but Visual Studio Express caters now better than
ever for less technical users. It’s a professional
development tool, so you can’t get more flexibility.
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Doppler: For learning. I
learn a whole lot while I’m walking to and from work, listening
to my selection of podcasts
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Camtasia:
For creating. Simple means of showing users what you mean.
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YouTube:
For learning. Sometimes seeing something done is the only
way to go
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