Comments on: LiveMocha.com & Pearson buddy up http://matbury.com/wordpress/2009/05/12/livemochacom-pearson-buddy-up/ Flash, e-Learning & EFL/ESL blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt http://matbury.com/wordpress/2009/05/12/livemochacom-pearson-buddy-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2402 Matt Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:44:31 +0000 http://matbury.com/wordpress/?p=229#comment-2402 Hi Martin, when I wrote this article, I think LiveMocha were using a proprietary learning management system. I couldn't see any evidence of content delivery via SCORM and many of the activities that they offered were outside SCORM's specifications, notably the social networking aspect of the site that has been so successful. Other Pearson Longman e-learning content that I've seen and sometimes worked with has been a variety of HTML, JavaScript, Java and Flash, mostly centred around exam preparation exercises and EFL/ESL course book progress tests. In the little actual tutoring and learning material I've seen, I haven't been impressed and their sights appear to be fixed quite firmly on exams and testing. Not surprisingly, since their partnership with publishing giant Pearson, they've started charging for access to their learning content. The sample lessons that they offer for free appear to be along the lines of traditional "listen and repeat and listen to the translations" cassette/CD courses that companies such as Rosetta Stone and Linguaphone have been offering for the past few decades. I expect that something a little more pedagogically valid is available with their subscription service or is on the way soon. Hi Martin, when I wrote this article, I think LiveMocha were using a proprietary learning management system. I couldn’t see any evidence of content delivery via SCORM and many of the activities that they offered were outside SCORM’s specifications, notably the social networking aspect of the site that has been so successful.

Other Pearson Longman e-learning content that I’ve seen and sometimes worked with has been a variety of HTML, JavaScript, Java and Flash, mostly centred around exam preparation exercises and EFL/ESL course book progress tests. In the little actual tutoring and learning material I’ve seen, I haven’t been impressed and their sights appear to be fixed quite firmly on exams and testing.

Not surprisingly, since their partnership with publishing giant Pearson, they’ve started charging for access to their learning content. The sample lessons that they offer for free appear to be along the lines of traditional “listen and repeat and listen to the translations” cassette/CD courses that companies such as Rosetta Stone and Linguaphone have been offering for the past few decades. I expect that something a little more pedagogically valid is available with their subscription service or is on the way soon.

]]> By: Martin http://matbury.com/wordpress/2009/05/12/livemochacom-pearson-buddy-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Martin Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:40:59 +0000 http://matbury.com/wordpress/?p=229#comment-2401 Hi Mat, do you know what SCORM player Livemocha uses? I've been giving the Active English (Pearson-powered) content a try, and it doesn't even seem to be SCORM-based, since the course content isn't in a flash environment. I'd be interested to know your thoughts, simply because Livemocha is a great case study that I believe we all can learn from. Thanks! Hi Mat, do you know what SCORM player Livemocha uses?

I’ve been giving the Active English (Pearson-powered) content a try, and it doesn’t even seem to be SCORM-based, since the course content isn’t in a flash environment.

I’d be interested to know your thoughts, simply because Livemocha is a great case study that I believe we all can learn from. Thanks!

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