Speechi blog is now bilingual
Created by Catherine Howell (University of Cambridge) on September 09, 2005
Since March 2005, France's Speechi has had a company blog covering all things Speechi-related, plus op. ed. on issues in software development, e-learning standards, and ICT. Originally available only in French, the blog is now bilingual, joining a growing web of French resources on blogs, educational technology, and design.
Author Thierry Klein's English is slightly idiosyncratic, but his blog gives external readers an interesting perspective on the e-learning landscape in France / Europe. Thierry's writing is colourful and opinionated, and his blog has generated several interesting debates on issues such as the origin and value of the term "rapid learning" (sadly for non-linguists, discussions are still mostly in French).
OS note: Speechi software is not currently Open Source (see the op ed piece on this issue by Speechi's Thierry), however, the company claims that various issues pertaining to OS -- interoperability, philosophy etc. -- are "under consideration". Difficult to see how the company could move wholesale to OS, though, given that their Speechi Live product uses Skype (which is still free -- for now -- but not OS). For the moment, Speechi Lite is available as a free download.
Speechi is a presentation / communication tool developed by a small company (Wouarf SARL) based in Lille, France. Their product lets you record an oral presentation and then make it available over the web, using PowerPoint and Flash. It can also be coupled to an interactive whiteboard, capturing the written annotations made by the presenter during a presentation.
Author Thierry Klein's English is slightly idiosyncratic, but his blog gives external readers an interesting perspective on the e-learning landscape in France / Europe. Thierry's writing is colourful and opinionated, and his blog has generated several interesting debates on issues such as the origin and value of the term "rapid learning" (sadly for non-linguists, discussions are still mostly in French).
OS note: Speechi software is not currently Open Source (see the op ed piece on this issue by Speechi's Thierry), however, the company claims that various issues pertaining to OS -- interoperability, philosophy etc. -- are "under consideration". Difficult to see how the company could move wholesale to OS, though, given that their Speechi Live product uses Skype (which is still free -- for now -- but not OS). For the moment, Speechi Lite is available as a free download.
Speechi is a presentation / communication tool developed by a small company (Wouarf SARL) based in Lille, France. Their product lets you record an oral presentation and then make it available over the web, using PowerPoint and Flash. It can also be coupled to an interactive whiteboard, capturing the written annotations made by the presenter during a presentation.
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