WebCT's PowerLink provides RSS accessibility.WebCT's PowerLink is delivering up-to-the-minute learning object links directly to WebCT courses with the help of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. technology. RSS (or "really simple syndication") is a web content syndication format A publishing format that lets people view headlines of the latest updates from their favorite blogs and Web sites all from within a single newsreader program. The major syndication formats are RSS and Atom, and most newsreaders support both formats. See RSS and Atom. commonly used by online news and stock tickers Stock ticker A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges. and the weblog See blog and Web log. (World-Wide Web) weblog - (Commonly "blog") Any kind of diary published on the World-Wide Web, usually written by an individual (a "blogger") but also by corporate bodies. community. The links point to RSS feeds from the MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) clearinghouse of learning objects such as animations, simulations, case studies, and tutorials in 15 subject areas from biology to world languages. Instructors can now get immediate access to the newest learning objects in their areas of interest. Most links are available within 15 minutes of being posted to MERLOT. Find out more at www.webct.com. |
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