still hard at work on new features

We decided to go back to certain parts of tutorom and change a few things. The main feature we are working on and should be finished this week, is the media browser. Different things can be loaded in and applied to lesson types as we create them - video and audio recorded, embeds created as assets to be reused, uploads of video converted to flv and in future, integration of assets from other sites such as slideshare.

A couple of weeks ago, we imported a lot of Expert Village content as embeds..but they asked us to change the way it is displayed, so we are designing a new lesson type to make it simple to add embeds, video and text. That will also allow us to create some of our own content much faster as well as display embedded content from other sites better than before.

We've also been working on a lesson type for language learning, created in flash and that should be available shortly as well. I can't wait for that to be online as I love learning new languages, and this is the way I want to both teach and learn.

For those that want to use it, we are creating an assignments lesson type, linked to online gradebook and reporting module. This should prove useful for teachers.

You'll notice a few other features here and there - little improvements that make life easier for authors and students.

I've been in Australia now for a couple of months, but this week I am headed off to Japan for a few days and then onto UK for a few weeks. As always, online wherever I lay my hat...:)