2009 Top Posts and Topics

It’s interesting at the end of the year to go back through blog posts to see what my Best of 2009 is.  I’ll also do a post similar to my post last year 2008 2009 that will look at my 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009.  But for now, let me just focus on my Best of 2009.

To create this list, I’m using eLearning Learning as described in Using Special Parameters to Create Year End Post for details on how I’ve come up with this list.  I’m including posts from December 2008.

Top 20 eLearning Technology Posts for 2009

1. 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009
2. Top 100 eLearning Items
3. LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers
4. Collaboration Tools
5. Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool
6. Top 99 Workplace eLearning Blogs
7. Twitter Conference Ideas
8. Using SharePoint
9. How to Download YouTube Videos
10. eLearning Conferences 2010
11. Tool Set 2009
12. LMS and Social Learning
13. Business of Learning
14. Web Conferencing Services
15. eLearning Costs
16. Twitter and Webinars
17. Remote Collaboration
18. Share Best Practices – Patterns
19. 100 Conversation Topics
20. Better Memory

Other Notable Posts

1. Rapid Learning Management Systems
2. eLearning Strategy
3. How long does it take to select an LMS?
4. Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank
5. eLearning Portal Integration
6. Data Driven

Notable Topics for 2009

Work Skills and Knowledge Work

• Work Skills Keeping Up?
• Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool
• Tool Set 2009
• Knowledge Work Types
• LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers

SharePoint

• Using SharePoint
• SharePoint Examples
• SharePoint Fear and Loathing by Learning Professionals
• 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009

Long Tail

• Long Tail Blogging is Dying?
• Business of Learning
• Trends in Learning

Side Note – Read Counts

I also looked at the top posts according to read counts.  What I found is that read counts are actually dominated by mostly older posts.  Here are the top 25 according to read counts:

1. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-is-elearning-20.html
2. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/09/rapid-elearning-tools.html
3. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-download-youtube-videos.html
4. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/11/flash-quiz-tools.html
5. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/09/lms-satisfaction-features-and-barriers.html
6. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/04/elearning-software.html
7. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/03/software-simulation-elearning-w-links.html
8. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/03/elearning-trends.html
9. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/sharepoint-examples.html
10. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/02/course-authoring-and-rapid-elearning.html
11. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/video-format-comparison-flash-wmv.html
12. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/01/12-elearning-predictions-for-2009.html
13. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/04/100-elearning-articles-and-white-papers.html
14. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/01/elearning-conferences.html
15. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/09/learntrends-2009-free-online-conference.html
16. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/using-sharepoint.html
17. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/01/test-scorm-courses-with-lms.html
18. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/09/training-method-trends.html
19. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/collaboration-tools.html
20. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/10/roi-and-metrics-in-elearning.html
21. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/01/request-for-proposal-rfp-samples.html
22. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/06/free-flash-quiz-tools.html
23. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-100-elearning-items.html
24. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/08/first-time-visitor-guide.html
25. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/04/authoring-tools.html

The ones from the time frame shown above are already listed in the top list.

1. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-download-youtube-videos.html
2. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/sharepoint-examples.html
3. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/01/12-elearning-predictions-for-2009.html
4. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/01/elearning-conferences.html
5. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/09/learntrends-2009-free-online-conference.html
6. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/using-sharepoint.html
7. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/12/collaboration-tools.html
8. http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-100-elearning-items.html

For some reason, December last year was a really good month for posts and page views.