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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Alongside CD-ROMs came Microsoft Powerpoint, a modern presentation software quickly embraced by lecturers, executives, teachers and students. But it wasn''t until 2004 that the term took wing when pen-source advocate Tim O''Reilly promoted the idea at the O''Reilly Media Conference. 2005: The Rise of Flash Video.

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Course Standards: Where R We Heading?

eLearning 24-7

If VR takes off or say Microsoft HaloLens, then courses or content that can be utilized won’t need SCORM 1.2 Seriously though, I’m a huge fan of PENS and while it has been tied to SCORM, in theory it could be an optional add-on (if you will) for CMI-5. . I think they will survive – but for how long? Three years?

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Course Standards: Where R We Heading?

eLearning 24-7

If VR takes off or say Microsoft HaloLens, then courses or content that can be utilized won’t need SCORM 1.2 Seriously though, I’m a huge fan of PENS and while it has been tied to SCORM, in theory it could be an optional add-on (if you will) for CMI-5. . I think they will survive – but for how long? Three years?

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The 100 Best Trivia Questions with Answers

ProProfs

In what sport would you use a pen grip to hold your sandwich bat? What has Microsoft technology designed to allow an easy combination of HTML, scripts, and ActiveX? Which of these is in the vegetable group of the USDA 2005 MyPyramid? How many feet separate the stakes in a game of horseshoes? Answer- Forty. Answer- Honor.

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State of the Authoring Tool Industry 2015

eLearning 24-7

If you are wondering if the “publish once to all” means the vendor is using PENS, the answer is no, they are not using PENS. . However, I think every SaaS authoring tool vendor should use PENS. . Recently added the ability to publish a storyboard in Microsoft Word. First AT vendor to use PENS.

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5 E-Learning Forecasts for 2012

eLearning 24-7

Kinect technology was not created at a Microsoft lab, rather it was created by a group of folks in Cambridge, England. no SCORM, AICC or PENS – however, I am now seeing a few vendors offer PENS (created by AICC back in 2005, but slowly gaining traction). When people think Kinect technology, they think X-Box 360.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools: Market, Mayhem and Reality

eLearning 24-7

Microsoft Word converted to Flash? PENS was created in 2005 by AICC as a new interoperability standard. Tags: AICC PENS SAAS SCORM Uncategorized authoring tools e-learning e-learning vendors elearning content authoring tools rapid content authoring tools rapid content authoring. Is it PowerPoint converted to Flash?