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Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning

eFront

eFront News from the e-learning frontier 10/17/2010 Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning As an e-Learning consultant I always was fun of open source software. In this post I am not going to talk about open source learning management systems such as eFront [1] but rather dedicated open source "authoring tools".

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SCORM Compliance Standards & Specifications: What You Need to Know in 2024!

Hurix Digital

SCORM was created by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) organization of the U.S. Department of Defense and has since been widely adopted as a tool to standardize the different online course authoring platforms and other software functionalities. How is SCORM Compliance Assessed?

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Best of the Best: Content Authoring Tools

eLearning 24-7

Again, not every tool below is SaaS based, but at some point, you have to move to the SaaS world, especially if you are offering or saying you do – some type of mobile learning functionality. I’ve seen some authoring tools that fit most of the criteria above, but whose ease of use is substandard or even really bad.

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An explanation of cmi5 in (mostly) plain English

Rustici Software

While cmi5 only explicitly defines the necessities for handling xAPI activities in the context of a launching system, it’s capable of recording and reporting or retrieving content-defined data, which means content authors and designers are able to add features without sacrificing plug and play interoperability. Source: ADL cmi5 Specification.

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Learning technology procurement: 5 best practices for L&D

Rustici Software

So whenever I have the chance to present to the xAPI Cohort , I jump at it. It’s important to remember that once you find your dream tool, the challenge of procuring it begins. Identify who will be impacted by this effort, including your learners, administrators, content authors, decision makers, executives and more.

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New SCORM standard: I (Actor/Agent) Did (Verb) This (Activity) #TinCanApi

Challenge to Learn

This evening I attended a webinar by ADL: the new standard (project TinCan) kickoff. The ADL will launch it in June. The next step is the adoption of the standard by authoring tools and LMS. For more details see the presentation, it contains links to even more detailed information.

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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.