Clive on Learning

APRIL 12, 2010

This time Steve alerted me to some research that Forrester has been doing for Adobe on the development of rapid elearning in the USA. This research was summarised in a webinar run by Claire Schooley of Forrester for Adobe in March. Steve covered this in his March market update. Someone should mention the 60-minute masters !

Rapid eLearning 70

Rapid eLearning Compliance Training Research Adobe 70

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 9, 2012

All the major tools - Adobe Captivate and Presenter, Lectora, Articulate Studio and its new sibling, Storyline - have had, or are in the process of receiving, major upgrades to make sure they are capable of tackling all the most essential e-learning tasks and can satisfy the need for delivery on mobile devices.

Tools 89

Tools Adobe Captivate Training Train 89

Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Before I take my leave for Christmas, I thought I'd provide you with this summary of all my posts on Clive on Learning in 2011. I've marked with asterisks a few posts that were particularly significant from my point of view. December Where is the model for e-learning?

Blended Learning 68

Blended Learning Big Question Social Media Totara 68

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2014

In a learning context, video provides a compelling means for conveying content, particularly real-life action and interactions with people. Interviews People love looking at and listening to other people, particularly if they are providing useful information concisely and in a relaxed, informal manner. Video is so versatile.

Video 40

Video Camera Low Cost Screencast 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2008

When e-content is used in this way, you don't want it to come with a lot of embedded navigational features and add-ons, because these are more flexibly provided separately. And you don't always need a lot of built-in interactivity, because this can be provided in other ways, perhaps with a forum or a live discussion.

Articulate 40

Articulate Authoring Tools Blended Learning Quizmaker 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 29, 2009

PowerPoint > Articulate/Adobe Presenter > Flash > LMS/web site. The third option provides you with the richest and most interactive end result.

Slides 40

Slides Slideshare Adobe Presenter PowerPoint 40

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 26, 2008

Textual blog postings provide a great insight, but don't always reveal much of the person behind the pen - you need the face, the voice and the body language before you really feel you've got to know someone. First of all, why do the interviews.

Movie 40

Movie YouTube Skype PENS 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 7, 2007

Blogger: I didn't choose my blogging tool, I just took the easy option and used the one that Google provided. Adobe Illustrator: Still learning this tool, but I'm determined to make it my first choice for creating artwork. It seems absolutely fine. What else can you say?

Tools 40

Tools Photoshop Pinnacle ActionScript 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

The next generation of authoring tools included a handful of really serious players, notably Authorware (now with Adobe) and Toolbook (now with SumTotal), both still going although not so strongly. Of course these all came and went as PCs gradually dominated the market for hardware and Windows took hold.

Atlantic Link 40

Atlantic Link Authorware ViewletBuilder RapideL 40

Clive on Learning

APRIL 11, 2007

The panel consisted of representatives from Adobe Captivate , Articulate and Qarbon , along with Jay Cross (yes, I know, I wondered whether he'd just turned up in the wrong room and, given that he's always got something interesting to say, they just allowed him to join in). They both refer to the authors of this rapid content as being SMEs.

Rapid eLearning 40

Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Qarbon Wiki 40

Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

In January 2008, Julie Wedgwood commenced working with the Cheshire ICT Service, which provides support for 10,500 National Health Service employees across the county of Cheshire in the UK. When the major incident team wanted to provide training to every member of staff, HR’s solution was to suggest a series of face-to-face courses.

Blended Learning 83

Blended Learning SharePoint Virtual Classroom Adobe Connect 83

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Like millions of others I never thought apps would make much of a difference to my life but now find myself turning to them as first choice to provide a myriad of services. Creating content : Here the devices themselves provide the greatest limitations. How can this be? then the argument shifts in favour of the app. Enough said.

Wiki 81

Wiki iTunes WebEx SharePoint 81

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 26, 2009

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this tool is the facility it provides for instructional designers and other l&d professionals to assemble simple 3D games without a PhD in rocket science. Professional level: API access into the Thinking Worlds engine allows professional programmers to extend functionality.

Authoring 40

Authoring Games Raptivity Library 40