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Development Tools - Should I Cut Out the Middle Guy?

eLearning Cyclops

Back when I first started developing e-learning courses, I used Macromedia's Authorware. I really prefer the robust ability of creating courses in Flash and only use the DHTML e-learning authoring tools for their ability to make the course SCORM or AICC compliant. So, do I really need to continue using these authoring tools?

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My Top 10 e-Learning Tools

eLearning Cyclops

They are not stand alone e-learning tools, but together allow me the ability to create effective e-learning courses. Adobe Flash - An essential tool for creating highly interactive elements, including animation, games, immersive learning simulations, and almost anything else you want if you can manage writing or finding the actionscript.

DHTML 100
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In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers

eLearning 24-7

A product called Macromedia Flash (being used with web sites) became a go to for course development. Did I mention that going with a 3rd party custom dev shop to create a Level 1 or 2 course might take six months? Macromedia Dreamweaver came out with templates. Output was AICC (boo) and SCORM. I used DazzlerMax.

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Summer Course Authoring Tool Rankings – Top Ten

eLearning 24-7

Well, it is a fun product to create a course. Timeline when creating a course. Because it is Adobe – the same folks who came up with Photoshop a long time ago, who brought us Premiere – a long time ago and who bought Macromedia – again, a long time ago. SCORM 2004, AICC. #4 Why you may ask? Why say that?

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The Expression Blend provides features to create and edit XAML files which in turn rendered by the Silverlight runtime. Elearning development tools: only Adobe?

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The Expression Blend provides features to create and edit XAML files which in turn rendered by the Silverlight runtime. Elearning development tools: only Adobe?

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The Expression Blend provides features to create and edit XAML files which in turn rendered by the Silverlight runtime. Elearning development tools: only Adobe?