Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Rapid eLearning Tools Satisfaction from the eLearningGuild Research reported Feb 2007 - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction See also Software Simulation Tools. For example, in 2007 PowerPoint to eLearning Shootout they compared: Articulate www.articulate.com Atlantic Link www.atlantic-link.co.uk

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Rapid eLearning eLearning Tools Atlantic Link SCATE 137

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

So, why can’t we do it with all the authoring tools on the market? You would think that with over 140 authoring tools on the market, vendors would want you to try out their product before dropping any type of cash. Desktop authoring tools as an entire industry are awful when it comes to supporting Mac OS. Trial by Fire.

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Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Our challenge involved one of WeeJee’s actual clients, the Door Security and Safety Foundation, and an elearning course that they commissioned. HTML5 Authoring Tool Review. The challenge was to increase proficiency of officials who inspect fire-safe doors.

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Authoring Tools DevLearn Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring 61

eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 29, 2009

ToolBook authoring tool - this is the DHTML authoring tool used at my company, but prior to this I used TrainerSoft (now Outstart Trainer), which is my preference. It is a glimpse not just into their development tool preferences, but it also provides some reflection into the approaches they take in creating courses.

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Authoring Tools DHTML Outstart Toolbook 100

eLearning Cyclops

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Over the years, I have used ToolBook, Trainersoft, and even Dreamweaver with Coursebuilder. It has gotten to a point where some of my courses are all developed in Flash and the e-learning authoring tools (DHTML) have been used more as a "shell" that decompiles it as a SCORM package.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

Also, before you read these, you might want to go back and look at predictions in the past and how well I did on those predictions: Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 , 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009. Yet, there will be lots of eLearning solutions aiming at these alternative platforms. So, viewer discretion is advised.

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Our challenge involved one of WeeJee’s actual clients, the Door Security and Safety Foundation, and an elearning course that they commissioned. HTML5 Authoring Tool Review. The challenge was to increase proficiency of officials who inspect fire-safe doors.

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DevLearn Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Toolbook 58

Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

Just when you've made the transition from the prior generation of CBT authoring tools (e.g., Authorware , Toolbook ) to the new generation of WBT authoring tools (e.g., To explain this, I need to step back and deal with the fact that terminology around eLearning Patterns is problematic.

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Courseware Reference Authoring Tools Simulations 109

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 15, 2008

You can find posts aggregated via eLearning Learning - 100 Conversations. Bill has quite a few questions in his post: eLearning is suffering from the Beta/VHS or Blu-ray/HD-DVD challenge. For example, it is elearning? eLearning? However, it all settled down to roughly Toolbook, Authorware and IconAuthor.

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Standards CD-ROM Oracle Qarbon 100

The Learning Circuits

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I often use the phrase “the HTML5 stack” to communicate more clearly, but to me, the main thing is that people have good resources to keep them up to date on the capabilities of the technology, the delivery platforms, and the authoring tools. So what’s an elearning designer—or developer—to do? Sit this one out? Why is HTML5 important?

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Toolbook Flash Player 93

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The weapons including Authorware, Macromedia Director, DazzlerMax, Toolbook were the ones that separated the knights from the common folk. Rise of the Rapid Content Authoring Dragon. Tagged: authoring tools , course content , course design , course development , instructional design. The People rejoiced! Hip Hip, Hip!

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Instructional Design Macromedia Toolbook Authorware 68

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

If you thought elearning was expensive to build, then consider $300,000 per delivery hour for PLATO courseware! Users wanted to create their own programs without needing to know programming and thus, the authoring tool was born. It wasn’t long before authoring systems began making their way into corporate training departments.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 26, 2010

Coupled with the myriad challenges of tiny displays, limited storage, media restrictions, cramped navigation, slow access and spotty security, mini mobile courseware attained second class status when compared to their elearning equivalents.

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Courseware Content Outstart Toolbook 40

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

Two situations recently have got me thinking about e-learning authoring tools. Secondly, I've been doing some work for a client of mine that has an LMS with some authoring capabilities, trying to compare what they have to offer with what's available elsewhere. Everybody's got an authoring tool. Why on earth not?

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Atlantic Link Authorware ViewletBuilder RapideL 40

OpenSesame

MAY 29, 2013

You may be eLearning savvy, but how much do you know about mLearning? Companies are increasingly interested in creating mlearning material – elearning courses designed to work on mobile devices. Maqetta, hosted by the Dojo Foundation, is an authoring tool ideal for web designers or the motivated non-programmer. Maquetta

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Rapid Intake ReadyGo 52

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

As the evolution of e-learning continues, the rapid content authoring tools (RCAT) market follows suit. Open Source Free Content Authoring Tools. What I would do, if I wanted to use an authoring tool in my system, use a free open source one with strong functionality. Macromedia Authorware and similar products. Adobe Captivate.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. I learned Toolbook and Authorware on my own while in the program. To Hazels point about "lively" -- I dont think making eLearning more lively is just about applying new technologies. The eLearning Salary Gender Gap Phew!

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Make your eLearning Awesome! Quickly create eLearning Interactions. eLearning Interactions is an online tool that allows you to quickly build interactions that can be downloaded and embedded in whatever eLearning authoring software you use. Select a theme to give your interaction an awesome look.

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eLearning Tools Interactive Authoring Tools Proform 116

Xyleme

APRIL 27, 2012

I will be dating myself here, but so much of the orthodoxy in the instructional design process was forged back in the late 80’s and early 90’s when the only Computer-Based Training (CBT) tools were Toolbook for the PC, and Hypercard for the Mac. Due to the technical constraints it became a law that “pages must not scroll”.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 104

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

SCORM is as close as you get to Mandatory in the world of eLearning. in the eLearning world. There are also standards such as WebDAV that are going to be important for authoring tool implementations in the next few years. But, I'm going to try to make a practice of creating blog posts around some of the questions.

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IEEE LTSC SCORM Standards ADL 101

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Vendors who added innovative features including text to speech (way to go SoftChalk), to true HTML5 support (Claro, Cm-Studio, Rapid Intake, Toolbook and sort of HTML5 output – Lectora) to image editors, SDK kits, gaming sims and Sony PSP devices. Vendors who provide Mac OS support for their desktop content authoring tools.

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vendor Authoring Tools STT Trainer Mac 68

Vignettes Learning

JANUARY 14, 2008

· Contributes to storyboarding, authoring, and development of e-learning content and blended learning solutions. In the book-publishing industry, an editor's primary responsibility is to review proposals for books and decide whether to buy the publication rights from the author. More often than not, the audio/video crew is contracted.

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Blended Learning Job Authoring Tools Diversity Training 59