Ed App

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

EdApp has a mobile-first philosophy that’s reflected in its responsive authoring environment. This advertises itself as an all-in-one authoring system that helps build optimized eLearning. 5) SumTotal ToolBook. SumTotal ToolBook is another mLearning authoring tool. 2) domiKnow. One platform is dominKnow.

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Authoring Tools Tools Toolbook Compliance Training 52

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

eLearning Weekly

MAY 6, 2011

So I offered to create the updates myself, if they would pay for authoring software. I’ve expanded to using Toolbook and other software. First, be aware that many LMS systems already have integrated authoring software. Know your actual needs before investing money and time in an authoring software package.

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Authoring Tools Toolbook Authoring Toolkit 42

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

HTML5 Authoring Tool Review. Tumult Hype and Sencha Animator are animation programs that publish HTML5-friendly output that can stand on its own or be incorporated into programs that allow web objects, such as Lectora and ToolBook. This completes the realism of the scenario and gets them familiar with their actual performance support.

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Authoring Tools DevLearn Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring 61

dVinci Interactive

MARCH 23, 2012

In 1989, I created my first interactive video using an authoring platform called IconAuthor, and it required a newfangled operating system called Windows 2.1. CD ROMs became easy to author, but they were soon supplanted by the ubiquity of the internet.

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CD-ROM Lesson Instructional Design Toolbook 160

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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DHTML Authoring Tools Authorware Toolbook 100

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. Page update Mar 2008. When the above graphic was taken, it shows the overall satisfaction reported by eLearningGuild members about various tools.

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Rapid eLearning eLearning Tools Atlantic Link SCATE 137

CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 1994, software company Asymetrix released ToolBook, a computer-based training authoring tool that made it possible for virtually anyone to create web-based training programs. The combination of increased demand for training and new tools to deliver it set the stage for learning leaders to gain new authority in the business.

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CLO Digital Authoring Tools Toolbook 73

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

HTML5 Authoring Tool Review. Tumult Hype and Sencha Animator are animation programs that publish HTML5-friendly output that can stand on its own or be incorporated into programs that allow web objects, such as Lectora and ToolBook. This completes the realism of the scenario and gets them familiar with their actual performance support.

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DevLearn Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Toolbook 58

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. But HTML output that you can create with tools like Lectora and ToolBook is usually so… static.

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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

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 15, 2008

When CBT (CD-ROM based multimedia training) came out, there were a lot of different authoring tools and approaches that came along with it. However, it all settled down to roughly Toolbook, Authorware and IconAuthor. There are a few leading elearning authoring tools that work in most situations. I used to love these tools.

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Standards CD-ROM Oracle Qarbon 100

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 5, 2011

SumTotal's ToolBook authoring tool, now in version 10.x, From my perspective, both companies have worked on "baking and serving up" a mobile learning strategy to one extent or another but both have placed a higher priority on building out their talent management suites rather than their mobility solutions.

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GeoLearning SumTotal GeoMaestro Toolbook 52

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

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. The new authoring tools and systems of the ‘90s had no standards to follow.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

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., It is created via an Authoring Tool or an Learning Content Management System. Captivate , Lectora ), it looks like things are slowly shifting again.

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Courseware Reference Authoring Tools Simulations 109

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 26, 2010

Typical Use Cases include: Additional Considerations When using PowerPoint, the author/content publisher must remain cognizant of their mobile audience and should follow a structured design methodology when creating compelling yet mobile-friendly presentations.

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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

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

Do you remember the horrific feeling when you learned what it was going to take to author something to run over the web? And the first experiences as you tried to move your Authorware, IconAuthor or Toolbook course to run using their new web delivery solution? It was terrible! It was a major step back.

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

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

OpenSesame

MAY 29, 2013

We’ve previously shared our guide for best elearning authoring tools , and are now supplementing with our tool guide for creating mobile ready learning courses. Built specifically for Blackberry users, Chalk Pushcast allows authors to send content to both computers and BlackBerry devices for playback through the Chalk Pushcast Player.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Rapid Intake ReadyGo 52

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

I learned Toolbook and Authorware on my own while in the program. Im one of the unfortunate ones with a actual honest to goodness Masters Degree in EdTech. The degree opens many doors but thats about it. Nothing I learned is actually applied today. The profs understood very little tech. Thank you for a great post. Take the Survey!

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

CommLab India

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the previous blog , we looked at the top 10 Authoring tools used for developing simulation based e-learning courses. In this blog, we’ll take a look at some more Authoring tools that will help you to build effective and efficient software courses, offering learners the opportunity to practice in a low-risk environment.

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Simulations ViewletBuilder SimWriter Toolbook 44

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

eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 16, 2010

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. To-date we have tested in Articulate, ProForm, Unison, Captivate 4, Atlantic Link, Adobe Presenter, Udutu, Adobe Connect, Lectora, and Toolbook. How it works: 1.

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eLearning Tools Interactive Authoring Tools Proform 116

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

There are also standards such as WebDAV that are going to be important for authoring tool implementations in the next few years. So, when I've been consulting with vendors who are working on any kind of authoring system, that was a particularly interesting standard. Great post on issues that many of us have faced!)

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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