Authorware (41). April’s Big Question from Learning Circuits is “How to Keep up?&# This is in reference the immense and rapidly expanding technology tools. It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools. However, being involved in an e-learning community is a big help. For me it is a blog community and following many experts on Twitter. Not only am I often made aware of new tools, but also get opinions, tips, and examples of their use. Many of the blogs I follow are part of the  eLearningLearning community. So, I browsed  “Tools&# by keyword on  eLearningLearning. MORE >>

" I think that [in the next 3-5 years] the changes will be more in the area of content authoring and development.remember how long we had to struggle with Authorware and clunky, inflexible, horrible-to-use proprietary authoring tools, before applications like Captivate and Articulate et al were eventually released? If we look to examples like the popular Nintendo Wii Big Brain Academy I think we can see the first glimmerings how we can create learning content in the short-to medium term. still think we're a bit short on effective authoring tools to facilitate this. Finally(!), money). MORE >>

The list does include older tools like Authorware, which are no longer being supported and definitely missing a tool or two. I had the great pleasure of speaking last night at the Massachusetts chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). It was a lively conversation and a wonderful opportunity for me to meet some of my online colleagues from the twitter sphere (thanks for coming, y'all!) as well as connect with some new folks in the Boston e-learning community. If you know me, you know I've never been much of a tool user, although I have been called a tool.) MORE >>

see it carving out most of its users from the current Flash and Lectora market, as well as from the die-hards who haven’t been able to give up Authorware. onehundredfortywords.com i make stuff that helps people learn Home Inbox About this Site Custom Elearning Design Subscribe to feed ‹ I Love the Smell of Irony in the Morning • What Do You Need That HTML5 Doesn’t Have? › Zebra: This Changes Everything November 4, 2010 in Announcements , Development | 2 comments It’s my pleasure to bring you something very special today: a guest blogger! few details. MORE >>

Michael was, of course, the creator of Authorware, a highly powerful tool from the CD-ROM era, which Adobe eventually gave up on after they inherited it from Macromedia. Authorware was a serious tool that you could use for serious projects, but with a friendly interface. Here at DevLearn 2011 in Las Vegas I've got authoring tools on my mind. Because I have been able to take a look at two new tools today, which I'm sure are going to have a major impact. The have one thing in common and lots of differences. First up is Storyline from Articulate. So what's special? That's a shame. MORE >>