Litmos

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

You could use any of the many authoring tools, such as Authorware, but you needed an appropriate player. With the advent of Flash, many authoring tools started creating output that could be played by the Flash player, which meant you didn’t need special software to use the courses (if your IT org would support you having it).

Standards 49

Standards ADL Authoring Tools xapi 49

Upside Learning

MAY 7, 2010

Establishment of Flash as the de-facto development platform for custom eLearning creation allowing use of streaming audio/video over the web. Tools like thinking worlds are great for quickly creating 3D based decision simulations (or even simple 3D games).

Learning Technologies 271

Learning Technologies Authoring Tools Technology Simulations 271

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2021

Adobe Captivate – They were not the first authoring tool in the industry; Authorware was the first commercial success, heavily used with CBT, and then even into WBT (web-based). Lectora will note the same, but I never found it to be an RCAT. Little Lights of Brightness. Not full trailblazer, nevertheless some cool things taking place.

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Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

Challenge to Learn

MARCH 21, 2015

together they created the great book ‘The working smarter fieldbook’, that is all about workplace learning. ZebraZaps is a tool that will enable you to create all kind of interactive elements for your eLearning, and it is one of the truly innovative tools out there. There is nothing like it. But that is not all.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Authoring Tools eLearning xapi 100

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Users wanted to create their own programs without needing to know programming and thus, the authoring tool was born. Hypercard and Authorware both launched in 1987, making it easy to create multi-media programs. What you could produce was crude by today’s standards, but it gave anyone the ability to create educational programs.

CD-ROM 40

CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

Macromedia Authorware and similar products. While some could argue that Authorware was a RCAT, I disagree. The Macromedia set typically would toss in Director, which created an equally impressive array of course capabilities, but a deep learning curve. PENS was created in 2005 by AICC as a new interoperability standard.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71