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The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

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I came into rapid e-learning from the world of Authorware and Flash where building courses took a lot of time and cost a lot more money. That made it easier to share my ideas with our Flash developers. So why were we wasting money on expensive Flash development?

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History of the LMS

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CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. ILT (Instructor Led Training – Workplace, even EdTech – K-12 and Higher Education).

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

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The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. Sure, you can use the extensive list of tools on the market, but for those who want real power and complexity ala from the days of Authorware, pickings are slim.

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Authoring Tool Market – What I am seeing

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It is time to realize that Flash output just isn’t enough anymore for folks. If you are an e-learning developer or instructional designer this has always been a favorite feature of authoring tools. I do believe that HTML5 output will continue to grow as an authoring tool feature. Layers, Triggers and Actions.

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The Latest: Rapid Content Authoring Tool Market

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Some vendors push heavily on PPT, implying that a great WBT is really a PPT converted to Flash. Flash output – still red hot. Listen, Authorware is dead, so why create a product that is trying to bring it back to life with your own product? Here is a news flash: It’s not true. It isn’t.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools: Market, Mayhem and Reality

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Is it PowerPoint converted to Flash? Microsoft Word converted to Flash? Templates with some learning objects? A robust learning solution of multiple capabilities and outputs? Macromedia Authorware and similar products. While some could argue that Authorware was a RCAT, I disagree. E-Learning 24/7.

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E-Learning Innovative Products – They are Out There

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Add audio, video, images if you want – even Flash. Any 3rd party content authoring tool that enables you to add Flash files (and 99%) do, will work. Reminds me of the days of Authorware, but with less complexity and anger, plus with more features and usefulness for the developer. Did I mention any 3rd party authoring tool.