Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

In response to the demand for more accessible authoring tools, Authorware was born. Using Authorware , learning professionals could create learning programs with hyper-simplistic designs, primarily through dragging and dropping icons. Pam Kelly Instructional Design Director at Digitec Interactive. Bio Latest Posts.

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Mobile Learning Authoring Mobile Authorware 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 23, 2010

But then I received a great question via a comment: I am a Masters student enrolled in an Instructional Design course with Walden University. Remember End of an Era – Authorware – another Macromedia/Adobe product. How valuable are your Authorware scripting skills at this point? Should I hold off on learning Flash.

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Flash Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authorware HTML 110

dVinci Interactive

MARCH 23, 2012

For the first time instructional designers could do more than simple page-turner training. Now instructional designers weren’t constrained by the limited functions in programs like IconAuthor. Back then there were no instructional models to follow like ADDIE, Kemp, Gagne, Bloom, and Mager. Very clunky, but very, very exciting!

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CD-ROM Lesson Instructional Design Toolbook 160

ATD Learning Technologies

JULY 7, 2016

In this Q&A podcast , I speak with Ethan Edwards, who facilitates ATD’s E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate and Advanced E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate.

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Macromedia Authorware Instructional Design Courseware 72

Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Allen is a leader in the field of design, developing and delivering online instruction. He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems. KK : Why is SAM a better way to design instruction? It’s prone to action.

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Instructional Design ADDIE Authoring Tools Conversation 254

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Should I write that there are learning system vendors whose own system that offers learners the ability to select skills tied to their job role or one they are interested in, often will not include skills or even the job role for an Instructional Designer, Instructional Technologist, even a training or L&D executive?

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White Label vendor Authorware Budget 83

eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

I “grew-up&# in eLearning world using Director/Authorware and then moving into Flash/HTML (PPT was “off-limits&# ). I have come to appreciate that with some good thought and instructional design you can use most any tool to a decent level of effectiveness. Good instructional design skills can be applied anywhere.

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PowerPoint eLearning Tools PPT Tools 114

Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A lot of this changed when we shifted from custom development in Flash and Authorware to Articulate Studio and PowerPoint. Here’s a great job board for elearning, instructional design, and training jobs. It was also an easy way to show what other assets were required and the extra production required to deliver the course.

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Storyboard Course Articulate Authorware 61

eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 3, 2010

Although my degree is in instructional design I have worked in corporate training departments where I am responsible for both. In my instructional design graduate program, UMBC , I took several courses that focused on development, but they really only scratched the surface.

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Big Question Flash to HTML5 Conversion DHTML Dreamweaver 100

Challenge to Learn

MARCH 21, 2015

He is the CEO of Allen interactions , in my mind one of the leading instructional design firms. He is the CEO of Allen interactions , in my mind one of the leading instructional design firms. As Michael she is an instructional designer that fights boring eLearning. But there is more to Michael. ELearning Hero #3: Cathy Moore.

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Instructional Design Authoring Tools eLearning xapi 100

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, April 26, 2007 Memoirs of an "Instructional Designer" I dont have a masters degree in instructional design or education. My current business card says Im a "Manager of Instructional Design". And yet here I am.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 13, 2018

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. We act as if somehow our instructional design degrees have allowed us to corner the market on good course design. Good instructional design books. I still hear this quite a bit. Register here.

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Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools Compliance Training e-learning vendor 44

Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

To be a successful elearning designer means you have to know something about multimedia, graphic design, instructional psychology, and perhaps a little about Web and Flash technologies. Compared to building courses in Flash or Authorware, the rapid elearning tools are easy to use. Learn from the Experts. Play Around with the Software.

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Rapid eLearning Blogging Authoring Tools eLearning Consultant 73

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In the early days of e-learning course creation, you could either use your in-house instructional designer(s), self-teach yourself Authorware, DazzlerMax, and similar tools – or have your in-house ID person do it for you, outsource development to a 3rd party aka custom development for your proprietary course.

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PPT Cornerstone OnDemand PowerPoint Instructional Design 67

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 20, 2013

If you are an e-learning developer or instructional designer this has always been a favorite feature of authoring tools. If you are an Authorware fanatic missing the old days, you are still going to miss it – because while these capabilities are being added to tools they are still not at the level of Authorware.

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Authoring Market Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 74

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Geared toward e-learning developers and instructional designers. 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. Tools these days come in three flavors. Geared towards the masses. A combination of both. It’s free.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

No one say a traveling band of instructional designers on their way to Canterbury, including said one called Chaucer, had the skill sets to build those courses. The weapons including Authorware, Macromedia Director, DazzlerMax, Toolbook were the ones that separated the knights from the common folk.

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Instructional Design Macromedia Toolbook Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

Q: I loved Authorware, but today I can’t find an authoring tool that can match it or even get close to it. There are a lot of e-learning developers and instructional designers who either used Authorware or want an authoring tool that meets their needs – and which does not exist in today’s market.

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SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 28, 2013

86% – Advanced authoring tool for instructional designers/developers. 86% – Advanced authoring tool for instructional designers/developers. The other was an advanced authoring tool for instructional designers and developers. Makes perfect sense. Question 2. Select all that are applicable). The top five. The top five.

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Survey Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 72

Janet Clarey

OCTOBER 14, 2009

I’ve used a bunch of desktop authoring tools – Lectora, Dreamweaver, Authorware, Captivate, and Articulate to name a few. I wish it had been around when I was pulling my hair out learning Authorware. I haven’t really used a lot of web-based authoring tools though. It’s a very flexible and very versatile product.

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Udutu Authoring Brandon Hall Authorware 36

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

AUGUST 25, 2011

Since the professor did not know either, they recruited a couple of the students in the class that already knew the tools to instruct the rest of us. As I went through the program I later learned Authorware and Director.but all on the PC. Again, a huge let down.

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Apple Toolbook Productivity Product 54

Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

Authorware , Toolbook ) to the new generation of WBT authoring tools (e.g., In my mind, "courseware" is interactive (to some level) instruction run asynchronously. It's designed to hit particular instructional objectives. This page takes them to instructions on how to get up and going.

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Courseware Reference Authoring Tools Simulations 109

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’m glad they don’t carry the baggage of industrial age instructional systems design and that they embrace new tech faster than most. The Oregon Trail is significant to personal computers in education, but it’s PLATO that started the age of computer-assisted instruction. The computers were great, but software was lacking.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

No tech skills or knowledge of ID (instructional design needed). #17 While beginners could jump in and start to create a course, I see it more as a product for instructional designers and some e-learning developers. Will it replicate those craving for an Authorware return? Easy to use. 3D elements library. Learning Curve.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

Someone did the instructional design, someone else worked on graphics, and then we had a programmer who built the courses in Authorware or some other application. Instructional design. In a previous post we discussed whether or not you need an instructional design degree. Rapid E-Learning Developers Wear Many Hats.

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Authoring Tools Skills Rapid eLearning ASTD 79

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

Firstly, I've been doing some more work on the script for The 30-minute masters which, if you remember, aims to teach the essentials of instructional design to subject matter experts in no more than 30 minutes. Two situations recently have got me thinking about e-learning authoring tools.

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Atlantic Link Authorware ViewletBuilder RapideL 40

SweetRush

MARCH 19, 2014

In this article we dig deeper into the capabilities of Adobe Captivate 7 as we help you evaluate e-learning tools for your own use by answering some questions about e-learning authorware. What types of products can be created using Adobe Captivate 7? All this can be published to Flash® or to HTML5, ready for mobile use.

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Adobe Captivate Authoring Tools Captivate Adobe 77

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

For those of us who can remember, back in early 2000, products like Authorware were essential to building courses. Authorware was a great product, but its learning curve was extremely difficult and user friendliness was debatable. technologist nor instructional designer nor have a degree in anything comp or ID related).

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Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

Clive on Learning

APRIL 11, 2007

I saw three of the interviews: Michael Allen (creator of Authorware and of ADDIE - the instructional design process): he told us that he's no longer so convinced about ADDIE - he's into rapid prototyping. Great stuff - wait until I tell those instructional design dinosaurs I know.

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Instructional Design ADDIE Authorware eLearning Guild 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Instructional design was actually being used. The majority of people creating the courses used authoring tools, such as Authorware (difficult to learn, but robust), Dazzler Max (I used it, learning curve though), Lectora (difficult to learn) and many others that existed then.

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Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

Clive on Learning

JULY 10, 2007

If it's an e-learning tutorial that you're after, including the usual mix of multimedia and interactions, then you have to make an important choice, between tools that you install on your desktop and online tools: Desktop tools ( Flash , Authorware , Lectora , etc.)

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Big Question Authoring Tools Qarbon Atlantic Link 40

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

I’ve also worked with some course developers that don’t know enough about instructional design to build good courses. And that’s the case whether they built them in Authorware or PowerPoint. They just wanted a product out the door and a check mark on a list. Here’s the deal. PowerPoint is just a tool.

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PowerPoint Authoring Tools Rapid eLearning Authorware 40

Clive on Learning

MAY 23, 2007

The creator of Authorware and long-time instructional design guru created something of a stir (at least with me) when he announced his dissatisfaction with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model for e-learning development and put his not inconsiderable weight behind a new process of 'successive approximation'.

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Instructional Design ADDIE Create Authorware 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 11, 2019

For the folks who were instructional designers, some cases yes, others no. For the authorware supporters this was akin to blasting the planet with gamma rays. But there were plenty of people who just couldn’t walk away from the ILT structure. Not a problem, we can go PDF. Have to go WBT? Was their angst?

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Blended Learning CD-ROM ILT Coaching 40

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

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

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Authorware officially dies (actually this post is from 2007) while Director11 is (re)born. And Dr. Medina educated us on how the brain works and why our current instructional systems are designed in direct conflict with how our brain functions. Opensource lego-style mobile gadgetry goodness. Okay, hold the phone.

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Scanning Corporate eLearning eLearning Guild iPhone 32

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

This is not the same thing as picking some templates and scenarios and building, rather a strong sim will expect you to have instructional design and e-learning development skills. Hierarchy/Tree view – Focused on course elements, objects, etc. M-Learning – Courses built specifically for mobile devices and nothing else.

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Authoring Tools Authorware PPT 76