article thumbnail

Do You Storyboard Your E-Learning Courses?

Rapid eLearning

A couple of weeks ago, David posted a challenge where community members were asked to share their storyboard templates. As you can see, there were quite a few different storyboard templates shared for downloads. There are also additional free storyboards in the community downloads section. When a Storyboard Makes Sense.

article thumbnail

In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers

eLearning 24-7

The dominating authoring tool by far, was Authorware. Authorware usage and fan base made Storyline supporters and usage look like a rock stage at a state fair. There are even fans today of Authorware, who if it was still around, would bounce right into it. Other course authoring tools started to appear right after Authorware.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Three Takeaways Today

eLearning 24-7

PowerPoint is not E-Learning and shouldn’t be used as your course tool/development – For whatever reason, there are people who have been around online learning for years, who still see PPT as a means for the creation of content – i.e. courses. What used to take six months, with storyboards, actual text to design (i.e.

PPT 67
article thumbnail

Storyline and ZebraZapps: seriously powerful, seriously simple

Clive on Learning

But for me the PowerPoint add-in approach to authoring is an uncomfortable compromise. Yes, you have the familiar PowerPoint interface but all the interactive elements are completely separate and never quite integrate as you'd like. You can import from PowerPoint or Articulate Studio tools if you need to.

article thumbnail

The 5 Myths of Rapid E-Learning Revisited

Rapid eLearning

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. Initially, I only used it to storyboard my course content and interactions in PowerPoint. However, I quickly realized I could build most of what we needed in PowerPoint. Getting Started?

article thumbnail

Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

eLearning 24-7

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. Celtix - Enables you to create storyboards and scripts. Ability to use PowerPoint. It’s free. It’s free. Course Authoring Tools for the masses.

article thumbnail

Authoring Tool Market – What I am seeing

eLearning 24-7

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. Templates have been around for decades and often look like the ones you get with PowerPoint – which are lame. Audio Editing.