Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

In the early 1990s, the industry was largely dominated by PC-based applications that required programming to “author” computer-based training (CBT). In response to the demand for more accessible authoring tools, Authorware was born. Applications like TenCORE and WISE were popular choices.

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LearningGuild

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Over the last 15 years, eLearning has evolved, from Authorware to PowerPoint to the proprietary tools and interactive, experiential, and social formats that we have today. The good news is that, while tools have come and gone and possibilities have expanded beyond imagining, some things haven’t changed.

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dVinci Interactive

MARCH 23, 2012

As I leave for retirement today, I’ve seen quite a few technology changes in the field of training and development myself. For the first time instructional designers could do more than simple page-turner training. The bottom line is this – technology has radically changed the way we can package and deliver training.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 15, 2008

He is definitely challenged and thinking a lot about training standards. Instead, I'd like to focus on what Bill asks about the challenges around training standards and eLearning 2.0 : What is happening with the eLearning world is that we lack standardization. You can find posts aggregated via eLearning Learning - 100 Conversations.

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ATD Learning Technologies

JULY 7, 2016

Ethan has been designing online instruction for almost 25 years, beginning with work at the PLATO laboratory at the University of Illinois, continuing through positions at Authorware, Macromedia, Microsoft, and as a consultant with a host of top companies in the United States and abroad.

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Macromedia Authorware Instructional Design Courseware 72

Aptara

JUNE 10, 2019

The longer your company has been in business, the more you’ve been creating training material, which has resulted in large libraries of content in various forms. L&D leaders must determine which of those libraries holds value and which training content is vital to business success. legacy tools/platforms (Authorware, Director, etc.)

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Upside Learning

MAY 7, 2010

Performance Support will increase many-fold and we will see a lot of training take the shape of performance support. As the focus of learning departments change to being facilitators rather than providers of training, engaging solutions like games will become crucial. Birth of new Authoring Tools. Emergence of Personal Learning Agents.

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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). Any system that offers learning or training leveraging a different perspective and setting itself apart is a beacon of light. And one that can shine.

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Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

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. They provided just enough to make us dangerous with HTML, Flash, Photoshop and Authorware. No, I do not use Authorware now, but it is hard to predict what will be an essential tool 10 years down the road.

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Big Question Flash to HTML5 Conversion DHTML Dreamweaver 100

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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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Should I write how L&D and Training departments are still being stripped of funds, despite more than ever the need for learning systems with the push around upskilling and re-skilling at the forefront? Again, have and have not. Causing a do we do this and buy this OR sacrifice that – at the cost of their own learners?

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

I “grew-up&# in eLearning world using Director/Authorware and then moving into Flash/HTML (PPT was “off-limits&# ). Classroom training is often converted to an online format. It’s probably already on every training person’s computer. Seems cliché but maybe it’s not about the tool. Everyone has PPT.

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Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I write this post in the hopes that you will take a moment to step back and reflect on your own journey into corporate training. Corporate Training in the 1970 ’s. The history of PLATO is interesting, and if you’re working in training or L&D, you should have at least a basic understanding of it.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I was hired as a graphic designer, but soon was writing content for their training implementation statewide. Once we got that system up and running, I worked for the software company LearnShare with their new LMS implementations and training for a few years. It was their first enterprise LMS and their software company’s first LMS, too.

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Authoring Tools Authorware LMS Analytics 55

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2024

I was using DazzlerMax and Authorware, which are superior offerings for creating courses. Consider various other systems that would have made sense, not just from a competitor standpoint but a more decisive entry into two valuable segments, including customer training, which Cornerstone is not strong in, let alone a player.

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Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 84

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Screen recording is built right in, which makes this a promising tool for software training. 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. You can import from PowerPoint or Articulate Studio tools if you need to.

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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

TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 31, 2013

He has been authoring, directing, and producing many different eLearning and interactive training programs for over a decade. He was an avid Authorware (Macromedia) developer and has continued on over the years to create many different sources of educational materials including Interactive PDF’s, iBooks, and eBooks.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 1, 2012

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. Our Tampa studio had the opportunity to work with a new client that wanted to develop e-learning for sales training.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 20, 2009

I've done a few posts in the past that take a look at the topics that are Hot Topics in Training. Looking Back So when I go back to Hot Topics in Training , the topics that were hot then and by looking at the associated years I can get a sense that: assessment – not discussed as much now (e.g.,

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Blended Learning Association Learning Management System Folksonomy eLearning Strategy 100

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CBT (Computer-Based Training). ILT (Instructor Led Training – Workplace, even EdTech – K-12 and Higher Education). WBT (Web-Based Training). Why have a system to house courses, when ILT was the main way of learning and training? Many folks running training and L&D, also saw the Five straight down the page.

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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. A lot of it is pointless compliance training and the organizations choose to make the least investment possible. Myth 4: Since Anybody Can Now Build Training, I Am Going To Lose My Job!

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

Click here to access Microsoft training templates. Performance Consulting : This is a great resource to help you learn how to work with your clients and build a training course that will focus on real results. Compared to building courses in Flash or Authorware, the rapid elearning tools are easy to use. Learn from the Experts.

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Rapid eLearning Blogging Authoring Tools eLearning Consultant 73

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

But, I do not look at the number of users, number of clients (in terms of ranking as the best of the best), I look at the platform as a whole – including those extra variables people tend to leave out - user interface, customer service, support, training and a few other items. . So, what does that tell you about the mark-up?

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SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

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. 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. It’s free.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

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? It cannot compete with Adobe Flash or other platforms based on programming languages.

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Adobe Captivate Authoring Tools Captivate Adobe 77

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 11, 2019

People who were running training/L&D always viewed blended to be paper and ILT (pre-WBT). When WBT appeared, there was an “AHA moment” The early adopters recognized that web-based training not only could work, but could do a better job at training and learning, that the current mode of ILT and paper.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

Authorware , Toolbook ) to the new generation of WBT authoring tools (e.g., It's the stuff you see demonstrated at every Training conference over the past ten years. We've eliminated most up-front training. Just when you've made the transition from the prior generation of CBT authoring tools (e.g.,

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Courseware Reference Authoring Tools Simulations 109

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. In reality, it often is not the case. Authoring Tools (Rapid E-Learning). Most people don’t.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Online fundamentals training (huh? I must have been sleeping) and Fundamentals classroom training at the METS Center – located in Kentucky, just outside of Cinn. 19 ProProfs Training Maker. Will it replicate those craving for an Authorware return? Training Bricks – Bricklayer. Comes with Flypaper 3.9,

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Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

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. I liked the way he catgorised e-learning - and all other types of training - as forms of performance support.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Ever since I started developing Interactive 3D simulations, some 10+ years ago, I've wondered how long it would be before someone created the MUVE (multi user virtual environment) equivalent of Authorware or Director. Donald also points out that, obviously, games are not the solution to all training problems.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The advances in the technology and techniques available now have enabled us to move well beyond mere “web-based training” to create truly revolutionary learning “experiences.”. Dr. Michael Allen introduced Authorware in the 1980s and helped us leverage the personal computer and graphical user interface. The Birth of eLearning.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

It was the time when we delivered multimedia training on CD-ROMs (sometimes called CBTs)? And the first experiences as you tried to move your Authorware, IconAuthor or Toolbook course to run using their new web delivery solution? For a lot of training offerings they will look to keep costs very low – build it fast and inexpensively.

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NuggetHead

MARCH 22, 2010

The last of the morning sessions was split into two breakouts: Harry Mellon with Dazzle Technologies talked about “Flash, Authorware, and Other Authoring and Development Tools Review” in one room and Patti Shank with Learning Peaks, LLC talked about “Articulate, Captivate, and Other Rapid Tools Review.”

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eLearning Guild Articulate Synchronous Authorware 49

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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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

I did it explicitly for WBT (web-based training). Anyone who used Authorware can attest to that. If you want them to ramp up quickly, you can send them (virtual) to the company’s training (i.e. Articulate Storyline training), etc. . I self taught myself Instructional Design back in 2000.

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