Tony Karrer

APRIL 16, 2007

eLearning Course Authoring Tools Satisfaction - More Articulate, Captivate, and Lectora Tops in Authoring Tool Satisfaction Course Authoring Tools and Rapid Authoring Tools Satisfaction Use of Wikis as Compared to Authoring Tools Rapid Authoring Tools Shift in Authoring Tool Use from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids What is Rapid eLearning?

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eLearning Tools Authoring Wiki Tools 153

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Courseware and Broader eLearning Jay's post eLearning is not the Answer : Corporations are flocking to eLearning for all the wrong reasons. You should be doing these other things whether the content is delivered instructor-led or via courseware. And I would argue that today all classroom or courseware should be questioned.

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Corporate eLearning Courseware Training Train 112

Tony Karrer

APRIL 3, 2007

So, there's real problems, especially if you stay with traditional models of Courses and Courseware - see Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning. But courses and courseware will remain.) Generally customers are buying something more than a course or courseware. Lowest cost will dominate. to.Net 2.0.

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Big Question vendor Compliance Training Content 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 12, 2006

Brent's post and the whitepaper both point out that we need to look at learning design differently in the age of the need for rapid learning design and The Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids. I would ask if putting content in courseware buried in an LMS is ever going to meet these two requirements.

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design ADDIE Courseware Design 100

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

Courseware Development - Smaller LinkedIn group started by Ted Kopp interested in courseware design and development. (E-)learning network - Fairly active LinkedIn group/network for professionals working in the (E-)learning industry and informal learning industry. ASTD National - ASTD's LinkedIn group. Lots of members and discussion.

Community 105

Community Ning Instructional Design eLearning Guild 105

Tony Karrer

MAY 14, 2007

eLearning Tools - Wikis, Blogs and More eLearning Course Authoring Tool Satisfaction - More Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Use of Wikis as Compared to Other Tools Captivate and Articulate for Interactive Slide-Based Presentations Shift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Direction of eLearning (..)

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Wiki Virtual Classroom 125

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

And sure if we spend time and money to produce courseware, it will be better than the stuff created by a subject matter expert with a rapid elearning tool. It also comes from all the subject matter experts both inside and outside your organization that are continually producing content. eLearning Technology.

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Free OCW LearnTrends OER 107

Tony Karrer

MARCH 11, 2009

Learning Design must accommodate this and I particularly believe that we should Shift from Courseware towards Reference Hybrids – put as little as possible in the courseware and provide well-organized, well-written, easily saved, easily accessed reference material. They quickly tune out or quickly skim through.

Long Tail 100

Long Tail Design Courseware eLearning 2.0 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 5, 2007

Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning How we must adapt to the fact that our designs cannot rely on larger chunks of learning - especially in Corporate eLearning. Significant Work Needed to Help Instructional Designers Changes required in ISD, ADDIE and HPT in order to adapt to the current design environment.

Instructional Design 185

Instructional Design Corporate eLearning Design ADDIE 185

Tony Karrer

MAY 14, 2007

Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in eLearning Solutions from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Direction of eLearning Solutions - Emergence or Big System Future Platforms for eLearning Solutions View of eLearning Development Software - Ease vs. Power Point Solutions vs.

Virtual Classroom 105

Virtual Classroom Authoring Tools Solution Mash-up 105

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Tools Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 eLearning 1.0, Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary

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eLearning 2.0 ASTD Mash-up Mashups 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 13, 2006

Based on my recent posts about the Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids , I was asked if this isn't just "Rapid eLearning" - a term that simultaneously is good and bad. First the good. This is only the tools portion of what Rick discusses in his post.

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Rapid eLearning Low Cost Courseware eLearning 104

Tony Karrer

JUNE 22, 2006

We also are seeing a Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids. In five years, I would expect us to be building much less SCORM courseware and much more Wiki-like content (web pages) with some interactive exercises, simulations, etc. What's the bottom line? embedded based on other tools or add-ins.

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Wiki Platform Corporate eLearning Mash-up 100

Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

In a previous post Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids , I talked about the shift from Courseware towards other kinds of Blended Learning solutions with a greater emphasis in information sources.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Blended Examples Support 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

The advent of shorter attention spans that successful learning events need to engage the learner, but I think this concept has often been given lip service while the focus of most learning is on how to save dollars by using software that will allow rapid development of e-learning courseware by the subject matter experts who know their materials.

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Attention Courseware eLearning Expert 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 15, 2009

Particularly, I'm interested in the question of: While training as a publisher of courses and courseware faces an increasingly challenging market, what other things can learning businesses successfully sell to internal or external customers? It makes me realize that we had really better get moving on thinking about our collective future.

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Business Virtual Classroom Stock Courseware 139

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 24, 2008

Lectora has a long way to go before it reaches the flexibility and efficiency of a courseware framework (XML > core media > engine). An eLearning authoring tool will provide consistent sustainability for courseware output. HTML and how clean the resulting HTML is - there are some complaints about Lectora produced HTML).

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Custom eLearning Development 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 5, 2008

And the answer is that there is not a well known term to describe kinds of eLearning solutions that are not typical courseware. So, what about these other terms: EPSS (Electronic Performance Support Systems) This term is still used quite a bit, but most often it refers to online job aids or a modified front-end to software systems.

Virtual Classroom 112

Virtual Classroom Courseware Performance Support Search 112

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 24, 2011

Along the way, a lot of the LCMS products on the market have become more about a kind of authoring approached with content stored in a database that is transformed into courseware. A long time ago, the goal of an LCMS was to help to manage all of these kinds of assets. This is valuable for large scale authoring and translation of content.

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LCMS SharePoint Management System 147

Tony Karrer

APRIL 3, 2007

Start-Up Guides Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 eLearning 1.0, Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0 Practical Suggestions: Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Tools - A Summary Issues: eLearning 2.0:

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eLearning 2.0 Mash-up Mashups eLearning 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

Better Questions for Learning Professionals Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Clark Aldrich - "Second Life is not a teaching tool" Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0 How Do People Interact with Blogs? eLearning 1.0 Is It Really Cool?

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Activities Mash-up Mashups 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 18, 2009

The crux of the session is looking at: While training as a publisher of courses and courseware faces an increasingly challenging market, what other things can learning businesses successfully sell to internal or external customers? The session will have several panels looking at different perspectives on these questions.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Business Courseware Corporate eLearning 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 29, 2006

His sentiments echo much of what I've been saying around Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning and Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals. Interesting post by Harold Jarche on PKM and Informal Learning.

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PKM Personal Learning Personal Personalization 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 26, 2006

Found via: e-Learning Acupuncture : Great paper that looks at different kinds of test questions commonly used in eLearning courseware and a framework for considering these. Don't let the title throw you - there's good stuff that's readily accessible.

Taxonomy 100

Taxonomy Assessment Courseware eLearning 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 30, 2006

This is fairly wide ranging from traditional courseware kinds of issues to specialized kinds of tools and sites. Tools Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 eLearning 2.0 - An Immediate, Important Shift eLearning 1.0,

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Social Networks Instructional Design Authoring Tools Guide 102

Tony Karrer

JULY 8, 2009

The core question that I asked: While training as a publisher of courses and courseware faces an increasingly challenging market, what other things can learning businesses successfully sell to internal or external customers? Tough Questions – Tougher Answers I hope you won't come on July 23 expecting easy answers.

Business 100

Business Case Study Courseware Innovation 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 19, 2007

If you are spending all your time building courseware and not considering a variety of other strategies, then you are missing a golden opportunity. So, while there's a debate going on in terms of what the amount of spending vs. amount of learning going, I think that somehow the more important point is being missed.

Informal Learning 100

Informal Learning Informal Courseware Analysis 100

Tony Karrer

MAY 14, 2007

Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning How we must adapt to the fact that our instructional designs cannot rely on larger chunks of learning - especially in Corporate eLearning. eLearning 1.0, The move of instructional design towards SME and user-generated content.

Instructional Design 106

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Custom eLearning Development 106

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

It gives some interesting indications: Number of evaluations by eLearningGuild Members of the use of the types of tools: Courseware authoring tools - 4,000 Rapid eLearning authoring tools - 3,000 MediaWiki - 40 users This analysis is very crude as compared to the rich data. Heidi Fisk suggested I look at the eLearningGuild research reports.

Wiki 100

Wiki eLearningGuild MediaWiki Tools 100

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Because I believe that innovation in classic eLearning (courseware based) is lessening and the opportunities are going to fall to providing open-source, free-hosted and other commodity type solutions. The answer may be "No" - because we are all still so focused on courseware that we can cross the chasm over to more innovative solutions.

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Innovation Courseware eLearning Open Source 100

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 6, 2006

I believe that we will continue to create linear learning experiences (courses, courseware) but that this is going to be a smaller portion of learning. As I've pointed to before: Course and Courseware are Fading - The Future of eLearning. Courses and Courseware? What you have to ask yourself is: What business are you in?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design ADDIE Big Question Courseware 100

Tony Karrer

JULY 17, 2006

At training and/or eLearning conferences where this question was asked of the attendees, the common kinds of responses are: How do I get more interactivity into my courseware? How do I reduce the attrition rate in my course/courseware? Can I reduce the duration of courseware and still get an effective result?

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Blended Learning Courseware Conference KM 100

Tony Karrer

MAY 10, 2006

This happens to be a topic that I really believe in and we are finding more and more that we are building less "courseware" and much more reference material, job aids, etc.

Association LMS 100

Association LMS Association Learning Management System Informal Wiki 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 26, 2007

Shift in eLearning Software Approaches from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids - An alternative eLearning Software approach. Virtual Classroom eLearning Software - Information about virtual classroom eLearning Software. technical approaches. Direction of eLearning Software - Emergence or Big System - a trend in eLearning Software.

Virtual Classroom 100

Virtual Classroom Wiki Authoring Tools Software 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 13, 2006

One example of that I discuss in: Start with Courseware or With the Other Stuff? A good post by Donald Clark - Blended learning - a sugar coated pill where he suggests that Blended learning is code for coping with a change in the model.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Theory Blended Courseware 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 24, 2009

eLearning Acupuncture Breakthrough eLearning Discovery Through eLearning eLearning Weekly Engaged Learning eLearning Community 2.0

Blogging 152

Blogging Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 152

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Rapid Intake Flashform Rapid eLearning Studio creates interactive Flash-based AICC or SCORM-conformant e-learning courseware. Creates interactive questions and tests using 14 different question and survey types. Quickly create Flash-based e-learning courses, quizzes, and tests.

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Flash Quiz Flash Quiz Respondus 184