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Things to Consider Before Investing in eLearning Development Tools

Hurix Digital

Flash (SWF files) created a revolution when it was first introduced in the use of graphics and interactive elements; however, it suffered a setback thanks to current trends in eLearning systems and gradually lost relevance. Now it may be that you already have some online courses in Flash. Finally, research your service provider.

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Flash is Dead: Long Live HTML5 for eLearning

LearnUpon

Adobe Flash technology has helped support the delivery of online multimedia content for nearly two decades. Three popular eLearning formats are also largely dependent on Flash technology for their delivery medium: SCORM, Tin Can (xAPI), and video. Flash will be allowed to die in 2020 as Adobe ceases to support the standard.

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The Genericization Of Content

Upside Learning

This proliferation of devices is having a strange ‘dumbing-down’ effect on a lot of the eLearning courseware being created right now. Whatever happened to those interactive engaging pieces of courseware that made one go ‘cool, I like this’; not much of that to be seen. I am not sure this is the right way to go.

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Why is HTML5 migration considered to be a wiser perspective?

Dynamic Pixel

Hence, the scenario has made the switching over from flash plug-ins and SWF to html5 has been indispensable. The flash courses proved unsuitable for the Chrome browsers that were rarely used. HTML5 supports sandboxing, which makes it more robust. What is HTML5? The same is even known as the HTML living standard.

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Designing eLearning for iPads – Webinar Recording and Q&A

Upside Learning

mLearning provides more opportunities than limitations if you believe us. A: The best way to get people acquainted with eLearning on tablets is by identifying any support opportunity that can be provided using tablets and then to create and deliver it via the devices. A: Heavy graphics don’t pose too much of a problem in HTML5.

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So…How Do You Build eLearning For iPads?

Upside Learning

Now that we have thought about what we can do with our existing courseware let’s think about building some new eLearning and what’s all the fuss about HTML5. There are many more tools and they all do what you want them to do, but as Judy Unrein puts it in her blog post “ Publishes to HTML5? So what’s the fuss about HTML5?

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Gamification in eLearning: Touching Base

Raptivity

They would also be interested in how they are doing compared to other users, so providing a best score gives them a very high goal. A Brilliant Gamification Strategy: Own It By incorporating gamification into elearning courses, like Microsoft did with solitaire, course providers can attract more users to their product.