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How to Make E-Learning So People Really Learn: Q&A With Ethan Edwards

ATD Learning Technologies

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. ” Instead, try to achieve a few key outcomes.

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Summer Course Authoring Tool Rankings – Top Ten

eLearning 24-7

Interactivity and exercises. Because it is Adobe – the same folks who came up with Photoshop a long time ago, who brought us Premiere – a long time ago and who bought Macromedia – again, a long time ago. Formally in the 11-20 rankings, they now push their way into my top ten. Why you may ask? Searchable content.

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CAMMY BEAN – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

At some point, we started using Macromedia Director and that was a huge shift. For one thing, we didn’t have rapid authoring tools. The course developers at my first learning company programmed everything from scratch, which we then had transferred onto CD ROMS.

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