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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

best products that work under water (summer time) and from the e-learning prospective – the best authoring tools. 10: TechSmith Camtasia Studio – I’ve debated numerous times if a product that is more of a screen recorder with added feature sets deserves to be in an authoring tool set. Everyone loves lists.

Authoring 104

Authoring Tools Brainshark PPT 104

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JANUARY 31, 2012

This was my third TK in a row to attend, and as usual it contained some WOW on the part of some products, some “huh” on others and even a few “boos” Overall Expo Analysis. More vendors showing off their products then in the past – still a couple believe that a poster board will do the trick. Product Time.

TechKnowledge 71

TechKnowledge Assessment PPT vendor 71

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

From sims to scenarios to courses of all types, to collaboration, nice set of resources – this product is not for beginners. Joking aside, I like the product. I saw a lot of products who had a nice front UI, but when you dug deeper the “ribbon” per se, was outdated. . Last year in the Top 10 too. Easy to use.

Authoring 74

Authoring Tools Adobe Captivate Beginner 74

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Assessment/Survey/Polls – If your product doesn’t have it – you need it. I hope it does – especially with SaaS products. PowerPoint – Ability to integrate or use PPT in your courses. Some vendors push heavily on PPT, implying that a great WBT is really a PPT converted to Flash.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Not only because I had no idea about any of these products, nor because the smell was probably toxic, but because placing a 16-year-old into automotive is like placing a 45-year-old into the music department (you could buy tapes and records then) and expecting them to know the latest punk rock and rock bands of that time.  It was a bad match. Not

Online Learning 87

Online Learning Online ILT Learning 87

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MAY 16, 2016

If I am an authoring tool vendor, I would explore what is happening in the authoring tool market, what my product looks like, how I can make it better for my target audience and what do I see or others I trust see the e-learning space is heading. . is overwhelming, unless they have used a product in the past like Photoshop that uses layers.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Industry 69

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MARCH 17, 2014

Use of PowerPoint in rapid content authoring tools – this has been a big irritant of mine, since the days when PPT first made its appearance in rapid content authoring tools. Some vendors use chapter-page approach with PPT, but there are plenty who do not (why?). Even with just content only – like PPT or video files.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools PPT 69

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MAY 18, 2012

What’s the best way to add components to your product? The partner approach works this way: vendor A integrates Vendor B’s solution into their product. One of eLearning Brothers’ products is showing up in other rapid content authoring tools. Now the route of “partners” is the way to go.

Virtual Classroom 66

Virtual Classroom News ILT vendor 66

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APRIL 15, 2021

The point is that, you, the head of L&D or you, the head of Training or even you, the head of sales or HR or product or whoever is going to the main person responsible for providing the skills for these folks. Microsoft Office 365 Skills – People are working from home, they are using their own computers, and thus their own products.

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Skills Virtual World Communication Write Blog 115

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How many people create courses in PPT and just upload it? If I am learning a product, or software, or a service, and I am only interested in one area of that, because I already know or that is just my interest, why do I have to select complete? Now cross-reference that over a time period of one year, with data for each month.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools vendor SCORM Toys 78

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JUNE 11, 2013

Well, it is a fun product to create a course. This product achieves makes it happen, especially with a slick UI. Nothing like getting your blood boil when you see this ranking and can’t understand why the product is not number one. HTML5 output including a PPT converter to HTML5. Why you may ask? Searchable content.

Authoring 85

Authoring Tools CourseLab Course 85

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

What I like about this product includes the ability to output to HTML5, works on mobile devices, is extremely easy to use, appears within PowerPoint and SCORM. What has stopped the product in the past from being in the top 20 was a lack of clarity in terms of what they were trying to accomplish – at least that was my take.

Authoring Tools 105

Authoring Tools Authoring CourseLab Tools 105

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When people think authoring tools, three products typically come to mind. I’ve always found this product to be the top of the line for PowerPoint to Flash course builds. Articulate loves to say that Engage is used often, but from folks I have spoken with who use the product, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Lectora 73

Lectora Articulate Captivate Adobe Captivate 73

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JUNE 29, 2020

A PowerPoint is not an effective means of e-learning, although one person told me what did a PPT have to do with any of this? cannot completely control its behavior any more than one can control those products of our genes we call children. Quality e-learning is interactive and engaging. ” (Wilson, 2012 citing Howard-Jones).

Learning Styles 137

Learning Styles Simulations Journal Learning 137

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Innovation abounded and the push to focus on the “PPT to Flash&# angle continued to shine. Yet, there were some products that stood out, if nothing else – for taking the lead and doing something that says “yes it is possible, and oh, it works&#. RCAT Product of the Year. Open Source Product of the Year (i.e.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I mean it is not like something is going to change in just a few weeks for any such product. Innovation – if the product doesn’t offer some innovative features, then they are stale. Feature sets – they have to be more than PPT to Flash or add an audio clip and video clip to the course. Here are my criteria.

Authoring Tools 86

Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 86

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Speaking of holding in a pattern, here is a list of vendors – SaaS and desktop who output to HTML5 (please note: that this does not include authoring tool vendors whose product can be seen on a tablet, including the iPad – which is achieved thorough a web browser). iSpring Pro but it only converts PPT to HTML5. SoftChalk 7.

Association Learning Management System 72

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS Rapid Intake 72

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JULY 27, 2010

Hence: Below are products that are either open source free or free or free with limited functionality. SlideLive - upload a ppt and away u go, targets Academia - SAAS. It should be free – 100%. No license fee, even though it is integrated into your solution, no extra cost – since it is integrated with your solution.

Open Source 70

Open Source Web Open VOIP 70

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JUNE 11, 2020

Teaching your employees, Powerpoint – or how to create a deck in PPT, is the past, the new reality – teach them how to shoot video and utilize it in an effective means for delivering knowledge, insight and communication. . Soft skills such as creativity, innovation (thinking out of the box) are crucial. . Skills To Prepare.

Change 60

Change Compliance Training Skills Virtual World 60

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

For the masses of the e-learning audience, people do not shoot video at a production facility or have one in house; but some do. Some people might convert their PPT to a video (it can be done) OR they have that production facility and shoot their own high quality videos OR they purchase 3rd party content video courses.

Compliance Training 88

Compliance Training Association Learning Management System CD-ROM Association LMS 88

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

It’s a product whose core focus is an authoring tool (proprietary based), but offers the ability to add users, provides a few analytics and a few reports. The downside to training management products is the inability to upload any other 3rd party authoring tool or courses from an off the shelf vendor.

RFP 68

RFP Compliance Training Association Learning Management System vendor 68

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

You can try to figure out about the product via the company’s web site, but many sites honestly are beyond awful. They fail to even clearly show their product, let alone present the product sans the standard PPT intro that comes with “learn more” about the solution. Right product? 90 minutes.

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vendor Sales Productivity Product 69

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MAY 31, 2011

You would assume that pricing for web conferencing products is cut and dry. So you can have your PPT or whatever docs and upload them into the presentation while you are taking. Upload your PPT or docs or whatever ahead of time. After all, you have webinars on those days that Bob needs to have his meetings and his webinars.

Web 73

Web vendor License VOIP 73

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AUGUST 11, 2015

And it isn’t because their product is outrageously expensive – but yowsa many of them are, when was the economy fully out of a recession yet (globally)? Feature sets – Standards yes, more points if product offered feature sets beyond the standards that made sense – forward thinking. because XYZ. The Rankings.

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vendor Web Trends VOIP 40

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Basics include the convert PPT into a course (yuck). Rather a bundle is separate items that could be standalone products if so desired, and would not have a negative impact on the authoring tool, if it wasn’t there to begin with. Yes it is the dot.com days again, as noted in a different post. On subsets.

Industry 80

Industry Compliance Training Courseware vendor 80

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

The product continues to add new features that overall are surprisingly solid. However, they continue to incorporate some instructor led training components, which is a disservice to an otherwise nice product. This is really a very nice and easy to use feature with the Mindflash product. Certification templates.

Productivity 65

Productivity Product Authoring Tools Slides 65

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Here is a typical way most vendors show their product. What you should do – is identify those sites that you see as full power possibilities with your product. If it can be done in the product, without someone paying extra for it, then show it off. Vendor Goals – Show me, Tell me.Let me. And here’s the thing.

LMS 68

LMS vendor Doc Brain 68

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JULY 14, 2015

Objects, Triggers, Conditions, Layers and more – For authoring folks who either have the skill set, or have hit the top of their product and want to push forward – more authoring tools are embracing those feature sets. I should add that not every language is available. It’s everywhere and anywhere. Always ask.

Authoring 40

Authoring Industry Tools vendor 40

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Expect to see an increase in systems adding compensation, other workforce mgt features and benefits to their products. GeoLearning’s Maestro product is now called SumTotal Maestro. Blog readers and anyone surfing the net basically can take a look at the product demo – without having to register first or anything like that.

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

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MARCH 14, 2013

interfaces directly with the product (ribbon? is not the only product which has an issue with a 64 bit Windows computer but in combination with PPT 2010, I’m unaware of any other. When I looked at the product, I immediately thought on the song by Snap – called Power! who knows, I never got to see it).

Lectora 68

Lectora Productivity Product Flash to HTML5 Conversion 68

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MARCH 29, 2010

To verify if they are actual clients, here is what I do: Have them provide a list of five actual clients or pick ones from their list or PPT they love to show (I like the latter option) – A sk for ones in your market, so if you are health care, you want ones in health care; vendors love to tell you the list cannot be provided – why not?

vendor 60

vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

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MAY 27, 2015

If your LMS is in the cloud (SaaS), you have a web site, what stops someone from checking out your product and buying it – regardless of where they are in the world? At the entry point it identified what each letter stood for, thus if you saw – D it meant there was Dairy in the product. . What were they thinking?

Conference 40

Conference Metrics SumTotal SkillSoft 40

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JULY 20, 2011

Remember when only a few offered the PPT to Flash option in their tools? Whether it is a stand alone product that comes with the authoring tool or built in (which is increasing, rather than the stand alone), this is becoming the norm. Courselab – The best free open source product on the market. What happened? Same thing.

Authoring Tools 78

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Trends 78

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The rise of rapid content authoring tools, specifically the explosive growth of Articulate Studio, which in all sense of the word was nothing more than a PPT converter, allowed anyone, to create an “online course” ID skills not needed. Navigation was go forward and go back with no points along the way, except the next click. .

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning CD-ROM ILT Coaching 40

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Usually I find the PPT driven approach, due to it. There is ZERO reason that authoring tool vendors (as a whole) are ignoring this and then tell people are product enables you build courses, as though it is enough. Geez, what an honor. People coming from ILT who have never built an e-learning course. Well, it is not enough. .

Micro-Learning 40

Micro-Learning Authoring Tools Course Storyboard 40

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JULY 28, 2016

If an LMS or any of the other subsets want to pitch themselves as a micro-learning system (first and foremost), fine, but let’s remember that nearly every system out there, allows you to create micro-learning courses (via a third party authoring tool, PPT, if they have an AT in their system, etc.), Here are some novel ideas.

LMS 40

LMS Micro-Learning Gamification vendor 40

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MARCH 30, 2018

I am not going to say that all the seminars for these events are the best, because let’s be honest, it depends on the speaker, but just for the products, the learning, networking, blah blah, it is worth it. PowerPoint are the basics, and that is assuming you are having things uploaded in PPT into the LMS. .

Association LMS 45

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS Budget 45