eLearning 24-7

MARCH 1, 2017

The authoring tool industry continues to evolve. I won’t regurgitate everything that appeared and did not for that matter in the authoring tool space as a whole in 2016, but a few have crossed over in a positive light, which is pushing trend. Similar to the one I had for an LMS, here is the Authoring Tool version for 2017.

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Authoring Trends Tools Micro-Learning 60

Adobe Captivate

MAY 25, 2018

When I first got into designing and developing eLearning, it was around 2004, and the first authoring tool I used was Adobe Captivate 2.0. This authoring tool was Toolbook, and I believe it was version 9. I’ve not actively used Toolbook in many years. Most of what I learned about Toolbook has faded from memory.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 3, 2010

June's Big Question over at the Learning Circuits blog is regarding tools one should ".learn No, I do not use Authorware now, but it is hard to predict what will be an essential tool 10 years down the road. So back to the big question, I would recommend the following types of tools, and examples where appropriate, that you should ".learn

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Its nearly Halloween and with that comes the shocking and fearful excitement or lack thereof of the scariest things on the plane appearing at the movie theaters, in costumes, television and for us, the course authoring tool market. Just in the past two years the per license cost of authoring tools has skyrocketed. All prices are U.S.D.

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CD-ROM Authoring Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion 83

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

So, why can’t we do it with all the authoring tools on the market? You would think that with over 140 authoring tools on the market, vendors would want you to try out their product before dropping any type of cash. What is equally ironic is that it just isn’t limited to desktop tools but also SaaS too. Trial by Fire.

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Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

We all agreed to take on a design challenge about six weeks before the conference, and show up ready to talk through 1) a design concept that we could present to a client and 2) our process and tools behind the concept. HTML5 Authoring Tool Review.

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Authoring Tools DevLearn Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring 61

eLearning Cyclops

AUGUST 29, 2009

It is a glimpse not just into their development tool preferences, but it also provides some reflection into the approaches they take in creating courses. Here is what I have in my e-learning toolbox and some notes on how I use these tools. These posts are always interesting and helpful. PowerPoint - creating storyboards.

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Authoring Tools DHTML Outstart Toolbook 100

dVinci Interactive

MARCH 23, 2012

Other technological improvements followed rapidly – Windows 95 was a game-changer, as was the introduction of the PC authoring system Toolbook along with cross-platform tools like Director and Authorware. You needed to squint to see it, though, because the standard video window was only 160 x 120 pixels. .

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CD-ROM Lesson Instructional Design Toolbook 160

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

AUGUST 25, 2011

We could learn Hypercard or we could learn Toolbook. I had chosen the corporate track so I selected Toolbook. Since the professor did not know either, they recruited a couple of the students in the class that already knew the tools to instruct the rest of us. Again, a huge let down.

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Vignettes Learning

JULY 11, 2008

I am not suggesting you should buy Toolbook. Examples from By ToolBook Scroll two-thirds of the page to view some examples. How you can construct by using an Authoring Tool for iPhones (from SumTotal) To author the course for Toolbook, view the introduction video. Personally, I am glad Toolbook provides this.

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eLearning Weekly

MAY 6, 2011

I’ve expanded to using Toolbook and other software. What are some of your favorite tools? So far my personal experience is limited to Toolbook and Articulate as authoring tools. I’ve also used Audacity , a free audio creation and editing tool, as well as various video encoding and editing tools.

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Authoring Tools Toolbook Authoring Toolkit 42

eLearning Cyclops

APRIL 2, 2010

This is in reference the immense and rapidly expanding technology tools. It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools. Not only am I often made aware of new tools, but also get opinions, tips, and examples of their use. So, I browsed "Tools" by keyword on eLearningLearning.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 1994, software company Asymetrix released ToolBook, a computer-based training authoring tool that made it possible for virtually anyone to create web-based training programs. The combination of increased demand for training and new tools to deliver it set the stage for learning leaders to gain new authority in the business.

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CLO Digital Authoring Tools Toolbook 73

E-learning Uncovered

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

We all agreed to take on a design challenge about six weeks before the conference, and show up ready to talk through 1) a design concept that we could present to a client and 2) our process and tools behind the concept. HTML5 Authoring Tool Review.

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DevLearn Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Toolbook 58

Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Back in the day, this was basically how we set up OpenScript within the Toolbook object hierarchy. file was written with Atom, with debugging accomplished with a combination of the Python Tutor and Developer Tools within Google. I certainly brushed up on my JavaScript tools and learned a thing or two about JQuery in the process.

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Gamification Adobe Captivate Scanning Toolbook 40

The Learning Circuits

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I often use the phrase “the HTML5 stack” to communicate more clearly, but to me, the main thing is that people have good resources to keep them up to date on the capabilities of the technology, the delivery platforms, and the authoring tools. But HTML output that you can create with tools like Lectora and ToolBook is usually so… static.

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Toolbook Flash Player 93

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Until eLearning vendors bite the bullet, come to real standards on formats, and then the tools and structure can build up to support those standards, eLearning is never going to be what it can be. When CBT (CD-ROM based multimedia training) came out, there were a lot of different authoring tools and approaches that came along with it.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Brought down by the tool or tools, another retorted back. The weapons including Authorware, Macromedia Director, DazzlerMax, Toolbook were the ones that separated the knights from the common folk. Magical powers contained within via its special PowerPoint armor, along with other tools at its beckon call.

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Instructional Design Macromedia Toolbook Authorware 68

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 5, 2011

SumTotal's ToolBook authoring tool, now in version 10.x, Geo's new "client-side" tools/apps may represent a key ingredient for SumTotal's push into the enterprise mobile learning market but, unfortunately, the official press release doesn't mention mobile in any shape or fashion. But actually getting a version 1.0

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GeoLearning SumTotal GeoMaestro Toolbook 52

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve met people who had worked on the original SCORM standard, those driving the new xAPI standard, as well as early champions of our industry who coined the terms and built the original software tools. Through the 70s it was being marketed as a tool for retraining unemployed workers in new fields.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

Just when you've made the transition from the prior generation of CBT authoring tools (e.g., Authorware , Toolbook ) to the new generation of WBT authoring tools (e.g., It is created via an Authoring Tool or an Learning Content Management System. Captivate , Lectora ), it looks like things are slowly shifting again.

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Courseware Reference Authoring Tools Simulations 109

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 26, 2010

The learning experience may feel “smaller” and more intimate, but the ability to package, deliver and track compelling content designed with effective pedagogical structure is truly coming of age when the proper tools, devices and methods are applied to mlearning.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

Prediction #1 => Hacking Work At this time last year, I did my series Tool Set 2009. When the personal tools in your mobile phone are more empowering than what your company provides or approves for your projects, how can you be saved from devastating market forces? Lots of managers will choose to look the other way. It was terrible!

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

Clive on Learning

JULY 4, 2007

Two situations recently have got me thinking about e-learning authoring tools. Everybody's got an authoring tool. The next generation of authoring tools included a handful of really serious players, notably Authorware (now with Adobe) and Toolbook (now with SumTotal), both still going although not so strongly.

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Atlantic Link Authorware ViewletBuilder RapideL 40

OpenSesame

MAY 29, 2013

We’ve previously shared our guide for best elearning authoring tools , and are now supplementing with our tool guide for creating mobile ready learning courses. This tool, designed for web designers and developers, uses HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, as well as works on both Mac OS and Windows. Contact BlackBerry to find out more.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Rapid Intake ReadyGo 52

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2010

As the evolution of e-learning continues, the rapid content authoring tools (RCAT) market follows suit. While the assumption would be that all the products are alike, or that fee based tools are superior to their free counterparts, nothing could be farther than the truth. Once you did though, you could do quite a lot with the tool.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 71

CommLab India

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the previous blog , we looked at the top 10 Authoring tools used for developing simulation based e-learning courses. In this blog, we’ll take a look at some more Authoring tools that will help you to build effective and efficient software courses, offering learners the opportunity to practice in a low-risk environment. CodeBaby .

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Simulations ViewletBuilder SimWriter Toolbook 44

eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 16, 2010

eLearning Interactions is an online tool that allows you to quickly build interactions that can be downloaded and embedded in whatever eLearning authoring software you use. To-date we have tested in Articulate, ProForm, Unison, Captivate 4, Atlantic Link, Adobe Presenter, Udutu, Adobe Connect, Lectora, and Toolbook. How it works: 1.

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eLearning Tools Interactive Authoring Tools Proform 116

Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

So lets get the tools and information out there to support folks like me. I believe that with the rise of rapid e-Learning tools, well see more and more non-instructional designers doing instructional design. I learned Toolbook and Authorware on my own while in the program. Whats your story? Everybody has a different path.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Authoring Tools 100

Xyleme

APRIL 27, 2012

I will be dating myself here, but so much of the orthodoxy in the instructional design process was forged back in the late 80’s and early 90’s when the only Computer-Based Training (CBT) tools were Toolbook for the PC, and Hypercard for the Mac. Due to the technical constraints it became a law that “pages must not scroll”.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 104

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Vendors who added innovative features including text to speech (way to go SoftChalk), to true HTML5 support (Claro, Cm-Studio, Rapid Intake, Toolbook and sort of HTML5 output – Lectora) to image editors, SDK kits, gaming sims and Sony PSP devices. Vendors who provide Mac OS support for their desktop content authoring tools.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

There are also standards such as WebDAV that are going to be important for authoring tool implementations in the next few years. This does not appear to be a new posting, but one that I recently found for the ToolBook community, but it is relevant for all. Note: ARIADNE, AICC, IEEE LTSC, and IMS all participate in ADL's work on SCORM).

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IEEE LTSC SCORM Standards ADL 101

Vignettes Learning

JANUARY 14, 2008

· Proficiency using scheduling, productivity, and communication tools including GANNT charts, spreadsheets, and conferencing technologies. · Participates in beta deliveries of new courses; occasional travel overseas for pilot support · Develops course descriptions and related course-specific marketing documents and tools.

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Blended Learning Job Authoring Tools Diversity Training 59