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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Alongside CD-ROMs came Microsoft Powerpoint, a modern presentation software quickly embraced by lecturers, executives, teachers and students. 2004: The Ascendancy of Web 2.0. But it wasn''t until 2004 that the term took wing when pen-source advocate Tim O''Reilly promoted the idea at the O''Reilly Media Conference.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools 2010 – Innovators, Winners and Updated Trends

eLearning 24-7

OR you can create courses SCORM 2004 courses within their tool which is in the “cloud&# and do the same thing. ADL SCORM 2004 CERTIFIED. SCORM 2004/1.2, Assessment tool built in, Powerpoint Integration. SCORM 2004/1.2 Many vendors hyping PowerPoint to Flash angle as key feature. Game Changer!

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Four Industry Announcements

Kapp Notes

For example, a Director of Technology needs an authoring tool that supports SCORM 2004 3rd Edition for their LMS. All of the e-Learning specifications are captured- from SCORM and AICC to IMS, PENS and LETSI RTWS. by Lectora, the easy-to-use PowerPoint plug-in e-Learning software that rapidly converts PowerPoint to Flash.

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E-Learning Jargon: What you might think it is.well…

eLearning 24-7

The biggest and best known of the initial RCATs is Articulate Studio, which uses PowerPoint as a cornerstone to their product. . SCORM 2004 3rd edition, SCORM 2004 4th edition (rarely used), AICC, PENS – all of which are compliance standards, each with strengths and minuses. . CMS – Content Management System.

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

eLearning 24-7

Ability to use PowerPoint. SCORM compliance and/or AICC – there are tools out there who support neither – but that is not the norm and there are a few tools out there who also support PENS. iSpring Suite - Supports HTML5 output, audio and video narration, awesome feature set including branded player, SCORM 2004, 1.2

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State of the Authoring Tool Industry

eLearning 24-7

For the fans of PowerPoint, no need to worry, many vendors to select with various options, albeit many similar. PowerPoint still reigns – If you are a course purist, the idea that PPT should be seen as an authoring tool should make you grumble with disgust. . PowerPoint is presentation software. Output to HTML5.

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Answering your LMS Questions

eLearning 24-7

SCORM/AICC/PENS/IMS. Those that don’t are due to: Your tool works only with SCORM 2004 3rd edition, and your LMS only accepts AICC. The system only accepts PowerPoint, Word – so your 3rd party authoring tool cannot work with it. Facility management. Ad-hoc reporting – i.e. you create your own custom reports.

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