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. As companies tried to figure out how to use these technologies, the onus fell to the learning leaders to answer their questions.”

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CLO Digital Authoring Tools Toolbook 73

Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Users wanted to create their own programs without needing to know programming and thus, the authoring tool was born. It wasn’t long before authoring systems began making their way into corporate training departments. The new authoring tools and systems of the ‘90s had no standards to follow. SCORM, and the SaaS based LMS.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

mLearning Trends

JANUARY 5, 2011

SumTotal's ToolBook authoring tool, now in version 10.x, is only the beginning when entering this highly complex arena with its vastly different technologies and delivery models versus those most are accustomed to dealing with in the enterprise LMS space.

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GeoLearning SumTotal GeoMaestro Toolbook 52

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

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. Stem Builder.

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Simulations ViewletBuilder SimWriter Toolbook 44