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Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning

eFront

eFront News from the e-learning frontier 10/17/2010 Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning As an e-Learning consultant I always was fun of open source software. In this post I am not going to talk about open source learning management systems such as eFront [1] but rather dedicated open source "authoring tools".

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

The Macintosh, with its free HyperCard program, also helped a generation of tech-savvy teachers make their own software and tutorials for students. Commercial software companies were quick to develop computer-based educational materials and learning games as well. CD-ROMs quickly became a thing of the past.

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What is elearning?

Elucidat

These factors include: The rise of the internet – previous to this, many relied on the use of printed manuals, CD-ROMS, and other restrictive methods for learning and training. Elearning software . Authoring tools are used to create effective, engaging elearning courses. How Elucidat fits.

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A Brief Historical Look at Corporate Training

Litmos

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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The Evolution of the “Common eLearning Man”

eLearning Brothers

Some content was converted/repurposed from textbooks to PDFs or interactive CD-Roms. Education began to adopt online courses because it helped to reduce the cost of face-to-face classes. The turn of the millennium brought upgraded technologies, software, and methodologies. The Rapid eLearning Tools Era.

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What is eLearning?

LearnUpon

It’s also used by organizations to train their partners and customers to increase adoption, retention, and ultimately, revenue. Let’s take a closer look at what eLearning is, different eLearning types and tools, and the benefits it offers your organization. This type of training is especially popular with software providers.

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The future of e-Learning, according to Kasper Spiro | Change to learn

Challenge to Learn

We published them on CD-ROM’s as Computer Based training (CBT). We now have tools like Moodle (a virtual learning environment), they add extra dimensions to e-Learning. Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR Model of the Technology Adoption Life Cycle. Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional change.