The ones who may not are those who identify themselves as “Training mgt systems and alike” – because they are really focused on the course authoring tool and are not a LMS in the true sense of the word. Built in course authoring tool – gaining steam – some are now moving to a partnership with a 3rd party course authoring tool – Personally, I’d rather use my own 3rd party authoring tool than one built in. MORE

Second, Rustici Software recently announced the launching of the eLearning Atlas–Below is the press release. 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. Who is Rustici Software? Rustici Software creates products that simplify conforming with learning standards. MORE

You have many important decisions that need to be made ranging from issues related to the use of technology to required facilities to instructional design to software development and media production. IT professionals including network engineers, software developers, database engineers and technical support staff. Phase 4: Software Development. Environmental (hardware, software, bandwidth, etc.) Learning Content Management and Authoring Systems. MORE

New authoring tools and why? Challenges: consistency across building multiple courses across tools. Like to see: Language option diagnotics Non-linear Toolbox of tools depending on output required - no product out there that has toolbox yet. A lot of tools now converting Flash to HTML5 - big growth area for tools. Is LMS just a data gathering tool? BREAKOUT 2: Which are the must have new authoring tools and why? MORE

If you’ve been familiar with Rustici Software for a long time, you’ll know we’ve helped people for a long time with SCORM and xAPI. It stands for Learning Tools Interoperability and it is a standard created by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. With LTI, a learner logs into an LMS (what is referred to as an “LTI tool consumer”) and typically selects a resource link to play a course. There are technically five versions of SCORM : SCORM 1.1, MORE

eLearning past: AICC. On day one of our series, we learned that AICC (Aviation Industry Computer-Based-Training Committee) can be considered the first eLearning standard, used to track how learners progress through course content. While many eLearning vendors still support AICC, the standard is usually a legacy of older platforms and businesses. Organizations that implement AICC have typically been around for a while and began using it when it was still common. MORE

Two years ago there were some folks who believed that mobile learning where tools, etc. self-contained with online/offline synch – honestly any e-learning solution, especially content authoring tools should have one of these, but for the LMS space it makes equal sense. HTML5 output/publish – if you have a built in course authoring tool. Works with Articulate – i.e. you can upload courses from the authoring tool. AICC/SCORM/IMS. MORE