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In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers

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The dominating authoring tool by far, was Authorware. Authorware usage and fan base made Storyline supporters and usage look like a rock stage at a state fair. There are even fans today of Authorware, who if it was still around, would bounce right into it. Other course authoring tools started to appear right after Authorware.

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Course Authoring Tools for eLearning Developers and the masses

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Sure, you can use the extensive list of tools on the market, but for those who want real power and complexity ala from the days of Authorware, pickings are slim. 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.

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History of the LMS

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The majority of people creating the courses used authoring tools, such as Authorware (difficult to learn, but robust), Dazzler Max (I used it, learning curve though), Lectora (difficult to learn) and many others that existed then. Other fun tidbits AICC was the leader here, then came SCORM. Instructional design was actually being used.

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E-learning Tools: A Developer’s Review of Adobe Captivate 7

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In this article we dig deeper into the capabilities of Adobe Captivate 7 as we help you evaluate e-learning tools for your own use by answering some questions about e-learning authorware. Developers can also take advantage of an extensive library of pre-made interactions and templates. AICC, and the latest newcomer, Tin Can.

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How to select the right authoring tool

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This is not the same thing as picking some templates and scenarios and building, rather a strong sim will expect you to have instructional design and e-learning development skills. 2004, AICC, PENS, TinCan) would be equally relevant. Hierarchy/Tree view – Focused on course elements, objects, etc. If you are new, you can build.

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Rapid Content Authoring Tools: Market, Mayhem and Reality

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Templates with some learning objects? Macromedia Authorware and similar products. While some could argue that Authorware was a RCAT, I disagree. WYSIWYG templates (either one flavor or multiple flavors) and minimal capabilities inc. PENS was created in 2005 by AICC as a new interoperability standard. But today?