Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Kineo Rapid e-Learning Podcast with Gabe Anderson Another good podcast from the folks at Kineo : an interview with Stephen Walsh (Kineo) and Gabe Anderson ( Articulate ). Next generation of Articulate tools -- and where rapid e-learning tools are going (less linear, more interactivity, more branching, integrated quizzes, more human element with characters, more flexibility in general to help folks think "outside of the PowerPoint box"). MORE

If you call yourself an instructional designer, then there is no doubt that you have had exposure (at some point) to Articulate Studio, or their newer Storyline offering. For years, the Articulate Studio offering has been a (very) successful add-on to Microsoft PowerPoint. MORE

Not only that but you can choose from 360p for faster conversion or 720p for HD – ideal for online video or even, 1080p for Blu-Ray quality. 2 Articulate Storyline. Not SaaS – the authoring tool industry is moving more towards SaaS, then in previous years and as a well known vendor you would think Articulate would see this and say , “here I go”, but they do not. Welcome to my yearly Halloween Edition. MORE

April's Big Question from Learning Circuits is "How to Keep up?" This is in reference the immense and rapidly expanding technology tools. It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools. However, being involved in an e-learning community is a big help. For me it is a blog community and following many experts on Twitter. Not only am I often made aware of new tools, but also get opinions, tips, and examples of their use. MORE

Articulate Online Articulate 1 6.60 Update, Nov. MORE

Jane Hart's e-Learning Pick of the Day drew my attention to Articulate Online , a hosted online service offered by Articulate for users who want a low-cost (from $199/month) means to deploy and track their e-learning content. As they say on the site: "With Articulate Online you'll never need an expensive corporate learning management system, and you'll never worry about frustrating and unnecessary complexity." MORE

Articulate Storyline – $1,398 per license (they seem to be into the “everything must go” marketing angle where a “until the end of the month” is becoming a staple. 2 Articulate Storyline - Fantastic product. MORE

Elodexa – an e-learning document search engine and online viewer. As forementioned, Articulate offers an API for Articulate Online, Captive has one for a SCORM Player and does Rapid Intake. If you want to take a peek into the future, then you should look no further than APIs and what they bring to the table. Unfortunately, too many vendors in the e-learning space have failed to see the power and potential of this capability, and have decided to ignore them. MORE

Online/offline synch – there is a demand here, and recent data shows that more consumers are selecting tablets with Wi-Fi over 3G or 4G. Online Authoring Systems. They are still around, but what I am seeing is an uptick in online authoring systems. Proprietary content – again, typical feature (these systems do not enable you to upload content using any other tool but there own – hence online authoring system). MORE

The learners will get access to webinars, recorded webinars, videos, and other online content that they will author separately. I was talking with a startup that has an existing audience and now want to provide a monthly subscription for access to training to this audience. They will only convert a portion of the audience to the new service. MORE

It's a company that has been offering 3-day workshops and now they want to put some portion of that content online. In this case, it's limited, but I've run into situations where the plan was for 8 hours of self-paced online and then 1 day of online virtual classroom. I've been asked numerous times over the past couple of years by various types of people and companies a very similar question: I plan to or have been conducting and charging for training workshops for clients. MORE

Current Thinking So, without a lot of thought, here’s what I’m currently thinking and I hope folks will weigh in… I was a little surprised when I realized how much some of the mainstream SaaS LMS products (Articulate Online, Learn.com, etc.) MORE

To share elearning courses via a learning management system or Articulate Online is common. Share E-Learning Courses via Articulate Tempshare. This free solution only works if you use Articulate Storyline or Studio ‘13. Publish your Articulate course. MORE

Now they are “easy online training” ProProfs - “create online training and courses easily” Coursepark - “learning networks” you need to scroll down to learn more. Zenler Online - you can only use their authoring tool – that said, I do like the system. Articulate Online - leaders of the pack. Online presentation system. Over the course of the past few months, I’m seeing something. MORE