Association eLearning

OCTOBER 9, 2012

With the growth of tablet devices, authoring tools are having to re-invent themselves, yet again. It’s nothing new —just another step in the continual evolution we’ve seen since the early 1990s, when authoring tools were first introduced to help eLearning professionals create and deliver learning.

Mobile Learning 100

Mobile Learning Authoring Mobile Authorware 100

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 28, 2013

Hi, this is the ghost of Richard Dawson bringing you another exciting episode of Authoring Tools Survey. We asked e-learning audiences around the world via the internet, what they were seeking in authoring tools. We asked e-learning audiences around the world via the internet, what they were seeking in authoring tools.

Survey 72

Survey Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 72

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

A desktop authoring tool that provides a wealth of features and additional software. Templates, themes, debug tool (nice), translation tool (nice too). Tin Can API support, HTML5 output, ADA 508 and SCORM. Includes an assessment tool and can generate certificates. HTML5 integration, SCORM.

Authoring Tools 85

Authoring Tools Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Tools these days come in three flavors. Authoring Tools for developers. The biggest problem facing the industry in the past few years are the lack of course authoring tools for e-learning developers and instructional designers. MLOAT - Multimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool. A combination of both.

eLearning Tools 85

eLearning Tools Authoring Compliance Training Flash to HTML5 Conversion 85

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 20, 2013

HTML5 output. Right now I am doing a survey on authoring tools (more on this at the end of the post) and so far 100% of all respondents state that HTML5 output is required in an authoring tool. I do believe that HTML5 output will continue to grow as an authoring tool feature.

Authoring 74

Authoring Market Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion 74

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2012

The RCAT (rapid content authoring tool) market continues to be healthy with nothing to slow it down – uh, except maybe one thing (more on that later). I am still surprised on how vendors who are offering assessment only tools are staying in the game. Perhaps their audience is unaware of LMSs who offer assessment tools.

Authoring Tools 76

Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

SweetRush

MARCH 19, 2014

This research is brought to you by SweetRush’s senior software engineer, Andrew Kubay. For the past several years, this tool has been one of the most popular software packages for e-learning development. It cannot compete with Adobe Flash or other platforms based on programming languages.

Adobe Captivate 77

Adobe Captivate Authoring Tools Captivate Adobe 77