Learnnovators

JANUARY 8, 2015

He was the founder and CEO of Authorware, a revolutionary eLearning authoring tool. Authorware merged with MacroMind/Paracomp to become Macromedia, which was later acquired by Adobe. As we know, Authorware became a groundbreaking authoring tool combining power and ease of use, and ultimately the industry standard.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 7, 2015

He was the founder and CEO of Authorware, a revolutionary eLearning authoring tool. Authorware merged with MacroMind/Paracomp to become Macromedia, which was later acquired by Adobe. Learnnovators: You are known for your role as the primary architect in creating Authorware ?

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Instructional Design Authorware Blended Learning ADDIE 145

eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Is PowerPoint the most widely used tool for eLearning development? Most of the new authoring tools either use PPT as their backbone or offer the ability to import slides. I “grew-up&# in eLearning world using Director/Authorware and then moving into Flash/HTML (PPT was “off-limits&# ). Should it be?

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2024

The other day, I was listening to an audiobook, and the author spoke about ideas. I thought about this, as you can tell, and said to myself, okay, let’s write a post where the e-learning history and thus learning systems, authoring tools, and alike are intertwined with good and bad ideas. I still think it was a bad idea.

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Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 85

Upside Learning

MAY 7, 2010

Evolution of authoring tools like Articulate to become better & easier to work with reducing the cost of development. Personally, I am excited about RIM’s ‘BlackPad’. This suggests that LMS systems are evolving to accommodate newer tools and techniques, as they should. Birth of new Authoring Tools.

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Learning Technologies Authoring Tools Technology Simulations 271

Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Instead they just build everything from inside their authoring tool. Because more than one person worked on the course, the storyboard was really critical to communicate on the project design. A lot of this changed when we shifted from custom development in Flash and Authorware to Articulate Studio and PowerPoint.

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Storyboard Course Articulate Authorware 61

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 2, 2020

PowerPoint is not E-Learning and shouldn’t be used as your course tool/development – For whatever reason, there are people who have been around online learning for years, who still see PPT as a means for the creation of content – i.e. courses. Will they spur visceral responses? Who knows. I mean what is visceral anyway?

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PPT Cornerstone OnDemand PowerPoint Instructional Design 67

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 29, 2021

The latter included an authoring tool, too. I personally think what has hurt them in the greater market is the push by so many vendors (some of which are legit competitors) to refer to them as “traditional”, citing how long they have been around. Lectora will note the same, but I never found it to be an RCAT.

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Learning System System Metrics Learn.com 105

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

How many of you who have been offered this amazing opportunity use a rapid course authoring tool? Authoring tools were limited options and each one was not easy to just pick up and start building. Anyone who used Authorware can attest to that. How many of you, are familiar with terms such as ADDIE?

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Instructional Design Authoring Tools Instructional Instruction 40

Challenge to Learn

MARCH 21, 2015

He is also the person that initiated the informal learning movement. He is also a great person. He is not only a great inspiration but also a great person. ZebraZaps is a tool that will enable you to create all kind of interactive elements for your eLearning, and it is one of the truly innovative tools out there.

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Instructional Design Authoring Tools eLearning xapi 100

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

However, we often found out, who hated the food (if it was provided), the temp of the room (common complaint), how the person was dressed (I once saw a complaint over the tie of the trainer) and how was the trainer. Many folks running training and L&D, also saw the Five straight down the page. Yep, readily available.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

Q: We use WebEx as our web conferencing tool. The problem with the web conferencing tools that currently exist (as a whole) is that none of them are 100% perfect. Some have ads, which can be a downer for some folks, others require the person to either use VOIP or call in with a non toll free number. .

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SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 31, 2013

He has been authoring, directing, and producing many different eLearning and interactive training programs for over a decade. He was an avid Authorware (Macromedia) developer and has continued on over the years to create many different sources of educational materials including Interactive PDF’s, iBooks, and eBooks.

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Litmos

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

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. One of the first educational games made for the Apple II came in 1978, a year after the personal computer launched.

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CD-ROM Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools Wikipedia 40

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Brought down by the tool or tools, another retorted back. Nay, said another person standing near me. The weapons including Authorware, Macromedia Director, DazzlerMax, Toolbook were the ones that separated the knights from the common folk. Rise of the Rapid Content Authoring Dragon. The People rejoiced!

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Instructional Design Macromedia Toolbook Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Authoring tools whose interface either looks like to was written in 1997 (thus outdated) or is so confusing, that the premise of rapid, just is not possible. Quiz assessment tools and systems, that assume everyone wants to do T/F and M/C or Short Answer and T/F only. Authoring Tools (Rapid E-Learning).

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Actually, it can be just as exhausting and face nearly same challenges when you are looking for an authoring tool to build your courses. Authoring tools list AKA Where do you want to live. That same occurs when you are deciding on an authoring tool. I’m interested in what type of house err tool.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Wow, what a great list from 2006, I'm glad I have that saved somewhere. ;) So how about in here's a random list of things from 2007: My 10 year old son edited Wikipedia - A Fourth Grader Wikipedia Update and added value. Some people are really not getting the impact of different tools.

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Social Networks Wiki eLearning 2.0 Wikipedia 100

Rapid eLearning

MARCH 20, 2012

Someone did the instructional design, someone else worked on graphics, and then we had a programmer who built the courses in Authorware or some other application. While today’s software has made the job easier, but it’s also made it more challenging for the person who has to develop and deliver elearning courses. Read Books.

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Authoring Tools Skills Rapid eLearning ASTD 79

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

Prediction #1 => Hacking Work At this time last year, I did my series Tool Set 2009. When the personal tools in your mobile phone are more empowering than what your company provides or approves for your projects, how can you be saved from devastating market forces? Lots of managers will choose to look the other way.

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Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Personally, I like this because everyone who uses software, often jumps right in and starts going, rather than take the time to read how to do things (inc. Tagged: Articulate , Articulate Storyline 2 , course authoring tools , review of Storyline 2 , Storyline 2. myself, reading a guide?

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Articulate Productivity Product Authoring Tools 69

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 11, 2019

People readily assume that a trend must be interpreted as a positive or that the person presenting what will become a trend as the gatekeeper to that trend, and thus, either the person who created whatever that trend is, or must have some level of scientific data to support it. Trends are funny. For hundreds of years in education.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Michael Allen introduced Authorware in the 1980s and helped us leverage the personal computer and graphical user interface. Around the 2000s, the triumvirate of LMS platforms, authoring tools, and SCORM enabled the interconnectivity required to launch eLearning as an official industry.

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Blended Learning Social Networks eLearning Strategy Authorware 0

eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Stop by the eLearning Rockstar stage—conveniently located near the eLearning Brothers booth—to learn new techniques, see new tools, and become an eLearning Rockstar. At IBM, John received a patent for software design for his work in developing operating systems. How to personalize Customizable Courseware for maximum impact.

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Compliance Training Blended Learning DevLearn Authoring Tools 116

Steve Howard

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I personally think this is stunning! Don’t underestimate the potential of this and any other tool that enables a backchannel to your training! Photoshop has tools built-in that you can use to test your designs for colour-blind viewers – see my previous blog post. • discussing a new authoring tool.

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DevLearn Adobe SharePoint Authorware 66