eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Its nearly Halloween and with that comes the shocking and fearful excitement or lack thereof of the scariest things on the plane appearing at the movie theaters, in costumes, television and for us, the course authoring tool market. Just in the past two years the per license cost of authoring tools has skyrocketed.

CD-ROM 83

CD-ROM Authoring Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion 83

Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We have to read up on all the latest software, strategies, gadgets, and theories to create the most powerful eLearning content for our modern learners. Specifically, those on the forefront of eLearning technologies or theories, such as experienced Instructional Designers who have the inside scoop about upcoming software or eLearning topics.

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Trends Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion eLearning Strategy 271

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Initially I wasn’t going to post authoring tool rankings beyond the top ten, until July. 20 eLab - The user interface is intriguing and enables anyone to build a course, without having the typical “ooh that looks so lame” with some rapid content authoring tools. . #20 Not with Publisher.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 74

Maestro

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And while it’s often just one aspect of a more-comprehensive learning strategy, it’s an extremely important tool in any L&D toolkit. We don’t simply take orders and develop a traditional vendor relationship—one that just throws non-strategic solutions at the wall in the hope that something will stick.

Custom eLearning Development 52

Custom eLearning Development eLearning Developer Innovation eLearning Strategy 52

Rustici Software

JULY 20, 2021

No matter which DVD you buy, it’ll play in your DVD player at home; you don’t need different players to watch different DVDs. The content author creates AUs (learning activities) that use xAPI to capture advanced learner data and assembles the AUs into a course structure with instructions. Ready for more cmi5?

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Authoring Tools xapi SCORM ADL 110

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

Rustici Software

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s important to remember that once you find your dream tool, the challenge of procuring it begins. Identify who will be impacted by this effort, including your learners, administrators, content authors, decision makers, executives and more. Do you need to share the data with other systems like a BI tool? Contract conclusions.

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Authoring Tools xapi Learning Technologies Technology 52

Infopro Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We have to read up on all the latest software, strategies, gadgets, and theories to create the most powerful eLearning content for our modern learners. Specifically, those on the forefront of eLearning technologies or theories, such as experienced Instructional Designers who have the inside scoop about upcoming software or eLearning topics.

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Trends Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion eLearning Strategy 216

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Again, not every tool below is SaaS based, but at some point, you have to move to the SaaS world, especially if you are offering or saying you do – some type of mobile learning functionality. I’ve seen some authoring tools that fit most of the criteria above, but whose ease of use is substandard or even really bad.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 86

eLearning 24-7

JULY 14, 2015

Yes there are vendors doing some new stuff, okay many, but a few items are not new, rather they have been around for a long time. SaaS boost – Finally more vendors are on the appropriate path for their consumers; but the big folks are not – why? It should exist in every authoring tool. . . .

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Authoring Industry Tools vendor 40

E-learning Uncovered

MAY 24, 2011

As we’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, there are a number of changes to the authoring tool landscape coming in the next few months. We thought we’d help you decide which tool might be right for you. In addition, we plan to create a more detailed evaluation guide that includes some of the other players in the field.

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Comparison Authoring Tools Lectora 66

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. What does it all mean? Early Signs for 2012. It isn’t.

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Authoring Tools Authoring Market Tools 76

Creativ Technologies

MAY 2, 2022

The problem with Flash leading to its extinction is the lack of accessibility of its software on mobile phones. Although there can be a Flash player downloaded on mobile, or you can allow it to be used on the Google Chrome app, it causes exertion on mobile phone batteries. Why Flash is no longer used?

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Convert Flash Player 98

Litmos

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Consider the internet; developments on top of the TCP/IP protocol like SMTP and HTML allowed a variety of tools to work together to bring us email and the world wide web. Initially, when you developed eLearning, you were pretty much dependent on the tool you developed it in. They make working together easier.

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Standards ADL Authoring Tools xapi 49

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. Not Articulate.

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Ideas Learn.com SumTotal SkillSoft 84

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Update June 2008 - added one free flash quiz tool based on a question I received. This tool is listed at the bottom. I suggested a couple of tools, but then wondered if I had given them the best list of tools. Here's guild member satisfaction ratings for tools in the test / quiz category.

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Flash Quiz Flash Quiz Respondus 184

Rustici Software

AUGUST 27, 2020

Rustici Engine and Rustici Dispatch have officially passed the IMS Global certification testing for Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI). Conformance to standards and specifications have always mattered to us—handling all of the details and nuances of the various learning standards is what our software does best. For LTI v1.0

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IM IMS Engineering Authoring Tools 95

Rustici Software

JULY 9, 2021

While cmi.location is the designated space for bookmarking, your course authoring tool may use the suspend data bucket for this instead, which is also a valid spot. Chances are that if your authoring tools set passed, it will also be set as completed. Difficulties when working with multiple vendors.

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SCORM Content vendor File Size 84

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2024

What didn’t surprise me though, once it started to catch everyone’s attention, was that vendors in the learning system and learning tech space, would grab hold of it. I figured out early on, where the low hanging fruit was for vendors who wanted to add it. Course Will it be universal in what vendors do with it?

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System vendor Metrics Open Source 73

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A funny thing happened on the way to using GPT-4 last week, which I suspect that the vendors who have implemented GPT-4 and are using it as a statement/Q and A to the learners were not paying attention to. Turbo, which many vendors use that have OpenAI. Microsoft is not the only vendor that offers copilots.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Authoring Tools Association LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

You can use either your own 3rd party content authoring tool and upload it into the “Cloud&# and then wherever you are, output either to your LMS, or onto Moodle or even WordPress (they have a plug in for that) OR place the course in Facebook or nearly any solution that accepts APIs. Game Changer! Rapid Intake: Unison.

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

learnWorlds

AUGUST 8, 2022

You’ll learn what a SCORM file is, the benefits of creating SCORM content, compatibility with different elearning software/learning management systems (LMS), and how to transform a powerpoint presentation into a SCORM course. SCORM standards facilitate the communication between elearning authoring tools and learning management systems.

SCORM 52

SCORM Authoring Tools Compliance Training Guide 52

Rustici Software

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

For the last 18 years, some of the most important work we’ve done at Rustici Software has been the standards-based efforts we’ve worked on with the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL). At Rustici, our software is primarily responsible for helping eLearning organizations achieve “interoperability.”

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Suite Adoption Adopt Authoring Tools 57

Paradiso Solutions

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It’s favored as it doesn’t need specific hardware or software installations for access. To access it, people need devices with specific software installed. SaaS LMS solutions are also great team players. Its pricing depends on usage, making it a cost-effective investment. The simplicity lies in its usability.

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LMS Authoring Tools Blended Learning Guide 52

Rustici Software

JANUARY 21, 2021

The abrupt shift brought eLearning to the forefront, and we immediately felt the relevance of how our software fits into the bigger picture. Our award to develop and deliver a cmi5 conformance test suite and open source player are a testament to this commitment. Here at Rustici, we see a bit of everything in the world of eLearning.

Authoring Tools 98

Authoring Tools SCORM Corporate eLearning xapi 98

Hurix Digital

JUNE 3, 2019

Just like how DVDs are made using a set of standards and work with any DVD player (irrespective of the brand), SCORM-content works on the same principles. If you’re an author who would want to get the word out and share your content online, you want to ensure that your content is actually accessible on your LMS. Just a heads-up.

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SCORM Budget Authoring Tools Custom eLearning Development 75

Academy of Mine

JULY 3, 2020

That being said, even though an LMS can do many things it’s important as a course vendor that you begin the process of deciding on an LMS by asking yourself what you need your LMS to do for you. With us, you can sell and make money from your online course software. It has pre-built quiz templates and course authoring tools.

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LMS Teach Atutor Authoring Tools 98

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. The LMS The player for online learning and WBT? You could say for everyone learner or just a group of learners, you could do this for every publisher that the vendor offered.

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Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 19, 2022

1,000 is the magic number for a lot of vendors. There are vendors that unless you have a minimum of 1,000 end-users (regardless if they are employees, customers, etc.) I know of vendors who will go below 1,000, but their “sweet spot”, the number they really would prefer is a minimum of 1,000. Is 500 to 999 an option?

Learning System 87

Learning System System Metrics Learner 87

Association eLearning

AUGUST 26, 2014

In your initial meeting with the board the objective was simply to gain their approval for exploring eLearning, preparing a budget, and contacting vendors for information and demos. It also helps to have a recommendation for your LMS and preferred method of course production prepared.

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Association Learning Management System Online Learning Association LMS Online 214

eLearning 24-7

JULY 12, 2023

Let’s face it – RFI/RFP documents sent over to learning system vendors are massive tomes that confuse, challenge and even baffle some vendors. Thus, two options – Go full throttle (the one I always use – for my award considerations, or assess a vendor – analysis-wise) or streamline!

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Templates Learning System System RFP 59

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 8, 2022

Football Cards, with some players who were awful? Authoring tools. Learning Tools. Assessment tools and the list again, goes on. HRIS can’t connect to one of the systems, it connects with others You want the systems to talk to each other – vendors claim they can do it – they can’t.

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System Portal vendor White Label 89

Ed App

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Teaching online has never been easier with EdApp , a top-tier online teaching platform applauded by several organizations and companies for its advanced but ultimately user-friendly tools and features. EdApp’s drag-and-drop authoring tool is the key feature that sets it apart from the competition. Price : Free.

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Virtual Classroom Teach Compliance Training Platform 52

Clive on Learning

JANUARY 31, 2012

Called Vendor Perspectives (slightly ironic as 'vendor' is very much a US expression, where we tend to say 'supplier') the service provides intelligence about available solutions to potential buyers in all the usual product and service categories, including custom content providers, authoring tools, learning management platforms, etc.

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vendor elearning vendor Brandon Hall eLearning 63

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 11, 2017

That said, reflection is for some other blog author to write about. Rapid content authoring tools (build courses – you build them). Assessment tools including Online Testing Tools (even online proctoring) (ProProfs, ClassMarker, Questionmark). Coaching and Mentoring tools (mobile is a key component).

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Industry Compliance Training Courseware vendor 80

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions. I recognize that not everyone – i.e. vendor has the funds to invest heavily into the UI/UX, and thus I put that into context when reviewing a system. Here is the take vendors love to say, 1. Based on their responses, points were awarded.

Learning System 98

Learning System System Metrics vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Some are truly the “score”, that will go forward in 2023, to I believe not just imitators, in one case, and I would be one who would follow suit, then there are “scores” which bounced off the crossbar or off another player and went in. What about other vendors? The vendor, doesn’t have to do it.

Learning System 97

Learning System System Metrics vendor 97