eLearning 24-7
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
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.
Association eLearning
OCTOBER 9, 2012
In response to the demand for more accessible authoring tools, Authorware was born. Using Authorware , learning professionals could create learning programs with hyper-simplistic designs, primarily through dragging and dropping icons. So, simplicity was there for the author, but at the cost of effective learner engagement.
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eLearning Brothers
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
I “grew-up&# in eLearning world using Director/Authorware and then moving into Flash/HTML (PPT was “off-limits&# ). I have come to appreciate that with some good thought and instructional design you can use most any tool to a decent level of effectiveness. Everyone has PPT. What do you think? What is it missing?
ATD Learning Technologies
JULY 7, 2016
Ethan has been designing online instruction for almost 25 years, beginning with work at the PLATO laboratory at the University of Illinois, continuing through positions at Authorware, Macromedia, Microsoft, and as a consultant with a host of top companies in the United States and abroad.
Clive on Learning
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
It borrows much of the Microsoft Office look and feel, including the ribbon interface, so it's easy to learn, but inherits none of the limitations. Michael was, of course, the creator of Authorware, a highly powerful tool from the CD-ROM era, which Adobe eventually gave up on after they inherited it from Macromedia. That's a shame.
Rapid eLearning
AUGUST 1, 2008
Microsoft has some really nice starter templates to help you organize your learning project. Click here to access Microsoft training templates. Compared to building courses in Flash or Authorware, the rapid elearning tools are easy to use. I wasn’t aware of the Microsoft training templates, thanks for sharing that Tom.
Litmos
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
Hypercard and Authorware both launched in 1987, making it easy to create multi-media programs. ith Windows based PCs dominating the workplace, the cofounder of Microsoft Paul Allen launched an authoring tool business called Asymetrix with their flagship product Toolbook. The computers were great, but software was lacking.
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