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In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers

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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.

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History of the LMS

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The majority of people creating the courses used authoring tools, such as Authorware (difficult to learn, but robust), Dazzler Max (I used it, learning curve though), Lectora (difficult to learn) and many others that existed then. Is Kirkpatrick still in play? Instructional design was actually being used. I argue no.

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Wanted – Instructional Designer

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Anyone who used Authorware can attest to that. I’ve seen folks ask about the Kirkpatrick Model , but most folks these days I find, rarely have heard of it, and even those who do often cannot name all the levels of it, let alone one. Anyway, joy was not there, because it required double the work.