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Michael Allen – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

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 ― one of the most successful authoring tools ever created.

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MICHAEL ALLEN – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

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 ? Authors tend to do what tools make easy.

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In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers

eLearning 24-7

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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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

You could use any of the many authoring tools, such as Authorware, but you needed an appropriate player. If we need to track compliance, we may need to know not only that the person completed, but the amount of time spent or the successful completion. Learning Standards. Which is exactly what SCORM does, with a limitation.

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

There is always one person who comes up with the idea in the workplace or out of it, for that matter. Sure, others may get involved (the usual case at a company), but there is still initially one person who thought of it. I was using DazzlerMax and Authorware, which are superior offerings for creating courses. Not Articulate.

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Mobile Learning Moves the Evolution of Authoring Tools

Association eLearning

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. Personal vice: Reality TV. More extensive interactions required using the “authoring language.”

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Future of Learning Technology – 2015

Upside Learning

Personally, I am excited about RIM’s ‘BlackPad’. Michael Allen (creator of Authorware) is working on a new tool called Zebra (which he talks about here ) that would make engaging eLearning creation easy with drag and drop objects. Emergence of Personal Learning Agents. Tablets as support devices.