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Mobile Learning Moves the Evolution of Authoring Tools

Association eLearning

In the early 1990s, the industry was largely dominated by PC-based applications that required programming to “author” computer-based training (CBT). While powerful for their time, these tools were not easy to use, requiring complex programming skills. In response to the demand for more accessible authoring tools, Authorware was born.

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How to Make E-Learning So People Really Learn: Q&A With Ethan Edwards

ATD Learning Technologies

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. But those elements are just superficial.

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5 Simple Ways to Get Started with E-Learning Development - The Rapid eLearning Blog

Rapid eLearning

Here are five tips that will help you gain experience and develop the skills to build elearning courses that you can be proud of. Compared to building courses in Flash or Authorware, the rapid elearning tools are easy to use. His site is like having an instructional design library at your finger tips. The Rapid Elearning Blog.

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Do You Have the Skills to Succeed?

Rapid eLearning

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. If you’re looking for formal education on instructional design, we started to compile a list of degree and certificate programs in the elearning community.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Memoirs of an "Instructional Designer"

Learning Visions

Got accepted to a Masters program for secondary ed, but deferred. I wrote a monthly user-newsletter -- tips and tricks for maximizing the application. I learned Toolbook and Authorware on my own while in the program. One of my peers who had TONS more technical skills than I had left the program to DO stuff.

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The DevLearn eLearning Rockstar Stage Reveal

eLearning Brothers

You’ll also receive tips for customizing off-the-shelf courses and using them in a blended learning program. Bill earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, and immediately began to focus on developing highly visual and interactive eLearning programs. THURSDAY SESSIONS.