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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Those were all read-only technologies, Web 1.0 The Multimedia PC (MPC) came with a CD-ROM drive, meaning that the device can display video synced with audio. Alongside CD-ROMs came Microsoft Powerpoint, a modern presentation software quickly embraced by lecturers, executives, teachers and students.

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SCORM vs AICC: how do they compare?

Elucidat

When these standards were originally set up in 1993, they only focused on CD-ROM based training. Web-based training was factored in later, in 1998. SCORM course only work when they’re launched from an LMS, so web or mobile based courses are no good either. It was designed for Flash. What is AICC?

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The Content Conversion Cause - Abhijit Kadle

Aptara

Since the advent of e-learning, Macromedia products were popular, and enormous quantities of content were generated using platforms like Director and Flash. Director died alongside CD-ROMs, taking Shockwave with it, but Flash hung around. . Flash to HTML5. Some forms of conversion to consider: .

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Encouraging Rookie Smarts

Web Courseworks

I remember spending hours at the bookstore learning how to create CD-ROMs; now most professional learning is done on the Internet. A more recent example: a few years ago most interactive learning objects used Flash technology; now HTML5 is the new standard. I highly recommend it.

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Fears of the Course Authoring Tool Market

eLearning 24-7

Fear of the Mobile Bogeyman aka HTML5. Yet when it comes to m-learning and HTML5 output, it is as though you are eating stale candy from 1997 shoved into your bag by an unsuspecting neighbor. The spin around this of course is to say “we have mobile learning” but it is accessing via the mobile web browser.

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Mobile Learning Moves the Evolution of Authoring Tools

Association eLearning

For this post, I’d like to recap the evolution of authoring tools and talk about how Direct-to-WEB (D2W), Digitec’s cloud-based rapid eLearning authoring tool, has been designed to address these needs. At Digitec, we began development of Direct-to-WEB as a rapid eLearning PowerPoint add-in back in the early 2000s. Where We Are Today.

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

It can be transmitted over the Internet, Intranet, CD/DVD, thumb drives, etc. Some other terms that are used interchangeably include: Computer Based Training (CBT), Internet Based Training (IBT), Web Based Training (WBT), Online Training, etc. Flash allows development of animated content that can be played using a browser.