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5 Must Read ELearning Software Articles

LearnDash

You may be wondering, “why are there so many programs out there for rapid elearning development?” Macromedia Captivate (later acquired by Adobe) was one of the first major players into the game. Suddenly anyone who was good with PowerPoint had the ability to create robust elearning courses – no coding necessary!

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How to Prepare for the End of the Flash

Magic EdTech

These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 In 1996, Macromedia bought FutureSplash and renamed it Flash. Developers first discovered how to use Flash to build interactive websites and then the program evolved to using it to build games, movies, and experiences.

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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.

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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. L&D cannot stop the creation of new training programs and focus on conversion/migration because it will affect business performance for years to come.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

The early prototypes were, of course, crude versions of our current personal computers. The Macintosh, with its free HyperCard program, also helped a generation of tech-savvy teachers make their own software and tutorials for students. It was also during the early 90s that many schools that deliver online-only courses were established.

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

These units can be arranged in different orders to create multiple courses from the same set of LOs. You can put together these LOs and create different courses that will cater to people who are interested in just surviving and the advanced user who might be interested killing a few zombies, too, in the process.

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A Conversation with Michael Allen–ADDIE, SAM & the Future of ID

Kapp Notes

He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems. Michael Allen and I sit down and discuss the Zebra program at ASTD conference way back in 2011. We were spending millions of dollars on courseware development.