Upside Learning

JUNE 30, 2010

I came across this mind map by Cammy Bean which covers nearly all the tools available for creating/authoring eLearning content. She tries to find answers to three simple questions regarding each tools mentioned in the mind map –. For many tools, the answers are as expected. When do I use it? What do I like about it?

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Authoring Tools eLearning Tools Authoring CD-ROM 240

Upside Learning

APRIL 7, 2009

Flash CS4 allows us to finally publish SWF files for Flash Player 10 - the latest version of Flash Player. Deco and Spray Tools - The Deco tool could be used to quickly create kaleidoscope-like effects and to apply fills. The Spray Brush tool can be used to spray symbols across any user-defined areas.

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Flash Flash Player eLearning Developer Macromedia 100

Upside Learning

JUNE 3, 2010

Previously when I discussed freeform and template-based rapid content authoring tools, I kept software simulation tools aside. The main reason was that such simulation tools are not always used for developing just any type of learning but focused on training content creation for a specific software application or system.

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Simulations Software Simulation Screencast Rapid eLearning 204

Upside Learning

MARCH 15, 2010

Obviously, using Flash platform tools offered by Adobe. In other words, it’s an effort to make the Flash platform a de-facto development & delivery standard for the entire gamut of devices. The most important one is Adobe removing restrictions on SWF and FLV/F4V specifications. What’s Adobe’s contribution? How’s it going?

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Open Project Flash 191

Upside Learning

JULY 28, 2010

Adobe has some great development tools like Flash Builder, Flash CS5 which target the runtimes – Flash Player and Adobe AIR. Adobe has released SWF specifications till its version 10. The eLearning developer community will anyways benefit from open-source developments around Flash.

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Open Source Flash Open Flash Player 233

Upside Learning

APRIL 14, 2010

Apple has revised the Developer Program License Agreement to ban the use of cross compiler tools like Unity3d, Appcelerator’s Titanium, Adobe’s Flash CS5 etc. for developing iPhone and iPad applications. As per the new agreement developers can use only C, C++, Objective-C, and JavaScript to develop iPad/iPhone apps.

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Apple Flash to HTML5 Conversion Adobe Mobile Learning 205

Upside Learning

APRIL 5, 2010

An eLearning player is a building block for more conventional [one with back and next for navigation buttons] eLearning courses. What’s an eLearning player? This post is based on our experience with development of Flash based eLearning players over the years.

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Player Compliance Training Develop FLV 202