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The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?

Upside Learning

The most important one is Adobe removing restrictions on SWF and FLV/F4V specifications. So one can now develop software that can actually “play” SWF content. What’s Adobe’s contribution? Also porting Flash runtimes on handheld devices has been made royalty free (which wasn’t the case earlier). How’s it going?

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Things to Consider Before Investing in eLearning Development Tools

Hurix Digital

Flash (SWF files) created a revolution when it was first introduced in the use of graphics and interactive elements; however, it suffered a setback thanks to current trends in eLearning systems and gradually lost relevance. eLearning development tools are regularly updated to keep in step with emerging trends.

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TCC09: Podcasting with Section 508

Experiencing eLearning

This workshop will provide participants with new concepts and augment their skills to current guidelines on the accessibility of emerging technologies. Save to CD, swf, avi, mp3, Quicktime. Method of delivery will be a hybrid podcast via the web with interaction either via email or a forum. Market research on US podcast audience.

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Adaptive and Responsive Design for eLearning: Part 2

eFront

Driven in part by Apple’s decision in 2010 not to allow SWF files to run on the iPad, there has been an accelerating move away from Flash and towards the new emerging HTML 5 standards which allow most (but not all) of the same effects to be delivered without the downsides of dubious security, buggy code and outdated plugins.

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Time to Migrate eLearning Courses from Flash to HTML5

Hurix Digital

However, of these, it is HTML5 which has emerged as the language of choice to create responsive content which can be consumed on all platforms including PC, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. And as 2020 is just a few months away, if you have not already converted your SWF files into HTML 5, it’s time you do it now!

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 10/16/2005

Big Dog, Little Dog

Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, assessing the maturity, impact and adoption speed of 44 technologies and trends over the coming decade. Folksonomy' Carries Classifieds Beyond SWF and 'For Sale' - New York Times. Drawn from the introductory chapters of Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future. What is a hype cycle?

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Hot List - April 1, 2009 to April 11, 2009

Tony Karrer

in Technology, Innovation and Education, where she studied how new media and emerging technologies can be used to effectively educate children. Although the document focuses on mobile learning for children, you can easily deduct the benefits for all learner groups. from 2008 to 2013 for learning technology products and services.