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What is a Content Authoring Tool and How to Choose the Best One?

Paradiso

Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate is a desktop authoring tool that enables users to create eLearning Content, such as software simulations, scenario-based training, and quizzes. It also offers advanced features such as virtual reality and augmented reality simulations.

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Qarbon Camtasia and Adobe Captivate

Tony Karrer

Question from a reader, hoping you can provide your thoughts: I am in the process of selecting an elearning tool that is easy to use, quick to create the demos and does not bloat the file size much. These videos would have software demos, screencasts and PowerPoints embedded inside them. Qarbon Pros: Less File size.

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The new Camtasia Studio 8, the Flipped Classroom and Mobile Learning [Review]

mLearning Revolution

Re-Thinking Traditional Software Simulations. Speaking of embracing simplicity in our learning design, perhaps it’s also time for us to re-think traditional software simulations, especially as we start thinking multi-screen design.

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Activity in Last Six Months

Tony Karrer

Tools Second Life and Learning Software Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools) Captivate File Size Tricks for Software Training via Simulations Do You WANT an LMS? Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective Incredibly Cool! Does a Learner WANT an LMS? How Do People Interact with Blogs? eLearning 1.0

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Library? Which Library?

Adobe Captivate

It is recommended whenever possible to import a wav file, when published it will be compressed to mp3 by Captivate. Backgrounds : backgrounds used in project, master slides or created when recording a software simulation. That folder will store the images created with MathMagic.

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What You Need to Know About Software Training

Association eLearning

If a series of screen caps are used to simulate the system they should all be the same resolution, same file type, and in the same position on the course’s screen. Having lots of images or videos in a course, like screen caps or recorded walkthroughs, increases the file size. Opportunities.

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Frankenstein Course Development

eLearning Cyclops

This includes each page, characters, animation, and interactive elements with the exception of the software simulations (sims) and the final assessment/quiz. Adobe Captivate - The course will contain many "try me" sims for a software upgrade in which we are implementing. In this case I am making the course itself in Flash.

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