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eLearning Guild DemoFest Highlights #dl09

Learning Visions

Content generated in PPT, used Presenter plugin to upload to Connect. Tools: PPT, Presenter, Captivate, Photoshop, Adobe Connect Lessons learned: maximize simple tools, partner with SMEs to make content more accessible, trimming fat, being creative/outside box, put self in the learner’s shoes, get something out there.

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New E-Learning Rankings: Authoring Tools

eLearning 24-7

I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. Yeah it is another PPT spin product but does stand out. #5 100% independent.

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State of the Authoring Tool Industry

eLearning 24-7

PowerPoint still reigns – If you are a course purist, the idea that PPT should be seen as an authoring tool should make you grumble with disgust. . Yes, you can use it for many different things, and yes, Microsoft has an add-on that turns PPT into something similar to Adobe Presenter. PowerPoint is presentation software.

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Our Essential iOS Apps

E-learning Uncovered

It works with most MS Office documents (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, and pptx), and allows you to create, view, edit, save, and track changes directly from your iPad. 5. Adobe Ideas is a sketchpad app that allows you to use many of your favorite Photoshop tools on the go from the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

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Ghost Edition – Top 10 Authoring Tools for 2013

eLearning 24-7

Uses a PowerPoint like layout, albeit it shows a hierarchy approach which many people will like – so if you think this is nothing more than PPT in appearance – trust me it is not. Features I like include (beyond just the ones mentioned): Create games – way better than some of the “game like” things I see.

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Summer Course Authoring Tool Rankings – Top Ten

eLearning 24-7

Because it is Adobe – the same folks who came up with Photoshop a long time ago, who brought us Premiere – a long time ago and who bought Macromedia – again, a long time ago. HTML5 output including a PPT converter to HTML5. Why say that? Themes, interactions. Collaboration. Screen capture and recording.

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Times are changing – trends in the content authoring tool market

eLearning 24-7

Adobe Photoshop Express – in the cloud and very popular. Remember when only a few offered the PPT to Flash option in their tools? Gaming features and sims. Gaming and sims are intertwined. At the end of the day, to have a great gaming course, you need to have a strong sim. Microsoft Live – same thing.