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My e-Learning Toolbox

eLearning Cyclops

ToolBook authoring tool - this is the DHTML authoring tool used at my company, but prior to this I used TrainerSoft (now Outstart Trainer), which is my preference. It is a glimpse not just into their development tool preferences, but it also provides some reflection into the approaches they take in creating courses. Notepad - editing XML.

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Lessons from the past

dVinci Interactive

Soon after, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh with Hypercard which, according to Steve Jobs, was an object oriented “programming language for the rest of us.” True branching became a possibility, and learners could see the impact of their choices in full-screen video.

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My Journey to Apple Products

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

And since Intel was not yet making chips for the Mac we needed to support the new job. We could learn Hypercard or we could learn Toolbook. I had chosen the corporate track so I selected Toolbook. But luckily the other student that knew toolbook knew it REALLY well and I learned a lot. Thank you Steve Jobs!

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Be Wary of Authoring Tool Comparisons

Adobe Captivate

This authoring tool was Toolbook, and I believe it was version 9. There were some small jobs done in Lectora and Storyline along the way as well, but I didn’t spend enough time in either to form a solid opinion. I’ve not actively used Toolbook in many years. Of course, this wouldn’t be very fair to Toolbook.

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eLearning Content to the iPhone - Toolbook Releases Instructor Beta

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Nice job Asymetr.I Well, now that didn't take very long. mean click2.wait.I mean SumTotal. Can anyone point me to some good sample content created with the beta preview? Or let me know if you are an Instructor user and plan to create some content soon. I'd love to check it out.

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Mars Colony 01: A Journey Into JavaScript and Gamification

Adobe Captivate

As I said, you may not need to use JavaScript, as Advanced Actions and Shared Actions within Captivate may get the job done quite nicely. Back in the day, this was basically how we set up OpenScript within the Toolbook object hierarchy. Second, I wanted to explore how JavaScript and JQuery worked within Captivate 2019.

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Award Nominee Reveals His eLearning Authoring Toolkit [Guest Post]

eLearning Weekly

I’ve expanded to using Toolbook and other software. So far my personal experience is limited to Toolbook and Articulate as authoring tools. For the more advanced user, or anyone authoring eLearning full time, Toolbook, Adobe , and Lectora offer suites of software that are state-of-the-art.