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My life…in elearning

Learning Visions

We had moved away from proprietary and were now using Macromedia Director. We don’t have cable TV, but download or stream most of our media content over the Internet. We flirted with creating early knowledge management systems and went out of business the next year. We should have stuck with what we were good at.

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How to Make E-Learning So People Really Learn: Q&A With Ethan Edwards

ATD Learning Technologies

Ethan has been designing online instruction for almost 25 years, beginning with work at the PLATO laboratory at the University of Illinois, continuing through positions at Authorware, Macromedia, Microsoft, and as a consultant with a host of top companies in the United States and abroad. Sounds simple, right?

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

But it wasn''t until 2004 that the term took wing when pen-source advocate Tim O''Reilly promoted the idea at the O''Reilly Media Conference. promises a two-way conversation where users can contribute, collaborate and create through several platforms like social media, blogs, wikis and forums. 2005: The Rise of Flash Video.

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A Conversation with Michael Allen–ADDIE, SAM & the Future of ID

Kapp Notes

He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems. One is the speed with which interactive media have become so inexpensive and ubiquitous. MA: I’d like to mention two changes.

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

All we have to do is to convert all the media to.flv so it can be embedded in the SWF, then publish the SCORM package to the LMS.”. Flash : Flash is a technology platform originally developed by Macromedia and later acquired and developed by Adobe systems. The company was later acquired by Macromedia. Here are the essentials.

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What is eLearning?

Coassemble

eLearning can incorporate a variety of media types—but all of them are accessed, rather than administered. Online training is knowledge delivered online that’s a mix of accessible media and administered content (training delivered in real-time). eHelp was acquired by Macromedia in 2003, and then in 2005, Adobe acquired Macromedia.

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Storyline and ZebraZapps: seriously powerful, seriously simple

Clive on Learning

Michael was, of course, the creator of Authorware, a highly powerful tool from the CD-ROM era, which Adobe eventually gave up on after they inherited it from Macromedia. Supports the creation multi-player games and interactions that you can share on social media sites. There is huge potential for dynamic and personalised feedback.