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5 Must Read ELearning Software Articles

LearnDash

You may be wondering, “why are there so many programs out there for rapid elearning development?” Macromedia Captivate (later acquired by Adobe) was one of the first major players into the game. One of the reasons Articulate became so popular was because it piggy-backed of (still popular) Microsoft PowerPoint.

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How to Prepare for the End of the Flash

Magic EdTech

These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 Google and Microsoft have since announced their intention to disable the plug-in in their browsers by early next year, thus bringing the curtains down for Flash. In 1996, Macromedia bought FutureSplash and renamed it Flash.

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Make older programs run in Windows Vista or Windows 7

Take an e-Learning Break

After struggling for a couple of days trying to get an old copy of Macromedia Dreamweaver Extension Manager to install an old version of CourseBuilder on a Windows 7 machine, I came across this article in the Microsoft help system. Check it out: [link]

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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.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

The Macintosh, with its free HyperCard program, also helped a generation of tech-savvy teachers make their own software and tutorials for students. Alongside CD-ROMs came Microsoft Powerpoint, a modern presentation software quickly embraced by lecturers, executives, teachers and students. 1990: The Development of Multimedia PC.

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Cultivating capability with Walmart’s Brandon Carson

CLO Magazine

” Over 20 years in California, Carson worked with tech companies such as Google, Macromedia and Adobe. With additional L&D roles in the tech industry at Yahoo and consulting with Microsoft, Carson transformed training and cut his teeth building out L&D teams. “ That sparked the career […] and it took off from there.”

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Storyline and ZebraZapps: seriously powerful, seriously simple

Clive on Learning

It borrows much of the Microsoft Office look and feel, including the ribbon interface, so it's easy to learn, but inherits none of the limitations. 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.