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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. ” So what’s the solution?

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

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. Formative Evaluation : A type of evaluation that is ever-present and constantly making evaluations as the learner progresses through a module.

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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. Module templates. Why say that? Themes, interactions. Collaboration. Screen capture and recording. Learning notes – nice. Assessment tool.

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The architecture must support the ability to develop scalable, feature rich and efficient content players (shells) which can be re-used to deliver content modules.

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The architecture must support the ability to develop scalable, feature rich and efficient content players (shells) which can be re-used to deliver content modules.

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Flash: an End of an Era – What You Need To Know

Aptara

In 1996 Macromedia first introduced the Flash Player, developed to play videos, animations, and audio and to support enhanced interactivity in web browsers. You can chunk a longer course into multiple microlearning modules. Flash: an End of an Era – What You Need To Know.

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Using Silverlight/Expression Blend for eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Over the last ten years or so, major elearning developers have preferred to use tools like Flash, Authorware and Director from Adobe (earlier Macromedia). The architecture must support the ability to develop scalable, feature rich and efficient content players (shells) which can be re-used to deliver content modules.