Articulate Rise 360 : Articulate’s subscription-based course development tool adapts is totally responsive, automatically adjusting its content to the screen size of each. The tool enables collaborative development and collaborative reviews, decreasing time to market while increasing content quality. After previewing, reviewing, and revising content, courses can be exported to the web, PDF, or an LMS (SCORM 1.2, MORE

Once we had all the components and the outline, we could start building-out the courses in tools like Storyline or Captivate. So what is the final product? Also, we offer punch lists in PDF format. In addition, we offer traditional elearning courses that look like a PowerPoint deck with voiceovers and assessments and those types of things. But our goal is to scale as we grow and expand our product base to accommodate various needs. MORE

A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Elearning can include: PDF files that are available to be downloaded and read on a device such as a tablet or computer. Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. It’s not always directly applicable to elearning, especially elearning that’s developed in a rapid authoring tool or delivered through PDFs. MORE

It’s not one, neither two, but 22 Powerful Tools to Create and Edit your Own Instructional Videos. Luckily, nowadays video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. When it comes to video editing, you may be wondering what’s the best tool to use. So, let us guide you through the most popular and consumer-friendly video editing tools on the market. Easy to Use Tools to Edit Videos on your Computer. Want to test more screencasting tools? MORE

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There are a host of laws designed to ensure such content is accessible—that is, that the content and the navigation are usable by those who may use special tools or methods to access digital content. Others are more involved, which is why I recommend following the recording of Hiram’s presentation for the many step-by-step examples he provided (an accessible PDF of his slides is also available). Helpful accessibility testing tools. MORE

That fact leaves us at square one unless we do learn the marks, educate our colleagues about them, use some online tools, or do all three. Even when using Acrobat to communicate corrections, I find that I, and many other editors, like to grab the Pencil tool and just make the standard proofreading mark right on the PDF. Acrobat has built-in tools for Text Edits, but not all reviewers know how to use this tool, and not all designers consider Text Edits easy to use. MORE

But if you don’t have a process to show on screen or a product to display, then students won’t want to watch the video. I’m the co-founder of the most powerful tool for building, selling, and protecting engaging online courses called LifterLMS. Kim Merritt: How I do it, and it really does start with storyboarding, so I usually have clients that will throw a script, or a book, or a PDF at me, and just say, “Figure it out.” MORE

A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. Elearning can include: PDF files that are available to be downloaded and read on a device such as a tablet or computer. Training content developed using rapid authoring tools, such as Articulate Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, and Adobe Captivate, and (often) provided as a click-though, packaged course. It’s not always directly applicable to elearning, especially elearning that’s developed in a rapid authoring tool or delivered through PDFs. MORE

That means having a good pre-production checklist that sets you up for success. Download the free PDF. Download PDF. These questions are an ideal pre-production checklist. Or, if you provide a product or service, now is the time to mention it. MORE

Many sales personnel are aware of the strong points of the company’s products or services but fail to communicate them to the client or adapt their presentation according to the client’s needs. Similarly, a good sales person listens attentively to what the customer wants and using his knowledge of the product, tailors his responses and suggests solutions. TalkMaster has built in tools that help create characters and scenarios that mirror real life communication. MORE

For example, I use the social bookmarking tool, Diigo , quite a bit. It made my life a lot easier and more productive. It’s one of my favorite tools because it makes team collaboration and file syncing so easy. As a side note, if you’re looking for a voiceover career, Hear a Blog may be a great place to start. Convert the Rapid E-Learning Blog to PDF. Web2PDF offers an easy way to create a PDF of any blog post. MORE

I tend to focus on accessible elearning , and while few sessions directly address the subject, it’s amazing how many sessions can offer a new perspective, showcase a new tool, or otherwise provide a new way to understand, and improve, the accessibility of elearning. Multiple standards are used to gauge accessibility ( Section 508 for federal agencies, PDF/UA for PDF files), but the most common is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. MORE

Most private companies still want to make a good-faith effort to deliver courses and products that are as accessible as possible. Even the tools specifically designed to determine compliance aren’t necessarily reliable when it comes to evaluating your efforts. Alt-text for screen reader accessibility: Our instructional designers and production staff members worked together to keep alt-text tied to images we created and purchased for use in the project. MORE

Don’t make users spend their time pouring through long, wordy training manuals or documentation to learn about your product or service. Get a free PDF version so you can read it whenever you want. Download PDF. The vast majority of businesses have embraced video as a marketing, training, and communication tool. The latest video marketing statistics from Wyzowl shows that 87% of businesses now use video as a marketing tool, up from 63% in 2017 and 81% in 2018. MORE

Luckily, nowadays, video production is not just a privilege of the professionals. So, let us guide you through the most popular and consumer-friendly video editing tools on the market. Here are the top 34 tools we selected and tested for you. MORE