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Expectations From eLearning Authoring Tools

Upside Learning

One more feature which is not required in most cases but would be much of help to advanced authors – is some way to extend/customize tool functionality through programming. What other features/functions you would expect from the eLearning authoring tools you would be or are using?

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Top 10 Tools for Rapid eLearning

Rob Hubbard

We’ve put our heads together and come up with our favourite (mostly free) tools for aiding rapid elearning development. GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) – fantastically named piece of freeware that works on most operating systems for photo retouching, image composition and authoring. An alternative to Google Drive.

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Thoughts on a “Controversial” Approach to Rapid eLearning Development

OpenSesame

Through a fortunate happenstance, I came across Jing : a very simple screencast tool that would incorporate voiceovers. And so, a screencast star was born. It also satisfies what I consider to be a basic requirement of e-learning for the modern knowledge worker: it has to be short, focused, and concise.

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10 Free Audio Programs to Use for E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

Click here to view the screencast. I did a quick screencast to show how it works. If you want to learn more, go to the site and check out the demo and tutorials. Click here to view the screencast. For example, write a song about something you learned. So it’s a tool that you can grow into.

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3 More Free Tools to Help Build Better E-Learning Courses

Rapid eLearning

Two of the applications come courtesy of a couple of screencast tutorials I saw the other day. These three applications are a great complement to this post I previously shared on nine free tools to build better elearning. Here’s a quick screencast to show you how it worked for me. It made a cumbersome task very easy and fast.

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How to Navigate Social Media (and Avoid Information Overload)

Rapid eLearning

It’s also a great way to build a personal learning network. For example, if you build rapid elearning courses with Articulate products there are all sorts of resources available to you: Articulate’s Facebook page keeps you up-to-date on news and information. The same goes for your learning community’s resources.

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These PowerPoint Experts Can Make You a Star

Rapid eLearning

I met a few blog readers, many of the PowerPoint MVPs that I’ve followed over the years, and was reminded of a few tips and tricks that I can use in my rapid elearning courses. His session inspired a few ideas that could work well for rapid elearning courses although some of the animations may be a bit too much.