April's Big Question from Learning Circuits is "How to Keep up?" This is in reference the immense and rapidly expanding technology tools. It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools. However, being involved in an e-learning community is a big help. For me it is a blog community and following many experts on Twitter. Not only am I often made aware of new tools, but also get opinions, tips, and examples of their use. MORE

Respondus StudyMate is a Windows authoring tool that lets you create numerous Flash-based activities and games using four simple templates. Questions and items can also be imported from MS Word, IMS QTI, Respondus, rich-text, and other formats. Update June 2008 - added one free flash quiz tool based on a question I received. This tool is listed at the bottom. A client wanted to create online quizzes that would live inside of a larger site. MORE

There are three (Respondus, StudyMate, and Questionmarks Perception). Will at Work Learning Will Thalheimers research-based commentary on learning, performance, and the industry thereof. MORE

Raptivity KnowledgePresenter Brainshark Presentations Respondus Elicitus WebEx Presentation Studio Vuepoint Content Creator Adobe Acrobat Connect (Pro/Br. Respondus Harbinger Knowledge WebEx Communicatio. MORE

Rapid eLearning Tools Satisfaction from the eLearningGuild Research reported Feb 2007 - Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction See also Software Simulation Tools. Page update Mar 2008. When the above graphic was taken, it shows the overall satisfaction reported by eLearningGuild members about various tools. I was reminded of the various Brandon Hall shoot-outs. MORE