Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Here we give you 19 expert instructional design tips so that you can benefit and create a great Thinkific course. Thinkific is a software platform that helps entrepreneurs to create, market, sell, and deliver their own online courses. The management of all your students can be easily handled with a user-friendly tool.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It’s a five-phase framework that instructional designers use; a guideline for building effective training and learning support tools. Authoring Tool. Often paired with an LMS, this software is used to develop content for online learning and training programs. Developed by software writer Steve Wilhite in 1987.

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learnWorlds

JULY 14, 2022

An eLearning authoring tool is an important component in creating e-learning content and a must-have tool for instructional designers, L&D professionals, and training businesses. The Best eLearning Authoring Tools. What is an eLearning Authoring Tool? Do you need an authoring tool?

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The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

A Note on Rapid Authoring Tools. 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. Many who are blind use a screen reader, which is software that reads the screen out loud.

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Articulate Storyline is one of the most popular authoring tools used worldwide to create online learning. Most LMS’s also offer tools for you to create your online course content as well. But since the priority purpose of an LMS is to administer your course, very often, these tools to create your content are limited.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 2, 2023

Cammy is the author of The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age - second edition (ATD Press, 2023). It comprises stimulating discussions with industry experts and product evangelists on emerging trends in the learning landscape. For one thing, we didn’t have rapid authoring tools.

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Spark Your Interest

JUNE 5, 2025

Or if you need training that mimics real-life situations to develop problem-solving or critical thinking skills, such as technical training courses, this requires more complex interactions, more time, and the use of advanced tools to create them. As with most tools, some are more suitable for specific jobs than others.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

To run online training successfully training and course providers need tools that: Set up, deliver, and run online sessions: Trainers need an easy way to schedule and host online sessions, allowing them to connect with learners, present materials, and engage in real-time discussions.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 16, 2012

Gary Woodill had estimated different types (platform & make) of mobile phones at 5000+ in his 2010 book “The Mobile Learning Edge”. Cross platform development tools may try and resolve this issue but not quite. We expect the tools to become more capable in exploiting the potential of HTML5 in future.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 13, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from December 13, 2011: eLearning Guild Thought Leaders Webinar Ruth Clark and Richard Mayer’s book e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning – now in its 3rd edition. An expert in evidence-based elearning – author of seven books!

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2009

Friday, May 01, 2009 Name That Tool I just got a FaceBook query from someone and I thought you all could help: Im looking for a tool you might have come across, but I dont even know what product/programming group it belongs to. So if you say, yes I have signoff authority for travel vouchers, I could tell this tool to mark four courses.

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I remember attending a virtual world workshop where the expert didn’t know how to create a virtual place where virtual folks could attend to acquire information, attend sessions, and so forth. They were experts, but they talked way over anyone in attendance. When they started to show programming language, everyone was lost.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 29, 2021

In e-learning software like Storyline 360 and Rise 360 you can record (or import) audio narration into your courses. Since many e-learning developers tend to produce all media that belongs in the course, recording audio narration usually is one of those responsibilities. Audio Narration Script. Script approval.

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CourseArc

MARCH 9, 2023

From the beginning, Wellness for Educators utilized 21 st century tools and interactive resources to equip educators with tools to help them manage, mitigate, and alleviate stress and burnout. It is filled with over 100, 3-5 minute videos and audio files to support mind-body healing from prolonged stress and trauma.

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Spark Your Interest

JANUARY 26, 2021

And while traditionally it applied to businesses selling widgets or software, customer education now also applies to governments, and non-profits, who have a product or service. Similarly, the self-help screens when installing a new software product on your phone, laptop, or tablet. Including creating expert communities.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 11, 2009

Effective design using PPT as a tool. Many tools out there that still have to start with ppt Use it as a storyboarding tool, prototyping. Bad elearning can be horrible no matter what tool you use. It’s about design, not software! Not PPT 101. Why PowerPoint? We have it. It’s cheap. Pretty universal.

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LearnUpon

JULY 14, 2016

Open source software: Software for which the source code is publicly available for use and development free of charge. Moodle is an example of open source software that’s used widely in specific kinds of eLearning environments, like universities. Any form of learning conducted on a computer and usually over the internet.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

The author cited two learning styles tests which came in at.60 From the perspective of the adult learner, I think its appropriate to think of skill level in these terms: a novice might have a different "learning style" from an expert. Novices should be given less control, while experts should have more options and open navigation.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 28, 2007

Instructional designers can take the tools and create a good learning experience or not. Incremental: Some forms of online training support current ways of doing things Virtual classrooms, presentation software, authoring tools, assessment tools, LMS. Disruptive Innovation. I have a problem, where is the answer?

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008 Best Practices for Software Training? This has been the year of software training. Weve taken scenario-based approaches, so the learner can sit with an expert and watch how he does his job using the software. Short demos (some with practice) linked right from the software itself.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better At our seminar today on using Articulate and Moodle and "Doing More for Less" , the conversation turned (as it always does) to using audio in eLearning. Perhaps the subject matter expert had created them?) So heres to more guerilla audio recording!

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LifterLMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

On the basis of long-term interests and market demand, she highlights how crucial it is to decide whether to write a book or create a course. Morgan Gist MacDonald is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and the Founder & CEO of Paper Raven Books. She’s from Paper Raven Books. I know I want a book and a course.

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LifterLMS

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Christine has taught and mentored young aspiring writers to complete their books, publishing, marketing, and sales since 2007. Christine started by publishing her husband’s first book in 2004 without any of them having any prior knowledge of writing or publishing. The courses have made her more money than the books.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

APRIL 10, 2025

Elearning authoring tools like Gomo Learning make it simple to create engaging courses quicklywhether you’re focusing on employee training, customer education, compliance, or other learning needs. If you’re exploring alternatives, we’ve put together a list of 9 great tools worth checking out. Book a demo 2.

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eFront

JANUARY 5, 2011

CamStudio - (Authoring Tool) CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs). Host them on your own blog, website or intranet!

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Docebo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If you’re building content yourself, oftentimes you’ll need an authoring tool that is SCORM and/or AICC compliant that most LMS vendors offer with their product. Everything from bite-sized YouTube videos, to two hour-long movies, TV shows, e-books, podcasts, etc. Off-the-shelf e-learning content. Storyboards.

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Elucidat

APRIL 23, 2025

Make sure your authoring tool provides the functionality you need for the approach youve chosen to take. For simple linear scenarios, work straight into your authoring tool. Audio-driven, first-person scenario This audio-driven, first-person scenario helps salespeople learn by practicing in a simulated environment.

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Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2024

As Ed Hutchins documented in his quite-academic book Cognition in the Wild, we can distribute our thinking across tools and people. Allison Rossett, along with Lisa Shacfer, and Bob Mosher & Conrad Gottfredson are two sets of authors who have focused on aspects of this approach.

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Elucidat

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Choosing an elearning authoring tool isn’t easy and it takes more than a free trial. With each tool offering a wide range of features, workflows and support packages, it’s key you find the right fit for all your stakeholders’ needs, now and two years down the line. Why it takes more than a test drive. Global Training Provider.

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Hurix Digital

AUGUST 21, 2019

Understanding the functions of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and content authoring tools can be overwhelming. The e-learning courses and books are the files on the hard drive that people can access. What are Content Authoring Tools? You can add media files, including videos, texts, photos, and audio.

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Global eTraining

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

‘GeT Know-How’ is an intuitive on-demand reference and eTraining tool available directly inside your Autodesk software, including Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, AutoCAD Plant 3D, and Inventor. All Global eTraining content is developed by expert Autodesk trainers and designed to support multiple learning styles.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 24, 2025

In this fast-growing mode of digital publishing, authors, publishers, and publishing houses must be quite perceptive when choosing the best eBook layout. Heres how fixed layout conversion could help authors and publishers engage readers effectively: 1. It keeps their attention from the very beginning to the end.

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LifterLMS

JULY 9, 2023

In this LMScast episode, Ken Theriot, shares his journey into audio and how he became a course creator and how to produce professional audio for courses. Ken Theriot is an audio professional and course creator. He is the owner of Home Brew Audio , a platform aimed at teaching people how to do audio recording at home.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 On Guerilla Design and Video Theres always the debate about whether you need to go pro for your audio and visual, or get right to the source in a down and dirty kind of way. Ive blogged before about going guerilla with audio. Audio in eLearning: When Rough Around the Edges is Better. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

Many instructional designers ( Christy Tucker , Wendy Wickham ) build their own courses using tools like Captivate. Reuben on the downside of rapid e-Learning tools: The emergence of "easy-to-use" authoring tools, however, has tempted us to believe that the instructional designer can do it all! Whats your view?

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We teamed up with translation experts at TransPerfect to share best practice tips for a smoother translation process. Prepare for this from the start by leaving 30% more room to allow for expansion, especially if your authoring tool forces you to use fixed size text boxes. Your translators will thank you, as will your audience!

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LifterLMS

APRIL 1, 2020

How to finally write a nonfiction book that helps you get more leads and sales and massively impact the world with Julie Eason is the topic of this LMScast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. Julie is an expert in writing books, and she helps ghost write books for people. Instead of thinking, “What do I want to say?”

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