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Entries Tagged as 'content authoring'

iPhone m-learning content authoring

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

You may know that the Flash Player is not yet available for the iPhone, which leaves learning consultants like me in a quandary; how to deploy courseware on the device. I am going to investigate Camtasia Studio, and ToolBook Instructor 9.5 Beta as iPhone elearning content authoring tools.

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Tags: Camtasia · Toolbook · authoring tools · content authoring · content delivery · iPhone · m-learning · mobile device

Rapid E-learning Authoring Tool - PowerManual Demo

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

You may recall this post where I discussed a new Rapid E-Learning authoring tool I was beta-testing for a friend.
If, like me, you’ve spent extended periods of time creating manuals from other media formats, you’ll appreciate the hard work and, to be honest, tedium involved in generating, formatting, proofing, and finally producing documentation to accompany [...]

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Tags: authoring tools · content authoring · e-learning · rapid elearning · utilities

Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 4: assessment of authorStream and SlideShare

June 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today I’m returning to the matter at hand: an assessment of the features and functionality provided by the authorSTREAM and SlideShare hosted presentation distribution services.

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Tags: assessment · authorstream · content authoring · elearning content · media distribution · slideshare · training evaluation model · webtop authoring tools

Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 4: assessment of authorStream and SlideShare

June 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

After yesterday’s short digression into some of the finer points of heuristic evaluation, today I’m returning to the matter at hand: an assessment of the features and functionality provided by the authorSTREAM and SlideShare hosted presentation distribution services.
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authorSTREAM is a web-based PowerPoint presentation sharing platform from authorGEN Technologies. After creating a [...]

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Tags: assessment · authorstream · content authoring · elearning content · media distribution · slideshare · training evaluation model · webtop authoring tools

End-to-end Development Process: E-Learning Course Development in an Open Environment: Project Lifecycle 8

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Having discussed in some detail individual elements of the content development process, in this post we’re going to see how all the pieces come together in the Open Environment for E-Learning.
Figure 1. Inputs and Outputs[Click to enlarge]
Here’s the end-to-end development process (see Figure 1):1. Content authors agreed course structure according to the structure outlined in [...]

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Tags: content authoring · iterative development cycle · knowledge objects · open e-learning environment · repurpose content · rinstructional design · shareable content object

Introduction to Repurposing Content. E-Learning Course Development in an Open Environment: Project Lifecycle 7

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Modifying previously-produced content using for use in an Open E-Learning Environment
A topic I’ve touched on briefly in the past is that of repurposing content already developed in a different format. In my view, one of the more common (and unsatisfactory) processes used to develop courseware is to use Microsoft PowerPoint as the primary courseware authoring [...]

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Tags: content authoring · knowledge objects · open e-learning environment · repurpose content · rinstructional design · shareable content object