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Entries Tagged as 'courseware development'

Rapid E-Learning Production – Supporting Applications

July 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

As we know, Rapid E-Learning is subject matter expert-centric, based on authoring or developing content with easy-to-use, ubiquitous platforms like PowerPoint & Flash, and enables content to be developed in a matter of days, not than weeks or months. Rapid e-learning does not mean taking liberties with well-established content development processes.
Rather, it is an [...]

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Tags: LCDS · SME · Stanza · courseware development · flash · iwebkit · powermanual · rapid e-learning · serena prototyping · subject matter expert · webcat

Rapid E-Learning Production – Supporting Applications

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments

As we know, Rapid E-Learning is subject matter expert-centric, based on authoring or developing content with easy-to-use, ubiquitous platforms like PowerPoint & Flash, and enables content to be developed in a matter of days, not than weeks or months. Rapid e-learning does not mean taking liberties with well-established content development processes.
Rather, it is an [...]

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Tags: LCDS · SME · Stanza · courseware development · flash · iwebkit · powermanual · rapid e-learning · serena prototyping · subject matter expert · webcat

Discovering Instructional Design 14: the Three-Phase Design Model

June 15th, 2009 · No Comments

In the field of education, instructional design has traditionally been applied using established models, typically using a top-down approach.

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Tags: ADDIE · ISD · approaches to learning · courseware development · e-learning · e-learning development · e-learning ecosystem · instructional design

Discovering Instructional Design 10: the Dick and Carey Model

June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Dick and Carey model is “very popular” in current ISD development.

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Tags: ADDIE · ISD · challenge to e-learning · conditions of learning · courseware development · e-learning · instructional design · integrated develpment environment

Capture that E-Learning Demo: Update

February 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve been getting some very positive feedback about my recent series of blog posts reviewing TechSmith Camtasia and Adobe Captivate. Some contributors have also been kind enough to point out some deficiencies regarding the usability of the review – you may recall it was written over four days and four posts. One great [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · downloads · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Capture that E-learning Demo 4: Captivate and Camtasia, concluded

January 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Continuing my evaluation of Captivate and Camtasia Studio…
In my previous posting, I discussed the two applications’ user interfaces and audio capabilities. Today, I will look at workflow and usability.
Captivate Usability
Captivate offers three customizable capture presets – demonstrations, assessment simulations, and training simulations. If you choose an assessment simulation, Captivate won’t capture mouse [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Capture that E-learning Demo 3: Captivate and Camtasia

January 9th, 2009 · 8 Comments

In the previous two blog posts, I outlined – at a very high level – some of the features and functionality of TechSmith Camtasia Studio and Adobe Captivate, and in today’s post I will provide a equally high level assessment of these products, not so much in comparison to each other, but rather more at [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Open source e-learning courseware development – Salasaga update

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

As I’ve discussed in the past, there’s a whole constituency of e-learning courseware developers who, for either practical, philosophical, or even purely financial reasons have decided to create learning content using open source and free-to-use courseware.
One of the tools I looked at in the past is an open source Integrated Development Environment for [...]

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Tags: authoring tools · content development · courseware development · e-learning development · open e-learning environment · salasaga

Open source e-learning courseware development – Salasaga update

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

As I’ve discussed in the past, there’s a whole constituency of e-learning courseware developers who, for either practical, philosophical, or even purely financial reasons have decided to create learning content using open source and free-to-use courseware.
One of the tools I looked at in the past is an open source Integrated Development Environment for [...]

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Tags: authoring tools · content development · courseware development · e-learning development · open e-learning environment · salasaga