by Joe Ganci
Many think of Captivate as a software simulation tool, and it does do this very well, with new features and improvements added over the years. However, Captivate is also a very effective tool for creating soft-skill simulations, quizzes, and other types of e-Learning applications. But wait, there’s more! Read this review to see what they’ve added to make your life easier.
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by Tom Hall
SumTotal Systems ToolBook 10.5 adds more authoring support for mobile devices and geolocation, and enhancements for Section 508 compliance. Here is a comprehensive guide to ToolBook, including how to customize interactions and create branching, use the Actions Editor, the Simulation Editor, and the Quiz Summary feature, and deploy ToolBook content to an LMS.
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by Ara Ohanian
Mobile learning is a valuable addition to organizational learning strategy. Implemented correctly, it provides an excellent means to deliver knowledge rapidly across an enterprise, to ensure that people understand new corporate initiatives, or that new product knowledge is quickly available to those who need it.
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by Joe Fournier
A new crop of tools claims to make anyone an e-Learning content producer. One such tool, from Seattle-based Impresys, is DemoMate. As its name suggests, its main mission is to support interactive software demonstrations. DemoMate started as a software sales tool, but it is now finding uses in production of training applications.
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by Anne Derryberry
“After a few disappointing weeks of limited interest or participation by students and rumbling frustration on Ms. L.’s part, I suggested we take part of a class session to get feedback from the students. We got an earful of useful input.”
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by Jeff Batt
Getting a course ready to go with a SCORM LMS can be tricky. Here’s the quick way to do this if you are using Rapid Intake Unison.
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by Joe Ganci
Case-based scenarios provide the e-Learning designer and developer with far more instructional power than the boring linear lessons that are all too common in e-Learning. But you can’t create these with PowerPoint, and many designers don’t have the skills to create them in ActionScript or Flash. Here’s a review of SmartBuilder, a tool more powerful than PowerPoint and easier to use than Flash.
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by Tanya Seidel
Smartphones provide a great means for delivering e-Learning, especially just-in-time training. But, to ensure the content is usable, e-Learning authors must design and create the content with the device in mind.
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by Marc Rosenberg
The iPad has done an admirable job of capturing the imaginations of many of us (not to mention the cash of a million buyers – so far). But is it a game changer for learning?
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by Stephen Haskin
Last week, Steve exposed five common myths about e-Learning. This week, he offers five more, beginning with the most pervasive myth of all.
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