by Jacqueline Beck
As high-speed internet access and computing power increase, more organizations are turning to collaborative and synchronous software for e-Learning. Reviews of these products are not easy to find, but here a seasoned expert in these areas provides an in-depth look at one of the market leaders in this area.
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by Rupen Sharma
Everyone knows designers should “think out of the box.” This is never as important as when a tight deadline has your back to the wall, yet it is at these very times that we find ourselves trying to fall back on our tried-and-true default approaches. Here's how a team, faced with a world-wide rollout in only five weeks, got out of the box, and delivered the goods on time and in budget.
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by Steve Mirsky
Many organizations are interested in finding tools for rapid e-Learning development, but reviews of these tools are few and far between. In this article, you’ll learn about one of the better-known rapid development applications, and about one user’s experience in creating an important online tutorial for a State Library.
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by Tom Hall
ToolBook has been an important part of the e-Learning development landscape for the past two decades. However, “long-standing” does not mean “standing still,” and ToolBook Instructor has just launched a new version with a number of important changes that you should know about. Here's an in-depth look at how the product is keeping up with your needs!
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by Mike Dickinson
Looking for an e-Learning authoring tool that is simple to use and that won’t complicate your life as a oneperson department? Need to support independent experts and in-house consults, without overloading the IT Help Desk? Read this article to discover how a designer, working essentially alone, is meeting these challenges and more!
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by Vince Cyboran
There is a “gap” in the e-Learning design process, especially for less experienced designers. With experience, bridging the distance between the design document and the storyboard becomes second nature, but the path is not well-documented. However, an idea borrowed from traditional education practices can ease the leap from broad outline and strategy to detailed sketch: the lesson plan.
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by Stacie Comolli, Gus Prestera
One of the enduring challenges in e-Learning is making effective use of subject matter experts (SMEs). Designers must rely on the SME for expert content knowledge. The expert often has no time and little interest for participation in e-Learning development. In this article, the authors offer best practices that you can put to work right away to resolve this challenge.
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by B.J. Schone
The typical e-Learning project requires so much time, and can be so labor-intensive, that productivity is always a concern of developers, designers, and managers. In addition, making courses SCORM-compliant and functional with the LMS adds another layer of complexity. This article provides a template that saves time while it allows developers and designers to focus on content and interactivity.
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by Maria Leggett
While much attention has been paid to speeding up development processes, not much has been said about facilitating the critically important design phase of e-Learning projects. Much can be done about the latter by leveraging XML and tools that use it, such as Microsoft InfoPath. Read this article for an XML and InfoPath tutorial that can pay immediate dividends in your design process!
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by Anita Rosen
“Rapid e-Learning” is one of the potentially more confusing concepts to new e-Learning producers. In this article, you will find an in-depth discussion of the different approaches to e- Learning design, examples of successful practices, and an overview of the tools best matched to both rapid and traditional e-Learning development.
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