Seven Top Authoring Tools by Joe Ganci. “You choose the tools you need depending on the instructional design you need to implement, the venues to which you need to deliver, your budget and schedule, and other factors.
I hope this table helps you to reach your eLearning goals.” Recently The eLearning Guild published a research report written by yours truly, entitled Rapid eLearning Authoring: Top Tools, in which I analyzed the results of the continuous surveys to which thousands of Guild members respond. The results proved enlightening.
Toolkit: So Many Tools, So Much Time by Joe Ganci. “Here’s a list of the 77 tools I’ve gathered—these are the ones included in the survey.
13 Essential Tools to Check Cross-Browser Compatibility. With an endless combination of modern and legacy browsers for users to choose from (depending on their system capabilities), it's our responsibility as designers and developers to ensure the websites we build perform adequately.
Testing multiple browsers on multiple platforms isn't just difficult — it can be virtually impossible without the correct resources. However there are tools that let you comprehensively test your website, and check if it successfully displays across various browsers, platforms and resolutions. That way, your users will receive a positive, user-friendly experience no matter what their setups are. Below is a curated list of both free and premium cross-browser testing tools, ranging from cloud platforms to desktop applications. These tools will help you easily test everything from versions of Internet Explorer versions to more than 300 modern browser combinations. Show As Gallery Have something to add to this story? eLearning Video With Personality.
Five-Minute Film Festival: 8 Interactive Video Tools for Engaging Learners. It's no secret that I am a passionate advocate for using video in the classroom.
When used well, videos can help students make connections to people and ideas beyond their usual frame of reference. That's why I've been really excited to see a wave of new (and mostly free or low-cost!) Tech tools recently that enable teachers to take favorite clips and make them more valuable for educational use. Whether you use videos to flip your classroom or you just appreciate the power of video to engage kids, maybe one of the tools in my playlist below will help you go deeper in 2014.
Consumer Electronics Show Report: New Video Hardware for eLearning by Stephen Haskin. “This is such a fluid market that no matter what I say this year, next year will bring something better.
Heck, probably next month will bring something better, cheaper, and different. The whole bar is rapidly moving up.” The Consumer Electronics Show 2014 (CES) has shown us new video cameras aplenty. The trickle-down of technology has seemingly accelerated. Two years ago, many of the features on the new offerings were only on high-end cameras. Censoring Cell Phones in School or Using them for Learning?
8 Flares Twitter 1 Facebook 2 Google+ 5 LinkedIn 0 inShare0 8 Flares × Students Love Learning with Cell Phones Do learning resources such as cell phones, iPads, tablets, androids, laptops and other mobile devices belong in the classroom?
If they do, why are schools censoring certain learning resources such as mobile devices from being used in the classroom? Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom? Read the article published by The Atlantic on May 18, 2012. Guidelines for Schools According to the American National Council of Teachers of English (NCET), non-print and mulimedia should not be censored by the schools because students have a right to know (2004).
Cell Phones in an English Class I’m an English teacher to students of other languages which means that non-native speakers of English practice language skills in and out of the classroom. Toolkit: eLearning Tools Year in Review (Oh, Goodness!) by Joe Ganci. “I’m always astonished when I see a tool vendor being interviewed on the subject of authoring tools.
Do the interviewers expect them to be unbiased? Gamestar Mechanic: Gamification Made Easy. Children in the 21st century experience media in ways that are vastly different from any previous generation.
Social networking, user-created content and video games provide a level of interactivity that was unthinkable a generation ago. As a result, educators are rethinking educational practices that have long been taken for granted. Many have come to the conclusion that the answers they're looking for lie in making video game design a central part of the curriculum. Proponents of game design in the classroom say that it promotes students' systems thinking, problem solving and critical analysis skills.
Best of all, including game design in the classroom drastically increases student engagement with the material, thus increasing achievement. The Case Study Kit. Which Technologies are Changing the Way People Learn? When I reflect on my career, it amazes me how much technology has evolved, and how it has completely changed the way I look at the work we do.
I first took on the role of “Training Director” for an organization about 15 years ago. At that time, most of what the training department did took place face-to-face, in a classroom. There was a little bit of elearning, mostly off-the-shelf page turners consisting of read-and-sign compliance requirements. It’s amazing how much has changed in only 15 years. The evolution of technology has forever changed the way we interact with each other, and with the world around us. Here are a few of the ways technology has changed the way learning professionals develop solutions to performance problems, and the technologies that continue to change the way people learn.
The Learner is in the Driver’s Seat. Storyline Variables: What They Are, How to Use Them by Shawn Scivally. “With your variables created, you can use triggers and conditions to make your content awesome!”
Online Training Software. EDUonGo.com. Seamless Learning: Forget MOOCs, Mobile Learning, and Ubiquitous Access by Inge de Waard. “Seamless learning is still a new area, and the challenges are multiple. As this discipline merges the technological and human challenges faced by the emerging new technologies of the last decade (mobile learning, social media, MOOCs, etc.), it is becoming clear that the ultimate learning environment will have to provide a smooth learner experience, with options to both consume and create content. It is a bit of unexplored territory.” Many of us are at or near the leading edge of online teaching and training today, yet we also struggle with optimizing the overall learning experience. A lot is happening: just-in-time mobile learning, performance support, internal and external massive open online courses (MOOCs), social media inside training strategies, and ubiquitous content delivery just to start naming the trends.
But with all these training technologies coming together, we face one major challenge: ensuring a smooth, easy training environment for all our learners. Create infographics & online charts. The Growthink Dashboard. Research from Aberdeen Group shows the average company that uses operational dashboards enjoys triple the revenue growth and double the profit growth of companies that don’t. Why? Because with the right dashboard: You’ll make more intelligent business decisionsYou’ll have complete, real-time visibility into your organizationYou’ll manage your business more effectively Custom Business Intelligence Dashboards Hi, I’m Dave Lavinsky, co-founder and President of Growthink, Inc.
Technology: The Next Giant Leap in Education? Last week I received the Leap Motion Controller. This little device, only three inches by one inch, allows for the operation of a computer with the simple wave of a hand. In only a few minutes of playing around with the hands free controller, something quite monumental occurred to me -- the future is now! Just a few short decades ago, a device like this was unfathomable, and now here it is -- well within our reach.
Technology is evolving exponentially and is being used for far more than simply keeping in touch with friends and family on Facebook. It is revolutionizing every aspect of our lives. FAQs. Table of Contents: The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word processing, browsing the internet, and playing games. It also plays high-definition video. Google Course Builder: Initial Review. Not too long ago, Google came out with a Course Builder program, designed to allow schools and institutions an easy way to set-up their own MOOC platform. Today, I decided to take a look at the program to get a sense of their offering and what it can do. Naturally, I have some high expectations, I mean, this is Google after all.
Online Video Presentations. How to Effectively Use Video for Training. Delivering courses online affords organizations the ability to deliver their content in a variety of ways, including video. Video Compression Secrets: Smaller Files, Better Quality by Stephen Haskin. “The best codec to keep file sizes small is Windows Media (.wmv). AWESOME e-Learning Templates for eLearning course development. Overview. The Tin Can API (sometimes known as the Experience API or xAPI) is a brand new specification for learning technology that makes it possible to collect data about the wide range of experiences a person has (online and offline). This API captures data in a consistent format about a person or group’s activities from many technologies. Futuristic Gaming Suit Adds Real Impact For Gamers.
Just a decade ago, gaming was all confined to the screen, but that has changed dramatically over the last few years. This is not only because gaming has become a whole lot better when it comes to graphics and control, but also because new and powerful gaming accessories have started to emerge on the market. Video Calling - Meetings - Events. 19 Kick-Butt Tools for ELearning. Rich interactive wireframes to define web and mobile applications.
Download ReadyGo Software. Toolkit: Ready? Go! The ReadyGo Authoring Tool by Joe Ganci. I-POINT Interactive. Animations: When to Use Them and When to Lose Them. Animations are pretty easy to build on slides or computer screens, and they can look slick. Making Online Teaching & Learning Easier and Affordable. RTMP Security. Secure Streaming via RTMPE. RTMP or Streaming Options and Secure Videos / Questions / Discussion Area - vzaar Support. Secure streaming with Wowza.
Complete URL obfuscation with Wowza server standalone demo. SlideTalk - turn your presentations into engaging talking videos. Selecting a Digital Curation Tool by David Kelly. “Most of the digital curation tools available today have robust functionality that is available completely free. Our site will be launched soon. Free Authoring Tools. Home. E-learning - the interest of the market. Top 100 Learning Game Resources. Stem-Builder - A rapid development tool for building branching interactions for elearning. eLearning Art - training photos, training images, e-learning images, characters, and templates. Twine: a tool for creating interactive stories.
AWESOME e-Learning Templates for eLearning course development.
Photos + Movement = Photeo (Part 1 of 5) by Stephen Haskin & Megan Torrance. What is Layar? Agumented Reality. Developing A Layar Application. eLearning Authoring Tools. Teaching Action - Dozuki. What are important things to keep in mind when using audio narration in Elearning? Cloud based, Lean and Complete LMS with an emphasis on Usability and easy Course creation. Welcome to cyScape - Makers of BrowserHawk. Free 30-Day Trials. World's Best Way to Make & Share Comics. Comiclife.com. Professional Video Production Company. The Frugal Filmmaker. Video Production. @Mojotillett. Video based learning. Storyboarding tools? Bsoco - Software comparison. MOS - MindOnSite SA. CourseLab - free e-Learning authoring tool.
Eduongo Overview. Articulate, Captivate and Lectora – Do they deserve your praise? Text-to-Speech in Adobe Captivate 5.5 – Create and Reuse! PowerPoint to Flash Converter. AuthoringToolComparison-May2011.pdf (application/pdf Object) Elearning Resources. An Automatic Online Video Editor. Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe. ROI Calculator. Is a rapid interactivity builder tool. Create HTML5 and Flash interactivities for eLearning courses. Syncronize SCORM Results for Mobile Learning Courses Taken Offline. CodeBaby. Living Actor™ Presenter … Bring your Presentation to life with animated 3D avatars!
Articulate Storyline vs. Adobe Cativate. Storyline. E-Learning Software, LMS, Learning Management System. The Best Virtual Classroom for Live, Online Teaching - WizIQ. Adobe Lets the CS6 Cat Out of the Bag by Stephen Haskin. Development Tips: Audio and Video with HTML5 by Mark Lassoff. Collaborative e-Learning Platform to Create Courses.