Tools of the Trade of the trade include the following:
1. Authoring tools – software tools used to assemble the whole course. This includes web authoring tools, an HTML editor, media and application tools like Flash. Trivantis’ Lectora Publisher, Edu Performance’s tactic and ReadyGo’s Web Course Builder are some of the tools. Power point Conversion tools like Impatica’sImpact for power point; Presentation Pros and Quarbon’s Viewlet are included. Articulate Global Articulate Presenter is there.
2. Element tools. These include graphic tools, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia. Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia’s Freehand, Macromedia’s Flash (an Animation software) Fireworks. Simulations software includes Author ware or Flash, Captivate, Qarbon’s Viewbuilder and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. Forio’s Broadcast and PowerSim software help so also Brooks Automation’s AutoMod.Quizz and tests- Questionmark’s Perception, Exam builder and XStream software Rapid Exam. Games- Quia Web, games2traain.com, Learning Ware Inc.’s gameShow Pro; Video and Audio: Microsoft’s Windows Movie Maker and Pinnacle System Studio and Macromedia’s Director.
3. Webcasting tools for synchronous events WebEx, Centra, Microsoft LiveMeeting and Macromedia Breeze . Features- delivery of content thru audio, video and visuals, whiteboards, chat features
4. Virtual classroom tools for both synchronous and asynchronous platforms eg Blackboard and WebCT
5. Tracking, Management and Information tools like the Saba, Thinq and Pathlore
LCMS like ePath, Generation 21, and GeoLearning help you manage the content while an LMS helps you manage the learning activity for human resources PeopleSoft and ADP.
References
Gilbert, L., & Gale, V. (2008). Principles of e-learning systems engineering. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
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Chuck, good post. I noticed that you have Macromedia listed several times here. I have a particular affinity to that word. Macromedia was Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks BEFORE Adobe bought them out somewhere after Flash Studio 8. I have a t-shirt from Macromedia that I wear out proudly sometimes, even though noone knows what the hell it is.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, in keeping with what you posted about, you should check out this link:
http://www.splashup.com/
This is an free online version of Photoshop. The interesting thing here is this was all built using code from within a program called Adobe Flex. So, they're using programs to create other programs.
Hi Sergeant Sixpack,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information about the transformation of Macromedia to Flash. i learned to use Flash in one of the courses and I loved it.
Thanks.