1. Can only publish one way, so only download .mov or post to Youtube, not both
2. What I like about it...
2.1. New node
3. Drawing tools still need work
4. 2D Game Based learning
5. Mobile Disturbution
6. Version 5 is now available. It was rebuild from the ground up to support the Mac and AS3.
7. I control design and production
8. What I don't like about it...
9. What I like about it...
10. Not ideal for heavy video and sound (but what web pages really are?)
10.1. Takes a long time to self-teach. JavaScript headaches for newbies. Tears, sometimes, too.
10.2. Complex scenario based learning
11. Custom buttons & navigation
12. Does have the ability for does with Action script skills to build their own interactions if needed
13. courses work on PC's, tablets, and SmartPhones
14. Rapid development of soft skills learning
14.1. Can insert system simulations into main course
15. video/audio distribution is supported without the need for other client-side video plugin
16. Authoring, Admin, Publishing, and Reviewer roles
17. Rapid animation and interactions using behaviours
18. What I don't like about it...
18.1. Can't edit
19. What I don't like about it...
19.1. You have to be a programmer
19.2. ActionScript learning curve
19.3. What I like about it...
19.3.1. Single-step capture of screen actions that publish in multiple formats including playback movies, job aids, exercises, work instructions, cue cards, etc . . .
19.3.1.1. I explore, produce, iterate
19.3.2. Electronic workflow, review, and approval features with built-in e-mail notification
19.3.3. Good change control features for controlled/regulated/restricted content
19.3.4. Good support site
20. When I use it...
20.1. Software Demonstration
20.2. Help videos
20.3. New functionality announcements
20.4. Very fast development
21. Easy to produce stunning, challenging game-based content
22. What I like about it
22.1. I can create my own layout individual navigation can build a structure can use multiple master pages have a lot of test-options
23. Branching & Scenario based learning
24. Develop a help site and help documentation for end-users
25. What I don't like about it...
26. Rapid eLearning
27. Can be clumsy to do things a conventional package does easily
28. Rapid elearning projects
29. When I use it...
30. Time consuming (same as any animation)
31. I can incorporate content developed in other tools into it
32. Complex ISD development
33. Quick free way to get screen captures.
34. When I use it...
34.1. Any discovery-based learning
34.2. When the audience suits a 3D game approach
35. easy export to different formats (eg scorm, cd, web) with error testing as part of process - highlights what content doesn't work in that format
36. Ease of use, allows quick conversion of Word documents.
37. Project management features help with rapid authoring development
38. Range of elearning course
38.1. System training
38.2. Rapid
38.3. Bespoke
38.4. Assessments
39. Crazy expensive
40. Custom interactions
41. When I use it...
41.1. Animated characters
42. Output always looks like "captivate", unless you customize the buttons through the object styles feature
43. Trade show attract loop
44. What I like about it...
44.1. Flexibility
44.2. Unlimited possibilities
44.3. vector graphics reduce file size
44.4. custom fonts are bundled with .swf file
44.5. Supports Multiple Distribution
45. Good work flow system
46. New node
47. What I like about it...
47.1. Support from the company
47.2. Flexibility to do just about anything you need to do
47.3. Lots of templates for common activites
47.4. SmartBuilder
48. Much more accurate than Captivate for screen captures, recognizes names of buttons, icons, and functions while recording in SAP
49. What I like about it
49.1. Accessible
49.2. Easy to use
49.3. Saas tool, (web based and hosted)
49.4. Dont need programming skills
49.5. Give review access to people who don't have access to use the tool for building purposes
49.5.1. Page level commenting for reviewers
49.6. Collaborative
49.6.1. Share content with other users building content
49.6.2. Share project documents
49.7. Price model
49.8. Scalable
49.9. Different levels of author access
49.9.1. Author
49.9.2. text editor
49.9.3. Administrator
49.10. PENS compliant
49.11. SCORM 1.2, 2004 AICC compliant
50. What I don't like about it...
50.1. No H.264 export option
50.2. Limited choice of characters / backdrops / props
50.3. export format is only AVI
51. Lectora
51.1. What I don't like about it...
51.1.1. Buggy, some unclear documentation
51.2. Difficult to support constructivist learning
51.3. When I use it...
51.3.1. Rapid eLearning
51.3.2. New node
51.4. What I like about it...
51.4.1. Able to incorporate JavaScript
51.4.2. Book, Chapter, Page metaphor structure
51.4.3. Can get someone building content in just a few minutes - WYSIWYG
51.4.4. Parent / Child content and functionality
51.5. What I don't like about it...
51.5.1. So many fields to fill out!
51.5.2. HTML output
51.5.3. Huge learning curve - disagree with this viewpoint it's one of the easiest as the complex interactivity is done in the background - user can just add content
51.5.4. Friendly interface for beginners, but once you start using advanced features, the user interface is limiting.
51.5.5. Output looks, well, sort of 1992ish
51.5.6. It has a problem with font aliasing: fonts on transparent captions look either ulgy or not aliased.
51.5.7. Only alerts to content problem (eg not scorm compliant) at publishing stage
51.5.8. Need Lectora to re-edit published content - locks into using the software
52. When I want to create HTML content with some animation and interactivity.
53. Screen Jelly
53.1. When I use it
53.1.1. When I need a quick video recording of my screen
53.1.2. Presentations
53.1.3. Demonstrations
53.2. What I don't like about it
53.2.1. difficult to edit or add features (text, zoom)
54. What I like about it
54.1. Easy of use
54.2. Free
54.3. Download .mov or publish to Youtube
55. Rapid 3D development with Google Sketch-up
56. To build complex assets to integrate into other authoring tools that support rapid development
57. Custom feedback
58. When I use it
59. "Poor man's Flash" - easy way to create some basic animations
60. create 'how to' demo of software and site navigation
61. sound / video quality fine for web
62. When I use it...
62.1. when I need to create drag & drop activities and keep a solid style (easily) throughout several screens
62.2. Scenario-based learning with branching questions and feedback
62.3. For scenario video integration
62.4. For assessments or quizzes needs
62.5. When database integration is needed
63. When I use it...
63.1. Software simulations
63.2. Performance-based assessment
63.3. Rapid eLearning
63.4. Software and applications demonstrations
63.5. Complex learning scenarios that require multiple branching pathways and multiple ways to navigate between pages
64. What I don't like about it...
64.1. per user costs are hard on a tight budget, but there are very nice discounts for education
64.2. Not a lot of options for extending it's capabilities since it doesn't export to Flash. Also you don't get the source file and are always required to update the course within the tool.
65. Faculty can narrate existing PPTs and save to publish to .zip file which I then upload to Blackboard or Connect Pro
66. Seperates design from content
67. Easy for faculty to acclimate to it because it is familiar, a PPT plug-in.
68. Screen Capture
68.1. Screenr
68.1.1. When I use it...
68.1.1.1. Simple/short screen capture with audio
68.1.2. What I like about it
68.1.2.1. Simple to use
68.1.2.2. focused only on one thing
68.1.2.3. Can focus on all or part of the screen
68.1.2.3.1. video has easy pause facility during capture
68.2. ScreenToaster
68.2.1. What I like about it
68.2.1.1. Quick free way to get screen captures.
68.2.1.2. Simple to use
68.2.1.3. focused only on one thing
68.2.2. Screen capture with audio
68.3. Snagit (v9)
68.3.1. When I use it
68.3.1.1. still image capture
68.3.2. What I like about it
68.3.2.1. cheap
68.3.2.2. easy to use
68.3.3. What I don't like about it...
68.4. ScreenFlow
68.4.1. What I like about it
68.4.2. What I don't like about it
68.5. Snapz
68.5.1. What I like about it
68.5.2. What I don't like about it
68.6. When I use it
68.7. Camtasia
68.7.1. What I don't like about it...
68.7.1.1. Preset callout boxes look hokey - agree!
68.7.1.2. A few minor head-scratchers in the Editor
68.7.1.3. can't overlay graphics very easily
68.7.1.4. hard to make click-throughs
68.8. STT Trainer
68.8.1. When I use it
68.8.1.1. New system launches
68.8.1.2. Major releases of existing systems
68.8.2. What I don't like about it
68.8.3. What I like about it
68.8.3.1. Very accurate system captures, saving editing time
68.8.3.2. Can re-use the same capture in different formats to suit different learning situations
69. branching capability allows multiple right answers
69.1. ReadyGo WCB
69.1.1. when I use it
69.1.1.1. for compliance training
69.1.1.2. to create rapid e-Learning
69.1.1.3. to produce assessments - (lots of testing capabilities)
69.1.1.4. when I want to integrate text, movies, tests into one course
69.1.2. what I like about it
69.1.2.1. quick and easy to use
69.1.2.2. produces real web content (small fast pages that don't bog down my network)
69.1.2.3. Is not flash based
69.1.2.4. I can create flash, movies, pictures, audio in other tools and bring them into the course
69.1.2.5. great customer support, lots of good information on their web site
69.1.2.6. I decide if the course needs audio or video, then add it in (the tool doesn't require flash, audio or other media for courses to work well)
69.1.2.7. Great SCORM support - sends all the info to an LMS that the LMS can take (other tools I have worked with only send the minimum amount of info)
69.1.2.8. Copy/paste to bring PPT, Word, Excel docs into the tool maintaining formating
69.1.2.9. I bring SCORM objects I create with other tools into ReadyGo WCB to create a complete course
69.1.2.10. Instructional design is built in - helps me build effective courses
69.1.2.11. license is inexpensive ($500) no per student fees
69.1.3. what I don't like about it
69.1.3.1. User interface is not WYSIWYG - but it lets me build courses quickly
70. Captivate
70.1. The Master Slide for interface development
70.2. What I like about it...
70.2.1. Ease of use
70.2.2. lklj
70.2.3. Integration with other Adobe tools
70.2.4. Screen recording (software demos)
70.2.5. Easy to create interactive software sims
70.2.6. easy image edit for software simulations
70.2.7. publishes fairly quickly
70.2.8. Good for non-training professionals new to eLearning development
70.2.9. Record audio as your walk through demonstration and then go back and edit audio later. Easy on-the-fly demos that can be polished and re-purposed.
70.2.9.1. Speedy demos, sims, assessments
70.2.10. Allows users to upload custom buttons easily using the object styles feature
70.2.11. Publish to various size outputs
70.2.12. Roundtrip into Photoshop and Flash for advanced customization
71. Flash
71.1. Customized and complex assessment
72. Mohive
72.1. When I use it...
72.1.1. Rapid eLearning
72.1.2. New node
72.2. What I like about it...
72.2.1. A lot of very flexible templates are provided
72.2.2. Fully online authoring, giving access to shared resources
72.3. What I don't like about it...
73. CourseLab
73.1. When I use it...
73.2. What I like about it...
73.2.1. Free, powerful.
74. Seminar Author
74.1. When I use it...
74.1.1. Students can easy understand e-learning
74.1.2. When I don't have time (or the need) to start from scratch and specify how a module should work
74.1.3. When I know the content will need to be kept up-to-date by someone else (a non-programmer)
74.2. What I like about it...
74.2.1. Ease of use
74.2.1.1. Easy to add questions and interactions
74.2.1.2. Built in design templates and themes mean I don't have to be a designer to produce professional-looking modules
74.2.2. Exports to web just like it's authored (WYSIWYG)
74.2.3. I can easily add Articulate Engage and Adobe Captivate content
74.2.3.1. Integrates with online review which speeds our review cycles (MySeminar Review)
74.2.3.1.1. New node
74.2.4. Speeds review process
74.2.5. Exports to SCORM 1.2, CD, web, script, etc
74.3. What I don't like about it...
75. mZinga Firefly
75.1. When I use it...
75.1.1. New node
75.2. What I don't like about it...
75.2.1. EXPENSIVE license
75.2.2. Sims are image based; meaning sim maintenance can be a pain when systems change.
75.2.3. Difficult/Impossible to pass interaction data out of sim to LMS for analytics.
75.2.4. New node
76. Thinking Worlds
76.1. What I like about it...
76.1.1. I explore, produce, iterate
76.1.2. I tend to use native Flash if I'm building modules with a lot of video and audio
76.2. What I don't like about it...
76.2.1. A bit version 1'ish (even though it's v3)
77. Sana EasyGenerator
77.1. When I use it...
77.1.1. Rapid e-learning
77.1.2. Product training
77.1.3. Create assessments, exams, surveys
77.1.4. When developing content with team
77.1.5. When content needs to be maintained by customers
77.2. What I like about it...
77.2.1. Easy integration of (Flash) plugins
77.2.2. Various methods of publications (SCORM, HTML, CD-ROM) directly available
77.2.3. Content is stored on server
77.2.4. Client application is fast
77.2.5. Easy integration of voice overs, video files, screencasts
77.2.6. True WYSIWYG editor even previews questions and interactions
77.3. What I don't like about it...
77.3.1. Only Windows client available
77.3.2. Requires (internet) connection to the server
78. ToolBook
79. RWD uPerform
79.1. When I use it...
79.1.1. When a training team needs to develop work instructions or interactive software simulations for ERP training
79.1.2. When I need to create end-user training exercises and job aids for SAP users
79.1.3. For managing a team of content developers or have SMEs review training materials
79.1.4. Developing assessments and converting PowerPoint to linear e-learning
79.1.5. When content management and change control is needed for hundreds of training documents
79.2. To get away from dire, conventional e-learning
79.3. What I don't like about it...
79.3.1. Expensive unless used to support a large number of end-users
79.3.2. Audio files must be imported, can't record audio directly into content
80. Authorware
81. Jing
81.1. When I use it
81.1.1. Create short screencast
81.2. What I like about it
81.2.1. It's free
81.2.2. It's simple
81.2.3. It does what it says on the tin.
81.2.4. Edit, delete, duplicate advanced actions and apply them to slides or interactive objects
81.3. What I don't like about it
81.3.1. Limited output format (esp video)
81.3.2. Sound quality not brilliant
82. Udutu
82.1. When I use it
82.1.1. Quick prototyping of flow
82.1.2. New node
82.2. What I like about it
82.2.1. Quick and Easy
82.2.2. Free
82.3. eXe
82.3.1. When I use it...
82.3.1.1. When I want to create a navigateable set of HTML pages that can include quiz questions and some other basic interactivity.
82.3.2. What I like about it...
82.3.2.1. Free, simple to use,
82.3.2.2. Open source
82.3.2.3. can export to a range of formats (SCORM, HTML)
82.3.3. What I don't like about it...
82.3.3.1. Doesn't add flash based content, no way (that I know of) to import content from elsewhere.
82.3.3.2. problematic to inlcude larger screenshots
82.4. Don't like
82.4.1. Sometimes restrictive
82.4.2. SCORM/Flash only
83. Assima
84. Director
84.1. When I use it...
84.1.1. Complex e-learning
84.1.2. Custom interactions
84.1.3. Simulations
84.1.3.1. Rapidly develop SCORM compliant courseware
84.1.4. 3D models required in training/learning
84.1.5. Online collaboration within virtual world
84.1.6. Game Based Learning
84.1.6.1. Learning and motivational animations
84.2. What I like like about it...
84.2.1. Rapid prototyping
84.2.2. 3 min limit
84.2.3. Debugging tools
84.2.4. Multi Distribution formats
84.2.5. Multi Scripting language support (lingo or javascript)
84.3. What I don't like about it...
84.3.1. Programming Skills require for complex/custom interactions
84.3.2. High learning curve
84.3.3. plugin (shockwave) required to view through browser
84.3.4. file sizes can be large compared to the swf format
85. hnerynretntr
85.1. When I use it...
85.1.1. To engage learners with 3d animation
85.1.2. storyboarding (eg a film)
85.2. What I like about it ...
85.2.1. Free
85.2.2. Fairly intuitive to use
85.2.3. easy to customise characters (like wii me but more options)
86. NexLearn's SimWriter
86.1. What I don't like about it...
86.1.1. Sophisticated tool - Training is required to become a proficient user of the tool
87. EasyProf
87.1. When I use it
87.1.1. create courses for Web, CD and LMS (SCORM)
87.1.2. New node
87.1.3. When I need a lot of interactivity
87.2. What I don`t like about it
88. Demo-Builder
88.1. What I like about it...
88.1.1. Low ramp up
88.1.2. Easy to use
88.1.3. Multiple layers of automatic annotation
89. ILT Systems
89.1. Dreamweaver
89.1.1. When I use it
89.1.1.1. Need to deliver final product in HTML
89.1.1.2. For iPad
89.1.2. What I like about it
89.1.2.1. Complete flexability
89.1.2.2. Stable
89.1.2.3. SCORM output
89.1.3. What I don't like about it
89.1.3.1. Requires Programming
89.2. What I like about it...
89.2.1. Easily changeable branching tree
89.2.2. Ability to storyboard, write content, design, play and test all in one tool
89.2.3. Export Review feature to export all text content into a Track Changes enabled Word document.
89.2.4. Ability to easily import the changes in Export Review word document into the tool.
89.2.5. Easy integration with any LMS (SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2 & AICC
89.2.5.1. So easy to manage changes to a simulation
90. Jackdaw CMS
90.1. When I use it
90.1.1. For producing professional e-learning
90.1.2. Flash based/ iphone version out soon
90.2. What I like about it
90.2.1. 3D
90.2.2. SCORM output
90.2.3. Video Presenters
90.3. What I don't like about it
90.3.1. Requires Flash to design own new templates
91. CourseBuilder
91.1. What I use it for
91.1.1. to produce quick, effective courses
92. OH GOD TURN OFF THE EDITS !
92.1. Atlantic Link
92.1.1. What I like about it...
92.1.1.1. A good choice of features, to add variety to courses
92.1.2. What I don't like about it...
92.1.2.1. Only works on PCs for authoring.
92.1.3. When I use it...
92.1.3.1. Demonstrate ideas
92.1.4. Wimba Create
92.1.4.1. When I use it...
92.1.4.1.1. When I need to convert an existing Word document into a set of HTML pages and add some interactivity like quizzes etc.
92.1.4.2. To create cross-platform course content
92.1.4.3. What I like about it...
92.1.4.3.1. Exports to HTML IMS CP without clunky flash or custom UIs!
92.1.4.3.2. Doesn't add flash based content.
92.1.4.3.3. Accessibility checking for 508 compliance
92.1.4.4. What I don't like about it...
92.1.4.4.1. Feels outdated and unsupported by Wimba