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With Newest Version of Toolbook, Sumtotal Serves Up Smarter, Faster Content

Published on July 19, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

At the ASTD (American Society of Training & Development) 2007 International Conference & Exposition here today, SumTotal® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) unveiled ToolBook® Instructor 9.0, which is the software maker’s newest product for developing online assessments, software simulations, scenario-based training and elearning content.

ToolBook Instructor 9 now joins SumTotal’s line-up of content authoring products, which include ToolBook Assistant, ToolBook Translation System and TotalLCMS™. ToolBook Instructor 9 is software that businesses of all sizes can tap to reduce the complexity of creating interactive courses, content and simulations designed to develop a workforce’s skills.

“ToolBook Instructor 9 is a landmark release in the product’s history,” said Don Fowler, CEO of SumTotal Systems. “This release demonstrates SumTotal’s commitment to the content development authoring market; we believe ToolBook Instructor 9 gives authors a way to easily develop and deploy effective elearning content for their talent management initiatives.”

“When the eLearning Guild published its 360-degree report in Immersive Learning Simulations, we presented SumTotal ToolBook with a Member’s Choice Market Share Gold Award,” said Steve Wexler, director of Research and Emerging Technologies for the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based eLearning Guild, a global network of more than 25,000 e-learning professionals. Given ToolBook’s popularity in the e-learning community, we look forward… Continue reading

Adobe Launches Two New Content Management Suits for Your Organization

Published on July 12, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Content management tools are the best mediums that are used for posting contents on the websites. Content management is also used for authoring and presenting documents and creating interactive courses and countless other purposes. You can avail many features of web through content management system.

Adobe has been delivering various web related suits for CMS implementation. This week Adobe announced the launched of two new content authoring suites, each with a separate target audience.

Adobe is going to launch these suits for contents using mature and well-integrated tools taking focus on changing audience requirements. The two suits, which are going to be launched by Adobe, are:

• Adobe eLearning Suite

• Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2

The eLearning courseware-authoring tool Captivate 4 going to be launched by Adobe, includes in both suites and bundled with perennial favorites are.

• Photoshop CS4

• Acrobat Pro

As per the products being concern each suite, includes additional plug-ins and extensions to customize them for eLearning and technical communication for majority of audience. These suits are supposed to be one of the best suits going to be launched by Adobe.

The Adobe eLearning Suite includes seven products:

• Captivate 4

• Photoshop CS4 Extended

• Acrobat 9 Pro

• Presenter 7 and Soundbooth… Continue reading

Producing Creative Learning Content For Elearners

Published on June 2, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Online gaming has become so massive after the astounding response of gamers everywhere and since then, more and more online games have been developed. However, as I have observed, there are some games that only few gamers play, some of these games have massive advertising gimmicks from online plugs to huge posters and other ads but still they are unpopular. I have asked some gamers why these games are unpopular. Some say it’s because the games have poor graphics while others say it has a ridiculous control system. I can conclude that some of these online games are unpopular because they are not user friendly. This case also applies on electronic learning. There are many online learning courses available on the market. It has been a battle of developing better learning content, yet only a few have made a name for themselves. Elearning tools or authoring tools are being developed from time to time to help online learning content authors to create better educational content. Authoring tools nowadays are becoming more user-friendly and interactive that it allows authors to create online learning courses which are informative but engaging as well. So how can you, an online author, produce better… Continue reading

Elearning–Communication And Relevant Content

Published on June 1, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Just like in any traditional learning experience, students in elearning need effective communication and relevant, attention-grabbing content in order to learn successfully.  Instructional designers are faced with the challenge of designing courses that would satisfy these requirements. Clear communication is incredibly important in the designing an electronic learning course because the content presented is not always received by students the way the designer intended it. If a learner does not get what he is intended to receive, then it is highly possible that learning objectives would not be met.There are a lot of reasons why learners can perceive information in various ways. Levels in experience, expertise and knowledge contribute greatly. Sometimes cultural and even environmental differences affect learning experiences. However, a big factor in the equation is the learner’s commitment to the course. A designer must first understand that he cannot control the perception of students. However, there are ways to ease some of the confusion, and they’re usually based on the communication process and relevant content.Effective CommunicationCompared to the established communication process, the one involved in elearning is a little bit different because there is no way to alter the course content to enable better communication for it—it… Continue reading

Interactive Scenario For The Application Of Information From Elearning Content

Published on May 13, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

There are two types of elearning courses called the performance-based and information-based courses. As implied by its name, information-based courses focus on providing information to the learners, while the performance-based type centers on changing behavior and performance. The latter is more accessible given that a person can measure performance before and after. Information-based on the other hand is more difficult because one cannot truly determine whether or not the information is used if it is not linked with performance.  Interactive scenarios are immersive environments where students can explore, analyze and make decisions based on what data is fed to them. They are useful elearning tools and work very well with both types of courses. Through these tools, learners are able to practice and apply whatever it is they learned from their lessons. Additionally, they help instructors in the assessment of comprehension and understanding.But how do you create an interactive scenario?First of all, start by mapping out the scenario’s flow. It usually starts with the presentation of some data that prompts learners to engage in analytical thinking in order to make a decision. Next, choices are presented for selection, and then feedback is given based on the choice made. The… Continue reading

Learning resources content – The king in elearning world

Published on February 3, 2010 in E Learning. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Education is one of the most beneficial resources for everyone life that always you need. It helps you to step forward in life and reach the goal. Most of the people desire to learn some specific type of software or subject for achieving goal or for better career. But they don’t have time for classroom commitments and some people consider that spending their money in any local college or university is waste. Many of them discard their education due to various troubles. Therefore how they get their education and how to achieve their goal? Is there any alternate way to purse their education? Elearning is the best way that acts as an enough to complete your education and improve knowledge without going away from your home. In recent years elearning hit tremendous popularity among the people.

Elearning is an effective teaching method for learners and trainers. Many leading organization can offer huge service in providing training for employees through elearning. Learners can use elearning as convenient way for learning while working in office or managing a family. You can study in your own time, own style and in favorite place. Fix your time and complete your course, but no… Continue reading