The e-learning industry has been crying out for the ultimate rapid-authoring tool. And finally, that tool is here! In today’s article I’m going to review the latest rapid authoring tool to hit the market – Capitulate 1.0. This new software combines: • Powerful desktop features found in Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate such as triggers, […]

In my previous post I reviewed the beginnings of Powerpoint in relation to Authoring tools. I wrote from my own perspective with the help of wikipedia. It was not intended to be a fully researched academic paper. The intent was to simply review my personal experiences in this industry and how I engaged with authoring […]

Powerpoint is one of the most popular business tools in use today. And when it comes to making presentations I'll just take a guess and say that it is number one. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong on that. But the point is that it's very popular, and useful. Nobody would use […]

If you've been in the eLearning industry for any significant period of time you know the industry thorn that is SCORM. It was a wonderful idea at the time. It was created by smart people with the best of intentions. However, it's safe to say that the SCORM format has not stood the test of time. […]

The eLearning industry loves to hate powerpoint. However the hate has mostly passed, and isn't as bad today as it used to be. We've all come to grips with the fact that bad design isn't the tool's fault. We've all endured plenty of poorly designed powerpoint presentations. But I'm sure you've all experienced at least one […]

Do you produce any video content? You should. Producing video is easier than ever, but can seem complicated. I have a passion for all forms of digital media production but video is by far my favorite. I've heard from many training professionals that it just doesn't interest them and they'd rather just hire a production […]

When we built Litmos Author we had a two-fold goal in mind: to make it possible to quickly create eLearning courses without sacrificing quality. We have been very successful on both fronts. As Litmos Author has matured, we continue to assess whether or not we continue to be successful on both fronts. Does Litmos Author […]

When an authoring tool has a name like Rapid Intake, creating a course has got to be fast and easy.  So I decided to give it a speed test:  How fast can I create a course?  I was able to create a course with videos, text, images, puzzles and even a three question quiz in […]

As I was looking into a SCORM issue for a customer, I found this article from Articulate. I noticed that we use the similar steps when troubleshooting an issue with a SCORM file.  However, the author of this article did a great job in explaining the whats and whys. If you use SCORM, I would […]

Articulate Storyline and Litmos go together like milk and cookies or movies and popcorn.  Below is a cheat sheet to help get your Storyline file into Litmos or if you prefer, a video with the same steps. Once your Storyline project has been developed and tested, it is time to Publish the project by selecting […]