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 […]

Our super savvy instructional designer and man-on-the-ground in the UK, Ant Pugh, is back with another great contribution to the Litmos blog! This time in the form of a video tutorial about Articulate Storyline: How to create a patterned background with gradient. Enjoy! @Schnicker

Litmos guest blogger Ant Pugh is back, this time with a passionate plea for higher quality eLearning design in the midst of a sea of rapid authoring tools. Sat in my shorts, watching the drizzle batter the windows...reading an instructional design forum whilst waiting for my toast to pop. Yep, I'm really making the most of […]

Recently I was chatting on Skype with good friend and eLearning professional Ant Pugh, and the conversation turned to content authoring tools. Inevitably, the upcoming release of Articulate Storyline came up and while I am a beta tester (along with everyone else who's interested in it), Ant's excitement about the potential of it in his job […]

So, here's an exciting development posted on the Adobe Captivate Rapid eLearning blog today - HTML5 Converter for Adobe Captivate 5.5 is Here! What we've got here is an Adobe Lab that you can download to convert your Captivate 5.5 SWF content to HTML5 for playback on devices that do not support Flash, such as the iPad […]

Litmos community! Good morning/afternoon/evening to you all. As I may have mentioned before, there are two fairly dominant players in the market for off-the-shelf eLearning development solutions: Adobe Captivate and Articulate Studio '09. Both of these tools make an excellent main development platform. You can even use them together, inserting Captivate's remarkable screen recordings (demos […]

Hi there, Litmos community! This week, we're going to shift gears. Today's post is the first of a multi-course feast. In the coming weeks, we'll talk about a guerrilla process for systems training. As internal or external training consultants, most of us know what it's like to be understaffed (or over-committed), without a project manager, […]

Greetings, Litmos community! We've been taking a look at how to create efficiency when designing/developing eLearning in Adobe Captivate 5. Adobe recently added a killer master slide feature to Captivate. If you're familiar at all with how to use multiple master slides in PowerPoint, you have some idea of how effective this function could be […]

¡Bienvenidos, Litmos community! Those of you tasked with converting your organization's content into rapid eLearning -- we're looking at you.    Previous posts have looked at cross-functionality between Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate. The relationship between PowerPoint and eLearning is like an up-and-down romance. PowerPoint brings some cool stuff to the table, but can often […]

Hello, Litmos community! Last week we talked about Adobe Captivate 5 and its marvelous ability to create demonstrations, simulations, and performance-based assessment for systems training. This feature has enormous cash value for those of you who want to quickly show something impressive to your organizational overlords. Furthermore, you can rapidly develop eLearning and get your […]

Greetings, global citizens of the Litmos eLearning community! Last time—we talked about authoring tools, and we answered a few common questions about Adobe Captivate 5 and Articulate Studio '09. As we dive more deeply, we'll look at the strengths of each platform. This week, we'll begin our analysis of Adobe Captivate 5.   To clear […]

Hello, Litmos community! For those of you tasked with making an organizational transition to eLearning, we salute you—in all your overworked glory.   In a previous post, we emphasized the point about having an eLearning philosophy (and standards) in place to encourage you to begin at the beginning. Tools change and evolve. You will probably […]

Greetings, worldwide Litmos community! This was going to be a post on the nuts and bolts of Adobe Captivate, but... it's not. A few people have asked me what I meant by choosing an eLearning philosophy (subtle, gently probing, questions like "What are you talking about, fool?"). OK," philosophy" was a bit grandiose. We, the […]

Let me wish you a happy and productive new year from the Litmos blogging team! It's time to continue with our occasional manifesto on how to bring eLearning to your organization (and maximize the use of your LMS). This is a food-for-thought post on authoring tools. Many Litmos clients (and others tasked with magically converting […]

Here's a secret about your learning management system (LMS): it's rarely used to its full potential. The Litmos crew tells me that clients often have questions about how to "get stuff online." The questions may seem strange, but the same dysfunctional process plays out all over. If you're relatively new to the process of getting […]