Contents of Elearning! Magazine - MAY-JUN 2012

Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.

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CourseAvenue Enables Accessibility for Disabled Learners
Companies everywhere struggle to make their content accessible to disabled learners. In the past this has often required a custom developed course. Now, CourseAvenue'
s Accessibility
Player builds Section 508/ADA compliance into any online content, which gives organiza- tions a faster and more cost-effective path to develop Section 508/ADA compliant content. The CourseAvenue suite of software contains other innovations. It includes a
cloud-based content authoring software product called CourseAvenue Studio, a learning management system called CourseAvenue Deliver, and a question-level data collection and analysis software product called CourseAvenue Analyze. CourseAvenue has also developed an Enterprise Mobile Solution that enables
organizations to publish content for delivery through mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones, without the need to redevelop a separate version of the course specifically for mobile. To learn more, visit www.courseavenue.com.
Articulate Storyline Goes Beyond the
PowerPoint Articulate's e-learning authoring software is designed especially for those who prefer to work with PowerPoint. The Articulate Studio suite—Articulate Presenter, Articulate Quizmaker, and Articulate Engage—makes it easy to convert PowerPoint presentations into courses, quizzes, and interac- tive e-learning content. But in the past its presentations have embod- ied the simple style associated with this kind of tool. Articulate's newest
Preview HTML5 Publishing Tool for
Adobe Captivate 5.5 A free preview version of Adobe Labs' new HTML 5 Converter for Adobe Captivate 5.5 is available on its website. Adobe Captivate 5.5 is a video
capture tool that allows users to record a process performed on a computer, create a Flash-based ani- mation demo, and add additional learning elements such as quizzes. Like all Flash-based files,
Captivate animations will not run on mobile
devices. The experimental tool
converts Captivate-generated .SWF files into HTML5 files. These files can then be edited in an HTML browser such as Dreamweaver. The tool can help companies
update old Captivate animations to be used on mobile devices. Animations that were created in versions 3-5 of Captivate can be imported into Captivate 5.5 and then converted to HTML5. To learn more, or to download
your free copy, visit labs.adobe.com/ technologies/captivate_html5.
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addition to its offerings is Articulate Storyline, designed to create sophis- ticated simulations and interactions with the same ease as its other tools. Storyline is an interactive soft- ware develop- ment tool, designed to be used by someone with no training whatsoever. To learn more, visit www.articulate.com.
Talent Accelerator and ProgressPlus Supports
Informal and Blended Learning Many companies are moving toward adding informal learning, such as coaching, mentoring and online knowledge sharing to their overall educational tools. But to measure the impact of informal learning, traditional competency models and 360- degree assessments are only the beginning. Organizations need a framework for turning assessment-generated awareness into actionable goals and actions. Envisia Learning Inc.'s Talent Accelerator creates a framework to guide and coach
learners in their own informal training efforts. The system supports informal and blended learning with on-going encouragement and automated reminders. Talent Accelerator is designed to work with Envisa's goal evaluation tool called
ProgressPlus. ProgressPlus measures and evaluates actual the learning transfer engendered by coaching or training. To learn more, visit www.envisialearning.com.