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A new update for Captivate 5 is available. It should pop-up automatically for you via the Adobe Application Manager. If not, grab it directly from the Captivate Downloads page. The description is fairly brief. It mentions,“The patch also addresses a few issues with AICC- and -SCORM-compliant projects, audio, and publishing to Microsoft Word.” To get […]
Read MoreBrowser updates are always a challenge for most any web-based content. With Microsoft’s release of Internet Explorer 9, a particularly disturbing issue has arisen for many Learning Management Systems and Flash-based eLearning content. Tools such as Articulate Presenter rely on Adobe’s Flash Player. The method by which IE9 works with ‘iFrames’ has changed significantly enough […]
Read MoreIn the final ‘installment’, a few more references to bolster support for just how effective eLearning can be… The DOE has a few other interesting articles and reports as additional fodder for discussion. Other groups and sites provide even more ammunition to the eLearning debate. Sites such as the eLearning Guild and the American Society for […]
Read MoreBrandon Hall released the winners of the 2010 Excellence in Learning Technology Award last week…and once again, ICS Learning Group’s Inquisiq LMS has won gold! And not only that, but won TWO gold awards!! The categories: Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External […]
Read MoreReturning to this subject on exactly why eLearning is growing in not only implementation but relevance – there has been a recent surge in studies comparing eLearning to traditional instruction which, overall, help justify the initial expense and commitment to eLearning solutions. As a nice introductory compilation, Karl Kapp has short PDF here including; • […]
Read MoreAdobe has departed from their usual Creative Suite release cycle to announce CS 5.5, shipping in early May. There are some speculative reasons for this new model – i.e. “it’s about money”, and that may well be a part of it. But Adobe has made some significant improvements to several CS components that are really […]
Read MoreWhile we refine the follow-up to the previous post, here’s a quick announcement – we’ve been contacted by Dr. Karrer of the ‘eLearning Learning‘ site to link up with his new improved site. Tapping into the traffic his blog generated, he’s expanded the site to be more an aggregation of all such ‘eLearning’ oriented sites. […]
Read MoreTo begin bluntly, custom eLearning solutions have never been seen as ‘inexpensive’ on first look. Once a detailed assessment of current training costs has been performed, and the initial sticker shock of the projected eLearning alternatives has been digested, then perhaps such solutions seem a bit more palatable. It can be a difficult sale to […]
Read MoreAn interesting issue came up recently where we were delivering a custom eLearning piece to a ‘customer of a customer’. In other words, one of our long-time customers has been licensing a piece of video-heavy courseware which we developed for them in 2009. One of their customers requested some modifications for their particular LMS. Aside […]
Read MoreAfter last week’s blog post, there were a few discussions from other customers (and apparently a couple of otherwise-quiet readers) on some more elemental aspects of video. There are a lot of resources on the web for such explanations, covering a range of topics. But for sake of simplicity, let’s discuss it a bit here […]
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