Free Flash Quiz Tools?
I received a question on my post - Flash Quiz Tools - asking about any tools that were free that allowed you to create a Flash Quiz. The only free Flash Quiz Tool that I know anything about isClass Marker - a free flash quiz tool. Create multiple choice, true false, free text, short answer, fill in the blank and punctuation quizzes.So I added this back into my post, but it got me wondering if there aren't a lot of other solutions out there that I don't know about. Certainly you could do this as poll questions. So are there other free flash quiz tools that I'm missing?
eLearning Technology - Monday, June 30, 2008 - CommentsFirewall Problems and Solutions
... from their hosted solution. Their solution uses a variety of technologies including: .wma files, JavaScript, Flash, HTML ... JavaScript, disallowing Flash, etc. are gone. So my first question is ...Are you finding issues with firewalls these days? If ... using a custom Player is still a really bad idea in most cases. Creating a Flash shell or a JavaScript based shell is fine ... people still using custom players in anything other than Flash? If so, how do they avoid problems with firewalls and other security systems designed to strip out potentially malicious code? Do Flash players cause any problems with ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, June 27, 2008 - CommentsSocial Learning Objects - Flash Cards
Flash Cards for students. It's well designed and very easy to use. It also does some interesting things:Allows users to categorize flash cards, mark them as being associated with particular text books, and then helps with the sharing of content. If you think about it, shouldn't the Flash Cards for most K-8 classes be similar?You can copy an existing deck and easily modify.They have automated definitions and translation to make it easy to create language flash cards.You can ... flash card content.There are flashcard decks for memorizing texting abbreviations and sports trivia to anatomy. You ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - CommentseLearning Authoring Tool
Flash vs. HTML and how clean the resulting HTML is - there are some complaints about Lectora produced HTML).Lectora has a long way to go before it reaches the flexibility and efficiency of a courseware framework (XML > core media > engine).Most eLearning tools do not promote the creation of effective courses, do not promote web standards, and do not promote accessibility; they merely make cookie-cutter course development easier for technically inexperienced course developers ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, January 24, 2008 - CommentseLearning Course Development
I can control every little detail of the course. I can easily embed Captivate movies, Flash movies, and anything else I ... custom HTML / JavaScript. You can embed Flash interactions. Unless you are trying to do something where you ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, January 18, 2008 - CommentsTen Predictions for eLearning 2008
... some embedded training snippets or an embedded fun Flash Quiz. Short, fast and to the point will be the standard. This will increase the discussion of the relevance of ISD / ADDIE (see also ADDIE Not Relevant?).Prediction #5 => Mobile Learning - Continued Scattered Examples and DisappointmentThis is going to be another somewhat disappointing year for mobile learning. While the iPhone and other mobile devices continue to proliferate and while the amount of web access via mobile devices will continue to grow rapidly (now approaching 20%), mobile learning solutions will continue to find adoption in scattered, specific examples ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - CommentseLearning Guild Research Reports
In my last post on Flash Quiz Tools, I mentioned how I had used the eLearning Guild Research to streamline my effort of find the right tools.This post is probably long overdue, but the use of the data from the guild has been a really great resource and has lead to posts such as:Flash Quiz ToolsLMS Satisfaction Features and BarriersCourse Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool SatisfactionSoftware Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools)LMS Team Size and Time I personally get the most value by having direct data access to the reports. That way I can slice and dice the reports as I ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - CommentsFlash Quiz Tools
Update June 2008 - added one free flash quiz tool based on a question I received. This tool is listed at the bottom.A ... Flash. But, I could quickly link to the sites to find out more and finally recommended that they should look at:Articulate Quizmaker allows you to easily create Flash-based quizzes, surveys, and assessments. And, Quizmaker allows you to ... Adobe's Flash format. Without any programming or multimedia skills, users can automatically record onscreen actions ... fields and customizable quizzes.Respondus StudyMate is a Windows authoring tool that lets you create numerous ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - CommentsTop eLearning Posts
10 20 Video Format Comparison - Flash - WMV - Quicktime - Real 880 2 5 eLearning 2.0 - An ... Blogging 16 2 6 Video Format Comparison - Flash - WMV - Quicktime - Real 880 2 5 Free ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, November 26, 2007 - CommentsLMS Selection Team and Stakeholders
PoliticsCommunicationsProcessNot involving ITMissing stakeholdersSo, I'm thinking my presentation so far is:Process - flash it up, but won't spend timeSelection team - flash it up, but won't spend timeIIssues - will spend time hereHopefully this pattern can continue during the presentation.I'm curious if this seems like it would be helpful or boring. I'm still a bit torn.
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - CommentsVideo Format Comparison - Flash Video Format - WMV Format - Quicktime - Real
I was recently asked what video format to use and particularly about the differences between the Flash Video Format (FLV) and Windows Media - WMV Format.In The Rise of Flash Video - Tom Green tells us:This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies. They aren't by a long shot, but when it comes to putting video on the web, the Flash Player has rapidly become the only game in town.Why has this happened?Market PenetrationThe Flash player is installed on a ... installed (so they may not support the latest Flash video codec), Flash still enjoys the best overall support. And ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - CommentsHot Topics in Training
... training 43 50 49 -1 -2% learning 102 73 71 -2 -3% flash 3 7 6 -1 -14% leadership 2 5 4 -1 -20% authoring 4 4 3 -1 -25% development 10 11 8 -3 -27% design 26 25 18 -7 -28% project 6 9 6 -3 -33% powerpoint 6 3 2 -1 -33% effective 5 5 3 -2 -40% software ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, May 4, 2007 - CommentsCaptivate and Articulate for Interactive Slide-Based Presentations
... this - these tools are not mutually exclusive. Captivate can be used to create Flash movies that can be embedded inside of Presenter. So, if there's a brief interaction that you feel can be created best in Captivate, you can always do that as well. So depending on how stubborn the person is who is pushing for Captivate, you might suggest that you primarily use Presenter and use Captivate for certain aspects.
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, April 4, 2007 - CommentsCourse Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction
Adobe Captivate Macromedia Dreamweaver fr.. Articulate Presenter Lectora Macromedia Flash Profess ion.. Flashform Rapid eLearning St.. Articulate Engage CourseBuilder Ibr Dreamwea.. Altova XMLSpy CustomDoc Macromedia Authorware fro.. Lectora (OpenOffice-Impress.. Des ire2Learn Learning Enviro.. OnDe mand Personal Navigator Vuepoint Content Creator Quest Too IBook Assistant RapidBuilder® (Software Sim.. Too IBook Insiructor OulStart Trainer LearnCenter Blackboard Academic Suite Sakai Suite Custom eLearning Content Designer's Edge SkilISoft Course Customizatio ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, February 23, 2007 - CommentsIs Gagne Relevant for eLearning Courseware Design?
There's an interesting discussion sparked by Donald Clark's - Gagne's Nine Dull Commandments. His basic point is that Gagne's:Gaining attentionStating the objectiveStimulating recall of prior learningPresenting the stimulusProviding learning guidanceEliciting performanceProviding feedbackAssessing performanceEnhancing retention and transfer to other contextsis in his words ...an instructional ladder that leads straight to DullsvilleHis examples unfortunately hit a little too close to the mark for many of the courses that are built out there:1 Gaining attentionNormally an over long Flash ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, September 25, 2006 - CommentsRapid eLearning Tools
... a list of eLearning tools. Most of these fit into the PowerPoint + Audio and most convert to Flash for delivery.I've ... ://www.raptivity.com/Content Point from Atlantic LinkSCATE www.scate.comUdutu www.udutu.comLinks:Embed Powerpoint Slides as Flash ... -flash.htmlBrandon Hall PPT to Flash Shootout (2004 - so a little ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - CommentsQ&A - eLearning Standards Especially SCORM
... particularly interesting standard.Can we develop the same project using : Java, JSP, J2EE, XML, Oracle, Flash combination?This certainly can be used. Flash may make it a litttrickierker to implement SCORM, but there are lots of resources on how to do that. SCORM uses JavaScript to communicate so you will need to embed a bit of JavaScript code on the pages your application generates.Couple of quick updates to this post on Sept. 6, 2006:Judy Brown has left her long time position, but the good news is that she is writing a blog - SCORM Watch ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - CommentsFirst Time Visitor Guide
Flash - WMV - Quicktime - Real eLearning DefinedROI and Metrics in eLearning eLearning Design - Posts about Designing eLearningSignificant Work Needed to Help Instructional Designers Is Your eLearning Broken?Pew Survey on Blogging - Training Professionals Far BehindBetter Questions for Learning ProfessionalsFuture of ISD in a World of Read/Write WebADDIE Not Relevant?What is Rapid eLearning?Other Topic PageseLearning Trends eLearning 2 ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - CommentsWill Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Mashups be Used in Corporate eLearning?
Captivate movies in Flash) within the content. While technically this is not a mashup because the Captivate provides static content, its the same basic idea and something we are familiar with. Thus, adoption Mashups and Addins is a natural extension of what we are already used to doing. See: Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups.
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - CommentsFuture Platforms for eLearning
The recent article by Dion Hinchcliffe - Blogs, wikis, and Web 2.0 as the next application platform got me thinking again about what corporate eLearning development will be like in five years. Actually, I'm not even that sure what it looks like today. I've seen the Content Authoring Research Report from the eLearningGuild that suggests what tools are being used in 2005 and it suggests that most content is being authored using fairly traditional tools such as Flash, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Lectora. To a lesser extent people are using Rapid eLearning Development tools but this ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, June 22, 2006 - CommentsView of eLearning Development Approaches - Ease vs. Power
... come through search, I thought I'd include the text here so it can be found: Custom Coding, Flash, DHTMLRapid eLearning, PowerPoint + Audio + Interactions, Form-based Authoring (LCMS), Interactive PowerPoint, Simple HTML, Dreamweaver, CMS (Content Management System),RoboInfo, Simple PowerPoint, Wiki, Podcasts, Blog, Email, Authoring Tools, Lectora, Captivate.
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, June 20, 2006 - CommentsWhat is Rapid eLearning?
... standard in PowerPoint to Flash conversion ... rapid development authoring tools have become synonymous with the ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - CommentsTracking Without an LMS
... on. This means that you need separate pages for your course. If you create a single, big Captivate Flash file, you will have no clickstream data. Instead you need to break the Captivate movies up (which is good practice anyhow) and put separate Captivate movies on each page.LMS TrackingI'm skipping Custom for a second. LMS tracking relies on creating a SCORM or AICC course which then communicates with the LMS in order to provide details of score, sections completed, which user it is, etc ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - Comments