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Chicago Lectora User Group (CLUG)

Did you know Trivantis has a Lectora user group in the Chicago area?

Yeah, I already knew about that…like in February.

And you didn’t tell me.

Uhh, no…sorry?

Urgh!

Just a little humor, for a blah morning.

Today, I was searching for some information on Lectora (eLearning authoring tool training) and I found an actual user group in Chicago. They are the Chicago Lectora User Group (CLUG).

This makes me very happy…with all my technical writing jobs, I am not doing as much eLearning these days.

I have emailed the contact person for the Chicago group…hopefully this will lead to some really great eLearning opportunities and Lectora growth. I will keep you all posted.

Here’s the site I found the info on…maybe there’s a group in your area!

Enjoy!

De Anna L Fench
eduTech gEEk writer

My Top 5 Authoring Tools

Authoring Tools, What are they?

Authoring Tools are software applications used to create/author eLearning content. They may have interactive multimedia capabilities and the ability to publish content in a variety of formates (SCORM, HTML, CD Rom, LMS, etc.). They are a great way to blend learning environments and introduce technology into the classroom by creating interactive, web-based lectures, practice activities & quizzes.

In this digital age of over flooding the market with tons of programs that do the “same dang thang”, I present to you my Top 5 Authoring Tools:

1. Adobe Captivate
   • A flash-based eLearning tool with great interactive content presentation and assessment tools; great multimedia packaging
2. Trivantis Lectora
   • Easy to use authoring tool with great assessment and multimedia capabilities
3. eXe
   • eLearning xHTML editor with such ease of use any teacher or beginning ID could use it, also integreates easily into LMSs
   • FREE and easy to use
4. CourseLab
   • eLearning authoring to, FREE and easy to use
5. Microsoft PowerPoint (w/ Adobe Presenter aka Breeze)
   • Presentation software that is good for training and tutorial purposes when used with Adobe Present

De Anna L Fench
eduTech gEEk writer

The eXe Project: An eLearning xHTML editor

Today, I came across this on going, open source eLearning xHTML editor called, eXe.

According to the CLPT website (Center for Learning & Performance Technologies), it is considered one of the Top 100 Authoring Tools amongst eLearning professionals….hmmmm? :-X

Anywho, eXe allows teachers and designers to edit HTML for online lesson authoring; it also easily integrates into many LMS (Learning Managment Systems, i.e. Blackboard & WebCt).

More of my work is demanding HTML and XML for web-based content, therefore this may be a solution to my disease, LIPLL (Low-Intermediate Programming Language Literacy, pronounced “lipple” ). So, I figured I would download eXe and give it a go!

…review to come in a later post.

De Anna L Fench
eduTech gEEk writer