top 10 authoring tools for 2013 plus trends
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Part of my presentation at DevLearn 2013. It was a great session, standing room only and a lot of awesome stuff. Also includes trends and forecasts for 2014 and beyond in authoring tool space. Couple of notes: Head guys of Adobe Captivate were in attendance. They have stated that Captivate is not going anywhere and Adobe is committed to it. Secondly, if you have had any issues with the current version, please let me know and I will forward you onto them - they will solve your issue.TRANSCRIPT
Top 10 Authoring Tools and TrendsCraig Weiss, CEO, Analyst, E-Learning 24/7
TrendsWhere the market is heading
SaaSAdvanced A/V
AnalyticsHTML5
Native App
But that is not allTrends to watch
Gamification
Synch
Tin Can
Multilingual
Advanced Capabilities
The Future Coming to an authoring tool near you
2015SaaS finally becomes the norm
2017Instructional designers can build courses within the app, then synch it into the LMS and update w/o going back into authoring tool
2020Advanced features and capabilities embracing emerging technology will drive the market, ID folks rejoice!
Let the countdown begin
Output to HTML5
Easy to use, Simple
Placed within PowerPoint – click and select
Multilingual
HTML5
Tracking/Documentation – SaaS too
HTML5
Digital Repository
SaaS, offline too
Robust Features
Offers Free, but the best is Paid
Cascading Rules, Objects 2
Actions, Variables, Advanced 4 some
Tin Can, HTML5
Branching Beyond
Avatars Synch Communication
Gaming - Better than most
Scenarios with backgrounds that match
#10 Zenler Studio #8 Lumesse CourseBuilder#9 QuickLessons
#7 Courselab #5 Adobe Captivate 7#6 Aura Interactive - SHIFT
6
Final countdown 4, 3,...#4 Training Bricks
Bricklayer
An easy to use and fun authoring tool for beginners and those who want to go beyond
Product Name
Fun Fact
Objects, Triggers, Actions and Events
Timeline, Page interactions, Searching
WOW
WOW
Branching has never been more fun!
WOW
#3 GoAnimate
GoAnimate
Creating videos hasn’t been this much fun
Product Name
Fun Fact
Yeah it’s MP4, but who says that can’t be a course? Not me.
Voice matches Avatars lips – Synch City
WOW
WOW
Backgrounds, scenarios, timeline
WOW
7
And the finalists are #2 Articulate
Storyline
It was close, but concerns about Storyline output to tablet via LMS..
Product Name
Fun Fact
Advanced functionality in a RCAT continues to shine
Action! States! Layers!
WOW
WOW
Interactions, Actors, Backgrounds oh my!
WOW
#1 dominKnow
Claro
One of the first authoring tool platforms to go SaaS
Product Name
Fun Fact
Mobile Preview – See b4 u publish
Multilingual, Translation Import/Export
WOW
WOW
Feature BonanzaWOW
