Secrets of High-Quality Interactive Learning Content

Interactive lesson planning is much like what we were taught when we first learned how to write lesson plans. The only difference is that now we have the power of interactivity to incorporate into our lesson design. It opens the realm of possibilities to tap into every student’s unique learning style, otherwise known as differentiation. Planning is not arbitrary but skillful, with deliberate decisions being made every step of the way.

The first part of this webinar will discuss the primary features of high-quality interactive lessons, including student-focused learning objectives that are observable and measureable, assessment that is appropriate to the objectives, and giving the learner numerous opportunities to practice the skill that we want them to be able to apply. Other features to be discussed include sequencing of content from easy-to-difficult and simple-to-complex, and designing lesson layouts that are clean and uncluttered.

The second part of this webinar will show examples of real lessons that illustrate these principles. Mimio Master Tracy Tishion will lead the group through these lessons and share her own experiences with high- and low-quality digital content being used in schools today.

On completion of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Identify examples of student objectives that are observable and unobservable;
• Write student-focused learning objectives that are observable and measureable;
• Identify examples of assessment that are overt and covert;
• Write assessment items that are overt and appropriate for the objectives;
• Write at least three additional characteristics of quality content

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Time: 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 60 minutes
Sponsor: Mimio

http://techlearning.com/article/36758

Adobe Captivate 5 Essential Training From Lynda

In Captivate 5 Essential Training, author James Lockman demonstrates the core features of Captivate 5, the popular tool for authoring e-learning content such as interactive presentations, click-through simulations, and customized assessments. He shows how to import and sync PowerPoint presentations, add interactivity, and incorporate audio, video, and voiceovers. The course also includes tutorials on assessment reporting and integrating with SCORM-compliant learning management systems. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
* Touring the interface and workspaces
* Building a basic project with shapes, objects, and text
* Branding a presentation using master slides and object styles
* Exploring user-based content at Captivate Exchange
* Animating with the Timeline
* Adding buttons, rollover images, and captions
* Creating branching presentations
* Working with templates
* Recording a simulation
* Creating assessments with customized questions
* Setting up quiz reporting on acrobat.com
* Exporting and sharing a project

http://store.lynda.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=1101

and this for the old version :

Captivate 4 Essential Training

You can watch some samples for free . 

mEKP : Mobile Learning Management System

mEKL Mobile Learning Management System

mEKP is a much more powerful solution than offline players.

It is a portable e-learning environment that can support all courseware and exam
detail delivery, as well as tracking user information and activity that can be
found in the master EKP system.

mEKP also supports single and multi-user environments

mEKP provides a simple and elegant solution to the challenge of delivering learning and performance support to a rapidly growing mobile workforce around the world.

http://www.netdimensions.com/products/portable-lms

It has also other softwares :

http://www.netdimensions.com/products/products-overview.php

KnowledgePresenter Professional

It has many features and includes many softwares.
It is a great software and complete solution.

Create assessments incorporating all sorts of cutting edge question types and assessment techniques.

You determine how everything looks and operates. Match your own corporate style, or create a whole new look using our easy to use tools.

    Use wonderful effects, movements, transitions, custom timing, high quality text and images, a huge range of clipart and symbols, you'll be able to create compelling, interesting, and professional e-learning lessons and presentations.

    Many tools concentrate on one facet of e-learning - not KnowledgePresenter. From assessments, presentations, quizzes, learning, PowerPoint imports, multimedia presentations, narrated tours - you can do it all in KnowledgePresenter.

     Import and use almost all existing content directly into KP lessons.

This includes office documents, animations, movies, audio, and much more.

Export as HTML, Flash, Windows Media, and many more formats.

KnowledgePresenter® X Professional includes these softwares and services:

KnowledgePresenter® X Professional itself, the authoring solution, plus the following applications:
KP iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Developer Kit
KP-Simulator™
KP-DocumentaryMaker™
KP-Learner Manager™ (standard edition)
KP-Capture™
12 months subscription to KnowledgePresenter Q
KP-ReviewIt

http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/assets/kp.htm

AppCobra from knowledgepresenter

With  AppCobra you can :

Create both web based, and native applications.

You determine how everything looks and operates. Match your own corporate style, or create a whole new look using our easy to use tools

Create specifically for iPad, iPhone, or Android devices.

Utilize features like geolocation, accelerometer data, WebKit styles and animations, finger gestures, and much more.

Create presentations, assessments, quizzes, slide shows - interactive applications, games, and much more.

Run from the web, or download to user devices for offline use

Run the very same apps you create on iPhone or IPad devices. Or Android tablets and smart phones. Or on desktop browsers. HTML5 ensures complete compatibility. You are not restricted to any one device.

http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/assets/ipad.htm

KP Learner Manager Enterprise Edition from KnowledgePresenter

KPLME stores, for every user and lesson, times run, scores, time taken, individual question results, lesson status, date and time taken, and much more.

Run reports on individual users, groups of users, or set a filter for custom reports.

You can change graphics, colors, styles, turn features on and off, edit all strings as they appear to learners, change course operation and appearance. Customize comments for users, change startup pages and logo per department, and much, much more

You can place users into one or more departments for flexibility in serving courses. Assign any user custom permissions. Allow some to blog, others not. Allow users in one department access to certain courses, and those in other departments courses relevant to them.

You can run a myriad of reports, based on dates, scores, courses, departments, and much more.

Customize reports by setting filters, resorting, removing columns, etc.
Export reports to Excel, or automatically have them emailed to you.

http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/assets/lmsmain.htm

camstudio

Free Streaming Video Software

CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

Here are just a few ways you can use this software:

• You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
• Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
• You can create video tutorials for school or college class
• You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people
• You can use it to create video-based information products you can sell
• You can even use it to record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favourite software program, before you forget them.

http://camstudio.org/