Rapid Intake Releases New Rapid eLearning Development Tool: Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005
Rapid Intake Inc. (rapidintake.com), publishers of the eLearning Developer Series line of books, has released Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005, a new rapid e-learning development tool based on Flash and XML.
(PRWEB) October 5, 2005 -- Rapid Intake Inc. (rapidintake.com), publishers of the eLearning Developer Series line of books, has released Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005, a new rapid e-learning development tool based on Flash and XML.
SUPPORT FOR SCORM AND AICC
Flash Companion eLearning Studio creates Macromedia Flash-based courses that are SCORM and AICC compliant.
"Being e-learning developers ourselves, we recognize that most courses need to communicate with learning management systems. Why re-create the wheel each time you develop a new course?" said Steven Hancock, President. "SCORM and AICC are the only relevant standards for student data tracking in the industry. Flash Companion easily supports both."
USABILITY
Many new users of Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005 report that its ease of use, introductory pricing, and the speed with which they can develop courses has attracted them to the product.
"Flash Companion was a must-buy for me after viewing its capabilities. The reason is...its easy to use!" said David Hipsley, an e-learning developer for Orkin. He went on to say that using the studio version he developed and deployed his first online course in just two days.
He went on to say, "The boss was planning on buying a $30,000 LCMS. After seeing this, we'll be buying some more licenses of Flash Companion. At less than $300 a license...its a no-brainer."
For Both Beginning and Advanced e-Learning Developers
Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005 is an dramatic upgrade from Rapid Intake's earlier Flash Companion toolkit. The studio version includes four modules:
· Player Toolkit (included in the previous version)
· Course Creator Module (new)
· Quiz Creator Module (new)
· Starter Template Set (new)
"The beauty of this tool is that it extends the capabilities of both beginning and advanced developers alike," said Garin Hess, CEO. New e-learning developers can take advantage of the existing templates and create SCORM- and AICC-conformant online courses in just a few hours, without having to learn a complex authoring environment. At the same time, we incorporated extensibility features for intermediate and advanced developers so it can be shaped and customized for the needs of specific projects."
New e-learning developers will find its built-in templates, quiz, and data tracking capabilities easy to use.
Intermediate and advanced developers can use Macromedia Flash to create custom re-useable templates based on Flash and XML. These templates seamlessly integrate into the authoring environment, as if they were part of the original product. They can then be easily distributed to other team members.
In addition, advanced developers will enjoy the fact that they receive all the source files (FLA and ActionScript files). This provides complete flexibility for changing the way something looks or functions.
Using the studio version you can also integrate independent Flash-based SWF movies anywhere in the course.
Dynamic Page Creation Using XML and External Media Makes Maintenance a Snap
All included templates use a Flash/XML architecture that dynamically builds the "pages" the learner sees. Because only one instance of a template exists, a change to a template is immediately reflected in all pages based on that template.
Moreover, all media files (images, audio, and video) are stored externally and inserted into the template at the moment the learner requests a page based on that template. This makes updating the course relatively painless. To replace an image, audio, or video, you simply replace it in the file structure. There is no need to open Flash to update the page. In fact, if your courses are template-based, there is no need to open Flash at all-the courses can be entirely created through Flash Companions easy-to-use interface.
SUPPORT FOR ALL FLASH-BASED CONTENT CREATION TOOLS
Flash Companion can also integrate content from any other Flash-based content creation tool, such as Macromedia Captivate, Techsmith Camtasia, Swish, or any other tool that can create a SWF file.
LIST OF MAIN FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Main Features:
· Creates interactive courses through an easy-to-use template-based system
· Supports context-sensitive glossary terms
· Displays optional audio transcript
· Course content based on external XML files
· Fully conformant with the SCORM 1.2 standard
· Complies with AICC standards
· Produces Macromedia Flash-based courseware
· Supports eight different XML-based quiz objects
· Starter template pack includes all you need to start creating courseware in minutes
Main Benefits:
· Deploy courses via the Internet, Intranet, or on CD-ROM
· Create courses without needing to know a complex authoring tool
· Easily update courses through a simple interface
· Quickly integrate with any SCORM or AICC conformant LMS, including the ClickCourse LMS
· Launch Flash-based courses in almost any major browser
· Create quiz questions through external XML files
· Storyboard right in the authoring environment--no copying/pasting necessary!
· Customize without limitation (Flash source code included)
For more information about Flash Companion eLearning Studio 2005, visit:
http://www.rapidintake.com/flash_companion/ri_press_flashcompstudio.htm
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