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Rapid Authoring Tools For Creating mLearning

Sushil Kokate  |  June 17, 2010  |  eLearning Development, Mobile Learning, Rapid eLearning

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Rapid Authoring Tools For Creating mLearning After a few years of hype, mobile learning has now started flourishing; the advent of new generation of mobile devices, high-speed network access, powerful mobile browsers and better native apps are all contributing to this. There is still a lack of standardization across devices and amongst networks across geographical areas resulting in mlearning content development being somewhat constrained.

Before beginning to develop mLearning on their own, they should keep in mind some technical considerations. Earlier we’ve mentioned some tools that can assist you in mLearning applications. However, each one needs a fair bit of knowledge and skills before they can actually implement solutions using these tools.

However, to alleviate such difficulties, there are some rapid authoring tools available that can create mLearning without needing to acquire the technical skills. Here are some authoring tools that claim to let authors develop content targeted at mobile devices.

HotLava LMA (Learning Mobile Author)

It lets you create single authored source content deployable across multiple formats and supported devices. It has recently partnered with OnPoint Digital, Inc.

  • Supports major types of images, audios, videos, bulleted/numberedRapid Authoring Tools HotLava lists and text integrated in the form of templatized format, tests, quizzes, polls/surveys.
  • Simple form-based content authoring with support for interlinking the content.
  • Content can be directly deployed on device OR can be delivered via web.
  • Web delivered content can be tracked and managed through their proprietary mobile delivery and tracking system (MDTS).
  • Supported mobile platforms are all the Java supported phones, Windows Mobile, PocketPC, Palm and virtually all those that have XHTML web browser – including iPhone and iPod Touch.

Chalk Pushcast

Chalk Pushcast lets you author mLearning through a plug-inRapid Authoring Tools Chalk for MS PowerPoint, targeted specifically for BlackBerry smartphones.

  • Uses familiar freeform authoring of PowerPoint.
  • Content is published to BlackBerry Enterprise Server and external stakeholders.
  • Published content can be accessed through Pushcast Player installed on user’s BlackBerry smartphone.
  • The Pushcast Player takes care of tracking and reporting to server.

Lectora

Although  Lectora doesn’t have implicit “publish to mobile” option, one can easily configure and publish their titles (authored courses) to be viewable on mobile web browsers.

  • Rapid Authoring Tools LectoraLectora and Lectora Online provide templates specifically designed for iPhone and iPad.
  • The iPhone templates can also be used for publishing content for smartphones having screen width of 320 pixels. However, one should be careful while selecting compatible multimedia content (audio, video, images) for the targeted mobile platforms.
  • Recently they have also released free template sets for the iPad which one can use for iPad content authoring.

Other tools, like Articulate and Content Point also claims to publish for mobile. But their output format is in older versions of FlashLite – which is now available only on devices like the Nokia N95 and Windows Mobile. I don’t consider these significant authoring tools for mLearning development yet. Maybe eventually Flash based tools will gain significance for mLearning provided Flash gets supported by major smartphones and mobile platforms (save the iPhones and iPads).

If you know of any other tools that output mobile compliant content, leave a comment. We’d really like to evaluate and consider those. Thanks!

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Comments ( 7 comments )

  1. Scott Hewitt June 23, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    some interesting things in the post about the tools that are available. I’ve not seen anything that can create actual iphone apps within a tool yet though. This is what a lot of clients are looking for in addition to content in the browser window.

  2. geoff stead June 30, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Thanks Sushil
    Another dedicated mobile authoring tool is our MyLearning Author (http://www.m-learning.org/m-learning-solutions/mobile-content-authoring)
    Certainly “rapid”, it uses templates to build mobile courses that can be deployed as an app, or in the browser. Learners can even work off-line, then sync their results later.
    Some  further info about mobile authoring here: http://moblearn.blogspot.com/search/label/authoring

  3. Jenise Cook July 17, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    June 14-17, 2010, I attended mLearnCon in San Diego, CA, by The eLearning Guild. This first annual mobile learning conference had many interesting sessions and workshops. For more mobile learning tools, check out my blog post recap of B. J. Schone’s “20 mLearning Tools in 60 Minutes” … here:
    http://ridgeviewmedia.com/blog/2010/07/mlearncon-2010-b-j-schone-20-mlearning-tools/

  4. mob_4_learning August 3, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Thanks Sushil
    What do you think about the following tools?
    – KnowledgePresenter AppCobra: http://goo.gl/YLgiu
    – Rapid Intake mLearning Studio: http://goo.gl/6cfsC
    – Adobe Edge: http://goo.gl/CZhfE

  5. geoffstead August 4, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    My m-learning team have been using a hybrid of mobile web / HTML5 and native apps for all our most recent mobile development, and finding it very effective.
    Free report comparing the best approaches to cross platform app development here: http://www.triballabs.net/2011/07/cross-platform-mobile-app-development/

  6. Will Hillier August 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    So far the best tool I’ve come across is GoMo Learning, a fairly new authoring environment which publishes to native and web, and is available across numerous platforms: http://www.gomolearning.com

  7. Sima Singh October 26, 2020 at 1:51 pm

    Hi There,
    Thanks for your posts I find it helpful since I am looking for the best LMS software for my business. I just stmblupon on this post, its really very well explain and gives a brief overview of Learning and Knowledge Management system and its best info that I have come across. Thanks again!!!

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