I am Sathish Narayanan,
based in India. I have three years of experience in
Instructional Design. I also own a blog on e-learning (elearningtyro.wordpress.com).
Sathish's Top 10 Tools as at
5 March 2008
Articulate
Presenter:
I will rate this tool as the best tool for
developing rapid e-learning courses. I use this tool
to convert the PPT file to an SWF file, customize an
e-learning template of my choice, and publish the
course for LMS.
Articulate Quizmaker:
I
always use this tool for creating quizzes. It is
such a useful tool for creating innovative quizzes.
Articulate
Engage:
I
am sure that the e-learning professionals will use
this tool extensively in years to come. Without any
help from graphic designers and multimedia
programmers, I can include compelling learning
interaction with stunning visual quality in my
e-learning courses. Amazing tool!
Adobe
Captivate:
I
have been using this tool for the past three years.
In my opinion, this is the best tool to develop
software demonstrations.
Moodle:
It
really surprises me how this course management
system offers a plenty of course management features
for free. I always recommend Moodle if someone asks
me for the cheapest yet the best CMS or LMS for
online learning.
Microsoft Word
andPowerpoint:
Depending on the project requirement, I use either
Microsoft Word or Powerpoint for developing the
storyboards for e-learning courses. I am impressed
with the look and feel of Microsoft Office 2007.
Audacity:
I
use this tool whenever there is a requirement for
audio recording or editing. It is such a useful tool
and it's free!
Gmail:
I
use Gmail for sending and receiving my professional
e-mail messages. Sometimes I use this as a secure
file server for storing my files too
J
Wordpress:
This is the best tool for blogging and provides some
features that are not available in other blogging
tools.
Linkedin:
I
use LinkedIn for building my professional network.
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