Elearning - February/March 2008 - (Page 45) NewProducts: Content GLOBAL LEARNING PUSH GETS FLAGSHIP PRODUCT Author-it Software Corp. is donating access to its flagship Author-it product to Communications For The World, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to explore how technology can be used to foster global learning and communications, such as developing free online learning material in different languages. The organization is developing a series of pilot projects utilizing single-source authoring strategies to support global learning initiatives such as One Laptop Per Child, established to examine ways to help provide educational opportunities for children around the world. Password-protected access to Author-it will allow CFTW to rapidly produce HTML and PDF-based e-learning materials in different languages and subsequently manage updates in the various language versions. Ultimately, CFTW will provide these free online materials for global audiences while saving time on development and research. For more information, visit www.authorit.com. EXPANDING INTO ON-DEMAND TRAINING Plateau Systems’ iContent adds specialized content from five new partners: getAbstract, KESDEE, LearnWright, Quality Food Training and WeComply. These partners bring 4,000 new business, finance, and compliance titles — in industries such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, and food packaging — to the iContent catalog. Users now have access to more than 30,000 talent management assets that span a broad range of business, technology and leadership development topics. iContent provides a single point of access to talent management materials, accelerating content testing and integration to deliver content with less time and effort, and managing all content centrally and securely, with or without a learning management system. By providing organizations with a single place to buy, manage and store third-party and custom developed content, iContent speeds the availability and delivery of content while simultaneously decreasing the time and labor costs associated with managing and storing learning and talent management content. View information about iContent at www.plateau.com/icontent/. TURBOPACK USES 3-D Raptivity 3D TurboPack from Harbinger Knowledge Products offers interactions that use 3-D objects and real-world metaphors. Trainers can now create learning experiences involving walk-through, journey, 3-D object manipulation and more, using the Raptivity toolset. The TurboPack includes 3D objects like cubes, ebooks and panning cards that provide a non-conventional content navigation mechanism. Here, a 3-D object acts as a visual navigator, leading to different sections of content. What’s more, this pack also includes interactions like car driving, walk-through and peak climbing that simulate real-life experiences. Thus, the learner learns in a virtual world. For more information, visit www.raptivity.com. Elearning! February/March 2008 45 http://www.plateau.com/icontent/ http://www.authorit.com http://www.raptivity.com
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