THE POWER OF

AUTHORING TOOLS

THE POWER OF

WHY USE

COLLABORATIVE

AUTHORING

TOOLS?

BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

S

HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?

Review

2

Development

3

Content

Management

1

Collaborative authoring tools enhance the following processes in e-learning development:

HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?

Collaborative authoring tools assist in effective content management.

• In large organizations spread across diverse locations, there is a

need to get multiple SME inputs on content.

• If content needs to be localized, then collaboration becomes very

essential among team members.

Content

Management

1CONTENT MANAGEMENT

HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?

Collaborative authoring tools simplify the review process.

• Stakeholders can review content anytime, anywhere.

• Real-time changes and updates to content are possible.

• Review comments and changes are tracked automatically.

Review

2REVIEW

Collaborative authoring tools speed up the e-learning

development process.

• When data is available in the cloud, there is no time wasted in

transferring or emailing content.

• Multiple team members can work on the e-learning course

simultaneously and complete the project in a shorter duration.

HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?

Development

3DEVELOPMENT

POPULAR COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

Some popular collaborative authoring tools:

LECTORA

ONLINE 3

GOMO

LEARNING

SUITE

DOMINKNOW

CLARO

Creates a great learning experience by enabling several

people to work together on a project.

CLARO: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES

Facilitates real-time collaboration and sharing of resources,

across projects.

Provides easy access to projects anytime, anywhere.

Stakeholders within as well as outside the organization can view/make updates to content.

DOMINKNOW

CLARO

Stakeholders in a project can make edits and reviews

concurrently.

GOMO LEARNING SUITE: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES

Team members can be assigned various permissions such

as administrator, editor, and reviewer.

Resources and content templates can be shared across projects.

Courses can be reviewed online, and review notes can be added to the course preview with workflow and task assignment.

To prevent team members in diverse locations from editing the same content at the same time, content locking facility is provided.

GOMO

LEARNING

SUITE

Easy for developers, designers, and SMEs to collaborate on

e-learning projects.

Seamless transfer of courses in Lectora Online to Lectora

desktop.

Work is automatically backed up to secure, offsite locations. A complete disaster recovery plan is in place.

Easy to share content on social media networks through Share buttons and other Social objects.

LECTORA ONLINE 3.3: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES

Whether you are working from an office boardroom or soaking up the sun on a beach, collaborating with the team is a breeze.

LECTORA

ONLINE 3

SUMMARY

Here are the key takeaways of this slideshare. We’ve learned:

• What a collaborative authoring tool is

• The benefits of collaborative authoring tools

• How e-learning development is enhanced

by collaborative authoring tools

• Popular collaborative authoring tools

and their features

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