Join Chris Paxton, President of D3 Training Solutions, professor, author, and frequent conference speaker, to explore 10 important considerations when choosing an eLearning authoring tool.
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5. The Battle of the
Authoring Tools: A
10-point Comparison
for Picking the Right
One?
Chris Paxton McMillin (She/Her),
President
D3 Training Solutions: Design,
Develop, Deliver
chris@d3trainingsolutions.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpaxton/
7. Poll: In what area do you primarily
work?
A. Instructor led (maybe wanting to get into eLearning)
B. Instructional design
C. eLearning development
D. HR
E. Other Departments
9. Which best describes your experience?
A. Experience* using 1 of these tools
B. Experience* using 2 of these tools
C. Experience* using 3 of these tools
D. Use other tools
E. Other (tell us in chat!)
Poll: Tool Usage
*Minimum experience of 3-6 months working with/in the tool
10. Why do you need a authoring tool?
Distance learning
• Printing press & postal services
• Correspondence courses
• Video correspondence courses
Reduced costs
Engagement with better retention
Consistency & scalability
Vintage Images/Getty
Images
11. • Should it really be an eLearning course?
• Needs Analysis / Task Analysis
Consideration #1:
What are the Training
Requirements?
12. Account Portal & Account Management Console
Single Sign On
Consideration #2:
What does
“eLearning
Administration” mean
& how does it work?
Can a tool help me
collaborate?
13. Account Portal & Account Management Console
Single Sign On
Workspace / Panels Customization
Collaboration
Consideration #2:
What does
“eLearning
Administration” mean
& how does it work?
Can a tool help me
collaborate?
14. Consideration #3:
What is accessibility?
Do I need to build
with accessibility in
mind?
Does the authoring
tool help me create
accessible courses?
Accessibility Settings
Alt Text & Reading Order
Closed Captions
Accessibility Checker
15. Cut-out characters (inclusion & localization)
Translation Export
Translation Import
Consideration #4:
Does the tool help with
inclusion, translation,
and localization?
How could it help?
16. Consideration #5:
What tools or features
are included to help
with development
and/or productivity?
What should I look for
with flexibility and
scalability?
Assets & Media
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
Images, Icons, Videos 500+ million 100,000* 100+ million
Cutout Characters 115,000+ 30,000+ ^
Stock Audio 45,000+ - ^
*Free through the Noun-Project, Pixabay, & Unsplash
17. Time Savers: Reuse Content
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
eLearning Templates 3,500+ 1,072 Hundreds
Import PowerPoint (PPT) Yes Yes Yes
Import PPT: Content moved & edited Yes Yes -
Consideration #5:
What tools or features
are included to help
with development
and/or productivity?
What should I look for
with flexibility and
scalability?
18. Tools: Quick Launch Toolbars & Timeline/ Page Events
Consideration #5:
What tools or features
are included to help
with development
and/or productivity?
What should I look for
with flexibility and
scalability?
19. Integration
Consideration #5:
What tools or features
are included to help
with development
and/or productivity?
What should I look for
with flexibility and
scalability?
20. Consideration #6:
Am I going to outgrow
the software?
How does the tool
support
computer/technology
changes and multiple
mobile devices?
Responsive Player vs Responsive Content
21. Consideration #7:
How easy is it to
extend the features
and functions? And is
it supported.
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
Extensibility with Support Java, JavaScript,
HTML, CSS, ASP,
JSP, PHP
HTML,
JavaScript
Java, JavaScript,
HTML, CSS, ASP,
JSP, PHP
22. Consideration #8:
How does the tracking
and reporting work?
Are the training metrics
easy to track and do
they measure
effectiveness & impact?
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
xAPI Availability & Support Since 2012 Since 2020 Since 2013
xAPI: Custom Statements & Offline
Tracking
Yes Yes Yes
24. Consideration #10:
What type of support &
training is available?
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
Dedicated Teams Yes Yes ?
Blogs Yes ? Yes
eBooks 36+ 12+ ?
Community Yes Yes Yes
Tutorials & User Guides Yes Yes Yes
Subscriber Releases & Updates Yes Yes Varies
Official Training Partners 3 1 No/Internal
25. Comparison Chart
Feature Lectora Storyline Captivate
Price $1,399 year $1,399 year $33.99/month
Free Trial 30 days 30 days 30 days
Operating Systems Windows/Mac/Linux Windows Windows/Mac
Desktop or Online (SaaS) Both Desktop Desktop
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27. Q&A
President of D3 Training
Solutions
Chris Paxton McMillin
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