Using Flash Companion eLearning Studio™, you get the benefits of a rapid e-learning development environment, without compromising flexibility or instructional design.
With Flash Companion eLearning Studio, your instructional designers can create interactive Flash-based AICC or SCORM-conformant e-learning courseware without having to know a line of code or learn a complex authoring environment. You do not need to own or know Flash to create Flash-based courses!
Moreover, any knowledgable Macromedia Flash developer can easily customize Flash Companion to fit any need. It is built to accommodate "interchangeable parts" making it fully extensible. Use or modify default templates and functionality, or use them as a starting point and build your own. You receive the Flash source files, so you can make any change needed -- there are no limits on its flexibility!
Main Features:
Creates interactive courses through an easy-to-use template-based system
Supports context-sensitive glossary terms
Displays optional audio transcript
Course content is based on external XML files
Fully conformant with the SCORM 1.2 standard
Complies with AICC standards
Produces Macromedia Flash-based courseware
Quiz Creator module supports eight different XML-based quiz objects
Comes with an starter template pack that includes all you need to start creating courseware in minutes
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Main Benefits:
Deploy courses via the Internet, Intranet, or on CD-ROM
Instructional designers can create courses without needing to know a complex authoring tool
Easily update the course through a simple interface
Quickly integrate with any SCORM or AICC conformant LMS, including the ClickCourse LMS
Flash-based courses should work in almost any major browser without modifications
Create quiz questions through external text files
Trim down the storyboarding phase of most projects and storyboard right in the authoring environment--no copying/pasting necessary!
Because you receive the source code, options to customize are limitless
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Review By: C2S [04/04/2006] Review Text: Using Flash Companion eLearning Studio™, you get the benefits of a rapid e-learning development environment, without compromising flexibility or instructional design. Flash Companion eLearning Studio consists of several modules. The Quiz Creator Module is an XML based, SCORM and AICC conformant quiz generator that functions inside Flash Companion.
Learning Curve / Proficiency
level:
Beginner -- you can learn to author full
courses in 1-2 hours, including quizzing, glossary, video, audio, etc.
Rapid Intake provides exceptional tutorial that will have you creating
SCORM content quickly: http://www.rapidintake.com/tutorials/FC_quickstart/player.html
The Authoring Environment:
Flash Companion eLearning Studio is a Windows-based
application, but provides web-based output for any operating
system. The published courses are Flash + XML and can run on any web
standards browser.
Templates
and Rapid Development:
The Studio is packaged with templates and the latest
version provides a customizeable User Interface (UI) look and feel. Users
will also be able to choose from as well as being able to change the
color palette's through a color picker interface
Development Technologies
Used:
Learner transcripts are generated. Detailed tracking
data for each registration. Customized reports and full support of the
cmi data model is provided.
Third Party Support :
Developers can integrate any Flash-based movie into
the authoring environment. For example, if you create a software simulation
using Macromedia Captivate, you can include it as part of your course.
Conformance to Standards:
Product is not certified by ADL. However, content developed
with Flash Companion does pass the SCORM
1.2 Conformance Test Suite.
Extensibility & Scalability:
Flash Companion is XML-driven, not database drvien.
It can be expanded and customized since all source files are received
during the purchase of the full version.
Technical Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP for the authoring environment. For
viewing courses, any browser that supports the Flash player.
Language and Localization:
Currently available in English.
Testing & Assessments :
Features a Quiz Creator Module. Thsi feature is an XML based, SCORM
and AICC conformant quiz generator that functions inside Flash Companion.
Supports the following question types: Multiple Choice, Multiple Correct,
Drag and Drop Regular, Drag and Drop Category, Fill in the Blank, True
False, Hot Spot, and Hot Object. Click
here for more information on the Quiz Creator Module.
