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Authoring and delivery (distribution) of eLearning content made easy with UpsideLMS’s built-in rapid authoring module

Pune,IndiaLearning NewsUpside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

UpsideLMS Version 4.0 ships with an in-built, integrated authoring module for rapid content development. The authoring module presents an innovative way of rapid authoring using a number of templates which provides a complete WYSIWYG editing experience to the content authors. The rapid authoring module comes with a number of templates, in multiple skins and themes, including templates for interactivies and quizzes as well.

UpsideLMS Version 4.0 has been designed to offer complete learning management solution to the customers including both the training management and also content authoring and management. UpsideLMS 4.0 ships with a powerful, advanced and innovative rapid content authoring module with content management capabilities.

The most attractive part of the rapid authoring module is the complete set of WYSIWYG templates which lets the authors creates excellent courses including interactivities and quizzes. Moreover, even though the output is completely Flash-based, the tool requires absolutely zilch knowledge of Flash of any technical tool to author. The author just needs to have the storyboards ready and that’s it.

The rapid authoring module is an integrated module in the UpsideLMS making it a seamless activity to create courses and deliver them to the users without a need to download and upload courses as a separate activity. However, the courses can still be downloaded, if needed, in any of the compliance formats – SCORM 1.2 / SCORM 2004 / AICC or even plain Flash EXE format.

The rapid authoring module offers the capability to create multiple versions of the same course with minor or major variations – e.g. one version with review assessment and one without any assessment, etc. Each version runs as a separate course in itself. Using advanced features like Copy version, create new instance the authors find it extremely easy to do their job.

The authoring module offers a collaborative environment allowing multiple authors to work on the system at the same time. Authors can choose access privileges they want to provide to other author-users in the system on the courses they are creating. This complete control offers a secure environment.

All these features are packaged in a highly intuitive interface which lets the authors focus only on the content creation part and removes all overheads of learning a big system. Extensive help at every point and wizards lets the authors create courses really rapidly without compromising on the final quality.

“The rapid authoring module is powered by our UpsideRapid Version 1.0 which will be soon available as a standalone product as well with all the authoring and management capabilities along with the delivery and tracking features of the UpsideLMS. Rapid authoring is a critical need at organizations and the module approaches the same with a single-minded objective: create effective and engaging eLearning rapidly” says Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning.

Free trial access, video tours and live demonstrations of UpsideLMS Version 4.0 with the rapid authoring module are available from our website (www.upsidelearning.com). For more information on the authoring module or the UpsideLMS please email to info@upsidelearning.com.