CourseBuilder is a fully-hosted web-based authoring tool that allows fast creation of interactive e-learning content.
CourseBuilder is ideal for both beginners and experienced content developers. It has an intuitive interface that allows you to get started quickly - without any programming skills. By combining images, text, audio, video, animations and other teaching aids into the modules, content developers can create interactive courses that engage learners.
Highlights- ideal for beginners or professional developers
- no programming skills required
- intuitive user interface
- fully hosted, web-based solution
- no installation required
- wide range of templates
- unique CourseBuilder Media Components for creating high levels of interaction
- advanced re-use, collaboration and workflow features
- effective Quality Assurance system
- standards-based
Key Features
Intuitive user interface
- intuitive user interface with graphics and drag-and-drop functionality
- WYSIWYG editing makes it easy to see the effects of all your actions and choices
- east to use navigation ensures you always know where you are in the programme
- one click export of finished course to LMS, CD-Rom or stand-alone web-version
- preview functionalities for fine tuning content
- step-by-step menus to help guide insertion and transition of media elements
Pre-made templates for high level interactivity
- design template customised to your organisation’s visual profile and brand
- wide range of production templates makes it easy to create engaging and interactive content through quizzes or exams, true false questions, multiple choice questions, free-form text fields, hotspot interactions, drag-and-drop matching exercises, open ended answers and simulations
Easy content management
- media library for quick access to reusable elements - support for most file formats
- powerful search capability so that you can locate specific media elements quickly and easily
- copying of chapters, sub-chapters or pages within or between modules reduces production time and increases the easy re-use of content
Advanced Quality Assurance system
- maintain complete control with unique database-supported system for testing, Quality Assurance and documentation
- print complete, up-to-date manuscript at any time
- allow several content creators to collaborate simultaneously on modules in one course
- add, review and reply to comments to easily incorporate all feedback into courses
Two ways to translate and localise content
CourseBuilder simplifies course translation and localisation and ensures easy updates to multi-lingual courses by offering two ways to work:
- translate text, navigation buttons, and all other points of user interaction into any language and replace media elements directly into a master copy of the course
- export text in XML Localisation Interchange File Format (XLIFF) format for easy translation at external agencies
Standards-based
- SCORM 1.2 compatible and support for SCORM 1.3 (2004) tracking
- PENS (Packet Exchange Notification Service) support
