Table of Contents

FAQ ABOUT THIS BOOK. TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR E-LEARNING. 1. PEOPLE FIRST. 2. TYPES OF E-LEARNING AND THE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED. 3. CATEGORIES OF TOOLS. HARDWARE AND NETWORKS. 4.HARDWARE FOR E-LEARNING. 5. NETWORKS FOR E-LEARNING. TOOLS FOR ACCESSING E-LEARNING. 6. WEB BROWSERS. 7. MEDIA PLAYERS AND VIEWERS. TOOLS FOR OFFERING E-LEARNING. 8. WEB SERVERS. 9. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 10. LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 11. COLLABORATION TOOLS. 12. VIRTUAL-SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 13. MEDIA SERVERS. TOOLS FOR CREATING E-LEARNING CONTENT. 14. COURSE AUTHORING TOOLS. 15. WEB SITE AUTHORING TOOLS. 16. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS. 17. MEDIA EDITORS. 18. CONTENT CONVERTERS. PICKING TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES. 19. STRATEGIES FOR PICKING TECHNOLOGIES. 20. PICKING TOOLS. 21. GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PICKING TOOLS. EVOLUTION, TRENDS, AND BIG IDEAS. 22. STANDARDS FOR E-LEARNING. 23. WHAT THE L IS XML? 24. TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING. APPENDIX A: BITS, BYTES, KS, AND OTHER MEASURES OF DIGITAL DATA. APPENDIX B: FILE FORMATS FOR E-LEARNING. INDEX.

About the Author

WILLIAM HORTON is President of William Horton Consulting where he advises large and small companies in developing online training and information strategies. He is also the author of several books including Leading E-Learning, Evaluating E-Learning, Using E-Learning, and Designing Web-Based Training. KATHERINE HORTON is Vice President of William Horton Consulting and designs and builds E-Learning prototypes. She is also the Webmaster for the horton.com and designingwbt.com Web sites.