0 Shared The 8th version of iSpring, which is just about to be released, will bring a bunch of new, improved capabilities along with new ways to have your software upgraded. Now when you buy a new license, you get a 1-Year Maintenance Plan for free. This translates into free minor and major upgrades for one year as well as access to our expert-level support by phone, email, or live chat. Rest assured the iSpring support pros have always got your back!Read more »

16 Shared Software that easily converts PowerPoint presentations to videos is a useful tool for anyone wanting to share their files on social media, blogs, or on video sharing sites. Converting your PowerPoint presentation to video before posting will protect your presentation from modification and repackaging by someone else. It will also facilitate playback on portable and handheld devices, which is particularly important if you are a teacher or educator wanting to share your presentations with students by posting them on a learning management system (LMS) or in an eLearning course.Read more »

21 Shared Teachers of eLearning courses often rely on PowerPoint files for curriculum delivery. E-Learning courses often contain a lot of files and hyperlinks, and may not meet your tracking and plagiarism needs. In addition, the maximum size of file uploads may make uploading PowerPoint files impossible, even when compressed. Being able to email a PowerPoint to a student - or better yet, email a link to a student after uploading to a secure cloud service - might make delivery of e-Learning courses that much easier. Read more »

32 Shared Online courses have taken off in recent years, though the history of self-directed distance learning goes back as far as 1840, when you could take a Pitman shorthand course by correspondence. Of course, the digital age has opened up a much larger platform for distance and e-Learning opportunities. One of these opportunities is a MOOC. MOOC stands for ‘Massive Open Online Course’. Need a context for this? Think Khan Academy.Read more »

17 Shared A flipbook is another option for content representation. It allows you to publish your materials online, while providing a great look and making it available on a variety of platforms. In this article, we have prepared a list of five flipbook software solutions we had a chance to put through their paces recently. But first, let’s answer a question which might be on our readers’ minds right now.Read more »

40 Shared This year at DevLearn was a wonderful opportunity to network with other vendors, learn more about the latest trends in the e-Learning industry, and share the latest advances in the iSpring product line. Of course it wasn’t all business: we also had plenty of fun, too! Here’s a breakdown of some of the highlights of the conference: iSpring Suite 8 To our great pleasure, iSpring Suite 8 received a very enthusiastic response from visitors to our booth. Previous iSpring users were particularly excited about new features like the Dialog Trainer and Screen Recording Tool, while general visitors were attracted to the QuizMaker tool with the built-in Slide View editing interface. Everyone, however, was excited about the brand-new Video Lecture Player, which allows viewers to adjust the ratio between PowerPoint slides and talking head video on the fly. Read more »

22 Shared In the e-Learning universe, there are many ways to test your students’ level of knowledge. Quizzes and surveys are among them. However, the well-designed quiz can be a tool of teaching, not just measurement. In this white paper you will learn five secrets that will help you easily build quizzes that not only assess how much your students have learned, but provide opportunities for them to learn more.Read more »

51 Shared With the explosion of digital media and alternative learning platforms, it is easier than ever before to help your employees learn important skills that pertain to their jobs. However, creating e-Learning materials and creating effective e-Learning materials are two different matters. You want to do the latter, right? One simple way to make your content more powerful is to quiz learners along the way so they have to work to access it. This engages them and helps them assess whether they’re actually learning. Here are six types of quiz questions to start using in your e-courses today.Read more »

24 Shared A vast source of knowledge in today’s e-Learning is e-books. Electronic reading devices with e-ink display, such as Kindle, Nook, and others open files in .mobi, .epub, and .fb2 formats. Also, all modern e-book readers support .pdf format as well. They normally don’t support .ppt or .pptx files, or Flash or HTML5 webpages created with iSpring. This brings up the question, "How to convert PowerPoint presentations to .pdf or another e-book friendly format?"Read more »

90 Shared Today, iSpring Suite 8 has been officially released. The new version is 80% more powerful than iSpring Suite 7, and is still available at the very same price. It has been enhanced with three brand-new tools, and full upgrades to nearly all the existing components. With these major enhancements, iSpring Suite 8 is the most powerful toolkit for e-Learning development in PowerPoint.Read more »