Adobe Flash
As you’ve probably read somewhere on the interwebs, HTML5 is bringing native video support to browsers. This will enable us to embed a video file directly in our HTML, much like a SWF or image. Background You may have also heard that there’s currently a big controversy over
graphic design
Update: I’ve removed the Rule of Thirds tutorial because the tutorial is old and requires Shockwave. Background: Rule of Thirds is quick and fun tutorial explaining the concept of the rule of thirds as used in visual design. I created this tutorial for a graduate-level Macromedia Director course at
How-to
Note: If you want to skip to the final code (in both MooTools and framework-neutral flavors), it’s at the bottom of this post. The problem Readers of this blog know that I enjoy MooTools. Like other JavaScript frameworks, it has many excellent features, including addClass and removeClass functions, which
web design and development
I’m a big fan of the Filament Group’s UI work. They put a lot of thought into their work, and ensure everything they make is not only beautiful, but as accessible and as semantic as possible. One of my favorite pieces of work by the Filament Group is
How-to
As a Mac user, one of the more annoying issues I frequently encounter is funky PDF handling in Firefox and Safari. For instance: * Adobe doesn’t make a version of Adobe Reader that’s compatible with Firefox on Mac OS X * Adobe Reader is only supported in 32-bit versions of
e-learning
IMS produces standards they want everyone to use. Why, then, do I have to log in to their site in order to VIEW the documentation for their standards? Situation: I found a link to a PDF on their site. When I clicked it, I was presented with this warm greeting
Industry News
News from the IMS Global Learning Consortium: The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) today announced the public review of the first phase of the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standards to allow open and seamless integration of educational web applications. Called “Basic LTI or BLTI,” this first standard addresses the
Adobe Flash
Update, Dec. 2018: LearnSWFObject.com has been retired. It had a successful run, but with the demise of Adobe Flash, was no longer relevant. The domain learnswfobject.com is now owned by a squatter, don’t bother visiting. The site contents are preserved on GitHub, available at https://pipwerks.github.
ramblings
I have some simple questions I’d love to get feedback on. I’m curious about what people are looking for in their e-learning authoring tools, specifically: 1. What feature is your current tool missing that you would love to see implemented? Support for team collaboration? Support for themes or
Chamilo
Moodle, Moodle, Moodle. It’s popular. It has helped many people quickly set up their company’s web-based training. But truth be told, it doesn’t really do much for me. I have never found it fun or sexy or even intuitive. I imagine many people feel that way. So
ramblings
Janet Clarey posted a link to a great blog post by Rajesh Setty entitled Why some smart people are reluctant to share? Setty’s insights resound with me, not because I think I’m smart — quite the opposite, actually — but because the more I learn, the more I’m aware
ramblings
(Okay, I admit it… this post is WAY overdue.) Let me begin by saying this is not a rant, but rather an honest account of my impressions regarding this year’s DevLearn. Nearly two months have passed, and when I think of DevLearn I think of two things: Social media