This slideshare helps training managers understand the benefits of using collaborative authoring tools for e-learning course development.

1. THE POWER OF
AUTHORING TOOLS
THE POWER OF

3. WHY USE
COLLABORATIVE
AUTHORING
TOOLS?

4. BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS

5. BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
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6. HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?
Review
2
Development
3
Content
Management
1
Collaborative authoring tools enhance the following processes in e-learning development:

7. HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?
Collaborative authoring tools assist in effective content management.
• In large organizations spread across diverse locations, there is a
need to get multiple SME inputs on content.
• If content needs to be localized, then collaboration becomes very
essential among team members.
Content
Management
1
CONTENT MANAGEMENT

8. HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?
Collaborative authoring tools simplify the review process.
• Stakeholders can review content anytime, anywhere.
• Real-time changes and updates to content are possible.
• Review comments and changes are tracked automatically.
Review
2
REVIEW

9. Collaborative authoring tools speed up the e-learning
development process.
• When data is available in the cloud, there is no time wasted in
transferring or emailing content.
• Multiple team members can work on the e-learning course
simultaneously and complete the project in a shorter duration.
HOW DO COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
ENHANCE E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT?
Development
3
DEVELOPMENT

10. POPULAR COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOLS
Some popular collaborative authoring tools:
LECTORA
ONLINE 3
GOMO
LEARNING
SUITE
DOMINKNOW
CLARO

11. Creates a great learning experience by enabling several
people to work together on a project.
CLARO: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES
Facilitates real-time collaboration and sharing of resources,
across projects.
Provides easy access to projects anytime, anywhere.
Stakeholders within as well as outside the organization can
view/make updates to content.
DOMINKNOW
CLARO

12. Stakeholders in a project can make edits and reviews
concurrently.
GOMO LEARNING SUITE: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES
Team members can be assigned various permissions such
as administrator, editor, and reviewer.
Resources and content templates can be shared across
projects.
Courses can be reviewed online, and review notes can be
added to the course preview with workflow and task
assignment.
To prevent team members in diverse locations from editing
the same content at the same time, content locking facility is
provided.
GOMO
LEARNING
SUITE

13. Easy for developers, designers, and SMEs to collaborate on
e-learning projects.
Seamless transfer of courses in Lectora Online to Lectora
desktop.
Work is automatically backed up to secure, offsite locations.
A complete disaster recovery plan is in place.
Easy to share content on social media networks through
Share buttons and other Social objects.
LECTORA ONLINE 3.3: COLLABORATIVE FEATURES
Whether you are working from an office boardroom or
soaking up the sun on a beach, collaborating with the team
is a breeze.
LECTORA
ONLINE 3

14. SUMMARY
Here are the key takeaways of this slideshare. We’ve learned:
• What a collaborative authoring tool is
• The benefits of collaborative authoring tools
• How e-learning development is enhanced
by collaborative authoring tools
• Popular collaborative authoring tools
and their features

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