Comments on: Every multimedia developer’s nightmare…the LCMS http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/lolblog/?p=1002 Lessons on Learning: a blog about how we learn and the technologies that support learning Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:20:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gayle http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/lolblog/?p=1002#comment-730 Gayle Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:10:22 +0000 http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/lolblog/?p=1002#comment-730 Michael, I completely agree with you! I also find it amusing how a new development tool will be promoted as "so easy anyone can use it", which may be true. They just forget to tell you that it takes 4 clicks to delete an object or that the save button kicks you out of the development tool requiring you to re-enter the course to continue where you left off...clearly, a "bonkers workflow". There's a lot to be said for ease of use with a logical and efficient workflow, that is. Thanks for your comments...all the way from Ireland even! Gayle Michael,

I completely agree with you! I also find it amusing how a new development tool will be promoted as “so easy anyone can use it”, which may be true. They just forget to tell you that it takes 4 clicks to delete an object or that the save button kicks you out of the development tool requiring you to re-enter the course to continue where you left off…clearly, a “bonkers workflow”. There’s a lot to be said for ease of use with a logical and efficient workflow, that is.

Thanks for your comments…all the way from Ireland even!

Gayle

]]> By: Michael Hanley http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/lolblog/?p=1002#comment-704 Michael Hanley Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:03:37 +0000 http://www.bottomlineperformance.com/lolblog/?p=1002#comment-704 Even worse than an authoring tools tied to an LMS/LCMS... the proprietary in-house content development tool. I've had the unfortunate experience of encountering these in some very large COTS e-learning vendors (I live in Ireland - have a guess who they are - used to have 'Systems' and a 'C' and a 'B' and a 'T' in their name). Java-based, lousy UI, bizarre file formats and extensions, and a truly bonkers workflow. -- Even worse than an authoring tools tied to an LMS/LCMS… the proprietary in-house content development tool. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of encountering these in some very large COTS e-learning vendors (I live in Ireland – have a guess who they are – used to have ‘Systems’ and a ‘C’ and a ‘B’ and a ‘T’ in their name). Java-based, lousy UI, bizarre file formats and extensions, and a truly bonkers workflow.

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