I am the
Research and Instructional Design Coordinator at the
Office of Sponsored Research and Programs at Missouri
State University in Springfield, Missouri. My work
covers developing classroom and e-learning instructional
materials for compliance topics ranging from Biosafety
and Export Control to Developing Proposals and
Competitive Budgets for grants
Bruce's Top 10 Tools as at
21 August 2008
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Photosynth: A Microsoft photography tool for
creating photographs into panoramas as well in a 3-D
environment. Could be useful for showing 360 degree view
of a laboratory or classroom for safety design or
technology development. Create the panoramas to be
placed on a blog or website.
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Google Sketchup: Great to use to create 3D modeling
projects for use in e-learning training modules:
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PDFMenot:
A free online PDF viewer.
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BITSTRIPS: Ability to create comics to be used as a
learning tool or create a story/scenario or case study:
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ColorBlender: get the ability to choose web-safe
colors for color matching and palette design for your
website or e-learning project
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CamStudio: Screen and audio recording software to
create video of screen activity. Has a built-in SWF
Producer handy to convert AVI’s to SWF.
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PDF Download: Firefox Browser extension that
converts web pages to PDF. Good tool to use for showing
subject matter experts the look and feel of an
e-learning module before publishing live.
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Sizer: Be able to resize any window to an exact,
predefined size. Helpful when designing web pages to see
how the page will look at different sizes.
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EclipseCrossword.com: Create crosswords to be used
in educational and training settings.
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Sloodle: Merging of Second Like and Moodle. (Open
Source Learning Management System): Virtual world and
education engagement
Bruce's Top 10 Tools as at
17 March 2008
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Lectora: Excellent Authoring tool for developing elearning
materials using all available file types
- Reallusion iClone software: Great
to use to create talking animated (Avatars) custom characters for use in
e-learning modules
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Drawing tools and
Image creation have been upgraded.
Paint.net:
A free image and photo editing software
Browsershots:
See different screenshots of your website in
different browsers
Gliffy:
Free diagramming software
Adobe Captivate 3:
Excellent simulation software
Polldaddy: Create surveys and pools for your
elearning module
ooVoo: Free video chat tool.
Moodle: Open Source Learning Management System:
