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Development automation tools
These are some of our online learning materials development tools. They help us to finish our projects on time and on budget and to leave our clients with materials that are easy to maintain.
 

AutoBuilder

 We write the training storyboard straight into MS Word. It's an easy and reliable way to print, update and sign off that everyone's used to. The difference is that we only need to click the AutoBuilder button and the online materials are automatically generated as you watch - no more copying and pasting.

AutoBuilder handles text, graphics, video, sound and animations - all tailored specially for your training project. The WWW version is well on its way too.
 

ScreenScraper

 Tailored to almost any application - Windows or DOS, it automatically grabs your system screen image and field details. From them, we can build a complete virtual copy of your system or just the screens we need to teach what you want taught.

We can use the same method for preliminary design, useability testing or sales promotions.
 

ScreenBuilder

 This is the other side of the ScreenScraper. When we feed it the details we've captured, it automatically builds a complete copy of system screens - dialogues, fields & buttons etc. for training or demonstration purposes.

We can also feed in the system data straight from the programmers (if they'll give it to us!) so we don't waste time or risk missing late changes. It all adds up to being able to create our training materials as late as possible (ALAP) in the development cycle to minimise rework.
 

Voice-over tools

 You don't need to go a to a studio - we have all the audio and video gear you need for multimedia production. Our voice-over tools mean we can record the script straight off the screen onto the page - no logging, cropping or extra programming required.

Although video is more complex and requires quite a team, we also have ways to speed up getting video into our training when it's needed.
 

Multiple case studies

 We always minimise the amount of hard coding in our training materials. Customer details, for instance, are often stored in a separate file so we can easily duplicate case studies by simply copying and pasting.

Then it's an easy matter to change names, addresses etc. to add lots of practice for learners.
 

Storyboard regenerator

 With our own materials, you never have to edit in anything but Word but we've often had to pick up after other teams so we've developed ways to dump the text from existing materials. This can be printed out for review and editing and, if the job's big enough, we'll even automate putting the changes back in!

For platform or delivery conversions, we can produce a technical storyboard with all text, media, links, navigation and logic listed.
 

Walkthrough recorder

Once we have our simulated system, we can use the Walkthrough recorder to record exactly what we want the users to do - choose a Menu item, display a screen, fill in some fields and click the Save button. Then we can use this recording (with different case studies) to:

  • show users what to do
  • let them try doing it with guidance
  • let them practice doing it
  • test them on it.
  • the accurate walkthrough can even be used to automatically generate your user procedures!
 
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