Do i need an authoring tool?

May 03, 2016

Hallo.

I am a web developer.

I could create a course by using powerpoint, a program that creates ANIgifs in order to make the slides look pretty, a program that captures screen to convert the slide presentation into video and my html/css skills to create quizzes.

Why do i need an authoring tool?Is there something extra that it can provide to an elearning project that i dont get it?

2 Replies
Christie Pollick

Hi, Ioannis -- Thanks for reaching out and while I will defer to your fellow community members to share their specific insights and opinions on use of Storyline 2, I thought I might stop in to share this link that covers some of the options and benefits SL2 has to offer.

And for additional input, you would be welcome to post this question over in our Building Better Courses forum, as well. :)

Walt Hamilton

You can do all that using those 4 steps. A tool like SL will do it all, and will do it faster.

I'm sure I can use PowerPoint to create 99% or more of what I can create in SL. I'm also certain I can't afford to invest that much time or energy to doing it. I estimate anywhere from 2 to 10 times as long to do it in PowerPoint.

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