PerformTech’s Custom Authoring Tool, Scenario Builder, in Elearning! Magazine

Alexandria, VA. July 6, 2009.  PerformTech, a full service provider of custom training solutions, is featured in Elearning! magazine as one of the “Editor’s Picks”. In this section, three cutting-edge solutions in e-learning are highlighted from the hundreds of exhibitors at the 2009 American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) International Conference. PerformTech’s internally developed authoring tool, Scenario Builder, is listed among the ranks of highly regarded training leaders, Citrix Online and Pearson.

Elearning! magazine noted that PerformTech “is known for its custom content development, but the authoring tool behind the sceneis very inventive.” Simply summed up by the editor, Sarah Chapman, she notes, “it reminds us ofcomputer programming flow charts, allowing you to map the learning content path with a click of the button; inserting questions, remediation steps was as simple as a drag and drop.”

Scenario Builder is an authoring tool that was developed to simplify the design process. It allows Instructional Designers to easily combine graphics, video, and instructional activities in a visual development environment. It provides Designers with a great degree of flexibility with interactive exercises such as timed responses, drag/drop activities, pan/zoom hotspots, matching exercises, multiple choice/answer, etc. The tool’s unique capabilities can facilitate development of a highly interactive “game” or e-learning module in one-third of the time normally required to design and build similar computer products.

Vice President of Technology, Tom Pizer explains, “With Scenario Builder we are able to develop highly engaging, non-linear e-learning in a fraction of the time that it used to take. What used to require a full team months to design and program, now takes an Instructional Designer only a week with Scenario Builder. We can rapidly produce high quality, robust training solutions using Scenario Builder. There are no other software tools like PerformTech’s Scenario Builder; it is easy to use and modify to suit our client’s needs.”

Elearning! is the only magazine exclusively focused on e-learning. Their award-winning editorial team addresses how to build real returns on learning investments. To view the complete list of “Editor’s Picks”, please visit http://www.2elearning.com/lead-news/article/editors-pick-from-astd-09.html .

PerformTech Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, VA, is a leading provider of high-impact technology enabled training solutions for a wide base of Federal government and commercial clients since 1994. PerformTech partners with clients to address their training needs and provides innovative solutions that fit within client budgets and schedules, while utilizing the latest technology to achieve and maximize audience impact. For information contact Martha Dunlap at mdunlap@performtech.com or visit www.performtech.com.                    

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