eLearning Tools

A chart on the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies lists the most important and popular tools online for elearning. I was happily surprised to find that I had links and memberships on all but a couple.

The Tutorials pages (where available) provide you with support in using the tools.

Category		Named tools	Tutorials	More tools in the Tools Directory
1	Web browser	Firefox | Google Chrome	Firefox	Browsers, Extensions, Toolbars & Players
2	Social bookmarking tool	Delicious | diigo	Delicious	Social Bookmarking tools
3	Blogging tool	Wordpress | Blogger	Wordpress	Blogging tools
4	RSS/Feed reader	Google Reader | Bloglines	Google Reader	RSS/Feed readers & Alerts
5	Micro- blogging tool	Twitter | Tweetdeck	Twitter	Micro-blogging tools Twitter apps
6	Email	gMail/Google Mail | Outlook£	gMail	Email, SMS, Voice & Video Messaging tools
7	Instant Messaging	Skype	Skype	Instant Messaging & Voice call tools
8	Personal productivity tool	Evernote | Google Calendar	Google Calendar	Note Taking & Sharing tools Calendars, Event & Meeting Scheduling
9	Mind mapping	Freemind | Bubbl.us	-	Mind mapping & brainstorming tools
10	Presentation tool	PowerPoint£ | Prezi	-	Presentation tools
11	Presentation sharing tool	Slideshare | VoiceThread	Slideshare	Presentation hosting & sharing tools
12	Online office suite	Google Docs | Zoho	Google Docs	Document, spreadsheet & database tools
13	Web conferencing	Dimdim | Adobe Connect£	Dimdim	Web conferencing (& screen sharing) tools
14	Course authoring tool	Articulate£ | Lectora£	-	Course authoring tools Interactivity tools Quizzing and testing tools
15	Screen capture	SnagIt£ | Jing	Jing	Screen capture, screencasting and software demo tools Learning games and simulation tools
16	Demo/Screencasting tool	Camtasia | Adobe Captivate£ | Jing
17	Web authoring	Dreamweaver£ | Google Sites	Google Sites	Web authoring tools (& HTML editors)
18	Wiki tool	PBworks | Wikispaces		Wiki tools
19	Image/photo tools	flickr | Adobe Photoshop£	flickr	File hosting/sharing tools Media creation and editing tools
20	Audio/podcasting tools	Audacity | iTunes	Audacity | iTunes	Podcasting tools
21	Video tools	YouTube | Flip£	YouTube	Video tools, hosting and sharing sites
22	Personal dashboard	iGoogle | Netvibes	iGoogle	Start Pages
23	Course management system	Moodle	Moodle	Course & Learning (Content) Management System
24	Social networking	Ning | LinkedIn | Facebook	Join a Ning | Set up a Ning	Social networking (& community) tools Social Networks Facebook apps
25	Integrated social media platform	Elgg	Elgg	Social learning systems Team, Group & Enterprise Collaboration tools

After nearly 5 years as a corporate trainer and SEO consultant, I suppose that isn't a surprise.