Updated: October 23, 2008
The latest version of the Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is ready to download. This new release is powered by Microsoft Silverlight. You will find three new Silverlight-based interactive components, and all other interactive components are now in Silverlight. See the what’s new in this release section at the bottom of this page. Register to download LCDS version 2.2 today!
What is the LCDS?The LCDS is a free tool that enables the Microsoft Learning community to create high-quality, interactive, online courses. The LCDS allows anyone in the Microsoft Learning community to publish e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, interactive activities, quizzes, games, assessments, animations, demos, and other multimedia. What does the LCDS offer?With the LCDS, the Microsoft Learning community can: | • | Develop and deliver content quickly, while it is timely and relevant. | | • | Distribute content via the Web or in a learning management system. | | • | Deliver Web content that conforms to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) 1.2, and which can be hosted in a learning management system. | | • | Upload or attach existing content. (LCDS supports multiple file formats.) | | • | Choose from a wide variety of forms for authoring rich e-learning content and Silverlight-based interactive components. | | • | Develop course structure and easily rearrange it at any time. |
What's new in LCDS version 2.2?Here are the new features of LCDS version 2.2: | • | Silverlight support (The LCDS has expanded its Silverlight support to include all components.) | | • | Media with key points template | | • | Slider template | | • | Interactive job aid template | | • | Support for PNG image file type | | • | Norwegian language support | | • | Improved topic-navigation user interface in course output |
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