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Title: Authorware 6 by Scott J. Wilson, Jennie Thornton ISBN: 0-7668-2006-8 Publisher: OnWord Press Pub. Date: 28 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $61.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Reference and Resource
Comment: Last year my company took the quantum leap into CBT, and I was offered the opportunity to help design and create it, using Authorware. While Authorware is marketed as a "non-programmer development tool" you find early on that a lot of typical CBT behavior cannot be accomplished without scripting, using AW's internal functions and variables. To my disadvantage, I don't have any formal programming training, and have purchased just about every book recommended by the AW community, each specializing in one or two areas of AW development.
This is the first book I've found on the use of AW that covers it all. It begins with the basics and then goes beyond...into detail on writing scripts, using functions and variables, using lists, etc. all inside one cover.
The tutorial style of the book is very appealing to me, and the accompanying CD includes plenty of example files that are very helpful. There's no way you can learn what this book offers without doing the exercises, so it is highly interactive.
I still have a lot to learn - it's great to have such a handy reference and "teacher" sitting on my desk! Thank you, Jennie and Scott!
Rating: 4
Summary: An Excellent Companion Text
Comment: It is ironic that the company that makes the very best software for multimedia projects isn't equally as good at providing instructional material for helping neophytes learn that software. Which is where star Authorware developers and writers -- among them, Joe Ganci and Mark Henry -- come into the picture by providing good source material for prospective and seasoned Authorware developers.
Add to that stellar list of instructors the names of Scott Wilson and Jennie Thornton. They have just published one of the best texts on the market for using Authorware 6. The size of this book, 935 pages, is one indication that the writers don't leave many stones unturned as they use explanations, examples, insider information and exercises to bolster user confidence in not only learning the software but mastering it.
Despite the depth, the book's focus isn't a shotgun approach that tries to cover every conceivable point about this powerful software. Rather, the writers use the rifle model by focusing the student's aim at information that is most useful in "real world" Authorware development. Hence, you aren't going to get a run down on every conceivable function. What you will gain, however, is a mastery of the most commonly used features and functions.
While this approach isn't new, the quality of the prose in this book makes the information fresh, and it undoubtedly will help you understand more clearly concepts that might have baffled you up to now. It's as if the authors have asked you to pull up a chair to give you the inside scoop and plenty of tips to help you maximize your understanding of the software.
I would have given the book 5 stars, but I don't think any one Authorware book deserves such a rating. We tend to pick up good information about Authorware from a range of sources, and this book happens to be one of the best of many such sources.
You won't regret buying it.
Rating: 2
Summary: Great book, but too many errors
Comment: I'm a teacher learning to create learning software for high schoolers. I bought this book in 2002 to learn AW6. It's been a great resource that has made me a proficient user. However, I'm disappointed that the files for chapter 16 were missing from the CD which are the meat and potatoes of the program. That alone cost it 2 stars. Along with other errors people have mentioned. To the publisher, stop being sloppy, lazy and cheap. CLEAN UP YOUR EDITING!!!
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Title: Macromedia Authorware 6 Training from the Source (With CD-ROM) by Inc. Macromedia ISBN: 0201774267 Publisher: Macromedia Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Michael Allen's Guide to E-Learning by Michael W. Allen, Michael Allen ISBN: 0471203025 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 27 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Authorware 6 VTC Training CD by Colin Webster ISBN: 1932072012 Publisher: Virtual Training Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $99.95 |
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Title: Designing Web-Based Training : How to Teach Anyone Anything Anywhere Anytime by William Horton ISBN: 047135614X Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 09 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Macromedia MX eLearning: Advanced Training from the Source by Jeffrey Bardzell ISBN: 0201795361 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 22 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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