Online Course Resources

Online Course Tools… I use

Authoring/Creation Software

Storyline 360: My all time fave course creation software

Articulate Review: Great tool to share final course creations

Course Platforms

Thinkific – (hosted) easy course development and marketing service

Ruzuku – (hosted) all-inclusive learning platform with discussion board

AccessAlly - (WordPress plugin) robust and learner-centred membership and course platformfor Infusionsoft, Ontraport, ActiveCampaign & Convertkit users

WP Courseware –(WordPress plugin) it manages courses and students

LearnDash – (WordPress plugin) stable environment to create courses and quizzes

Multimedia Products

Bensound – beautiful background music this is free
Canva – instant graphic design that is made by you
Unsplash - free gorgeous photographs
Death to the Stock Photo – free high quality photos sent via email
123RF – affordable variety of stock images
Vimeo - attractive, ad free video channel to embed or showcase

Digital Editors

Storyboards – variety of free tools to sketch your next course
Camtasia - one of the best video editors on the market
Audacity – free intuitive audio editor
PDFCreator – convert your documents any device can read for free

Creating Assessments

Thrive Quiz Builder: affordable WordPress plugin that makes beautiful quizzes
ProProf: build complex quizzes and more to embed into your course

Communication Tools

Zoom - low cost robust video and audio conferencing service
Skype – communicate easily and freely via the Internet
UberConference – free, stable conference call service
Google Hangouts - free service to see and hear a small group
SurveyMonkey – survey your learners for free
QuestionPro – survey your learners for free

Online Forums

Slack – free service allowing separate discussion channels/threads
Google Groups – free forum for organizing and moderating discussions

Collaboration Tools

Google Docs – free content tool for a team
Trello - free online team work tool
Asana - free project and communication tool