The reason for converting legacy courses is that they are not compatible with mobile devices. Let’s see how to convert a legacy course to HTML5.

1. Why Articulate Storyline is an
Ideal Tool to Convert Your Legacy
Courses into HTML5?

2. What is a legacy course?

3. A legacy course refers to an existing online course, developed
using Flash, Dreamweaver, XML/HTML and JavaScript or
earlier versions of rapid authoring tools.

4. In a recent survey by CommLab India, on eLearning development
training needs, participants have evinced keen interest in
converting their legacy courses into HTML5.

5. Why are companies seeking
to convert legacy courses
into the HTML5 format?

6. Well, many organizations are looking
for mobile-compatible courses.

7. 70% of organizations are planning to implement mobile
learning in the next two years. (Source: Towards Maturity)

8. Let’s see the 3 reasons why organizations
convert their legacy courses.

9. We will also see why Articulate Storyline is the
ideal tool for the conversion.

10. Reason 1: Legacy courses don’t work on mobile devices.

13. And, this includes training as well.

14. Companies need to re-purpose
their legacy eLearning courses
to make them compatible
with mobile devices.

15. Translating courses into other languages is
a tedious process.
Reason 2:

16. Companies, which translate their
online courses, are increasing
considerably.

17. 59% of participants indicated
that translating their eLearning
courses is important to their
organizations.
(Source: Survey by
CommLab India)

18. The process of translating a
legacy course is tedious.

19. To translate a Flash-based course, you need to
follow a very lengthy process.

20. Reason 3: Updating content is difficult.

21. Companies release many
new products every year.

22. It’s important for them
to update their courses
frequently to impart
effective training.

23. To update courses created using HTML and JavaScript, Flash or
other traditional eLearning development tools, services of
programmers are needed.

24. Companies need to
either maintain
these professionals
on their payroll.

25. So, what is the solution to make these courses
contemporary to contemporary audiences?

26. Solution:
Redesign the courses and republish them to
the HTML5 format.
Solution

27. So, how do you make your legacy courses
mobile-compatible?

28. Which tools can
come handy?
Let’s see.

29. Option 1: You can convert
your courses into HTML5 by
developing the course from
the scratch

30. Option 2: You can convert
your existing eLearning
material into HTML5 using
various authoring tools.

31. These tools help in the smooth
transition of your legacy
training material to HTML5.

32. Let’s see to what extent Articulate Storyline would
be able to meet these kinds of requirements.

33. Storyline is easy to use and reduces
cost and effort.
Reason 1:

34. Articulate Storyline reduces the cost and effort involved
in online course development considerably.

35. It has in-built, ready-to-use templates.

36. And, the facility to add your own templates is
an advantage.

37. If you have a set of interactivities, you can modify them.
You can also add your own interactivities.

38. So, how do you make your legacy courses
mobile-compatible?

39. The facility to
customize these
elements will make
the tool very cost-
effective and simple.

40. Updating courses is a simple process.Reason 2:

41. Articulate Storyline
allows you to update
courses quickly and
effectively.

42. You can edit or add new interactivities very easily, using
this tool. You can also update courses effortlessly.

43. Develop Flash-like interactivities
and games.
Reason 3:

44. Storyline gives the
power to design and
create games easily.

46. This tool allows you to develop drag and drop
interactions quickly.

47. Multiple Device Compatibility with
Just a Click
Reason 4:

48. Storyline has the ability to publish
courses to multiple devices like the
iPad and mobile phones.

49. It can be used to produce
eLearning courses in Flash,
HTML5 and iOS formats from a
single source.

50. Updating courses is a simple process.Reason 5:

51. The first point is that it is easy to export
course content.

52. The course, developed in English, can be
quickly exported into the MS-Word or XML
format for translation.

53. All content can be translated,
and it can be imported back
into Storyline.

54. So, a lot of effort is reduced
when we translate courses.

55. Storyline has a good solution
for some “troublesome”
languages like Hebrew,
Arabic, Chinese etc.

56. It supports right-to-left
languages and it also
supports DBCS.

57. This feature saves a lot
of development time.

58. These are the reasons why Articulate Storyline is the
most preferred tool.