Why Use Flash and XML to Develop eLearning Courses?

This article is a summary of a more extensive article on the same subject on our eLearning Juice blog. View the full article now.

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If you aren't using Flash and XML as your e-learning development architectural platform, here are a few reasons you should consider it.

Let's start with Flash, then XML, then how together they make an indomitable pair.

• Flash Gives You Reduced Browser Incompatibility Issues.
• Flash Easily Integrates Rich Media.
• Flash is Ubiquitous.
• Flash is Portable.

So what are the benefits of XML for e-learning development?

• XML can act like a database.
• XML is Portable Text File.
• XML is an Open Web Technology Standard.

Separately Flash and XML are both great technologies, but together? Incredible! Here's basically how it works: XML stores the content and references to content and Flash reads in that XML to display it in a way the learner can get to and interact with the content. Separating the content from the framework of the course provides big benefits:

• Anyone can build Flash-based e-learning once it's driven by XML
• Develop e-learning at hyperspeed
• The whole process can be form-driven
• You'll develop your courses with fewer errors
• Localizing text becomes easier
• Localizing images, audio, video, and Flash movies becomes easier
• Course maintenance becomes incredibly easy

To learn more about why Flash and XML work so well together, visit our eLearning Juice blog.