Articulate Announces the Guru Awards 2009 Contest
Competition provides the opportunity for Articulate software users to demonstrate their e-learning authoring skills.
New York City, NY (PRWEB) November 19, 2008 - Articulate, the leader in rapid e-learning software, announced today its Articulate Guru Awards 2009 Contest. Users of Articulate’s products will have the opportunity to compete for cash and other prizes by submitting their best work between now and the February 18, 2009 contest deadline. The winners and other exemplary entries will be shared with Articulate users as e-learning best practices examples on the company’s website.
 Thousands of customers around the world are creating fabulous presentations, courses, and quizzes with our simple to use, yet powerful software 
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| The Guru Awards contest provides them an opportunity to compete for fame and fortune while sharing their contributions with Articulate users.
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“Thousands of customers around the world are creating fabulous presentations, courses, and quizzes with our simple to use, yet powerful software,” said Tom Kuhlmann, vice president of community for Articulate and the author of the Rapid E-Learning Blog. “The Guru Awards contest provides them an opportunity to compete for fame and fortune while sharing their contributions with Articulate users.”
Articulate users can submit content using any combination of Articulate Studio ‘09 authoring tools: Articulate Presenter ‘09, Articulate Quizmaker ‘09, and/or Articulate Engage ‘09. There’s no limit to the number of entries, which can be existing content or created specifically for the competition.
Entries will be judged based on:
- Effective use of Studio ‘09 products and features
- Effectiveness of course content to transfer knowledge
- Use of compelling media (graphics, audio, video, etc.)
- Broad use of authoring tool features
- Bonus for integrating Presenter ‘09, Quizmaker ‘09, and Engage ‘09 into one course, but we’ll also accept courses authored using a single Articulate tool or combination of our products
Winners will be announced at a special live Articulate event on March 9, 2009. Prizes include:
- Grand Prize: $1,500
- 2nd Prize: $500
- 3rd Prize: $250
All prize winners will also receive two free licenses of Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio ‘09 Pro (a $3,800 value) to be donated to the school or charity of their choice and will be featured on the Articulate website.
For official rules and additional details, visit the Articulate Word of Mouth Blog.
About Articulate:
Articulate is the market leader in rapid e-learning software. Articulate products are used by organizations in 115 countries to quickly create rich and interactive learning content. The company’s Rapid E-Learning Studio ‘09 gives learning professionals and subject-matter experts an easy-to-use toolset to create e-learning courses, presentations, quizzes, and surveys. UBS, FedEx, Dell, Target, 3M, John Deere, and Harvard Business School are among the 15,000 corporate, government, and academic organizations using Articulate products for rapid e-learning. Articulate was ranked the 15th fastest growing technology company in North America by Deloitte on their 2006 Technology Fast 500 Rising Star list.
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