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One of the most popular questions my viewers on YouTube ask me is what’s going to be in the next version of Adobe Captivate? Of course, I don’t know anything more than anyone else. However, one of the reasons that I enjoy attending the Adobe eLearning live events is the sneak peeks. This week did not disappoint. Here is what we learned…
One of the most popular questions my viewers on YouTube ask me is what’s going to be in the next version of Adobe Captivate? Of course, I don’t know anything more than anyone else. However, one of the reasons that I enjoy attending the Adobe eLearning live events is the sneak peeks. This week did not disappoint. Here is what we learned.
Interactive video will be a big part of a future version of Adobe Captivate. You will be able to import a video from a file on your computer or from a video streaming service. From there you select various time stamps where you present questions to your learners. Depending on their input, the video can either continue playing from that point or jump back to another location if remediation is required.
360° virtual interactions will also be coming to Adobe Captivate. Imagine being able to present objects or locations to your learners that would be impossible to take them to under normal circumstances. For example, many workplaces may be too hazardous to conduct training sessions in, or perhaps it’s too costly to bring learners on a tour of such facilities. With Adobe Captivate you will be able to capture 360° photos and incorporate them into your eLearning. You will be able to add hotspots where learners can click and learn more about specific areas within that location. At the end of the tour, you can add quizzes to test the knowledge of your learners before they move on.
Last but not least we will see some significant enhancements to Adobe Captivate Prime, Adobe’s cloud-based learning management system that works with the Captivate authoring tool. In addition to the regular functions of an LMS, Prime will allow users to share outside content with their colleagues. Also, users will be able to create content to share with each other. Algorithms will determine if further content curation is required and can assign that curation to subject matter experts for review.
As with all the Adobe sneak peeks it’s important to note that these features are in development and there is no guarantee they will end up in the next release of Adobe Captivate or Captivate Prime. It is interesting to learn about what the future might include and also encouraging to know that Adobe is working hard to make these products even better for us than they already are.
One of the most popular questions my viewers on YouTube ask me is what’s going to be in the next version of Adobe Captivate? Of course, I don’t know anything more than anyone else. However, one of the reasons that I enjoy attending the Adobe eLearning live events is the sneak peeks. This week did not disappoint. Here is what we learned.
Interactive video will be a big part of a future version of Adobe Captivate. You will be able to import a video from a file on your computer or from a video streaming service. From there you select various time stamps where you present questions to your learners. Depending on their input, the video can either continue playing from that point or jump back to another location if remediation is required.
360° virtual interactions will also be coming to Adobe Captivate. Imagine being able to present objects or locations to your learners that would be impossible to take them to under normal circumstances. For example, many workplaces may be too hazardous to conduct training sessions in, or perhaps it’s too costly to bring learners on a tour of such facilities. With Adobe Captivate you will be able to capture 360° photos and incorporate them into your eLearning. You will be able to add hotspots where learners can click and learn more about specific areas within that location. At the end of the tour, you can add quizzes to test the knowledge of your learners before they move on.
Last but not least we will see some significant enhancements to Adobe Captivate Prime, Adobe’s cloud-based learning management system that works with the Captivate authoring tool. In addition to the regular functions of an LMS, Prime will allow users to share outside content with their colleagues. Also, users will be able to create content to share with each other. Algorithms will determine if further content curation is required and can assign that curation to subject matter experts for review.
As with all the Adobe sneak peeks it’s important to note that these features are in development and there is no guarantee they will end up in the next release of Adobe Captivate or Captivate Prime. It is interesting to learn about what the future might include and also encouraging to know that Adobe is working hard to make these products even better for us than they already are.
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No idea. I just know that they are exploring the possibilities.
Thank you for the update Paul. Any idea when the 360 virtual interactions might be available? I am in the process of building a prototype with that capability and would like to know if Captivate will be something I could use soon to develop it or if I need to go with another 3rd party tool.
I feel confident that this feature will be in the next version of Adobe Captivate. If you go to the home page of Adobe eLearning Community you will see a blog post for the Prerelease program. Put a comment on that post as per the instructions and you might get a chance to see it right now in Beta.
Nice, but I wish they’d spend a bit of time sorting out the bugs and instabilities before adding new features.
Bug fixes are only patches or updates. You can’t sell new software to new subscribers if it doesn’t offer something new as well. You need both.
I’m excited about the new ways in which to engage with the learners!
I’ve worried that the job of eLearning Designer Developer might go away someday. I think we will need to learn to do things differently in order to continue to show value.
As a 360 photographer I am looking forward to the 360 virtual interactions.
Me too.
