Workflow for Software Simulations
April 4, 2018
Workflow for Software Simulations
April 4, 2018
I am a Learning Technologist for a medical training charity.  Training is my passion I love to develop e-learning 
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Hi all, I’ve been working on my software capture skills and realized there’s a better way to set yourself up when you come to publish.

Scenario: You want to create a demo and training simulation.

Conventional Captivate workflow will have you create two separate files. But, when I put my Instructional Design hat on, it means more clicking for the learner to open and close the two files i.e. click of death.

My solution: create only a training sim, then insert a software demo inside the training file ( add a video demo slide before the training slides)

This way all the info the learner needs is in one file. Less clicking, less boredom, less cognitive overload opening closing files.

Here’s a link to the sample file to give you a better idea: http://chilp.it/6ec0d93

Hope this helps

Chris

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Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019

Thanks for the tip, I’m new to Captivate so will have to try this out.

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Sep 27, 2018
Sep 27, 2018

Thank you for sharing.

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Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018

Even if we have our own workflow, it’s always useful to try other users’ approach. Thank you for your effort. Well done !

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