Using Adobe Captivate Learning Interactions

As an Instructional Designer, I am always concerned about how to organize and present content in a way that does not overwhelm my learners. Therefore, writing style and length of text are extremely important. Enormous blocks of text on screen can make the learner reluctant to continue the course, especially in this digital age where learning is experienced on mobile devices (e.g. tablets, phones, laptops) and the social media phenomenon has created learners with short attention spans accustomed to reading small amounts of text such as email, social media posts, etc., while on the go.

Adobe Captivate Learning Interactions are great interactive templates to present content that is clear, concise and interactive without overwhelming the learner with large amounts of text on the slide in one large paragraph.

To Add Learning Interactions
1. Click the Interactions button on the Main toolbar.
2. Select Learning Interactions.

3. Select the Learning Interaction of your choice and click Insert. For this tutorial Accordion was selected.

4. From the Configure Interaction dialog box, select a theme from the left column.
5. Double click on each object (A) to enter your course content and click the OK button.
6. Click the Custom button to select the colors and fonts you would like to use.
7. Click the OK button.

Configure Learning Interactions
1. Double-click the object to add content.
2. Click the plus button to add new elements for additional content. If the plus sign is not visible, additional content cannot be added.
3. To delete content, double-click the object; click the minus button (B).
4. To add audio or images, double-click the content area and click audio or image icons.

Edit an Interaction after it has been inserted on the slide
1. Click the Properties button.
2. Click the Edit button (C).

Sample Learning Interactions (Accordion)