Fonts help set the tone for an e-learning project, but they are rarely a choice made by the e-learning developer or instructional designer. In my experience, most organizations have fonts stipulated within their branding requirements and compliance with the brand is mandatory. Marketing or Communications departments will often supply the font files to support and encourage continued brand compliance. That is how I typically acquire new system fonts. I then have to embed these fonts within an Adobe Captivate Project. This is the process I describe in this article.
This article is the second of two that are based on some thoughts I had while teaching an E-Learning Essentials class to experienced classroom trainers transitioning to e-learning. During a discussion, I shared that one of the key differences between designing e-learning and face-to-face instruction is that the flexibility to correct or explain information on the fly does not exist. In the classroom, if we realize that something is missing from the content, we can simply add it –possibly even deciding to shorten, move or remove other content to do so. For obvious reasons, that opportunity does not exist with e-learning. Therefore, initial data gathering during the analysis and design phases has to be as thorough as possible.
The first article, “How Was Your Day?” (https://elearning.adobe.com/2019/07/how-was-your-day/) focused on gathering more robust data from SMEs. In this article, I take that a little further and discuss how interviewing potential learners a.k.a novices may provide an additional perspective that can help us create even better online courses.
This article explains a technique I use when interviewing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). I transitioned it from designing classroom courses, and I apply it to designing e-learning because it is a great way to tie all the information together. Plus, it also helps supply the details necessary to create a flowing storyline.
Quiz within fluid boxes that starts with a scored drag-n-drop question only scores the first question, and then stops reporting the scoring. The problem does not occur if I do not use fluid boxes. I’m seeing either a workaround or resolution.
The Twin Cities E-Learning Developer’s Group is a new group I started the group in January because I was looking for a space to meet other e-learning developers for hacking, experimenting, exchanging ideas and improving my skills through helping others solve problems. I wasn’t able to find a local group that provided these kinds of hands-on interactions, so, inspired by similar groups in other cities, I decided to create one. If you’re in or around the Twin Cities in Minnesota, I’d like to invite you to join us.
Last month, I attended the Adobe Learning Summit in Las Vegas and was part of the second cohort to gain the Adobe Captivate Specialist Certification. Since returning, several people have asked about the process of gaining the certification, so I’ve decided to share some of the Q&A. If you’re thinking of taking the certification, my hope is that there might be something useful in here for you too.