Let’s celebrate this festive season with some fun projects and ideas!

It’s that time of the year again when we gather around with our family and friends, or take a vacation to celebrate these most awaited festivals. Talking of festivals, we’re curious to know if you’ve ever created an interactive project on any festival, or would fancy creating one. Please feel free to share those with us. The best projects will get showcased on the Free Projects page, newsletters, and Adobe social media pages. In the past we have seen some […]

Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your journey in the field of eLearning.

– What motivated you to enter the field of eLearning? – Are there any influencers who helped you learn faster along the way? – Share 2-3 challenges that helped you grow in this field.

Share your design resources

Hi all, I was wondering, what are your main go to places where you get some inspiration on how to visually design your content? These are some places I go to: Humaaans Freepik Unsplash Storyset Canva Please help me add on to this list

Which is your primary tool for conducting virtual classes, meetings, and webinars?

Additional discussion questions: – What are your main requirements from a virtual conferencing tool in your line of work? – Highlight some issues that you face during virtual conferencing and suggest some UI/UX solutions to overcome those problems. Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Which workflows or features do you like the most in your current Learning Management System (LMS)?

– Which Learning Management Systems have you work with and how would you compare them?   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Software Simulations or Video Demos? Which one do you prefer and why?

This question is not limited to just Adobe Captivate. You can share your experience in working with other tools as well.   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

In the age of addictive smartphones, what strategies do you use to engage your online learners?

– Do you devise your own strategies that have shown favorable results in the past? – Do you follow pedagogical theories and adapt them to your eLearning? – Anything out of the box? Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

What should every newcomer know about eLearning today?

Share your thoughts   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Code Cracker – Captivate Game and Puzzle Series

Entry #4 in the Captivate Game and Puzzle Series – Code Cracker!

Announcing the Adobe eLearning Showcase Challenge – Summer 2021!

The Heat is On. Welcome Summers! And welcome back, the Adobe eLearning Showcase Challenge – SUMMER 2021, your chance to flaunt off your eLearning skills! Submit your projects to us and stand a chance to win and get recognized. Top 5 winners shall receive a $500 Amazon gift card from Adobe* Here’s how to enter the contest :- – All individual participants need to create projects using the Adobe Captivate software with a minimum of 3 project slides (see examples […]

Advice?

what advice would you give to someone starting out in ID?

Game and Puzzle Series by Greg Stager

Introduction to a new series about Games and Puzzles.

JavaScript Idea Series by Greg Stager

An introduction to a new series of postings : The JavaScript Idea Series

Join us for Adobe eLearning World 2021 in September

Adobe eLearning World (AEW) 2021 brings with it an opportunity for you to deep-dive into eLearning. As one of the biggest virtual eLearning conferences, it will help you gain key insights into the ever-changing world of eLearning. By participating, you will not only discover diverse points of view, but also get an exclusive sneak-peek into the latest innovations from Adobe’s labs. UPDATE: We’ve just moved Adobe eLearning World 2021 to September to ensure that all our colleagues may gather online […]

Introducing Adobe Captivate Creators’ Workshop Series

Register now Date: May 25, 2021 at 8 AM PT When it comes to authoring tools, Adobe Captivate is among the most recommended by users. The authoring tool has quickly managed to capture the minds of all eLearning professionals, whether their expertise level stands at beginner, intermediate, or advanced. But to truly maximize its functionality, you need an inside scoop on the best ways to create courses with it. Presenting the Creators’ Workshop Series!  Prepare to take your knowledge of […]

Announcing the winners of the Adobe eLearning Design Awards powered by eLearning Industry

Let us take a deep breath first! If we have overused our superlatives in describing any previous contests on this forum, we will like to take it back, and place it here,  as what we have witness in these last few weeks on elearning.adobe.com/projects page was nothing short of a phenomenon. This has also left our judges in a tizzy in scoring easily, due to the sheer professional quality of projects that all have created through the Adobe Captivate authoring […]

Update for Mac Users – Adobe Captivate 2019 Build for macOS Big Sur (macOS 11) is here!

Big Sur (macOS 11) update for Adobe Captivate (2019 release) is here!

What are eLearning Devs and IDs reading?

Greetings all. I am always looking for resources and things to learn from.  I have read some articles recommending books and unfortunately some that seem really interesting I haven’t been able to find, but I will continue to look. Thought I would pose the question here. What are some good resources that you recommend? They don’t have to specifically be direct to eLearning or Instructional Design, but they obviously can. But if there is something that relates and you feel […]

JavaScript Book Recommendation

Hi, Can someone recommend JavaScript, HTML and CSS books for beginners that would be a best fit for Adobe Captivate? I keep researching but do not find anything in particular. However, if anyone can recommend any books that were of great help to you and Captivate, let me know! Currently, I have a few in my Amazon cart but just not sure which would be good. Plan on also heading to a Barnes and Nobles this weekend and see what’s […]

Adobe eLearning Design Awards powered by eLearning Industry

The Most Exciting eLearning Design Challenge of 2021 is here!** eLearning Industry and Adobe have joined hands to honor the best in the field of eLearning authoring and design, and you can be one of them! Submit your projects and earn a ticket to the spotlight in the world of eLearning. The best talents across the globe will be picked by a panel of distinguished eLearning experts. The top 3 winners will be rewarded  jointly by eLearning Industry and Adobe […]

Multiple Failure messages for Drag&Drop KC slide

Intro This article is written as an answer to a question on the forums: Drag&Drop with Advanced Action For quiz slides it is possible to show different Failure messages based on the attempt number. That functionality is not available for Drag&Drop slides. As you can read in the thread, another user posted a solution using the Object actions which are executed after each drag action.  I posted some comments about the limitations of that solution. In this article the described solution is […]

Use Quick Start Project slides to create eLearning courses

One of the most exciting innovations in Adobe Captivate (2019 release) is the addition of beautiful Quick Start Projects (QSP’s) designed to do the heavy lifting for you by giving you comprehensive pre-built slides for all of the most common use cases. Captivate authors can kick start their project development easily by starting with projects and slides that solve the layout and content presentation problems, and are optimized to let you quickly and easily swap images and text for those […]

Building a Customer Education Program with Adobe Captivate Prime

The Brand Safety Institute (BSI) is focused on educating and certifying people from the biggest brand marketers, advertising agencies, AdTech companies, and digital publishers in the world to support the mission of improving the digital advertising ecosystem. Neal Thurman, Co-founder of BSI, discusses the growing importance of Brand Safety in digital advertising and the development of the organization and its digital curriculum with Adobe Captivate Prime at the center of it.

Secrets of Master Virtual Facilitators: 5 Keys to Successful Online Classes

What do the best virtual trainers do when facilitating interactive live online classes? How do they ensure engagement and interaction? What sets them apart from the rest? Join this interactive session to learn 5 “secrets” to virtual training success. You’ll learn what exactly to include in pre-session communication and calendar invites, and how to engage a remote audience using common virtual platform tools. You’ll learn when to turn on the webcam and when to leave it off, and how to […]

A complete guide to create an Accessible eLearning course

Creating accessible online courses provides an opportunity for people with disabilities to learn successfully. Additionally, developing compliant courses reach a larger more inclusive audience, and it can be a legal issue. In the US, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that government and educational organizations make learning accessible (including eLearning). eLearning developers need to take into consideration creating eLearning that is accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, physically disabled, […]

Create basic “mobile-first” responsive projects using templates

In this session you will learn how to customize slides from the Adobe Captivate Assets Store to rapidly build an eLearning course that not only looks great on your desktop, but functions perfectly on a mobile phone or tablet. At the end of the session you will know how to create a mobile ready project that includes drag and drop, click to reveal and knowledge check slides making your eLearning project fully interactive and engaging. Download sample files* *Make sure […]

Learning – a key pillar of Digital Transformation, post COVID-19

Organizations go for digital transformation to achieve improved performance, increased reach, and to enhance customer experience. No wonder for many businesses, digitization of business is the path to recovery post Covid 19. More and more organizations are trying to transform themselves by switching to digital way of doing business and with Covid 19 the pace of digitization is only going to increase. Faster adoption of changes brought into business processes and systems as a result of transformation is one of […]

Elevate Your Virtual Training Engagement

Join our expert trainer from Verizon Wireless on this session and discover how to elevate your virtual trainings and classrooms by adding interactive elements. Jamie Freeman will take you through a slew of creative ideas for adding orchestrated interaction into your virtual training. She will ensure that any virtual training you host is an event to remember!

7 Key Areas L&D Teams Should Focus on to Handle Changing Workplace Dynamics Due to COVID-19

In this article (part of a series of 4 articles, an eBook, and a Webinar), I outline the changing workplace dynamics and the anticipated impact of disruption (short term and long term). In light of this, what are the key areas L&D teams should focus on to handle changing workplace dynamics due to COVID-19. My other 3 articles touch upon: 8 Best Practices Business Leaders Can Adopt to Lead Through Business Disruption During COVID-19 4 Pragmatic Strategies L&D Teams Must […]

Learn how to create eLearning games

For centuries, teachers and trainers have relied on games to increase the interactivity, engagement and retention rate of their trainings. In fact, we can safely say that games are one of the oldest and most effective learning strategies known to mankind. Therefore, the ability to develop meaningful eLearning games is a must for all eLearning developers. Fortunately, Adobe Captivate (2019 release) has all the tools you need to create highly interactive and fun eLearning games. During this session we will […]

Learn how to create a Multi-module Branched course

In this session, Kirsten Rourke will introduce two examples of branching content. She will cover a simple way to make basic branching and how to use captivate’s advanced features to create custom experiences. The session will also include course planning, resources, and best practices for designing branching content with user-driven navigation. Download sample files

A tour of Adobe Captivate Prime – probably world’s most awarded LMS

Adobe’s freshly minted Learning Platform, Captivate Prime has been collecting praise from industry and community alike. Join us for this exciting tour of the incredible features set and the amazing technologies that power it and help Captivate Prime stand out from the crowd. We will demonstrate the incredible ease of use features, the powerful authoring solutions and the comprehensive data reporting and visualization tools that make Adobe Captivate Prime LMS such a phenomenal tool for offering modern learning experiences across […]

Designing Virtual Classroom Experiences for All Ages & Abilities

Shifting your in-person classrooms online can seem overwhelming. Discover how University View Academy powered by Adobe Connect has successfully designed an engaging virtual environment for their students. In this session Sara Mungall, Technology Facilitator for University View will share her story and expertise of virtual classroom design and the Adobe Connect features and tools that make her classrooms stand out.