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 […]

Why Adobe Captivate is the best solution for eLearning Developers

Why Adobe Captivate is the best solution for eLearning Developers.

Captivate trial

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How do I validate user input for multiple text boxes simultaneously?

I’m trying to figure out how to use Captivate to simulate completing an online form by validating user’s input of multiple text entry boxes. I considered using the validate user input check box function however that will only allow me to validate user input for one text box. I need to validate user input from multiple text boxes like First Name, Last Name, address. I want feedback text to pop up if the user fails to enter exact metadata within […]

Progress Indicator (%) for a Non-Linear project – Solution 2

Solution where the progress indicator shows the ‘viewed slides’ percentage, not including the active slide which still has to be viewed.

Coffee facts project

The theme for this interaction is ‘Facts about coffee around the world’. This example consists of: 1) an introduction view with title and instructions, 2) an illustrated world map with six hotpots, and 3) an open fullscreen popup window with more information about the particular fact. What is that example intending to do? When should the user use such a theme? This example is a great and creative way of presenting information that is linked to geographical locations. It is […]

Travel and tourism project

This interaction is about tourism and culture in Vietnam. The example consists of: 1) an introduction view with title and instructions, 2) 5 animated tabs that lead to the relevant pages, and 3) an open fullscreen window with more information about the particular subject. Each window has a button that leads back to the main page (menu tabs). What is that example intending to do? When should the user use such a theme? This click and reveal interpretation can be […]

Mindfulness project

This interaction introduces some simple mindfulness exercises. The example consists of: 1) an introduction page that explains the topic, 2) an interactive page where each click reveals one exercise as well as fills one section of the visual progress bar 3) an overview page with all exercises. What is that example intending to do? When should the user use such a theme? This example demonstrates how a visual progress indicator can improve the learning experience. This layout could be great […]

Olympics project

This interaction provides an insight into new sports added to the Summer Olympics in this century. Therefore, we are using a timeline to present all the facts in the correct order. This example consists of: 1) main page with timeline and texts, and 2) six popup windows that open when the user clicks on the corresponding year. What is that example intending to do? When should the user use such a theme? You have a quite long text that consists […]

Issue with Drag & Drop Interaction

I have completed a “changing state” drag and drop interaction. It functions correctly. My issue is once the exercise is concluded it’s supposed to advance to the next slide but is failing to do so in Preview mode. I have attached a screenshot of the Drag & Drop inspector – Actions menu to show the current settings.

Plating dinner like a chef project

Using “Plating Dinner Like a Chef” to create multi-level drag and drop interaction. Slide 1: Provide overview of plating food. Slide 2: Show example of plated food. Slide 3-5 : A drag and drop interaction where the learner selects the correct items in the correct order, and places them in the correct spot. First they will select a utensil for the ingredient. Their mouse cursor will become that utensil. Then they drag the ingredients to the correct place on the […]

Matomo analysis platform project

As a marketer, Bob needs to have insights about the customer’s experience and behavior on the company e commerce website. Up to now, the company relied on Goggle analytics to gather this data. But the company is more and more concerned by the use of personal data by large internet companies such as Google. Therefore they have decided to move away from Goggle Analytics and to install the open-source Matomo platform on one of their servers. Matomo allows them to […]

Working with a subject matter expert project

Amy needs to develop an eLearning course on New eco-friendly engines for a popular brand of cars. But she knows very little about engines and new ecological fuels. To build her course, Amy needs to talk to an expert! Her customer introduces her to Gavin. He used to be the head of the R&D department but at age 58, he decided it was time for him to help train the new generation of engineers. For the last five years, he […]