Adobe Captivate 12.5: What’s New and Enhanced is a concise guide to the latest features in Captivate, designed to support both new and experienced eLearning developers. It explores AI-driven tools, enhanced interactivity, and accessibility upgrades that streamline course creation. With practical examples and insights, the book demonstrates how version 12.5 meets the evolving demands of modern digital learning.

This eBook aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and how it can enhance the effectiveness of instructional materials. Instructional designers play a crucial role in shaping how people learn and absorb information. By incorporating insights from cognitive psychology, we can create learning experiences that not only engage learners but also optimize the way their brains process and retain knowledge. This eBook will demystify the concept of cognitive load and offer practical guidance on how to integrate its principles into the design process.

This eBook explores how generative AI is transforming eLearning through personalized, data-driven instructional design. It highlights AI's capabilities in creating custom learning paths, generating content, and providing predictive analytics to forecast learner performance. AI enhances learning analytics, offering real-time insights and deep data analysis to refine courses continuously. It also automates reporting, supports instructors in decision-making, and powers scenario-based simulations. The book also addresses challenges in implementing AI—such as data privacy, bias, infrastructure needs, and educator resistance—and provides strategies to overcome them. It concludes with best practices for selecting AI tools, building AI-ready infrastructure, and integrating AI effectively without replacing the human element in education. Case studies from corporations and universities illustrate successful applications, and future trends like emotional AI and VR-driven learning are explored.

If you are an organization looking to invest in customer or partner education, you likely have a set of complex products or services portfolio that caters to multiple user personas/roles. Further, it is likely that your users have different levels of...

INTRODUCTION In today’s data-driven learning environment, tracking goes far beyond course completion. While SCORM has long been the industry standard, xAPI (Experience API) brings far greater flexibility and insight. If you're using Adobe Captivate ,...