Overview Case studies are stories that are used as a teaching tool to show the application of a theory or concept to real situations. Dependent on the goal they are meant to fulfill, cases can be fact-driven and deductive where there is a correct answer, or they can be context driven where multiple solutions are possible. Case studies may be included within the body of the learning module, encouraging learners to notice connections between the module’s text and the example […]
If you have struggled to find some Adobe Captivate examples for sources of inspiration, then feel free to check out my online portfolio. It only makes sense that potential employers, hiring managers, fellow e.Learning professionals, coworkers, etc. want to see what you’re made of, then having some work examples seems like the obvious answer. I have been using Adobe Captivate since it’s initial launch back in 2004. I know that dates me, but it should provide a bit of context […]
As a newbie I have grown so appreciative of this community. As Pooja stated in a previous post, this really has become a one-stop shop for Captivate resources to so many of us. For that reason I feel it is only appropriate to begin making contributions myself for the newbies to come. This week marks 3 months for me as a Captivate user, and I continue to learn so much each day. When our organization decided to make the switch […]
Key steps from the Captivate 9 read me file: After the upgrade, before launching Adobe Captivate 9.0.2, do the following steps: Clear your preferences by double clicking on the following file: Windows: C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Captivate 9 x64utilsCleanPreferencesWin.bat Mac OS : /Applications/Adobe Captivate 9/utils/CleanPreferencesMac Ensure that you take a backup of interactions and sample projects folder and delete them. Sample projects folders are present at: Windows: C:UsersPublicPublic DocumentsAdobeeLearning AssetsSampleProjects Mac OS: /Users/<user account>/Documents/My Adobe Captivate Projects/SampleProjects Interactions folders are present at: Windows: C:UsersPublicPublic […]
Of course Adobe Captivate comes with a great free resource in the eLearning Brother’s Assets made available for all Adobe Captivate users, however, in this video, I show you a great source for additional free stock photos for your eLearning projects.
Opening Keynote Disrupted: Learnings from a Year in Startup Hell Dan Lyons Author, Disrupted; Screenwriter and Co-producer, Silicon Valley Dan Lyons is a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter best known for writing satire about the technology industry. In 2013, Dan left the media business and took a job inside a software startup. This experience became the basis of a funny, poignant, and insightful memoir, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble. The book became an instant best-seller and was hailed by […]
Yes, Adobe Captivate 9 offers retina support with high-resolution icons and UI assets that make your program elements look crisp.
Why create an animated title page for your course? Well, title pages are the face of eLearning courses and give the first impression of the course to the learners. The title of the course, graphics, look-and-feel, and navigation options are some of the factors which will make it appealing for the learners to click the Begin Course button and start taking the course. So, how should you design your title pages? There are several things you can consider. You need […]
Buttons are a key part of almost every eLearning course. They help our users navigate, they can trigger variables, and they control actions. In other words, they add interaction to the courses we create. Adobe has done a great job of adding a plethora of buttons from which to choose, but sometimes you want something that isn’t available. So we at eLearning Brothers have begun creating button sets that can be used in any of our templates or in your […]
eLearning designers and consumers are constantly looking for ways to “spice up” their courses through the use of graphics, interactions, characters and even games. Adobe Captivate has always given you many ways to incorporate these assets into your course, but with the newest release (Captivate 9.0.2) they made it even easier. In the newest release of Captivate 9.0.2, you may have noticed several changes: increased speed, better access to the Adobe Stock library, and a new and improved Assets widget. […]
One of the best features of Captivate is that it is an Adobe product. This means that Captivate integrates seamlessly with other “Made in Adobe” applications, despite the fact that Captivate is not part of Creative Cloud. In this post, I want to explore the integration between Captivate and Photoshop. We will mainly focus on three Photoshop features that allow you to establish an efficient workflow between Photoshop and Captivate. 1) The Layers Layers are at the heart of any […]
