NotificationBy nature, eLearning requires online learners and tutors to be in separate locations. But with everyone so spread out, how do you make the eLearning development process run smoothly? eLearning courses allow instructors to reach online learners all over the world without moving an inch. It’s a convenient, cost-efficient way to disseminate knowledge. This remote model doesn’t begin in the virtual classroom, of course. Many eLearning developers collaborate across borders and time zones. In past years, this would have been […]
This past Tuesday a colleague and I were fortunate enough to attend the Adobe Learning Summit in Las Vegas, NV. I went in with high hopes and I wasn’t disappointed. The amount of information presented is almost overwhelming, there was simply so much to learn and so many practical tips. The presenters not only demonstrated mini-projects they had built for the conference but demonstrated HOW they accomplished what they had done. They paused to answer questions while they were […]
by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT One of Adobe Captivate’s most often overlooked features is its ability to generate support documentation for your eLearning content. By simply choosing File > Print and opening the Print dialog box, you gain the ability to create Word documents that can be printed, emailed to your learners, or uploaded to a Learning Management System as course materials. In the image below, notice that there is a Type drop-down menu in the Print dialog box that […]
Considering a career in Instructional Design? Here are 6 of the lesser-known benefits of pursuing this exciting career path. You probably know that Instructional Design is a rewarding career path with a brightly projected outlook. After all, the eLearning industry is growing by leaps and bounds, as organizations begin to realize its cost-saving benefits. However, there are some hidden rewards to this career path that aren’t widely publicized. In fact, some of these lesser-known benefits keep Instructional Designers in the field for […]
I have been a fan of Adobe and Captivate for many years maintaining active subscriptions for years. However, the amount of time I had with my previous employer to acquire new skills was minimal because we are always in survival mode due to growth and limited resources. I have moved to a new position with a new organization that has enabled me to finally dive more in-depth into the tools and the community. I have rapidly consumed information through the […]
Hello Adobe Captivate Community! I’m excited to hear from you and welcome your ideas and input on the work I am about to describe. Your tutorials and forum posts have helped me tremendously in getting to completion on years of work and I am proud to share it with you today. I discovered Adobe Captivate 4 years ago when searching for a way to reach people on mobile devices. I needed to replace a platform I had developed with a mobile […]
I’m always trying to get faster with my development process in Adobe Captivate, and have learnt some tricks over the years, which I wanted to share with you. I appreciate that everyone will already have their own workflow, but I thought these would help. Tip 1. Save Files With Version Numbers. This is something I always preach. Please save your Captivate files with version numbers. An example of this could be a Captivate file with name of ‘Module_1_draft_1. I will […]
About two years ago I was scheduled to go on vacation but also had to get started on one of my projects. I took this opportunity to use the newly released Adobe Captivate Draft to begin the storyboarding process and get a jump start on my development as well. In this video tutorial, I walk you through the process of creating a storyboard using Adobe Captivate Draft. I also discuss that Draft is not just for storyboarding but can be […]
Intro Shared actions were a new feature in Captivate 7 several years ago. They were improved with Captivate 8. I never understood why almost no one talks about them, even self-labeled experts seem never to use them. This is a real pity because their power is much underestimated. In most projects I open an external library (have a look at Internal and External Libraries) which has frequently used shared actions. It saves me a lot of time in each project. I […]
I have this as slide 2 of a project and the Review & Lab buttons jump to other slides, and then those are directed back to this slide. I do not want the transparent “Click here to skip to quiz” button to show until the learner comes back to this page a second or subsequent time. Essentially, I only want it hidden on the first visit to the page, but any time the user comes back around to it, […]
Oct 4th 2017 is an important date for Pooja Jaisingh and I. With the release of our book “Mastering Adobe Captivate 2017”, the project we have been working on for the last 6 month is now complete. Dr. Pooja Jaisingh and I are the proud co-authors of this book. Paul Wilson and Alice Acker have reviewed the book Tridib Roy Chowdhury has authored the foreword The editorial team at Packt Publishing has ensured the quality of the editorial process. This was an amazing team of exceptional […]
Today, outsourcing content development is a fairly well established practice for several organizations. However, what works for one organization and helps them leverage on an offshore partner may not work for another. So, how can you determine if you should evaluate eLearning content development outsourcing? The answer lies in looking at the pros of content development outsourcing and comparing them against the triggers of your outsourcing need. In this article I will outline the pros of content development outsourcing and […]
