jennifer o’donnell educ 681 survey of instructional technology applications adobe captivate

Jennifer O’DonnellEDUC 681

Survey of Instructional Technology Applications

Adobe Captivate

What’s Needed for this Course?

Adobe Captivate Software (on the remote server)

Captivate Welcome text file (found in Course Documents>Captivate folder)

Captivate PowerPoint file (found in Course Documents>Captivate folder)

Let’s take a look at what you can do with …

Adobe Captivate

View the files below located on Blackboard/Course Documents Online learning at UMBCAdd an email attachment

Agenda/Learning ObjectivesPart One – Overview of Captivate

At the end of Part One you should understand:What is Captivate?What are the advantages of Captivate?What are the three key features for the learner?What is the basic contents of a Captivate movie?What are the output options?How can you customize a movie?What are the basic steps to create a Captivate movie?

Part Two – Hands-On Learning the Basics of CaptivateAt the end of Part Two you should be able to:

Record a software simulationEdit a movieAdd a navigational buttonInsert a PowerPoint slideAdd a QuizAdd a Text AnimationPublish a movie

What is Captivate?

An easy-to-use, rapid eLearning content authoring tool that allows you to easily create integrated movies displaying:

Software demonstrations

Interactive, engaging training simulations

Scenario-based training

Learner assessments (Quizzes)

What are the advantages of Captivate?

Ability to train people to use software applications

SCORM* 2004 and SCORM 1.2 certified

Easy to deploy through learning management systems

Compatible with Adobe Flash Player for easy online distribution and accessDoesn’t require programming or multimedia skillsThe files are in a Flash format, are relatively small, yet they have high resolution.Files are easily delivered via the web, CD, or e-mail.

What are the Three Key Features for the Learner?

1. View it: Demonstration

2. Do it: Simulation

3. Pass it: Assessment

View it Do it Pass it

Key Feature:

View it Do it Pass it1. Demonstration (View it)

Allows learner to see a process / procedure complete with mouse movement and text description

Learner watches the demonstration

Learner does not directly interact with the instructor

Key Feature:

View it Do it Pass it2. Simulation (Do it)

Allows learner to practice a process or procedure

Learner can receive prompts and feedback

Learner directly interacts through:Click boxesQuestionsText entry

Key Features:

View it Do it Pass it By simply recording your onscreen activity (Do it),

Captivate automatically generates a demonstration of the captured procedure including:

Mouse clicksText entriesPromptsLearner Feedback

Key Feature:

View it Do it Pass it3. Assessment (Pass it)

Tests the learners ability to complete the procedure without prompts or feedback

Allows scoring to track results

Direct interaction with user

What are Basic Contents ofa Captivate Movie?

A typical Captivate movie consists of:A Preload slideA slide explaining the elements of the movieA welcome or introductory slideText slides providing background information and detailsScreen shot slidesA summary slide

What are Basic Contents ofa Captivate Movie? A Preload slide

A preload screen displays a message/graphic instructing the user that the movie is loading into their browser. For example, “Please wait, loading movie.” Captivate has a default preload screen that appears in the output. However, you can customize this screen to select a different preload screen if you prefer. A loading screen is beneficial for the following reasons:

The more complex the first slide is, the longer the it takes to load and display.If movies are viewable worldwide and some countries may not have the most up-to-date internet services available.


A slide explaining the conventions of the movie

Include a slide that explains the elements used throughout the movie that the audience should be aware of in order to successfully view and navigate the movie.

For example, if a movie does or doesn’t contain audio, state that. Explain how objects are used and a description of the playback control.


A welcome or introductory slide

The purpose of an introductory slide is to introduce the movie concept to the audience and to grab their attention so that they proceed to watch the entire movie.


Text slides providing background information and details

The amount of text in a slide will impact the time that you allow for the display of that slide. Therefore, keep text slides concise. PowerPoint slides may be imported as text slides or a transparent caption can be created to use as a text slide.


Screen shot slidesCreate a storyboard or plan for creating your movie to ensure you understand exactly what you need to capture.As you record the movie, be sure to capture all of the screen shots necessary to completely demonstrate the concept or procedure. Once you complete the recording, it is often difficult to add additional slides without it being apparent. This sometimes causes a “jump” or non-continuous flow. Any additional slides recorded must be the same size as the originally captured screens.


A summary slideShould summarize the lesson objectives completed by the movie’s content.

Provide directions for exiting the movie.

What are the OutputOptions?

By simply clicking on three check boxes options, Captivate will automatically generate all three movies:

DemonstrationsSimulationAssessment

How Can You Customizing Captivate?

Customizing demonstration captions – timing, color, etc.Customizing simulation promptsAdding imagesIncluding audioImporting files, including power pointCreating interactive menusInserting interactive text

Developers will always need to edit and enhance their projects using some or all of the following:

What are the basics steps tocreate a Captivate movie?

Prepare - the application being recordedincluding Software Demo / Simulations / Assessment

Record

Edit

Publish

PrepareAccess application you wish to record

Open files

Set up the application environmentPlan the demonstrationYou can use scripts, storyboards, or any other organizational materials you prefer.


Record - Choose a Project Type based on your learning objective:

Software Simulation –This option captures the computer screen and is best suited for software simulations and demonstrations.Scenario Simulation – These projects are best suited for scenario and interaction based training like role-play, sales and management training.Miscellaneous Project Options – This option is used for Blank Shells, Images, Import from PowerPoint, or create from project templates


Record - Chose your recording options within that type of project.

Software simulations options are as follows:Application - Record all action within a specified application. Ex. If you want to create a project about how to open a document in Microsoft WordCustom size - This option is useful if you must record a project at a certain size so that it can fit on a web page or within a help system. Full screen - This is a good option to use if you have to record actions in several different applications within one Adobe Captivate project.



Scenario Simulation recording options are as follows:

Project Wizard - Wizard which walks you through all of the steps for a project.Create new simulation from a template - Create a new scenario simulation based on a template that you select.



Miscellaneous Project recording options are as follows:

Blank project - This option is useful if you are creating a "shell" project and then importing other slides for the content.Image project - This is a good option to use if you are creating a project that you want to display like a slide show of images.Import from Microsoft PowerPoint - This option is used to create a project based on slides you import from a Microsoft PowerPoint project.Create project from template – This option is used to create a project using a previously saved template.


Record - Choose your recording WINDOW options

Select learning mode option in the Recording Dialog BoxDemonstration - Automatically include captions, mouse movement etc. Assessment Simulation - Automatically include click boxes with a failure caption in the auto-recorded project. Training Simulation - Automatically include click boxes with hint and failure captions in the project.

Snap the Red Recording Box around the window you wish to recordClick the Record buttonCheck the Record Narration box, if you are including audio


Edit (or add)Text itemsImagesObjectsAudioVideoClick boxesHighlight boxesButtonsManipulate Timing


PublishFlash (SWF)

With / Without HTML

EXE – Executable fileWith autorun

HandoutsWord documentLessonStep-by-StepStoryboard


Captivate is an easy-to-use, rapid eLearning content authoring tool that allows you to easily create integrated movies.There are three key features for learners:

View it: DemonstrationDo it: SimulationPass it: Assessment

The Basic Steps in recording a movie are:PrepareRecordEditPublish

Summary

At the end of Part Two you should be able to:

Create a Captivate movie Insert a PowerPoint slideInsert a navigational buttonAdd a QuizAdd a Text AnimationEdit an existing Captivate moviePublish a Captivate movie

Part Two - Hands-On Learning the Basics of Captivate

What tools will we use in thehands-on exercises?

Recording Tool Editing ToolsPublishing Tools

Let’s Get Started…

In this lesson you will create a movie:Demonstrating the steps to edit a text file. While creating this movie, you will become familiar with the Captivate interface and some of its basic tools. Importing a Power Point fileAdding a quizEditing and publishing the Captivate file to the web

Let’s Get Started…Open the Captivate folder in the Course Documents on Blackboard.

Find the CaptivateWelcome.rtf file and save to your desktop or jump drive.

Right click on the CaptivateWelcome.rtf and open in Wordpad.

Open Adobe Captivate

jennifer o’donnell educ 681 survey of instructional technology applications adobe captivate

Documents

movie slide

summary slide slide

learner feedback slide

powerpoint slide

user slide

instructor slide

procedure learner

demonstration learner