Penn State Learning Design Community Hub

On October 21 and 31 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm ET, Adobe Trainer Tim Plumer will be delivering two different sessions on using Captivate with Adobe Connect.

The URL for the meeting room is http://se.adobe.acrobat.com/timothyp/

Audio will be either through VoIP through Adobe  Connect or over the phone.  The phone number to call is 1-866-846-3997 x 726466.

There is no registration for these sessions.  Come when you can and leave when you need to.  There is also no limit to the number of people who may attend so feel free to share this announcement with others.

Here are the agendas:

Adobe Captivate 3 pt 1—Basic Captivate
This Adobe Captivate training is designed to provide you with the necessary skills to use the basic features of Captivate in your context to create self-running, on-demand training tools.

1. Introduction to Adobe Captivate

Samples it can create
The output possible from Captivate projects
Creating a Captivate project
Launching Captivate
The interface

2. Creating a basic project

Adding Elements to the project stage
Text captions
Buttons
Importing elements

3. Creating voice-overs

Recording
Editing
Use recorded voice over elsewhere

4. Screen-capture

Basic recording technique
Editing a recorded project
Recording modes

5. Publishing basics

Publishing options
Methods for distributing your project

Adobe Captivate 3 pt 2—Advanced Captivate
This session is designed as a follow-up up to pt. 1. It will cover many of the advanced features of Adobe Captivate 3 that allow you to create a more compelling project to better ensure attainment and offer a richer experience for learners.
1. The timeline

Working with time
Layers
Adding sound

2. Creating a branching presentation

Setting slide navigation
Setting button navigation
Using the Branching panel

3. Creating Assessments

Adding a question slide
Setting quiz preferences
Reporting

4. Themes and output

Creating a SWF file
Building a theme
Using a project in your systems