I just got an email from Adobe KnowHow about free courses available on popular programming languages. When I went to investigate, I discovered that Adobe KnowHow is a learning platform providing training on various Adobe programs. While most of the courses on KnowHow are not free, there are 12 courses, including the Try an Hour… Read more »
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Captivate 6 for Video Demos
One of the best ways to teach people about something is to show it to them. If you’re teaching about software, and you don’t have the luxury of having all of your students seated in a classroom, make a video demo. There are lots of products on the market that you can use to create… Read more »
Screencasting: Five Simple Tips for Speeding Up Development
During the past year I have created over 60 screencasts for my department. I have used Captivate for the majority of these, but I have also used Camtasia, Articulate, and Adobe Presenter. Since I spend so much time working with these rapid development e-Learning tools, I have become familiar with the most common snafus and… Read more »
eLearning with Captivate 6
Adobe Captivate 6 is eLearning authoring software, and broadly speaking, eLearning is learning online or via some electronic device. It’s a different experience than you would have sitting in a classroom and taking notes as a lecturer gives you information. For some, the experience is better, and for others, it’s worse. Whatever you think of… Read more »
Creating an interactive quiz using PowerPoint
You can create interactive quizzes and games with PowerPoint. Now of course there is software out there dedicated to creating this type of application, but before you purchase one of those solutions, why not try PowerPoint? Hyperlinks work in PowerPoint. You can create links to Internet pages, files on your computer, and even slides within… Read more »