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Adobe Captivate 2019 Variables

April 21, 2019 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

I am providing a webinar on the use of variables in Adobe Captivate 2019 as part of the Adobe Partners By Design weekly webinars. [Wednesday, April 24, 2019]. I have previously given an overview of the use of variables and advanced actions as part of the Adobe Tech Wednesdays weekly […]

Captivate 2019 Interactive Videos

November 14, 2018 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning , Web - by Mark - No Comments

I recently posted about the new VR (Virtual Reality) features in Adobe Captivate 2019. This post is a continuation of the new features in the latest release. I will be giving a webinar on some of these features on Nov. 14 and thought it would be helpful to provide this […]

CSS Custom Properties

November 1, 2018 - Learning , Web - by Mark - No Comments

Since I am officially “retired,” I have a little more time to investigate items which I find interesting. I have recently been experimenting with CSS custom properties (aka CSS variables). I thought readers might be interested in some small examples demonstrating the capabilities of CSS custom properties. While these certainly […]

Games in Captivate

March 14, 2018 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning , Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

I am providing another webinar on working with Adobe Captivate on March 15. This one will focus on inclusion of pre-built assets (such as games) and creating custom themes. If time permits, we will also discuss multi-state objects in Captivate. For those who wish to examine the example files, one […]

Captivate Draft update

February 28, 2018 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I first provided an overview of Captivate Draft in 2015. This became available as an iPad app along with Captivate 9. For those who have been following along, I am giving a series of webinars on various aspects of Adobe Captivate. I plan to cover Captivate Draft in my early […]

Adding a Captivate Quiz to your LMS

January 24, 2018 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I am providing a webinar covering the fundamentals of incorporating a Captivate quiz/ learning module into your learning management system in late January, 2018. I have provided a number of resources and webinars on the fundamentals of working with Adobe Captivate in 2017. These are linked below. More sessions are […]

Captivate Fluid Boxes

January 23, 2018 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Part of my January webinar dealing with Adobe Captivate involves further discussion of fluid boxes. Participants in previous webinars asked me to provide more details. This webinar is part of an ongoing series I am presenting on Adobe Captivate. For those who are interested in earlier sessions, you will find […]

Captivate Branching

September 20, 2017 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

I provided another introductory session on Adobe Captivate for Adobe Education Trainers and others who are interested in this technology on Thursday, September 21, 2017. During this session, I focused on branching capabilities with the tool Since it has been a few months from my last presentation so I plan […]

Captivate Software Simulations

June 14, 2017 - Adobe , Captivate , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

I am providing another webinar in my series on Adobe Captivate fundamentals on Thursday, June 15, 2017. For those who were not able to participate in the prior sessions, they are linked below. Overview of using Captivate to record a video (March, 2017) Creating responsive eLearning assets with Captivate (April, […]

Interesting Web Sites

March 8, 2017 - Learning , Web - by Mark - 1 Comment

I encounter a number of interesting websites each week. I thought it might be useful to share some of these with readers. They are presented in no particular order (just as I encountered them). Let me know (via comments) if you find these useful.

Celebration of Learning

January 11, 2017 - Adobe , ICC , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

As each semester at school starts, we begin with a series of professional development. I have the honor of being part of three presentations today (Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017). I thought readers may be interested in the highlights of these events. Faculty Fellows (Online Faculty Showcase) – I have been […]

Project Felix

December 28, 2016 - Adobe , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I recently checked for updates in Adobe Creative Cloud and discovered a new app was also available. It is called Project Felix. It is available for both Mac and Windows platforms. Essentially, it allows you to use a 2D background and insert a 3D object into it. You can then […]

Captioning in Captivate

December 21, 2016 - Adobe , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

I recently reviewed the ability to create captions in Techsmith Camtasia. I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the similar capability in Adobe Captivate. Although the approach is a bit different, the end result is similar. given that we are at the end of 2016, it is imperative that […]

Adobe Captivate Overview

December 14, 2016 - Adobe , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I have been asked to provide an overview of Adobe Captivate to fellow Adobe Education Trainers (and Adobe Education Leaders) this afternoon. I thought this would be a great place to include links to resources I will be discussing. I also hope to include a copy of the presentation (after […]

Captioning in Camtasia

December 7, 2016 - Learning , Technology , Web - by Mark - No Comments

As we develop online resources, it is important to make certain information we present is available to all. This means any audio or video should also have captions. I have been experimenting with captioning capabilities in various software and wanted to share my experiences using Techsmith Camtasia. I am using […]