http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/ en Copyright 2006 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:35:18 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.16 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Adobe consolidates the products needed to make great elearning and rapid elearning, whether by furthering empowering a dedicated training professional or enabling a knowledge worker. This includes the technologies for capturing, generating, editing, reviewing, and deploying media assets, sophisticated traditional... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/12/elearning_movin.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/12/elearning_movin.cfm General Info Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:35:18 -0800 We had a great MAX conference with 3,000 or so attendees and nearly 300 training and learning professionals at our dedicated elearning day. Attendees got to see and hear from Don O'Guin of Pfizer, Frank Hanfland of safety-kleen, and Kit... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/10/max_elearning_d.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/10/max_elearning_d.cfm Events Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:24:31 -0800 Brenda Huettner just published her book Macromedia Captive: The Definitive Guide. It's available for $19.77 at Amazon and contains all aspects of the tool from installation to branched eLearning content.... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/09/new_book_on_cap.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/09/new_book_on_cap.cfm Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:50:10 -0800 One of our Captivate customers, Mark Fletcher, has created an amazing simulation for WebAssist. The simulation is used as an interactive product experience - great marketing without requiring prospects to download and install software. Check it out! Just click on... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/09/test_driving_pr.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/09/test_driving_pr.cfm Captivate Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:59:49 -0800 The elearning seminar series is starting again. I'll try to post reminders about upcoming sessions. The next session is Friday August 26th at 1pm Eastern (GMT -5).Using Macromedia Authorware & Flash with Breeze 5 Training Macromedia Breeze 5 supports AICC... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/08/seminar_on_usin.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/08/seminar_on_usin.cfm Breeze Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:35:26 -0800 I've written a few mobile applications and keep thinking I should dig in again. Then reality sets in. I think we're a good 10-12 months away from being able to widely deploy mobile learning. Too much inconsistency across PDA's like... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/08/mlearning-_deve.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/08/mlearning-_deve.cfm Elearning Technology Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:12:54 -0800 Macromedia is hosting an all-day event on elearning the day before the MAX conference officially begins. The event is FREE. An expanded agenda should be available soon. Meantime, you can get some information and register here: MAX E-Learning Day October... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/registration_no.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/registration_no.cfm Events Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:47:43 -0800 Interesting research about multiple columns, line length and the impact on reading speed and comprehension from Usability News at Witchita State. The review of prior research reads like a tip sheet for text layout and editing for elearning. In summary,... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/making_the_most.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/making_the_most.cfm Design & Development Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:08:54 -0800 OK, its not quite liposuction. Here are some tips for creating lean SWFs from Captivate projects. Once again someone else provides the content (Dave Mozealous) and Tom performs the dangerous stuntwork of typing. See these two sections of the help... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/triim_the_fat_f.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/triim_the_fat_f.cfm Captivate Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:02:23 -0800 Thanks to Silke for letting me know that the Captivate team has worked with Convergys to post some nice Captivate examples. They really show how rapid elearning simulations can be scenario-based and compelling (as opposed to neuron-numbing displays of dialog... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/captivate_in_ac.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/captivate_in_ac.cfm Captivate Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:32:37 -0800 The AICC officially released the PENS specification. As explained in an earlier post, PENS (Package Exchange Notification Services) allows a content tool to stage a SCORM package or AICC content zip file at a URL and then "ping" the LMS... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/ink_officially.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/ink_officially.cfm Standards Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:22:51 -0800 Captivate was recently updated to offer tighter integration with Breeze. This includes direct publishing of Breeze-ready content to the server and optionally the Captivate source file too. These features alone will make it much easier to deploy and manage Captivate... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/captivate_integ.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/captivate_integ.cfm Captivate Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:19:27 -0800 Two recent developments make it easier to publish (and use) elearning content with management systems.Macromedia Integrates Captivate with BreezeAICC Approves PENS Specification to Streamline Publishing of ElearningFor the sake of better indexing, I've posted separate entries on each.... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/elearning_publi.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/07/elearning_publi.cfm Elearning Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:15:20 -0800 We have this great opportunity to learn more about Captivate tracking and usage with Breeze. Here is the information to sign up: Capturing Quiz Responses in Captivate Macrochat Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM US/Eastern Macrochats are... http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/06/macrochat_on_us.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/06/macrochat_on_us.cfm Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:09:36 -0800 http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/05/rapid_elearning_1.cfm http://weblogs.macromedia.com/tking/archives/2005/05/rapid_elearning_1.cfm Rapid Elearning Tue, 17 May 2005 10:19:20 -0800