My favorite method for learning new or enhanced software product is through project development. I find it difficult to master new enhancements working with each in isolation, so I have a tendency to add as many of a software tools enhancements to a single personal learning project as possible. This way I can study the…
The Fluid box tool is available in all Captivate 10 responsive theme projects. Optionally you can draw your own Fluid Boxes in new and existing custom projects. Objects placed in Fluid Boxes get aligned automatically so that learners always get fully responsive experience regardless of their device or browser. In general, a Fluid Box container…
Another one of the great new features in Captivate 2017 is the ability to easily change Captivate 8 or 9 non-responsive projects to responsive project with a simply using a save as function. I also found that I could convert Captivate 7 project to responsive projects by first upgrading them to Captivate 9 projects then…
Captivate 2017 provides a preset device menu that allows you to preview exactly how your content will look on specific devices. This version also puts the control of this feature in your hands by allow you to add more devices to the menu, as needed. To use this feature: Open a responsive project in Captivate…
Have you wanted to add closed captioning to your captivate projects to enhance audience reach or to give options to users who cannot listen to audio files in some locations, but found that the placement of the captions interfered with design elements? One of the new features in Captivate 10 puts control of closed captioning…
Course designs should aim to progress the learner on the continuum from novice to expert and allow participants to engage with the content in ways that support lifelong learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to aid curriculum developers in designing curricula to reduce barriers, as well as optimize levels of challenge and…