captivate superpowers 101: authoring awesomeness with 50,000+ free elearning assets

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eLearning Superpowers 101 Authoring Awesomeness with 50,000+ free eLearning assetsDr. Allen Partridge | Sr. Technology Evangelist, eLearning

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I love to hike in the nearby Mountains. All that fresh air gives me Captivate Superpowers.

I also love to paint, and draw, and design things. This is a paintingof my mother & great-grandma.

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Our Session today will focus on practical advice for finding and using assetsWe’ll identify sources of free and low cost assets, and learn some guiding principles for use

The Link List

Assets in Context

50,000+ Assets in Captivate

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Economical images for eLearning• Download the link list• Free Asset Directories• Low cost / Subscription Directories• elearning Examples• elearning design / composition principles

• eLearning Assets in context• Why not just use stock photos?• Psychology of eLearning & images• Beyond assets to design principles & techniques

• The treasure trove inside modern authoring tools• Leveraging 50,000 + free assets right inside

Adobe Captivate

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Free Asset Directories Low cost / Subscription Directories elearning Examples Online eLearning design / composition

The Link List

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Anti-Virus Enabled Be aware of licensing issues

– you need more than the asset Royalty Free > Free Read the fine print When in doubt, consult legal Public domain images are real The best free assets are the ones you create yourself

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Low cost subscription Libraries

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eLearning Examples

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The assets you already have

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eLearning Design / Composition

Video series from ADL Video from Dr. Partridge Articles from

Connie Malamed Tony Karrer Cathy Moore

Connie Malamed’s Book

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Beyond the stock• Why not just use stock photos?• Psychology of eLearning & images• Beyond assets to design principles &

techniques

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Why not just use regular stock?

• Scenarios & Characters• Getting the right look for your

demographic• Matching the angle and attitude to the

narrative• Reacting to learner choices

• Matching environment to appropriate workplace

• Expedite planning / implementation• Reuse of content reduces cost

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Pysychology of eLearning & images • Clark & Mayer• Multimedia (people learn

better from words AND pictures)

• Coherence (people learn better when image relates to content)

• Redundancy (write it OR say it - not both)

• Contiguity (don’t separate ideas from images either in time or space)

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Design for eLearning – 3 basic tips• Limit content to 3

nuggets per slide• Align to grids even

if they are invisible• Limit color to a pre-

determined palette

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Color like a Pro• Leverage Adobe Color • Keep the palette tight• Take Advantage of Captivate Color &

Themes• Consider contrast and differences in color

vision

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Still Hungry for more?Check out these resources for more training in Adobe Captivate• Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/presenter/• YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/adobepresenter/• AdobeTV: http://tv.adobe.com/channel/e-learning/• Adobe EDEX: http://edex.adobe.com/• Adobe KnowHow: http://www.adobeknowhow.com/• More eSeminars: http://adobe.ly/1qqQ2FX• Email me: allenp@adobe.com

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