2007 Online Best Practices Showcase & Expo

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words or

How to Captivate your Students

ByDiana Martini

Adjunct Online Instructor{Mesa & Miramar}

What I’ll Cover…• Utility of CaptivateTM

• Essentials of Storyboarding• Demo of the “Finished” Product

Utilities of CaptivateTM

Where to begin…• My user profile• Introducing CaptivateTM

– Formly know as “RoboDemo”– 508 & SCORM compliant– Prep & Project Scope Definition– Blanks, Templates, Wizards– Images, Powerpoints, Video– Objects (interactive/non-interactive)– Quiz Capability– Revisions and Publishing

Captivate Opening Window

Prep & Project Scope Definition

• Prepare via embedded tutorials, or online helps, or simply jump in (30-day trial available)!

• Scope– How will the application be used?– Demonstration/Simulation or Hands-on?– Assumptions?

Blanks, Wizards, Templates, etc.

• Approach decision dependent on time constraints & developer profile

• Project Recording (.cp files result…demo later…)– Application-based– Custom– Full Screen– Blanks– Images– Project Wizards– Templates

Images, Powerpoints, & Video

• Still images can be imported individually or en masse…slideshow effect

• Selecting one or more MSPowerpoint slides to be incorporated into a project…redistribute as needed

• Import Flash® Video

Objects…now it get’s cool!• Onscreen Capture of

– Mouse Actions & Properties– Text Captions

• Plus– Highlight Boxes– Rollover Captions/Images– Zoom & Graying Areas

• & Interactive Objects– Click boxes– Text Entry boxes– Buttons

Quiz Capability & Audio• Disclaimer…I haven’t used these…yet…• Quiz utility

– Question Slides– Track/Record answers & attempts– Matching, Multiple Choice, T/F, Short Answer or

Fill-in-the-Blank• Audio

– Actively Record (needs microphone)– Import

Revisions…Editing• Storyboard

mode• Edit mode• Timeline

changes

Publishing• Captivate Project files can be published

as– Flash .SWF files– As .EXE files– MSWord Output as individual slides*– MSWord format as lessons including slides,

questions & answer keys*– MSWord format as step-by-step guides

focused on the objects*– MSWord format as storyboard*

*if Captivate & MSWord on same computer

Storyboarding• I.D. potential projects and prioritize focus• Prepare a short list of objectives for the project in

question• Prepare a list of assumptions for audience level of

expertise• Draft a detailed list of steps needed (electronic or

hardcopy) for proposed project sequence• As needed, draft “screen shots” (electronic or hardcopy)

for proposed project sequence• Refine as needed• Set up Captivate to record draft project screen navigation

& revise as needed

Demonstrating CaptivateTM

• Software & recording session demo• Success of ARGO Term Project for BIOL

110 online• Other examples & helps…

– http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/– http://www.showmethedemo.com/– http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm

?cid=A8847

Purchasing Adobe Captivate

• Adobe ($$$$$$)– http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/

• CampusTech ($$…Education Version)– http://www.campustech.com/c/campust/

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