Adobe captivate

Adobe Captivate version 4 is the latest version of the Captivate Program. Previously RoboDemo, Captivate is a great program for creating demonstrations, trainings, assessments or a custom combination of them. There are two pages listed, one that deals with embedding a Captivate video, Page Content, and one that links you to an Adobe Page, Tools for creating SCORM content.

I think it is important to document some of the possibilities that Captivate 4 allows within the confines of Moodle.

Embedding Demonstrations

Much like Camtasia or Jing you can create simple software demonstrations for users to view, and embed them in your page.

Embedding Trainings

As a training simulation, you can walk people through a process on a site or in a piece of software, then allow them to repeat those steps by clicking and even typing into the simlation without actually leaving the site or having their own version of the software installed. This can be an invaluable tool in your Moodle toolbox because users will be able to repeat processes and review steps right inside your page.

Assessments

After showing the simulation or demonstration, you can create an asssessment for your users which can contain, multiple choice, short answer, or T/F questions and then package it in a SCORM zip file and integrate it with your Moodle page. For Captivate4, this is where the documentation seems to be lacking, and I would like to see more info added. The only module that I was able to find that includes an embedded captivate file and a use of the SCORM content is located here: [1] with a demo page here: [2] These were created by Dmitry Pupinin but seem to only deal with Captivate v.1

DAL, July 28, 2009 - Moodlerooms Assignment.