ActionScript
While updating my CaptivateController script I noticed there have been some changes to the Captivate variables available to Captivate developers. I figured I should document them for future reference. Note that some variables available in CP3 and CP4 are no longer available. The following list should be exhaustive for CP5;
ActionScript
By popular demand, I’ve updated my CaptivateController to work with Adobe Captivate 5 (CP5). Since this is an open-source project, there’s no upgrade fee. (What? “Adobe” and “no upgrade fee” in the same paragraph?!) I kid, I kid… I’m a kidder. As you may have heard, Adobe
Adobe Captivate
If you spend any time using Adobe Captivate to create SCORM-conformant courses, you’re bound to have run into an issue or two that caused you to read some Captivate forum posts. Almost without fail, someone will mention that the solution to their problem was changing the value of the
SCORM
SCORM courses use JavaScript to send data to the LMS. This data then sits in the browser until the LMS writes it to the database (usually via AJAX or form posts). As previously discussed, invoking commit (save) will ensure the LMS actually writes this data to a database. But what
e-learning
A number of people have recently asked me about the scorm.save() function in the pipwerks SCORM wrappers. What is it, and when should it be used? The pipwerks scorm.save() function is a shortcut for SCORM’s Commit (SCORM 2004) and LMSCommit (SCORM 1.2) methods. Invoking commit in
e-learning
IMS produces standards they want everyone to use. Why, then, do I have to log in to their site in order to VIEW the documentation for their standards? Situation: I found a link to a PDF on their site. When I clicked it, I was presented with this warm greeting
Industry News
News from the IMS Global Learning Consortium: The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) today announced the public review of the first phase of the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standards to allow open and seamless integration of educational web applications. Called “Basic LTI or BLTI,” this first standard addresses the
ramblings
I have some simple questions I’d love to get feedback on. I’m curious about what people are looking for in their e-learning authoring tools, specifically: 1. What feature is your current tool missing that you would love to see implemented? Support for team collaboration? Support for themes or
ramblings
(Okay, I admit it… this post is WAY overdue.) Let me begin by saying this is not a rant, but rather an honest account of my impressions regarding this year’s DevLearn. Nearly two months have passed, and when I think of DevLearn I think of two things: Social media
How-to
Someone recently posted a blog entry ranting about the use of the term “best practices” in our industry. I understand the frustration with thoughtless pronouncements about best practices, especially coming from people who may not know any better; it will often sound a lot like how mom used to say
Adobe Captivate
This post has been updated to reflect changes to the CaptivateController since its initial release It took me much much longer than I anticipated, but I am happy to announce the new CaptivateController utility. The CaptivateController is a JavaScript utility that helps you control Captivate SWFs as well as get/
ramblings
I’ve had a flurry of emails and messages regarding my SCORM cheat the past few days, and have received feedback from a number of well-regarded SCORM aficionados, some of whom contributed to the standard and helped make SCORM what it is today. This is wonderful, I’m very happy