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Workshop Announcement
NY Metro STC 
 
 Designing Outstanding eLearning Using Captivate 4 
with
Joseph Ganci 
 
Date: Wednesday and Thursday, February 24-25, 2010
Location: Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway
Time: Registration starts at 8:30 am
 
 
STC New York Metro is pleased to announce that it is conducting a hands-on workshop on creating eLearning using Captivate 4 with Joe Ganci.  
 
JosJoeGanci_smallereph Ganci is President of Dazzle Technologies Corp., a custom training and learning company located in Ashburn, VA, outside Washington. D.C. Since 1983 he has been involved in every aspect of multimedia and learning development. Joe holds a degree in Computer Science, and is a published author, having written several books and articles about e-Learning.
 
An expert in eLearning development, he has taught classes and seminars in many organizations and at many industry conferences. He is on a mission to better the quality of eLearning with practical approaches that work.
 
Joe is a frequent speaker in several industry conferences, among them: 
  • eLearning Guild annual and semi-annual gatherings and online forums (where Joe is a favorite)
  • Society for Applied Learning Technology (Keynote Speaker), Feb. 18-20, Orlando, Florida
  • Federal Highway Administration Online Forum, July 30
  • User Assistance Annual Conference, March 31-Apr.
  • Society for Technical Communication, May 1-3, Atlanta, GA
  • Mayo Clinic, April 6-10, Rochester, Minnesota
Joe is a Member of the Adobe eLearning Advisory Board and Adobe Captivate Advisory Board.
 
Workshop
 
Designing Oustanding eLearning Using Captivate 4
Day 1 - Beginner
Day 2 - Intermediate/Advanced 
 
Day 1
Topic Overview    Course Outline-Level 1 
 
Day 1 is the Level 1 workshop for those who are just starting to learn Captivate and for those who want to review Captivate and learn more about Captivate 4.
Joe will show how Adobe Captivate is much more than just a software simulation capture tool. You can use it to create branching, add audio, images and more.  You will be engaged in using them to develop a project from start to finish. You will receive a storyboard, and learn how to create each element in Captivate 4. Learning the Captivate options available to you will help you to more quickly and easily meet the needs of your instructional design. Your questions will be welcome, your participation will be expected, and you will have fun while you learn!

In this session, you will learn:   
  1. An Overview of Captivate
  2. Captivate Views
  3. Recording Software Simulations
  4. The Timeline and Stage Objects
  5. Text Captions
  6. Images
  7. Animations
  8. Flash Videos
  9. Audio
  10. Publishing
  11. Tips and Tricks for Added Maintenance  
 
 Day 2 - Intermediate/Advanced
 
Topic Overview    Course Outline-Level 2 
 
Level 2 is intended for those who already know the topics in Part 1. In this workshop, you will not only learn the advanced features of Captivate, you will learn how to develop engaging eLearning. You will receive a storyboard, and learn how to create advanced elements in Captivate 4. Joe will share several Tips and Tricks on how to use Captivate productively. Your questions will be welcome, your participation will be expected, and you will have fun while you learn!  

In this workshop, you will learn: 
  1. Rollover Captions
  2. Rollover Images
  3. Rollover Slidelets
  4. Interactive Objects: Buttons
  5. Interactive Objects: Text Entry Boxes
  6. Quizzes and Questions
  7. Creating and Using Question Pools
  8. Randomizing Questions
  9. Creating Progress Tracking
  10. Setting up the Publisher to Track Progress
  11. Using system variables
  12. Customizing system variables
  13. Creating user variables
  14. Assigning values to user variables
  15. Retrieving values from both system and user variables
  16. Creating Advanced Actions
  17. Creating Conditional Statements
  18. Assigning Variables in Advanced Actions
  19. Using and Customizing Widgets
  20. Captivate Aggregator and TOC
  21. Sending a Captivate file for review, using AIR
  22. Captivate XML file structure   
     
     
A light breakfast and snack is included. Lunch is not included. A laptop is needed for this hands-on workshop.
 
Feel free to pass this email on to others you believe might be interested in attending.
Location 
 
Thomson Reuters
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
646.822.2000
 
Date/Time:
Wednesday and Thursday, February 24-25, 2010
Registration: 8:30 Class: 9:00 - 5:00
A light breakfast and snack is included. Lunch is not included.  
 
Registration will end on February, 2/22, at 5:00 pm.  
 
Be sure to bring a picture ID to show security at the main entrance. You must RSVP and be on the list at security. No walk-ins will be allowed.     
 
Costs (click one to pay by credit card):  
 
Pre-register before 1/30/10 and receive a $50 discount:
 
 
About the NYMetro chapter of STC 
The New York Metro Chapter comprises over 360 members from New York City, New Jersey, Westchester, and Southern Connecticut. Our chapter provides members with a number of valuable technical writing services and programs.  Click this link to find out more about the chapter or contact John Posada.
About Society for Technical Communications International
STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 14,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators-anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it. Click this link to find out more about the association. 
  
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