615 BYOD: Getting Started on Adding JavaScript to Captivate
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, October 25
Tools
Trinidad AB
Adobe Captivate is a great tool for developing eLearning courses. However, many seasoned developers have hit walls as they want more functionality than what’s available. Adding JavaScript will open many more doors, but it can be a daunting task. Coding can be overwhelming and difficult to grasp. Even if you have an understanding in JavaScript, knowing where to place the code in Captivate can be a challenge.
This hands-on session will help guide you in learning the basics of JavaScript. You will then look at incorporating the code into Captivate in the appropriate locations. You’ll see how JavaScript can add functionality and save time in the development of your courses. This session is geared for those who are new to JavaScript.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create simple JavaScript within a webpage
- How to create a randomize function
- Approaches for inserting JavaScript into the frame of a Captivate file
- How to create random feedback using arrays
- Ways to change a multi-state object based on values in JavaScript
Audience:
Designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
Adobe Captivate (2017) and text editors (Brackets, Adobe Dreamweaver).
Technology required:
Laptop running Captivate (2017) and a text editor (Brackets, Dreamweaver).
Phil Cowcill
Senior eLearning Specialist
PJ Rules
Phil Cowcill is senior eLearning specialist at PJ Rules. He started his career in 1983 when he was hired as a technologist at a local college. In 1985 he joined a team to develop Canada's first Interactive Videodisc. He started teaching part-time in 1989, moving to full-time in 1995. He led his class to build one of the first news websites that streamed video in 1996. In 2011 he launched the very first dedicated mobile application development program. Phil retired from full-time teaching in 2015 and moved to working as a contractor with the Department of National Defence as a senior eLearning specialist.