With the upcoming demise of Flash I am having to future proof legacy work created in Lectora, replacing SWF with HTML. Here’s the steps I am taking
Category: Development
Interactive board games in Lectora
Recently I sat in on the Lectora Inspiration Wednesday, “The Magic Behind Powerful eLearning Design – Learning Theory”. I always appreciate the efforts of organisations such as Trivantis to reach out to the e-learning community and offer webinars such as this to increase my knowledge as an instructional designer and developer. The topic was really… Continue reading Interactive board games in Lectora
Getting the cogs whirring!
The latest versions of Lectora come with a range of animation effects, including fade and float in which makes for a smoother look and feel. However there doesn’t appear to be a rotate or spin animation effect. So this set the little wheels in my brain whirring and thanks to Math Notermann’s posting on the Trivantis… Continue reading Getting the cogs whirring!
Things I wish I’d known when I first starting using Lectora Part 1
First in a series looking back on my early experiences of using different types of software I am very familiar with now. Lectora.
Changing contents
USING THE CHANGE CONTENTS ACTION TO HAVE BUTTONS CHANGE APPEARANCE Lectora has an option to change the state of buttons but currently the states are active or inactive only (there is also a down and over state when you click or hover over them). There is no option to create a selected or visited state, for… Continue reading Changing contents
Showing my workings out
I wouldn’t normally do this but this was for a personal project so here are my workings out for a recent Lectora title I developed. It was all about checking your bicycle before heading out to make sure it is safe to ride. The main thing I wanted to do here was apply the move… Continue reading Showing my workings out
The Panorama module – how I created it
Last time I demonstrated a panoramic effect in Lectora. This time I thought I would share with you how it was done. Choose your image You need an image longer (or taller) than your actual page dimensions. In this case I chose a picture of the sky I took over the Isle of Wight: Position… Continue reading The Panorama module – how I created it
Avoiding the tyranny of click next
When researching my recent blog posting on desktop vs mobile learning I was struck by something that should probably have occurred to me a long time ago. Rapid authoring tools display content on a screen by screen basis Most, if not all the rapid authoring tools create content based on individual screens: content is displayed… Continue reading Avoiding the tyranny of click next
Reflections upon completing a MOOC
I am currently working on a project researching the use of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) so I thought it would be useful to try one for myself to find out what they can be like for a learner. I chose an open course from one of the major providers on a subject of personal… Continue reading Reflections upon completing a MOOC
Responsive development with Lectora 16
Lectora 16 is the latest version of Trivantis’ rapid authoring tool. They’ve jumped straight from 12 to 16, using the current year (possibly to avoid unlucky 13). The selling point of the new version is responsive design – being able to create content that can be deployed to different sized platforms from desktop down to… Continue reading Responsive development with Lectora 16