Articulate Studio Cookbook

292 Pages·2012·15.76 MB·English

by  Robert Kennedy III

Articulate Studio
Cookbook
Create training courses with Articulate Studio's strong
interactivity and rich content capabilities, all within the
familiarity of Microsoft PowerPoint
Robert Kennedy III

BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Articulate Studio Cookbook
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Robert Kennedy III Vishal Bodwani
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About the Author
Robert Kennedy III is a former High School and College Educator turned Entrepreneur. He
has owned web development and now e-learning/training companies, and has spent almost
a decade as a trainer in topics ranging from music industry preparation to technology and
learning. Currently, as the owner of RKCS Learning Solutions, Robert spends a great deal of
time teaching others how to integrate technologies into their business workflow and training
companies on how to develop effective learning modules for their employees.
Robert earned his Masters degree online through the University of Maryland University
College and is currently completing his PhD in Educational Technology with Walden University.
Although he was a former classroom teacher, he will tell you that online
education saved his life.
He is an admitted tech lover; when not working, Robert spends his time playing with or
catching up on the latest gadgets. Sites such as CNET, Tech Crunch, and Engadget are
probably permanently burned into his screen at this point.
Robert grew up in Bronx, New York, and is therefore legally obligated to be a fan of the New
York Yankees. He takes this obligation seriously and watches every Yankees' game on his
phone, iPad, computer, or TV. He loves sports in general and can be found playing softball,
golf, basketball, or bowling at any point during the year.
I'd like to thank some pretty important people, who have helped me with
the production of this book through their time, their sacrifice, and their skill.
I'm probably going to forget some names but I hope you'll simply attribute
that to age rather than intent. Yeah, I'm getting older and I'm dealing with
it. Anyway, on to the names, in no particular order, my wife, Nadia, my lovely
kids (yes, this is partly what daddy does when he is in the home office),
my parents, Robert and Seslie, and some other really important people,
Tom Kuhlmann, David Anderson, Rich Murphy, Christine Abunassar, and of
course the team at Packt Publishing, Sarah, Joanna, Vishal, and Kedar. This
has been AWESOME!
About the Reviewers
Eleanor Mante is an E-Learning Development Manager for one of the UK's largest
newspaper publishers. She has been involved in IT and training in Canada and the UK
for over 10 years.
As a Project Manager, E-Learning Designer, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and CIW Associate,
Eleanor has worked with colleges, universities, and businesses to help them design and
implement solutions.
She has worked with the following employers:
f Royal Bank of Canada
f Human Resources Development Canada
f Medbuy Corporation, Canada
f Fanshawe College, Canada
f University of Liverpool, UK
f Trinity Mirror PLC, UK
I'd like to thank my wonderful family, partner, and friends for all of their
support and encouragement over the years.
Mary Pienzi is an accomplished E-learning Developer who has been developing courses for
12 years. She began developing courses using tools such as Toolbook and Authorware, and
then gradually moved into using Flash development as a courseware solution. Realizing that
corporations were moving toward rapid development, she learned Articulate Presenter and its
companions Engage and Quizmaker.
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Articulate Suite 5
Introduction 5
Launching Articulate Presenter 6
Publishing a simple, slide-only course for a website 9
Adding a background theme 15
Modifying slide masters 21
Adding a learning game to your course 28
Chapter 2: Create Your Course with Presenter 35
Introduction 35
Animating images and objects 36
Adding audio narration to your slides 44
Editing audio 50
Adding background music to your presentation 59
Syncing the animations with narrations 63
Adding video to your course 68
Adding video from the Web 73
Highlighting specific slide information 77
Chapter 3: Preparing Your Player 85
Introduction 85
Adding your company's logo 86
Setting up a player template 89
Setting up course defaults 101
Attaching external resources to your course 113
Previewing and publishing your course 116
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Chapter 4: Creating Assessments and Courses with Quizmaker 127
Introduction 127
Setting up a quiz template 130
Adding a basic graded question 134
Adding a basic survey question 139
Creating a hotspot question 143
Customizing the question and answer 146
Adding images to a slide 149
Changing a slide's background color and theme 153
Creating slide masters 158
Adding audio to a slide 161
Adding video 163
Chapter 5: Taking Your Quiz to the Next Level 167
Introduction 167
Creating a simple storyline in Quizmaker 168
Adding animation to your quiz 172
Creating a branched story 178
Creating a randomized question bank 181
What about the results? 184
Previewing and publishing your course or quiz 189
Chapter 6: Creating Interactive Content with Engage 193
Introduction 193
Setting up an Engage template 194
Step-by-step approach for a Process interaction 200
Adding images and video in Engage 203
Adding and editing audio 206
Using Engage to create a glossary 210
Creating a labeled graphic 213
Previewing and publishing your interaction 217
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Chapter 7: Basic Video Editing with Video Encoder 221
Introduction 221
Creating an FLV video for using in your course 222
Cutting out a specific video segment 225
Branding your video 228
Editing audio in your video 230
Creating your own webcam video 231
Customizing your encoding settings 234
Chapter 8: Combining All Three 237
Introduction 237
Adding a quiz to Presenter 238
Adding an interaction to Presenter 242
Using hyperlinks and branching to create a story 246
Adding screencasts to your project 251
Placing a glossary in the tab area 256
Adding video to the logo and presenter panels 259
Creating consistency when combining everything 262
Getting a new wardrobe 267
Creating special images or video questions in Quizmaker 269
Index 273
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