Authoring Elearning Using Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 and Camtasia 3.0 - 5.0

Course Description

You may be familiar using a certain software application and would like to create a computer-based training program to teach students how to use that software or design CBT on internal departmental or agency line-of-business best practices.

First, you will review current and future concepts of what makes for effective elearning content.

Camtasia is a tool that automates the creation of software training materials. In this course, you will use Camtasia 5.0 to develop demonstrations and interactive simulations of software applications. You can create most types of simulation-based or interactive learning content with Camtasia 5.0.

From software simulations and demonstrations to complex scenario-based soft-skills training, Camtasia makes it easy to generate powerful, engaging content without any programming, scripting, or Flash authoring knowledge. The Camtasia section of this course begins with a “What’s New” section so that you migration from V3 to V5 will be relatively seamless.

You will first master Dreamweaver CS3’s feature set and then leverage Camtasia 5.0’s features to create compelling elearning content for your department or agency.

New features covered in Camtasia 5 usability, visual and production enhancements, automated zoom and pan, upload option and Express Show, to name a few.

Students will receive three manuals in this course: Axzo Press Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Intro & Advanced books as well as Camtasia Studio 5: The Definitive Guide (Worldwide Applications Library) by Daniel Park with accompanying CD-ROM of additional resources.

Day One:

Preface- Overview of Effective eLeanring, PowerPoint Presentation from ASTD

Unit 1: Getting Started

· Internet Basics
· The Dreamweaver workspace
· Editing Pages
· Code Tools

Unit 2: Web Sites & Pages

· Creating a web site
· Creating web pages

Unit 3: Text Formatting

· Text basics
· Structure
· Cascading style sheets

Unit 4: Tables

· Create tables
· Table Structure & Formatting
· Column Widths and Cell Properties
· Layout tables

Unit 5: Images

· Image formats and tags
· Background images

Unit 6: Links

· Creating links
· Image maps
· Link styles

Unit 7: Publishing

· Site Checks
· Web Site publishing

Day 2

Unit 8: CSS Layout

· Overview of style sheets
· Page Layout

Unit 9: Site assets

· Library assets
· Sever-side includes
· Page templates
· Head elements

Unit 10: Forms

· Form objects
· Form accessibility

Unit 11: Rollovers & behaviors

· Rollovers
· Behaviors

Unit 12: AP Elements

· AP Divs
· Working with AP DIvs

Unit 13: Mulitmedia

· Flash Elements
· Multimedia content
· Timelines

Unit 14: Working with XLM

· XML and XSLT
· Manipulation of XML Data

Unit 15: Collaboration and Publishing

· Collaboration
· Compatibility Testing
· Accessibility

Day 3: Inside Camtasia Studio 5.0

Unit 16: General Introduction

· Introduction to Camtasia Studio 5.0
· Accompanying CD Rom Resources Explored

Unit 17: Prep Work- What to do before making your first recording

· Quick & Dirty Curriculum design
· Scripting and storyboarding

Unit 18: Recording with Camtasia Studio

· Recording your screen
· Special effects of the camtasia recorder
· Recorder tool options
· Recording your PowerPoint presentation

Unit 19: Editing within Camtasia Studio

· Working with Camtasia Studio
· Working with other media: Audio, PIP and title clips
· Exploring Editing Effects

Unit 20: Sharing your video with others

· The production process
· Working with file formats
· CD-Based videos with Camtasia MenuMaker
· Web-based Vidoes with Camtasia Theater
· Other Output options · Post-production customization

Unit 21: Appendices

· Tips for reducing file sie
· Recording Alternative Platforms
· Equipment Buyer’s Guide
· Getting Additional Help

Scheduled Classes