SiatMoy Chong, Ph.D., CPT

Kiva Learning

siatmoychong@yahoo.com

smchong@kivalearning.com

Comparing Four e_Learning Applications

Mirror , Mirror on the wall, which

is the best of all, Lectora,

Articulate, Captivate or

Camtasia?

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

…Adobe Captivate (formerly RoboDemo) is an electronic learning tool for Microsoft Windows which can be used to author software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes in .swf format. It can also convert Adobe Captivate generated .swf to .avi which can be uploaded to video hosting websites. For software simulations, Captivate can use left mouse clicks, key presses and rollover images.

It can also be used for screencasts, podcasts, and the conversion of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to the Adobe Flash format.

Captivate

• …Camtasia Studio is a screen video capture program for Microsoft Windows. It is published by TechSmith. The user defines

the area of the screen or the window that is to be captured before recording begins; it is also possible to capture the entire

screen area. You can also talk, and use a videocam.

Camtasia

Articulate

7

• …Lectora is an Electronic learning (elearning) development tool, also known as authoring software, developed by Trivantis Corporation.

Lectora is used to create online training courses, assessments, and presentations. It is also used for the conversion of Microsoft

PowerPoint presentations into elearning content.

Lectora

Here is a request

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Camtasia is known for screen recording..Captivate can do screen recording.Articulate has Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker.Lectora is an authoring tool.

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Camtasia is known for screen recording..Lectora is an authoring tool. Captivate can do screen recording.Articulate has Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker.

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Camtasia is known for screen recording..Lectora is an authoring tool. Articulate has Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker.Captivate can do screen recording.

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Lectora is an authoring tool. Captivate can do screen recording.Articulate has Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker.Camtasia is known for screen recording..

Let’s see some examples

Screen

Recording

Screen

CastLink Format

Camtasia X Demo Link AVI

Captivate

X

X

Html

AVI

Articulate X

Html

Lectora X

X HtmlDemo Link

Screen Recording_demo_to be used

Updated_081509_demo_to be used

Engage_procedure demo

Captivate_demo

Captivate_practice

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Translation

Special Features

Translation

Text to SpeechText to Speech

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Special Features

Record Camera VideoRecord Camera Video

Camera Recording

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Special Features

Engage – templates for

Interaction

Engage – templates for

Interaction

Articulate Engage

Let’s see an example of interaction. Link

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Special Features

An authoring tool

Lectora Articulate Captivate Camtasia

Adobe Acrobat

Connect Pro

X

CD X X X X

Web X

(AICC/Web-Based)

(SCORM/Web-Based)

X X

Word X X X

(print)

LMS X X

Articulate

Online

X

Podcast X X

E-mail X

FTP X

Review X

CourseMill X

Published Options

I would like to repackage some of our ILT

PPT slides. Which applications would you

recommend?

CamtasiaCaptivateArticulateLectora

Select me.

Camtasia

Captivate

Articulate

Articulate

Articulate

Lectora Pro Suite

Lectora Pro Suite

Time File size Animation

Captivate Create project from PPT 2.5 mins 4931 KB

2 KB (HTML)

Yes

Camtasia Record PowerPoint 1 min (AVI)

3 mins (Flash)

2429 KB (AVI)

400 KB (Flash)

Yes Link to example_after_Camtasia

Lectora Use the Integrator --- 1.3 MB No

Articulate Use Presenter 7 mins (Flash) 1 MB Yes

Link to example _before

Link to example _after_Captive

Captivate

Link to example _after articulate

Link to example _after_Lectora

Our little experiment

Review Process

33

Captivate Reviewer

34

Captivate Reviewer

35

Captivate Reviewer

36

Captivate Reviewer

Types Lectora Articulate Captivate Camtasia

True/False XX X X

Multiple ChoiceX X X

Multiple Response X

Short AnswerX X

EssayX

Fill in the BlankX X X X

MatchingX X X

Drag and DropX X

Hot SpotX X X

Survey (short answer)X

(not scored)

Sequence Drag and Drop

Sequence

XX

NumericX

Rating Scale (Likert)X

Word Bank X

Quiz Options

Articulate Quizmaker

Which of the four applications could

produce e_Learning material without

using PPT?

Which of the four applications would you

prefer to use for producing e_Learning?

Demo 1

Demo 2

Demo 3

A word of thanks to Andrew Beckelman, Bob Doyle,

Janet Castelli, and Nancy Arient for their contributions making the

presentation successful.

To learn more about Lectora, please contact Andrew Beckelman

(andrew.bockelman@trivantis.com)

Send me a note if you have any questions regarding these four

applications. I will get the answers for you so that we can share

and learn.

Thank You

I added some of the screenshots

because the demos are not

included in this PPT file

Camtasia

Let’s see some examples

Captivate

Let’s see some examples

I don’t include the

screenshots for Captivate

demo and practice

because I can’t share the

client’s content.

ArticulateYou can move the screen to the left side.

Let’s see some examples

LectoraYou can make changes to make it look nicer

Let’s see some examples

Special Features – Captivate – Text to Speech

Special Features – Articulate Engage