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Bill_Scerra
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August 1, 2013
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Adobe Connect as an LMS and Adobe Captivate html 5

  • August 1, 2013
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We are using Adobe Connect as an LMS.

We can create and publish Adobe Captivate modules as html 5,

Our problem is iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) can't access the courses through adobe Connect's courses and content because it is flash based and not supported by iOS.

The result is we have html 5, we can publish it to Adobe Connect, iOS devices can use the link to run the course, but we can't use it with the Adobe Connect Course displays.

Has any found a way to do that?

Thank you.

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Correct answer Paul Gilbertson

Bill,

The good people at Easel Solutions said that I could share the code here, so here is a link to their code:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3hkqz8c61xwfaa/MobileTraining_dist.zip

Just publish it as content on your Adobe Connect server and point people to it, (but do not make it public, they need to log in so we know who they are).  It will display the logged in users “My Training” via HTML5.  Most all devices should be able to view the display of courses and curriculum.  It allows users to select a curriculum and view all the items within the curriculum as well.  With it your users will be able to select content and play it back.

One possible issue – opportunity for some customization - is it currently will show ALL content on your system. So if some modules are not playable, on say the IOS, they will still display in the interface, but fail to play.  I think they could customize the tool to show only content that you have marked as mobile ready. 

 

Also, it is a very simple solution and can easily be modified by you or possibly someone on your team if they have the skillset.  If not, just reach out to easel and let them know what you would like changed and I’m sure they can give you a quote for the customization.

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eriy
Participant
December 4, 2014

i'm reading this post with great interest.

i'll test this .zip, is it free?

Thank you,

Erika

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Paul Gilbertson
Participant
August 1, 2013

Bill,

Our partner Easel Solutions - http://easelsolutions.com/index.html has created a prototype of a solution for this.  If you don't hear from them, give me a call or send me an email and I'll get you in touch with them.

Paul

paul gilbertson |  senior solutions consultant  |  adobe systems gov

651-766-4778 |  pgilbertson@adobe.com

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Bill_ScerraAuthor
Participant
August 2, 2013

Paul,

That sounds promising! Could you get us in touch with them?

I'll send you an email.

Thank you,

Bill

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Paul GilbertsonCorrect answer
Participant
August 2, 2013

Bill,

The good people at Easel Solutions said that I could share the code here, so here is a link to their code:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3hkqz8c61xwfaa/MobileTraining_dist.zip

Just publish it as content on your Adobe Connect server and point people to it, (but do not make it public, they need to log in so we know who they are).  It will display the logged in users “My Training” via HTML5.  Most all devices should be able to view the display of courses and curriculum.  It allows users to select a curriculum and view all the items within the curriculum as well.  With it your users will be able to select content and play it back.

One possible issue – opportunity for some customization - is it currently will show ALL content on your system. So if some modules are not playable, on say the IOS, they will still display in the interface, but fail to play.  I think they could customize the tool to show only content that you have marked as mobile ready. 

 

Also, it is a very simple solution and can easily be modified by you or possibly someone on your team if they have the skillset.  If not, just reach out to easel and let them know what you would like changed and I’m sure they can give you a quote for the customization.

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Ashwani Gupta
Adobe Employee
August 1, 2013

You mean iOS devices can't access HTML5 content published on Connect? If so, could you share the content and a link to test?

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Bill_ScerraAuthor
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August 1, 2013

Ashwani,

Thank  you for your request. I asked my developer for moire information - here are his clarifications for my question:

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Technically it's Adobe Connect itself and a curriculum on Adobe Connect that are giving us the problem. I just borrowed an iPad and tried to login to Adobe Connect. I can't even login - it tells me I need to download Flash.

So the issue doesn't have anything to do with Captivate, it's Adobe Connect. We don't need to share any content - just try to login to Adobe Connect and you get stopped right there.

The real issue is

iOS users can't access HTML5 content on Adobe Connect because they can't login to Adobe Connect - that requires Flash. That means Adobe Connect isn't acting as an LMS, it's just a web server holding two kinds of content that you can link to. How can we login to Adobe Connect from an iOS device to see the list of curricula and access the courses they contain as an LMS with reporting, etc.?

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Would you still need to see the content?

Thank you,

Bill

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