How does Captivate download from the LMS?

[Guest]

As a newbie Captivate user (on version 4.0), I have a question about how Captivate "streams" from our LMS.  Let's say I have 30 slides and 1 demonstration in a project.  After publishing, zipping and uploading to our LMS (moodle), does it push one big SWF file down to the user's screen, or does it push a single SWF file for each Captivate slide?  (I hope this makes sense).

Is this the same for version 5?

Thanks...

Jim

[Lilybiri]

Hello,

It is a single swf, but that will be controlled by HTML, calling a JS-file. Unless you choose to have some files externally when publishing. Anyway there has never been a swf/slide. If I do not want any reporting to/from the LMS, I mostly choose to zip the whole bunch and upload as a package, instructing the LMS to unzip and start the HTML-file. If you do want reporting you will have to create a SCORM-object, which is always zipped.

Lilybiri

[benhenny]

does it push one big SWF file down to the user's screen

Yes. The LMS unzips the file onto your server. When a user starts the learning object, they open an HTML file that contains javascript that keeps the LMS updated with user interactions, quiz results, and the like. This javascript uses standard object names defined in the SCORM standards.