Captain Captivate

A New Direction

Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by captivatehero.

Happy 2010!

Well it’s been awhile since my last post. I’m truly sorry that I have not been keeping up  - there’s a backlog of cool article ideas I can’t wait to share. I will get to them, but they will not be in written form. More on that in a bit.

Over the last three months there has been many changes happening with my company Lodestone Digital. For those of you who are not familiar with Lodestone - we operate Adobe Authorized Training Centers across the USA that focus on corporations, creative firms, government agencies and higher education. A majority of these classes are delivered in the classroom, and some are delivered via Lodestone Live - our online training offering. The way that we deliver courses is evolving, and that of course had my FULL attention.

There is a fundamental change happening in education fueled by a convergence of delivery technology, social media, and online video. This is at all levels K-12, higher ed, and professional adult classes. I have immersed myself over the past 3 months with this opportunity, and with my team at Lodestone have come up with a new training model that changes everything we do. Our focus has always been to empower you to be creative and have more fun with software  - now we have a new way of making it happen. You will see a lot more video from Lodestone on the web, and in this blog.

Lodestone will be making an announcement at the beginning of February that will spell everything out, and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Thanks for coming along for the ride.

Josh

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Captain Captivate’s 2009 Goals

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by captivatehero.

Greetings fellow Captivate users!

The Captain was on hiatus the last few weeks, but now I’m back to supply you with all the Captivate knowledge you can handle. For readers of this blog - one thing you will notice is that it now has a nice, new design. This includes a Captain Captivate Twitter feed where I’ll be supplying quick tips for the day. If you would like to get these daily tips - just follow me on Twitter. In addition, there are new sections of the blog that will be filled with wonderful content - including training videos. Check out the video intro that will be part of these videos that you can preview.

Here are the Captain’s goals for 2009:

• Post meaningful training videos with great examples once per week
• Prepare you for Captivate 4 by reviewing new features
• Offer support materials including templates and training tips
• Come up with a killer slogan - for example - “By the power of Captivate!” or “Suffering Slidelets!”

As we move into 2009 - distance learning is going to accelerate with the reduction in training and travel budgets. To support this movement - the Captain is now offering online Captivate classes that you can take right at your own desk. Check out Lodestone Live for more information and class dates.

Thanks for hanging around the Captain’s blog!

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