We don’t have an LMS. I’m not sure we need one. I gave Bloomfire a try because it looked like it would provide more of what we want and less of what we don’t, but it still has limitations (i.e., no “suggested courses” for certain users, no full screen mode for SWFs/Videos, SWF support not fully implemented). I’ll keep an eye on it.
In the mean time, we’ve had a lot of success just putting Flash-based eLearning modules built in Captivate right into our Confluence wiki. The magic tag is:
{flash:url=module.swf|play=true|loop=true|width=500|height=550}
Just put that anywhere on a Confluence wiki page (change width and height accordingly) and you’ve got an embedded eLearning module. If you want a popup module (so you can do something full screen, for example), do this:
{html}
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”JavaScript”>
function popUp(URL) {
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval(“page” + id + ” = window.open(URL, ‘” + id + “‘, ‘toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=550′);”);
}
</script>
<A HREF=”javascript:popUp(‘module.swf’)”>eLearning Module</A></b>
{html}
Is it a perfect way to serve up content? Nope. But it’s easy, it works, and right now the pros outweigh the cons. Kluge FTW!
