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Adobe Captivate JavaScript Plugins

CpExtra

Our main product of this type is the world-renowned CpExtra HTML5 plugin for Adobe Captivate versions 9, 2017, 2019 and later.  It extends the capabilities of Captivate and resolves many annoying issues or limitations of the software.

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Video-based Training Courses

CpExtra Video-based Training

We currently offer two separate video training courses to teach how to use our CpExtra HTML5 plugin for Adobe Captivate.

CpExtra Quick Start
Up & Running with CpExtra

Adobe Captivate Video Tutorials

For a limited time all visitors to our website can view several modules in our course about Using Variables and Advanced Actions in Adobe Captivate.

Advanced Actions & Variables - FREE

Adobe Captivate E-books

[Currently being updated]

Our e-books about using and troubleshooting issues in Adobe Captivate are currently being updated for future re-release.  If you are interested in these e-books please let us know via the Contact form on our website.

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We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
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You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.
Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us via the Contact form available on this website.
This policy is effective as of 18 May 2020.

Welcome to Infosemantics Pty Ltd, a small family company delivering custom e-learning products, services and training to support Adobe Captivate e-learning developers worldwide. 

Who we are

Rod and Tristan Ward

We are a father and son team with a combined total of more than 25 years in the e-learning industry, working for clients large and small across many industries and all over the world.

Learn how to engage us for ad-hoc consulting work…

Our office location

Perth, Western Australia (most times)

Our main workplace is just a humble office beside the family home in Perth, Western Australia.  However, our projects often require us to work on-site for clients in other parts of Australia and even at time overseas. 

We speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.  (If you don’t believe it, just call us!)

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Products we sell

Adobe Captivate JavaScript Plugins

We are the developers of the very popular CpExtra HTML5 JavaScript plugin for Adobe Captivate.  This unique tool greatly extends the capabilities of Captivate, and can be used as a drop-in widget or as a JS library installed on the developer’s computer. 
Learn more about our main products…

Video-based Training Courses

We create a range of video training courses that deal with topics related to using Adobe Captivate itself, or about using our own products with Captivate to create engaging e-learning courseware. 
Watch some sample video training modules…

Services we offer to clients

E-learning design and development

We’ve been involved in the e-learning industry for more than 15 years, using all versions of Adobe Captivate and many other authoring tools.  We can assist you with projects large or small.
Learn more about courses we have created…

Time-based consulting services

If you have a need for short-term professional Adobe Captivate technical expertise to solve a problem or help with a project in trouble, we can do it. We also provide specialist JavaScript and HTML5 programming skills for Captivate.

You can purchase hourly blocks of consulting time for either Rod or Tristan Ward. 
Learn more about purchasing ad-hoc consulting time…

Technical writing

We’ve created technical documentation for many clients and used our expertise to write several e-books about Adobe Captivate as well. 
View an example of our technical writing…

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Contact Details

We prefer that you send us a message using the contact form, at the top of this page (which sends us an email). However, if you are from Australia, then by all means phone using the numbers found below.

Office Location:

114 Parkway Road, Bibra Lake, Western Australia, 6163

Phone:

Within Australia: 0410 408 951
International: +61 410 408 951

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These are just a few examples of e-learning courses designed and created by Infosemantics Pty Ltd.  Unfortunately, due to the need to protect the intellectual property of our clients we are not able to show you the course content. However, if you are interested in discussing a particular project, we may be able to use screen-sharing software to show you short sections of example courses so that you can evaluate the quality.  If you think your courses should look as good as these, then please contact us so that we can discuss your requirements further.

Safety Awareness Training

This general awareness course about behavioral-based safety included several modules with animation, illustrations, images and professional voiceover. The initial introductory module also allowed the user to identify themselves by name.  The completion status of each course module is tracked via a Learning Management System.  Only after completing all modules could the user print their customized certificate of completion.

New Starter Inductions

This short induction consisted of just a single module (in 16×9 widescreen format) designed as a short induction for new starters on their first day in a new department.  After a warm welcome it outlined further training they would be expected to complete over coming weeks as they settled into their new role. 

Supply Chain Management Training

This module provided the conceptual under-pinning knowledge for a course dealing with supply chain management concepts and processes. This module explained the basic concepts and terminology required for the learner to correctly understand later modules that explore the same topics but at greater depth.  A short assessment/quiz at the end of the module tests the learner’s mastery of these concepts.

Branching Scenario-based Learning

This course used several branching scenarios to test the learner’s ability to correctly use a dialog found in a client’s custom-built software application designed to report equipment downtime and malfunctions. This module relied heavily on Captivate’s variables and advanced actions. A customized menu slide tracks and indicates which scenarios the learner has successfully completed.

Business Process Training

This module from the course about supply chain management explained the business processes and sub-processes involved.  It used animation and illustration to provide the user with a clear ‘mental model’ of inventory management in a resources company.  The module was divided into several sub-sections with a custom menu slide showing which sections the learner had completed at any time.

Manufacturing Process Training

This was in fact a prototype example module created for a client in the mining industry to educate employees at mine-sites about where the raw materials they extracted would end up, and the importance of quality control. This module demonstrated the kind of complex and impactful animations that can be achieved when combining Adobe Captivate and Adobe Animate.

Environmental Management Inductions

These course modules were designed to deliver a basic awareness of environmental management issues for all employees working at a water utility. Another version of the same course material was created for external contractors that were unable to log into the company’s internal LMS to view the content.

Game-based Learning

This course explained basic concepts of Sustainability as related to management of different types of office-based waste. The course was intended to be fun, so we used principles of game-based learning to make it more engaging. The various types of waste bins were converted into animated cartoons with faces and lip-synched human voices to make them come alive. Various people in the organisation (as well as some of their children) provided voices for the bins. Learners are presented with a series of waste materials and must place them in the correct bins.  The bins themselves then provided humorous “constructive feedback”.  The course was very successful, and some users played the content repeatedly to try and find out every reaction the bins would make!

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Infosemantics delivers specialist services related to online learning; also known as e-learning.  Some services listed below are more applicable to businesses and other organisations that require creation of custom-built e-learning solutions.  Other services are targeted at professionals working in the e-learning industry who require technical assistance with their own projects.

E-learning Course Design and Development 

This is our most popular service. We predominantly use the Adobe suite of products for course development. Our team members are recognised experts in Adobe Captivate (the current world leading software for rapid e-learning). However, to create truly engaging mobile-friendly e-learning requires that we also make use of other Adobe software tools including Adobe Animate (for animation and interactivity), Adobe Soundbooth (for audio processing ), Adobe Dreamweaver (for web development), Adobe Photoshop (graphics editing) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF creation).

Our clients range from small family-owned software companies, to statewide utilities, to multi-national companies. Topics covered include software training, health and safety, environmental management, sustainability, office-based waste management, manufacturing processes, heavy industry, and many more. We don’t believe in creating boring ‘page-turner’ e-learning courses. We make heavy use of graphics and animation, always voiceover audio (with closed-captioning), engaging interactivity, assessment components, and an element of fun.  

See some samples of our work here…

Instructional Design

When engaged under contract to create an e-learning course we normally perform all phases of the development process, which always begins with analysis and instructional design phases.  However, in some cases clients may have their own team of Adobe Captivate developers and engage us to do just the initial design work. This involves liaising with the client’s Subject Matter Experts to scope out the topic domain and outline the required information and interactivity for the target audience. Once this design is approved, the client’s own team of developers then complete the according to our blueprint. 

Our instructional design approach uses a variety of internationally recognised (and some home-grown) methodologies, including our own customised version of Bloom’s Taxonomy, to break down complex information into a logical hierarchical flow that mohttps://infosemantics.com.au/wp/using-blooms-taxonomy-to-design-e-learning/ves from simple to complex. This approach has been proven in practice to simplify even very technical topic domains so as to take learners from novice to expert in the shortest possible time.

Learning Management System Integration

Learning Management Systems (or LMSs for short) were once only found in very large organisations. However, now that use of the internet is ubiquitous, almost every organisation with more than a handful of employees or contractors finds they can save significant amounts of money on employee training by delivering online courses from an LMS.  This allows employees or contractors to access the courses at any time, on any device, and have the results automatically tracked and recorded by the system.  Management reports can then be used for compliance or performance enhancement projects. 

Our involvement in building SCORM-compliant e-learning courses since the early 2000,s has allowed us to become very proficient at working with Learning Management Systems. If a client has no LMS, we can usually implement an open-source LMS at minimal cost.  Surprisingly, many of these systems turn out to be more than capable of satisfying the requirements of even very large organisations!

Technical Authoring

Preparation of all types of technical documentation and training materials. This includes user guides, quick-reference guides, trainers guides, and participant workbooks. A lot of our projects have dealt with software implementations including custom-built applications, enterprise-level systems, and Microsoft Office. However, we have also prepared documentation for computer hardware, human resources, health and safety, and much more. Our work has even won national awards for excellence in training documentation.

See an example of our technical writing here…

Online Help Systems and Content Development

We have developed online help and performance support systems for clients using tools such as RoboHELP, Dreamweaver, Captivate, HDK, and others.  Most of these projects center around online help for software applications, however, very similar systems can be used for delivery of instructions about company policies and procedures.