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Adobe Flash End-of-Life Webinar Series


Event Date: December 12, 2019
Hosted By: Adobe, Envolvemedia & Carahsoft
Most eLearning content is based on the technology of Adobe Flash, but by the end of 2020, Adobe will stop supporting Flash and Flash Player. Join our complimentary webinar series to learn how to transfer your eLearning content over from Adobe Flash and discover the endless possibilities of HTML5!

Fill out the form below to watch all of our on-demand sessions and access the presentation resources.

Webinar 1: Adobe Flash End-of-Life: An Overview
By the end of 2020, Adobe will stop supporting Flash. This means that if your eLearning content is built in Adobe Flash, learners will no longer be able to access it. But this isn't the time to panic - it's the time to plan. Specifically, this webinar will cover:
  • The Adobe Flash end-of-life (EOL) timeline
  • What Adobe Flash EOL means for your organization
  • How to develop a transition plan
Webinar 2: eLearning with HTML5: The Art of the Possible
Change can be a good thing! By moving into HTML-based eLearning content, you'll find that the number and variety of developers and pre-made resources available to you increase exponentially. During this webinar, we'll cover:
  • All the amazing eLearning content you can create with HTML
  • How the switch will improve your eLearning courses
  • Resources already available to start updating your curriculums and courses
Webinar 3: Beginning the Journey to HTML5
You know that Adobe Flash EOL is coming, and you know what you can create with HTML5. Now it's time to make the switch. Specifically, this webinar will cover:
  • Video conversion from FLV to MP4
  • Practical steps for converting your basic Adobe Flash elements to HTML compliant ones
  • Known issues with the conversion process so you can know what to look out for
Webinar 4: The HTML5 Playbook: What Do We Do With Our Adobe Flash Courses?
It's time to develop a game plan. Using 'the five Rs' strategies and our inventory spreadsheet checklist tool, you'll determine your actionable strategy for moving on from Adobe Flash. After this webinar, you will be able to:
  • Conduct a courseware inventory
  • Evaluate the various options to eliminate Adobe Flash from your course catalog
  • Decide on and execute your next steps
  • Download our free inventory spreadsheet checklist tool for reviewing your content
Webinar 5: Update Your Legacy Adobe Captivate Content: Part 1
You use Adobe Captivate every day to create beautiful, effective courses that engage your learners. But with the migration to HTML5, you need a process to identify and update your legacy course content. Watch this two-part webinar series to discover:
  • Adobe Captivate 2019 and its new features
  • Ways to identify Flash content within your Adobe Captivate projects
  • Quick tips to convert your Flash-based Adobe Captivate content to HTML5
Webinar 6: Update Your Legacy Adobe Captivate Content: Part 2
Watch the second part of this Adobe Captivate deep-dive to learn:
  • Advanced tricks for troublesome content
  • Using new features to solve old problems
  • Where to deploy once you’re in HTML5
Webinar 7: Deployment Strategies: HTML5 Courses in Adobe Captivate Prime
Now that you’ve updated your legacy Adobe Captivate content, you want to deploy it on a fully HTML5-compliant platform, as well. You also want to ensure that your other training tools are optimized for the learner experience. Adobe Captivate Prime can help you:
  • Deliver all formats of content in one single fluidic player
  • Tangibly measure and track learner progress
  • Track program effectiveness with reporting and analytic features
Webinar 8: Modern Classrooms: Optimizing Adobe Connect for Learner Engagement

Combine your robust learning management system with the endlessly adaptable virtual classroom technology of Adobe Connect. Discover practical methods for optimizing engagement using features and custom applications in Adobe Connect. Watch this on demand webinar to learn to: 

  • Review and organize learning objectives using Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Cultivate engagement and information retention in your learners
  • Create more complex, virtual classroom layouts for practical training exercises
Webinar 9: Conversion Crash Course: Updating Your Materials with Only 4 Months Left
You may not have started converting your Flash-based learning materials to HTML5. Or maybe you’re learning for the first time that support for Adobe Flash will end on December 31st. With so little time left, what are your options?
  • Follow our timeline, updated to accelerate your inventory process
  • Prioritize which material to keep and throw away to maximize the time you do have to rebuild content
  • Schedule the next four months of course conversion to ensure that you are HTML5-compliant by 2021
Webinar 10: Flashless Virtual Classrooms with Adobe Connect 11

Adobe Connect is moving completely online and away from Flash. Come get a hands-on look at the updates coming soon to your Adobe Connect account, including:

  • A new sleek, modern experience for all users – even you, the trainer
  • Enhanced host controls for all your speakers and trainers
  • Better accessibility, like screen readers and captioning abilities, for all your learners
Webinar 11: How To: Slide Deck and Vieo Conversion to HTML5

The question we’ve received most often throughout the series is, “How exactly do I convert my old quizzes and videos from a Flash-based file format to one that is HTML5 compatible?” Watch this webinar for a  step-by-step walk- through for converting your old .swf files to .mp4.

Webinar 12: Adobe Captivate Prime: The Online Learner Experience
Adobe Captivate Prime is a modern LMS that allows you to train employees, partners and customers effectively and easily. Previously in our series, we covered the way that Flash end-of-life is impacting Adobe Captivate Prime for you, the trainer, but how will it impact your learners.

In this session, we will cover how converting your training materials to HTML5 will improve the way students learn in the following ways by allowing them to:
  • Contribute to peer-to-peer discussion through social learning
  • Access coursework on their mobile device
  • Download materials to take their classes offline

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