Captivate SCORM and SharePoint...

My company is working to set up a training program using
SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) as the LMS and Captivate 3/SCORM
compliant classes for the content.
Here are my questions:
1. Can captivate class progress be saved and resumed at a
later date exactly where the student left off? Currently we are
using demo mode not interactive, but I'm wondering if this can be
done with both as we may go interactive later.
2. Can the captivate flash player be rebranded to fit the
company brand?
3. Do you have any links or resources on configuring
captivate to work with Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit?
Thanks in advanced.

1. Sure, as long as the LMS supports it. Captivate stores
current
progress in the suspendData field. So as long as the LMS has
that
variable and can send the values back to a Captivate lesson
on request
(when relaunched), Captivate will resume (in most cases).
2. I think so, at least to some degree. Search about a bit
and find out
where the 'skins' are stored. You should be able to use one
as you
basis, modify it, and save as a new skin. I think they're
pretty much
all just BMP/JPG files.
3. I'd like to know this too!
Erik
malcolmlo wrote:
> My company is working to set up a training program using
SharePoint Learning
> Kit (SLK) as the LMS and Captivate 3/SCORM compliant
classes for the content.
>
> Here are my questions:
>
> 1. Can captivate class progress be saved and resumed at
a later date exactly
> where the student left off? Currently we are using demo
mode not interactive,
> but I'm wondering if this can be done with both as we
may go interactive later.
>
> 2. Can the captivate flash player be rebranded to fit
the company brand?
>
> 3. Do you have any links or resources on configuring
captivate to work with
> Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit?
>
> Thanks in advanced.
>
Erik Lord
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The content doc that you reference actually states that it is a best-practice document at the top.
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hi,
can we publish SCORM in Sharepoint? How?
tnx

Sure, you can use something like the SharePoint Learning Kit, which is free and available at
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