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This site provides individuals with information about how to design tutorials effectively, information on how to measure the effectivenes of tutorials, as well as some information on screencasting and video sites. These intial postings are the result of the work done by members of our project, but we welcome any and all information pertinent to better and more effective tutorial design.
1. ANTS Guidelines for Designing Animated Tutorials
1. ANTS Guidelines for Designing Animated Tutorials
ANTS provides people with Guidelines for Designing Animated Tutorials. These guidelines work to ensure that each tutorials is (a) substantive enough to be useful to all, (b) highly viewable, and (c) easily exchangeable. Many have commented on their usefulness and are a good starting point for anyone who wants some clues to better design.
2. Google Analytics and .swf tutorials screencast. Created by Paul Betty, ANTS project member.
3.Publishing Adobe Captivate files on YouTube article from Adobe.com
This screencast examines how to track usage statistics of your .swf tutorials using Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a free service that allows you to track usage statistics of your entire website. However, to track use and downloads of non HTML files requires a small amount of programming and modification of source files. This screencast details how Google Analytics works, and describes the necessary steps needed to track .swf files (the most common output of screencasting software). Examples for Adobe Captivate 3, Qarbon Viewlet Builder 5, and Camtasia Studio 5 are included.
3.Publishing Adobe Captivate files on YouTube article from Adobe.com
Most video hosting services, including Youtube, do not accept the .swf file format. This quick overview explains how and why you need to convert your .swf tutorials to digital video for optimal performance using a third party video hosting service. Note: The ANTS project members handle all .swf to digital video conversions for tutorials submitted to ANTS. This allows our volunteers to focus on creating tutorials and minimizes the time and work requirements placed upon them. The ANTS project is continually exploring new ways to deliver screencasts, and offers a variety of access to source files, .swf, and digital video via our multiple web interfaces.
