Adapt Recap

In the October 24 edition of Adapt Recap, Simon covers the upgrade to the Media Component, Ignacio Cinalli's reaction extension and the Adapt Unlimited End of Year Sale. https://github.com/adaptlearning/adapt-contrib-media/pull/299 https://github.com/nachocinalli/adapt-reaction/ (also requires https://github.com/nachocinalli/adapt-xapiEvents ) https://www.adaptunlimited.net/demo If you liked...

In the September 24 edition of Adapt Recap, Simon covers the new mobile body attribute and the introduction of how feedback is given on questions with the display correctness attribute. Mobile body attribute Display correctness attribute Get a demo of Adapt Unlimited and a 14 day free trial If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips to share any feedback you migh...

In this first episode of Adapt Recap, Simon covers changes to CK Editior in the Adapt Authoring Tool and a new Memory component created by Ignacio Cinalli. Get a demo of Adapt Unlimited and a 14 day free trial Contribute to the discussion of features of what should be included in CKEditor Download Ignacio Cinalli's Memory component If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: po...

In this episode Simon introduces the future format of the podcast - Adapt Recap.  This episode acts as an announcement covering the reasons for recent hiatus and rationale for the new format. This new podcast series will consist a monthly 5-10 minute update of the last month of Adapt developments. Focusing primarily on new features of the Framework and Authoring Tool, as well as any cool new Frame...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Simon talks to Kat Rose and Mark Baldwin from Eggu . We discuss the styling options available in Adapt, the steps that are required to coordinate between client, designer and developer, and the benefits that good accessibility brings to everyone. If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips We're also always looking f...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Simon talks to Matt Horton from We Know Training about the process that a  larger size e-learning agency goes through to create themes in Adapt for their clients. We discuss the styling options available in Adapt, the steps that are required to coordinate between client, designer and developer, and the benefits that good accessibility brings to everyone....

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Simon talks to Steve Rick from The ECITB about how they're using Adapt to create xAPI content for their Learning Record Store. We discuss the benefits of xAPI, how they deploy it for their customers and the sort of decisions they are hoping to be able to make from the data they collect. If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podca...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, we're making an announcement of a product that we have been working on for at least a year and are ready to start selling to the Adapt community in the next few weeks - The Adapt Tips UI Kit. The UI Kit is an Adobe XD template that we have created to enable designers to quickly and accurately create prototypes of Adapt themes. We were inspired to cre...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Simon talks to Laura Leonard. Laura is a freelance Instructional Designer and eLearning developer who teaches an eLearning module for learners studying the Masters in Interactive Digital Media (MSc) at Griffith College in Dublin. Laura shares why Adapt was the chosen Authoring Tool of choice for first-time authors, why they choose to have every student in...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Chuck and Simon talk to Tom McDowall. Tom is the owner of Evolve Learning Design, a member of the eLearning Network's board of directors and host of the IDTX conference and the iDeas podcast. In October 2020, Tom created a video guide covering how to install the Adapt Authoring Tool on a computer. It was a very popular video with over 4,500 views and...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Chuck and Simon talk to Sam Howell who is the go-to Adapt expert for the production team at Learning Nexus , a UK-based e-learning agency. Throughout this episode, we discuss the responsibilities of an Adapt expert within a team. This Adapt expert may perform tasks which are completely removed from project-based content development, such as upskilling sta...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Chuck and Simon talk to Caleb Foster from Mindboost Learning about how they use and manage multiple Adapt Authoring Tools in their production lifecycle. We discuss the benefits of having multiple authoring tools for different stages of production, from a development environment where new plugins can be created and tested, to a production environment where...

In this episode of The Adapt Tips Podcast, Chuck and Simon talk about the process of creating plugins in Adapt. They cover different types of plugin development plugins including creating components, extensions, themes and menus. They discuss design considerations and how they approach plugin creation projects that they take on for their clients. If you liked this episode please let us know! Email...

In this episode of the Podcast, we talk about the open-source movement and how it relates to Adapt. Open-source is a term that encapsulates licences that allow users to freely use, change and distribute the changes. Adapt uses the GPLv3 licence which grants these freedoms. Chuck and Simon discuss the pros and cons of open-source software versus proprietary software. They discuss the rationale behi...

In this episode of the Podcast, we've invited Ollie Foster from Kineo to talk about Accessibility in Adapt. Accessibility is an often blanket term used so during this episode we dive into some of the specific needs of learners that benefit from these elements and how Adapt has managed to address them. We discuss how Adapt has incorporated feedback from users to ensure it remains one of the mo...

In this episode of the Podcast, we've invited Aaron Murray from Ken Cook to talk about what he coins "Just In Time" learning. Ken Cook uses Adapt to create learning which is designed to be taken at the point of need. Whether it's on the shop floor with QR codes or the factory floor with Bluetooth beacons, learners are able to access the knowledge exactly when they need it. Over...

In this episode of the podcast, we are discussing creating high-budget, bespoke content in Adapt. We are joined by Ben Sharp, Head of Operations at Bloc Digital. Bloc Digital are a digital visualisation and learning studio which uses Adapt to create bespoke learning content for their clients, which mostly consist of multinational, blue-chip companies. These complex and creative solutions have to m...

In this special two-part episode of the podcast Tom Taylor, Open-source Learning Technologies Developer at Kineo joins Chuck and Simon to talk about the 1.0 release of the Adapt Authoring Tool. In this second part, Simon asks Tom if he thinks Modules will be shared like Framework plugins currently are and when teams should be planning to upgrade to AT 1.0, as well as how they can migrate. Thanks a...

In this special two-part episode of the podcast Tom Taylor, Open-source Learning Technologies Developer at Kineo joins Chuck and Simon to talk about the 1.0 release of the Adapt Authoring Tool.  In this first part, Tom shares the rationale behind the new release, the improvements made and what it will hopefully enable teams to do with the Authoring Tool in the future.  Thanks again to Tom for join...

In this episode of the podcast, Chuck and Simon talk about third-party plugins. They discuss what we mean by third-party plugins. How you can determine which ones to you and some of the approaches out there for discovering them. If you listened to the end you'll know we've created our very own recommended list of plugins. We hope that we can make the experience of discovering the best th...

In this episode of the podcast, Chuck and Simon talk about what differentiates the Adapt Framework from the Authoring Tool. They discuss the pros and cons of each of them and imagine a few scenarios of when certain teams or individuals may choose one over the other. Using the Framework doesn't have to be as daunting as you may think. This article provides a gentle introduction into how you ca...

In this first episode Simon and Chuck discuss their two new exciting announcements. The Adapt Tips website, providing tips and guides on how to use Adapt; As well as the Adapt Tips podcast where we aim to bring members of the community on to discuss what they are doing with Adapt.