Welcome to CORTEX

Welcome to the CORTEX site. This site aims to promote and support the development and adoption of eLearning within the Cardiff University School of Medicine. The site is currently a work in progress but will eventually provide access to a range of tutorials, case studies and policy documents to help educators adopt technology into their teaching practices. Read more...

Friday, 19 April 2013

Google Swiffy

Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads).

Captivate Developers: Adding A Quiz Progress Indicator To Your Slides

1/4 Add a text caption box and make the background transparent
Insert > Standard Objects > Text Caption.
Click once on the caption box.
Properties > General > Caption > Select 'transparent' from the drop-down box.

2/4 Type the following in the caption box:
Slide $$cpInfoCurrentSlide$$ of $$rdinfoSlideCount$$

3/4 Settings for the new caption box
Place the new text caption in a suitable place on your slide.
Properties > Timing > Display For: rest of project.

You do not need to paste the caption box anywhere else as it will now appear automatically on every slide.

4/4 Test it out
Publish the project, check the positioning of the text and adjust if necessary.

Find a full list of Captivate system variables here.
Read more about how Captivate's system variables work.

Friday, 12 April 2013

The Student-Information Relationship



An excellent conference presentation from the perspective of a Warwick medical student, who implemented an entirely paperless resource workflow during his studies, and why he thinks the methods he used made very effective use of some of the tools and resources available via tablet devices.