The Adapt Tips Podcast

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 for new guests so you can also email if you'd like to appear yourself.

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.If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips We're also always looking for new guests so you can also email if you'd like to appear yourself.

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: podcast@adapt.tips We're also always looking for new guests so you can also email if you'd like to appear yourself.

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 create this product from the experiences we had working with designers who didn't have the familiarity we did with Adapt. They didn't know what components and extensions were available and came with Adapt out-of-the-box. They didn't know which theme changes could be achieved in seconds and which would take hours. We believe that this product will solve these issues by replicating the layout and structure of Adapt.Designers can drag and drop components onto a page to create a prototype Adapt course in minutes. They can access the colour picker and change any of the colours of the theme and see their change cascade throughout the whole course. Adobe XD exposes all the colour variables picked, so once the prototype is complete and signed off internally and by the client, the developer will be able to jump in straight away.If you are interested in finding out more about the UI Kit Simon will be presenting it live at the IDTX conference on the 8th of March at 11:45 am GMT / 7:45 am EST. You can sign up for the event for free here.If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 install the Authoring Tool locally on their own computer and some examples of projects that students have completed.MSc in Interactive Digital MediaLiving Abroad Guide (a student project)Laura LeonardIf you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 95 likes.We discuss whether Adapt is a high-end authoring tool or a budget tool. Adapt is the most configurable authoring tool allowing developers to tinker and configure to their heart's content. At the same time, Adapt is totally free to use and download and thus, often gets on the radar of individuals who are looking to break into e-learning and create their first portfolio piece. We consider the duality of its position in the market and how e-learning teams should think about Adapt.Tom shares his thought process for which sort of projects might, and might not, be best suited for Adapt. We compare Adapt to some other popular authoring tools, even finding some funny car analogies.Tom's Linkedin pageWatch Tom's 3 part series covering the Adapt Authoring ToolEvolve Learning design websiteIf you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 staff, enabling more efficient collaboration, discovering new plugins and creating new themes for clients. We discuss the benefits that this role can bring to the team as a whole.Sam also shares information about his own free learning initiative which combines his interest of free open-source software and open education.You can see Sam's freelearn courses hereYou can learn more about Learning Nexus hereIf you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 courses are created to a post-release environment for the updating and maintenance of courses.  Each step has different levels of precaution to allow for experiments to happen without the risk of it affecting the production server.If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 behind open-source and some of the limitations of open-source licences. If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 most accessible Authoring Tools on the market.Kineo has created an extension with accessibility improvements that allow a learner to choose which elements should be turned off or on inside of the course. If you'd like to try it yourself and give feedback you can do so here - https://github.com/cgkineo/adapt-visua11yIf you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 this episode, Aaron shares why Adapt is perfect for this kind of delivery. Thanks to Adapt's mobile-first design, deep linking to specific components allowing learners to get to the exact knowledge point they need and the benefit of extensions like Search and Glossary to make the most navigable learning experience.If you liked this episode please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 meet their client's unique demands and requirements particularly regarding learning content with impact. For Bloc, it's imperative that their main Authoring Tool is both capable, and flexible, enough to deliver.  Over the course of this episode, we discuss why Adapt is perfect for creating this sort of content. Covering topics such as:Why Adapt is so well suited for bespoke contentA typical Adapt workflow for a team using AdaptCreating themes that match a client's brand guidelinesCreating custom plugins for projects and making use of open-source pluginsMaking use of Adapt's licence-free nature to enable clients to create their own content or make amends after deliverySome of the challenges of working with Adapt and hopes of future features.If you work for an e-learning agency that creates content for clients who require custom e-learning this really is a must-listen episode.If you found this episode interesting please let us know! Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 again to Tom for joining us and everyone who worked on the 1.0 release of the Authoring Tool.Feel free to reach out to the podcast with any questions you may have. Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 joining us and everyone who worked on the 1.0 release of the Authoring Tool.Feel free to reach out to the podcast with any questions you may have. Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 third-party plugins out there much easier for you!You can download this resource from here https://adapt.tips/adapt-tips-recommended-plugins/Feel free to reach out to the podcast with any questions you may have. Email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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 can start using it - https://adapt.tips/im-not-a-programmer-can-i-use-the-framework/If you want to contact the podcast you can email us at: podcast@adapt.tips

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.