Overview
eLearning solutions
Transform ideas and information into innovation, action, and enterprise business results through engaging content, flexible delivery, and rapid deployment. Adobe eLearning solutions include industry-leading authoring tools, real-time collaboration, effective curriculum management, and robust reporting capabilities.
By need
Rapid training and eLearning
Rapidly create Adobe® Flash® Player compatible learning content regardless of technical ability.
LMS integration
Extend your Learning Management System (LMS) investment with real-time collaboration and interactive content.
Technical communication
Author and publish user manuals, help systems, training, and instructional content.
By industry
Trends in eLearning
The Impact and Trends of Rapid eLearning in Content Development
An Adobe commissioned study, conducted by Forrester Consulting investigates the potential and the pitfalls of Rapid eLearning.
OnDemand eSeminars
Product spotlight
Adobe eLearning excellence
5th Annual 'Best of Elearning!' Awards 2009
- Adobe Captivate wins in the category “Best Simulation Tool”.
- Adobe eLearning Suite gets the Award of Excellence for "Best E-Learning Development Tool".
Training Media Review 2009
Adobe Captivate gets the "Product of the Year"
Codie 2009
- Winner Best Corporate Learning Solution
- Find more reviews on Adobe Captivate visit
- Find more reviews on Adobe eLearning Suite visit
Highlights
Introducing new Adobe eLearning Suite 2
Learn more about Adobe eLearning Suite 2,The complete toolbox for developing professional eLearning content.
Announcing Adobe® Captivate® 5
Rapidly create engaging eLearning experiences
Work more productively thanks to an intuitive user interface.Engage and retain learners with multimedia, interactivity, and quizzes. Collaborate more
efficiently and track results. Enable learner collaboration using the Twitter widget from Adobe. Deliver content to the web, desktops, mobile
devices, and leading Learning Management Systems.
eSeminars
Learn how to maximize your productivity, create engaging media-rich online learning materials and easily distribute them with the complete toolkit for eLearning authoring.
Seminars and events
OnDemand eSeminars
- Adobe eLearning Suite 2 for New Users
- Adobe eLearning Suite 2 for Existing Users
- Adobe Captivate 5 for New Users
- Adobe Captivate 5 for Existing Users
- See more onDemand seminars
- Solutions for Authorware Users
- Government Series: Transform Your Agency's Online Training
- Beyond eLearning, presented by Marc Rosenberg
- New Delivery Technologies for On-Demand Learning and Information
- Improving eLearning Experiences with Adobe Captivate
- Telecom: Drive Customer Revenues with Rapid eLearning: Learn how to deliver on business objectives with an accelerated and engaging eLearning strategy.
eSeminars
- eLearning Luminary Series
Join leading industry experts as they discuss real-world eLearning issues, strategies, and best practices. Understand what the future holds and learn how to improve your development practices and training content to meet those challenges.
Case studies
Most recent case studies
Thomson Reuters
Leading global information solution provider reduces eLearning development time 50% with help from Adobe Captivate and Adobe Flash Professional.
Thomson Reuters success story (PDF,
150k
)
Video tour: Enabling engaging eLearning
Reuters
Leading provider of content and transaction services for the financial services marketplace takes eLearning to the next level with Adobe Flash, Adobe Captivate, and Acrobat Connect software.
International Power Users of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Symposium
Australian teenagers use an Adobe Acrobat Connect hosted solution to present findings to a United Nations audience.
Grundfos
Leading manufacturer streamlines training and delivers compelling eLearning courses to customers and employees worldwide using Adobe Connect.
Education case studies
Utah Education Network
Innovative service provider uses Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional and Adobe Captivate 2 to deliver dynamic, on-demand training and support to teachers.
University of Notre Dame
World-renowned university immerses web visitors into campus life in vivid motion showcasing Adobe Flash Player video content.
Manufacturing case studies
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
Global provider of document solutions streamlines operations using Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional for eLearning and global collaboration.
Mine Safety Appliances Company
Manufacturer uses Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional to cost-effectively reach staff, dealers, and customers worldwide with vital product safety and usage training.
More manufacturing case studies
Government case studies
U.S. Department of Defense
Training exercises and simulations created and delivered through Adobe Flash and Acrobat Connect Professional help keep troops prepared.
Tribunale di Cremona
Italian court adopts Adobe Connect for web-based trials and leverages Adobe LiveCycle® solutions for more secure, reliable document sharing.
Graduate School, USDA
Innovative training institution engages its national network of staff, instructors, and consultants in interactive, cost-effective online learning using Adobe solutions.
View the case study
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Resources
Resource Centers
Visit a Resource Center to find examples, technical guides, best practices, and tips that will help you create and publish learning content, train and collaborate through online meetings, and manage online learning.
- Get the most out of Acrobat Connect Professional
- HED: Online Learning Resource Center
Designed for faculty, staff, and students in higher education - K–12: Online Professional Development Resource Center
Designed for administrators, teachers, and students in K-12 education - Education: Teach with Adobe Acrobat — instructional resources
- Accessibility Resource Center
- Adobe solutions for eLearning FAQ
Blogs
- Accessibility
- User groups
- Mobile Mind: Tom King's blog exploring corporate eLearning and eLearning specifications/standards
- ADL Community blog: Supporting the global advancement of distributed learning
- Informal Learning blog from the Internet Time Group
Informal learning with Adobe Captivate
Learn more about informal learning with Adobe Captivate 2 and Adobe Contribute® 4 software.
White papers
- Going green — are learning professionals ready? (PDF,
739k
)
Strategies and tips for green learning initiatives. - Engaging with the new eLearning (PDF,
3.8M
)
Twelve strategies for engaging and retaining learners through compelling online experiences. - Transforming to next-generation digital learning content (PDF, 543k )
- Serious games: Online games for learning (PDF, 2.5M )
- Informal learning: Extending the impact of enterprise ideas and information (PDF, 726k )
- Involving SMEs in rapid eLearning authoring (PDF, 868k )
- Flexible authoring solutions for learning professionals (PDF, 787k ) Learn more about using ToolBook and Adobe products together as a complete content authoring suite.
- Delivering on the promise of eLearning — Ellen Wagner, senior director, eLearning Solutions, Adobe Systems (PDF, 1.7M ) This paper presents a framework for the reemergence of eLearning as a set of teaching, training, and learning practices not bound by a specific technology platform or LMS.
- Speed is king: Rapid creation and deployment of enterprise eLearning solutions (PDF, 2.6M) Karl Kapp of the Institute for Interactive Technologies at Bloomsburg University cites corporate success stories and offers key tactics for planning, developing, and deploying rapid eLearning. Use this white paper to gain insight into techniques and procedures that will help you quickly develop and deliver your enterprise-wide eLearning solutions.
- Leveraging multimedia for eLearning (PDF, 2.6M ) Get eLearning authoring tips in a paper developed by Ruth Clark, author of "e-Learning and the Science of Instruction" and "Efficiency in Learning."
- Telecom/call center training: Transforming customer service in the telecommunications industry (PDF, 80k )
- Rapid eLearning: What works (PDF, 318k) This white paper from the industry analysts at Bersin and Associates profiles tools, techniques, and best practices for rapid training development.