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Flash Down the Pan
The document discusses the transition from Adobe Flash to HTML5, highlighting the end-of-life date for Flash in 2020 and the need for content migration to new formats. It outlines a process for auditing, prioritizing, estimating, and migrating educational courses, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive content audits and assigning a project manager. Additionally, the document contrasts features of Flash and HTML5, urging organizations to consider trade-offs in learning design capabilities during the transition.
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- 1. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Flash down the plan Damien Caldwell
- 2. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS So what is this all about In 2010, Steve Jobs banished Adobe Flash from the iPhone July 2017 Adobe itself has finally conceded: giving the end of 2020 as its end-of-life date “We encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to these new open formats by 2020” Adobe
- 3. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS HTML5 v Flash Comparing HTML5 & Flash is like comparing Microsoft Excel & Adobe Photoshop Feature HTML5 Flash Requires a “player” to be installed No Yes Runs on mobile devices Yes Selective Running speed on different platforms High Slow Supported by iOS Yes No Different experience based on the browser Yes No
- 4. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS It’ s not a simple case of clicking CONVERT browser support lms support interaction conversions video format optimisation source files accessibility security design
- 5. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS The process 1 Audit 2 Prioritise 3 Estimate 4 Reprioritise 5 Migrate 6 Test Success factor: Assign a PM to take the strain
- 6. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 1 Audit
- 7. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS ID Title – Level Pub. Location Source Flash % LMS Mthly Users Tool Duration Level of interactivity (H, M,L) 1 Health & Safety – Level 1 Internal LMS Aurion Server 100% Flash ND 52 A SL1 15 mins M 2 Diversity – n/a Internal LMS Aurion Server 100% Flash ND 22 A SL2 25 mins L 3 Manual Handling – n/a Internal LMS Internal Server 75% Flash LU 300 Code 30 mins H 4 IT Security – n/a External LMS Unknown Flash & HTML5 ND 47 Lectora 30 mins H 5 Fire Safety – Level 2 Internal LMS Aurion Server HTML5 only Totara 33 Capt. 40 mins M
- 8. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 1 Audit Success factor: • Spend the time to do a comprehensive audit of ALL your content across all platforms • Agree your audit criteria What other criteria might you use?
- 9. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 2 Prioritise
- 10. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Priority Course ID Active participants (monthly) Compliance Up coming initiative / demand Change in strategic direction % Flash 1 1 52 No No New policy: Nov 2017 100% core 2 4 47 No Part of induction 25 new starts Oct 2017 No 50% core Branches to HTML5 3 2 7 Change in legislation due Jan 2018 No No 50% supplementary only • Compliance / regulatory requirements • Up coming initiatives / demand • Change in strategic direction – editorial review or requirement for new training • % Flash content – supplementary Vs core content in the Flash components
- 11. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 2 Prioritise Success factor: • Assign a weighting to your criteria How would you prioritise the transition?
- 12. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 3 Estimate
- 13. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Calculate Sample / Pilot E = (b + m + w) / 3 Test Plan
- 14. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 4 Reprioritise
- 15. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Priority Course ID Estimate (days) Test plan score (if available) 1 1 2 9 2 4 1 - 3 2 1 4 Based on: • Estimations • Pilot – Test Plan results In this case the test plan carries a score of 1 to 9, based on a set of criteria (Test Plan – step 3). Only available if course was part of the pilot @ step 3 or is highly comparable to another object that was included in the pilot.
- 16. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 5 Migrate
- 17. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 5 Migrate
- 18. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS 6 Test
- 19. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Phased Release Device OS BrowserAddons Permissions 6 Test
- 20. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS In summary • Ensure readiness of supporting aspects • Draw up the priority list of courses to be converted from Flash to HTML5 • Validate that all assets and prerequisites are in place • Understand the pros and cons (the trade-off between the punch of learning design capability that Flash offers and what HTML5 can offer)
- 21. www.aurionlearning.comE-LEARNING | TRAININGAND SUPPORT | PLATFORMS Thanks & Questions
Editor's Notes
- #16 Test Plan Criteria Variables included Additional code, e.g., JavaScript Through conversion how does it compare to the Flash version
- #21 Ensure readiness of supporting aspects. This includes browser support for HTML5, Learning Management System support for mobile learning solutions, and updates to your security policy. Draw up the priority list of courses to be converted from Flash to HTML5. Begin the migration exercise by picking a small number of courses, migrate, and perform a user testing for the feedback. More significantly, assess if the impact you had envisioned is being created (that is, better learning experience for the learners). Validate that all assets and prerequisites are in place. We often see delays (typically post the pilot phase) on account of all assets not being accounted for and accessible. Again, this must be in place and availability of assets should be in line with the migration project schedule. Understand the pros and cons (the trade-off between the punch of learning design capability that Flash offers and what HTML5 can offer). This is probably the most significant aspect to watch out for. The kind of user experience that HTLML5-based designs offer is different from the Flash-based approach. It is very important to understand this, identify the frames that will have a different user experience and have a clear Instructional Design support in place to map certain frames of legacy Flash courses to HTML5.