Convert Your
Legacy Courses –
Adobe Flash To
Html5
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As Adobe Flash to be phased out completely
by the end of 2020, browsers will stop
supporting Flash player plug-in; hence,
organisations have realised it is imperative to
convert their Flash-based courses to HTML5based courses.
The advantages of converting Flash-based
courses to HTML5 are creating deviceindependent and responsive e-learning.
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How to convert Flash to HTML5 eLearning courses?
Here is a checklist that gives an idea as to what is needed to make sure that the conversion process
from Flash to HTML5 is smooth.
 Listing all Courses to be Converted/Migrated
 Compile all Source/Assets Files of Courses in One Place
 Validate if Complete Redesign or Technology Update is Required
 Selecting an Authoring Tool that Supports Responsive E-Learning
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Listing all Courses to be Converted/Migrated
For converting Flash courses to HTML5 we
must list all those courses that need to be
migrated from Flash to HTML5 to ensure we
do not miss out anything when the
migration process begins.
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Compile all Source/Assets Files of Courses in One Place
Ensure all source files containing the resources,
text and media which the developer uses for the
creation of e-learning are at one place to ensure
speedier extraction and conversion.
Validate if Complete Redesign or Technology Update is Required
The requirements of specific legacy courses must be prioritised
before the migration process starts. There would be some Flash
courses that would need only technology update with no
instructional design involved, for example, courses that have
been developed recently and some Flash courses that
necessitates complete redesigning including instructional design.
Selecting an Authoring Tool that Supports
Responsive E-Learning
To ensure legacy courses work seamlessly
and is effectively accessible on multiple
devices thereby offering users an optimal
viewing experience, it is imperative to select
an authoring tool which supports and is
responsive to the varying screen sizes of
multiple devices. Some of the very good
authoring tools that facilitate responsive elearning are
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Converting Long Legacy Courses to Short Courses
Nowadays, learners use multiple devices for their learning purpose and prefer training to be short and
informative. Hence, identifying legacy courses that are longer than 1-2 hours and converting them into short
courses that are compatible with multiple devices is crucial. This makes it easy and effortless for users to access
e-learning courses on their devices anytime and anywhere.
To facilitate the streamlined conversion of Flash-based legacy courses to contemporary versions such as HTML5, it
is preferable to follow the checklist as mentioned above.
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