Elicitus Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Elicitus a web-based authoring tool?
Can one use Elicitus to make interactive CDs?
How does one enter text in an Elicitus topic page?
How long does it take to learn to use Elicitus?
How can I reuse my existing content in PowerPoint to create e-Learning using Elicitus?
Does Elicitus support reusability of learning objects?
Can I create course in a language supported by Unicode using Elicitus?
Does Elicitus published course require any plug-ins to play?
How does one assess a learner's progress using Elicitus?
How much does it cost?

Is Elicitus a web-based authoring tool?
Elicitus is a desktop authoring tool. An Elicitus course is created in html format, so a course can be hosted on any website and viewed using any standard browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape) (top)

Can one use Elicitus to make interactive CDs?
Yes. The output of Elicitus is in html format, so a course can be copied onto CDs and viewed using standard browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape). (top)

How does one enter text in an Elicitus topic page?
Elicitus has a word processing interface to enter and format text. You can also copy and paste text on to a topic page from a document file. Further, you can load an html page into a topic page. (The html page should not have frames or Java script). (top)

How does one assess a learner's progress using Elicitus?
You can assess learners' progress by creating exercises and assessments.

Elicitus enables you to create exercises for topic pages. You can also create an assessment for the entire course. Exercises are for self assessment whereas, the assessments are the trackable units.

Exercises/Assessments can contain four types of questions: multiple choice, fill in the blanks, true/false and match the pairs. You have to enter the correct answers for each question, so that it is automatically corrected. You can give different scores to each question. Questions can be based on media resources such as images and audio files.

Topic level exercises are immediately corrected and the learner will get to see whether the chosen answer is correct or wrong. You can choose to display corrective or reinforcement messages to learners.

You can choose to show or not to show learners the scores and answers of the assessments. (top)

How long does it take to learn to use Elicitus?
Most buyers learn to use Elicitus in about two hours. Creating a basic course is as easy as creating a presentation. You can gain expertise in use of advanced features as you go along. (top)

How can I reuse my existing content in PowerPoint to create e-Learning using Elicitus?
Elicitus SlideConverter is an easy to use tool which converts your existing PowerPoint content into Elicitus topic pages. You can edit the content after it is imported in Elicitus. On import, it maintains the look and feel, fonts, styles and also the bullets in PowerPoint slides. Alternatively, you can attach the PowerPoint file as an attachment to button/ hotspot or hyperlink. (top)

Does Elicitus support reusability of learning objects?
Yes. Elicitus supports reusability of learning objects within Elicitus courses. The highly granular nature of the import facility ensures that the Elicitus user can reuse any of the existing learning objects like learning units, lessons, assessments, questions, glossary terms and glossary categories. (top)

Can I create course in a language supported by Unicode using Elicitus?
Definitely yes. Elicitus allows you to create courses in languages such as French, German, Spanish, Chinese and many more languages supported by Unicode. You just need to set the course locale settings using a simple form and you are ready to create the course. (top)

Does Elicitus published course require any plug-ins to play?
No. Elicitus publishes the courses to plain HTML format. The courses play straight from Internet Browser without the need of any proprietary plug-ins. (top)

How does one assess a learner's progress using Elicitus?
You can assess learners' progress by creating exercises and assessments.

Elicitus enables you to create exercises for topic pages. You can also create an assessment for the entire course. Exercises are for self assessment whereas; the assessments are the trackable units.

Exercises/Assessments can contain ten types of questions: Multiple choice, Drag and drop, Fill in the blanks, True/false, Match the pairs, Multiple correct answers, Graphic choice, Multiple text entry, Visual identification and Sequencing. You have to enter the correct answers for each question, so that it is automatically corrected. You can give different scores to each question. Questions can be based on media resources such as images and audio files.

Elicitus allows setting the pass/ fail percentage for each assessment in the course. You can decide the percentage and the learner will be shown the result at the end of the assessment. In case of SCORM compliance, the result status is passed to the Learning Management System.

Topic level exercises are immediately corrected and the learner will get to see whether the chosen answer is correct or wrong. You can choose to display corrective or reinforcement messages to learners.

You can choose to show or not to show learners the scores and answers of the assessments. (top)

How much does it cost?
Elicitus is an inexpensive tool. Click Buy Elicitus to see details of various purchase options.

Elicitus is a desktop authoring tool. An Elicitus course is created in html format, so a course can be hosted on any website and viewed using any standard browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape) (top)