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New dials in Storyline 360 I’ve been playing around with dials since Articulate 360 was launched a couple weeks ago, so I was very pleased to see this week’s e-learning heroes challenge was about using interactive knobs and dials in e-learning. If you’d like to learn about the basics of dials, scroll down to…
Countdown timers in e-learning It’s not uncommon to see race-against-the-clock type interactions in e-learning. Sometimes in real situations we need to be able to do things quickly. A little while ago I built e-learning targeted at supermarket cashiers, and one of the skills we had to improve was checkout speed. Timers in this project…
Storyline 360 is out now! It’s available as a part of the Articulate 360 package—a subscription-based software suite. I’ve actually had a bit of early access to it. *Happy dance* It works! I saw it with my own computer. More on that later. First, a quick run-down of what’s available. What’s in the suite? Subscribers get…
E-learning that rocks I’ve been busy so haven’t had heaps of time to participate in Dave Anderson’s weekly e-learning challenges lately. However, when I saw the topic for this week, I simply could not resist: E-Learning Röck Band Challenge! The task is “to design an interactive graphic or micro site for your (fictitious) e-learning…
Board games Sure, I like computer games—but I’ve always been a huge fan of board games. Give me a night playing Taboo or Trivial Pursuit, and I’m happy.I’m also a big fan of games for learning, so when Dave Anderson set the challenge to create a board game for e-learning, I was sold. Family…
Desktop Interaction I know that the web has gone flat, and I’m OK with that. And, at least for me, flat graphics are easier to design. That said, I still really like a bit of realism once in a while. I recently posted a couple of skeuomorphic demos, with free downloads. Today though, I…
Blurred images I remember the not-so-good-‘ol days pre-digital cameras when you had to aim really carefully and make sure no one was moving to get a good photograph without any blur. Those days are well and truly over, with happy snaps being taken 24/7, left, right and centre. Blurred pic? No worries, there’s a…
Create-your-own-challenge I love movies. When I watch a movie at home I inevitably have a sketch pad with me so I can sketch out visual designs and aesthetics I like. I make notes about how I could use a certain effect or shot, or whatever it is, in e-learning. So, when David Anderson set…
Multimedia Learning Principles This week’s ELH challenge is about teaching one or more of the multimedia learning principles. Immediately I remembered something somewhat related that I read a while ago… To audio or not to audio? A long time ago I read a great post by Cathy Moore on whether audio narration should be…
If you read this blog, you’ll know that I’ve been participating in the E-learning heroes challenges for a while now. Back in the day when I was less consistent with my efforts, I started working on Challenge #55 How to survive a zombie apocalypse. But, as it happens, work and life got in the…
