Pro tips and hints for Articulate Storyline 2
A few months ago, I had no idea what an Emoji was. I was still doing this : ) ; ) :0 Now, I am cooler than all that. How cool, you ask? So cool that I used this e-learning heroes challenge to shoehorn emojis into an online interaction. Concept: Use emojis These…
Motion paths are what? Motion paths are an easy way to define movement patterns in Storyline 2. They may sound complex, but the software does most of the grunt work for you. What you get is a user-friendly way to rapidly develop some impressive animations. They were one of the simple methods I applied to quickly create the Adjectival…
As I recently promised, I’ve put together a short video to show how to develop a customised progress bar. It’s pretty easy with Articulate’s Storyline 2. What’s in the progress bar video? The video below shows you how to: Create the different states for the bar Create the variables you’ll need to make it work Set the triggers to…
Creative ways to show learners how much progress they’ve made: that was the E-learning Heroes challenge #60. Storyline Developer recently completed a project to integrate elearning into a university-level maths course. The client asked for the familiar look and feel of their LMS to be replicated as closely as possible. (We did, and the new interactions integrated seamlessly–which was ultimately what they wanted.) Replication…
This week, the e-Learning Heroes challenged us to find engaging ways of teaching maths concepts. Now this might initially seem unrelated, but my kids love the EJ Spy School books. Recently, we read one of them where the eponymous character has to crack a code to get into the Spy School. Riveting stuff, for the kids anyway. The code…
I mentioned earlier that I went to the official launch of the Digital Licence in Sydney a few weeks ago. As the unveiling of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s latest e-Smart product, it was pretty awesome. In my previous posts, though, I didn’t really go into detail about what the Digital Licence actually is. So… The eSmart Digital…
This week, the E-learning Heroes’ challenge was to to design a Valentine’s Day themed interactive graphic, demo, or activity. I love love, so I put in an entry. Plus, I’ve been looking for an excuse to play around with Storyline 2’s quick and easy slider interactions. So, for imagery, I selected a wedding-themed vector set from my library of…
It’s been three weeks since Articulate launched their much anticipated new flagship, Storyline 2. In the time since the launch, many articles have been written about the new features that are capturing developers’ attention. For me, three new feature combos stand out as particularly handy: Motion paths New animations Timeline manipulations Motion paths Storyline 1 only ever offered…
Hypothetical: Client ZYX operates in a heavily regulated field. They hire you to develop an on-screen text-based course to train their staff about their legal obligations. They’ve got smart legal people who give you all the facts that need to be taught. You take those facts and transform them into a sharp series of 100 slides that…
Articulate Storyline 2 is here. Be afraid. No wait, that’s wrong. Be excited! My favourite bit of software has just grown up. As you’ll understand, I’m currently elbow deep into its guts, performing exploratory surgery to discover all its new features. So you’ll have to excuse me if there are any typos in this…
