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One of the main advantages of Storyline modules compared to traditional books and illustrations is the numerous possibilities with which the same content can be presented in a more interesting and entertaining way. These opportunities are not only for making the learning more entertaining, but also for providing support and help learners better understand the main points the course tries to communicate. This blog post talks about a few easy and a couple of less easy to do ti

When we start learning something new, while initially the process can feel exciting, many times it can also be daunting. One of the things that can cause problems is not knowing where in the process we are and what steps we need to take to be able to get to the next level. This checklist tries to offer some help related to your Storyline journey by identifying some of the key stages and elements of knowing how to work with the software. As discussed in the other blog posts,

Many times when I'm asked about Storyline and transitioning into the field of instructional design and e-learning development, I realise that it can be difficult to know how to get started, what skills are needed and how long the process takes. In this blog post, I try to summarise some of the basic aspects of the software and how it relates to the wider context of e-learning development and instructional design. I hope this can help those who are looking to find a job or do

Introduction When looking for e-learning development and instructional design related opportunities we often find there is a need for some knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite which includes Illustrator and Photoshop among many other useful Creative Cloud apps. With this blog post, I would like to give you a few ideas about how to use Adobe Illustrator, the industry standard tool to help you create more appealing e-learning courses. While people come from all sorts of diff

Help! It crashed again! As any other software, Articulate Storyline also has its bugs, errors and crashes. These can range from minor things such as slowing down to some more detrimental issues which can cause the users to lose hours of work or more. The question is always the same: what can I do about these? First of all, we need to decide whether the issue is related to the software itself or is something we could do better or differently. In this blog post, I will talk abo

Introduction Speed and efficiency are crucial when you are designing any kind of learning experience. If you are a teacher, you know you could easily spend days planning one lesson and if you are an instructional designer or e-learning developer, you know how easy it is to spend days developing one grand and mind blowing interaction. We just don’t always have that time available, not to mention having to meet deadlines. Here are a few tips to everyone who is looking to speed