As a member of the Association for Talent Development (ATD) St. Louis Chapter, I also enjoy attending their Special Interest Group (SIG) for Storyline users. Special interest groups offer informal opportunities for exploring professional development in specific areas of interest, opportunities for sharing expertise with others, and opportunities to network with and learn from peers. The Storyline SIG is for Articulate Storyline users and novices, as well as individuals interested in learning more about eLearning design. They are a great way to meet, learn from, and trade tips with other Storyline users in the greater St. Louis area.
For today’s SIG, we spent the first portion focusing on resources available for instructional designers to continue learning, especially issues related to Articulate Storyline. Many people in the room mentioned that they learn best from simply downloading existing Storyline templates and deconstructing them, learning what different features control and how to manipulate the file to meet specific needs. Other resources that were mentioned include the following:
- E-Learning Heroes (participating in E-Learning Challenges)
- Lynda.com (courses and tutorials explaining different software programs)
- E-learning Uncovered (Book: E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Storyline 360)
- Jackie Van Nice | Portfolio (examples of e-learning and reflections)
The rest of the meeting was devoted to a demonstration of a scratch card interaction. This interaction was helpful because we talked through using variables (and four separate values) to increase interactivity. I haven’t attempted to use variables yet in Storyline. To build the interaction, a variable is added with four separate values. Each time the movable object (the coin) touches the shape (the scratcher), the value changes (+1). This creates the illusion that the gray is being scratched off in each state because of state changes. Below are links to the files used in the demonstration:
- Workshop Goals and Instructions | Agenda
- Workshop Assets and Instructions | Presentation
- Scratch Off Games Sample Interaction | Storyline File
- Workshop Interaction | Storyline File
