Articulate Storyline DEMONSTRATION AND DISCUSSION

Agenda Why use Articulate Storyline? Brief Demonstration and High-Level Feature Overview Discussion – Comparison to other software tools – When to use Storyline vs other tools – Potential impact Learning Solutions PMO Business Development LEARNERS

WHY USE STORYLINE?

Articulate Storyline Aspiring to be the tool that does it all …. screen capturing of Captivate …. slide manipulation of Articulate Presenter …. interactivity of Engage …. quizzing options in QuizMaker …. branching and variables of Lectora …. video capturing of Camtasia Without requiring the learning curve of Flash

Pleasantly Surprised

Some Notable Storyline Features Variables – Simple text-based – Complex logic/math-based State changes – Highlight – Visited content – Clicked character Video and screen capture – Step-by-step or-full motion Improved course interface Slicker interactions – Drag and drop – Click and reveal Scenario-based quizzing

BRIEF DEMONSTRATION

Interface – Story View Story view – Scenes – Slides – Branching – Triggers panel – Slide panel

Story View Big picture/overview Story View Big picture/overview Scenes Lessons or Sections Scenes Lessons or Sections Slides Triggers panel in Story view Branching Triggers panel in Story view Branching Slide panel in Story view Slide properties Slide panel in Story view Slide properties

Interface – Slide View Slide view – Timeline – States – Notes – Triggers – Layers Toolbars (Ribbons)

DISCUSSION

Comparison to other tools – Learning Curve Flash Lectora Storyline/Captivate Presenter High Low

Comparison to other tools Storyline vs Captivate FeatureStorylineCaptivate Reusability of scenarios/interactions Yes! Simply exchange text and graphics Not easily – cannot copy custom variables or advanced interactions from one project to another QuizzingRobust, customizable, user- friendly Not its strong suit – very manual, tedious Screen capturing/simulationOn first uses, somewhat clunky Truly shines – this is still what it does best Community supportFar superior – eLearning Heroes Adobe’s forums are stale and often, questions are not answered LMS compatibilityNot yet proven – but likely good because of Presenter track record Often proves to be an issue, even in latest release

Comparison to other tools Articulate Storyline vs Presenter StorylinePresenter Stand-alone but similar enough to PowerPoint that you don’t feel lost Runs on top of PowerPoint Publishes for mobileOnly publishes for traditional Web (Flash) Increased flexibility/customization, however fewer animations More limited to stretching PowerPoint features and canned Engage BRANCHING! ROLL-OVERS/Pop-ups! “Fake” this using hyperlinks in PowerPoint Faster publishing (claims)Painfully slow publishing with much potential for crashes, random errors

Comparison to other tools Storyline vs Lectora – Many similarities FeatureStorylineLectora InterfaceTabs/Ribbon Interface CharactersReal and Cartoon CharactersReal Characters VariablesYes Dynamic Events/Events linked to variables Called TriggersCalled Actions Simulations/Screen CaptureBuilt-in (but somewhat limited) Camtasia/Snagit Add-ons (both very robust) Built-in ThemesYes Web/HTML ObjectsCalled Web ObjectsCalled WebWindow

Comparison to other tools Storyline vs Lectora – Differences FeatureStorylineLectora Publishing easeVery user-friendlyBuggy and errors require senior developer support Text-to-SpeechNoYes Simple Page numberingNoYes Simple Flash creationNoYes, using FlyPaper add on (not as useful as Flash is not mobile-friendly) Built-in CertificatesNoYes

When to Use Storyline vs Other Tools Opinion (for now): Storyline great but in its infancy Captivate still superior for software simulations Presenter fine for standard eLearning deployed for web Lectora...

Potential Impact – Learning Solutions Customization Features allow more creativity/flexibility Newness may increase timelines, initially Mobile fits in with Lernia goals Adds to group’s skillsets

Potential Impact – PMO May have longer timelines until team gets “up to speed” Project plans may need tweaking

Potential Impact – Business Development Mobile offering! Increased profit? with ability to create courses with higher-level complexity/customization without expense of Flash programming Makes Lernia current with regard to technology

Potential Impact – Learners BETTER INFORMATION RETENTION! Engagement Real-world scenarios Visual appeal

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