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3 Things I Love About E-Learning Development

December 1, 2018

I’ve been working as an Instructional Designer for over a decade now, and within that capacity, most of my roles have required e-learning development. It wasn’t until I took on my first role in higher education, where e-learning development was not a thing I got to do, that I began to really long for the days I once lamented…working on an e-learning project for hours, weeks, or months. It was then that I realized that while I love all of the other phases of Instructional Design, I have a particular fondness for the development phase. Here are a few reasons why:

1.Flexing My Creative Muscles

Until I discovered Instructional Design, I had never been a particularly creative or art-sy person. I always wanted to be, but it was just never in the cards. I did much better with written activities, or things that required my imagination…I always dreaded the ‘creative cat’ category in Cranium. But once I began developing e-learning and seeing how I could craft really cool learning experiences, and make learning suck less for the target audience, I became passionate about that element of Instructional Design.

2. Working with Cool Technology

Within my first Instructional Design role, we worked in a ton of different technologies. We created a lot of cool learning experiences, from traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to gesture-based training to Augmented Reality (AR). In creating these learning experiences, I was able to work across a broad range of technologies. This is where my love affair with Articulate products began. I became especially excited about Articulate products after having worked in so many other products that were a lot more confusing to use. In working with Articulate products, I was able to discover the E-Learning Heroes Community.

3. The Community

As with the communities of Instructional Designers I’ve encountered, the communities of e-learning developers are a-plenty, and it makes me so happy and excited to see so many people doing such cool things. When I was first building out my portfolio, the Articulate E-Learning Heroes Community was my motivational launchpad. I truly appreciate a community of people who provide constructive feedback as it helps me grow as a Learning and Development Professional.

I have also learned so much from all of the people I have met through other communities on Reddit, LinkedIn, and Twitter. There is such a wealth of inspiration for e-learning development out there, and these communities have been instrumental in my growth within e-learning development.

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Screencast: Adjusting Menu Items in Articulate Storyline 360

November 30, 2018

In today’s screencast, I’m showing you how to adjust some menu parameters in Articulate Storyline 360. The big takeaway here is deleting a slide from the menu does not delete the slide (unless you’ve unlinked it in your story, and even still, it’s not DELETING the slide).

This screencast features my beagle heavily…it is garbage day and he dislikes garbage trucks very much. Hooray for me trying to record videos or audio!

Check out the screencast below!

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Screencast: Publishing a Single Scene or Slide in Articulate Storyline 360

November 28, 2018

In this screencast, I’m showing you how to publish a single slide or scene in Articulate Storyline 360. This is a great way to streamline review processes.

Check out the screencast below!

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Screencast: Changing Dictionaries in Articulate Storyline 360

November 27, 2018

I work with a lot of Canadian and a lot of American clients, and one thing I like to do at the start of a project in Articulate Storyline is to change the dictionary to reflect the client the project is for. I do this as a form of streamlining my development when it comes to spelling and grammar checks. This way when I do a check on a U.S. project, I’m not picking up any Canadian spelling.

Check out the screencast below!

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Screencast: Using the Conditional Seekbar in Articulate Storyline 360

November 26, 2018

In today’s screencast, I’m showing you how to use the conditional seekbar in Articulate Storyline 360. The modern player provides three options for the seekbar, so check out the screencast below to get all the details!

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Screencast: Import PowerPoint Slides into Articulate Storyline 360 – 2 Ways!

November 22, 2018

In today’s screencast, I’m showing you two ways of importing PowerPoint slides into Articulate Storyline 360. This is a great way of streamlining your development if you have previously storyboarded a project in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Check out the screencast below!

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Ashley ChiassonI’m a Instructional Designer with over 15 years of professional experience, and have developed e-learning solutions for clients within the Defence, Post-Secondary Education, Health, and Sales sectors. For more about me, click here!

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