Learn how to create an automatic scrolling effect using scroll panels and motion paths!
Screencast: Customizing the Player in Articulate Storyline
The weekend screencasts throughout Screencast February will be throw-backs to previously recorded and published screencasts; however, there’s no doubt that you’ll still find them useful!
Screencast: Interactive Tables in Articulate Storyline
Today, I wanted to share with you how I created an interactive table using the timeline and states. I used this technique on a recent project, with 30-40 slide objects, and a very tedious looking Triggers Panel, but in the demonstration below, I’ve simplified it to make it a bit more manageable.
I think this technique, using the hidden and normal states for slide objects, can be used for a variety of projects, but I’m confident you can find some very tangible uses for this technique in the form of an interactive table.
If you’re interested, check out the demo below!
Click and Reveal: Converting Layers to States
Some people like to program their click and reveal interactions using layers, and some people like to program their click and reveal interactions using states. In this demonstration, I show you a project I had previously created, which uses layers for a click and reveal interaction. I then show you how you can create a similar effect using the Selected state.
The main benefit (to me) of using states for these click and reveal interactions is that it cuts down on the congestion of your slide layers, which can be beneficial for organizational purposes.
Check out the demo below!
Creating Custom Questions Using Convert to Freeform: Pick Many
I inadvertently took a month off blogging (and I needed it!), so I decided to come back in full effect by doing a month of screencast Storyline demonstrations. This sounds ambitious to me, but I’ve got a lot of Storyline demos lined up, and I think most of them are going to address a practical need for many e-learning developers, so stay tuned!
Oh! Also! Incase you’re wondering, there will be a smattering of Storyline 2 and Storyline 360 demos throughout the month – I don’t want folks to feel excluded!
The first screencast I want to share is how I create custom questions using convert to freeform. In this video, I’ll be demonstrating how I create a custom pick many interaction, so if you’re interested, check out the video below.
Blogmas Day 11: 2016 Recap – What Happened Last Year?
So far this Blogmas I’ve done Five Cool Things I Did in 2016, a 2016 Blog Review, and a 2016 Goal Recap. Today I’m going to do a more comprehensive look at 2016.
January
- I got back into the swing of things post-holiday and began regularly working with a college.
- Blogged regularly (6 posts).
February
- I continued work with the college and began working with a new corporate client (who I continued working with throughout the year).
- I didn’t blog as much in February (2 posts).
- Presented for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals.
March
- I continued working with the college and corporate client, and added a university client to my client list.
- I began Screencast Monday as a feature on the site, which was consistent only some of the time.
- I blogged excessively (12 posts).
April
- Continued working with the corporate client and university client; work for the college client had completed.
- Blogged regularly (6 posts).
May
- Continued working with the university client and corporate client, and completed some work for a past client.
- Traveled to Denver, CO, visited Breckenridge, CO and my friend Erin, and attended ATD ICE.
- Blogged Excessively (12 posts).
June
- Continued working with the corporate client and did some more work for the college client.
- Traveled to Waterloo to attend CAUCE-CNIE.
- Traveled to Toronto to visit some friends and present at the Articulate E-Learning Heroes Community Roadshow.
- Published Mastering Articulate Storyline.
- Blogged regularly (7 posts).
- Announced Sprout E-Learning.
July
- Continued working with the corporate client and the college client
- Blogged regularly (9 posts).
August
- Worked exclusively for the corporate client.
- Blogged regularly (9 posts).
September
- Worked exclusively for the corporate client.
- Traveled to Iceland (AMAZING!).
- Blogged less regularly (4 posts).
October
- Continued work with the corporate client.
- Continued work on Sprout E-Learning.
- Presented for the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals.
- Blogged less regularly (5 posts).
November
- Continued work with the corporate client.
- Continued work on Sprout E-Learning.
- Traveled to Las Vegas to attend DevLearn 2016, and presented my very first BYOL session.
- Blogged regularly (10 posts).
December
- Continued work with the corporate client, worked with 3 new clients on small projects, and lined up new contracts for 2017.
- Continued work on Sprout E-Learning.
- Blogged regularly (10 posts).
Overall, 2016 was pretty busy, but working with several clients consistently made it way less chaotic than 2015. In the previous year, I had worked with approximately 35 clients and was operating in complete and utter chaos. This year, I focused on longer term clients and increased my business profitability by about 60% from the previous year.
Amongst all of the items listed above, I continued working my regular full-time role at a local university, where I brought approximately 95-100 courses online as either new developments or redevelopments. It’s been busy!
