eLearning Heroes Challenges

Articulate has built up a wonderful community of eLearning practitioners. Their eLearning challenges are a great way to maintain and improve your skills. I love to participate when I have the time. You can see my submissions below.

ELH Challenge #411
Interactive Sliders

Interactive sliders are a powerful feature when used in a meaningful manner. I’ve used one in this project to allow the learner to increase or decrease the amount of heat under a beaker of gas. As you increase or decrease the temperature, you can see the volume of the gas increase or decrease, illustrating Charles’ law. Since this is a topic studied in school, I used graphics that were aimed at a younger audience.

ELH #421
True/False Variables

True/False variables are used quite often in Storyline 360. I often use them to track completion of sections within a course. In this quiz, I’ve used them to track whether the learner answers a question correctly. When you reach the end of the questions, you’ll see each pride flag displayed in color (if correct) or in black and white (if incorrect). The state of each flag changes based on the value of its associated variable.

ELH Challenge #425
Learning Journals

Learning journals are an effective way to provide reflection opportunities within an eLearning course. This sample came from a constraint at work - we wanted to see what kind of leadership development we could provide without the budget to purchase off-the-shelf courses. After watching a 12 minute video, you will be prompted with questions that allow you to reflect on the content and identify ways to apply it in your life. Your responses can be printed at the end, which could be handed off to a manager or mentor to help hold you accountable for what you intend to apply.

a purple background with "The History of Halloween" in a fun spooky font. There are hazy clouds with stars, bats, and a moon at the top and a black graveyard with a black cat at the bottom.

ELH #436
Graphic Dividers

Graphic dividers are one way to add visual interest to Rise 360 courses. I had fun using festive Halloween graphics sourced from Freepik and edited in Adobe Illustrator to create a sky-to-ground transition in between content about the history of Halloween.

one road diverts into two paths. a wooden board displays the text "Test your knowledge. Can you tell the difference between medical terms and dinosaur names?"

ELH Challenge #439
Drag-and-Drop Sorting

I usually stay away from drag-and-drop activities due to their accessibility issues, so I approached this challenge with an eye on how to create a more accessible drag-and-drop sorting activity. Inspired by a video I saw on the internet, this interaction presents a word that you must categorize as either a medical term or the name of a dinosaur. You’ll receive immediate feedback to see how you did (don’t feel bad for getting them wrong - they’re quite difficult!), and you can discover more information about them at the end of the interaction.

city skyline with text that says "The world has become dark and chaotic. We need a superhero to save us all. Will you rise up and help save the world?"

ELH #441
Variables for Personalization

Personalizing your elearning courses can help achieve buy-in from your learners, especially if you add a high level of personalization. This technique usually requires a large number of variables, but the end result is often worth the effort required. In this challenge, I wanted to try out a character creator like you see at the beginning of many video games. I kept it simple for this demo as too much customization can add a lot of development time. For this demo, you’ll be able to create your own superhero, including their costume, disguise, purpose, origin story, and super power.

I hope to revisit this at a later time and add in a fun adventure for the heroes you create.

a snowy landscape scene featuring a frozen lake and a distant snow-capped mountain. Can you guess the word before the snowman comes to life?

ELH Challenge #445
0 px Motion Path Tip

When I saw the prompt for this challenge, I immediately knew what I want to create. Years ago, I made a Hangman game in Storyline 1 (before motion paths even existed). This involved creating 5 versions of every single letter so it could be dragged to create a 5-letter word. It was time-intensive and not something I recommend anyone do. This 0 px motion path tip decreased development time by HOURS and made the file so much easier to manage. If you haven’t checked out the tip, you can see it on the eLearning Heroes Challenge #445 post.

A tall wizard dressed in blue robes smoking a pipe with purple smoke appears in front of a spooky wizard's lab.

ELH #449
Using Emphasis Animations

The emphasis animations are a new feature that let you draw the learners’ attention to an object. This is especially helpful for drawing attention to buttons or indicating what the learner should do without having to spell it out. However, I decided to use them this week to indicate activity of a more ethereal nature. In this challenge, you must detect ghost activity to capture the restless spirit that has been haunting this lab for decades.

a blurred image of a convention center. Can you craft the perfect Moscow Mule?

ELH Challenge #454
Using Variables

I was able to repurpose my latest portfolio project for this challenge. You’ll notice some slight differences from this version and the full course. I made some minor tweaks to provide more context for the interaction. This activity requires you to make a Moscow Mule by specifying the proper vessel, specific amounts of the necessary ingredients, and the correct garnishes to use. If you’re not sure how to make one, look at the recipe before you try!