Articulate Storyline can serve as an incredibly effective tool to create engaging learning experiences if used appropriately. This blog post will help outline four different aspects of the program that you should consider when using Storyline to build your course.
While initially overwhelming, especially if you’re a first-time user, if you already have experience with other programs that build slide presentations such as Microsoft Powerpoint then this feature may be familiar to you. You can use the Slide Master functionality to build out an overall look for your learning course in one go by establishing a color scheme, background, font choices, even slide layouts. This helps save you time when it comes to actually building out the learning course, as well as keep the look of the course consistent.
You can manage the learner’s experience using Slide Layers which allow you to engage them with interactive content. Using triggers, you can display additional information within the slide and remove it at a later point. This functionality allows for better management of their information intake as well as opportunities for engagement.
The mindful use of States can help improve the learner’s navigation experience and allow them to identify components they can interact with. For example, the use of the hover state to make a button change color when the cursor is on the object can help users see that they can click on it. Meanwhile, the visited state can discern where the user has already interacted with the component in some way.
Last but not least, Animations can serve as an eye-catching method to draw the users’ attention to new information or help them discern when they’re moving away from one point of learning to the next.