Celebrating 2 Years of #ELHChallenge

Celebrating 2 Years of E-Learning Challenges

2 Years of E-Learning Challenges: Challenge | Recap

OK, it’s official – the E-Learning Challenges are two years old!

One of the things that makes me proud and grateful is being part of such an engaged and helpful community of e-learning designers. To date, you’ve shared more than 2,200 e-learning examples in 96 challenges! I appreciate everything you share week after week. Thank you!

I figured this would be a cool time to take the week off and catch up on missed challenges. You didn’t think you were completely off the challenge hook this week, did you?

Challenge of the Week

This week your challenge is to catch up on at least one challenge you’ve missed. I’ll recap your entry in the original challenge recap as well as next week’s recap. Having a random selection of challenge entries should make for an interesting recap.

REMEMBER: Post the link to your challenge entry in this challenge so I can include it in next week’s recap. You should also share the link in the original challenge comments so others get notified of your entry.

Top 10 E-Learning Challenges

Custom Navigation Menus for E-Learning #79 (68 entries)
Oddest E-Learning Course Title of the Year #73 (64 entries)
Using Video Backgrounds and Cinemagraphs in E-Learning #95 (59 entries)
Image Sliders and Photo Galleries in Online Courses #84 (65 entries)
Interactive Sliders in E-Learning #52 (57 entries)
Creative Button Styles and Effects in E-Learning #89 (49 entries)
Show Us Your E-Learning Portfolio #46 (46 entries)
E-Learning Icons #78 (43 entries)
Instructional Design Tips That Really Pop #25 (40 entries)
Interactive Org Charts and Meet the Team #43 (40 entries)

Resources

E-Learning Challenges (complete list): https://community.articulate.com/articles/elearning-challenges

Last Week’s Challenge:

Before you let your hair down and head for the punchbowl, check out the education-themed entries your fellow community members shared in last week’s challenge:

Education Templates and Interactions #96

K12 E-Learning Examples Recap #96: Challenge | Recap

Wishing you a happy challenge week, E-Learning Heroes!

New to E-Learning Challenges?

The weekly challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos.

55 Comments

Joanna Kurpiewska

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 2:35 pm (UTC)

Happy Birthday E-learning Challenges! I've met so many brilliant people here on the forum and have learnt so much! I'm looking forward to next amazing, creative and fun challenges :)

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 4:26 pm (UTC)

Sure wish I could have met you in London with Tom this year, Joanna! I always look forward to your weekly examples.

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 5:48 pm (UTC)

Are you planning any UK events next year, David? I've just started 2 weeks holiday, so I'm going to have challenges break :)

Jackie Van Nice
Hero

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 2:57 pm (UTC)

Happy Birthday indeed! Congrats on your second stellar year of challenge success, David! Here's to another year of inspired and inspiring challenges and participants. :) Oh - and I'm only missing one challenge out of 96. Can I take the week off?

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 4:24 pm (UTC)

Wait only one? Why are you holding out on me like this, Jackie! Seriously, thank you so much for everything you've contributed. I don't just mean in terms of demos and source files. You've helped a lot of people get up and running in elearning via the community and challenges. So glad you're part of the community!

Richard Watson
Hero

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 3:13 pm (UTC)

Congrats on Year #2 David! It's been a great ride! I'm sure we'll be celebrating Year #3 before you know it. This is a wonderful group of creative people who do really awesome things.

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 4:03 pm (UTC)

Thanks my friend! You've played a big role in sharing over the years. I really appreciate all the free downloads you've contributed. Looking forward to the next 50 challenges:-)

Nancy Woinoski
Hero

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 3:28 pm (UTC)

Ditto to everything Joanna, Jackie and Richard said but I was wondering if there's a cake? What's a birthday without cake!

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 3:33 pm (UTC)

Oooooh... good catch, Nancy! I'm sure the Articulate kitchens will come up with something delicious. :)

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 3:54 pm (UTC)

Yes, everyone should go out and buy a cake and then tweet your cake with #elhchallenge. That's the best I can do considering the number of community members we have:-)

Alexander Salas

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 3:54 pm (UTC)

Happy B-day E-learning Challenges! Thank you for the By-week! Time to catch up....wheeew!

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 4:02 pm (UTC)

Thanks for all the super creative ideas you've shared over the years, Alex. So cool to say "over the years" now:-)

Tom Kuhlmann
Staff

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 6:18 pm (UTC)

Congrats to the community. I think I reference the weekly challenges a few times each week. They're great to learn and get ideas. I'm always impressed with how clever many of them are.

Jeff Kortenbosch
Hero

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 7:00 pm (UTC)

Congrats to all participants and a big thumbs up for Mr. David Anderson!! Thank you for everything!

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 11:01 pm (UTC)

Really appreciate that my old friend. You've been around the challenges since we started. And 60+ entries later, you're still one of the most active contributors. Thanks for everything you've shared and contributed, Jeff. Maybe we should change your title to Super Challenger?

JD Maddox

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 7:40 pm (UTC)

First and foremost, congratulations on two years of awesomeness! I have gotten soooo much inspiration from seeing what others have accomplished through these challenges! Second, thank you for taking a moment to have us go back to hit a challenge we've missed. I have been unable to participate for a while, but am glad to come back to the Sound Board Challenge - #88. I am a percussionist and thought it would be awesome to showcase how many varieties of percussion instruments there are. I would be interested to hear people's experience with the mobile aspect. Finger drums!! I hope it works well for everyone! https://googledrive.com/host/0Bxawj2MldS61fjktd1RURHRpM25EUGhfYVpWTVA2cTBHV3dNZ2pOT0dWNUN4c3NmMVJRbTA Thank you again to everyone and especially to David Anderson for keeping us all... Expand

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 10:58 pm (UTC)

Okay that's a really cool soundboard, JD! It seems to work perfectly well on iPhone 6+. I've seen some old school Flash versions of interactive drums. It's great to know Storyline holds its own with similar projects. Challenge recap updated: https://community.articulate.com/articles/interactive-audio-examples-for-online-training#JDMaddox

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 12:17 am (UTC)

Hey JD, being a huge fan of marimbas, vibes, and odd time signatures, your interaction was one of my all-time favorites. Perhaps we should collaborate on a musical e-learning interaction someday? I usually don't like to post links to other e-learning pieces in the comment section of another, but I thought you'd love this one Jackie Van Nice created on Ebola, where she used an original composition I wrote and played on the tingklik (Balinese bamboo gamelan instrument). Let me know what you think. The song is called "Numbers" and you can see/hear it here: http://www.jackievannice.com/challenge_54_faces/story.html

over 8 years ago08/31/15 at 1:48 pm (UTC)

Thank you very much David! That means a lot to me. The trickiest part was finding decent sounding drum set sounds. I am a little particular. Dan, I would be totally down with a musical interaction at some point! I think that would be a blast. I did listen to the composition you made and I can definitely hear what you mean about odd time signatures. I am a fan as well. Why not throw in a measure of 7/4 for absolutely no reason?

over 8 years ago08/31/15 at 2:25 pm (UTC)

Thanks JD, let's do it! Keep your eyes out for a good challenge we can collaborate on!

Anne Seller

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 9:09 pm (UTC)

Well, it's 11 pm on a Friday night here in Germany, but I can't let this day end without congratulating David on 2 years of amazing ELH challenges! You've done a great job in encouraging and motivating so many people to just jump in and try out their skills every week. How you keep up with all of the emails, comments, recaps and posts, I'll never know... So, three cheers for David and for all of our community members who keep us coming back for more each week! :)

over 8 years ago08/28/15 at 10:49 pm (UTC)

Thanks so much, Anne! I feel like I have the easy part with posting the challenges. Seems like all of you do the real heavy lifting:-) I really appreciate your creative ideas and examples. This next year will be even bigger! BTW, we're going to be in Berlin this November for a workshop. Any chance you'll stop by one or both days?

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 12:26 pm (UTC)

You're coming to Berlin! Great stuff - I will keep an eye out for the dates and hopefully be able to join you all there! :)

Matthew Guyan
Partner

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 12:23 am (UTC)

A big Happy Birthday ELH Challenges! Congrats to you David for all your efforts each week for creating these fun ways to build our skills and for collating all our demos after each challenge. Thanks also to everyone who has ever put in an entry, I've learnt a lot from seeing what everyone comes up with. It's also been great to connect with so many other eLearning folks!

Veronica Budnikas
Hero

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 3:51 am (UTC)

Ecco all sentiments here: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I wish my job was exclusively to participate in the challenges each week :) Like everyone else, I have learned soooo much! One of the first things I do every Saturday morning is check what the next challenge is. So, for this week's challenge, I'll post my e-learning portfolio. I probably have more samples posted on my blog, but only about a week ago I added a demo page to my website (finally!), so here it is: (most of you have seen many of these demos :) ) http://www.storylinedeveloper.com.au/#scene5

Kartik Tyagi

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 5:07 am (UTC)

Wow, our challenge page become 2 years old. Congratulations to David and team.

over 8 years ago09/02/15 at 9:27 am (UTC)

Thank you, Kartik! I really appreciate all you've shared over the past couple months. I'm so glad you found us (and we found you)!

Mushtaq Ahmed Syed

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 6:28 am (UTC)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!. A BIG Thank you to DAVID and TEAM for the effort and everything you pepole have done to make ELH Challenges a GREAT place. May you continue to inspire us to do great work for many years to come. This week I took the "Image Sliders and Photo Galleries in Online Courses #84" challenge which I missed. http://srmlt.in/elearn/Image%20Sliders%20-%20Storyline%20output/story.html

Jane Maduke

over 8 years ago08/29/15 at 5:23 pm (UTC)

Yes, Happy Birthday! I love the challenges. They've made me much more proficient at all sorts of things! I chose the least time-consuming challenge in the top ten list. Here's my ID Tip poster: http://goo.gl/grSqUX Blog post: http://www.larchlearning.com/instructional-design-tips-25/

Mohammad Hassam

over 8 years ago08/30/15 at 6:56 am (UTC)

Happy Birthday! I really would like to thank David and his team for bringing us all together at one place. So, we can share our work and get a valuable feedback. Once the challenge ended, I can't wait to see my work on the challenge recap :) These challenges are the best way to demonstrate your skills and make your portfolio more attractive. I must say that I learned a lot from here. Thanks David for doing that !!! -MH

over 8 years ago09/02/15 at 4:47 am (UTC)

Second that MH :) Happieee birthdayyy to e-learning challenges.. I owe a lot to you and every participant for working hard and inspiring us...Talk about touching lives! Heres to the 2 years and many more to come.. Cheers!

Kartik Tyagi

over 8 years ago08/31/15 at 5:06 am (UTC)

For this week's challenge, I'll post my e-learning portfolio. #eLearning Challenge 46 https://www.googledrive.com/host/0B84hzE4jPs3FfnU2S2NmMjJXQW1MaXVVLWtQUVVpT0N3MnJpbGprcF8yMU4tLXhLMUVvd3M

over 8 years ago09/01/15 at 1:24 am (UTC)

Well done Kartik, did you create the Pyramid Quiz template?

over 8 years ago09/01/15 at 3:56 am (UTC)

No, the template was downloaded from internet. I Just edit and revised its functionality which was a bit complex in downloaded file.

Mayur Mahi

over 8 years ago09/01/15 at 7:04 am (UTC)

For this week challenge. Creative Resume Templates for E-Learning Portfolios #31 https://www.googledrive.com/host/0B6yRqLZnNbpjfllWcmdTajhBXzR5aWtadHRXQ3FtVlljT2RROXBZWlkzSUljTk5ubzBYQTg

Amar Kulshreshtha

over 8 years ago09/01/15 at 7:14 am (UTC)

Happy Birthday. I missed some challenges to post and now i can post thank you so much David for this weak challenge. I Choose Challenge #24 to post for this weak. I have created a Car Race game in articulate storyline 2. This game has three levels. The user has to cross each level by saving his car from colliding with other vehicles. The user can collect coins to increase his score. Right now, each level has unlimited attempts. Demo Link: http://creativtechnologies.blogspot.in/2015/07/car-race-game-in-articulate-storyline-2.html

Magdalena Rokita

over 8 years ago09/01/15 at 5:22 pm (UTC)

Hello! Happy Birthday E-learning Challenges and congratulations David! I've participated just once so I hope that you are going to continue with another 97 challenges (at least:)). For my second challenge I chose : Creative Button Styles and Effects in E-Learning #89 https://aceed64bdb2cc0986610ae84a2f2d12aebbba9a3.googledrive.com/host/0B31D1SZaPxZVS2x2RmhuNGtkX0U/ I don't know why after publishing it 'exit' button doesn't work?

over 8 years ago09/03/15 at 5:53 am (UTC)

I really like your Button styles and effects- nicely done Magdalena.....

Miranda Verswijvelen

over 8 years ago09/02/15 at 9:27 am (UTC)

Happy Birthday to the ELH challenges and congratulations on creating one of my favorite places for inspiration. When I feel a bit stuck with a module, I take some time out and browse through random challenges. Always something there that creates a spark! Thanks for the amazing leadership David, and it's been a privilege to have met you live!

Rachel Craig

over 8 years ago09/02/15 at 8:19 pm (UTC)

Happy two years, E-Learning Challenges! I have been working on an interactive timeline for work, and after looking at the complete list of challenges, I realized my timeline worked well for ELH #52-Using Interactive Sliders in E-Learning. It was exciting to see one of the challenges line up so well with a current work project! I used the steps outlined in Nicole's article about erasing the Storyline player to make it disappear. My company wants to mobile courses on iPads through Cornerstone OnDemand, all things that do not jive well with the current Storyline Player. Thank you Nicole! Here's the link to my demo - http://tinyurl.com/oogeacd Here's the link to Nicole's article - https://community.articulate.com/articles/make-articulate-storyline-player-invisible -Rachel

Gerard Friel

over 8 years ago09/02/15 at 11:07 pm (UTC)

Happy birthday ELH challenges and thanks David for cultivating such an awesome community full of fresh and inspiring ideas.

Gerard Friel

over 8 years ago09/03/15 at 12:59 pm (UTC)

To celebrate, I've gone back to ELH Challenge #25 - Instructional Design Tips That Really Pop. http://www.gerardfriel.com/elearning/uploads/images/IDquotes.png

Mark Bennett

over 8 years ago09/03/15 at 4:44 pm (UTC)

Congratulation on turning 2 ELH Challenges. I did last weeks challenge #96. http://markbennettdc.com/articulate_challenge/backToschool/story_html5.html

Brandon Harper

over 8 years ago09/03/15 at 5:40 pm (UTC)

Whew! Been so busy and keep seeing challenges fly by! Was able to complete one that I started for Challenge 96: The Back to School Challenge. http://googledrive.com/host/0B3OAig48aVpEfnlaeVhGejJUYzZGbHFQX2N5cHRHZFJ4Y1U1TTFHOU5Fem1WX0ExaEh3TjA

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