5-Minute E-Learning Makeovers #532: Challenge | Recap
I just wrapped up a couple weeks of workshops, and one question kept popping up towards the end of each session. Folks asked how they could create more interactive, more engaging designs when their company didn’t really want to change anything.
At some point, we all hit this stage. You’re excited. They aren’t. Happens all the time.
The workaround is to start small. I call these five-minute makeovers. They’re quick tweaks that make a course feel more visual or more interactive or just more fun for your learners. You’re simply giving what already exists a small upgrade.
A lot of what we do in the weekly challenges works perfectly as five-minute makeovers, like:
- Using Variables to Personalize E-Learning #520: Challenge | Recap
- Cover Slide Design Technique for E-Learning #510: Challenge | Recap
- Using Button Sets to Create Interactions in E-Learning #505: Challenge | Recap
- Using Patterns and Textures in E-Learning #402: Challenge | Recap
- Using the Floor, Wall, & Baseboard Technique #419: Challenge | Recap
- Graphic Dividers in E-Learning #436: Challenge | Recap
- Badges and Awards in E-Learning Courses #280: Challenge | Recap
- Animated Timers in E-Learning #298: Challenge | Recap
The best thing about five-minute makeovers is that they’re low risk. You get to experiment, build your interactive-design skills, and introduce new ideas without setting off alarm bells. These types of wins stack up quickly. And that’s exactly what this week’s challenge is all about.
🏆 Challenge of the Week
This week, your challenge is to share a quick makeover or enhancement you made to an existing project or template. Let us know what you added or how you improved the course. You can describe it when you post your example, or you can include a before version of your slide or project so we can see the difference.
⚒️ Authoring Tools
You’re welcome to use any authoring tool you’d like this week. If you’re short on time, try quickly mocking up your ideas using PowerPoint, Figma, or your favorite graphics app.
🙌 Share Your E-Learning Work
You put in the effort, now make sure your work gets seen:
- Personal blog: If you have a blog, please write about your example from this week’s challenge and share the link with your submission.
- Social media: Please share your examples on LinkedIn and mention both David & Articulate using the #ElearningChallenge tags so we can help promote your work.
- Support your peers: With the new submission format, you can comment directly on each example. Try leaving helpful feedback on at least three projects this week.
- Community forums: Feel free to cross-post in the forums to give your work even more visibility.
🎉 Last Week’s E-Learning Challenge:
Before you give your e-learning a quick makeover, set aside five minutes to check out the airline security examples your fellow challengers shared over the past week:
Airport Security Screening #531: Challenge | Recap
👋 New to the E-Learning Challenges?
The weekly e-learning 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.
Learn more about the challenges in this Q&A post and why and how to participate in this helpful article.
