Using Drop-Down Navigation Menus in E-Learning Design #164

Drop-Down Menus in E-Learning #164: Challenge | Recap

Challenge of the Week

This week, your challenge is to share an example of a drop-down, fly-out, or pop-up menu effect in e-learning. 

As always, please consider sharing your source files. Source files help us all learn to build better e-learning courses. To help kick off this week’s challenge, take a look at some creative drop-down menu examples course designers have shared in the community.

User Details Drop-Down Menu

Here’s a good example of a drop-down list to help learners personalize their course experience. The list captures basic learner information that can be used to push relative content and examples to specific users.

Click here to view the example | Download | Phil Mayor

Pull-Down Menu

Here’s another approach for drop-down menu navigation. In this example, learners click-and-drag the menu to reveal navigational options. 

Alternatively, the menu could include resources and slide-specific information for learners.

Click here to view the example | Download | Nejc Žorga Dulmin

Resources

Here are a few resources to get you started. If you run into any stucks this week, let us know. When you post, please include “Challenge #164” in the subject line to help us quickly find your posts. 

• Tutorial: How to Create a Drop-down List Interaction in Articulate Storyline
• Storyline 2: Circular Webstyle Menu
• Storyline 2: Nested Menu with Animation Effect
• Storyline 2: User Details Drop-Down Menu
• Storyline 2: Pull-Down Menu

Last Week’s Challenge:

Before you drop what you’re doing to begin working on this week’s challenge, check out the menu of photo collage examples your fellow course designers shared in last week’s challenge: 

Character Animation in E-Learning #163: Challenge | Recap 

Wishing you a great week, E-Learning Heroes!

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