Rapid Prototypes and Wireframes #86: Challenge | Recap
It’s Monday morning and you just sat down with a potential client to discuss their safety training. The client is new to e-learning an...
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Hi all, I'm almost brand-new to the challenges. (I posted something last week to an old challenge, but I doubt anyone has seen it!)
I decided to see what I could do with this challenge in under 2 hours. First I outlined the elements the course would contain: http://tracycarroll.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OSHA.pdf
Then I immediately decided to check and see if a likely template was available for download on the Articulate website. I found Allison LaMotte's Sleek Custom UI Template, thought it was beautiful, and decided to go with that. I had Tim Slade's Trivia Game template already. I tweaked the appearance of both templates, and dropped in some dummy text & images.
I didn't get much into specific scenarios or interactions, though! (I confess I didn't read much of the PowerPoint source material.) My prototype basically shows the structure of the course I'm proposing, and the elements that would go into the course. It's at: http://tracycarroll.net/OSHA/story.html
I decided to see what I could do with this challenge in under 2 hours. First I outlined the elements the course would contain: http://tracycarroll.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/OSHA.pdf
Then I immediately decided to check and see if a likely template was available for download on the Articulate website. I found Allison LaMotte's Sleek Custom UI Template, thought it was beautiful, and decided to go with that. I had Tim Slade's Trivia Game template already. I tweaked the appearance of both templates, and dropped in some dummy text & images.
I didn't get much into specific scenarios or interactions, though! (I confess I didn't read much of the PowerPoint source material.) My prototype basically shows the structure of the course I'm proposing, and the elements that would go into the course. It's at: http://tracycarroll.net/OSHA/story.html
- Okay this is great, Tracy! I like your use of placeholders and lorem ipsum to pull the prototype together.
I agree with Jane that the course outline is a huge! I didn't create an outline in my example. Instead I began with a handful of common interactions and looked for content I could work into the interactions. But the outline is the way to go because it gives you much more to talk about with the client.
Thanks for sharing this week, Tracy!- Thanks, David! I can't function at all without lists & outlines!
- So David, this is essentially creating a template for a course?
- Hi Linda - This week it's less about a template and more of a working model to show how the content could work as an online course.
So where a template will show clients the look and feel for the course, a functional prototype focuses much more on the learner experience of the course.
- Thanks for the outline, Tracy! It's very helpful. I think the biggest challenge here is to present all that information! The first step is breaking it down and that's what you've done here for us.
I also like how you think! Checking out templates to get the creative juices flowing and leveraging others' work makes it easier too. And no one can blame you for not reading the source material. That really is too much like work! Well done.- "And no one can blame you for not reading the source material."
So that's a really great point, Jane! I never thought to mention that but that's exactly what this challenge is about:-)
When I put my sample together, I opened the 194-slide preso in Slide Sorter view and skimmed for different content ideas. I wanted find content for static slides, quiz slides, step-by-step interactions, tabs interactions, basic quizzes, and drag-drop interactions. I couldn't find any step interactions so I faked it using the Fall Rescue Procedures.
I basically took selected slides from the source PowerPoint and forced (gently) them into common interaction slides.- This is a good process, too, David! I didn't think to use the slide sorter view. Next time I'm faced with 150+ slides, I'll do just that.
- Thanks, Jane! For me, the outline is key. I would use that when talking with the client, to explain the structure of the course.
I've updated my blog post to include each of the E-Learning challenges I've participated in: http://wp.me/p4yyFg-1vg- I agree, Tracy! The outline is key! I always start with an outline and consistently refer back to it throughout the development process.
