I'm looking for examples of Storyline used for training IT topics. I'm trying to persuade a faculty member on the merits of using it for her undergraduate online Networking class for some exercises on configuring a network. So students would need to drag and drop a router icon, connect it to a server icon, and so on.
If you know of anything that comes close to simulating such an activity, I would love to see an example! Thank you!
That is just a screen capture from a simulation tool called GNS3. I included it to provide a visual of the sort of diagram that we'd ask students to create, perhaps with a drag and drop activity.
It doesn't need to be graded. I'm looking for something vaguely similar to what I've described and what the diagram shows so that I can persuade the faculty.
It could be quite difficult and complex to make it a completely freeform interaction, where the user can choose any node and drag to any other node, and then submit to see of any or all are correct.
You could simplify it by breaking the interaction into smaller "chunks" so to speak. Screen by screen / Slide by slide.
For instance, you could highlight that for the first part of the interaction, you only want to have them drag an object from Linux-host 3 to the correct drop object (SW 1). If they drop it incorrectly, give some feedback, set the drag item back to its starting point and have them try again until they get it right.
If dropped correctly, jump to next slide where you highlight the next node, the correct line in the diagram is in the image now, and so on.
Just a thought on how it can be done more easily in Storyline. If debating on the right tool for a full free-form interaction like you described, you might consider something like ZebraZapps.
That's excellent advice. What I envision we might do is use the Challenge - Choice - Consequences approach to let students configure the network and see the consequences of their actions.
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What app is that in the picture, and what is wrong with it?
That is just a screen capture from a simulation tool called GNS3. I included it to provide a visual of the sort of diagram that we'd ask students to create, perhaps with a drag and drop activity.
Are you looking for a demo? Will this run within an LMS for recording scoring?
It doesn't need to be graded. I'm looking for something vaguely similar to what I've described and what the diagram shows so that I can persuade the faculty.
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Ok, that should be pretty easy to create. Are you looking at using Storyline 2 or 3?
Here's a link to a quick demo: http://www.andersonelearning.com/demo/ITdemo/
I've attached the Storyline 3 project file too.
It could be quite difficult and complex to make it a completely freeform interaction, where the user can choose any node and drag to any other node, and then submit to see of any or all are correct.
You could simplify it by breaking the interaction into smaller "chunks" so to speak. Screen by screen / Slide by slide.
For instance, you could highlight that for the first part of the interaction, you only want to have them drag an object from Linux-host 3 to the correct drop object (SW 1). If they drop it incorrectly, give some feedback, set the drag item back to its starting point and have them try again until they get it right.
If dropped correctly, jump to next slide where you highlight the next node, the correct line in the diagram is in the image now, and so on.
Just a thought on how it can be done more easily in Storyline. If debating on the right tool for a full free-form interaction like you described, you might consider something like ZebraZapps.
Michael thank you so much! That is very helpful. I'm going to share that link with the professor!
Hi Scott,
That's excellent advice. What I envision we might do is use the Challenge - Choice - Consequences approach to let students configure the network and see the consequences of their actions.
Reference: https://elearningindustry.com/3-cs-of-branching-scenarios
I'm not aware of ZebraZapps but I'll check it out.
Janet
That was just a quick mock-up, it could look much better than that. Let me know how that works out for you.
Hi Michael,
Thank you so much! Really helpful and nice of you.
Janet
You're welcome!
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