Give your eLearning an animated makeover

This is fantastic Mike...thanks for sharing it.

Can I ask about the development time is once you have scripted and audio done, how long to create the scenarios in GoAnimate and then put it altogether in SL _ just  a rough estimate.

Well done!

That is fantstic! I've used GoAnimate before and love how simple it is to work with and how effective it can be. Your demo will really help me illustrate how valueable GoAnimate could be for our organisation.

Thank you

Hi Wendy. Glad you liked it! The development process for the GoAnimate isn't really that long. Of course it depends on what type of animations you are creating. The hard part is getting the script for the scenario correct. After the audio is recorded you just import the files, create your characters and scenes and produce the output. As an example, the full Ethics training module (which was about 15 minutes long to go through) took maybe three days to produce in GoAnimate and then a day or so to build the shell in Storyline and import all of the videos. So about a full week of production time after scripting in approved. Let me know if you have any other questions. Always glad to help! 

Thanks for the kind words! I've been working on this type of animated scenario approach concept for the past 9 months or so. I've received a tremendous positive response from learners when putting the boring compliance type of training in this format. It's much easier for a learner to endure. :)

Thanks Mike...good to know some dev times.  Undoubtedly, getting the scenarios and scripting done takes the greatest amount of time — you guys did a great job of making it conversational and RELEVANT!!! to the learner.

Hi Mike, a couple of thoughts/comments:

1. Is it possible to have a version of this with the Seekbar, just so that we can have a quick look through?

2. I use animation, (PowToon and Videoscribe) daily in my elearning, and here's an odd thing that I am finding:

• People are getting used to shorter and shorter interventions, so...
• ...we reduce the time, sometimes to 4-5 minutes, and...
• ...people are therefore able to sit through (well-designed) linear courses more, (because they are shorter...), so...
• PowerPoint, if well-designed and well-built, because it IS possible if you learn to use it (like Duarte etc.), is actually palatable again. We just have to learn how to chunk information better - even compliance training.

I find people are slagging off PowerPoint, and turning to many other available forms of presentation, when in fact, what people are getting bored of is NOT "...staid old PowerPoint", (as many pundits claim), but the length of slide presentations.

Does that resonate at all with your experiences?

PS - love the AC/DC :)

Hi Bruce. We've also been producing short clips (animated video such as in my presentation) to highlight workflows, product information, and showing a customer experience. These are usually 2 -5 minutes long and very well received. The days of 30 plus minutes of training are, or should be, long gone. Especially for dry compliance types of content. Animated videos have opened up a whole new world for us.

I'll check into adding a progress bar. Good idea.

Thanks.  Mike

100% agreed.
Many thanks for the comment.
Bruce

Wonderful example, Mike. I'll present this at our next Lunch and Learn meeting.

Thanks, Nancy. Glad you liked it!