Vancouver User Group

Thanks Holly! Unfortunately I will be out of town that week. Have a great meetup!

Hi All,

I am new to instructional design, so I am happy to find a group of  local Articulate users to connect with. Looking forward to November 3rd!

Hello group - trying to get a sense of logistics - can you fill out the survey here: https://form.jotform.com/53225911135246 so we can figure out if there's a best day/time/location that works for majority? Would love to see more of you at the meetings!

Thanks for organizing this Holly! I filled it in, but I'm actually very flexible around days of the week (and times to some extent.)

Janis Fair | Online and Technology Coordinator - Language College - LINC
501 - 333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6A 4C1
T: 604-684-2561 Ext. 2156 | F: 604-684-2266 | janis.fair@issbc.org
http://www.issbc.org

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Thanks Holly for doing this.

I am actually very flexible too aruond the days of the week.

Really enjoyed meeting new users the last time we met.

A great opportunity of support for people like me who don't use Articulate daily but need to be adept at it when the need suddently comes up.

Hello Holly,

It's my first time here and was wondering if I could join the group.  My company recently purchased Articulate Storyline and as the Instructional Designer I will be creating new elearning courses and could use a group like this to give me insight and share ideas.  Looking forward to learning from you all and connecting with other learning professionals in Vancouver.

Thank you,

Welcome Deborah, 

The Vancouver group is very supportive and Holly especially has a wealth of knowledge.  We usually meet once every 6 or 8 weeks. The broader Articulate community is the best resource; I have yet to have a problem I couldn't find an answer to either by typing some keywords into the search window at the top of the E-Learning Heroes home page or by posting a question. 

Look forward to meeting you at our next meet-up. 

Hi Deborah! 

Look forward to our next meeting - will try for January.

Your note reminded me that someone else contacted me looking for some others to get input from. His organization is considering switching to Storyline and would like to talk to those who are in crown corps or government orgs and that could provide some input their buying decision. If that sounds like anyone else in the group, please email me holly at sparkandco dot com and I'll put you in touch.

Holly

PS - thanks for the kind words Kima. Just what I needed today to counterbalance the yuckiness of my cold.

Hi Deborah
We are always so glad to have another person join the group for ideas and encouragement, I need all the help I can get!
Really looking forward to meeting you at our next get together probably after Christmas.
Take care
Mikki

Mikki Herbold
Online Learning Designer-Trainer
Academic Technology Services
Centre for Educational Information Technology
Douglas College
T: 604-527-5449
Twitter:@ATS Douglas

Hi Deborah,

Welcome! I am a new member of our User Group, having attended my first meeting last month. Are you new to Articulate Storyline or have you used it in the past? I am curious, as I am a newbie to the world of instructional design myself...

Hi Melissa,

I used Articulate a long time ago (maybe 5 years ago).  I don't recall if it was Storyline or another version.  I remember it being fairly easy to use, so I am excited to see how Storyline 2 looks and functions.  Tech is installing it on my computer this week and new projects will be coming my way soon :) 

Hi all - here are the results of our poll:

• Wednesdays
• "Dinner"
• Near skytrain/downtown
• Quarterly

I propose we then plan to meet on the 2nd Wednesday of March, June, September and December.

March 9th - 5:00 - 7:30. Perhaps if we find a place where we can meet and order takeout?

That date works for me. Unfortunately, I have no suggestion for a place to meet!

Janis

Was thinking about location ideas, maybe Vancouve Public Library downtown (have rooms, take out food nearby) or even a Vancity Branch (they have community rooms that members can use for free, so long as the groups aren't too big).

Hi Holly,

This date / time works for me.

Hi 

This time works for me as well. The VPL sounds good, but maybe we could shorten the time there (it's longer then we usually spend) and for those of us who are interested, move to a place to eat/drink and chat some more in a more relaxed venue. 

March 9th works for me. I like Kima suggestion about time and eat/drink.

The vpl hours: Wednesday: 10am - 5:30pm -- so this might not work. 

That date and time works for me too. 

Hi

Those dates are good for me, the whole VPL idea sounds good to mee also.

Thanks

Hi Everyone,

Count me in too!
Thanks,

Deborah

Thanks everyone, I'm in as well

Hi Simon, 

Are you a member of Vancity? Is there a community room you could access for us, near a skytrain from about 5:00 to 6:30? As Chris mentioned, the VPL probably won't work because of their hours. 

Alternatively, we could just meet at a public place like a pub or restaurant, or if Mikki is still able to get us a room at Douglas College, that could work. Douglas is just 5 minutes from the New Westminster skytrain station. The only problem I think we've had in the past is the campus is quite difficult to navigate and people have been late trying to find the room (I've attended many events there and still have problems finding my way around), but maybe we could get a campus map or Mikki could forward directions.   

Just some thoughts, open to others :) 

I have a room available for meetings. It's one block away from Oakridge Skytrain station if you are still looking.

Hi, 

Oakridge is on the Canada Line; last time I went to Languara it took me over an hour (I'm in New West) and at rush hour it would be painful. However, I could drive if there was reasonably priced parking, may be there late if there's traffic (when isn't there traffic LOL) but could be doable.