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williamsmithh
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10 hours ago

Creating interactive training for drafting workflows

Hi everyone,

I’m kinda stuck here and could really use some guidance. I manage a small drafting team and want to create interactive training modules for our CAD workflows, but I’m seriously struggling to figure out how to make super detailed, technical steps actually easy to follow. I’ve been looking at Storyline and Rise, but it’s really overwhelming trying to structure everything.

Has anyone used Articulate for technical workflow training like this? Any tips on:

  • Breaking down complex CAD processes so they don’t feel like a brain dump
  • Making step-by-step instructions interactive and not boring
  • Using visuals or vids effectively for technical steps

I’m feeling a little lost here. For context on what I mean by "drafting workflows," you can check out our site https://usadraftsman.com. Hoping to turn these processes into interactive lessons that actually click with the team. Thanks in advance!

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  • Silverfire's avatar
    Silverfire
    Community Member
    6 hours ago

    Hi, the only aspect of this that I've dealt with is the "avoiding brain dump" challenge. I had a highly gamified course that taught business lending for a bank. I used several techniques so that the information would stick. 

    • Optional "time outs" where users could go to take a break (the "summer effect")
    • Ability to quit and resume at any time (the "summer effect" again) 
    • Downloadable cheat-sheet PDFs that summarized various sections
    • Games/challenges that used hand-eye coordination to embed the information using a different modality 
    • The course used a story structure, and each part related back to that story

    My thought process was that because the human mind remembers and tells stories, if I could hook into that, then the whole thing would be easy to remember; the individual sections would be memorable because they would be unique. Even the quizzes and the final exam were part of the story, so by the end, the user/player wasn't just trying to pass another test, but actually had some emotional connection to the story that motivated them as well. 

    The "summer effect" -- what I mean here is that summer in a school year is a period of rest that allows the information that didn't stick to fall out, so that the brain isn't overtaxed. I think this works on a daily basis, on a weekly basis, as well as a monthly/multi-monthly basis, though I don't have any studies to back this up. 

    Anyhow, hope this helps!