Forum Discussion
How do Storyline beginners overcomplicate course building?
I always bristle a bit when I read comments like this:
- Jumping straight into using advanced concepts like variables and custom JavaScript when simpler, built-in options could achieve the same outcome.
How about making the software more intuitive for new users? How about seemingly little things like an issue I encountered recently building out a course in Rise where I have no way to use images for a Sorting block, which then requires me to create a much more complicated and time consuming workaround for a problem that frankly, should have been addressed by now.
The simpler, built-in options are lacking in functionality that require more advanced programming and that is where things get convoluted and complicated. I'm not new to instructional design or course development, but I am new to building courses in Storyline and Rise, so these insights and tips are very much appreciated.
I needed states for videos, so as to toggle optional ASL translation on and off. There is no such default toggle. I had to create an entirely non-intuitive, hard to repair, paste-in-states set of objects to get the effect I needed.
More, intuitive options would be very much appreciated!
