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Responsive design in Storyline 360
Hi,
I know we can preview the course in desktop, tablet and phone mode. But can you actually do responsive design in Storyline 360? If yes, how so?
-Ben
yes you can see the course on mobile device...anyway, it is not responsive, so check the final result when you developp it
Hi, sorry, but, in my eyes, what is the point of being able to see the course on a mobile device if it is not responsive. My students complain about every tiny detail, imagine if they cant see it properly...
This is where your skill as a designer comes in, it is relatively simple to design courses that look good on Mobile and Desktop without compromising the design.
I am not a designer, I am a teacher. I believed SL was a programming-free option that helps us to create courses without the need of programmers.
Storyline is simply a tool, it does not make assumptions. An experienced Instructional Designer is still required to build a course that works. Programmers are not required, but an Instructional Designer is. I teach Instructional Design and I also teach photography and Photoshop. If I had a penny for every time someone says, "I have Photoshop so I should be able to do what you do also then". My response is " If you buy the best paints, brushes and canvases, will you paint a Rembrandt?" Again, Storyline like any other authoring application is simply the tool to construct the final result of the work put in my the SME working with an Instructional Designer, and or a Graphic Designer".
Hi, just my penny worth here. It depends on the mobile device referred to. Tablets and laptops should be able to view correctly the courses in landscape mode and so this should be an instruction and recommendation at the beginning of the course. It is not generally accepted for anyone to attempt an Elearning module on a smart phone, as the screen is too small. Best practice for smart phones is to use it to view videos in landscape mode and to manage your account in the LMS using the phone. To take a course then use a PC, Laptop or Tablet. Even Rise is a push for Smart Phone screens which is a Responsive and adaptive option. Even good Elearning modules are a challenge on Smart Phones unless the screens are basically stripped down to very basic text an image, but from my experience our users have never had a great experience attempting a course via a Smart Phone.
Hi, Darren, thanks for your input. I agree I wouldn't recommend completing a course on a smartphone. However, when I published my course I sent out a feedback questionnaire and I learned that almost 70% of my students used a mobile phone to do the course even though I recommended a desktop or laptop. That is why I am concerned about this responsive issue. I am a freelance teacher and the license fee is a lot, a lot for my pocket. That is why I need to research well before I make a huge step.
