Audio Interviews with E-Learning Challenge Heroes #461
Interviews with E-Learning Challengers#461: Challenge | Recap 🏆 Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to create an audio podcast or interview on the value of working out loud and showing your work in the E-Learning Challenges. You can share your examples using any app or platform. In the past, designers have used Rise 360, Storyline 360, SoundCloud, and Vimeo to host their examples. OPTIONAL: After sharing your example, summarize your answers on your blog, LinkedIn, orcommunity forums. Podcast Interview Questions The following list of questions should be enough to help you get started. You can choose any number of questions to use in your demo. If you only have time for one question, great! If you want to do more, great! Advice for Others Community Aspect What advice would you give to someone just starting the challenges? How can new designers make the most of the experience? What are some best practices for giving constructive feedback? How can designers balance challenges and client work? Why would you recommend participating to other designers? What has the community support and interaction meant to you? Have you collaborated with other designers or made connections? How has being part of the community impacted your design work? What types of examples or topics would you like to see in the future? How could the challenge experience be improved or evolved? Favorite Challenge Example Design Process Which challenge example are you most proud of and why? What example did you find the most creative or innovative? Which example required the most effort or was the biggest challenge? Is there an example you wish you could redo or improve? What feedback on your favorite example helped you grow as a designer? How do you come up with ideas for the weekly challenges? What is your typical process for creating a challenge example? How do you decide which authoring tools or interactions to use? How much time do you usually spend on creating an example? Do you have a dedicated workspace or tools for e-learning design? Inspiration Learning Experience Which other designers' examples inspire you the most? Are there any examples that made you think, "I wish I had done that!"? How have the challenges exposed you to new techniques or authoring tools? Have you incorporated ideas from the challenges into real client projects? What tips would you give for overcoming creative blocks when working on challenges? What have been the biggest lessons or takeaways from participating? How have the challenges helped you improve as a designer? What skills have you developed further through the challenge process? How has feedback from the community benefited you? What keeps you motivated to participate week after week? Benefits of Showing Your Work Time Spent on Examples Why is it important for designers to share examples publicly? How has sharing your work benefited you professionally? What lessons have you learned from getting feedback on your examples? How do you decide what examples to share publicly or keep private? Have you ever collaborated after connecting over shared work? Which platforms or channels have been most effective for showcasing your work examples? How do you balance sharing enough work to benefit your career while protecting intellectual property? What is the breakdown of time (ideation, building, testing, etc.)? How do you estimate time required for different example types? What strategies do you use to work efficiently with limited time? How have regular challenges helped you get faster at development? Do you set aside dedicated time or fit it in around client work? What has been your most time-consuming example and why? How do you balance depth/quality vs. time invested for portfolio pieces? 🧰 Resources Check out the previous audio challenges to get an idea of ways to present your audio interview: Audio Interviews with E-Learning Designers #364: Challenge | Recap Podcast Interviews with E-Learning Designers #266: Challenge | Recap Instructional Design Podcasts #67: Challenge | Recap ✨ Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to link your published example and blog post. Forums: Start a new thread and share a link to your published example. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link to your posts so your great work gets even more exposure. Social media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness. 🙌 Last Week’s Challenge: Before you click record on this week’s challenge, check out the creative toggle button examples your fellow challengers shared over the past week: Toggle Buttons in E-Learning RECAP #460: Challenge | Recap 👋 New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the weekly e-learning challenges in this Q&A post. 📆 Upcoming Challenges Challenge #462(05.17): Click. Hover. Drag. SeeELC144for a general idea of what we're doing. 🚨2024 Articulate User Conference Call for Proposals We’re now accepting proposals for this year’s in-person user day conference co-hosted at DevLearn in Las Vegas.Learn more about the proposal process.19 Examples of Interactive Video in E-Learning #414
Interactive Video in E-Learning RECAP #414: Challenge | Recap This week’s challenge asked course designers to share examples to show how interactive video can be used in e-learning. Jonathan Hill Example | Download | Jonathan Hill | Website | @DevByPowerPoint Tracy Carroll Example | Blog | Tracy Carroll | Website | @1tracycarroll Ange CM Example | Ange CM Jessica Susila Example | Jessica Susila | Website Eduardo Leopold Example | Eduardo Leopold | Website Example | Eduardo Leopold | Website Jackie Matuza Example | Jackie Matuza | Website Ron Katz Example | Ron Katz | Website Jodi M. Sansone Example | Jodi M. Sansone | Website | @jodimsansone Phezulu Dhlodhlo Example | Phezulu Dhlodhlo Thierry EMMANUEL Example | Thierry EMMANUEL Samuel Apata Example | Samuel Apata | Website | @afrostem Daniel Canaveral Example | Daniel Canaveral Yigah Lhamo Example | Yigah Lhamo Kate Golomshtok Example | Kate Golomshtok | Website Bonne Nagle Example | Bonne Nagle | Website Courtney Roberts Example | Courtney Roberts Jakub Miller Example | Jakub Miller | Website Ilona Winnemore Example | Ilona Winnemore | Website New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We’ll link back to your posts so the great work you’re sharing gets even more exposure. And if you share your demos on Twitter, please include #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness. Share Your Interactive Video Examples! The interactive video challenge is still open! If you have one or more ideas you'd like to share, please jump over to the original challenge and post your links in the comments section. I'll update this recap page to include your examples.How Can Designers Use Interactive Videos in E-Learning? #414
Interactive Video in E-Learning#414: Challenge | Recap Using videos in e-learning is an excellent way to grab learners' attention and develop engaging and relevant e-learning content. Incorporating interactive elements such as cue points, hotspots, buttons, and markers into videos allows you to elevate typical e-learning quizzes or scenarios into more engaging interactions for learners. And that's what this week's challenge is all about! Here are a few examples to give you an idea of what’s possible. Video Interview with Branching Quiz Questions This is one of my favorites. Amar first shared this example in the video interview challenge. I really like how this project alternates between presentation and quizzing modes. View the interactive video quiz Video as Answer Choices I like how Nick uses looping video clips as answer choices in the video quiz example. This approach is great for moving from static, text, and image quizzes to video-based assessments. View the video choices example Video Interviews Here's an older video interview I recorded with my daughter. I used an iPhone 5 to capture the audio and video and some background paper from Savage. The original idea was to make the pink paper fill the entire background, but my kid moved around so much that I had to cover part of the background. View the video interview example Videos to Show Progress in Quizzes Here’s a different take on using video in quizzes. In this example, Jonathan uses background video to show learner progress. Answer the question correctly, and you’ll see an upward-moving video taking you to the next floor. Conversely, answer the question incorrectly, and the video shows you moving down to the bottom, where you can try again. Brilliant. View the video background quiz example Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to share examples that show how interactive video can be used in e-learning. You can reshare a previous example or build something new this week. Related Challenges We’ve hosted several interactive video challenges over the years. Below you’ll find some recent challenges and recaps to help you get started. Cloning Yourself in E-Learning Video #289: Challenge | Recap Interactive Video Quizzes in E-Learning #258: Challenge | Recap Interactive Video Quizzes in E-Learning #157: Challenge | Recap Video Interviews in E-Learning #94: Challenge | Recap Resources Webinar: Create Interactive Video Quizzes with Storyline 360 How to Create Interactive Video Quizzes in E-Learning Interactive Video Made Easy Convert Your Bullet Points to Interactive E-Learning with Video Create Interactive Videos with These Storyline 360 Features Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to link your published example and blog post. Forums: Start a new thread and share a link to your published example. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link to your posts so your great work gets even more exposure. Social media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness. Last Week’s Challenge: Before you interact with this week’s challenge, check out the enlightening ways course designers use lightbox slides to provide performance support to learners: Using Lightbox Slides in E-Learning #413:Challenge|Recap New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the challenges in this Q&A post and why and how to participate in this helpful article. Got an idea for a challenge? Are you interested in doing a webinar showcasing how you made one or more challenge demos? Or do you have some comments for your humble challenge host? Use this anonymous form to share your feedback:https://bit.ly/ElearningChallengeForm.Using Google Doodles to Inspire E-Learning Activities #404
Using Doodles to Inspire E-Learning Design #404: Challenge | Recap Google Doodles are decorative changes made to the Google logo to celebrate a wide range of historical events and achievements. Doodles are a lot like e-learning courses. They can be static, illustrated, animated, gamified, or interactive. Doodles are a playful way to teach history, culture, and science. For course designers, they’re a great way to practice e-learning. And that’s what this week’s challenge is all about! Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to create an example using Google Doodles as your source of inspiration. Your entry can be illustrated, animated, or interactive. Here are a few ideas to help you get started: Use as a starting point: Pick one or more Doodle elements, such as colors, themes, or illustrations, and use them in your own design. Create your own Doodle: Pick an event or holiday and design your own Google Doodle based on it. Make a static Doodle interactive: Use a static Doodle as a starting point and make it interactive. Recreate a Doodle animation: Practice animation by recreating one or more Doodle animations. Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to share a link to your published example and blog post. Forums: Start your ownthreadand share a link to your published example. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link back to your posts, so the great work you're sharing gets even more exposure. Social Media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using#ELHChallengeso your tweeps can track your e-learning coolness. Using Accordion Interactions in E-Learning RECAP #403: Challenge | Recap New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the challenges in this Q&A post and why and how to participate in this helpful article. Next Week’s Challenge & Webinar I'm hosting a webinar next week on using audio in Storyline 360. I'll reference this week's challenge in the session and share your examples in the session. Next week's challenge (2/17/23): Using Interactive Audio in E-Learning #405. Topics can include soundboards, language learning, podcast interviews, narrated slideshows, and more. Upcoming webinar (2/14/23): Using Audio in Storyline 360 Got an idea for a challenge? Are you interested in doing a webinar showcasing how you made one or more challenge demos? Or do you have some comments for your humble challenge host? Use this anonymous form to share your feedback: https://bit.ly/ElearningChallengeForm.Using Video in Quizzes and Scenarios #365
Interactive Video in E-Learning#365: Challenge | Recap Interactive videos are a great way to capture learners’ attention, render information visually, and give them a break from text-heavy content. Using video-based quizzes and scenarios, you can transform the typical e-learning quiz or scenario into something more engaging for learners. And using video to create more engaging e-learning is what this week’s challenge is all about! To help get you started, check out the following examples from our 2019 video quiz challenge. Quiz with Video Backgrounds A common approach to video quizzes is to overlay the question choices above the video. Here’s a good example of using a full-slide video to focus on a specific step or process in a quiz. View project | Natalie Budesa | Website Quiz with Supporting Video Video quizzes don’t need to be full-screen, immersive productions. Instead, keep things simple by using video to support the quiz. This example from Jodi shows how subtle videos can replace static images to create more engaging quizzes. View project | Download | Jodi Sansone | @jodimsansone Video Interview with Branching Quiz Questions This is one of my favorite examples from thevideo interview challenge. I really like how this project alternates between presentation and quizzing modes. View the interactive video quizbyAmar Kulshreshtha Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to share an example that shows how videos can be used in quizzes or scenarios. Your entry can be anything from a rough concept to a polished example. The challenges are open to everyone, regardless of experience or skill level. Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to share a link to your published example and blog post. Forums: Start your ownthreadand share a link to your published example.. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We’ll link back to your posts so the great work you’re sharing gets even more exposure. Social Media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using#ELHChallengeor#ElearningChallengeso your tweeps can track your e-learning coolness. New to the E-Learning Challenges? Theweekly e-learning challengesare ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of theprevious challengesanytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the challenges in thisQ&A postand why and how to participate in thishelpful article. Last Week’s Challenge: Before you dive into this week's challenge, take some time to hear from your fellow designers in last week's audio podcast challenge: Audio Interviews with E-Learning Designers#364:Challenge|Recap20+ Ways to Use TikTok-Style Videos in E-Learning #400
TikTok-Style Videos in E-Learning RECAP #400: Challenge | Recap This week's challenge asked course designers to show how TikTok-style videos can be used in corporate learning. Not only is this video style an engaging format for creating captivating learning videos, but it also gives designers the perfect opportunity to flex their e-learning muscles.If you're looking for a fresh way to create eye-catching training videos, consider using one or more of these techniques in your next project. Wishes 2023 Before you dive into this week's recap, check out this delightful greeting card Thierry created to welcome in 2023. View Thierry's Wishes 2023 Teresa Iden Example | Teresa Iden Veronica Nalley Example | Veronica Nalley Emily Green Example | Emily Green Team Faber Example | Team Faber Natalie Friedman Example | Natalie Friedman Jonathan Hill Example | Jonathan Hill | Website | @DevByPowerPoint Tracy Carroll Example | Tracy Carroll | Website | @1tracycarroll Samuel Apata Example | Samuel Apata | Website | @afrostem Ron Katz Example | Download (Resources tab) | Ron Katz | Website Jodi M. Sansone Example | Jodi M. Sansone | Website | @jodimsansone Thierry EMMANUEL Example | Thierry EMMANUEL Jackie Matuza Example | Download | Jackie Matuza Selma Dorrestein Example | Selma Dorrestein Hannah Radant Example | Hannah Radant | Website Phezulu Dhlodhlo Example | Phezulu Dhlodhlo Ciara Lynch Example | Ciara Lynch Gena Jean Example | Gena Jean Yvonne Urra-Bazain Example | Yvonne Urra-Bazain | Website Michele Moore, PhD Example | Michele Moore Kate Golomshtok Example | Kate Golomshtok | Website Maggie Cavanaugh Example | Maggie Cavanaugh Daniel Canaveral Example | Daniel Canaveral Jodi M. Sansone Example | Jodi M. Sansone | Website | @jodimsansone Valerie Thompson Example | Valerie Thompson New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We’ll link back to your posts so the great work you’re sharing gets even more exposure. If you share your demos on Twitter, please include #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can track your e-learning coolness. Share Your TikTok-Style Learning Video Examples! The TikTok-style challenge is still open! If you have one or more ideas you'd like to share, please jump over to the original challenge and post your links in the comments section. I'll update this recap page to include your examples.10+ Examples of Storytelling with Audio Slideshows #130
Audio Slideshows E-Learning RECAP #130: Challenge|Recap Remember: The challenges are always open. You can jump into this or any previous challenge anytime and we'll update the recap post to include your work. Daniel Adeboye View project | Daniel Adeboye | Website | @danno4krist Alexander Salas View project | Alexander Salas | Website | @stylelearn Ashi Tandon View project | Ashi Tandon | Website | @ashi_tandon Dianne Hope View project | Learn more | Dianne Hope | Website | @DianneHope Veronica Budnikas View project | Veronica Budnikas | Website | @verobudnikas Daniela Slater View project | Daniela Slater | Website | @LetMeTeachU Adam Gavarkovs View project | Adam Gavarkovs | @adamgavarkovs Alexander Salas View project | Alexander Salas | Website | @stylelearn Linda Lorenzetti View project | Linda Lorenzetti | Website | @lindalor Nagarjuna Veeramallu View project | Learn more | Nagarjuna Veeramallu | Website | @pixentia Saurabh Dua Saurabh Dua Ajay Gupta View project| Ajay Gupta | Website | @epiphanylearnin New to the E-Learning Challenges? Theweekly e-learning challengesare ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build youre-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of theprevious challengesanytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We’ll link back to your posts so the great work you’re sharing gets even more exposure. If you share your demos on Twitter, try using #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can track your e-learning coolness. Share Your Audio Slideshow Examples! The audio slideshow challenge is still open! If you have one or more ideas you'd like to share, please jump over to the original challenge and post your links in the comments section. I'll update this recap page to include your examples.Using Cinemagraphs and Video Backgrounds in E-Learning #428
Cinemagraph & Looping Videos in E-Learning #428: Challenge | Recap Using subtle, looping motion in your course can effectively add an extra layer of visual interest to the typical slide background. The key is finding the right balance in motion, pacing, and composition. And that's what this week's e-learning challenge is all about. Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to show how cinemagraphs or looping background videos can be used in e-learning. To help you get started, check out some ways motion backgrounds can be used in e-learning. Cinemagraphs Cinemagraphs are a creative way to animate isolated parts of an image. Unlike videos, cinemagraphs are more like static photos that include a small area of the looping animation. This approach works well for e-learning because it reduces the amount of on-slide animation that helps create depth and richness. Amazing Cinemagraphs from Around the Web Video Backgroundsin E-Learning Slide backgrounds are one of the easiest ways to create a sense of place and location in your course designs. Because backgrounds are the most significant on-slide element, they help set the context for your learning content more than any other object. So how can you improve on the perfect background? Try using full-screen videos as slide backgrounds. Companies likeWistiacreatively use video backgrounds to engage their visitors the moment the page loads. View Wistia’s video backgrounds Natural environments, like offices, factories, classrooms, and other workspaces, help create a sense of authenticity. Like still photographs, videos can also add a sense of location and context to your slides. View an example of a video background in e-learning Resources 6 Types of Video You Can Include in E-Learning 4 Ways to Use Videos in E-Learning 3 Steps to Using Cue Points to Pause a Video and Display Layers Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to link your published example and blog post. Forums: Start a newthreadand share a link to your published example. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link to your posts so your great work gets even more exposure. Social media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using#ELHChallengeso your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness. Last Week’s Challenge: Before you get started on this week’s challenge, check out the practical ways plain language can make complex information easier to read: Plain Language ExamplesRECAP#427:Challenge|Recap New to the E-Learning Challenges? Theweekly e-learning challengesare ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of theprevious challengesanytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the challenges in thisQ&A postand why and how to participate in thishelpful article. Got an idea for a challenge? Are you interested in doing a webinar showcasing how you made one or more challenge demos? Or do you have some comments for your humble challenge host? Use this anonymous form to share your feedback:https://bit.ly/ElearningChallengeForm.Using Background Audio & Music in E-Learning #442
Background Audio in E-Learning#442: Challenge | Recap Ask a group of course designers how to make e-learning more engaging, and you'll get plenty of suggestions for using images, videos, and animations more effectively. The visuals and interactive elements are good places to start. But when you want to establish an atmosphere or sense of location that immerses your learners in the topic, you'll need to layer in some ambient music. And that's what this week's challenge is all about! 🏆 Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to share an example that shows how background audio and music can be used in e-learning. 🧰 Resources Storyline 360: Background Audio Storyline 360: Controlling Background Audio With Triggers Background audio is now supported in published video output ✨ Share Your E-Learning Work Comments: Use the comments section below to link your published example and blog post. Forums: Start a new thread and share a link to your published example. Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link to your posts so your great work gets even more exposure. Social media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness. 🙌 Last Week’s Challenge: Before you jam out to this week’s challenge, check out the creative ways your fellow challengers personalize e-learning: Personalizing E-Learning#441:Challenge|Recap 👋 New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. Learn more about the challenges in this Q&A post and why and how to participate in this helpful article.20+ Creative Ways to Use Interactive Video in E-Learning Courses #365
Interactive Video Examples RECAP #365: Challenge | Recap This week’s challenge recap features creative ideas for using interactive video in e-learning. Examples include video-based quizzes, scenarios, branching stories, and more! Michele Moore Example | Michele Moore Paul Alders Example | Download | Paul Alders | Website | @paulalders Danny Benton Example | Download | Danny Benton | Website Sharlene Daley Example | Sharlene Daley Karen Winters Example | Karen Winters Danny Benton Example | Danny Benton | Website Kim Wilkins Example | Kim Wilkins Dennis Gifford Example | Dennis Gifford Roy Phillips Example | Roy Phillips David Truzman Example | David Truzman Mikki Johnston Example | Mikki Johnston Peter Mercier Example | Peter Mercier Alexander Salas Example | Download | Alexander Salas | Website | @stylelearn Jodi M. Sansone Example | Download | Jodi M. Sansone | Website | @jodimsansone Thierry EMMANUEL Example | Thierry EMMANUEL Ron Katz Example | Ron Katz | Website Karin Lorbeck Example | Download | Karin Lorbeck Jonathan Hill Example | Jonathan Hill | Website | @DevByPowerPoint Daniel Cañaveral Example | Daniel Cañaveral Tracy Carroll Example | Tracy Carroll | Website | @1tracycarroll Kandice Kidd Example | Kandice Kidd Sarah Scott Example | Sarah Scott Samuel Apata Example | Samuel Apata | Website | @afrostem Morten Holdt Example | Morten Holdt Gabriella Vinci Example | Gabriella Vinci | Website Yekaterina Martynova Example | Yekaterina Martynova Ernesto Yannini Example | Ernesto Yannini | Website Elizabeth Budko Example | Elizabeth Budko New to the E-Learning Challenges? The weekly challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos. If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We’ll link back to your posts so the great work you’re sharing gets even more exposure. If you share your demos on Twitter, please include #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can track your e-learning coolness. Share Your Interactive Video Examples! The 2022 interactive video challenge is still open! If you have one or more ideas you'd like to share, please jump over to the original challenge and post your links in the comments section. I'll update this recap page to include your examples.
