Snapshot graphics + click-and-reveal = engaging cybersecurity learning
For this week’s challenge, we used snapshot graphics and a click-and-reveal interaction to help learners quickly recognize common cyber attacks—without overwhelming them. View the activity using the link below. https://www.swiftelearningservices.com/custom-elearning-snapshot-graphics-click-reveal-cyber-security-attacks/Snapshot Graphics for Skill Evaluation
We have created a Snapshot-style interaction focused on skill development. Learners evaluate their proficiency using a 1–10 scale across multiple skills. Simple visuals, clear interaction and meaningful reflection. Click the link below to view the activity. https://www.brilliantteams.com.au/using-snapshot-graphics-custom-elearning-design-skill-evaluation-slides/Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
View the example here With my history in food service, foodborne illnesses and their prevention are very important to me. As soon as I saw the prompt, I knew I wanted that to be my focus. I immediately pictured something like a paper grocery bag with different foods popping out, their height based on how likely they were to cause illness. Thanks to my limited graphics knowledge, I went with a bowl instead 🤣. Shout out to DavidAnderson for the Image Editing and Special Effects webinar yesterday. I think my bowl and shadow turned out pretty well, and I used the oft-forgotten moon shape. Any feedback is always greatly appreciated! -Donna WilsonTip of the Iceberg
Happy New Year! When I take part in a Challenge, I'm often asked, "How long did it take you to build that demo, Jon?" The answer can vary, depending on whether I'm experimenting with a new feature, revisiting an earlier concept, or building something completely new. What you see is just "the tip of the iceberg". The next question is: "Is the juice worth the squeeze?" Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on the project, your audience, and the subject matter. Remember, interaction doesn't always aid knowledge transfer. But by regularly practicing with your tools, you can bring your development time down, and make interactions like this one more viable on a real project. Click below to test the demo for yourself, and let me know what you think. https://bit.ly/elhc536
The Million Dollar Challenge: An engaging and fun gamified quiz
Hello! 👋 I would like to share another project I’ve been working on — The Million Dollar Challenge, a fully interactive, game-based quiz experience that I built with some help from AI. This project is based on a popular gameshow, applying the same mechanics and gameplay to the quiz. With some prompts, guidance, and code generation from AI, here's a game that’s fun, challenging, and suitable for embedding into any course. Just tweak the question and answer choice sets and you'll have a game that could help achieve your course learning objectives. Usability: Easy to Play: One click to start, intuitive question/answer flow. Engaging Learning Tool: Perfect for knowledge checks, gamified assessments, or review activities. Customizable: Swap out questions, tweak prize amounts, change colors, or edit sounds to match your brand. Accessible Interaction: Clear text, large clickable buttons, and visual cues. Give The Million Dollar Challenge a try in this demo and let me know your thoughts on how you can integrate this into your e-learning projects if this is something that you would actually use for serious topics (compliance, safety training) or lighthearted refreshers. If you have suggestions on how to make the game even better, feel free to let me know; would love to know what you think. 🙂2025 Year in Review
Each year, I am continually amazed by the quality of these challenges! How quickly the time flies! Although I've been using Storyline for about 15 years, this is the first year I mustered the courage to participate. Lacking "spare time" at work, I purchased my own license for my personal laptop (plus, having my own portfolio is always a good idea). I managed to start 23 challenges and posted 20 of them, which I am quite proud of! After 40 hours of working with corporate templates, I love the opportunity to be creative and have fun with the topics. Additionally, these projects help me explore various techniques and tools in Storyline that I can apply at work and share with my coworkers (two of whom I am coaching on Articulate and Instructional Design). I've enjoyed the learning to use the AI tools, and I don't have enough praise for the webinars (quality, quantity, and availability of recordings). I would like to finish the three challenges/courses I started but didn't finish, especially the Branched Learning challenge #497. Maybe for I'll get it done the next time it comes around! 😂2025: The Year AI Landed
If you're hearing this message, the machines have won, and Instructional Design is dead as we know it... Hello! For this week's #ELearningChallenge I've created an interactive video portfolio to highlight four projects I built this year with the help of artificial intelligence. Despite the apocalyptic tone, I'm excited about the creative possibilities of generative AI. I certainly couldn't have made this last year. Videos created using Powtoon's AI Text to Video feature and edited with Camtasia. And just like my recent coffee-making demo, this is also fully accessible from the keyboard. Anywhere you see an underlined letter in a button, that key will perform its function. If you're wondering how I changed the colour of the captions from white to black, and back again, to improve legibility during the intro... Code to change captions to white // Stop any existing observer first if (window.captionObserver) { window.captionObserver.disconnect(); } // Monitor for caption changes and force white color window.captionObserver = new MutationObserver(function() { var allCaptionElements = document.querySelectorAll('[class*="caption"], [class*="acc-"]'); allCaptionElements.forEach(function(element) { element.style.setProperty('color', 'white', 'important'); var children = element.querySelectorAll('*'); children.forEach(function(child) { child.style.setProperty('color', 'white', 'important'); }); }); }); window.captionObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true }); Code to change captions back to black // Stop the white observer if (window.captionObserver) { window.captionObserver.disconnect(); } // Apply black once var allCaptionElements = document.querySelectorAll('[class*="caption"], [class*="acc-"]'); allCaptionElements.forEach(function(element) { element.style.setProperty('color', 'black', 'important'); var children = element.querySelectorAll('*'); children.forEach(function(child) { child.style.setProperty('color', 'black', 'important'); }); }); And yes, AI helped me do this! Sift through the wreckage of my career here: https://bit.ly/elhc534 Oh, and shout out to any fans of SILO.
Winter Survival
Click here to view the example. This is actually my first E-Learning Challenge! I'm new to using Storyline, so using the challenges for inspiration has helped me learn how to use the platform. For this challenge, I went back to #518 Designing Performance Meters for Learner Feedback. While the design is relatively simple, I learned how to: Create and edit slides and slide layers Create and edit states Create and use variables Create and stack triggers This project in particular helped me gain a better understanding of how triggers stack. After banging my head on the wall for hours, I finally figured out that my “jump to slide X when user clicks Y” trigger was stacked above my “set variable to True when user clicks Y”, meaning that the variable never changed because the trigger above it was fulfilled first and then the slide changed. Such an easy fix for hours of frustration. I’m looking forward to learning more and pushing myself farther in the new year. Any advice the community has for me is greatly appreciated! - Donna Wilson
