Welcome to the New E-Learning Heroes
We’re super excited to introduce you to the all-new E-Learning Heroes community platform. Whether you’ve been a community member for years or you’re just looking to join us, there are plenty of new and improved features to love. For example, now you can earn badges for your contributions, connect with other members about specific topics in dedicated groups, and find answers to your questions more easily. Check out the video below for a walkthrough of our favorite new features, and let us know what you’re most excited about in the comments! Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter). And if you have questions, please share them in the comments.Free Articulate Storyline 360 E-Learning Templates
Good morning my fellow developers. We have a bunch of old courses that need to be refreshed at our company. To save time, I wonder if you know any good places to find FREE modern storyline 360 templates because starting them all from scratch would take a lot more time than we have. If you know of any places, I should look please let me know.Upcoming E-Learning Heroes Events
E-Learning Heroes is the biggest and best e-learning community around. And there’s nothing better than bringing together a bunch of E-Learning Heroes in one place! We love spreading the Articulate love by organizing workshops and attending industry events all over the world. See where you can connect with the Articulate team: Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase August 20, 2024 * Chicago, Illinois Using Articulate Storyline 360 to Create Interactive Learning Lessons August 29, 2024 * Free Webinar * Led by Tom Kuhlmann, Chief Learning Architect at Articulate and Ron Price, Chief Learning Officer at Yukon Learning HR + L&D Innovation and Tech Fest September 25-26, 2024 * Sydney, Australia * Visit our partner, MicroWay Articulate User Conference at DevLearn 2024 November 5, 2024 * Las Vegas, Nevada * The Articulate User Conference, co-located at DevLearn, is a day-long event featuring demos of Articulate 360, e-learning success stories, and tips for creating engaging, effective online courses. It’s perfect for e-learning newbies and experts alike. DevLearn 2024 November 6-8, 2024 * Las Vegas, Nevada * Articulate Experience Room Training Conference & Expo 2025 February 17-19, 2025 * Orlando, Florida * Booth #400 Learning Technologies London 2025 April 23-24, 2025 * London, UK * Booth #J20 ATD25 Annual Conference May 18 - 21, 2025 * Washington DC * Booth #1607 DevLearn 2025 November 4-5, 2025 * Las Vegas, Nevada Articulate Training Events Articulate 360 subscribers can build their e-learning skills in free live webinars and on-demand training on instructional design, e-learning development and Articulate 360 tools. If you're interested in comprehensive live training on Articulate software from our certified training partners, you can sign up for paid training here. Not a subscriber? Get a free trial to try out Articulate 360 Training today.New Matching lay-out
Last week we received the updated lay-out of the matching knowledge check. The moment I discovered it was a bit unlucky (during a presentation, got me a bit confused) but today I had some time to look into it. The changelog as following on the articulate website: Enhanced: Matching knowledge check blocks have been upgraded with intuitive navigation, full keyboard support, and comprehensive screen reader integration. Now, I think it's great that Articulate is improving it's software's accessibility, however, I don't see anything intuitive about the new design. A lot of new things have been added which for me only make the assignment more confusing. On the left side the hamburger icon and number suggest some sort of clickability, which is not there. The drop downs on the right give the assignment a new layer of intractability which only wouldn't want for the student. Overall the lay-out is a lot less clean and drains focus away from the content towards the design. Maybe a simple solution would be to add a slider which let's us choose between this lay-out and the previous one (or this one without the rings and bells). That's just my opinion, I was wondering what other think of the new lay-out!Using Interactive Screenshots to Magnify Important Details in E-Learning #267
Interactive Screenshots in E-Learning #267: Challenge | Recap If you’re trying to teach your learners about software, products, or applications, a common way to highlight features and functionality is to use screencasts and software simulations. But sometimes a screencast or simulation is overkill for orienting your learners with an application’s UI or features. That’s where interactive screenshots come in. Interactive screenshots are a great way to orient learners with a big-picture view of an application’s interface, then let them drill down into the details for a particular menu or panel. They’re easy to build, super versatile, and a solid alternative to screencasts or simulations. And they're what this week’s challenge is all about. View example | Download Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to create an interactive screenshot for an application’s UI or specific features. Here are a few things to consider when planning your projects: How much of the application will you show? How much do you need to show? How will learners pull the information? Hover? Click? Drag? How can you work additional resources, videos, or practice opportunities into the detailed views? How will learners return to the original screenshot? Last Week’s Challenge: Before you zoom into this week’s challenge, take some time to meet your fellow e-learning challengers in last week’s podcast interviews: Audio Interviews with E-Learning Designers #266: Challenge | Recap Wishing you a great week, E-Learning Heroes! 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.Multimedia Learning Principles for Course Designers #126
Multimedia Learning Principles #126: Challenge | Recap Challenge of the Week This week, your challenge is to design an interaction to teach one of the principles of multimedia learning. You can leverage ideas from previous challenges (tabs, quizzes, games, sliders, comparisons, etc.) as a starting point for your interaction. Resources There are hundreds of good resources available. Pinterest, YouTube, Vimeo, and Google will help you find everything you need to know about Richard Mayer and his Multimedia Learning Principles. Here are a few resources to help you get started: Video Presentation: Principles for Multimedia Learning with Richard E. Mayer Multimedia Principle: Adding Graphics to Words Improves Learning Redundancy Principle: Should You Duplicate Narrated Text On-Screen? Job Aid: Multimedia Learning Design Principles by Mike Taylor Job Aid: 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning Last Week’s Challenge: Check out the gamified scratch off interactions your fellow community members shared in last week’s challenge: Scratch Cards for E-Learning #125: Challenge | Recap Wishing you a great week, E-Learning Heroes! 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.E-Learning Heroes Community Guidelines
Did you know that Articulate, creator of the industry-leading Articulate 360 platform, is also the founder of E-Learning Heroes, the world’s largest community for course creators? We built E-Learning Heroes to be a friendly, welcoming space for all e-learning professionals—customers and non-customers—because everyone deserves opportunities to learn and grow. One of the things e-learning professionals appreciate most about E-Learning Heroes is the supportive, respectful environment. To maintain this environment, we ask that you follow these simple guidelines along with our Terms of Use to make sure the community stays a safe place for everyone. Be transparent E-Learning Heroes is your go-to spot for developing your professional network. Follow these guidelines to participate in the community: Set up your community profile with your real name (not a pseudonym) Don't use any company logo, name, or product name in your profile name or photo (including Articulate's). Use one of the default avatars, a real photo of yourself, or another image that belongs to you as your profile photo. Avoid creating multiple profiles. Don’t share someone else’s work or content as your own. That’s plagiarism—and it’s not okay. Don’t use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to generate discussions or replies. Be respectful The E-Learning Heroes community welcomes people from all walks of life and we want everyone to feel safe sharing their perspectives. To do your part in creating this sense of safety, express your opinions and ideas in a way that’s kind, considerate, and professional: Never use explicit, offensive, or rude language. Avoid making accusations or insults directed at other community members or Articulate employees. Don’t repeatedly send messages to community members or Articulate employees about the same topic or continue to reach out after they’ve asked you to stop. Don’t use the community to hack or encourage others to disrupt or disable Articulate products or services. Before you post or send anything, think about how others could perceive it. With the real-time web, there is no “Undo” button. If something makes you even slightly uncomfortable, figure out what needs to be changed, fix it, then post. Remember: you’re legally responsible for any content you post and may be liable if your posts are found defamatory, harassing, or in violation of any applicable law or our Terms of Use. Be helpful The best communities are full of genuine people giving advice, support, and inspiration to one another out of the kindness of their hearts. Help us keep E-Learning Heroes the friendly, helpful space it’s always been. To do that, please don’t post or send messages that are: Duplicative. Unrelated to the discussion topic. Blatantly promotional or spammy. Keep it safe We want E-Learning Heroes to remain a trustworthy space for sharing. E-Learning Heroes members must be at least 18 years old and should never link to inappropriate, discriminatory, violent, or illegal content, viruses, or malware. Don’t share confidential or proprietary information The community is open to the public, so anyone with internet access can view anything you share. With this in mind: Don’t share contact information—whether yours or someone else’s—such as your phone number or address. Don’t share courses or files containing proprietary content you don’t have permission to share publicly. Articulate isn’t responsible for the security, confidentiality, or use of content you share on E-Learning Heroes. The Bottom Line To ensure our community continues to thrive, we reserve the right to delete content or close the E-Learning Heroes account of any member who doesn’t respect these guidelines. If you notice anything inappropriate, please click on the Ellipsis button next to the reply or the Gear icon in the upper right-hand corner of the post and choose “Report” from the drop-down list to flag it for review by Articulate staff. Here’s what those areas look like: If you have questions or notice anything inappropriate, reach out to [email protected]. Please visit our E-Learning Heroes (ELH) FAQs page for more community-specific information.
