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.New to E-Learning Heroes? Here’s How to Get Started
E-Learning Heroes is the world’s largest community of course creators, with more than one million members. Though it’s run by Articulate—creator of the industry-leading Articulate 360 platform—it’s a great place to get help, find inspiration, and grow your skills no matter what e-learning development tools you use. In fact, there are so many great resources that you might be wondering where to begin. No worries! We’ve got you covered. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to get started. 1. Review the Community Guidelines One thing our members appreciate about E-Learning Heroes is the supportive, respectful environment. To make sure the community stays a welcoming place for everyone, be sure to review and follow these simple guidelines. 2. Fill Out Your Profile To get the most out of the community and build your network, take a few minutes to complete your profile. To do that, simply hover over your initials in the top right corner and click on My Heroes Profile. From there, you can upload your picture and click on Edit Profile to add your title, company, location, and contact info. Once you’ve done that, you can even add a link to a course you’ve created to showcase your work. For tips on making good use of your profile, check out this article: How To Maximize Your E-Learning Heroes User Profile. 3. Browse the Home Page The home page is your one-stop shop for the latest E-Learning Heroes content. You’ll find articles with instructional design tips and tricks, roundups of inspiring course examples, announcements about upcoming webinars and industry events, details about new Articulate 360 features, popular downloads, and more. We update the home page on a regular basis, so it’s a good idea to check back often. 4. Check Out Course Examples and Downloads And if you’re still hungry for more examples and downloads after visiting the home page, you’re in luck! There’s plenty more where that came from on the dedicated Examples and Downloads hubs, created by community members and Articulate staff. You’re sure to find something that’ll help get your creative juices flowing. 5. Search for Resources If you have a question or are looking for something specific, head over to the search bar. Once you’ve entered your keywords, use the filters to further refine your search. This makes it much faster and easier to find what you’re looking for. For more pro tips on searching E-Learning Heroes, head over here: 2 Easy Ways To Find What You Need on E-Learning Heroes. 6. Ask and Answer Questions If you can’t find an answer to your question, no problem! Simply start a new discussion in our forums. If it’s an Articulate-specific question, head over to our product forums. And if it’s a more general e-learning or instructional design question, pop it in our course-building forum. Our forums are incredibly active, so you’ll receive an answer from another community member or someone from the Articulate team in no time. And while you’re waiting for a response, why not poke around and see if there are any questions you can answer? It’s a great way to pay it forward, keep your skills sharp by coming up with solutions to other peoples’ design challenges, and get to know members of the community. It’s a win-win! 7. Share Tips and Resources Another great thing about E-Learning Heroes is the generosity of our members. They not only share tips and tricks, they share examples—and even templates—to save other community members time. So next time you create something cool, why not share it with the community? Simply create a new discussion and pop in your tip, trick, example, or download. It’s a great way to help fellow community members and showcase your skills and expertise. 8. Participate in the E-Learning Challenges And if you’re looking for more ways to get involved with the community, look no further than the E-Learning Challenges. Run by our very own David Anderson, they’re an opportunity to grow your skills and build your portfolio on a weekly basis by creating a mini-project around a different theme. The challenges are for all skill levels, so whether you’re new to e-learning or more experienced, it’s a great place to get feedback from others and get inspired by other members’ work. Sound interesting? Learn more here: Why & How To Participate in the Weekly Challenges on E-Learning Heroes. Wrap-Up So what are you waiting for? Go forth and read the guidelines, set up your profile, and dive into the community. You’ll gain tons of knowledge and connect with many friendly people along the way! And if you want to learn more insider tips about the community, check out this helpful series of articles: Getting the Most Out of the Awesome E-Learning Heroes Community. Before you go, don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter. And if you have questions, please share them in the comments.
