Need to Know? Sorting Doug's 200 Slides 📄😱
We've all met Doug. Doug is a lovely SME who knows everything, and he just rolled 200 slides into your cubicle for a 15 minute course. "Good news! I trimmed it down!" 🙃 For this week's challenge, I turned that moment into a sorting activity. Learners drag each of Doug's slides into one of three zones: Need to Know (teach it), Nice to Know (link it), or Never to Know (cut it, kindly). Then they hit Submit, and Doug weighs in. Try sending his paintball offsite photo to the cut zone and see what happens. 🎯 Why a slider? Drag and drop isn't fully keyboard accessible yet, and this interaction only needs to move one way: left to right. So the slide card rides on a slider. Learners can grab the card or the slider button with a mouse, or tab to it and use the arrow keys. Screen readers hear which zone the slide is in, not a random number. Same feel as drag and drop, and everyone gets to play. 🙌 What I learned: Get one axis right before anything else. If the movement only goes one way, a slider gives you drag and drop feel with accessibility built in. Feedback with personality sticks. Doug reacts differently depending on where you drop each slide. It's funny, but it also shows why something belongs in a zone. Show the payoff. The end screen compares Doug's 3 hr 40 min version with your trimmed course. That's the real lesson for any LED. ⏱️ Shout out to Claude, my co-creator for the build. Doug and our caffeinated LED were brought to life with Articulate's AI image generation. ☕🤖 👉 The SME Content Dump Have you ever had a Doug? What's the wildest slide you've had to cut? 😂Using Sliders for Accessible Drag-and-Drop Interactions #569
Drag-and-drop is one of the most flexible features in Storyline. With freeform drag-and-drop, you can use images, text, shapes, and graphics to build almost any interaction you can dream up. There's one catch, though: drag-and-drops aren't fully keyboard accessible yet. That can leave some learners out when you want everyone to take part. If your interaction only needs to move in one direction (side to side or up and down), there's another object that works beautifully: the slider. Sliders for Drag-And-Drop Interactions? Most of us reach for sliders to compare values, explore data, or add quick microinteractions. But with a little customization, they can power drag-and-drop-style interactions that work with a keyboard and keep movement locked to the X or Y axis. Aman shows just how well this works in his typography example. View the example The first time I saw it, I thought, "Wait, how'd he do that?" The trick is surprisingly simple when you understand how sliders work. Aman swapped the standard slider thumb for a letter graphic. Now learners can move that letter left and right or up and down, just like they would in a drag interaction. And because sliders are tied to variables, you can make things happen when the values change. That makes sliders a great fit for typography concepts like kerning and leading, where learners need to move an object in only one direction. With a little customization, a slider can measure distance, set an object's position, or step through a sequence. It can even stand in for drag-and-drop, and that's exactly what this week's challenge is all about! 🏆 Challenge of the Week This week, your e-learning challenge is to share an example that shows how you can use sliders to build drag-and-drop-style interactions. Go beyond traditional number scales and use sliders to explore concepts like distance, position, sequence, intensity, or other relationships that benefit from hands-on movement. 🙌 Share Your Work You put in the effort. Now make sure your work gets seen: Personal blog: If you have a blog, write about your example from this week's challenge and share the link with your submission. Social media: Share your examples on LinkedIn and mention both David and Articulate using the #ElearningChallenge tag so we can help promote your work. Peer feedback: Try leaving helpful feedback on at least three projects this week. Community forums: Cross-post in the forums to give your work even more visibility. 🙌 Last Week’s Challenge: Before you slide into this week's challenge, check out the interactive video examples your fellow community members shared over the past week: Turning Video Into Learning Experiences #568: 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.What would you do?
My goal was to have a question for several different situations on the field to see what strategies and tactics statistically had the best results. ⚽ But, as usual, my ambitions were bigger than time allowed (hence, the late contribution). 😫 I guess I'll add this to my list of "Challenges to finish in my spare time." 😂 I used Articulate AI for image and sound effects generation, and the videos are Nano Banana. LinkyDnD - in Two Steps
This learning was developed for medical staff to diagnose a specific type of emergency then once the diagnosis was determined, they needed to decide what was the appropriate Intervention. It was built with two stages. First determine the 'Diagnosis' for each 'Emergency,' then determine which 'Intervention' was needed for that diagnosis. Went through several iterations using AI to get it to this state, which is what was needed at the time....BUT now that I've been playing and as time permits -- the possibilities of what else I can do to make this more engaging are endless! Drag & Drop: Emergencies - Diagnoses - InterventionsNavigating Security Like a Pro
Check out this engaging drag and drop interaction for the challenge of the week, How to Get Through Airport Screening Faster. It's a fun way to reveal content than the traditional click and reveal. Play here: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/7d2462cc-cf74-4a67-957f-0934c2200581/reviewTSA Dishes on Thanksgiving Food
Almost all of the script is from the TSA.gov site about Thanksgiving food 😁 Every eLearning challenge helps me learn more about creating prompts for consistent images and videos. It's easier to be consistent with images created by Gemini AI because I can say "Keep everything the same and..." add, remove, etc. Unfortunately, I can't do that with Gemini AI videos 😢 I wanted to use the same TSA agent for the entire course but Gemini AI had other plans, so I leaned into it, using a different agent for each sentence or phrase. Another challenge: Gemini AI limits videos to 8 seconds and only three a day (what do you want for free?). I did use Articulate AI for some narration and images. And, I referred back to the tutorial "5 Ways to Customize Drag-and-Drop Interactions" to get just the right drag-and-drop interaction for the review. Enjoy! TSA Dishes on Thanksgiving FoodMagical Coffee-Bar: Fan-Inspired Drink Simulator
Articulate Challenge #524 – How to Brew the Best Coffee & Espresso Drinks Welcome to the Crossroads Cafe, a whimsical drag-and-drop interaction where learners take on the role of a barista serving enchanted drinks to guests from across fictional universes. ☕ Project Concept In this interactive experience, players are left in charge of a magical coffee shop after the senior barista is called away on urgent business. One by one, guests arrive — each inspired by beloved characters from books, shows, and movies — and place their orders for fan-favorite drinks like Butterbeer, Blue Milk, and Miruvor. 🎮 Gameplay Drag & Drop Mechanics: Learners select ingredients and place them into a mug in the correct order. Hints Available: A recipe card is available for reference if the learner needs help. Serve & Feedback: Once the drink is assembled, the learner presses “Serve” and receives themed feedback from the guest — magical praise or playful critique. Progress Tracking: The game tracks how many drinks were made correctly, with a final summary and stylized feedback. 🎨 Design Style Classic 2D animation inspired by mid-20th century cartoons Watercolor textures with bold outlines Magical UI elements and whimsical decor Custom illustrations for guests and environment 🧙♂️ Senior Barista’s Message “Ah, welcome, apprentice! The guests are lining up, and the steam is rising — it’s time to brew some magic. Drag the correct ingredients into the mug, press ‘Serve’ when ready, and consult the recipe card if you need a hint. Every cup carries a little enchantment — brew wisely!” ⚠️ Disclaimer All visual assets in this project were created using AI tools and custom design. Guest characters are original creations inspired by popular fictional archetypes and do not directly represent or reproduce any copyrighted characters. This project is intended for educational and creative demonstration purposes only. Crossroads CafeThe best weigh to make an espresso
Hello! I like to mimic real-life machinery, dials, switches, and buttons in eLearning where it's appropriate. Sometimes learning by doing can be very literal. But these features can also impact #accessibility. In this week's coffee-themed demo, I have ensured the drag and drop, slider and dial interactions are also accessible from the keyboard. All of the vectors in this week's demo were 'handmade' in PowerPoint and Storyline using the 'merge shapes' feature. Most of my time was spent making sure the interactions perform as intended when the keyboard is used instead of a mouse. But I'm pretty pleased with the overall effect. What do you think? PLAY HERE
Dreams of Directing...
View the example. Description: Taking inspiration from the "movie" theme, here's my take on using interactive video in an e-learning course. It challenges the user to watch a movie clip and determine the camera angle used when filming. It also utilizes a simple drag/drop feature to determine correct/incorrect responses. Video clips and visuals from Studio Binder.
