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Practical tools for e-learning developers… Over the past several months I've built a set of browser tools for the bits of Storyline and Rise that used to cost me hours. Eleven of them, all completely free, no signup, no accounts, nothing to install. They run entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded anywhere, which for me was the whole point, I wasn't keen on posting client content to a website just to check something… ID Toolbox
A lightweight workflow for handling scope changes after storyboard approval
Hi everyone, One problem I keep seeing in training projects is that a storyboard is reviewed and approved, but new requests continue to arrive afterward. The issue is usually not the feedback itself. The problem is that a late request can quietly become part of the approved scope without anyone making an explicit decision about: - whether it is inside or outside the original scope; - what impact it has on course duration and development effort; - who is responsible for the decision; - whether it belongs in the current version or a later release. I have been testing a lightweight workflow with three parts. 1. Lock the approved baseline Record the original learning objective, approved scope, version, and decision owner. After approval, the baseline should not be silently overwritten. 2. Turn every late request into a decision For each request, record: - requester; - requested change; - in scope or out of scope; - impact on duration, effort, and review cycles; - decision owner; - target version; - accept, defer, or reject. 3. Separate four different events These should not be treated as the same thing: - Review completed - Changes requested - Version approved - Final release recorded A reviewer finishing their comments does not necessarily mean that the version has been approved, and version approval does not necessarily mean that the course has been released. I also converted this workflow into a small browser-based pilot: https://training-learning-rails.vercel.app/ It requires no account, does not upload files, and stores the pilot data only in the user’s own browser. The tool is secondary to the workflow. What I am most interested in understanding is: At what point does this process differ from how SME and stakeholder approval actually works in your organization? I would especially appreciate examples where: - multiple SMEs give conflicting instructions; - an approved storyboard continues to grow; - nobody is sure which version was finally approved; - review completion and final sign-off are confused. MosesE-Learning Storyboard
Do you need help organizing content and resources into a slide-based e-learning course? Before you start developing, download and customize this Microsoft Word Storyboard template to clearly outline the learning content for your Subject Matter Experts. If you found this document helpful, then check out: Make Working With SMEs a Breeze with These 3 DownloadsDo You Storyboard Before Building in Rise?
When I'm starting a new Rise course, I often sketch out a quick outline first. Other times, I build right in Rise (especially now with AI!) and organize as I go. Lately, I've been wondering how others approach it—especially when it comes to storyboarding or outlining content ahead of time. If you build Rise courses, I'd love to hear: Do you typically create a storyboard or outline before jumping into Rise? 📝 (And if you do, what does it usually look like—simple notes, a spreadsheet, something more detailed?) I'm gathering some insights for an upcoming community project and would love to learn from your processes! 🙌🏼An Agent for creating course intros to use with Articulate
I’ve been testing an AI Agent called StoryTool for creating short intro videos and other visual explainers that could work well alongside Articulate projects. It seems useful for cases like course intros, topic openers, or short illustrated sections where plain text feels a bit dry. This is one example from StoryTool: The Wood Wide Web They’re currently opening free testing on the website at storytool.io. I’m testing it myself and plan to come back with a more honest review next week. If anyone else is curious, feel free to try it too and share what you think.Storyline: Storyboard Template
Do you like to storyboard directly in the authoring app, like I do? Then this template is perfect for you! You can add in your content and publish to Review 360 to share with your stakeholders. Getting feedback on your storyboard has never been so easy. Explore this project. As a bonus: all the images in this template are from Content Library 360. And there are millions more where they came from! All you have to do is right-click and choose “Change Image” to swap each one out with something more suited to your course topic. Easy-peasy!
