Magnifying Movement
E-Learning Heroes has long guided my work creating art-based learning modules that build visual literacy skills and weave the arts across the curriculum. These modules encourage students to look closer and think deeper about works of art. When I first saw morphing in action, I thought it was engaging—but wondered whether it could truly serve instructional value. This magnifying movement may be more metaphor than method, but it’s a start. Try it here This module was inspired by chaotic museum tours with my young family. The hopes of a shared learning experience were quickly dashed the moment my three competitive children spotted the first interactive button. The rest of the visit was a free for all as they ran pell-mell through the galleries, trying to be the first to mash the next button. The light or sound it triggered crowned the victor. My attempts to explain the displays went entirely unheard as the three terrors dashed off to their next conquest. The best I could do was slow them down with “truth bombs”—the more scandalous, the better. “The newspapers said that artist died painting a sunrise, but he was actually killed in a barroom brawl the night before.” “This artist, who was bald, hid a sneaky self-portrait in that painting—maybe two. Can you find him?” “That painting’s basically a group selfie—and the artist is teasing his friend, a notorious playboy, and a lady who made headlines with her own affairs.” Please share this with anyone who shares that same button-mashing curiosity. Check out more interactive resources for teaching artVictorian Alphabet Project
A Most Curious Diversion: The Victorian Alphabet Dial Though I am tardy in submitting this humble creation, I felt compelled to share my vision nonetheless. Ever enchanted by the elegance and refinement of the Victorian aesthetic, I have embarked upon a whimsical endeavour: an interactive alphabet dial. With a gentle spin, the player shall unveil a letter accompanied by a charming illustration and a verse, each rendered in the ornate style of the age. It is my sincere hope that this modest project shall delight and amuse, and perhaps even transport you—if only for a moment—into a bygone era of beauty and imagination. Enchanted AlphabetCoin Operated
Hey you guys! I Never Say Die when it comes to these demos, and following last week's Merge Shapes challenge, I thought it'd be interesting to work with a dial that has holes in it. There are actually two 'coins' in this Goonies-inspired interaction. It's the same image, initially housed in a slider, then formatted as a dial. This creates an 'on rails' drag-and-drop, that is fully accessible from the keyboard. (Because when you change the underlying variable of a slider or dial, this also changes its position without the learner having to touch it.) But it's certainly more fun to interact with the coin using a mouse or on a touchscreen. Give it a try here.
Small Details, Big Impact: Microinteractions in Storyline
Microinteractions may be small, but they can transform how learners experience your course. In this session, guest speaker Phil Mayor will share practical ways to add motion, feedback, and polish in Storyline to make your interactions more engaging and intuitive. You’ll leave with simple techniques you can apply right away to bring your eLearning designs to life.E-learning Alchemy
Thought I'd use a circular menu to create a kind of portfolio. For this, created two dials (in the form of test tube) for the user to pick an e-learning format and a topic to "create" a course. With four formats and four topics, there are sixteen possible portfolio combinations. Launch E-learning AlchemyUsing Storyline's Media Library Like a Pro
Think Storyline 360's Media Library is just a place where your images go to live (and maybe get lost)? Think again! In this engaging, power-packed session, you’ll discover just how much creative control and time-saving potential is hiding inside Storyline 360’s Media Library. Whether you’re building simple e-learning interactions or managing large-scale e-learning development projects, knowing how to organize, reuse, and update your media like a pro can seriously speed up your workflow. In this session, you'll learn how to bring in your assets efficiently, keep everything organized (yes, even those mystery images named “image1234.png”), and swap out graphics, audio, and video with just a few clicks. We’ll also cover using the Media Library for accessibility tasks, tracking asset usage across your course, editing externally, and even building branded templates you can reuse again and again.
