Brian Houle
Brian Houle
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Replay a layer's timeline?
"So much for my Google fu:  here is the answer."
  • almost 12 years ago05/29/12 at 7:13 am (UTC)
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"Thanks for the responses, folks!"
  • almost 12 years ago05/29/12 at 6:48 am (UTC)
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"Hi, Kate: Have you tried Google Docs?  You can set up forms that store input in a Google spreadsheet, and that will also notify you when ..."
  • almost 12 years ago05/25/12 at 7:20 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Displaying tedious content
"Hi, Judith: If I were in a pinch, I'd make that into a handout and include it in the course as an attachment. Or, if I was feeling a litt..."
  • almost 12 years ago05/22/12 at 12:59 pm (UTC)
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"Two things:   Interesting article about gamification in federal government that incorrectly links gamification to badging (you can do ..."
  • almost 12 years ago05/04/12 at 11:48 am (UTC)
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"Jeanette Brooks said: @Brian - I love the Haji Kamal example too! And I think you're right about a lot of developers using gamification ..."
  • almost 12 years ago05/02/12 at 8:11 am (UTC)
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"What struck me about game-based learning is how closely those techniques come to accepted models of adult learning.  (I'm thinking specif..."
  • almost 12 years ago05/01/12 at 6:15 am (UTC)
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"Hi, Bruce: I would have a look at Quizmaker for that project.   It may not do everything you want, but it should get you close.  There ar..."
  • almost 12 years ago04/19/12 at 10:20 am (UTC)
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"roger mclain said: thank you very much I dont guess you would know how to change action script 3 to 2 in Flash? Hi, Ro..."
  • 12 years ago03/22/12 at 11:33 am (UTC)
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"Hi, Aaron: Yeah, been there, too. Honestly, it's a constant process of educating stakeholders and getting them to think about what they ..."
  • 12 years ago03/12/12 at 8:29 am (UTC)
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"Hi, Aaron: Great question!  I'm in the process of developing a course development process for an organization, and have been putting a lo..."
  • 12 years ago03/08/12 at 7:08 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Looking to Recruit
"Hi, Dave! I grew up in CT and spent about a decade in Western MA, so I feel like we're neighbors.     I've still got some contacts out in..."
  • 12 years ago03/07/12 at 10:20 am (UTC)
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"I've been reviewing job postings for instructional designers lately, and I noticed that a number of them are looking for familiarity with..."
  • 12 years ago03/05/12 at 7:53 am (UTC)
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"I do some work in public health and would LOVE to participate."
  • 12 years ago02/16/12 at 7:48 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Flash driven failure
"Hi, Jennifer: I would cast a suspicious eye on your LMS, particularly if there was some sort of LMS update a couple of weeks ago. I ru..."
  • 12 years ago02/06/12 at 7:59 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion How do you keep your course size down?
"Ron raises a good point: is bandwidth your issue, or the size of the SCORM packages on disk?  Bandwidth ought not to be an issue, but if ..."
  • 12 years ago02/02/12 at 1:27 pm (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion How do you keep your course size down?
"If you can reduce the resolution of the videos to something like 320x240, that might help.  The problem is you have to decide when you've..."
  • 12 years ago02/02/12 at 11:22 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion How do you keep your course size down?
"Hi, Christina: What format/size are the videos?   Off the top of my head, I might suggest trying to reduce the size of the videos.  (I su..."
  • 12 years ago02/02/12 at 10:24 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Pop-up label on mouse hover
"Daniel Bolia said: Hello everyone,  Is there another way to create a pop-up label for a graphic elements  Thank you in advance for any he..."
  • 12 years ago01/30/12 at 12:28 pm (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion SWF file
"Hi, Dan; Articulate won't do anything with the xml file.  You will have to drop it into the published output folder.  Where depends entir..."
  • 12 years ago01/09/12 at 10:55 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Caurina in SWF!
"Is this Flash file being inserted on the first slide of the presentation?  How large are the audio clips?  It could be that the Flash fil..."
  • over 12 years ago12/21/11 at 9:44 am (UTC)
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"Hi, William: Can you post a sample of the XML file?"
  • over 12 years ago12/21/11 at 7:26 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Caurina in SWF!
"Hi, Chetan: Off the top of my head, I would rethink your use of _root.   Refer to this document for Flash best practices.  Specifically: ..."
  • over 12 years ago12/21/11 at 7:21 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion Bulk Video Preloader?
"Hi, Madison: As far as I know, that's the only out-of-the-box solution available designed to work with Articulate, which is a bargain at ..."
  • over 12 years ago12/19/11 at 8:02 am (UTC)
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Brian Houle replied to the discussion ADA Compliance
"Hi, Britt: I've run into a similar situation.  I ended up doing up a simple javascript page that loaded quiz question and answer sets fro..."
  • over 12 years ago12/15/11 at 6:10 am (UTC)