Mark Shepherd
Mark Shepherd
e-Learning Developer at Canadian Department of National Defence
  • About

    Mark Shepherd

    20-year certified Microsoft Office trainer, project manager, course designer, and courseware developer/technical programmer. 5-year training veteran of e-Learning tools such as Adobe Captivate and TechSmith's Camtasia Studio. Have built learning solutions and webinars hosted on Microsoft SharePo...
  • Ottawa, CANADA
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Converting ILT (Instructor-Led-Training) to E-Learning: Tips and Tricks?
"Great points Bryan! I would also add to that, "Death by WORD (and other WP) documents". Hoo, boy! That one has plagued me from time to ..."
  • over 8 years ago03/15/16 at 3:02 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Converting ILT (Instructor-Led-Training) to E-Learning: Tips and Tricks?
"When I first started my job last fall, this was the exact advice I gave to my senior bosses. I challenged them to look for and report AN..."
  • over 8 years ago03/15/16 at 2:58 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion What projects have transformed you as a designer?
"It's our primary job and role as eLearning Developers to be option-creators, path-definers, and interest-generators.  Building creative ..."
  • over 8 years ago03/15/16 at 2:48 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion File Size with Storyline 2 and Video
"Hi everyone: We've run into the exact same issue here at our organization. The best compromise we could come up with was to manually ed..."
  • over 8 years ago03/15/16 at 2:33 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Allowing Users to Skip the Timline
"Hi Brad: Storyline development ideas that popped into my head when I read your article: 1. Create a variable or variable(s), along with..."
  • over 8 years ago03/10/16 at 8:22 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion What projects have transformed you as a designer?
"Completely agree, Bruce (!) :) With every learning course I've built in my job, I've worked very hard to ensure that everything I includ..."
  • over 8 years ago03/10/16 at 8:16 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Caption This!
"Feeling the BURN as I stretch my legs, Jeff! ;)"
  • over 8 years ago03/07/16 at 8:59 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Caption This!
"LOL! So true, Jennifer! :P"
  • over 8 years ago03/07/16 at 8:58 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Caption This!
"Well, this answers Wendy's question! ;)"
  • over 8 years ago03/03/16 at 3:33 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Caption This!
"My entry :P"
  • over 8 years ago03/03/16 at 2:19 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Changing from one layer to another within the same slide
"Hi Pierre: Michael's covered it well for you with his example Story, but this was something that also puzzled me a little when I first s..."
  • over 8 years ago03/03/16 at 2:05 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Failed quiz attempt not registering in LMS
"Brian: I would like to underscore and validate Ashley's point. In my own organization, we had to experiment with a couple of different ..."
  • over 8 years ago03/01/16 at 5:03 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Job-Aid Design: Tips, Tricks, What to Include, How to Format?
"Preston: I LOVE this idea/insight.  If I were building a Job-Aid, the first thing I'd be looking to do is to see how many of these conce..."
  • over 8 years ago03/01/16 at 4:58 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion How did you learn your trade?
"Donna: Great question, and one that is always challenging for new IDs and new eLearning developers. I learned my course design skills t..."
  • over 8 years ago03/01/16 at 4:37 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Job-Aid Design: Tips, Tricks, What to Include, How to Format?
"Hi Nicole: David's link to Cathy Moore's Site led me to her Twitter Feed, where I found this: http://eppic.biz/2016/02/18/a-damn-good-j..."
  • over 8 years ago03/01/16 at 4:21 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion What's the WORST elearning advice you ever received?
"Ummm, yikes, indeed! :P Anything that requires learners to be locked into a single learning path...double-yikes! ;)"
  • over 8 years ago03/01/16 at 1:57 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Articulate User Group - OTTAWA
"Thank you, Nicole, and Olivier, for hosting a very interesting meeting. Always fun to talk with and engage other e-learning pros. :)"
  • over 8 years ago02/26/16 at 11:05 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Editing States with images
"Hi Helena: Like Brian, creating customized States (particularly Buttons) is a key component of my Job. Here's how I add (or change) gra..."
  • over 8 years ago02/25/16 at 9:12 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Infographic into Storyline
"Justin: Agreed that laying out and populating multiple response paths is challenging and a heck of a lot of work.  However, for some pr..."
  • over 8 years ago02/24/16 at 8:11 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Infographic into Storyline
"Hi Justin: A few thoughts on your project: LOVE the look and design.  Visuals look great. I like the interactions and the drag and dro..."
  • over 8 years ago02/24/16 at 4:32 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Data Entry: HACK the COLOR DISPLAY of the ENTERED DATA using HTML?
"Hi Christie: I appreciate that.  One thing that would help go a long way towards me solving this issue is to ask what version of Interne..."
  • over 8 years ago02/17/16 at 9:23 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Issues with tiggers/next buttons and story progress once published
"Hi Paula: I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your NEXT Button.  It could be a number of things that might have caused it to m..."
  • over 8 years ago02/17/16 at 7:08 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Issues with tiggers/next buttons and story progress once published
"Hi Lauren: As eL project issues come in all shapes and sizes, there might be a number of things that cause these kinds of problems you a..."
  • over 8 years ago02/17/16 at 6:45 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Delay progression
"Eric: On your STORY VIEW Tab, select the Slide you want to adjust Player Buttons for. Then look in the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER for the S..."
  • over 8 years ago02/17/16 at 6:24 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Delay progression
"Hi Courtney! My suggestion would be to turn off the default NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons used in the Player, and create some CUSTOM BUTTONS..."
  • over 8 years ago02/17/16 at 5:25 pm (UTC)