Mark Shepherd
Mark Shepherd
e-Learning Developer at Canadian Department of National Defence
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    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 What tools can’t you live without when designing e-Learning?
"It's an old post, but I am totally with you, Steve, on having low-tech approaches to solving things.  I frequently get my best conceptual..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/28/16 at 1:37 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd started a new discussion (THIS WEEK): Articulate ROADSHOW TORONTO: June 29-30 - Anyone going (?)
"Hey everyone: I will be in town this week for Day #1 of the Articulate Roadshow in Toronto, held downtown on June 29th (NA Summit Visit)..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/27/16 at 7:12 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion How do you plan your courses?
"We've had a lot of success using a variation of Scott Wiley's approach, first, beginning with Content Outlining at a base level.  We ten..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/21/16 at 12:57 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Should e-learning modules always have quizzes?
"Hi Sean: Interesting.  I hadn't considered the possibility of labels for quizzes being that much of a concern or a consideration, but it..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/21/16 at 12:51 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Should e-learning modules always have quizzes?
"Very interesting and timely question, Claudiane! In my organization, we usually don't begin designing and building a quiz unless and unt..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/14/16 at 4:15 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion STORYLINE 2: Layered Interactive Course Content Damaging/Corrupting Navigation Button Functionality
"Hi Walt: That is actually very helpful.  This is the first I've heard of layer-specific corruption, vs. slide- or project-specific corru..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/26/16 at 12:45 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion How important is a portfolio when hiring an e-learning dev?
"One way I am working around the scenario you describe, David, is to make the building prototypes of specific-functionality content that i..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/25/16 at 8:18 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd started a new discussion STORYLINE 2: Layered Interactive Course Content Damaging/Corrupting Navigation Button Functionality
"Hello: I've run into a rather troubling issue in Storyline 2: I have a complex series of Slide Layers that make up the foundation of a ..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/25/16 at 8:08 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Corrupt file - getting to be a serious issue now!!!
"Hi Wendy: Corrupted data in Storyline can be a tricky and frustrating process if it is not caught early. That being said, it IS possibl..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/19/16 at 4:07 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Failed Score Not Allowing User To Exit Course On LMS
"Hi Kimberly: As Christie alluded to in her response, the only other thing I can think of that might still cause issues potentially on th..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/12/16 at 2:01 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Slide triggers: control timeline with variables?
"Hi Angela: Another possible option to try might be to enforce interactivity, namely, by having a button appear at the appropriate point ..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/11/16 at 6:40 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Failed Score Not Allowing User To Exit Course On LMS
"Hi Kimberly: Hmm.  It's possible your situation is potentially creating an LMS error, but it may also be a Storyline issue as well, or p..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/11/16 at 6:32 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Does Articulate Storyline 2 have a Pointer feature?
"Hi Beth! I would LOVE for Articulate Storyline to be able to do the kind of thing that you are describing: Namely, insert a REFERENCE, ..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/11/16 at 2:28 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion problem with complete status in Saba
"Hi Leslie: I guess the obvious follow-up question I have regarding this item is: ...HOW WELL does the Reduced Slides for Course Complet..."
  • 8 years ago05/09/16 at 1:42 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion problem with complete status in Saba
"Hi Christie: Although this is an old thread, recent experience has shown me that Articulate Storyline 2's settings for using a reduced o..."
  • 8 years ago05/06/16 at 7:26 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Translation document does not include masterslides
"Hi Leslie: Thanks for the update on the update (namely, Articulate Storyline 2, Release 8). -Mark"
  • 8 years ago05/06/16 at 7:17 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2: Branching Content & Course Completion Status on Saba (5.5) LMS?
"Hi Leslie! Thanks very much for your article and suggestion(s) - your links did, indeed provide for and solve my completion status probl..."
  • 8 years ago05/06/16 at 6:57 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd started a new discussion Storyline 2: Branching Content & Course Completion Status on Saba (5.5) LMS?
"Hello: I am currently encountering an issue with Articulate Storyline 2 and Saba 5.5 LMS. My latest course offering has no Quiz, but DO..."
  • 8 years ago05/05/16 at 8:07 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Randomly Inserting Articulate Storyline (v2) Slide Content (?)
"Hi Walt: I am looking to take static content and randomly insert it at a fixed point within the project. The most obvious idea I can co..."
  • 8 years ago04/29/16 at 4:52 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Quiz Banks
"Hi Alan: I'm not the best person to quote on this, but my experience on building content using Question Banks is such that I believe tha..."
  • 8 years ago04/29/16 at 3:20 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd started a new discussion Randomly Inserting Articulate Storyline (v2) Slide Content (?)
"Hello everyone: Was wondering if any of the assembled eLearning Heroes had ever built a project where content was RANDOMLY inserted into..."
  • 8 years ago04/29/16 at 3:13 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion This can't be happening!
"It is an occasional plague, Leslie  ;) Thankfully, it has not been much of an issue for us recently, but we have learned to not take too..."
  • 8 years ago04/22/16 at 6:01 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion This can't be happening!
"Hi Leslie: File corruption is an occasional event that plagues my organization.  It is tricky to deal with because crashing during editi..."
  • 8 years ago04/22/16 at 5:32 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Motion Paths
"Hi Ellana: My first thought would be to make a note of the precise time points you wish to move the animation at, and start by adding cu..."
  • 8 years ago04/06/16 at 4:26 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Help with triggers for characters
"Hi Kerry: I don't do what you describe for characters, mostly because I don't do detailed change switches in my speaking character work...."
  • 8 years ago04/06/16 at 3:47 pm (UTC)