Michael Palko
Michael Palko
Program Manager - eLearning at Duke University Health System
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    Michael Palko

    I'm a self-starter with a background in project management and training design & delivery. I have a penchant for developing creative traditional classroom and e-Learning courses using a variety of tools. I know the value of applications and web sites that focus on usability and design. I have exp...
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Allowing learners to choose the better of two results
"I'm familiar with how to build a course that allows learners to retry a quiz, but what I need help with is how to allow the learner to ch..."
  • over 2 years ago12/27/21 at 7:24 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Pixelated images in 360 Review
"When I preview my course, the images appear as expected But when published to 360 Review, it appears pixelated. It's this image, but no..."
  • over 2 years ago09/28/21 at 12:59 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Rise: Restart Quiz
"I created a course with a button block and want to configure the button to take the learn back to a quiz block. However, when the b..."
  • 3 years ago03/24/21 at 9:01 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Half a button is OK, but...
"I'm creating a course that asks the learner to choose one of two buttons at the bottom of the screen. Notice the cursor in the images; on..."
  • almost 4 years ago07/16/20 at 6:07 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Which version of Storyline was my course published in?
"Is there a way to tell from the output published for an LMS exactly what version of Storyline was used to create/publish that course? We'..."
  • over 5 years ago01/23/19 at 9:11 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Passing a number variable to a short answer survey field.
"In my project, I'm asking the learners to count how many times they see a safety issue in a video.  They click a button each time they se..."
  • 6 years ago04/19/18 at 4:55 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Notes Tab Divider
"I've searched  the Advanced Color Editing menu and can't seem to find what's driving the color of the divider (circled below) between the..."
  • 6 years ago04/16/18 at 7:27 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Timed questions: Add some pressure to make quick decisions (freebie)
"We all know that Storyline allows you to put a time limit on your course quiz, but have you considered putting a time limit on questions ..."
  • 6 years ago01/30/18 at 4:59 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Drag but no Drop on Mac
"I've created a course with a freeform drag and drop question. The 8 items appear one-at-a-time and the learner must drop them on one o..."
  • over 6 years ago10/11/17 at 4:40 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Results slides: score points and score percent oddity
"I have a Quiz Bank (5 questions, each worth 10 points, all are each is presented) that is linked to Results Slide. But when the results ..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/26/17 at 8:59 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Slider steps - Mobile vs. Desktop
"I'm designing a game for mobile devices.  When the player answers a question correctly, a slider moves one step. When I preview the game..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/21/17 at 1:59 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Reviewing Quiz Results from Multiple Quiz Banks
"I have a project with multiple Quiz Banks, each with its own Results Slide.  There is also a Total Results slide that combines the scores..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/01/17 at 5:18 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Custom Player and Project Title
"I created a custom player for one of my projects in which I've changed colors and text labels, then saved it so it can easily be applied ..."
  • almost 7 years ago05/31/17 at 11:38 am (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Are the defaut Yes and No buttons, as seen on the Resume Course prompt, used anywhere else?
"I want to change the text on those buttons, but need to be confident that I'm not affecting how they behave elsewhere."
  • almost 7 years ago05/18/17 at 6:59 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Quiz Questions and Slide Masters
"I have a slide master with a menu and buttons (for Help and Exit) on the left side of my course, but when I use that slide master for a q..."
  • 7 years ago03/15/17 at 3:14 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Resizing the Browser at Course Launch
"I'm designing a course to play alongside another application.  I want the course to be in a narrow browser window (275x650).  Those are t..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/08/16 at 3:06 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion How do I make a course open in a custom-sized browser?
"I want my "How To" to open in a browser that is 275 x 650.  From what I've read in other posts, I'm pretty sure it can be done by executi..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/03/16 at 6:37 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Can you solve this?
"Recently, some colleagues came to me with a Storyline file created for them by a consultant.  The purpose of interaction is to allow lear..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 1:34 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Media item "too long for its media"
"I'm attempting to save a Reply file and see this message "Media item <XYZ> is too long for its media." Now I'm unable to save the f..."
  • almost 9 years ago06/19/15 at 6:42 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion What are you using to capture video?
"I'm considering investing in a video camera to capture the performance of tasks that can be incorporated into eLearning (primarily author..."
  • 9 years ago04/07/15 at 7:07 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion New Slide vs New Layer
"What are the pros / cons of adding a new slide to your project vs. adding a new layer? For example, when the learner clicks a hot spot, ..."
  • over 9 years ago12/09/14 at 7:35 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Taking up space
"In a text entry interaction, I want one of the acceptable answers to be a space.  I've entered a space, but when the slide plays the spac..."
  • over 9 years ago10/27/14 at 1:46 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Starting in a licensed version, ending in a trial version
"A few colleagues of mine wanted to give Storyline a try and downloaded a trial version. I created a template for them using my licensed ..."
  • over 9 years ago09/04/14 at 6:08 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Sharing Storyline Output in a WebEx meeting
"Later this week, I'm presenting to some peers at another institution via WebEx. In prepping for this, I attempted to play the Storyline ..."
  • over 9 years ago08/26/14 at 12:03 pm (UTC)
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Michael Palko started a new discussion Quiz attempts, Variables and Success (according to the LMS)
"I need the expertise of this group to solve an issue my colleagues and I have been wrestling with. Here's the scenario: All assessme..."
  • over 9 years ago08/19/14 at 1:00 pm (UTC)