"The biggest issues in e-learning are not caused by the technology, so likely won't be solved by the technology either, though technology ..."

"Dave, you don't need an additional hotspot; just make sure your box shape has a solid fill and then set it to be 100% transparent. That w..."

"I just did a check of a half-dozen of the Articulate 360 characters and all but one of them had a rear-facing pose: Specifically, Kayla, ..."

"While you might be able to cover content more quickly in an e-learning course vs. ILT, that won't help you if the regulatory requir..."

"For the past couple of years, I've been moving aggressively away from voice-over narration. Voice-over narration only seems appropriate w..."

"I recommend a slightly different process. If you let non-instructional designers (SMEs) create the storyboards for your courses, you are ..."

"Thanks Christiana. Apparently my laptop isn't powerful enough to play the video of the transition between locations while simultaneously ..."

"Hi Christiana, Since a picture is worth a 1000 words, I put together a short Peek video showing a little piece of the course I'm working ..."

"I'm currently working on a safety course that falls somewhere in between. It immerses you in an authentic work space (first-person) ..."

"Heck, I sometimes don't like the stuff I made two years ago, let alone 12 years ago!"

"Hi Katie, The original link was to a temporary build that extracted one branch from a larger course. That build is no longer available, b..."

"I agree that it's not ideal, but when I want learners to be able to click objects on the base layer, I've taken to just duplicating ..."

"Dayn, if you go to each non-base layer in the Slide Layers panel and right click it, you'll see a checkmark labeled Prevent the user..."

"Thanks Matthew. I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't arrive at that solution on my own. But the bigger embarrassment is the clunky way ..."

"The best courses are not about their content; they're about what learners should do with that content. With 54 photos of construction equ..."

"I usually use Ulises' method, too. I try not to use the built-in screen recording/simulation tools in Storyline, preferring instead to pl..."

"I think it's actually simpler than that. It's likely just a really wide flat graphic that is about 4x wider than the Storyline stage. It ..."

"If you give the characters in your scenarios names, pronouns become easier to choose. To use your example: Karen is the sponsor of your..."

"Try loading them into PowerPoint. Many vector images are made up of lots of smaller sub-images, and in that case, you can often right-cli..."

"I think one thing that generates frustration is that some requests feel like "low-hanging fruit." That perception may be wrong, but if it..."

"Emily Hinteregger, I'm still learning how to create fully accessible courses myself, but with regards to comment #1, have you tried publi..."

"Years ago for a course with a lot of medical terms, I used crossword puzzles (definitions are the clues) and a modified version of "Conce..."

"Hi Crystal, thanks for looking into this. I am reluctant to put an invisible and silent object first in the Tab order list because I woul..."

"I've been moving away from audio narration in general. The more you design your course to be a sequence of practice opportunities for you..."

"Have the learners perform the activity, and provide the tips in the context of the activity, either as small text boxes that appear over ..."