Steve Flowers
Steve Flowers
Performance Consultant and Producer at U.S. Government Agency
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    Steve Flowers

    ***My opinions are my own and do not reflect past, present, or future employer's views*** @xpconcept on twitter. General and specialized problem solver, designer in multiple disciplines, and developer (tool pilot), change agent and solution champion. Co-wrote a book on Storyline: http://go...
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Converting Your Live Training To E-Learning? Watch for These 5 Red Flags
"Love that you bolded fully - "might be difficult to *fully* convert to e-learning." In some cases, partial conversion can help the liv..."
  • over 1 year ago01/04/23 at 6:59 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Using Dials to Design Interactive Infographics #261
"This looks great, Montse! Did you mean for the clickable numbers to also change the dial and screen content?"
  • over 4 years ago12/06/19 at 6:19 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Learning More About Your LMS: Resume Behavior and Suspend Data
"4K in the spec is a floor (minimum), not a ceiling(maximum) :) An LMS that doesn't limit suspend data string length isn't necessarily non..."
  • almost 6 years ago06/04/18 at 4:42 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Announcing 7 Exciting New Features in Articulate 360
"Hi Kenneth - This is more a SCORM challenge than a Storyline challenge. You can still track the submitted items and could capture the..."
  • 6 years ago02/22/18 at 3:22 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article More Amazing Features in Articulate 360
"The text to speech engine is a great addition. Really nice update."
  • over 6 years ago11/15/17 at 10:12 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Add Custom Interactions to Rise 360 Projects with the Storyline Block
"Hi, Tricia - I've had really good luck on Audio Jungle. The tracks here sound similar. It wouldn't surprise me if the track used in A..."
  • over 6 years ago10/16/17 at 5:42 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Add Custom Interactions to Rise 360 Projects with the Storyline Block
"Hi, Veronica - What are you seeing in the published module on the LMS? Does it just not display the Storyline block or is the upload ..."
  • over 6 years ago10/16/17 at 5:34 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article “But It’s to Code”: Thoughts on Accessibility in E-Learning
"This is great, Jane! I am a huge fan of the evolution of WCAG and coming section 508 guidance that focuses on how to help people rather t..."
  • 8 years ago04/13/16 at 5:23 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Learning More About Your LMS: Resume Behavior and Suspend Data
"Hey Justin - This is a sore subject with a few of us LMS admins that double as developers:) It's less about troubleshooting and more ..."
  • over 8 years ago01/11/16 at 3:17 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything (AMA): Mike Enders Answers Audio and Video Production Questions
"iPhone / iPad cameras are fantastic. You will probably want to use an external microphone and make sure your lighting is good. Sometimes ..."
  • 9 years ago04/15/15 at 6:53 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything (AMA): Mike Enders Answers Audio and Video Production Questions
"I've been doing some shopping for inexpensive teleprompter setups. The ProPrompter is nice but really spendy. This one is on my short lis..."
  • 9 years ago04/15/15 at 6:22 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the e‑learning example Storyline: Anatomy Slider
"This one uses multiple sliders. Try dragging the lungs. You'll see the main slider jumps to a range as you start to drag any of the organ..."
  • 9 years ago02/26/15 at 11:23 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything (AMA): Articulate Designer Greg Christman Answers Your Visual Design Questions!
"Here's another example that provides dynamic control over object entry and exit. https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articul..."
  • 9 years ago02/18/15 at 10:52 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything: Tom Kuhlmann Answers E-Learning Newbie Questions Live
"Use of color is good! You only need to be careful to offer an alternative when color is used to convey meaning. - A red background as ..."
  • 9 years ago01/26/15 at 4:12 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything: Tom Kuhlmann Answers E-Learning Newbie Questions Live
"Agree, Paul. Orientations should be heavy on accessible resources and human support. A few small modular components might be really effec..."
  • over 9 years ago01/15/15 at 12:29 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything: Tom Kuhlmann Answers E-Learning Newbie Questions Live
"If your LMS doesn't currently support xAPI, pursuing it as a customization or by modifying content will likely be a dead end. However, th..."
  • over 9 years ago01/14/15 at 6:57 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything: Tom Kuhlmann Answers E-Learning Newbie Questions Live
"Two part question with a preface: Articulate has accomplished A LOT of tool production, team expansion, and updates within the last 18..."
  • over 9 years ago01/14/15 at 6:37 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Ask Me Anything: Tom Kuhlmann Answers E-Learning Newbie Questions Live
"What does your recent title change mean to your day-to-day? Is it merely a title change or is your big picture role at Articulate changin..."
  • over 9 years ago01/14/15 at 6:13 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article 40 Brilliant Examples of Progress Meters in E-Learning #60
"Hi Paula - Looks like this is the setup Nagarjuna used to build the sequence. http://thecodeplayer.com/walkthrough/jquery-multi-step..."
  • over 9 years ago01/09/15 at 3:34 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the download PowerPoint: Tablet Inspired Template
"Jo and John - The tabs at the bottom live on the master. View > Slide Master and select the top level master."
  • over 9 years ago11/23/14 at 7:08 pm (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article 6 Reasons “Bigger” E-learning Isn’t Always Better
"Seems to me there are a few ways to look at "smaller is better" (which it isn't always) - Right-sizing the solution for the problem. I..."
  • almost 10 years ago07/09/14 at 6:38 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Tips for Creating Custom Diagrams in PowerPoint
"Love PowerPoint's drawing tools. I started using PPT to support diagramming versus other tools because just about everyone has PPT. Few h..."
  • almost 10 years ago07/14/14 at 7:04 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Coherence Principle: Less Material For Better Learning
"Correction to Danny Langdon's link: www.performanceinternational.com"
  • 10 years ago04/14/14 at 6:12 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Coherence Principle: Less Material For Better Learning
"Decision-making for how to choose specific visuals or media for expressing meaning is a challenge. To answer with my perspective, Paul, i..."
  • 10 years ago04/14/14 at 6:11 am (UTC)
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Steve Flowers commented on the article Two Ways to Emphasize Part of a Graphic
"Another way is using the donut and frame shapes. http://www.screenr.com/V508"
  • 10 years ago03/04/14 at 7:09 am (UTC)