Creating eLearning Stories and Exercises with Articulate Storyline®

 

Speaker:   Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., Chief Learning Architect of Vignettes for Training, Inc.

 

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 10:00AM Pacific / 1:00PM Eastern (60 Minute Session)

 

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Session Description:

There are two daunting tasks when using stories and exercises in eLearning: creating a good design, and authoring the software. Instead of focusing the quality of the lessons into engaging learning, designers and developers spend more time in the production work. This slows down the delivery and increases the cost.

This clinic will present proven ways in using stories and exercises to engage learners as well as step by step methods to develop events, characters, choices and consequences and to quickly convert them into eLearning by using Articulate's new software, Storyline®.

In this session, you will learn:

• How to develop engaging stories, scenes, events, and characters

• How to add tension, discoveries, flurries, loops, choices and consequences

• How to use Articulate Storyline® to create micro-scenarios and stories

• How to convert PowerPoint and Presenter files into Storyline scenarios

• How to integrate Engage® scenario branching and interactions into Storyline

• How to apply Storyline features such as layers, branching, built-in images and templates, videos and others

Attend this session preview in advance ten Storyline templates using stories and micro-scenarios.

Advance previews will cover examples in the following topics:

• Anti-discrimination training

• Avoiding sexual harassment liabilities

• Negotiation

• Preventing Burglaries

• Handling difficult employees

• Ethics policy

• Software learning

• Asking probing questions

• Investigating morale issues

• Handling difficult customers

 About Ray Jimenez

Ray Jimenez is the Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and Vignettes for Training, Inc., a systems development and consulting company specializing in e-Learning and Performance Systems, eLearning course development and interactive tools and VFTNetworks, a social learning community platform.

Ray has over twenty years experience in the consulting and training industry. He started his career as management consultant for Coopers and Lybrand in the areas of information management systems and management training. He has delivered lectures and workshops and consulted with clients in the United States, Asia and Europe. Ray has designed the architecture of several e-learning and e-performance software and management systems.

Ray is the author of "3-Minute e-Learning", "Scenario-Based e-Learning", "Do-It-Yourself eLearning, "Micro-Learning Impacts Report", and soon to be released books on "Micro-Learning Worlds" and "Story-Based eLearning Design." Among his clients are Booz Allen Hamilton, Ernst & Young, Psychological Associates, Transamerica Financials, Boeing Company, Ryland Homes, Countrywide Home Loans, Oracle Corporation, U.S. Air Force, Oakwood Worldwide, Aramark, Chipotle Restaurants and National Aeronautic Space Administration (NASA). Ray has presented to several associations and business organizations including American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), Training Magazine Events, and e-Learning Guild. Ray is an adviser to eLearning programs for University of California, Irvine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center and Assumption University, Bangkok. He completed his PhD from St. Peter's College and Studies in Interactive Media from University of California, Los Angeles.

Workshop and briefing participants describe Ray as "fun", "engaging", "technically savvy", "has depth in e-learning experience", "balances theory and hands-on experience" and "inspiring".

Visit Ray's blog: http://vignettestraining.blogspot.com/