“Every artist was first an amateur.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson.
A learned skill is the result of quality training, resources, and practice. Some prefer a self-taught approach while others prefer facilitated guidance. You’ve come to right place for facilitated quality training and resources. Practice is all you!
Articulate Storyline training:
Are you looking for Articulate Storyline training that is more than out-of-the-box? Looking for a way to customize training specifically for your team’s needs? Want to learn more about how to fit Storyline into the workflow of a project?
Learning an elearning authoring tool is the easy part. There are ample free resources online to get up and running with the basics of how to use Articulate Storyline. Learning how to use the tool in the workflow of designing and developing an elearning project involves techniques and practice with real-world applications. These Articulate Storyline workshops differ from others by their custom modular structure. Mix and match modules to customize a 1, 2 or 3-day workshop for your team.
The structure below outlines three 1-day modules that can be mixed and matched to suit the needs for 1, 2, or 3-day workshops. Ex: 2-day workshop with Module 1 and Module 3, or 2-day workshop with Module 2 and Module 1.
Module 1 – Fundamentals of an Articulate® Storyline:
- Basic building blocks of using Articulate® Storyline
- Interactive objects: markers, lightboxes, scrolling panel, and more
- Quizzing: templates, free form, and results
Module 2 – Storyboard to Storyline:
- Considerations when preparing a storyboard for development
- Design Thinking and UX Design considerations for treating content
- Themes, Master templates, and Style Guides
Module 3 – Next Level Interaction Design:
- Freeform interaction design
- Conditional Triggering
- Variable programming techniques
Note: basic understanding of instructional design practices assumed.
OVERVIEW:
A custom* workshop is a highly interactive day(s) that will prepare participants to develop quality elearning. A custom workshop is defined as teaching and training concepts specific to the participant’s environment, workflows and business needs to include but not limited to: preparing a storyboard for development, project asset management, good naming convention practices, visual design principles, interaction design, conditional navigation, and more.
*Subject to change based on audience skill and comfort level, yet comprehensive and flexible.
The structure below outlines three 1-day modules that can be mixed and matched to suit the needs for 1, 2, or 3-day workshops. Ex: 2-day workshop with Module 1 and Module 3, or 2-day workshop with Module 2 and Module 1.
Module 1: – Fundamentals of Articulate® Storyline
- Basic building blocks of using Articulate® Storyline
- Interactive objects: markers, lightboxes, scrolling panel, and more
- Quizzing: templates, free form, and results
Module 2: – Storyboard to Storyline
- Considerations when preparing a storyboard for development
- Design Thinking and UX Design considerations for treating content
- Themes, Master templates, and Style Guides
Module 3: – Intermediate to Advanced interaction design
- Freeform interaction design
- Conditional Triggering
- Variable programming techniques
Note: basic understanding of instructional design practices assumed.
PROPOSED MODULES OUTLINE:
Module 1:
This day is an introduction to Articulate® Storyline and the basic structure of how Scenes, Slides, and Layers play a key role in elearning development. Simple and easy practice exercises to demonstrate concepts and build confidence.
- The User Interface and the basic structure of Scenes, Slides, and Layers.
- Leveraging object states and triggers
- Interactive Objects – Markers, Hotspots, Scroll Panel, and Sliders
- Timeline: Cue points, Zoom Regions, and triggering events
- Introduction to media: screen recording, video, and audio
- Introduction to quizzing, publishing, and reporting.
Module 2:
An introduction to elearning storyboards. The day is designed to explore and experiment with various storyboarding techniques and preparing a Storyline project for development. Participants will create a storyboard and prepare a .story file for development in Day 2.
- Overview: What is a Storyboard?
- How to prepare a storyboard for development in Articulate® Storyline
- Design Thinking and User Experience Design fundamentals for elearning projects
- Storyboard techniques as it applies to Articulate® Storyline
- Audio transcript storyboards
- What is a theme and why should it matter?
- Templates are not Master Slides. What’s the difference?
- Setting up, saving, and sharing a Storyline Player Template
- Designing a branded custom color palette
Module 3:
An introduction to conditional programming with triggers and variables. The day is designed to explore and experiment with user interaction design customizing experiences leveraging triggers, and the common uses of variables.
- Interaction design basics
- Custom freeform interactions pros and cons
- Designing and storyboarding a custom interaction
- Conditional triggering leveraging Object States and Layers
- Introduction to Variable Programming
- Conditional navigation and branching
- Conditional and remedial feedback
- Interacting with media: audio and video
WORKSHOP MODULE PRICING – FACE-TO-FACE:
$2,500/day – min: 10 / max: 30 participants
- pricing negotiable for 30+ participants
- + expenses (travel, lodging, meals)
- up to 30 days email support for all participants after workshop
- up to 30 additional days discounted (50%) one-on-one project consulting/help – $75/hour
- contact me (below) for less than 10 participants
Note: typical day starts at 8:00 or 9:00 AM with two 15-minute breaks and one-hour lunch with ending at 4:00 or 5:00 PM, respective to when the day starts.
WORKSHOP MODULE PRICING – ONLINE: (2 participant minimum)
- $495 per participant – 8 hours or one module (two 4-hour sessions)
- $795 per participant – 16 hours or two modules (four 4-hour sessions)
- $1095 per participant – 24 hours or three modules (six 4-hour sessions)
Discount available for:
- Government/military
- Non-projfit organizations
- Academic institutions
Fine Print:
All face-to-face workshop modules start at 8:00 or 9:00 AM – 4:00 or 5:00 PM (local time)
Class size: Minimum 10 participants / maximum 30 participants
Requirements: Laptop with licensed copy of Articulate Storyline or 30-day free trial
Payment due upon agreement:
- 100% refund if organization cancels 30 days before workshop date.
- 100% refund if NuggetHead Studioz cancels due to unforeseen circumstances.
- 50% refund if organization cancels 14 days before workshop date.
- 0% refund if organization cancels within 14 days before workshop date.
NuggetHead Studioz Guarantee: If each participant is not 100% satisfied, let me know within one week of the workshop and I’ll coordinate additional training or resources.
Get in touch to discuss more details about a complete outline and suggested agenda.
Client Feedback:
Kevin Thorn is by far one of the most engaging and inspirational instructors I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. I recently participated in two back-to-back Articulate Storyline courses. Not only did he teach me numerous skills that I will use in my daily professional life, but he made me excited to do so. His passion for, and dedication to, instructional design is off the charts and is extremely contagious. I would say he far exceeded my expectations and gave me the tools to exceed in my life.
– J.D. Maddox, Developer of Training Communications at Bluegreen Vacations
I have to say that this is a great course. I am getting so much more out of this as opposed to watching a video because there is interaction and chances to work with the content.
– Denise Hass, International Code Council