I dipped into the past eLearning challenges and found two that I thought would go well together: #84- Using Image Sliders and Photo Galleries in Online Courses and #160- Change Your E-Learning Perspective. I wanted to create a filmstrip using a slider so it had a smooth action when switching between photos. The Method In order to […]
Using Animated Characters in eLearning
Challenge #163 calls for the use of animated characters in eLearning. I went back and forth about the character I was going to use and finally decided on characters that animated the movements of physical exercises. The Method Most of the work for this challenge happened outside of Storyline. I started with some vector images of […]
Creating a Calculator in Storyline
This week’s eLearning Challenge was #162- Share Your Interactive Budgeting Tools, Games, and Financial Calculators. I decided to create a mini course based on one of my favorite blog posts- Mr. Money Mustache’s “The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement”. The post talks about the variables that go into (early) retirement, then boils it all down with assumptions to a […]
Using the Transparent Echo Technique
Challenge #117 featured the transparent echo technique. This technique is when you take an image in the foreground, copy it, then make the copy much larger and transparent. This is a great way to fill up white space on a slide without distracting from the overall message of your slide. I was particularly interested in using Veggie […]
Interactive Maps in eLearning
I decided to revisit past eLearning challenges and create a project for Challenge #86: Creating an Interactive Map. The Madison area is geographically interesting and it has some really neat places to visit. While I was fiddling around with Google Maps trying to see if I could get a version without landmarks, I realized how great […]
