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Articulate Storyline
DEMONSTRATION AND DISCUSSION
Agenda
• Why use Articulate Storyline?
• Brief Demonstration and High-Level Feature Overview
• Discussion
– Comparison to other software tools
– When to use Storyline vs other tools
– Potential impact
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Learning Solutions
PMO
Business Development
LEARNERS
WHY USE STORYLINE?
Articulate Storyline
Aspiring to be the tool that does it all
…. screen capturing of Captivate
…. slide manipulation of Articulate Presenter
…. interactivity of Engage
…. quizzing options in QuizMaker
…. branching and variables of Lectora
…. video capturing of Camtasia
Without requiring the learning curve of Flash
Pleasantly Surprised
Some Notable Storyline Features
• Variables
– Simple text-based
– Complex logic/math-based
• State changes
– Highlight
– Visited content
– Clicked character
• Video and screen capture
– Step-by-step or-full motion
• Improved course interface
• Slicker interactions
– Drag and drop
– Click and reveal
• Scenario-based quizzing
BRIEF DEMONSTRATION
Interface – Story View
• Story view
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Scenes
Slides
Branching
Triggers panel
Slide panel
Triggers
Slide panel
Story
panel
Scenes
inView
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Story
Storyview
view
Slides
Big
Lessons
Slide
picture/overview
Branching
properties
or Sections
Interface – Slide View
• Slide view
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Timeline
States
Notes
Triggers
Layers
• Toolbars (Ribbons)
DISCUSSION
Comparison to other tools – Learning Curve
High
Flash
Lectora
Low
Storyline/Captivate
Presenter
Comparison to other tools
Storyline vs Captivate
Feature
Storyline
Captivate
Reusability of
scenarios/interactions
Yes! Simply exchange text
and graphics
Not easily – cannot copy
custom variables or
advanced interactions from
one project to another
Quizzing
Robust, customizable, userfriendly
Not its strong suit – very
manual, tedious
Screen capturing/simulation On first uses, somewhat
clunky
Truly shines – this is still
what it does best
Community support
Far superior – eLearning
Heroes
Adobe’s forums are stale
and often, questions are not
answered
LMS compatibility
Not yet proven – but likely
good because of Presenter
track record
Often proves to be an issue,
even in latest release
Comparison to other tools
Articulate Storyline vs Presenter
Storyline
Presenter
Stand-alone but similar
enough to PowerPoint that
you don’t feel lost
Runs on top of PowerPoint
Publishes for mobile
Only publishes for
traditional Web (Flash)
Increased
flexibility/customization,
however fewer animations
More limited to stretching
PowerPoint features and
canned Engage
BRANCHING!
ROLL-OVERS/Pop-ups!
“Fake” this using hyperlinks
in PowerPoint
Faster publishing (claims)
Painfully slow publishing
with much potential for
crashes, random errors
Comparison to other tools
Storyline vs Lectora – Many similarities
Feature
Storyline
Lectora
Interface
Tabs/Ribbon Interface
Tabs/Ribbon Interface
Characters
Real and Cartoon Characters Real Characters
Variables
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Events/Events
linked to variables
Simulations/Screen Capture
Called Triggers
Called Actions
Built-in (but somewhat
limited)
Camtasia/Snagit Add-ons
(both very robust)
Built-in Themes
Yes
Yes
Web/HTML Objects
Called Web Objects
Called WebWindow
http://www.electronmedia.in/wp/lectora-inspire-articulate-storyline-side-side-comparison/
Comparison to other tools
Storyline vs Lectora – Differences
Feature
Storyline
Lectora
Publishing ease
Very user-friendly
Text-to-Speech
No
Buggy and errors require
senior developer support
Yes
Simple Page numbering
No
Yes
Simple Flash creation
No
Built-in Certificates
No
Yes, using FlyPaper add on
(not as useful as Flash is not
mobile-friendly)
Yes
http://www.electronmedia.in/wp/lectora-inspire-articulate-storyline-side-side-comparison/
When to Use Storyline vs Other Tools
Opinion (for now):
Storyline great but in its infancy
Captivate still superior for software simulations
Presenter fine for standard eLearning deployed for web
Lectora...
Potential Impact – Learning Solutions
Customization Features allow more creativity/flexibility
Newness may increase timelines, initially
Mobile fits in with Lernia goals
Adds to group’s skillsets
Potential Impact – PMO
May have longer timelines until team gets “up to speed”
Project plans may need tweaking
Potential Impact – Business Development
Mobile offering!
Increased profit? with ability to create courses with
higher-level complexity/customization without expense
of Flash programming
Makes Lernia current with regard to technology
Potential Impact – Learners
BETTER INFORMATION RETENTION!
• Engagement
• Real-world scenarios
• Visual appeal
Resources
http://www.cpguru.com/articulate-storyline-vs-adobe-captivate/
http://www.electronmedia.in/wp/lectora-inspire-articulate-storyline-side-side-comparison/
http://www.viddler.com/v/7aab923d