Articulate Storyline 360 Core Skills: Level 1 Course Outline

Overview
Articulate Storyline is one of the best eLearning development tools in the world. This step-by-step, project-based class will have you creating interactive eLearning projects in Storyline as little as two days.

You’ll learn how to create Storyline projects from scratch, how to work with scenes and slides, how to add text, images, characters, shapes, and videos.

There are lessons that will teach you how to add interactivity to your project via buttons, triggers, text entry areas, layers, and hotspots.

And you'll learn how to engage your learners with quizzes, and how to publish your eLearning projects for the widest possible audience.

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of the computer, the operating system, files and folders is assumed in addition to general keyboard and mouse skills. It is recommended that individuals review the general tutorials that come with Storyline prior to class.

Preface
During this first section, you’ll receive a quick primer on the fantastic, and ever-expanding, world of eLearning. You’ll be introduced to some best practices when planning your projects, budgeting suggestions, and you’ll learn about the development process. Along the way you’ll pick up some awesome design tips from effective slide layouts to fonts to scripting to storyboarding.
In This Module, You Will Learn About:
Planning eLearning Projects
Budgeting eLearning Projects
eLearning Development Phases
eLearning Development Process
Designing Storyline Slides
Fonts and Learning
Scripts
Storyboarding for Soft Skills

Module 1: Exploring Storyline
During this module you’ll begin to put Storyline through its paces. You’ll open an existing project and explore the Storyline interface.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Explore a Finished Storyline Project
Explore Slides and Panels
Zoom and Magnify
Explore Panels (Windows)
Preview the Entire Project

Module 2: Creating Projects
You’ll begin the process of creating an eLearning project that, when finished, will allow learners to lower their credit score. You’ll create a project from scratch, add slides, apply masters, and import content from Microsoft PowerPoint.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Create a New Project
Apply a Theme
Apply a Content Master Slide
Insert New Slides
Create a New Content Master Slide
Apply a Different Master Slide Layout to a Slide

Module 3: Add Content
Content is truly king. You’ll add such common slide elements as text, images, characters, and captions. You’ll also learn how to create and format shapes and work with a bulleted list.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Import Content from Microsoft PowerPoint
Insert Images
Create and Format a Text Box
Format a Bulleted List
Edit an Image
Insert a Caption

Module 4: Buttons, Triggers, and Hotspots
You’ll learn how to engage your learner by not only adding buttons, but control what happens when the learner interacts with the button. You’ll learn about Player controls, how to make slides advance, and how to add interactive hotspots.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Add Button to a Slide
Add a Trigger to a Button
Use an Image as a Button
Edit a Trigger
Remove Default Player Buttons
Make a Slide Advance Automatically
Insert a Hotspot

Module 5: States, Layers, and Variables
You can control how an interactive object looks before it’s, clicked, when it’s clicked, and how it looks once clicked. During this module you’ll learn about layers, variables, and how to set up conditional triggers allowing you to customize the eLearning experience for every user.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Change Button States
Create Layers
Create a Trigger to Show a Layer
Insert a Text Entry Field
Manage a Variable
Reference a Variable
Add a Condition to a Button

Module 6: Tables and Number Variables
You’ll learn how to insert a table, format it, and then add content that actually calculates data. (Yes, Storyline can do math for you.)
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Insert a Table
Create Variables that Calculate
Adjust a Variable with a Trigger

Module 7: Audio, Animation, and Video
Research has shown that adding voiceover audio to an eLearning project greatly enhances the learner experience. You’ll learn how to import, record, and edit audio. You’ll also learn how to animate Storyline slides, and how to insert videos.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Insert Audio
Use Text-to-Speech to Create Audio
Edit Audio
Replace Audio
Record Voiceover Audio
Animate an Object
Animate Text
Animate an Image
Create an Animation Completes Trigger
Create a Simple Motion Path
Insert a Video onto a Slide
Embed an External Video

Module 8: Quizzes
Storyline includes a wonderful array of Quiz Slides including Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill-in-the-blank, Pick One or Many, and even Drag and Drop. During this module, you’ll get a chance to add a quiz and a few questions.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Insert a Multiple Choice Slide
Insert a Matching Drag-and-Drop Slide
Insert a Freeform Drag and Drop Quiz Slide
Insert a Quiz Result Slide

Module 9: Publishing
You’ll learn how to edit the Player properties, use the Media Library, and how publish your finished eLearning project for the widest possible audience.
In This Module, You Will Learn To:
Edit Player Properties
Customize Slide Player Features
Enable the Seekbar for a Single Slide
Use the Media Library to Replace an Image
Publish Course Content
View outline in Word

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