Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After I have completed my analysis for a branching scenario , I spend time planning before I start actually writing the content. My planning includes three components: A scenario concept and summary An outline A list of mistakes. Scenario Concept and Summary. I create a summary of the scenario and the narrative.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 22, 2021

What are some strategies for managing the complexity of branching scenarios? One of the issues with branching scenarios is that you can get exponential growth. This results in 40 slides total with only 3 decisions per path, in a structure called a time cave. Plan the scenario. Make some paths shorter.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 23, 2019

Articulate recently added a scenario block in Rise. This block is designed to create responsive branching scenarios quickly. I think the Rise scenario block works well for quick conversation simulations. Branching scenario example. Try the scenario yourself to see the finished product.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

Articulate 360 (primarily Storyline). Most of the elearning content I build for clients is created in Articulate Storyline, part of the Articulate 360 suite. Storyline is fairly easy to develop with, but flexible enough to do plenty with if you’re creative. Twine is my favorite tool for creating branching scenarios.

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Thinkdom

APRIL 26, 2024

Interactive e-learning scenarios provide an exciting alternative to traditional, monotonous lectures. The advancements in AI have made it much easier to create interactive scenarios. Tools like ChatGPT and Bard can take these scenarios to the next level. What is Scenario-based learning?

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I built this branching scenario in the open source tool Twine. This scenario is moderately complex, with a total of 17 pages (or passages in Twine terminology) and 8 different endings. The ideal path has 5 decisions to reach the best conclusion. This is the map of the entire scenario. Planning a Branching Scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 22, 2019

When I write scenarios, I usually write the ideal path first. I find it’s easiest to have one complete path with the most correct answers, and then branch off from that later. When I build branching scenarios, I also prefer to build a single path first. Try the Scenario So Far.

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ThinkingKap Solutions

JULY 10, 2019

You’ve heard of eLearning scenarios. Creating great eLearning scenarios is more than meets the eye. Other people think eLearning scenarios are too complex and confusing to create. What Makes a Scenario GREAT? For a scenario to be truly great, it needs to be challenging. Beginning the Process.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 11, 2023

Imagine this scenario: A big, well-known company contacts you and says they want to build an eLearning game to train their employees about one of their policies. There were plot holes and storylines that just didn’t make sense. When reviewing your script, follow each possible path to make sure it will make sense to the learner.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

A 2D scenario simulation that engages the learner in decision-making that draws them in. Does the skill require lots of practice to build competence, confidence and muscle memory? It is valuable for building a bridge between learning and real-life experience by having learners make decisions that impact future outcomes.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 18, 2017

On reddit, someone asked how to manage the complexity of branching scenarios and keep them from growing out of control. One of the issues with branching scenarios is that you can get exponential growth. This is 40 pages total with only 3 decisions per path. Planning a Scenario. Make Some Paths Shorter.

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Tesseract Learning

AUGUST 17, 2020

Users can interact with the content, navigate the storyline, reveal their choices, etc. The most commonly used functionalities in interactive videos are: Branching: It allows user control and personalizes the learning by allowing different paths and skipping irrelevant content. What is Interactive Training Video?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

How do you estimate the required time to create branching scenarios? It’s tricky to estimate, even for me, because branching scenarios can vary widely in complexity. Overall, the best way to estimate your time to create branching scenarios is to actually do it and track your time. Word count.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 27, 2023

When you build branching scenarios in Storyline, one of the decisions you need to make is when to create new slides and when to create layers. In my work, I find that layers are effective for feedback in a gauntlet or constrained branching structure. Take a look at the structure for this scenario.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this article, we’ll explore 8 tips to facilitate the branching scenario development process. . How To Create Amazing Branching Scenarios For Online Training. Branching scenarios lead corporate learners down different paths. Branching scenarios lead corporate learners down different paths.

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Kitaboo

AUGUST 8, 2023

Table of Contents: Elucidat Articulate Storyline 360 Lectora Online Gomo Learning Adobe Captivate 360 iSpring Suite Easygenerator KITABOO 1. This software comes integrated with a comprehensive toolkit with features such as a responsive player, customizable templates, motion paths, triggers, and animations.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

I recently got a question from a reader about how long a branching scenario should be. Specifically, she was asked to create a very large branching scenario, and wanted to know how feasible that would be. I would love your expertise on whether you think a 45-min branching scenario sim in [Storyline] is too long.

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Maestro

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

That’s where scenario based training comes in. Scenario-based learning is an interactive instructional strategy that uses real-life situations and narratives to actively engage learners. It’s hard to beat the engagement quotient of scenarios, and they’re a proven strategy for boosting learning outcomes.

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Spark Your Interest

MAY 1, 2020

They concluded that “ e-learning has an under-exploited potential to support health workforce capacity building in different contexts, and can empower health workers to take charge directly of their competency development, to enable them to play a full role as change agents in addressing the challenges we will face in the 21st century.”.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Scenario Based Learning (SBL) is used extensively as a learner strategy in online learning. Not only does it provide high learner engagement as scenarios depict real life situations making them relatable, it also provides a safe environment to practice and understand consequences of their action. What is Scenario Based Learning (SBL)?

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise and Elucidat are three of the most popular elearning authoring tools on the market. Storyline vs Rise vs Elucidat: At a glance. Users who want to build basic modules quickly and easily. Branching” scenarios that let learners choose their own path. What is Storyline?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

How do you create alternate paths in branching scenarios? In a previous post, I explained how I write the ideal path for a branching scenario first. I use Twine to make the process of creating alternate paths easier. First, Draft One Alternate Path to Its Conclusion. Good, Bad, and OK Choices.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 21, 2015

eLearning scenarios help your employees not only develop useful skill sets and improve their weak points, but also apply training knowledge to their work environment. Scenario based learning is a great training means to achieve this, as it is ideal for: Identifying issues. Creating a good eLearning scenario is not an easy task.

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Petra Mayer

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This five-phase framework serves as a guideline for building training and learning support tools. Some of the popular ones are Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline and iSpring Pro. Branching Navigation. An adaptive learning technique, branching navigation enables learners or trainees to control the outcomes. Simulation.

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Spark Your Interest

MARCH 26, 2020

This course example shown on the right was an award-winning Articulate Storyline course in 2012 by Tim Buteyn. Use Branched Scenarios as a Quiz. Branched scenarios are situations where there are multiple outcomes for an action. Each time you are given a choice or a path. Experiment with Scenarios.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Articulate Storyline – Great product – read my review here - yeah, they pitch it for masses and yeah they can do some things, but this is really for developers and instructional designers. Multiple learning paths or branching. Scenario builders. Notes of some nature. Gamification. What’s HOT.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 24, 2022

Using an online learning platform takes off a lot of the hard work of building an audience, marketing, and sales, but you may not have control over pricing, user data, and branding. LearnWorlds comes with eCommerce features , course authoring , and website building capabilities right out of the box. Has a white-label option.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

If you want uber robust in terms of features, ProProfs is not going to offer that, but if you want to build courses quickly and easily, then it will do the trick. With the latest rage being avatars, scenario backgrounds and creating games, ITY Studio shows up and delivers in a fun way. Custom learning paths, templates.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

No one say a traveling band of instructional designers on their way to Canterbury, including said one called Chaucer, had the skill sets to build those courses. But in just a few years, there were plenty who could develop, design, build and launched the content using various weapons to achieve it. The People rejoiced! Hip Hip, Hip!

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LearnDash

AUGUST 22, 2018

Branching scenarios offer a dynamic way to build engagement and improve retention. Because quiz questions can’t build on each other without giving away previous answers, they’re often more like a simple spot-test of learner knowledge. Where do branching scenarios work best in online training?

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LearnUpon

JULY 7, 2016

There are many commercial authoring tools on the market, including Elucidat , Articulate Storyline , Adobe Captivate , iSpring Pro , and Camtasia. Based on their requirements, some organizations choose to build an authoring tool in house instead. Learners are prompted to choose from multiple solutions to given scenarios.

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BrightCarbon

MAY 24, 2021

In this post, we’re pivoting away from quizzes and will be using Articulate Rise to build an authentic assessment using a branching scenario. And in the next part, we’ll be looking at some even more immersive assessments in Articulate Storyline. Part 2: Building interactive PowerPoint quizzes.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 21, 2020

That makes it perfect for creating branching scenarios. I use Twine for planning the structure, drafting the content, and building a functional prototype. Enter your first text (this is usually the introduction to the scenario). You can continue repeating this process for your entire scenario.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When I completed building this branching scenario in Storyline, I ran into a couple of issues. Here’s how I built the scenario and solved those problems. Check out the completed scenario yourself. Keeping Track of Alternate Paths. The Good choices were the ideal path and previously built.

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Tesseract Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Storyline, Articulate’s fixed-pixel option, and Rise, their responsive tool, are truly separate products with completely disparate interfaces. Storyline is desktop software, while Rise is browser-based. Storyline is far, far more powerful than Rise. Storyline vs Claro: Same Power, Different Platform. Not so fast!

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Talented Learning

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, they can be defense companies involved with building jets, rockets or military equipment. Or utilities that power federal government buildings. She’s worked in academia and in the corporate world, and she has been incredibly helpful guiding us along this path. CANDEE: Government contractors are diverse.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 7, 2012

In an earlier post we looked at how to build branched scenarios for interactive elearning courses. Branched scenarios are great for simulating the types of real-world decisions a learner needs to make on the job. The Critical Path. Most elearning courses have a critical path. That’s the critical path.

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