Business Problem When you use a text entry object in Articulate Storyline, the text you type in the field does not get registered until the field loses focus. That means you need to click outside the field (for example, on...

Guess What! Test your guessabililty! Imagine you’re learning a new software application your company is rolling out. Read what you hear. Then guess what your brain is thinking… This is a brain-based application systems training quiz. [thrive_accordion_group title=”Guess what the...

Using JavaScript to Create Random IDs I wanted to share a quick solution I showed the other day for solving the following challenge: how to create a random ID (alphanumerical)? In this case, it was for a certificate. Create a...

UPDATE: This tool is now deprecated. I hope at some point Articulate will provide a native way to export (and import) variables? Maybe using json? Or XML? Why export variables? Have you ever wished you could export all the variables...

2017 What a year! We’ve raised 5 minute microlearnings to the heights of registered deity, explored fantastic AR/VR experiences that will revolutionize learning one day (just because we’re so bored with our normal R(eality)). Robots are on the rise to...

Showstoppers are sometimes good! This example shows how to embed a Storyline interaction in Rise as a “showstopper,” meaning the user can’t continue with the Rise content until they complete the Storyline module. UPDATE: Articulate now has a built-in feature...

The story(line) behind xAPI Santa With the holidays on the corner, I rewrapped one of last year’s xperiment (xAPI) for the Articulate eLearning Heroes challenge. In this interactive piece, you send a “prezy” to other folks in the L&D community...

My book, Engage the WORL&D!, is based on a thirty-day blog-writing challenge I did last year. My daily stories were self-reflections on learning via a-ha moments. After completing the thirty-day challenge, my blog entries revealed an uncanny resemblance between the world of...

After a year of writing (which will be a lessons-learned post itself), my book, Engage the WORL&D! is now published. What best describes the book? A whimsical, brain-picking “meme-oir” from a creative digital learning strategist.   Here’s the map of...

11 STRANGER THINGS: entering the upside down WORL&D of eLearning: So, your senior leadership has decided to move an instructor-led (ILT) course to online. It will save a lot of money, it will be accessible to all, any time, anywhere,...