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What is Articulate Studio?

Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.

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Articulate your trainings fast

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 28, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Articulate as our primary e-learning solution. The ease of use and ability to get up and running quickly meant that a mid-size company like ours could easily implement ...
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Verified user
Manager
Articulate Studio2 years of experience

The Story of Articulate Storyline

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 21, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio is used across various departments within the university by Instructional Designers, Multimedia Techs and in limited cases, by faculty members. It is used fo...
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Mark Nowowiejski
Consultant - Information Technology
Sr. IT Consultant
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Articulate Studio4 years of experience

Wonderful Product with Quirks

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 11, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
As a consulting agency, I work with different companies to create their e-learning programs. Articulate Studio 360 not only allows me to publish their e-learning programs in o...
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Joseph Benton
General Manager - Human Resources
E-Learning and Instructional Designer
Beachhead Communications
Articulate Studio2 years of experience

Articulate Studio - Training development for the little guy

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 14, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Constellation West uses Articulate Studio to create training courses for several departments. Corporate compliance related courses such as Time keeping, Active Shooter, Inside...
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Louis Ellis
Employee - Corporate
FSO
Constellation West
Articulate Studio6 years of experience

How Articulate Studio Helped Us & Saved $$

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 18, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize Articulate Studio to create training courses for individuals that require training to become a travel agent. The courses allow for us to have quizes and tests that ...
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John Fester
Manager - Information Technology
IT Manager
Travel Planners International
Articulate Studio5 years of experience

Studio is the icing on the cake

Rating: 7 out of 10
January 15, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Articulate Studio to develop and improve upon all presentations. We are able to take PowerPoint presentations to the next level using the tools provided. Microsoft has ...
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Joseph Madere
Employee - Human Resources
Learning Management System Analyst -- CornerstoneOnDemand
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
Articulate Studio3 years of experience

Best eLearning authoring tool integrated with PowerPoint

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 14, 2018
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio is used for rapid deployment of eLearning content in my organization. It is primarily utilized by our eLearning department. The area the software really exce...
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D Walwyn
Team Lead - Information Technology
e-Learning Analyst
Interior Health Authority
Articulate Studio10 years of experience

Articulate Studio - Effective, if a little buggy

Rating: 6 out of 10
June 15, 2018
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Articulate Studio to quickly create eLearning courses related to our Release Training. Often, we have a matter of days to create a full training with the updates of all...
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Chris Bloom
Employee - Marketing
Enablement Training Program Manager
Constant Contact
Articulate Studio8 years of experience

My experience with Articulate Studio

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 8, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio is being used to generate Rapid Learning content to support corporate education projects. It has been used by our development team, which include instruction...
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Luciano Gardesani Marques
Director - Sales
Account Executive
Clarity Solutions
Articulate Studio5 years of experience

Articulate is an eloquent solution to non-linear presentations

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 1, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio is a training tool that engages users in interactive content. If a project is primarily just delivery of information, then Articulate Presenter is an excelle...
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Frank Broen
Consultant - Professional Services
President
Teach America Corporation
Articulate Studio3 years of experience

Rapid eLearning problems solved

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 21, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio is a great tool for rapid eLearning development. We don't use it often anymore, in favor of Articulate Storyline, but still a great too if you're trying to s...
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Kristin Savko
Employee - Other
eLearning Developer
AES
Articulate Studio5 years of experience

Articulate Studio - PowerPoint Gem

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 21, 2017
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Articulate Studio was our original method of creating e-learning. We currently have the software, but use Articulate Storyline more often. I still use some of the additional p...
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Verified user
Manager
Articulate Studio8 years of experience

Articulate Studio is worth the investment

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 22, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Articulate Studio to create eLearning for our clients. It enables us to create interactive learning quickly and efficiently. We typically use Studio when our clients ar...
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Danielle Watkins
C-Level Executive - Other
Owner, Instructional Designer and Trainer
Zenith Performance Solutions
Articulate Studio10 years of experience

Articulate Studio Experience from an ISD Point of View

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 15, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We used Articulate Studio as the main authoring tool to create interactive online courses. We used the software across the team.
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Verified user
Professional
Articulate Studio5 years of experience

Articulate an easy tool to use.

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 15, 2016
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We used Articulate for a project while at my last company. We had several courses that needed to be created rapidly with a few interactions. The company we were working for us...
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Khriss Kincaid
Professional - Human Resources
Learning Architect
General Motors
Articulate Studio8 years of experience
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Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.

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Articulate 360 is an e-learning platform for creating workplace training. Users can build engaging courses with AI-enhanced authoring, simplify collaboration, and quickly share content. A subscription includes robust onboarding resources and access to a community of 1.5M pros.

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What is Articulate Studio?

Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to enhance elearning course content. Studio allows users to insert various elearning content into PowerPoint presentations, including assessment content, on-screen recording, and template and customized interactions. It is sold on a perpetual license. Studio can be upgraded to integrate with the full Articulate suite via Articulate 360.

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Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.6.

The most common users of Articulate Studio are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Articulate Studio is a versatile eLearning authoring software that has been widely adopted in various organizations for its rapid deployment and user-friendly interface. Users have praised its ability to eliminate the learning curve typically associated with other eLearning tools. With applications like Storyline 360, users can easily publish their e-learning programs while utilizing Review 360 to gather feedback from stakeholders. The mobile-first application, Rise 360, allows for seamless web publishing of e-learning projects. Additionally, features like Content Library 360 incorporate user-requested functionalities, enabling the production of engaging and interactive e-learning content.

Constellation West, for example, leverages Articulate Studio to create customized training courses for multiple departments, including corporate compliance and security briefings. Travel agencies also benefit from this software as it enables them to train individuals and evaluate their performance through quizzes and tests. Moreover, Articulate Studio proves invaluable in release training scenarios where frequent course updates are required. The software is widely used across departments within universities to develop interactive and engaging training modules.

One of the key advantages of Articulate Studio is its seamless integration with PowerPoint presentations, enhancing the immersion and interactivity of these materials. This feature makes it an ideal choice for those seeking a rapid eLearning development tool that saves time and money on course development. Notably, clients who already use Articulate Studio internally find it efficient for creating interactive learning materials quickly. With its small learning curve for PowerPoint users, Articulate Studio serves as the main authoring tool for developing simple yet engaging online courses that can be effortlessly updated by clients.

Overall, Articulate Studio has proven to be an easy-to-use e-learning solution for organizations looking to deploy computer-based trainings efficiently while aiding continuous improvement initiatives. Its wide range of applications and user-friendly interface make it a go-to choice for creating engaging and impactful eLearning content.

Comprehensive and versatile eLearning authoring tool: Users have found Articulate Studio to be a comprehensive and versatile eLearning authoring tool, with a wide range of features that cater to their needs. It has been praised for its ability to create engaging and interactive courses through built-in interactions and templates.

Time-saving import feature: The option to import royalty-free images and drawings directly into the software has been highly appreciated by users. This feature saves them time and effort in sourcing external media resources, allowing them to focus more on content creation.

Streamlined feedback process with Review 360 app: The Review 360 app is highly valued by users as it allows clients to give feedback on each slide. This streamlines the feedback process, resulting in a clean finished product.

Lack of Integration with Open Source Software: Some users have expressed disappointment in the lack of compatibility with open source presentation software that supports SVG graphics. They suggest that having integration with popular open source options would enhance the flexibility and capabilities of the software.

Inadequate Customer Support: Users find Articulate's customer support to be confusing and disappointing, as it is limited to a community board with minimal assistance and lacks options for opening support cases or tickets. They feel that this hinders their ability to receive timely and personalized assistance when encountering issues or seeking guidance.

Expensive Pricing Compared to Competitors: Several users feel that Articulate's products are costly compared to their rival Adobe. They believe that the high pricing may deter potential users from adopting Articulate's solutions, especially if they can find more affordable alternatives elsewhere.

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Articulate your trainings fast

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 28, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Articulate as our primary e-learning solution. The ease of use and ability to get up and running quickly meant that a mid-size company like ours could easily implement computer-based trainings without the need for a ton of dedicated employee hours going towards developing those trainings. Instead, we were able to quickly deploy Articulate and get a handful of managers and super-users up and running and in the same quarter, we deployed 25 CBTs throughout our firm. We are looking at deploying even more as we refine our processes and utilize learning from those trainings to be able to aid our continuous improvement initiatives.
Pros and Cons
  • Presentations
  • Computer Based Training
  • Templates
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Studio is extremely well suited for replacing all your legacy PowerPoint based training decks. The UI of Articulate Studio is pretty dated as it's essentially a clone of PPT but that does mean that everyone who is familiar with that platform is able to easily transition and develop their training decks in Articulate.

The Story of Articulate Storyline

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
October 21, 2021
MN
Mark Nowowiejski
Sr. IT Consultant
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School (Education Management, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
4 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Articulate Studio is used across various departments within the university by Instructional Designers, Multimedia Techs and in limited cases, by faculty members. It is used for creating staff and faculty facing training modules, as well as enhancing existing online course materials with a focus on making them more interactive and engaging for learners
Pros and Cons
  • Integrating very well with PPT
  • Allow authors to create ad-hoc video and audio clips on the spot
  • Easy to export SCORM formats for LMS integration
  • Supplies rich library of stock graphics, footage and 'characters' to allow for fast build out
Likelihood to Recommend
Very helpful for developing microlearning modules, non-linear PPTs, and basic staff training. Has been very useful in developing staff onboarding modules. Works well on mobile and tablet devices and it is easy to add extra accessibility features such as alt tags and captions. Great for in video/lecture knowledge checks. Not great for group or teamwork, users are very much siloed.

Wonderful Product with Quirks

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
May 11, 2020
JB
Joseph Benton
E-Learning and Instructional Designer
Beachhead Communications (Education Management, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
2 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a consulting agency, I work with different companies to create their e-learning programs. Articulate Studio 360 not only allows me to publish their e-learning programs in one of the suite's applications (Storyline 360), but also to provide feedback in another of the suite's applications (Review 360). In addition, there is an application that is mobile-first for the web publishing of e-learning projects (Rise 360) which some clients prefer. Additionally, many features that have been requested by users have been incorporated into new ways of producing e-learning with features and dedicated applications such as Content Library 360. This suite, when purchased by the client, allows them to also make modifications to their programs as necessary, but it is a bigger and grander version of Articulate Storyline 2 and its features.
Pros and Cons
  • In terms of e-learning, there is nothing I can imagine that Articulate Studio can't do; the features are all-encompassing in terms of what they allow a creative author to make.
  • New features that are part of Articulate Studio are game-changers in the amount of time and effort saved by having dedicated and integrated applications performing specific functions such as dedicated graphic imports of royalty-free images and drawings that I would normally pull from the web. Additionally, there are tons of characters with multiple poses and expressions that help to add storyboard characters which can be added/changed to illustrate stories. Separately, this capability was time-intensive and costly.
  • Just having the Review 360 app is a unique game-changer in and of itself. I can't tell you how many different ways that clients prefer to give feedback to e-learning projects: email, Word docs, PowerPoint comments, teleconferencing live comments, etc. and they are all wastes of time compared to using Review 360 where feedback is given on each slide, replies are sent by email and each piece of feedback can be acknowledged and comments removed leaving a clean slate finished product.
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Studio is constantly surprising in terms of what it can do. It is like a "Swiss Army Knife" of functionality. I've used it to build portfolios, whole interactive websites, authoring videos and I often discover novel ways to make it useful on a pretty regular basis. What would be a situation where you would not want to use Articulate Studio? Well, even though you can use it to author video and to publish websites, it's not a replacement for a video editing package or a web platform like WordPress, but there are times when it will do certain things in an astoundingly simple way superior to other tools.

Articulate Studio - Training development for the little guy

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 14, 2020
LE
Louis Ellis
FSO
Constellation West (Computer & Network Security, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
6 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Constellation West uses Articulate Studio to create training courses for several departments. Corporate compliance related courses such as Time keeping, Active Shooter, Insider threat, Annual Industrial Security refresher briefings and Initial Security indoctrination briefings. Articulate allows Constellation West to customize courses to fit our particular needs with out breaking the bank. Being able to create our own in house course and SCROM wrap them form deployment in our LMS (Learning Management System) is a game changer.
Pros and Cons
  • Ease of use
  • Compatibility
Likelihood to Recommend
Small to medium companies on a tight budget cannot go wrong. Articulate Studio enables smaller companies to produce compliant professional looking training courses without breaking the bank. Additionally, the product is quite intuitive to learn and use. I myself had never used a product such as this but was able to produce course work with quizzes that impressed senior management.

How Articulate Studio Helped Us & Saved $$

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
January 18, 2019
JF
John Fester
IT Manager
Travel Planners International (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
5 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We utilize Articulate Studio to create training courses for individuals that require training to become a travel agent. The courses allow for us to have quizes and tests that can be retaken, or causes a person to fail the course and retake the course from the beginning. We also use this software as way to train our internal staff in other departments duties, in order to have a good cross-department availability for when more people are needed in other departments.
Pros and Cons
  • They made it very easy to understand how to add new content to the courses, including images, videos or audio, of course, you are still able to do text-based content as well.
  • Creating quizzes has never been easier. The ability to add controls to each question and what actions each answer creates, whether an additional question or passing to the next section. Customizing these actions are very easy to learn and add to your course.
  • Being able to use your own scoring mechanism is awesome! I like SCORM but there are many options to use including a custom one of your own. This ability allows you to pass your students over to a proprietary system that enrolls them in the next course, or use the built-in utilities to provide the next course or quiz, the choice is yours!
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need to build courses that have quizzes and want to control the audience's attention to the course, rather than starting a course and watching YouTube while it plays in the background, or if you need to have the results go to a proprietary system that you control, then Articulate Studio will be a well suited software solution for you.

Studio is the icing on the cake

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
January 15, 2019
JM
Joseph Madere
Learning Management System Analyst -- CornerstoneOnDemand
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (Machinery, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
3 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Articulate Studio to develop and improve upon all presentations. We are able to take PowerPoint presentations to the next level using the tools provided. Microsoft has some creative and neat ways to make PowerPoints more immersive and interactive but Articulate Studio gives that extra level of attention to detail and user interface tools make it a breeze to work with.
Pros and Cons
  • User interface, interaction, usability, adaptability
  • Diversity and escalating work projects to the next level
  • Fun and user-friendly
Likelihood to Recommend
Fun to use. It guarantees mobile content made elegantly and in proportion. The presenter gives you next level powerpoints and the quiz-maker gives you good cookie cutter utility for engaged learning.

Best eLearning authoring tool integrated with PowerPoint

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 14, 2018
DW
D Walwyn
e-Learning Analyst
Interior Health Authority (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
10 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Articulate Studio is used for rapid deployment of eLearning content in my organization. It is primarily utilized by our eLearning department. The area the software really excels in is its ability to plug into PowerPoint with seamless integration. Most users of PowerPoint will be easily able to step right in. Eliminating the learning curve experienced with a lot of other eLearning Authoring Software.
Pros and Cons
  • Fast eLearning turn around time.
  • Eliminates a lot of the need to learn complicated eLearning authoring tools
  • Great interactions and templates built right into the suite.
Likelihood to Recommend
Articulate Studio is fantastic for sharing information based eLearning content that can be developed quickly and easily by developers who are not well versed in programming, scripting or graphic design. It is less appropriate for eLearning that requires simulations or complex interactions as the bulk of the content is derived from templates.

Articulate Studio - Effective, if a little buggy

Rating: 6 out of 10
Incentivized
June 15, 2018
CB
Chris Bloom
Enablement Training Program Manager
Constant Contact (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
8 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Articulate Studio to quickly create eLearning courses related to our Release Training. Often, we have a matter of days to create a full training with the updates of all our products, and we create these at a rate of one every 4 weeks, if not more often. Articulate Studio, being an add-on for PowerPoint, allows us to develop slides quickly and narrate them to create an engaging course, complete with quizzing.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy learning curve. Just some button clicks for recording narration, syncing animations, and adding annotations.
  • They made some fairly recent improvements to how you sync animations and add annotations. With the timeline, you can manually move the timing around. Much better than the earlier task of having to just re-do it from the beginning and hope you get the timing right.
  • If you're using Studio in the Articulate 360 subscription, you can easily review the course before it publishes.
  • The included Quizmaker program is just great. Simple to use, but you can make a varied mix of questions, and the customization options are great.
  • You can add background music in slides, which is pretty great in certain situations.
Likelihood to Recommend
Studio is really a good program for turning PowerPoint into eLearning presentations. If you're comfortable in PPT, you can really spice it up with Studio. If you also use Storyline (also by Articulate), you will find it's not nearly as flexible or robust, but the learning curve is much easier and turning out finished courses is much quicker.

Just be aware that it's still somewhat buggy, and the audio editor is very frustrating at times.

My experience with Articulate Studio

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 08, 2017
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Articulate Studio is being used to generate Rapid Learning content to support corporate education projects. It has been used by our development team, which include instructional designers. It is a great tool / method considering cases when development time is short, budget is low and/or content must be constantly updated. It does not demand programming or technical competencies, since most of the work is based on PowerPoint.
Pros and Cons
  • Easy to use. Articulate Studio is based on PowerPoint so no advanced technical competencies are required. It is a great tool for rapid learning content development.
  • Packaging and exporting. It does a quite good job while exporting the content in several different formats. So, if you need to publish it on LMS platforms compatibles to e-Learning standards (such as SCORM), Articulate Studio will do it for you.
  • Media and quizzes. It is easy to embedd media resources (such as video and audio) to provide a more engaging learning content. The testing feature is also interesting and provide simple but nice functionalities.
Likelihood to Recommend
Use it when your development time is short, your budget is low or when you know that the learning content will have to be updated soon or very often. I don't think it is the appropriate tool if you plan do deliver a high-interactive content, but it is possible to test it using the trial version of the product and then understand if Studio is the tool you need.

Articulate is an eloquent solution to non-linear presentations

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
August 01, 2017
FB
Frank Broen
President
Teach America Corporation (Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
3 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Articulate Studio is a training tool that engages users in interactive content. If a project is primarily just delivery of information, then Articulate Presenter is an excellent tool. When the purpose is to demonstrate that users understand ideas, Articulate Studio provides interesting ways to test their comprehension, and provide alternative content if a user does not pass.
Pros and Cons
  • Interactive questions and answers
  • Non-linear presentation
  • Deliver on multiple platforms
Likelihood to Recommend
Interactive scenarios are Articulate Studio's forte, especially when non-linear delivery of content is useful.

It is less appropriate when a simple presentation is the best delivery tool.

Rapid eLearning problems solved

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 21, 2017
KS
Kristin Savko
eLearning Developer
AES (E-Learning, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
5 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Articulate Studio is a great tool for rapid eLearning development. We don't use it often anymore, in favor of Articulate Storyline, but still a great too if you're trying to save time and money on development.
Pros and Cons
  • Quick to learn and implement
  • Good value
  • Built in interactions and question forms, ready to use.
Likelihood to Recommend
Very well suited for someone starting out in eLearning, or who doesn't need the robust flexibility of Storyline. The learning curve on it is very short, so it's easy to get up and running quickly. The customer support and online groups are fantastic.

Articulate Studio - PowerPoint Gem

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 21, 2017
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
8 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Articulate Studio was our original method of creating e-learning. We currently have the software, but use Articulate Storyline more often. I still use some of the additional products such as engage. I still have some older courses that I have not converted to the Storyline, so I need the program for updates.

I originally used the software at another company to create courses that were accessed for a new Production implementation.

This software gives a quick and easy method with a very small learning curve for those that are already using PowerPoint. I used the software to actually create a automated presentation for one of our clients that was not a very good speaker. It allows video, and sound input that can enhance a presentation.


Pros and Cons
  • Converts PowerPoint Presentations into e-learning modules quickly.
  • It has a quick and easy learning curve.
  • The supplemental programs like Quiz Maker and Engage allow a user to create expanded content that would be virtually impossible with just PowerPoint. It give the designer a professional course look and feel.
Likelihood to Recommend
It works for PowerPoint trained people. The software allows you to create a quick turnaround courses. It is better for students that do not have as much computer "savvy" but want to provide professional looking courses.

Articulate Studio is worth the investment

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 22, 2016
DW
Danielle Watkins
Owner, Instructional Designer and Trainer
Zenith Performance Solutions (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
10 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Articulate Studio to create eLearning for our clients. It enables us to create interactive learning quickly and efficiently. We typically use Studio when our clients are currently using it internally and they have requested this tool specifically.
Pros and Cons
  • It is a great tool when you have existing PowerPoints that SMEs have created and they hand them off to you to add instructional components and interactivity.
  • It is a great tool for our clients to then take the finished elearning files and maintain themselves because the learning curve is pretty manageable.
  • There is tremendous support and templates on the eLearning Heroes community site.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a great tool for eLearning that needs to be created quickly and the customer wants to maintain the content after without having to struggle learning the tool

Articulate Studio Experience from an ISD Point of View

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
July 15, 2016
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used Articulate Studio as the main authoring tool to create interactive online courses. We used the software across the team.
Pros and Cons
  • I call it PowerPoint on steroids =) if you know PowerPoint, it's an easy software to work with (user-friendly).
  • Articulate has a great community and they share information, templates, and tutorials. If you don't know how to do things, you know that your buddies in the community will take care of you!
  • Once you learn the logic behind programming, you can get really innovative. If you are not a coder there are many templates that you can use and customize it for yourself.
Likelihood to Recommend
It's an easy, fun, and engaging tool. You can really get creative with Articulate Studio.

Articulate an easy tool to use.

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 15, 2016
KK
Khriss Kincaid
Learning Architect
General Motors (Automotive, 10,001+ employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
8 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used Articulate for a project while at my last company. We had several courses that needed to be created rapidly with a few interactions. The company we were working for used Articulate Studio and wanted to continue using it so they could edit the courses if need be in the future.
Pros and Cons
  • Page setup is really easy. If you know how to use PowerPoint, using Articulate will be a breeze.
  • The script box for your audio script comes in handy for additional information you don't want on the slide.
  • The Engage interactions are very easy to use as well.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a project that needs to be done quickly and with less effort, use Articulate. It's very easy to use and there is not a huge learning curve to working within the program. If you have a project that requires a lot of interaction and heavy content, then you may want to use another tool.

Studio is an Excellent, Simple Tool for eLearning Development

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
July 12, 2016
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Ann Renee Rollins
Senior Instructional Designer
GP Strategies Corporation (E-Learning, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Articulate Studio
5 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My company is a performance solution company and one of the solutions we offer is custom eLearning development. We develop courseware using multiple tools, often the tool is selected based on what the customer already has in place, or will suit the technology capabilities for the client longer term. Studio makes it easy to develop simple, engaging eLearning courses, and allows for longer shelf life, as the client often has the capability to make minor course updates to their own source files after we build and deploy the course for them.
Pros and Cons
  • Course players and menu: These are simply customized to each client and course, and aren't too sophisticated for the typical instructional to create.
  • Engage interactions: These make it simple to organize a lot of content in a clean way that engages learners.
  • Quizmaker Assessments: These allow you to validate content recall with tests at the end of courses, and can be laid out to support branching and scenario-based assessments as well.
Likelihood to Recommend
This tool is ideal for smaller client companies who need to be able to update their own content once the first version is built. It's also the ideal tool for instructional designers with little eLearning development [experience] to start developing eLearning development skills. Its lower cost, easy to learn and there is a HUGE community available for support.
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