Overall Satisfaction with Articulate
We use Storyline 2 in the People Services department to deliver most of our e-learning courses. It allows us to quickly and easily create courses based on our HR systems and processes. The ability to sit alongside a subject matter expert and record the screens they use is not only a huge advantage; it streamlines the process [thus] removing the need to go back and check if the process is correct.
- Storyline 2 easily creates screen recordings from within the program. And then you can choose how you want learners to interact with the screen recordings: view them as a video, click through it like a simulation with feedback, or test them if they know where to correctly click.
- Storyline 2 allows adding voiceover with multiple audio tracks allowed. Again all from straight within the program. And then align text or other objects to appear anywhere along the voiceover.
- Timelines - easily animate in and out objects on the timeline, or pause the timeline while the learner answers a question or does some other form of interaction
- It would be good if Storyline 2 had access to some of the 'hidden' variables like Lectora does. Easily pulling the learners name into the course would be useful.
- Decreased development time
- Increased service to customers
- Increased understanding of managers of business processes with less time spent off the floor
- Lectora
As an advanced user of Lectora and Storyline 2, I would have to say Storyline 2 is winning the war of the elearning development tools. It has a shorter learning period, is visually more appealing and easier to navigate and use, and does things better like screen recordings, voice over, annimations and timelines.
Using Articulate
5 - They are all in training functions across multiple departments: People Service (HR covering most of the company) , and Maintenance