Easy to use, create complex elearning
October 20, 2015
Easy to use, create complex elearning
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
v2
Overall Satisfaction with Articulate Storyline
We use Storyline in the Clinical & Product Education Department, and I believe our HR training group is also using it. We are now able to develop more complex e-learning projects within our fixed timelines because Storyline makes it easy to do. Instead of deciphering coded IDs and actions, just read the trigger in plain English, love it.
- Building complex interactions, allowing learners to practice new skills or application of new information, is easy and straightforward.
- Creating branching and scenario-based e-learning is also easy and straightforward - I can see the branching overview easily and have the opportunity to use layers within a slide to manage detailed feedback.
- If you want to get even more complex, as long as you plan sufficiently and/or have some coding help, Storyline can support a lot of additional functionality.
- There's no text-to-speech engine, so we are using a very odd combination of software & strange workflow to sort that out.
- There's no way to publish as a movie/video file, so some projects we're still completing in Captivate.
- Also we've found that recording audio directly into Storyline limits your options - if you later export that audio, you will get one long file, of the original recording, without any of the edits made within the software.
- We've sped up our development timelines of more complex projects - or actually been able to create more complex projects within a fixed development timeline. We are a small group with a lot of responsibility, so any time we can save some time while still improving our deliverables, it's a win.
Storyline makes it easy to create complex interactions and branching. No need to learn any complex coding-type tools, just read the triggers in plain English. The main reason we use Storyline is the ease of use and time savings to create more complex, effective interactions and branching.