The #1 Tool for any Instructional Desiger
Updated April 10, 2017
The #1 Tool for any Instructional Desiger
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Articulate Storyline
In my organization, I am the sole instructional designer for a workforce of 10K+ employees. I use Storyline2 and 360 to create engaging pieces of content from training, to interactive employee handbooks, to mandatory compliance assessments and reviews.
These programs allow me to convert boring PDFs, videos, and multiple choice quizzes into genuine learning experiences, which help with overall effectiveness and retention. Plus, since we have the luxury of gamifying our content, our employees don't view training as a punitive activity anymore.
These programs allow me to convert boring PDFs, videos, and multiple choice quizzes into genuine learning experiences, which help with overall effectiveness and retention. Plus, since we have the luxury of gamifying our content, our employees don't view training as a punitive activity anymore.
- One of Storyline's greatest attributes is its versatility. Although you can use the basic templates, more advanced users will savor the ability to bring their ideas to life using the blank canvas to transform their ideas into powerful pieces of training.
- I really like the ability to create branching scenarios, which turn a linear story into a multifaceted experience.
- Storyline also works seamlessly when adding custom interaction and various media types, from audio, to video, to web objects. The combination of these elements helps designers appeal to audiences of varying learning styles.
- I've always wished that storyline allowed a designer to organize triggers in collapsible folders. Anyone who has used 10 or more triggers all on varying objects throughout the slide knows how difficult it can be to find what you're looking for. Cleaning this area up would do wonders.
- It would also be helpful if you could delete the result slide variable if you indeed delete the result slide itself. Currently, if you are experimenting with four different result slides and decide to only use one, the variables (points and percent) stay in the project and can never be removed. This can be confusing later on.
- This really isn't a major problem, but more of a suggestions, but it would be cool if you could manipulate the size and shape of a marker. So if I wanted a large marker or even a rectangular one that looked like a button but had the characteristics of a marker, that would be pretty cool.
- The cost of outsourcing can be ridiculous, and even if you can afford it, most of your time is then taken up by project management. Storyline in worth its weight in "cyber gold"!
- I took a three-day class offered by Yukon learning and gain a superb foundation. Taking some sort of formal training will allow you to see huge gains early.
- I DO NOT like how Storyline 360 is now a subscription-based model. I prefer being able to buy a standalone license like you could with Storyline2.
Articulate Storyline blew Adobe Captivate out of the water. I tried Captivate about two years ago when I was evaluating programs, and it just didn't seem to offer enough creative flexibility. Even today, many courses that I see that are designed with Captivate look the same. Captivate has come a long way since then, as I recently re-evaluated it before upgrading to 360, but it really wasn't much of a consideration, even then.