Get tooled up: ELearning content creation

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September’s digital theme will be ELearning content creation using Articulate Storyline.

Online learning continues to be BIG business in 2023, offering the benefits of anytime, anywhere learning to anyone with access to a modern mobile device and web connection.

Storyline is one of the most popular tools for creating learning content. A free trial with some limitations is available. Part of the Articulate 360 platform, Storyline is used to create slide-based content including interactive slides and quizzes. Storyline content can be exported (as a SCORM / xAPI package) for use in modern LMS and online learning platforms including Udemy, Skillshare, Learndash, Moodle and even plain WordPress. If you’re interested in choosing a business-level LMS to host your content, start here!

Storyline home page

We’ll introduce Storyline from scratch in our eight-part explainer series and create a simple module of content including text, images, animation, embedded video, embedded 3d objects and audio. Here’s how a couple of our slides will look…

STORYLINE slide example 1
STORYLINE slide example 2


Other content development tools include XERTE, which is free and popular with Colleges and Universities:

XERTE website

Adobe CAPTIVATE is a popular option in the business space. It offers broadly the same toolset as Storyline and is paid for by monthly subscription:

Captivate

Get downloading, and see you in September for ELearning month!