Teaches proficiency in the authoring tools that instructional designers use daily to build e-learning content. Covers Articulate Rise (responsive, block-based) and Articulate Storyline (interactive, branching scenarios), AI-assisted content development workflows, AI video generation (Synthesia/HeyGen), screen recording (Camtasia/Loom), and template library development. Students build real courses — not just learn interfaces — and develop the time estimation skills that prevent every project from going over budget.
Levels: Remember · Understand · Apply · Analyze · Evaluate · Create — highest demands most original thinking.
Block-based responsive course building, lesson structure, knowledge checks, Rise-appropriate content design.
Trigger/variable logic, branching scenarios, drag-and-drop interactions, slide layers, animation timelines, character integration.
Claude for instructional text, Synthesia/HeyGen for video, evaluating AI output for accuracy and appropriateness.
Camtasia/Loom capture, editing, annotations, callouts, audio quality, export formats.
Template libraries, reusable assets, build time estimation, calibrating estimates vs. actuals to improve scoping accuracy.
E-Learning Course Build — Student builds two complete course modules: (1) a Rise module (responsive, 10-15 minutes, with text/image/video/interaction blocks and a knowledge check) and (2) a Storyline module (branching scenario with at least 3 decision points, consequence paths, drag-and-drop or click-to-reveal interaction, and scenario-based assessment). Both modules use AI-assisted content (with annotations showing what Claude drafted vs. what was edited). Includes a reusable template (branded, accessible), a build time log comparing estimated vs. actual hours per component, and exported files ready for LMS deployment.
Industry-standard e-learning authoring suite for building responsive and interactive course content.
AI video generation platforms for creating presenter videos without filming.
Screen recording and video editing tools for tutorials, walkthroughs, and demonstrations.
Visual asset creation tools for course graphics, icons, and branded design elements.
AI assistant for narration scripts, scenario dialogue, assessment item generation, and instructional text drafting.
Open-source audio editing tool for cleaning up narration, adjusting levels, and producing professional audio.
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