Articulate Storyline: Advanced Techniques Certificate

• Apply themes, styles, and master slides for consistency.

• Use templates to save time and ensure visual consistency. 

• Plan out interactions by deciding when to use states, layers, or variables.

• Build branching scenarios for learner choice.

• Create choose-your-own-adventure style interactions. 

• Customize navigation paths to support adaptive learning.

• Use variables, conditions, and if/then/else logic. 

• Set up scoring systems and reward mechanisms. 

• Mix and match triggers for advanced control.

• Apply motion paths and emphasis animations.

• Use transitions and effects to guide attention and reinforce meaning. 

• Enhance visual storytelling within Storyline.

• Create custom questions using freeform and individual controls. 

• Use randomized question banks.

• Design pre-tests to allow learners to test out of content.

• Design custom navigation and branching scenarios to give learners control over their experience. 

• Apply triggers, variables, conditions, and logic to gamify your content and take your interactions to the next level. 

• Create more advanced, visually engaging interactions using motion paths, states, and layers. 

• Streamline your development process with templates, themes, and reusable assets.

• Build sophisticated quizzes using freeform questions, randomized banks, and pre-testing strategies. 

• Ensure your courses are accessible to all learners by configuring focus order and alt text.

• Extend Storyline’s capabilities using basic JavaScript and AI-assisted features.

• Confidently plan, build, and troubleshoot advanced Storyline projects with professional polish.

• Better support learning goals by empowering learners to take charge of their experience through tools and techniques such as branching scenarios, variables, and advanced quizzing.  

• Work smarter by mastering skills that speed up your workflow—like templates, themes, and Storyline’s AI Assistant.  

• Boost interactivity and engagement by leveraging JavaScript, accessibility tools, motion paths, gamification, and more. 

• Strengthen your portfolio and stand out as a skilled, forward-thinking e-learning professional. 

• Use the course workbook and the software e-manual, E-Learning Uncovered: Articulate Storyline 360, to continue learning about the tool after the program.

This course is designed for learning professionals who already have foundational experience using Articulate Storyline—whether through ATD's Articulate Storyline Certificate program, self-study, or on-the-job use. If you can confidently build basic slides, triggers, and quizzes, and are ready to go further with custom interactions, advanced logic, and streamlined development techniques, this course is for you. It’s ideal for instructional designers, e-learning developers, and training professionals looking to elevate their skills and create more engaging, accessible, and scalable learning experiences.

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