Employees who need to learn the SuccessFactors LMS
Storyboarding
Visual Design
Development
Articulate Storyline 360
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoShop
Employees who need to learn the SuccessFactors LMS
Storyboarding
Visual Design
Development
Articulate Storyline 360
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoShop
In software simulations, there are often many steps to demonstrate how to complete a variety of tasks. But what if you just want to refresh your memory on completing one particular task? This simulation includes a menu so that the learner can choose the tasks they need to learn to complete.
Learning to use any software requires practice. Just being shown how to use it does not guarantee recall. This software simulation includes a practice mode where users can practice completing tasks in the software in the context of a real-life scenario.
Learning is not immediate, and sometimes we forget or make mistakes. In the practice mode of this software simulation, the user is presented with a hint on how to proceed when they choose incorrectly.
In software simulations, there are often many steps to demonstrate how to complete a variety of tasks. But what if you just want to refresh your memory on completing one particular task? This simulation includes a menu so that the learner can choose the tasks they need to learn to complete.
Learning to use any software requires practice. Just being shown how to use it does not guarantee recall. This software simulation includes a practice mode where users can practice completing tasks in the software in the context of a real-life scenario.
Learning is not immediate, and sometimes we forget or make mistakes. In the practice mode of this software simulation, the user is presented with a hint on how to proceed when they choose incorrectly.
Employees are often required to learn to use specialized software to complete their work successfully. But learning to use new software can be exhausting, time consuming, and frustrating. There are just so many things to learn.
Instruction manuals can be helpful, but using them is a slow process of reading the manual, internalizing what you read, looking up at the computer screen and replicating what is written on the manual page. A much more organic way to learn to use software is to actually use it while learning it. Software simulations provide that learning experience.
I was asked to create a software simulation for hiring managers to learn to use the organization's Learning Management System (LMS) to move employee candidates along the hiring process.
Few things are more frustrating when completing a software simulation as wanting to jump to the parts of the simulation that demonstrate specific skills but having to go through the entire simulation to get there. Sometimes a user may need a quick refresher on how to complete one particular task, or wants to review one particular process. To eliminate this frustration, I incorporated a menu that is always accessible and allows the learner to choose the specific task they want to learn to do, or go through the entire simulation from start to finish. The learner is also presented with a notification of which tasks in the simulation they have already viewed.
Users can choose individual tasks to learn to complete, use the 'Play All' option to go through the entire simulation, or enter Practice mode to test their skills
When the user returns to the menu, they see a notification of which tasks in the simulation they have already viewed, indicated by a checkmark
A summary, or recap, is an important part of any learning experience. This recap helps the learner bring what they've learned together into one collective body of knowledge, showing the learner how the different components of the learning fit together. Because this project was a video, I had the opportunity to present the recap in an animated, graphical manner as well as in a traditional, text-based format. The animated version shows the different speaking on camera tips in action, pointing out where to look to see it. The text-based format at the end shows the learner all tips in one spot for an easy review.
In practice mode, the user is presented with real-world situations and must choose the correct way to use the software to complete a specific task
If the user chooses incorrectly, they are presented with a hint to help them correct the mistake
I decided to use photorealistic characters because of the seriousness of the topic of this course. I felt that using illustrated characters would undermine the seriousness because illustrated characters typically invoke a sense of whimsy, which is not the tone I wanted to use for this project.
As this was designed for a particular client, I incorporated the company's logo and color scheme throughout the entire project, not only giving it a unified look, but a constant reminder of the source of this course content (Note: actual logo removed in these screenshots to respect the client's proprietary assets)
When a person experiences an actual tornado event and is indoors, the person is likely to hear many noises that add to the stress of the situation, like sirens, alarms, and concerned comments from nearby people. Many of those sounds were added to this module to try to put the user in a situation as close to what they would actually experience in the event of a tornado.
I wanted to make sure the user has full control of their experience in this course. Accordingly, on all slides, users are able to navigate back to the main menu, the menu for the section they are currently in, and, where applicable, to the previous slide. In addition, while the user is forced to listen to the stressful audio sounds at the beginning of the tornado safety module, eventually they are allowed to toggle that audio on and off.
"I am in awe. For a complex project, you did an amazing job thinking through all the details. I loved how you had the thought bubble of the client eluding to whether or not answers were correct. The checklist at the very end is a great recap."
- Savitre Tubrung, Lead HRIS Analyst, Cook County Government
"I was particularly blown away by Scott's commitment to creating a more equitable learning experience by allowing learners to choose from a diverse array of avatars to represent themselves. Throughout this delightful visual experience, learners can make decisions, discover the consequences, and come away with valuable feedback."
- Shimrit Lee, Instructional Designer
"The artwork is not only beautiful, but it does a wonderful job of pulling you into the scenario and the realistic storytelling keeps you engaged. Scott’s understanding of ID principles is evident throughout this project from using the ADDIE model to effectively implementing Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning."
- Sabrina Gonzalez, Instructional Designer