Contest: Show Us Your Coolest Course

AndrewTownsend

We know we’re surrounded by some of the most talented and creative eLearning rockstars in the world. But how often do we get to see their amazing work? In this contest, we’re asking that you share the absolutely coolest course you’ve ever built. We’ll give CA$H to the person who gets the most likes from other community members.

WHAT TO SUBMIT
You can submit your contest submission in any of the following three ways.

1. At least three screenshots of your course, along with a description of what was done
   
2. A link to the actual course, along with a description of what was done
   
3. A video screen recording of your course, along with a description of what was done
   

Post your submission as a comment to this contest post by midnight Mountain time on November 27th Sunday, December 6, 2020. Limit one submission per person.

WE'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T ABLE TO POST SUBMISSIONS. WE'RE LOOKING INTO SOLVING THE ISSUE. WE'VE EXCTENDED THE DEADLINE TO MIDNIGHT MOUNTAIN TIME ON DECEMBER 6TH.

PRIZES

• First Place: $50 gift card and a winner badge!
  
• Second Place: $25 gift card and a 2nd place badge!
  
• Third Place: $10 gift card and a 3rd place badge!
  

Winners will be posted on the contest page on December 2nd Monday, December 7, 2020.

For all contest rules and guidelines click here.

sivec

Can't wait to see these entries!

GabyDS

Description:
This is an entertainment course to get to know your audience and to be used as an “ice breaker” for people to get to know each other during long seminars. The topic is movies from 1950 to 2019.
This is the link for the course:
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/902c41b2-9034-4961-a623-693c48ceb972/review

What was done?
1 Storyline-Timeline about movies from 1950-2020
Developed in Storyline 360
-Includes movies from 1950-2020 in the form of a game
-Includes a young adult female avatar and an adult mature in age male avatar
-Includes one short game
Final assessment (2 short questions)
1 design document
1 storyboard
1 Overview of the course
1 Powtoon Video

ahagen8213

Sensitive Content Disclaimer - I work for a funeral service group and this course discusses the process for performing a cremation. If this is a sensitive topic for you, please consider skipping the demo. All images are illustrations and content is very basic but I wanted folks to be aware of the topic since it is not a typical conversation or business topic.

Description: This course was developed for new Crematory Operators in order to give them practical application of what they learned during their individual training prior to working the crematory without supervision. We wanted to make sure they understood and could demonstrate the importance of their role, the process/paperwork/decision making required of the role, and how to problem-solve unique situations or potential problems BEFORE they occur in an actual situation.

• Cartoon style
  
• Scenario-based - learner Guides a new crematory operator through the activities
  
• Interactive - learner has to turn dials/push buttons during the course
  
• Highlights common problems or struggles that Crematory Operator's face
  
• Feedback is realistic - not shown in the course but the FDIC provides positive and negative feedback in the form of a conversation and highlighting realistic consequences for actions
  
  Screenshots:
  
  
  
  
  Link to Course (requires you to download the Lectora executable file - was slow when I tested this process)
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ft1riOF8--VYiQ3H0zxEjiNT5g3GB4L0/view?usp=sharing
  
  Link to Video Recording (Screencast.com)
  https://www.screencast.com/t/pwwIDO4w
  
  I appreciate any feedback you have, I love to learn and know this course has many rough edges that can be improved upon if I get the opportunity to complete it.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Amy

ahagen8213

Sensitive Content Disclaimer - This course discusses the process of performing a cremation. The course only uses illustrations and a sample of the types of activities in the course but I wanted people to be aware of the topic prior to watching/interacting with the Demo.

Description: This is an incomplete course and is rough around the edges and has not been "clean-up" for final use.

The course was designed to help new Crematory Operators demonstrate their understanding of the importance of their role and following all steps as well as demonstrate their ability to complete steps accurately and problem-solve unique or critical situations.

Highlights of the course:

• Cartoon style
  
• Course background/characters/buttons purchased from image subscription site and then edited in Illustrator
  
• All crematory images created in Illustrator
  
• Machine panels and buttons created in Illustrator
  
• Scenario-based - realistic feedback provided by the location supervisor to the new operator
  
• Specific to individuals location and machine
  
• Interactive - learner has to make decisions, turn things on and off, etc.
  
  Screenshots:
  
  
  
  
  Link to example of the course (Google Drive - download executable - be patient while it loads)
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ft1riOF8--VYiQ3H0zxEjiNT5g3GB4L0/view?usp=sharing
  
  Link to the video demo of the course (Screencast.com)
  https://www.screencast.com/t/pwwIDO4w
  
  I appreciate you taking the time to look at my demo. It was fun to revisit this project, although I am bummed we never implemented it.
  
  I'd love to get your feedback, I'm always looking to improve my skills and this was the first course of this level I've attempted to create. I value anything that helps me be a better designer and that I can use to help learners incorporate the behaviors we demonstrate into their daily work activities.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Amy
  

Trent_Howell

Thanks for sharing!
And I love seeing the video demo you put together for it. Interacting with the buttons is great.

mmalhotra-9265

Hi,

A newbie at LECTORA:

1. This is my first attempt at a course.
2. The concept is on Fire Safety.
3. This is a draft course, have tried to keep it small.
4. Do share your feedback to help me improve at LECTORA.
5. Link to the course is - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_9POat5QjMwOcH87kXxwfu8Q8wUIOZ_E?usp=sharing

Regards
Malvika

Chris Paxton

Hello-

Description:
• After teaching at a local community college for 20 years, I was approached by one of my international students about tornados. They wondered about how it worked as they missed the semesters drill. It dawned on me, that I had only participated in 1 tornado drill (and that was at another campus) during my 20 years.
• I had been wanting to try (and play) with CenarioVR (CVTR) and this was the perfect opportunity. Once I had a the CVR draft created, I approached the campus police and they loved the idea and wanted to see more.

RESULTS:
• Before the February 2020, 92 students had participated in our trial
o Only 4 of those students had participated in a tornado drill at the college
o 22 students replied yes that they would be able to give instructions to someone else on the accurate tornado evacuation
 Of that number, 12 students gave incorrect directions/instructions
o 9 students said they might be able to give directions
o After the VR, 90 students said they would be able to evacuate themselves and give directions/instructions to someone in the case of a tornado

Link for Course:
• https://d3trainingsolutions.com/samples-vr-tornado

What was done/details:
• Course is being built in Lectora v.19.0.3
o Includes still photos from the eLearning Brothers
o Includes 1 video from the eLearning Brothers
o Includes 1 Vyond animation video
o Includes 1 CenarioVR video consisting of 9 360 photos taken with Samsung Gear360
o Includes 1 audio file of official audio annoucement
o Includes 4 test questions that student must complete for data

Notes:
• This will have professional VO added, but work on this stopped with the pandemic
• The CenarioVR file has been updated (as there are some typos and such) but, my access isn’t quite working so this is the January version of the CVR

Thank you!
Chris

SujithMaroli

Hello everyone,
Description of the course: Health & Safety training for the construction sector.
We (OneHourLearning - https://lms.onehourlearning.com ) created this course for the construction workers. We converted an existing PPT (used in classroom program) into an eLearning course.
Tools used:
1. Articulate 360
2. Vyond animation

Link to the course: https://api.scorm.onehourlearning.com/v1/course_share_link_enrollments/play/02f3517d-2623-1/3

ankitshri

Hello Everyone,

This is a general knowledge quiz for adult target audience.

Questions are randomized, the scene is intended for fun and education only.

Converted classroom quiz to eLearning for a New York based client.

Characters, scene, and user interface is custom designed using photoshop and html5.

Hope you like it!

https://business-coordinators.com/demo/GameBasedTraning/index.html

Thanks,

Ankit Shrivastava

Michelle_Stone

Thanks very much for your submission, @ankitshri !

brielaruiz

Hi, everyone! There are already great work samples!

Here's my contribution: Vocational Guidance Course

Description:
This was a 4 hour course for Mexican teenagers ages 17 to 18. The client was an NGO that try to bring young women closer to STEM careers.

We produced the course with Articulate Rise, After Effects, and some HTML5 coding.

We use gifs, mograph videos, and interactives to bring the NGO's message to young people: STEM professions have a future, so are worth studying.

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I would love to read your comments about this course!

Gabriela