eLearning Examples | Innovative Samples to Inspire Your Course Design
It’s our pleasure to showcase the best eLearning examples from developers across the learning and development community highlighting soft skills, compliance, scenarios, product training, software training, and more.
These innovative eLearning projects are built using a variety of tools, such as Storyline, PowerPoint, Captivate, and more, and most of them showcase eLearningArt characters or assets in action.
View the demos below for inspiration and ideas for your next workplace learning course in 2022.
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Categories: Stories | Scenarios | Soft skills
Broken Coworker - Remake using Visual Novel style
By: Ryan Martin
Synopsis: Interactive story remake of the famous “Broken Coworker” examples, this time using the “Visual Novel” framework and images instead of recorded video.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, Office backgrounds, computer objects
Management Soft-skills Story
By: Rance Greene
Synopsis: Mini scenario-story of a manager and direct report having a conversation to drive learner thinking before teaching content.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, computer objects
Categories: Video | Soft Skills | Tool: Storyline
Meditation Explainer Video
By: Gaples Institute & Jeanette Brooks
Short, 3-minute explainer video on meditation to promote mental health.
eLearningArt assets used: Designer Cartoon Illustrated Characters
Categories: Stories | Scenarios | Video | Tool: Camtasia
Interactive Video Story
Synopsis: Interactive scenario built using Camtasia hot spots highlights a branching conversation between two characters.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Software | Scenario | Tool: PowerPoint
Use-case Driven Software Training
By: Karl Richter
Synopsis: Instead of feature-based software training, this scenario-based software training pulls the training through user-driven inputs.
eLearningArt assets used: eLearning Illustrated Characters (Fluid)
Categories: Scenarios | Gamification | Tool: Storyline
Gamified Scenario
By: Richard Watson
Synopsis: In his Articulate Rise 360 project named “Mass Casualty Incident Scenarios Using START,” Richard wanted to recreate the highly time-sensitive activity of injury triage at an emergency scene. Richard chose to create these scenes in Storyline, then embed them in Rise, and, of course, Richard’s an ace at creating a strong Storyline experience. So his biggest challenge was to find the graphics he needed to accurately illustrate each example while also maintaining visual cohesion across the program.
Assets used: Designer Illustrated Characters | Designer Illustrated Backgrounds
eLearning Story Example Using Metaphors and an Avatar
By: Melissa Dougherty
Melissa uses the four-part Setup, Relate, Interpret, Apply (SRIA) model to create engagement with an eLearning avatar.
Categories: Compliance | Scenarios | Tool: Storyline
Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Scenario
By: ELA Studios
Synopsis: Short, realistic scenes show the nuance of how HIPAA compliance violations actually occur. The learner pulls the compliance content through stories, choice, and feedback, rather than through bullet points.
eLearningArt assets used: Medical characters, medical backgrounds
Categories: Soft Skills | Stories | Gamification | Tool: PowerPoint
Soft Skills Example – Workplace Warzone
By: ELA Studios
Synopsis: This short video conversation between 2 coworkers presents a realistic interaction, followed by an opportunity for learners to make a choice and get feedback. This course highlights the possibility of creating cinematic effects using only still images.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, photo backgrounds
Categories: Soft Skills | Scenarios | Stories | Tool: Captivate
Soft Skills Micro-scenario - If there is Booze
By: Vignettes Learning / Ray Jimenez
Synopsis: This is one of several micro-stories that highlight potential workplace problems, with interactive choices and feedback provided at the end of each story.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Compliance | Scenarios | HR & Onboarding | Stories | Tool: Storyline
Interactive Compliance Training
By: Yukon Learning
Synopsis: This scenario uses 3 short, realistic stories and with decision points and feedback sprinkled throughout.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, photo backgrounds
Categories: Compliance | Scenarios | HR & Onboarding | Stories | Tool: Storyline
Sexual Harassment Compliance Training
By: Jackie Van Nice
Synopsis: Centered around a single character, Arlo, who isn’t a bad guy, but does run into compliance issues. Learners are presented with “gray-area” scenarios and must determine if Arlo has violated policies (not obvious).
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, office objects, hands, photo backgrounds
Categories: Soft Skills | Scenarios | Stories | Gamification | Tool: Storyline
Medical Comic Scenario
By: eLearner Engaged
Synopsis: This comic-style scenario uses the comic panels and characters to set up a challenge, then allows the learner to make a choice and get custom feedback.
eLearningArt assets used: Medical characters, medical backgrounds
Categories: Soft Skills | Scenarios | Stories | Tool: Storyline
Soft Skills Scenario
By: Christy Tucker
Synopsis: Scenario showing how both primary and secondary goals can be achieved in a soft-skills managerial course.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Soft Skills | Scenarios | Call Center | Tool: PowerPoint
Customer Service Interaction
By: eLearning Coach (Connie Malamed)
Synopsis: Featured example in Visual Design Solutions demonstrating visual interest by breaking through the boundary lines of a box. Example showcases 4 audio listening scenarios.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, disability characters
Categories: Scenarios | Sales | Tool: Storyline
Sales Mobility Training
By: Jackie Van Nice
Synopsis: This course rolls up many different lessons through short scenarios that are representative of employee’s actual work day. Many opportunities for practice and feedback.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Scenarios | Gamification | Safety | Stories | Tool: Storyline
Gamification Example - The Flu Facts
By: Tracy Carroll
Informal learning game teaching flu facts to adults and children. Learn more about this project on Tracy’s site.
eLearningArt assets used: Medical characters
Categories: Soft Skills | Compliance | HR & Onboarding | Tool: Captivate
Code of Ethics: Know the Ethical Warning Signs
By: FH-Elearning.com
Synopsis: Interactive portfolio piece alerting Solaria associates to signs that they may be entering ethical danger zones. Learn more about this project by FH-eLearning.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters, icons
Categories: HR & Onboarding | Tool: Storyline
Onboarding Training: Interactive Process Map
By: Lisa Lindert
Synopsis: Portfolio piece using and interactive process map, clear content, and graphical motivation. Learn more about this project by Lisa Lindert.
eLearningArt assets used: Icons
Categories: Soft Skills | Compliance | HR & Onboarding | Tool: Captivate
Safety Training – Build Your Tailgate Safety Meeting
By: FH-ELearning.com
Synopsis: Portfolio piece describing how to use the OSHA IMIS system to gather real-life examples. Learn more about this project by FH-eLearning.
eLearningArt assets used: Workwear characters
Categories: Safety | Stories | Gamification | Tool: PowerPoint
Safety Training – Comic Scenario
By: eLearning Coach
Multi-panel comic storytelling safety scenario.
eLearningArt assets used: Medical characters
Categories: Scenario | Gamification | Tool: Other
Branching Scenario: Info Dump
By: Cathy Moore
Synopsis: Allison is the avatar leading the learner through a series of choices that lead to different outcomes.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Product | Stories | Tool: Google Slides
Product Manager Training
By: Rebilly
Synopsis: Internal product training focused on customer use cases to demonstrate the problems customers face in their current workflow.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Product | Stories | Tool: PowerPoint
Prospective Customer Product Training
By: ProEdit
Synopsis: Rotating kiosk presentation designed for display at a conference to teach prospective customers more about service offering.
eLearningArt assets used: Workwear characters
Categories: Software | Scenario | Tool: Storyline
Software Simulation in Storyline
By: Richard Watson
Synopsis: Avatar character introduces context to course before “show me,” “try me” software simulations built using Articulate Storyline.
eLearningArt assets used: Costume characters, textures
Categories: Software | Tool: PowerPoint
Software Training Using Avatars
By: FH eLearning
Synopsis: Avatar guides the user through most common errors encountered during customer service calls.
eLearningArt assets used: Workwear characters
Categories: Software | Tool: PowerPoint
Software Tool Tip Training
By: ELA Studios
Synopsis: Popup tool tips with characters are used to direct the learner through the completion of a form.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Categories: Video | Product | Tool: Snag It
Customer Product Training Example
By: ELA Studios
Customer product training video created using SnagIt video recording and sent to customers via email.
eLearningArt assets used: Medical characters
Categories: Video | Product | Software | Tool: Camtasia
PowerPoint Tutorial
By: ELA Studios
PowerPoint tutorial created using Camtasia. Highlights include a quick-start, 1-minute tutorial, followed by more detailed, advanced tutorials.
Categories: Scenario | Simulation | Sales | Tool: SmartBuilder
Hardware Simulation
By: Asurion
Synopsis: Hardware simulation using characters to set up realistic situations cable technicians run into on the job.
eLearningArt assets used: Business characters
Other Popular eLearning Examples
Branching Scenario – Connect with Haji Kamal
By: Kinection & Cathy Moore
Synopsis: Challenging branching scenario that often leads to the learner failing and retrying the scenario in order to find the best path.
Interactive Storytelling - Broken Coworker
By: eLearner Engaged
Synopsis: Comic-based interactive storytelling where the user’s choice drives outcomes.
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Community Lists
- eLearning Coach Examples List: Nice list of examples.
- Cathy Moore: Good examples, mostly around good scenarios.
- eLearning Portfolio Examples: List of portfolio examples that include eLearning project examples.
From the Tools
- Articulate Examples: Hundreds of showcase examples.
- SmartBuilder Examples: Nice selection of examples using the SmartBuilder tool, including: scenarios, storytelling, gaming, compliance, sales, software, process, equipment, performance support, and more.
- iSpring Examples: Examples using iSpring, including: courses, video lectures, quizzes, dialog simulation, screencasts, interactions, and ebooks.
- Elucidat Examples: 10 featured examples of some of the best eLearning, regardless of tool.