OVERVIEW
Following the successful delivery of a previous Articulate Storyline course for the UCLA Cares team, we were asked to rebuild one of their existing courses that had been developed in a different authoring tool. While the content, structure and videos were already approved, the course lacked interactivity and intuitive navigation. Our role was to rebuild it in Storyline, strengthening the learner journey through improved design and branching scenario functionality.
ACTION
We began by reviewing the existing build to identify usability issues and opportunities for improvement. The course was difficult to navigate, so we redesigned the learner journey with clearer pathways through the case studies and introduced a persistent navigation bar to improve orientation. We also consolidated four separate modules into a single Storyline experience with a dedicated case study selection interface. To meet UCLA’s requirement to host videos on Vimeo, we developed custom JavaScript that detected when a video had finished playing and triggered the relevant decision point within Storyline. The course was published using xAPI to capture and report learner decisions, requiring close collaboration with UCLA’s external LMS provider to ensure seamless integration and accurate tracking.
IMPACT
Managing Anxiety in the Classroom remains one of UCLA Cares’ flagship courses and continues to be used as a core resource. The rebuild delivered a smoother, more engaging learning experience while maintaining full reporting capability and technical stability.
