ATUM: LMS which gives results

The sales performance of the company climbed up by 7% in the first year and by 12 to 18% per year on a year-over-year basis, while customer satisfaction increased by 37% in just a few years.

COVID-19 has expedited and intensified these tendencies, compelling businesses to find flexible, innovative, and cost-effective methods to adapt to the “new normal” while future-proofing their workforce.
With ATUM, the automaker could solve the skill gap problem while simultaneously training over 50,000 employees and dealers.

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Getting bored and wanna play games? You can easily get a host of options to choose from on your mobile.

Commuting to work and couldn’t find time to read the morning newspaper? Catch all the latest news on the mobile phone which it serves you on a digital platter!

Have some bank transactions to make but don’t have the time to actually visit the bank – you are just a few clicks away from that otherwise cumbersome task.

Conceptualization

In a nutshell, the idea being insinuated at is also the one that you have rightly inferred by now. Mobile phones have invaded nearly every existing realm of our everyday lives. Their utility spans across the entire spectrum of our requirements. Right from something as trivial as killing time when bored, to something as prime as making secure bank transactions. Mobiles are being employed at every other juncture.

In this light, the invasion of mobiles in the e-learning sphere is no longer imminent, but has already transpired and is here to stay and evolve. Mobile learning is rapidly emerging as the best bet available in terms of platforms existing in the e-learning sphere. It can also take the shape of an LMS and assist the learners to perform even better.

Mobile learning offers manifold advantages as compared to its contemporary traditional alternatives.

The advantages of mobile learning are aplenty and have been enlisted and discussed point wise.

• Content in Micro-Chunks:

  Mobile learning amalgamated with microlearning is undoubtedly the best concoction, which if deployed to completion can revolutionize the e-learning cosmos. Its preliminary praxis in the L&D industry can restructure, refine and redefine the contemporary digital training pedagogy.

  With training happening in compact, well-aligned snippets – the training process becomes well structured, better trackable and interesting, all at the same time.Also, it enables the learner/employee to have hands-on in-service training on the knowledge gained before it gets lost in the process of going through that entire never-ending course material.

• Ease of Access:

Mobile phones clearly have a ubiquitous presence – and have permeated even the remotest parts of the globe. With almost every employee possessing a mobile, employers can leverage that availability for a double-ended advantage benefiting both them and the employees.

Uploading, assigning and accessing the assigned content can all be managed through the Cloud platform.

With the availability of Cloud we obtain a two-fold advantage:

• Enormous Storage Space:

Storage space can never be an impediment in terms of storing content data for both the giving and receiving end users as cloud storage provides you an enormous space to be availed.

• Versatile accessibility across all supported devices:

Accessing content becomes inordinately versatile in the sense that the content can be accessed on any mobile phone provided it falls under the software frameworks that support the content.

The familiarity with functioning on mobiles and the comprehensive interface makes the accessibility even simpler.

• Learn while on the move:

  Going by the literal interpretation of mobile learning, we can draw the inference that it is a learning that can be achieved on the move because it is available while on the move.

  Employees can train themselves when free or even while traveling, where they just have to log in to attempt a bite-sized course module and test themselves on the same. Thus training becomes easier, faster, convenient and more interesting.The trainee can train himself/herself in his/her spare time and apply the earned knowledge capital when at the workplace. The training content can be easily assimilated and applied if provided and received in that fashion.Also, the maintenance of uniformity with respect to the entire course structure available to all trainees is ensured – courtesy – the uniformly doled out training content.

• Engaging interfaces and smart reports for performance tracking:

  Assessments can be created in an engaging interface. Gamified assessment engines are employed to achieve that. This renders the assessment modules more interesting and gives it a touch of interactivity.Another advantageous feature to be exploited is the smart performance tracker functionality.

  Employing this feature allows generation of performance reports and the training system itself can discern the weak zones of the trainee wherein he/she needs further improvement. Thus it generates target zones with a scope of improvement by mapping their performance with specific and apposite competencies.

  Conclusion

  Training can thus be assigned and managed based on such reports thereby enabling and assuring efficiency and optimal growth with minimal efforts.Thus mobile learning has ushered in a metamorphosis in the bedrock of Learning & Development.We, Stratbeans, are the providers of such mobile learning tools apart from a wide range of e-learning solutions.

  Jump on the bandwagon and we’ll ensure you have the best experience!

  Register with us for e-learning solutions, free webinars, and product demos.

  The times they are a changing – come be a part of the revolution!!

  

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I have attended many meetings with L&D managers so far. During last few months, I have always been asked particularly about a certain thing. It is about pre-requisites needed for a faculty to start using course authoring software like Articulate Storyline. It is basically a content authoring tool. Apart from this, there are several other usual queries from those companies. They are setting up smaller size internal teams to develop content in-house. Alternatively, they are trying to figure out, if and how much portion of the content they may outsource. Also, what portion and type of the content they may develop internally.

Some of them have perhaps sought some rough experience of outsourcing the content or found it a bit more expensive than expected initially due to changes in content or other reasons. A few of them are concerned about timeline commitments, content modifications to be done in future, budgets available versus volume of content to be produced, etc. While this make /buy (or create /outsource) decision is based on several parameters for a company, it’s always better to plan a small size internal team for content creation which can take care of most urgent projects, amendments to existing content and so on.

The Problem

To begin with, it’s quite logical to think how the existing resources within the T&D /L&D team can start creating content. It is usually done using most popular content authoring software like Articulate Storyline. Strictly speaking, there is not much prior technical or software skill required (apart from using PowerPoint which most of us have).

Creating content in the PowerPoint style interface with which you are familiar is quite easy. It is quicker to get the hang of it within just a few hour. Within a couple of days, you start to import existing ppt slides, use a few good basic features of Storyline to add buttons, characters, interactive elements. You can also publish it as SCORM compliant online module to be hosted on your LMS. Storyline has many advanced features too. But the interface is designed to be a more familiar one which looks like PowerPoint. With the help of advanced features, you are able to create more interactive and involving content.

The solution

Having said that, one must bear in mind one attribute. It is that you will need to invest a little more time and effort for learning and trying out the advanced features. You have to learn to use timeline effectively, in order to create Level 3 style content. Generally, they involve simulations, animations, game based learning and so on. Thus, for an internal content creation team with fewer members (who may not be graphic designers), it is not easy. Though, it may be better that Level 3 type of content creation is outsourced and internal teams can develop up to basic Level 2 type of courses in-house.

Expertise for creating Level 3 courses can also be developed in-house in later phases. But it certainly takes much more time and effort even for internal teams to create a Level 3 style course modules. In this case, usual issues like attrition of key team members can halt the in-house development process. But in case of outsourced content work, it’s the responsibility of selected vendor company to fulfill your timeline commitments.

In summary, all faculties, trainers, and young /enthusiastic content executives from any L&D team can certainly excel. They can start using content authoring software like Articulate Storyline with its basic features. This can be done by going through very useful training video resources over YouTube, online user guide, etc. Subsequently, they can invest more time to learn advanced features of the software. This can be measured right up to using variables to store data, etc. For this purpose they can also avail of Authorized /Certified Training programs. This is made available by select training partners like Stratbeans Consulting in India and others all over the World.

– by Anand Thakar

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Is that not great news?

Articulate 360 is a local drive installation-based application. This means that you need to just install the application like any other software and you are fit to go. The files you create gets saved on your local hard drive. It is not visible to anyone over the internet if you decide not to share it.

However, if you do decide to share, we have our own cloud-based platform to do that. And we are determined to keep your data safe from any attack from “unwanted visitors”.

An application that is viewable from computers to android devices, with intuitive user interface is just the thing any one is looking for while starting their journey, especially in the IT industry.

And how would you share your content? Just create a link of your content/quiz or an interactive button to get them started. As simple as this…!!

How to achieve this?

All you need to know is how to jazz up your training content/eLearning/mLearning with these ready-made offerings from Articulate Storyline like characters, triggers, inter-activities and intuitive user interface. Articulate Storyline Studio is almost like a plate full of hot servings. Probably that is the only reason, today even designers and artist have look up to Articulate Storyline. If you have a story right in front of you, bringing it to life is not a tough job any more.

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If you want to understand how animation can help in the whole aspect of motivating your employees do read: Haven’t Yet Involved Animation in Your eLearning?

Sometime back, trainers would have spent a lot of time in researching how to engage learners and searching for those factors that would motivate them to take up training courses.I am sure today the trainers are relaxed about the fact that Articulate provides not only interactive content that would engage a learner but they get to experience story-like courses that have characters both illustrated and realistic. Articulate Storyline characters is a great tool that helps in creating eLearning and mLearning. At the end of the day this for sure saves your training cost.

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• • Presenter from Articulate

• • Articulate Engage

• • Articulate Quiz-maker 

• Replay from Articulate

With all these packages, you can create a faster and easier presentation based eLearning and mLearnings.

Articulate Presenter is helpful to the trainers. Learners today need flexible time in taking training courses, they look for feasibility. With Articulate Presenter, you can publish your presentation to outputs like HTML5, Flash based.

The most important thing is that the Articulate Mobile Player customizes itself when a course is played on an iPad.

Articulate Engage has recently been renovated with 10 new interactions that help your eLearning and mLearning training management to be more interactive to the learners. Some of these new interactions are Accordion, Bulletin Board, Checklist, Conversation, Folders, etc.

Articulate quiz-maker provides streamline user interface, unified player and it gives multiple outputs like HTML5 and Flash which can be easily played on the iPad, Laptops, etc. It also has a unique Articulate Mobile Player just like as Articulate Presenter.The most interesting quiz type is the free form question type. All you need is to add objects to a slide in slide view, then use form view to quickly convert them into a pick-one or pick-many interaction. Articulate authoring can help you proceed faster with its in-built features.

The newest of all is the Articulate Replay. Many times, it is the connection between a trainer and learner that is more influential and at the same time beneficial. So how about a trainer instructing a learner personally through E-learning courses. With Articulate Replay you can create your own screencast with a webcam. This ideally jazzes up the E-learnings by making it more interactive to the learners. Altogether you can save your training cost.

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Single Video Insertion

You can record your software simulation and have it inserted as a single video file on one slide with Articulate. So your learners can simply see a screen recording; therefore, all mouse movements as well as audio narration, if required, are captured. These end up as great demonstrational videos that provide the process from start to finish; however, they are neither interactive nor engaging.

Step-by-Step Insertion

For those who want to add in a bit more engagement and interactivity into their videos can opt for the step-by-step slides and have an interactive simulation. Instead of viewing the video at once, the process is segmented into single slides with hotspots or clickable areas and captions containing instructions. This adds the concept of simulation into your software video, since now your users are made to actively participate by clicking on the intended areas of the application, or enter the appropriate text or data, just as it would be done in reality.

Simple Recording with Numerous Output Formats

There are some screen recording tools that can help you reach a certain style of output format (a single video, a demo mode, or a test mode); usually before process recording begins. So you are forced to decide the output format before recording otherwise you will need to re-record the entire thing in a new format if your course delivery platform changes. However, with Storyline, you can record the entire process and then choose the format (single video or step-by-step slides). Thus giving you the flexibility to reuse that same recording in many formats without the hassle to re-record.

Faster Editing and Fine-Tuning

It is known that the post-recording edits can be one big pain. The process to manually update background images one at a time, to remove an accidental “pop-up email” or information that the learner shouldn’t see.

But with Articulate Storyline, post-production edits are a piece of cake. If you want to edit the background on a slide, simply right-click on it and select the “Action Fine-Tuning” option from the menu. Drag the two bars along the timeline to easily edit the background and action of the current slide. With this feature, the cumbersome nature of editing doesn’t exist anymore.

Therefore, we hope you see the benefits of Articulate Storyline for your software simulations! Though these were just a few of the features within the tool. Stratbeans is the premium Articulate partner in India; feel free to contact us and our team of experts will guide you through the process of elearning digitisation! In conclusion, these are the benefits of Articulate Storyline in software training.

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Whether learners are short on investing time, want to broaden their skill set, or wish to refresh their understanding of complex ideas, animated videos provide an impactful learning experience. From character animation to whiteboard animation software, the range of styles available means animation can adapt to various industries, learner personas, and learning goals. Let’s explore how.

Why Animate eLearning?

1. Delivering Learning in Small Chunks

With the pressure of tight schedules, learners appreciate when educational content is offered in digestible, focused segments. E-learning animation supports microlearning, which is ideal for those juggling full-time jobs, deadlines, or multiple responsibilities. These shorter modules allow training learners to meet learning objectives without cognitive overload.

2. Simplifying Complex Ideas

Animation breaks down complex processes and abstract ideas into visual representations. For example, in corporate training sectors like healthcare or manufacturing, 3D animation can visually explain the human body, equipment operation, or step-by-step procedures. This ability to translate technical or complex content into intuitive visuals brings static content to life.

3. Boosting Engagement and Participation

Animation offers an immersive experience through creative visuals, motion animation, and sound. Auditory learners benefit from narrated scenes, while visual learners thrive on animated infographics and dynamic content. Character animation and interactive simulations help inject the human element, turning learners into active participants instead of passive viewers.

4. Set the Right Tone with Animation

Animation is not just about visuals; it shapes the emotional tone of your e-learning courses. Done well, it enhances educational animation by aligning mood, pacing, and visual storytelling.

5. Emotional Impact and Tone

Whether you’re working with a corporate trainer or a creative director, designing effective animations with emotional appeal is key. For instance, a serious compliance module benefits from minimal, professional motion animation, while sales training might use humorous character animation to make the message stick. The illusion of motion and background audio can elevate the atmosphere, making learning feel like a personalized educational experience.

6. Matching the Animation Style to the Audience

Knowing your target audience matters. Cartoon-style educational animation may appeal to new hires or a younger workforce, while sleek motion graphics fit well in leadership development or executive learning materials. Aligning your animation approach with audience expectations ensures more effective learning experiences and stronger results.

7. Enhance Accessibility and Flexibility

One of the greatest benefits of animation in online courses is its flexibility and accessibility. Animated content allows e-learning courses to be personalized, mobile-friendly, and available anytime, anywhere let’s breakdown:

8. Self-Paced Learning Design

Animated content supports learners at their own pace. They can pause, replay, or skip content based on their progress, enabling a learner-centric approach. This self-control fosters greater retention and helps learners feel empowered.

9. Multi-Device Optimization

Modern learners expect seamless learning on their desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Animation software, especially platforms like Articulate Storyline 2, allows content to scale across devices with ease. As a result, online learning becomes more accessible for a wider audience.

10. Audience-Relevant Customization

Customizing animations to reflect real job roles and settings makes training material more relatable. With interactive elements like simulations and animated walkthroughs, learners engage more deeply, especially in high-skill areas such as equipment operation or customer service.

11. From Static to Dynamic Content

Where static content once ruled, animation now enables real-time demonstrations. An animated representation of the human body, for instance, could replace a lengthy anatomy textbook chapter, delivering transformative potential in training delivery.

12. Connecting Content with Real-World Scenarios

Animation can bring real-world scenarios to life in a controlled, repeatable environment. For instance, an animated retail simulation helps learners understand customer behavior without any physical store setup. These scenarios support types of learning that prioritize context and relevance.

Leverage Authoring Tools Like Articulate Storyline 2

Tools like Articulate Storyline 2 provide an intuitive interface for building engaging e-learning courses with animation. From dynamic transitions to interactive simulations and quizzes, these tools support the creation of SCORM-compliant modules compatible with most LMS platforms.

With animation software, organizations gain:

• Creative control: Customize every visual and learning sequence.

• Efficiency: Reuse assets across training modules.

• Cost savings: Reduce development time and maintenance costs.

• Consistent learner experiences: Align training materials with company standards and brand.

When paired with skilled designers or a creative director, these platforms become a partner for organizations aiming to scale effective training.

Explore Different Animation Styles

Each style of animation serves a unique purpose, depending on the learning objectives and corporate training needs.

1. Whiteboard Animation

Using Whiteboard animation software is great for explaining abstract ideas like policies or procedures. It helps break complex information into bite-sized, easily digestible content.

2. Character Animation

This style adds relatability and a human element. It works well for storytelling, soft-skills training, or onboarding new employees.

3. Motion Graphics

Ideal for presenting data, statistics, or business concepts. Great for executive training or financial overviews.

4. 3D Animation

Used when realism is necessary, such as in medical simulations or operational safety training. These animations can show equipment in use or explain the inner workings of machines.

5. Animated Infographics

Perfect for summarizing key takeaways in visually engaging formats. A useful complement to end-of-module recaps.

Each animation type helps appeal to different learning styles and ensures a wide range of learners stay engaged throughout their learning journey

Benefits of Animating eLearning Content

Incorporating animation brings several tangible benefits to corporate learning and development:

• Improved Engagement: Visual and auditory elements capture attention.

• Simplified Instruction: Breaks down complex processes into manageable visuals.

• Accessibility: Supports mobile learning and self-paced progress.

• Retention Boost: Learners remember animated content better than text-heavy materials.

• Interactive Learning: Encourages participation through quizzes, branching scenarios, and feedback loops.

• Cost-Efficiency: Reusable content and streamlined updates save time and resources.

• Broader Reach: Appealing to a wider audience across departments and geographies.

Final Thoughts: The Future of Animated eLearning

In the age of digital transformation, animated e-learning courses are more than a trend—they are a strategic necessity. With advances in animation software, AI-driven adaptive learning, and immersive tech, organizations can now create rich, effective learning environments that speak to all types of learning styles.

Animation isn’t just for engaging visuals—it’s a valuable tool for simplifying educational content, supporting learners, and achieving business outcomes. Whether you’re a corporate trainer building leadership programs, a respected leader in L&D, or a company aiming to scale onboarding content, animation helps you meet goals faster and more effectively.

If you’re ready to transform your training programs, it’s time to embrace the dynamic, engaging, and transformative potential of animation in eLearning.

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