Twine Makes Branching Scenarios Easier
The free open source tool Twine makes planning, writing, and creating branching scenarios easier. It provides a simple way to create functional prototypes.
Storytelling & Scenarios
Protagonists Should Be Like Your Learners
In stories for learning, the protagonist should be someone your learners identify with, a person with similar goals and challenges.
How many options in branching scenario decisions?
How many options do you need in a branching scenario for each decision point? What number gives the best balance of realism and manageable complexity?
Mini-Scenarios for Assessment
Use one-question mini-scenarios to make your assessments more relevant and valuable. They’re fast, flexible, and can work in virtually any tool.
Scenario-Based Learning Webinar Recording
Watch the recording of my webinar with Swapna Reddy on scenario-based learning.
Branch and Bottleneck Scenario Structure
A branch and bottleneck scenario structure keeps the complexity of branching scenarios manageable while allowing a deeper progression over time.
Name Generators for Learning Scenarios
Use random name generators to quickly create character names for scenarios in learning. Different tools have different purposes and benefits.
Make Your Stories Relevant
Focus on relevant context and characters for stories to engage learners and get better results, rather than just trying to entertain participants.
Selling Storytelling in Learning
A prospective client called asking to convert some training to online. This is our (fictionalized) conversation about using a scenario-based approach to the course.
Storyline Interaction: Text Message with Scoring
This Storyline interaction simulates a series of text messages where you choose from three response options. Each response is assigned a score, which determines the final feedback message.