E-Learning Mix Builds Interactive, Accessible Training With Articulate 360

The Challenge

Create interactive, accessible training for a diverse client base

Samuel Apata, Owner and Lead Developer at E-Learning Mix, works with a wide range of clients—nonprofits with lean budgets, higher education institutions launching new online training initiatives, and mission-driven organizations that need training their learners will actually engage with. Learning and development demands are different for each, and generic, passive training models won’t do. 

Since his earliest days in instructional design, Apata has believed that effective training goes beyond a slide deck. He needs tools with interactive features like animation and video to create engaging, cohesive learning experiences. Just as important, he needs to make those experiences accessible to learners across a diverse set of organizations and industries.

The Answer

Personalized, engaging, responsive learning experiences

Despite the variety of training tools available today, Apata still defaults to Articulate 360 after more than 10 years. “I find myself using Articulate the most because it’s responsive and easy to use,” he says. “Articulate is always innovating, more than other tools I’ve used.”

For complex, customized training, Apata leans on Storyline. With it, he can create personalized, interactive learning experiences without relying on custom code. For a project for a leading research university, for example, he built out interactive branching scenarios, giving learners the freedom to explore different paths based on decisions they made.  

With Articulate, accessibility was built into course creation, not added on. Storyline’s Accessibility Checker surfaced issues Apata might otherwise have caught only after publishing—missing alt text, videos that weren’t properly labeled for screen readers, and WCAG compliance gaps. “I really like the Accessibility Checker,” says Apata, noting that the feature makes it easier to notice issues and faster to fix them.

Unlocking Human Potential

Training that earns trust and builds relationships

Apata notices fewer accessibility-related complaints since integrating Articulate’s Accessibility Checker into his workflows—but the benefits don’t end there. With Articulate 360, he finds he can create focused learning experiences that engage a wide variety of learners. 

What’s more, Articulate’s ease-of-use makes it easy for Apata to train client organizations on how to maintain their own training as things evolve—something they repeatedly ask for. “Even though I’m creating training for them, they also want to learn the tool themselves,” says Apata. “It’s a win-win for the client and myself.”

With Articulate 360, E-Learning Mix delivers engaging, responsive, and accessible training to a diverse client base, building lasting and empowering relationships.