Using E-Learning to Teach Foreign Languages – ELH #179

This e-learning example is a response to Articulate’s E-Learning Heroes Challenge #179: Using E-Learning to Teach Foreign Languages. The challenge was to create a language training course interaction.

Re-purposing an Existing Template

To quickly create this interaction, I used the Freebie FAQs Storyline Template that I give away on my website. I changed the colors of the template on the Storyline master slide to reflect the colors of the French flag.

Cartoon Techniques

To create the cartoons of the French man & woman in this interaction, I used some of the techniques I’ve employed in previous tutorials, using PowerPoint shapes and drawing tools:

• Tutorial & & Freebie PowerPoint Download: Create Common Craft Style Characters with PowerPoint Shapes

• Annotated Video Tutorial & Freebie PowerPoint Download: Create Cartoons with PowerPoint