Engaging Slider Design in Storyline

As instructional designers, we know how important it is to keep learners engaged and actively interacting with their learning. Knowledge checks play a vital role in helping learners pause, reflect, and confirm their understanding as they move through a course.

However, a simple multiple-choice question using standard radio buttons or checkboxes can often be clicked through very quickly, without much thought. Learners may focus on getting to the next slide rather than genuinely engaging with the content or considering why an answer is correct.

If we can make our interactions more meaningful and more closely related to the subject matter, we stand a much better chance of keeping learners focused and actually learning. This is where sliders can be a powerful alternative.

Sliders encourage learners to think a little more carefully about their answers by adjusting a value rather than simply selecting an option. This small change can make the interaction feel more purposeful and help learners engage more deeply with the content, especially when the slider is clearly linked to what is being taught.

In the next video, I show you how to take a traditional multiple-choice question and turn it into a more engaging interaction using sliders. You’ll see how to create your first slider, then how to adapt and manipulate it to better reflect your content, improve engagement, and support accessibility. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/YTZ7al8dn3c

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