The Agile Professional

I began the development process by using feedback gathered to update objectives for the Agility Segment. During the Analysis and Design phase I curated and created resources. I then organized them into an order that seemed to make sense. After finalizing the objectives, I organized the content. Using this order, I created the project storyboard in Articulate Storyline using scenes and slides. This allowed me to examine the project scope clearly and easily see the tasks left to complete.

Once I began adding content to Storyline, the project began to change. I didn’t feel the visual for the introduction was enough to provide the desired imagery. Searching YouTube, I found footage of the location and reached out to the creator, who was very open to using his material in my project. I pulled footage from several of his hikes, chose scenes that fit well with the narration, and then built the video. For the video, I used Wondershare Filmora to assemble the pieces. I recorded the audio in Adobe Audition. After rendering the video in Filmora, I moved to Premiere Pro to further smooth the slowed-down scenes. Premiere Pro is a much more robust video editing tool, and I didn’t create it there because it does require more time.

I did not want to narrate the entire project so I chose an AI voice in Storyline and included text-to-speech files. In reality, when I use this segment, much of it will be done in person. This project is a good opportunity to see if it would work as an eLearning, and I believe it does have potential. 

I also wanted this to be more engaging than a click-and-listen. The knowledge checks are designed to be learning experiences as well as assessments, including feedback dedicated to improving and reinforcing knowledge. Originally, I intended to include a video for enterprise agility and a related branching scenario. As I moved further into development these items felt like scope creep and were removed. Much of the content in this learning experience is targeted to individual development and while the enterprise content is related, it is not at the level I wanted for this addition to the overall program. Those portions were removed and replaced by a video that is geared more toward personal development. One of the last elements I built was the personal assessment. For this I used Adobe Forms.

The form allows respondents to assess their agility by reflecting on statements across categories like awareness, risk-taking, and collaboration. Respondents select their level of agreement for each statement. Upon completion, a functionality tallies these selections to calculate an overall agility score, facilitating a self-assessment of one’s readiness and adaptability in various aspects of personal and professional growth.