Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM PST
Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)
This Month's Topic: What's new in Storyline
Storyline is continually improving. Here's a good way to keep up while spending a pleasant hour with a Storyline expert. You can learn the latest about extensive AI features, easy animation, and the power of JavaScript without actually having to know JavaScript code. Mark the date to stay up to date.
Guest Speaker: Samuel Apata
A seeker of knowledge, Samuel Apata is a former president of the Dallas-Ft. Worth ATD chapter. He has earned both undergraduate and masters degrees from the University of Maryland, majoring in fine arts, animation, interactive media, and instructional systems.
Currently a senior instructional Designer at McKesson, he has also worked at Starbucks, Fossil Group, and GM Financial. An all-around good guy, he has Volunteered with Junior Achievement and robotics competitions in Baltimore public schools.
Meet Your Host: John Morley
John Morley has helped to improve job performance for clients and employers including Genentech, Hitachi Data Systems, Southern California Edison, Kaiser Permanente, and most of the Asian car companies. Author of the book Scriptwriting for High Impact videos, he has taught at Cal State Northridge, lectured at UCLA, and conducted workshops at a variety of professional organizations and conferences, including ADT Tech Knowledge.
An experienced coder, he has developed and managed numerous websites, and developed software used by clients including Saturday Night Live. An external consultant, he is available to help you on a project by emailing: John@IDforHire.biz.
It's an open forum, so come prepared to click along, ask questions, share your own experiences with Storyline, or just sit back and take a look at what Storyline can do.
The workshop is for intermediate to advanced users, but if you are new to Storyline, this is still for you: It will show you what Storyline can do, give you a look under the hood to see how it works, and let you ask questions of practitioners who are using Storyline now.
To click along, you need access to Storyline. If you do not already have access, a free trial is available (once on the page, scroll toward the bottom). https://articulate.com/360/storyline
Note to registrants: This webinar may be recorded for chapter marketing purposes.By registering for this event, you are giving permission to San Diego ATD to make and use at their discretion photos and a video recording of this event that may include you or your property. Although you may choose to not have your face recorded by by not activating your camera, your name and voice may still be recorded.
Developing Professional CapabilityCPTD & APTD Certified
ATD San Diego Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.