Refresh or Update a Legacy Course
Iron Mountain Case Study
Refresh or Update a Legacy Course
Iron Mountain Case Study
Sometimes you have an outdated or legacy course, only have access to the published files, or your course was created by another vendor and you want to make updates or refresh a full course.
Explore our work below.
The Background
Iron Mountain, a long-time client, first partnered with us in 2015 after attending our Articulate Storyline training. Soon after, they came to us with a common challenge.
They had a course built by another vendor but only had the published files. Without the source files, they couldn’t make updates or improvements.
This is a frequent issue: organizations invest in e-learning but aren’t given the files they need to maintain and evolve their content over time.
At Yukon Learning, we always deliver the source files so you're NEVER locked out of your own content.
The Ask
With Iron Mountain, we explored two paths: recreate the course as-is or rebuild it from the ground up.
A full rebuild opened the door to more impactful improvements. We transitioned the course from PowerPoint into Articulate Storyline, allowing us to replace static, text-heavy slides with a more interactive and engaging learning experience. We also ensured the new course could be easily white-labeled, which gave Iron Mountain the flexibility to quickly customize content for different customers.
The Work
We kicked off the rebuild by creating a custom, fully branded template in Articulate Storyline by establishing a cohesive look and feel for the new training. By building in flexible color and font themes from the start, we made future branding updates quick and easy.
At the same time, we refreshed the transcript to feel more conversational and fluid, helping guide learners naturally through the course. From there, we designed and developed a modern, engaging experience complete with interactive elements and professional voice-over narration.
The Project Team
E-Learning is rapidly evolving in terms of style and sophistication. We’re constantly surrounded by examples of the latest design best practices, in the websites we use and the media we consume. These examples set the bar for all of our user experiences, e-learning included. Practices, such as a bullet points, that may have passed muster in years past fall well short of what it now takes to keep learners engaged.
Ming Yang
Role on project: Creative Lead
I love working with older course content because there are typically many ways to make improvements. In this case, the original course was developed with bulleted lists on every slide. So, there were lots of opportunities to add value from a script perspective: from adding transitional statements and interactivity ideas to chunking the content into smaller sections and incorporating learning objectives and knowledge check assessments.
Brooke Schepker
Role on project: Instructional Designer
When a project like this reaches the development team, it’s so fascinating to see how much a course can transform. The development team works hard to bring the content to life in new and fresh ways while maintaining the integrity of the original course. In particular, this one has such a fresh, clean and timeless feel that we love putting our name on!
Katie Nail
Role on project: Director, Development
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