Tag Archives: flash

A side note (Yay!)


Posted by Skye

Project: EH&S Induction
Client: Shh… it’s a secret!
Working for: Talent2/The Learning Group
Role: Project Manager

I forgot to post the other day… After returning to work in Sydney, I found out that one of the projects I was loathe to leave before we went to Manila, had been signed-off and “released into the wild” by my client. I’m so proud of my team, who worked through some of the most difficult technical obstacles and at the same time managed to provide top quality support for the client after I had left.

I had a wonderful client in this instance, who although she was new to e-learning projects and needed a lot of assistance throughout, was extremely supportive of us (while we were working through all the implementation difficulties) and even went in to bat for us when we were having problems with their overseas technology team.

And the end product looks wonderful – sorry, I can’t share this one :) The lead visual designer did a beautiful job designing a simple yet professional interface, and my developers really worked hard in staying true to the original specifications.

Good work team!


welcome to the company: An Online Introduction


Posted by Skye

Project: Online Induction
Client: Austereo
Working for: The Learning Group
Role: Lead Developer & Project Manager

I remember the day I was asked to be the Lead Developer on this project. It was an extremely busy time for the company, and a time commitment had been made that brought to mind the word “eep”. I am lucky that for all of these “crunch time” projects I have always had a willing team to work with. The Lead Visual Designer completed the graphics work on Saturdays, and I carried on with development on Sundays.

The hard work and overtime really paid off. This course is unique because of the high production value attached to it. It is media rich, with a background audio track and videos throughout.

Close attention had to be paid to stage management, and some pretty tight rules had to be followed to create a varying yet seamless look and  feel for the entire course.

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While I wasn’t project manager to begin with, I was asked to take over this role after personnel changes from both us and the client stalled the project. I was able to get it back on track and continued to be the main point of contact and project manager for all maintenance related work up until going on Long Term Leave in July 2009.


climate change: Interactive learning


Posted by Skye

Project: Influencing Climate Change
Client: The Andromeda Group/The Learning Group
Working for: The Learning Group
Role: Lead Developer

Link: Climate Change at Work

Why does climate change matter to you and your business?

I was so pleased to be asked to work on this project, because it was so different and it actually meant something to me. It also had a really high production value, and the end result was so polished and well integrated.

I worked with a really dedicated team of developers who weren’t afraid of late nights in the office and pedantic reviews by the very talented lead visual designer.

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The course combined movie like presentations with interactive elements to help learners understand about how what they did in the course of their work could affect their carbon footprint.

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I continue to be surprised at just how much energy you can save just by turning your computer off at the end of each day.


risk and compliance: Seamless and to the point


Posted by Skye

Project: Risk and Compliance
Client: AMP
Working for: The Learning Group
Role: Lead Developer

When this project started I had some concerns, particularly about whether we would be able to complete the brief in the budget allocated. Up front communication with the Lead Instructional Designer and the Lead Visual Designer helped to prevent this however, and we came up with an amazing suite of e-learning to help AMP deliver Risk and Compliance training to their non-permanent employees.

It was a challenge for me, because the design was made to have a seamless feel, one “page” transitioning to the next with a nice flow. This didn’t fit into the standard templates that we had to use. I created a brand new set of templates that were easy for others to use but were sophisticated enough to maintain the seamless, professional feel.

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3 minutes? The Cloud Machine


Posted by Skye

Project: The Cloud Machine
Client: The Learning Group
Working for: The Learning Group
Role: Lead Developer

What can you learn in only three minutes? A lot!

One of the most exciting internal projects I worked on at TLG was “The Cloud Machine”. A machine which you could use to “build” clouds by matching up different cloud characteristics with the three main cloud types. Get it wrong three times in a row and you can break the machine.

The Cloud Machine was built using Adobe Flash. I worked with a fantastic team and was always in close communication with project manager, instructional designer, and visual designer. The collaborative effort involved created an amazing end product which we were all proud of.

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