Project Summary

Outwit smishing scammers with Ace Detective Agency!

Learn how to protect yourself from text message-based phishing attacks with the Ace Detective Agency. This micro-learning course will teach you how to identify red flags such as urgent requests, typos, and suspicious links. You’ll be equipped with the skills to confidently evaluate texts, safeguard your personal information, and report suspicious messages to help authorities track down cybercriminals. Stay two steps ahead of scammers with Ace.

Details

  • Project Name: Spot the Smish

  • Audience: Mobile cell phone users, Digitally illiterate, Senior citizens

  • Goal: To educate mobile phone users, the digitally illiterate, and senior citizens on recognizing warning signs such as urgent requests, typos, and suspicious links to safeguard themselves against text message phishing attacks.

  • Responsibilities: Audio Production, Providing feedback, Visual Design, Motion Graphics, 1 of 2 Storyline Developers, eLearning Development

  • Tools Used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Articulate Storyline, Claude, Google Workspace, Grammarly, Vyond

Additional Information

  • Engaged in collaborative brainstorming sessions to generate ideas for our Articulate 360 lesson.
  • The project scope and goals were defined using Google Docs and Slides to establish a shared understanding.

Developed a comprehensive roadmap outlining key milestones and timelines. Clearly define what constitutes an activity, focusing on creating three micro lessons:

  • Radio – an auditory lesson designed for absorbing information
  • Hot Spots – a practice lesson for connecting concepts
  • Spot the Smish – an interactive lesson focused on hands-on application.

Collaboratively designed a mood board with a detective theme to set the tone for the lesson. Utilized Google Slides for standardized content and employed AI tools to brainstorm a detective script, streamlining the storyboarding process. Produced a mood board in Google Slides to outline the flow of the lesson in Articulate Rise, facilitating peer review, feedback, and creative problem-solving.

Initially, we considered using Rise and Storyline differently; however, we collectively decided to build the entire lesson in Storyline for a user-centric approach. Focused on minimizing scrolling to enhance the learner’s experience within a single location. Encountered challenges with triggers, leading to troubleshooting and problem-solving sessions. Explored the vast possibilities of triggers in Storyline, including slides, objects, events, actions, layers, and conditions, fostering an environment of limitless potential for asynchronous learning. Regular collaborative meetings were held to dissect each other’s work, provide mutual support, and deepen our foundational understanding of triggers. This iterative process contributed significantly to our collective skill development and project success.s Here