Great question - it sounds like you're interested in a feature that functions similarly to the “Resources tab” in Storyline, essentially an area that is easily accessible no matter where you are in the course. Can you tell us a bit more about how you would use this feature and how you’d like it to perform? You can share all of your ideas with our product development team right here.
As of now, there isn’t a Resources area that is accessible from every page of a Rise course, but we do have an Attachments block on our roadmap of future features. At this point I can’t say when that feature will be released or exactly how it will function, but it could be something you could use to add resources to each page of your course. For now, I might suggest hosting the resources elsewhere (Scribd and Amazon S3 are good options), and using a Text block to hyperlink all of your resources in one place.
Stay tuned for more information on the Attachment block! We'll be sure to update this thread once the feature is released.
Thanks Alyssa, it's exactly what I have in mind. I forwarded a feature request to your development team. Attached an idea, taken from a project we developed in the past (Rise wasn't available at that time...)
Very cool, Marco! Thanks for submitting that request. Glad to hear you're checking out Rise, and be sure to let us know if you have any more questions. :)
Hi, is the Resources feature available on Rise at this point? I am trying to figure out a way to make Resources not to be counted as one of the lessons.
I have been using the adding attachment feature. The problem is it is counted as one of the lessons. We do not want this resource to be counted as a lesson yet readily available whenever they need it throughout the entire course.
Hi Alyssa, i dont think this is what Cathy is speaking about.
Cathy, along with me and most people i imagine would like to have a 'resources' button that sits in the menu bar on the left hand side of the page and is not included as part of a topic. It would be incredibly useful to have a global button to access resources.
I'm dumbfounded as to why this still hasn't been added?
There are many aspects of this product that need to be addressed before making other changes for example, interaction scenario, adding quick inserts, table blocks etc
A quick list of what is needed to make this a leading platform in responsive learning:
accessibility WCAG AA compliant (very big one that needs to happen)
results page where you can provide more information to the user eg what to do next, try again or exit button
more options with the assessment functionality
greater access to customizing the theme (this is a big one)
buttons to place in the menu for global access eg a help page or resources page
actions to trigger elements on the screen eg (Autoplay audio and video)
I love that you guys are making new stuff, but i would prefer to have the above before you give me a 'table' or 'new interaction' to work with.
Thanks for taking the time to share what matters to you most, Tim. I've shared your list with my team so we can keep your input in mind when we plan for the future. I'll also tag this discussion to be updated with improvements in these areas.
In the meantime, would you mind elaborating a bit more about what options you'd like to see with the assessment functionality? You can keep the conversation going here, or send us a feature request. Thanks!
Even if there was a way to add these documents but without the icons and document names... for instance, we're going to be using Rise for new hire welcome packages and, depending on which office the new hire is joining, we want them to click on the city and find an interactive map and transit options. These maps are currently in .pdf format so the user will see the .pdf icon on the left and then the "Toronto map.pdf" as the document title.
The current Attachment feature still looks a bit clunky. As for hosting these documents elsewhere and linking to them, we have a very strict governance program regarding saving documents elsewhere so anything that Articulate could do to make this look a bit 'nicer' - it doesn't look as pretty as all of the typical Rise content!!
Another vote for global resources, similar to what Storyline has. I'm building a course where we would like the learners to be able to access a reference document from anywhere in the course.
I'll throw in my two cents here as well. A feature for learner to access Resource Docs similar to Storyline that is separate from the lessons in menu would be very helpful for our courses.
Hello, Sher. You can use a button block to link directly to a "Resources" lesson. If your lesson is restricted, you'll want to also provide a way for learners to get back to the lesson they were on. I suggest leaving the sidebar menu open so they can easily get back to where they need to be!
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Hi there Marco!
Great question - it sounds like you're interested in a feature that functions similarly to the “Resources tab” in Storyline, essentially an area that is easily accessible no matter where you are in the course. Can you tell us a bit more about how you would use this feature and how you’d like it to perform? You can share all of your ideas with our product development team right here.
As of now, there isn’t a Resources area that is accessible from every page of a Rise course, but we do have an Attachments block on our roadmap of future features. At this point I can’t say when that feature will be released or exactly how it will function, but it could be something you could use to add resources to each page of your course. For now, I might suggest hosting the resources elsewhere (Scribd and Amazon S3 are good options), and using a Text block to hyperlink all of your resources in one place.
Stay tuned for more information on the Attachment block! We'll be sure to update this thread once the feature is released.
Thanks Alyssa, it's exactly what I have in mind. I forwarded a feature request to your development team. Attached an idea, taken from a project we developed in the past (Rise wasn't available at that time...)
Very cool, Marco! Thanks for submitting that request. Glad to hear you're checking out Rise, and be sure to let us know if you have any more questions. :)
Hi, is the Resources feature available on Rise at this point? I am trying to figure out a way to make Resources not to be counted as one of the lessons.
Hi Cathy,
We added the Attachment block to Rise.
It makes it super easy to add attachments (PDF, Word, Excel, or any file type) to your Rise courses.
Check out this video Adam recorded for steps to get started.
Thanks a lot, Ashley,
I have been using the adding attachment feature. The problem is it is counted as one of the lessons. We do not want this resource to be counted as a lesson yet readily available whenever they need it throughout the entire course.
Cathy
Hi Cathy!
Would it help to turn off the lesson count labels completely? You can switch off that feature in the course settings.
Hi Alyssa, i dont think this is what Cathy is speaking about.
Cathy, along with me and most people i imagine would like to have a 'resources' button that sits in the menu bar on the left hand side of the page and is not included as part of a topic. It would be incredibly useful to have a global button to access resources.
I'm dumbfounded as to why this still hasn't been added?
There are many aspects of this product that need to be addressed before making other changes for example, interaction scenario, adding quick inserts, table blocks etc
A quick list of what is needed to make this a leading platform in responsive learning:
I love that you guys are making new stuff, but i would prefer to have the above before you give me a 'table' or 'new interaction' to work with.
Thanks for taking the time to share what matters to you most, Tim. I've shared your list with my team so we can keep your input in mind when we plan for the future. I'll also tag this discussion to be updated with improvements in these areas.
In the meantime, would you mind elaborating a bit more about what options you'd like to see with the assessment functionality? You can keep the conversation going here, or send us a feature request. Thanks!
Even if there was a way to add these documents but without the icons and document names... for instance, we're going to be using Rise for new hire welcome packages and, depending on which office the new hire is joining, we want them to click on the city and find an interactive map and transit options. These maps are currently in .pdf format so the user will see the .pdf icon on the left and then the "Toronto map.pdf" as the document title.
The current Attachment feature still looks a bit clunky. As for hosting these documents elsewhere and linking to them, we have a very strict governance program regarding saving documents elsewhere so anything that Articulate could do to make this look a bit 'nicer' - it doesn't look as pretty as all of the typical Rise content!!
Thank you!
Janette
Thanks for those details, Janette!
Hi Crystal, I would echo Janette's sentiments and notes above, and would love an update to this potential development feature if possible.
Thank you!
Thank you, Brooke. We'll let you know if we add a resources feature in the future!
Please add the resources/help feature. Just another voice to include in requesting:)
Another vote for global resources, similar to what Storyline has. I'm building a course where we would like the learners to be able to access a reference document from anywhere in the course.
I'll throw in my two cents here as well. A feature for learner to access Resource Docs similar to Storyline that is separate from the lessons in menu would be very helpful for our courses.
I need a location for resources - can I link an area through a lesson so it will go directly there since they can't navigate to it freely?
Hello, Sher. You can use a button block to link directly to a "Resources" lesson. If your lesson is restricted, you'll want to also provide a way for learners to get back to the lesson they were on. I suggest leaving the sidebar menu open so they can easily get back to where they need to be!
Thanks Alyssa!
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