From small group opportunities like Peer Pods and AI Cohorts to lifting each other up in challenges and discussions, this month was full of opportunities for connecting.
🌍 Articuland Registration
In addition to Articuland Orlando, we have three international locations this year: Barcelona, London, and Toronto. Special shout out to GingerBakerSanh​ for guessing all three locations correctly, and ChristineWal590​ who won the grand prize of our competition!
Registration is live for all locations, join us to connect IRL across the globe.
đź«› Peer Pod Signups
Peer Pods are 3-4 week, community-driven learning experiences designed to help you build skills alongside others without a big time commitment. The upcoming topics are:
- Rise Tips and Tricks
- New to Instructional Design
- Accessibility.
Signups for each topic are live, learn more here!
🏫 AI Certification Cohort
This program is designed to help you master AI features in Rise and Storyline, connect with fellow e-learning professionals, and earn official certification to showcase your expertise. The May cohort is full, so sign up for the August group!
💬 What Everyone’s Talking About
Looking for a place to share your knowledge and help others? Check out these discussions:
- Designing Under Constraints
JoanneChen​ shared a recent experience with redesigning under limiting circumstances, join in with your own. - Best Practices for Revisions
This discussion revolves around how to make the smoothest workflow for revisions and content changes, led by ElissaFeuerman​ - Making Repetitive Content Engaging
This conversation, led by DebbieFowler-c1​, is focused on brainstorming ways to liven up otherwise dry material.
🌟 Weekly Challenge Highlights
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This amazing first time submission utilizes the Morphing Menu technique in Storyline to create a clear and engaging team intro | |
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Meet the Team: Hover Quotes for Storyline by Montsea If you need an efficient team introduction this submission includes a download so you can check out the mechanics of the interaction. | |
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Know Your Super Heroes by GolfPrincess This submission shows how you can use tools in combination with one another to create bright (and immediately implementable) courses. | |
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The People Behind the Desks by Jayashree_Ravi A wonderfully stylized and practical take on how to introduce a team, including booking links. | |
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Team Presentation Template by Kate_Golomshtok A great template with information many new hires appreciate, all in an elegant presentation. |
👉We're always looking to highlight challenge submissions that have downloads or tutorials associated with them, so others can learn too. Join a challenge this week!
🎓 Trending Training and Webinars
- Creating Images, Narration, and Sound with AI Assistant
This beginner-friendly session covers everything you need to know about generating images, recording clear audio narrations, and adding impactful sound effects. - Quick Tips & Tricks: Episode 123
In this session, we covered how to create a novel presentation using animated motion paths, and how to control slide and layer audio in Storyline.
- Learning Luminaries: Faith Cagle (Life Sciences)
Faith Cagle discusses how teams in highly regulated environments can move beyond transactional, compliance-only training toward a more human-centered approach that drives real behavior change.
đź“š Member-Powered Articles
Looking for ideas you can learn from and adapt? These articles share hands-on guidance and career insights grounded in members' real experiences:
- Made By Members: Code Block Build-a-thon Highlights
These member examples show not only what creative outcomes you can build with Rise Code Block, but share actionable templates you can implement right away. - How I Built This: I Developed an Award-Winning Ethics Course
This member spotlight shares how AbigailVettese​ created her highly interactive and deeply thoughtful ethics course.
đź’Ž Hidden Gems
Sometimes the most helpful moments in the community are easy to miss. Here are a couple worth exploring:
- AI Voices in eLearning
Stephanie​ is sharing how she built the audio elements to her Build-a-thon submission in an easy to follow tutorial. - ELH Recognition Program
We need your input on a new program coming soon, let us know what makes you feel like you’ve been recognized!
🌷Many of these opportunities for connecting with other members reach far beyond March, so don’t hesitate to spring into action and help others grow. Join a discussion to offer encouragement and feedback to a peer today!
