New in Rise 360: 1,000+ Templates With Real and Placeholder Content

The new content is great, I'm currently exploring the best way to make use of it but have a question relating to the introduction page and the new custom Author block that seems to be used.  

Is there a way to easily include it on courses we make from scratch? some of the content i produce is also in partnership with an industry body and it would be great to be able to include their information here as well.

To clarify i dont want to remove the well deserved credit or links provided by the authors, i want to be able to add this "partner-content-author-card" additional information to other courses and add my own information

Is the content in the lessons taken from the real content courses? Just wondering if I use the lesson template will I be duplicating what is already in a course?

Thanks for letting us know about the features that you would like to see in Rise, Håkan! We appreciate you adding your voice to these features. I'm sharing this with my team and we'll let you know here if we make changes that will help!

For the videos included in the Business Content, the caption that appears underneath the video does not appear in a logical place. For example, you watch the video and then read the sentence about the purpose of watching the video. This is even more frustrating for people using screen readers.

This article Standards for Writing Accessibly reminds us of the importance of writing chronologically, not spatially. For all users, including this instructional text would be much better before than after the video.

Is this something that is specific to the Business Content or is it something that should be addressed in the video block itself?

Hi there, I am also really loving these pre-made modules, but like others, just want to check where the content has come from, what credibility does it have etc before we start using it.  Thanks :)

I need to know how long it would take learners to complete the pre-built courses for Rise 360. Is there a list of course length for each of the courses? There are specific regulations for compliance courses on how long a course needs to be (IE. sexual harassment training)

Thanks for the advice Marcel.

I tried your method, using Windows to zip the folder. My LMS gave me this error message: "This is not a valid SCORM file" I also tried opening the course in Rise, replaced the videos with Handbrake versions, Exported it, and the file was 50% bigger, not the expected 50% smaller.

Any other ideas?

Jef

I figured it out. Instead of zipping the main folder, open it, select the 2 folders and the XSD and XML files, then zip those. You may want to edit the name. It then uploaded.

Jef

It uploaded but then wouldn't play. Here is what worked for me on my LMS with a 600 MB file limit:

• Export Rise course
• Unzip
• find Assets/RBC folder/videos - change to simple names i.e. "lesson03"
• compress videos using Handbrake
• Cut and paste compressed videos to new folder in Documents\Rise 360 content ready courses\Compressed Videos
• In Rise course, note each video block position then delete
• Add multimedia block/compressed video for each lesson
• Customize settings
• Export and upload to LMS
• NOTE - don't use the Replace video feature. Rise will export both the original large videos and the transcribed videos

I hope this helps,

Jef

I absolutely LOVE the new content from Articulate!

I have built a new stream of 'generic' content in what we are calling the EDGE series. For each topic (we have done three so far), I have used each lesson as a stand alone module (all we have done is write learning objectives and an introduction). In our LMS, learners can access the modules individually, or all topics in a series as a Learning Plan. Here's what we've done so far:

• EDGE Integrity Series - 4 modules 
• EDGE Writing Series - 7 modules
• EDGE Phone Series - 3 modules

The modules have been well received, and we plan to offer more. My favourite is the Integrity series as the content is FRESH and not easily found elsewhere.

In addition, I am developing a new Prospecting module to introduce new sales people to our sales philosophy and process. As a result, I have included a lesson on each of the following topics using content cherry-picked from the Articulate sales content: 

• Qualifying: Fundamentals
• Preparing for Presentations: Fundamentals
• Overcoming Objections: Fundamentals
• Closing: Fundamentals

This has enabled me to supplement company-specific content with industry-standard fundamentals. I've positioned the content as an 'optional refresher' that may come in handy when learning about how we do things (so that external new hires with ample sales experience don't feel we are talking down to them). I am looking forward to piloting this module soon.

I am always watching for more of this content from Articulate. It is truly EXCELLENT!