Sorting Activity in Rise

Hello, is there a way to adjust the size of the boxes in the sorting activity to fit more text? Thanks

Hi Manisha,

Great point about accessibility and the color changes. Also, with a sorting activity you'll want to look at the steps here to navigate using your keyboard for accessibility:

• Use the Tab key to select a category (drop target).
• After selecting a category, use Tab and Shift+Tab or the Left and Right arrow keys to cycle through the categories.
• Select the category that matches the item that’s currently displayed, then press Enter or the spacebar to move the item to the selected category. If the answer is correct, the item will move briefly to the category then disappear. If the answer is wrong, the item will shake briefly, then you can select a different category and try again.

The sorting activity isn't graded, as it's designed as a stop and check for understanding vs. a graded question type. I'll let my team know that you'd like to see this as a question type, and we'll keep you posted here if that becomes a feature request!

Hi Katie,

Thank you so much for making a sample Rise Course to translate what you explained. Apparently, I have figured how to change the background color. Doing so makes the entire background (including the category buckets) the same color which according too may be an accessibility issue as well. And making it colorless doesn't blend well with the rest of the lesson. Card sorting is a great way to knowledge check and  I think it should be flexible to design.

I am working on Rise a lot these days , I have another pressing question on Card Sorting - So after completing the card sorting activity, a score is issued. Is there a way to monitor or measure how the learners are doing with the sorting activity? Foe examples, How many times they tried to do it? or reviewed the activity? This will help us understand where our learners are? And we can provide additional support to who are struggling? Also, by any chance can we intergrade the Rise course results in our LMS?

Thanks for always being prompt with your response.

Regards,

Manisha

Good morning, Manisha!

Great follow-up questions. While there isn't a feature to customize the color of the category title and card background, I'm going to share these suggestions with our product team, too!

If you're using a Sorting Activity custom block, though, you can change the block's background color. Here's how!

When creating a custom Sorting Activity lesson, hover over its Settings > click on the default color under Background Color > select the color of your choice and then click Done. Here's a sample Rise course for a visual guide!

Thanks again for letting us know what you'd like to see! As always, feel free to share any other thoughts you may have here or through our Feature Request form – we're all ears! 

Hi Katie,

Thank you for the warm welcome and for submitting a feature request on my behalf. I hope this can be implemented soon. I have a follow up question. I want to change the text color of the category title and the background color of the categories/drop target.  How can I do that?

Thanks for your help :)

Welcome to the Articulate family, Manisha! 

Excellent question! Each sorting activity can have up to 4 categories/drop targets at this time. Here are a few things to keep in mind when designing sorting activities.

I'm submitting a feature request on your behalf and we'll keep you updated with any news on such an increase! In the meantime, one option could be to build the sorting activity in Storyline 360. Then, embed it into Rise using a Storyline Block.

We can appreciate there's lots of information and tricks to absorb when starting out, so don't be shy to lean on us for help! 😊

Hello, I have the same question. I have 5 categories to work with in the Sorting Card activity but I still see only 4 options. I really just need one more category to make my lesson effective. I am not familiar with Storyline yet. How else can I do this? Please help :)

Hi Ariane,

As soon as we have an ETA we'll let you know! But once you can add a sorting activity as a part of a block, you could even string a few together! 

Marilyn,

You're right - the sorting activity allows for 4 categories.

Hello,

I need 5 different categories for my sorting activity, is 4 the official limit? I can't find a way to add another one. 

Hi Bridgette!

You can add a Sorting Activity lesson to your Rise course from the course main page. Simply click Add Content, and you'll see the activity in the pre-built lessons.