New Rise feature just released - Flashcards

Hey Anthony - just wanted to let you know we added PNG transparency support. 

Hi there,

Currently investigating using Rise to create an extensive flashcard library for my organization. However, some of our content would require many (100+) flashcards in the same stack. Is there a limit to the number of flashcards you can have in one block/stack?  Also, does the Rise flashcard block feature have the ability to randomize the order of the cards?

Thanks,

Christina

Hi Christina!

I haven't heard of a limit of flashcards in the same block. I just did a quick test and added 120 cards to a block, and I could have added more!

The ability to randomize the order of cards is a really nifty idea! 💡 I'd love to pass that along to our team. Would you mind telling me a little more about why randomization would come in handy for you? What type of scenario would you use it in? 

Thanks so much for letting us know how we can make things better!

Hi Alyssa,

Thank you for testing out whether there is a limit on the flash cards! I appreciate it and I'm glad to hear there isn't one. The randomization of the flashcards would come in handy for my organization because we are building a library of flashcards to be used by medical students to study for their board exams. So we're aiming to provide a learning tool that adds an interactive element to improve upon the previous format-- which was just many PDFs of charts, tables, and more charts and tables. If the cards were randomized, it would be a more engaging tool and it would allow for a fresh user experience every time they returned to study the flashcards. So it's not completely necessary for this to work, but it would be a nice feature to consider in the future. I am very happy with the prospect of being able to use Rise for this project!

Thanks again,
Christina

Thanks, Christina! We always love hearing how folks are using Rise and the functionality that would benefit your learners. 

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Hi. Tried to add a URL onto the back of the card but in Preview it flips the card over and doesn't open the URL.  Is this possible, going to be possible, or should the URLbe added in a particular format?

Since a click flips the flashcard, the modest workaround I have employed to open a hyperlink from flashcard is to rightclick it and specify "open link in new tab/window".  Not "do-what-I-mean" ideal, but easy enough given that presumably we actually do like the card flip.

Hi - just wondered if I can change the order of the flashcards within a stack?  I do not see how to do this under the edit function?

https://community.articulate.com/discussions/rise/flashcard-stack-question#reply-510084 

Thank you for creating the flashcard feature - I love it! 

Hi Alyssa,

We're also appreciating the flash card interaction at my company--great job! I wanted to note that, as Christina mentioned, we would also love to see a "randomize" option for the flash cards. One way we'd use it is for vocabulary terms. In one resource ("course") we have 12 sections ("lessons"), and there are 25+ terms for each section. It would be great if each time a student did the flash cards for a given section, the cards were in a different order.

Your thoughts are noted as well Lisa.

Thanks for taking the time to share your need and use-case scenario.

We have also noticed this problem when the Flashcard Grid is presented on a mobile device. There, right-clicking isn't an option. Are there any other workarounds that have been found?

Why does text on a flashcard lighten when you move your mouse over it?

Hi Jim! Mousing over a flashcard activates a hover effect for that card, including text and outline color changes. Please let me know if you're experiencing an issue with that feature, though.

Is there a way to move the positions of the flash cards? I don't see a way. I wanted to create a grid of 2 x 2 (2 cards on top and 2 on the bottom). By default, the cards create a grid of 3 in a row. Can that be changed?

Hi there, Garfield. Flashcards will reposition themselves based on the size and orientation of the screen used to view the course. You'll see a maximum of 3 cards per row. Some folks will create a 2-card grid and duplicate it to get the 2x2 effect you want!

So the only choices we have for the flashcards are text or image? No audio or video?

That's right, Yvonne! For a more customized flashcard interaction, I'd suggest designing it on a Storyline slide and embedding it using a Storyline Block. 

Hi, I'm new to using Rise 360. Has an update been made to add text along with the image on a flashcard? Also, is there a way to change the line spacing on flashcards? Thank you!

Hi there, Mary! You can choose either text or an image for the front and back of the flashcard.

What kind of line spacing changes do you need to make? You can add line and paragraph breaks to the text.

Flash cards are great, but we need an audio option. That would help with difficult to pronounce words or other languages.

Hi Paris,

Thanks for sharing your idea about adding audio into Flashcards. I will share this with my team!