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Estimated Course Duration Calculator for Rise 360
Suggestion:
It would be extremely useful if Rise 360 could provide an estimated learner completion time for a course. Many LMS platforms require a course duration when SCORM packages are uploaded, but currently the only reliable way to obtain this information is to complete the course manually and time it.
A built-in duration calculator could estimate completion time based on factors such as:
- Word count and reading time
- Interactions and knowledge checks
- Scenario blocks
- Embedded videos (using actual video durations)
- Quiz questions and question banks
- Customisable reading speed assumptions
The estimate could be displayed in the course settings and optionally shown to learners before they enrol, helping set expectations about the time commitment required.
Benefits would include:
- Easier LMS administration
- More accurate training records
- Better learner expectations before starting a course
- Reduced need for manual testing and timing of courses
Even an approximate estimate would save course authors significant time and improve the publishing workflow.
Use case: My LMS requires a course duration for every uploaded course. For larger Rise courses, determining this can be very time-consuming because the entire course must be completed and timed manually before a realistic duration can be provided.
Thank you 😃
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This would be a really practical addition to Rise 360. Manually completing a longer course just to determine its approximate duration can take a lot of time, especially when there are videos, interactions, and quizzes involved. Even if the estimate wasn’t perfectly precise, having a calculation based on those different content types would give course authors a much better starting point for LMS requirements.
Thanks for such a detailed suggestion, MeeraLynn-UK, and for naming the exact use case, that really helps. The detail you've laid out (reading time, interactions, scenario blocks, actual video durations, question banks) is genuinely useful to have on record.
This isn't something Rise offers today. I don't have a workaround to offer here, but I appreciate you taking the time to lay out exactly what you'd need.
chnago5566, appreciate you adding your voice here too.
At the very least, it would be nice to have Rise offer a word count for each course or lesson so we can calculate it ourselves without all the excess work!
I used the Articulate AI to do a word count. It worked like a champ. Then I tried again on a different course and I get this:
I finally just published my Rise course into a PDF and let the AIs figure the word count.Hey Cowtown​,
Thank you for sharing the feedback.
After testing the same workaround, most courses returned a word count and estimated completion time.
However, there were times when Update content with AI refused to provide an answer. That tool is currently still in beta and not yet designed or programmed to calculate word counts consistently.
That said, I completely understand the need for a built-in, reliable way to estimate course durations for learners. We'll be sure to notify you if we release a future enhancement that helps!
Thanks for adding your support for an estimated course duration feature in Rise.
Can you share how you've been working around this limitation and calculating course duration today? Also, roughly how much time does that process add to your workflow?
