Translation & Localization in E-Learning – Easier said than done?
Hi everyone, I’m currently thinking on implementing localization for e-learning courses, and I’d love to hear your experiences and advice. At first glance, it sounds simple: click a button and your course is available in multiple languages. But in reality, from my point of view it’s much more complicated. Here’s why: Beyond Translation: It’s not just about language. For example, a regulation in Swizerland might differ from Austria, so content sometimes needs to be adapted—not just translated. Multiple Components: I use Storyline blocks in Rise (Frame is mostly Rise, than integrate all sorts of stuff) that require separate translation, plus external videos and documents that also need localization. Costs & Coordination: Every additional language adds cost and complexity. I would be responsible for approving international workflows and managing all the moving parts (In real there is a language barrier in meetings and stuff). Media Integration: External media (videos, PDFs, graphics) must be translated and re-integrated, which adds another layer of complexity. Updates: Years later, when content changes, the entire process starts again—across all languages. Stakeholder Alignment: Localization means involving multiple international subject matter experts. Suddenly, I’m coordinating with 10 additional stakeholders per project, managing approvals and quality checks myself. Even after release, minimal content changes can trigger new costs because SMEs often spot issues later. For example: If I have 10 mandatory courses and each needs to be translated into 15 languages, I still have to coordinate everything myself. That’s a huge workload. I work as a solo e-learning designer, and we all know the challenge of endless feedback loops with subject matter experts. My thesis: To keep things truly simple, I’d probably need to reduce complexity drastically—stick to Rise blocks only and avoid external media altogether. But it also means losing interactive elements and creative possibilities that make learning engaging. Questions for you: How do you manage localization projects efficiently, especially as a solo designer or in small teams? Do you use tools or workflows that simplify translations and media updates? Any strategies to minimize effort when updates roll out years later? How do you handle external media that needs localization? How do you deal with legal or regulatory differences between countries without creating endless review cycles? How do you handle the stakeholders who review and approve translations? Are you very strict—one review round and done? i would probably to this because otherwise it could result in chaos and stress concerning so many projects on the table. Maybe i am overcomplicating things by trying to maintain flexibility? I’d really appreciate your insights, tips, and maybe even tool recommendations. Thanks in advance! Best Regards PaulReview 360: not yet, what we need
We would like to use Review for coordinating corrections with the authors. Unfortunately, at the moment I still don’t see much added value in it. This is mainly because a review mode cannot be activated for the actual course; instead, a course duplicate is created, which is then commented on. For the actual implementation, two windows have to be used so that comments from the review course can be transferred to the real one. Another issue: You can’t place comments directly at specific points, but only attach screenshots of the location to the comment. This does make it somewhat easier to find the relevant spots, but it’s still not very convenient. And: the most recently created comment always appears at the top, which means that while you scroll from top to bottom, the comments are displayed in the opposite order. Would it be possible to optimize this? Collaborative work with Office products such as Word could serve as a good example here.Bug: Preview in "mobile" mode not working
In Storyline 360 I have used one of the templates for Drag & Drop, altered it according to our needs and uploaded it to Review, and integrated into a course on Rise. When I preview that lesson in a browser (Chrome in my case) and switch to the mobile mode (either landscape or portrait), it isn't even possible to start the drag&drop quiz, one only sees a black screen with a play button on it. Klicking on it does not evoke anything. If I load the same preview on my smartphone, the quiz works as desired (although the black screen at the start is somewhat offset). Thus I suppose the preview has a bug.Review Comments Dissapearing
Hi Everyone! I recently had this happen twice in two weeks where my reviewers (sent the "anyone with the link and allow users w/o Articulate to comment) starte making comments and they would immediatley dissapear and since they were new to using it we lost an hour worth of review comments. Then after an hour the comments started to stick and had no issues after that. It is so BIZZARE and I feel crazy haha Anyone know what could be happening? I have used Mighty in both of these courses, maybe that is why? But it makes no sense why it works after an hour. I have to have 4 leaders review this course next week so would love any support. Thanks :)Review360 - disappearing comments
Hi all, Has anyone experienced an issue with disappearing comments in Review360? I've asked for some feedback from the team in the last 3 months, and every now and again the comments are just not being posted in the review360. Sometimes the issue can be resolved by refreshing the page, but sometimes it doesn't work all together. I just had an email from one of the colleague who said they posted several comments and are hoping I'll review the content, but I can't see the comments. Last week I've also received an email from another team member who said that the comment disappeared as soon as they posted it. Is there any way this issue can be solved? :)Access Denied error in Rise code blocks (Review 360)
Rise code blocks are throwing an Access Denied error in Review 360 on one of my courses. Here's what I've found through troubleshooting: It only happens in Review 360. Totally fine in web and SCORM output. It's only happening in an existing course when we've pulled in a working code block template in from our block library. When I build a new course from scratch, the code block breaks when I try to copy in a lesson from the problem course (even if that lesson does not contain any code blocks). The issue persists even when I scrub any external HTTP links from the code, so I think it's an issue with Review 360 not a true permissions issue. One solution I'm considering would be to rebuild that course from scratch, pulling in block templates back one at a time, but that would be pretty tedious. Anyone else running into this issue?Comments Disappearing After Submission in Review 360
Hi, I’m experiencing a problem with Review 360 where reviewers are posting comments, but these seem to disappear very quickly after being posted. While the reviewer believes they have submitted their review, I’m left with an empty review course. I’ve confirmed that this has happened with two different people on the same course. They have checked the review links, and the comments are also not showing up for them. What makes it even stranger is that other people have been able to successfully post their comments on this course. For these comments, I’ve received notifications in my email, but I’m not notified about the disappearing ones. I’ve already seen multiple threads regarding this issue on this forum, but no fix is mentioned anywhere. I’ve tried enabling resolved comments, turning comments off and on again, but to no avail. Review 360 - Feedback disappeared | Articulate - Community Review 360 comments missing | Articulate - Community Missing Feedback in Review 360 | Articulate - Community Comments in review link are not saved | Articulate - Community At this moment, the unreliability of Review 360 means we cannot send courses out for review. Do you have any possible fixes? Thanks!Introducing Annotated Screenshots in Review360
We've added Annotated Screenshots to Review 360, which improves how reviewers provide feedback to course authors. This feature enables reviewers to add annotations directly onto screenshots of course content. Reviewers can capture images while giving feedback and use various tools to mark them up—including text, boxes, lines, highlighting, and freehand drawing. Each annotated image connects to its related comment, making it easier for authors to understand exactly what needs changing. How to use this feature.
