Everything You Need to Know About Image Usage Rights
It’s tricky to find appropriate, usable images for e-learning projects. And sometimes after you’ve found the right photo, it’s unclear whether you can legally use it. Images are protected by copyright. So you can’t add any photo you find online to your e-learning project. But trying to do the right thing can raise more questions than answers: What if I just link to their website? Should I reach out to this person? Wait, I don’t see who owns this image! Usually images you’ll find on photo sites fall into one of a few categories. Here are some of the different usage terms you’ll find. Copyright Copyright law protects original works, including images. In most cases, you can’t copy or distribute a copyrighted image without permission from the person who created it. You should assume that any image you find online is protected by copyright. If possible, contact the copyright holder for permission to use their work. When you buy a stock photo, you’re buying the right to use that copyrighted image. Depending on which site you use, the image may be royalty-free or rights-managed. Royalty-free means that you’re not responsible for royalty payments. You’re usually able to use the image as you’d like. Rights-managed means there are restrictions on how you can use the image—so be sure to read your license agreement closely! Fair Use The fair use doctrine provides opportunities for using copyrighted images without permission. For instance, you can legally use a copyrighted image for personal and educational use, or for the public good. Most e-learning is commercial. As a course creator, you should assume that using copyrighted images in your work doesn’t qualify as fair use. But fair use also allows you to transform copyrighted images into something new. If you turn a copyrighted image into a completely new work, you can use that image freely. Creative Commons The Creative Commons non-profit provides free copyright licenses for creators. The copyright holder can determine several things with these licenses: Whether you need to credit them for their image Whether you can use their image for commercial purposes Whether you can modify their image What license you must use if you modify their image When using Creative Commons images, be sure to read the license carefully and use the image appropriately. Pro tip: Some photo sharing sites, such as Flickr, allow you to filter search results by specific Creative Commons licenses. Public Domain Typically an image becomes part of the public domain in one of two ways. The creator either gives up copyright willingly, or the copyright expires. These images aren’t protected by copyright, so you’re free to use them any way you’d like. Pro tip: WikiMedia Commons has a large database of images in the public domain. A Helpful Alternative Of course, the easiest way to source freely available images is by finding e-learning solutions that provide stock assets. Articulate 360 includes Content Library 360, an ever-growing library of visual assets that you can access right from within Rise and Storyline 360. These assets are made available through third parties, including Unsplash, Noun Project, Pexels, and Pixabay, and you can use them in your content without additional charge. However, as noted in our Terms of Service, the use of these images, including any attribution requirements, is subject to these third parties’ terms. See what’s available in Content Library 360 when you start a free, 30-day trial of Articulate 360. You’ll also get access to award-winning authoring apps Storyline 360 and Rise, a project review app, and access to live online training led by industry experts. New to e-learning? Sign up for our E-Learning 101 email course, a series of expertly-curated articles that'll get you up to speed with course development.The Difference between Screencasts and Software Simulations
If you’re new to creating software training—and even if you’re not!—you might use the terms screencast and software simulation interchangeably. But did you know they’re actually two different things? It can be easy to get these terms confused, so let’s walk through the nuances that differentiate these two methods and explore the use cases for each. Screencasts Screencasts are videos that show a recording of your computer screen. They’re often used to demonstrate the use of an application or software. They include all of your mouse movements and typically have audio narration that gives learners more contextual information about the process they’re seeing—such as the names of various software features or steps. Because screencasts are simply videos, they’re not interactive. When to use a screencast Screencasts are great for creating simple “how-to” videos. This kind of visual walkthrough is beneficial when you’re trying to explain a process that’s too complicated to explain with written text alone. And if the process isn’t something learners will be doing frequently, screencasts can be a helpful performance support resource that learners can easily reference in the future. How to create a screencast If you have Articulate 360, you already have access to not just one but TWO apps that are specifically designed for screencasts: Peek 360 and Replay 360. Learn more about when to use each app in this article: How to Decide Which Articulate 360 App to Use for Screen Recording. Want to see an example? Watch the “How to Add Comments in Review 360” screencast I created with Peek 360 below. This screencast provides a short overview of how to provide feedback on courses in the Review 360 web application. It’s perfect for an audience who may be comfortable with web-based technology and already have familiarity with Review 360. The screencast focuses on a simple process. It’s clear, concise, and to the point. So, how does a software simulation differ? Well, I’m glad you asked. Software Simulations While you also have to record your screen to create a software simulation, the major difference is that instead of simply showing the learners what to do, you give them the opportunity to try it out for themselves. They’re called simulations because you simulate the software’s interface by recording it and turning that recording into an interactive practice environment for learners. They can go through and click on all the buttons—like you did when you recorded it. It’s almost as if they’re using the software themselves. The advantage of doing it this way—versus simply having them use the actual software—is that you can build in on-screen explanations and feedback to guide them as they practice. Software simulations are usually the go-to for creating software training because they provide learners with a risk-free environment to help them learn a new app or process. Another thing that sets simulations apart from screencasts is that you can test your learners’ understanding by creating a simulation that’s graded. For every click in the right spot, learners can earn points. And for clicks in the wrong spots, points can be taken away. It’s a great way to ensure learners have understood how to complete specific processes within an app or software. When to use a software simulation Interactive software simulations are ideal when you want learners to physically practice using the software themselves—including entering data, interacting with drop-down menus, and identifying multiple steps in a more complex process. Software simulations give learners an opportunity to practice using the proper click-path of a specific process or software without fear of impacting the actual production environment or ruining any real-life data. With software simulations, you can put your learners in the driver’s seat so they can deepen their knowledge of a process, gain experience, and build confidence in using an app or piece of software. How to create a software simulation Articulate 360 subscribers can use Storyline 360 to create software simulations quickly and easily. Want to learn how? Here’s a tutorial that’ll help you get started: Creating Software Simulations in Storyline 360. Want to see an example? Explore the software simulation created with Storyline 360 below. In this example, users learn how to get started using the Review 360 web application. This simulation walks through four basic steps that you need to know how to do if you’ll be using Review 360. You’ll notice that because learners actually click through the software themselves, they must pay closer attention to each step in the process. This simulation is perfect for an audience who might not be as familiar with web-based technology or for users who are brand new to navigating Review 360. With simulations, learners can confidently navigate a new application because they’re practicing in the safety of a learning environment. View example More Resources Now you’re well on your way to identifying the nuances between screencasts and software simulations and you should be able to use these terms confidently when tackling your next project! To help you keep everything straight, I’ve outlined the differences in the handy table below. Screencasts Software Simulations Use case Demonstrate a simple, straightforward process. Train learners on a complex process through interactive practice and/or assessment opportunities. Interactive No Yes On-Screen Hints & Feedback No Yes Looking for more best practices around creating screencasts and software simulations? Check out these resources! And let us know in the comments what screencasts and software simulations you’ll be creating next. Follow This Process to Create Software Simulations and Systems Training Like a Pro 3 Methods for Recording Screencasts 4 Tips on Creating Software Tutorials in Rise 360 Tips for Using the Storyline 360 Screen Recorder Like a Pro Follow us on Twitter and come back to E-Learning Heroes regularly for more helpful advice on everything related to e-learning. If you have any questions, please share them in the comments.8 Business Use Cases for Microlearning
Are you excited to try out microlearning, but unsure when to use it? Below, we outline eight common workplace situations that benefit from a short-form course. Each situation includes a sample microlearning. At the end, learn how you can customize these templates for your own company and training needs. 1. Create Organizational Alignment To hit a business target, everyone needs to be moving in the same direction. Creating that alignment starts with clear, frequent communication of the shared mission, vision, and values. Microlearning can help. The following editable template shows how you can align employees through regular executive “micro” updates: Executive Update 2. Highlight HR Information, Notices, or Reminders Educating employees about annual events like open enrollment, tax season, and compliance training is a critical function of HR teams. The problem? Important announcements often get missed when they’re embedded in long paragraphs or endless emails. Grab the following templates to see how microlearning makes HR communications more digestible and engaging: A Quick Guide To Open Enrollment Internal Company Newsletter 3. Strengthen Company Culture and DEI Initiatives Fostering an inclusive company culture is a continuous process—not a one-time effort. A series of microlearnings can support your larger culture-building and DEI efforts. Check out the following examples for ideas on how to get started: Are You an Ally? Try Taking on These 5 Roles How To Identify and Stop Using Ableist Language Gossip-Proof Your Workplace 4. Streamline Business Processes You can also use microlearning to document and streamline business processes or workflows—such as employee onboarding or performance management. Notice how the following examples make it easy for employees to work through the steps of a process independently: New Hire Pre-Hire Checklist Performance Review and Feedback 5. Increase Security Awareness Most successful data breaches, phishing attacks, and other cybersecurity incidents are caused by human error. Adding refresher microlearnings throughout the year can fortify your defenses. See an example for safeguarding against phishing attacks below: Spot the Phish 6. Enhance Employee Wellness A successful business needs thriving employees. But employee wellness training often ends up buried under competing priorities. Microlearning makes it easy for employees to fit in short breaks for self-care throughout the workday. Check out these two wellness-related microlearning examples: 3 Desk Stretches to Instantly Improve Your Day 5 Tips for Better Naps 7. Provide Quick-Reference Guides Microlearning is the perfect resource for one-off training questions: Employees can quickly find the answers they need—when they need them. Below, we’ve created templates for product and software training. But you could easily create quick-reference guides for sales, customer service, and other teams. Get To Know [Name of Product] Software Training 8. Reinforce and Assess Key Takeaways Finally, who says you have to choose between a more sizable course and microlearning? Repetition aids retention. Consider following up longer training sessions with a microlearning quiz, scenario, or summary. The examples listed below demonstrate how you might do this: Can You Recover From a Workplace Mistake? Training Refresher Wrap-Up There’s no shortage of creative ways you can use microlearning to achieve your business training objectives. The examples above are just a starter list. You might also check out submissions to one of our weekly community challenges, 40+ Microlearning Examples Created in Rise 360 #407. Interested in customizing one of these examples for your team? If you’re an Articulate 360 subscriber or trialer, you can edit all of the examples linked throughout this post by choosing the course from our Rise 360 microlearning content templates. Here’s a short video showing how to do that: What’s the latest microlearning course you’ve created? Tell us about it in the comments—and feel free to ask any questions you might have! Like this article? Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.Cloud-Based
Cloud-based refers to content, data, or resources stored in a virtual environment, like a remote server. You can access content, data, or resources in this virtual “cloud” environment from different types of web-enabled devices, like computers, smartphones, and tablets. E-learning can be hosted in the cloud or on your organization’s servers, or it can be downloaded to your device. Learn more: Part 1: What Do You Need to Know About “the Cloud”? Part 2: Articulate 360, the Cloud, and YouCreate Compliance Training Like a Pro with Rise 360
Many businesses, including financial institutions and publicly regulated companies, are required by law to make sure their employees are properly educated in specific areas pertaining to their industry. This kind of training is often referred to as compliance training. If you’re an e-learning developer, you’ve likely had to create these types of courses. They typically cover topics such as workplace discrimination, ethics training, bribery prevention, and data security—crucial information that employees need to know to do their jobs correctly and avoid breaking laws. I love to use Rise 360, the web-based authoring tool available in Articulate 360, to create compliance training. Why? Because Rise 360 courses are easy to create and update, and they can be built collaboratively. Rise 360 also allows you to require learners to view all the content, which is important with compliance training since you need to be able to demonstrate to regulators that learners have been exposed to all the required information. And, of course, the responsive output from Rise 360 looks beautiful across all devices employees use to access courses. Here’s a sample compliance course built in Rise 360 that covers how to avoid common workplace injuries. Click on the image, or the link below it, to check it out. View Compliance Training Example Now that you’ve seen an example course, let’s walk through some key considerations for compliance training and some Rise 360 features you can use to address them. Use the Continue Block As I mentioned earlier, one important consideration for e-learning developers creating compliance training is making sure learners can’t skip any content. This can be accomplished easily using the continue block. The continue block can be set up to prevent a learner from moving on until they’ve seen all of the previous content. Quickly insert a continue block by clicking Continue on the blocks shortcut bar. You can also find the continue block in the block library by selecting the Divider option. A continue block can work in different ways, depending on which completion type you choose under the completion type drop-down menu. These options include: None (Always Show Button): The Continue button is always visible. Learners can click on it anytime to move to the next block. Complete All Blocks Above: The Continue button is disabled until learners complete all blocks above the continue block. Complete Block Directly Above: The Continue button is disabled until learners complete the block directly above the continue block. The safety course example above uses a continue block at the end of each lesson with the “Complete All Blocks Above” setting. But what if you added custom interactivity created with Storyline 360 to your Rise 360 lesson? Is there a way to make sure learners complete a Storyline 360 block? No problem. Simply follow these steps to configure your custom interaction in Storyline 360. Then, in Rise 360, add a Storyline 360 block followed by a continue block to your lesson. You can also use a Storyline 360 block to track the completion of a Rise 360 course in your LMS. You can choose to track completion based on a trigger, quiz result, or the number of slides viewed in your Storyline 360 block. Enable Restricted Navigation When you’re creating a compliance course with Rise 360, you might consider using restricted navigation in conjunction with your continue block. Restricting navigation means your learner must click through each lesson in lesson order. For example, the learner would have to take lessons sequentially and wouldn’t be able to click ahead to the final lesson without viewing each lesson before it. You can find the settings for controlling course navigation under the settings menu. Under the navigation mode drop-down, choose Restricted. On top of restricting your course navigation, you might want to restrict navigation on any videos you’ve included so that learners can’t skip ahead through video content with the seekbar. To restrict navigation in a video, simply go to the settings tab for the video in question and disable Allow Forward Seeking. Now your learners will no longer be able to use the seekbar to skip over important video content! Require a Passing Score on the Quiz Quizzing is another important aspect of your compliance courses. You want to make sure learners fully understand all the quiz questions and their correct answers. There are a few tips you can follow to make sure that your quizzes are as compliant as possible. First of all, you can control course navigation by requiring learners to pass a quiz before moving on to the next lesson. Just open up your quiz, click the Settings option, and switch “Require Passing Score to Continue” to the on position. When this setting is enabled, learners must achieve the passing score you define to advance to the next lesson in the course. Another way to make sure your compliance courses are as effective as possible is to require that learners score 100 percent on the final quiz, and give them unlimited attempts. This will force learners to repeat the quiz until they answer the questions correctly, which is about as certain as you can be that learners have understood the correct information. To change the passing score, open up the quiz, click Settings in the top right corner, and adjust the passing score. Here’s one last animted .GIF to show you where to find this setting. And there you have it! Creating compliance training is a snap with Rise 360. Have any tips of your own for creating compliance courses with Rise 360? Please add them in the comments below! Want to try something you learned here, but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial, and come back to E-Learning Heroes regularly for more helpful advice on everything related to e-learning. If you have any questions, please share them in the comments.4 Quick Tips to Make Your E-Learning Stick
Effective e-learning needs to be engaging enough that learners will want to take the time for it, and yet substantial enough for learners to recall and apply later. As such, e-learning pros are challenged to use a little creativity to persuade busy learners to pay attention to what we’re teaching them and then apply it to their jobs. That means making the information easy for them to remember later on. But how do we do that? I’ve got a few ideas to share with you, so keep on reading! 1. Make It Useful One surefire way to make something memorable is to make it useful and relevant. This means designing content that’s helpful and concise. Here are some tips to try: Start by asking questions. Instead of a tedious setup (opening titles followed by navigation, objectives, an introduction, etc.), drop your learners right into the action by asking them a thought-provoking question or giving them an engrossing scenario. If you think about it when people ask you a question, it’s pretty attention-grabbing, isn’t it? The same applies to your learners. Get them intellectually and emotionally stimulated and you’ll have them engaged right from the start. Demonstrate the value early. People are more apt to focus on information when they see that it has value in their everyday life. Try using a pre-test, a self-assessment survey, or a compare and contrast exercise to challenge your learner’s assumptions about your topic and grab their attention right away. Give them practice. It might seem obvious, but demonstrating steps with a short how-to video or a screencast is helpful, but what works even better to get people thinking and applying new knowledge is to follow it up with practice. Let learners hear from their peers. Most people pride themselves on doing good work and contributing to their teams. Hearing from folks who’ve successfully applied what they’ve learned in your training can signal that the content you’re sharing is relevant and helpful—and foster a healthy sense of competition among peers. 2. Get to the Point Sometimes the key to making your e-learning more memorable is knowing which information to emphasize first. There are many ways to approach organizing your content for learning, but one go-to is to put the most critical information front and center, followed by progressively less critical information. Structuring content in an “inverse pyramid” is an approach journalists use. It looks like this: This structure helps prioritize information and minimizes the nice-to-know details that can add unnecessary bulk to your course. Particularly for longer courses, where learners might lose steam, this approach helps you be sure that the essential information is communicated right from the start. 3. Use Analogies Analogies are great for helping learners connect new ideas with the information they already have. Making these connections, in turn, increases the chances they’ll remember what you’re sharing with them. For example, if you were trying to teach someone about how a tornado forms, you might compare it to the way water spins as it goes down the drain of a sink. Water spinning down a drain is a simple, relatable concept and a good starting point for talking about the forces of nature at work. 4. Use Visuals When it’s time to design your e-learning, think about ways you can visually present information other than a bulleted list of text. For instance, can you morph that new product info into a series of labeled graphic interactions that’s both eye-catching and inviting for learners to explore? Can you turn those dos and don’ts into an interactive scenario with realistic characters and an immersive background? If you’ve enjoyed these tips and want to learn more about how people absorb information, don’t miss this fascinating interview with Julie Dirksen, founder of Usable Learning and author of Design for How People Learn. What are your tried-and-true tips for making e-learning that sticks? Share your thoughts with me in a comment below. I’d love to hear what’s been working for you! New to e-learning? Sign up for our E-Learning 101 email course, a series of expertly curated articles that'll get you up to speed with course development.How to Copy Blocks from One Lesson to Another in Rise 360
Have you ever built a course in Rise 360 and realized, later on, that some of the content in one lesson would work great in a different lesson? Or maybe you want to reuse the same content structure? I’ve been there! Luckily, it’s super easy to copy blocks from one Rise lesson to another, thanks to the blocks template feature. Here’s how it works. 1. Open the Blocks Library The first thing you’ll want to do is navigate to the lesson that contains the block you want to copy and open up the block library. You can do that either by clicking the plus sign (+) between two blocks … … or by clicking All Blocks in the blocks shortcut bar. 2. Create a New Template Next, select the templates tab in the block library and click the New Template button. 3. Select the Blocks to Copy Then, select the block or blocks you want to copy by clicking the checkmark for each one. 4. Save Your Template Next, click Save, name your template, and click Save once again. 5. Insert Your Template Finally, navigate to the lesson where you’d like your copied block to go, open up the blocks library, and select your template. Wrap-Up Et voilà! It’s that easy. With blocks templates, you can copy blocks from one lesson to another within the same course and copy blocks to lessons in other courses; you can even share your blocks with members of your team if you have an Articulate 360 Teams subscription. It’s super handy! Want to try block templates out, but don’t have Rise 360? Start a free 30-day trial of Articulate 360. And subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and X (Formerly Twitter).How to Decide Which Articulate 360 App to Use for Screen Recording
We're ending support for Studio 360, Replay 360, and Peek 360 on December 31, 2026. Learn more. Since software training is one of the most common types of e-learning, it’s no surprise that Articulate 360 includes not one, not two, but three apps with screen recording features. Each of these apps has a unique feature set and is specifically designed for a different purpose. If you’re wondering which app to use for your project, you’re in the right place! Keep reading to learn more about how screen recording differs in Peek 360, Replay 360, and Storyline 360 and the types of projects best suited for each. Peek 360 Peek 360 is a lightweight app that works natively on both Macs and PCs and lives in your menu bar or system tray, so it’s always just a click away. Once you’ve recorded your screen, it automatically uploads to Review 360, generating a shareable link. You can also download the .MP4 file and insert the video into your Rise 360 or Storyline 360 courses or export it for LMS to use it as a stand-alone asset. Since Peek 360 doesn’t have editing capabilities, it’s best for recording short screencasts to share with team members on the fly or to insert into your courses as is. Check out our tutorials and user guide for more details on how to create and distribute screencasts with Peek 360. Replay 360 If you’re looking to create a longer screencast that could require some editing, Replay 360 might be a better choice. In addition to some lightweight editing options, this Windows-compatible desktop app allows you to record your screen and your webcam simultaneously, creating a cool picture-in-picture effect. You can also insert images, video clips, and lower thirds, making it easy to create a polished tutorial video that you can use on its own or insert into your Rise 360 or Storyline 360 course. For more information on Replay 360, check out our tutorials and user guide. Storyline 360 Storyline 360 also allows you to record your screen, but unlike Peek 360 and Replay 360, that’s not its sole purpose. Storyline 360 is a full-fledged authoring app that not only lets you record screencasts and build software simulations but also lets you add custom interactions, quizzes, and much more. This makes Storyline 360 the ideal choice when you want your software training to be interactive. It’s also a great option if you want to overlay text or objects—like arrows or highlight zones—on top of your video. Storyline 360 has some editing capabilities, allowing you to make adjustments to your recording after the fact. You can also easily add subtitles to your screencast—and your entire course—directly in Storyline 360, which is great for accessibility. When you’re done, you can publish to video, web, or LMS. If you want to take a closer look at the screen recording feature in Storyline 360, check out this tutorial or head on over to the user guide. The Bottom Line Peek 360, Replay 360, and Storyline 360 are all great options for recording your screen. Which app you use depends on your project requirements. If you need to record a screencast super-fast, Peek 360 is the way to go. When you want to edit your screencast or record your webcam along with it, go with Replay 360. And when you want to create an interactive software simulation, overlay additional content, or add subtitles to your screen recording, opt for Storyline 360. To make it super-easy to compare the feature-sets of the different apps, I pulled together this quick-reference guide: Peek 360 Replay 360 Storyline 360 Work natively on Macs X Work natively on PCs X X X Record screen X X X Record mic audio X X X Record webcam X X* Edit recording X X Add interactivity X Add closed captions X Publish to video (.MP4) X X X Publish for LMS X** X** X Publish to Review 360 X X X Once you’ve decided which app to use, you might be wondering how to start building your software training. Here’s an article that’ll help you get off on the right foot: Follow This Process to Create Software Simulations and Systems Training Like a Pro. Want to try out these apps, but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial. And subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest product updates, e-learning examples, and expert advice directly in your inbox. *Webcam recording must be done separately from screen recording **Publish FoR LMS via Review 3605 Reasons It’s Easy to Record Screencasts with Peek
We're ending support for Studio 360, Replay 360, and Peek 360 on December 31, 2026. Learn more. Adding screencasts to your e-learning course is a great way to show people how to do something instead of just telling them. You can use screencasts in your e-learning courses, but also to simplify other aspects of your work. Here are just a few examples of use cases: Train internal staff on a new tool or process. Explain something to an external contractor or client. Demonstrate a complex issue that comes up during the course review process. I love that with Peek I now have an easy way to record screencasts from my Mac or my PC. What makes it so easy? Let’s have a look. 1. Access Peek Easily via the Menu Bar One of the things I love about Peek is that it’s always just a click away. It lives in the menu bar on your Mac or in the systems tray on your PC, so it’s always available when you need it. 2. Easily Select the Recording Zone When you record a screencast with Peek, all you have to do is select the application on your computer that you’d like to record. Peek then automatically selects that area of the screen. Of course, you can always resize the recording frame if you’d like to include multiple applications. Just drag the corners of the frame with your mouse. 3. Record Audio and Video Simultaneously With Peek, you can also record narration at the same time you’re recording any on-screen actions using your computer’s mic. That way, you don’t have to sync the audio with the video! 4. Share Your Screencasts in One Click Once you’ve recorded your screen and narration, you can upload it to Articulate 360 with just one click. Peek will automatically copy the URL to your clipboard so you can easily share it however you’d like! Once you’ve uploaded your video to Articulate 360, you can also easily collect in-context feedback from stakeholders with Articulate Review, add it to a course, or create a SCORM-compliant package for your learning management system. 5. Access All Recordings in an Instant Another great thing about Peek is that all your previous recordings are saved in the Peek app. You can easily go back to the app to grab the links to those recordings, as needed. More Resources With Peek, creating great screencasts is quicker and easier than ever, giving you back time in your day to focus on the course design—instead of fussing with over-complicated tools. To learn more about using Peek, check out this overview and this Getting Started with Peek tutorial.One Cool Peek 360 Trick You Might Not Know About
We're ending support for Studio 360, Replay 360, and Peek 360 on December 31, 2026. Learn more. Peek 360, an app in Articulate 360, is a lightweight, easy way to create screen capture videos you can use in the e-learning projects you create with Storyline 360 and Rise 360. But did you know it’s also a great way to speed up collaboration? You’ll love how you can save yourself from writing a long email or message when you use Peek 360 to give instructions or share quick, iterative feedback with colleagues. Here’s an example. My colleague just provided a draft illustration for an article here on E-Learning Heroes. It looks great, but I’d like him to make a small adjustment. I created a quick screenshare video here to show you how I use Peek 360 to give instant feedback rather than setting up a meeting or writing out what I want. Peek really speeds up my workflow. And here’s the best part: the screen capture videos I create with Peek are automatically uploaded to Review 360. So I can easily copy the URL and share videos with my colleagues. Reviewers don’t even need a log in to add their comments, so it’s super-easy for them to use. And Review 360 adds a time stamp to every comment so I know what part of my video they’re referencing. Want to try giving feedback with Peek 360, but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial. And rememeber to subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox.
