*ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED* GIVEAWAY: DevLearn is coming — want to join us? 🎉
DevLearn is almost here (Nov 12–14)! Whether you’re already going or hoping to, we want to celebrate with the learning community. To share the excitement, we're giving away TWO DevLearn 3-Day Conference passes valued at $2,395 (travel and accommodations not included, U.S. residents only). 👉 To enter: Comment below and tell us: 💬 Why you want to go and/or what you hope to learn! That’s it! We’ll randomly select two winners from the comments. ⏰ Enter by: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 8:00 AM PT 🏆 Winners announced: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 by 5:00 PM PT Already have your ticket? Drop a “👋 I’ll be there!” so we know who to connect with in Vegas! UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who shared their stories! We’ve loved reading your entries and seeing so many opportunities to collaborate and learn from this amazing community. 🎉 Congratulations to our winners: Kaitlyn-Skyline and larryvanwave-ff We’re so excited for you and hope to do more fun giveaways like this in the future. Thanks again to everyone who participated!Peer Pod Coming Soon: “New to Instructional Design” — Who’s Joining Us?
We’re kicking off a brand-new Peer Pod for anyone who’s new to instructional design and you’re invited! 🎉 Peer Pods are 4-week learning groups where community members explore a topic together through weekly prompts, curated resources, and shared discussion. Whether you’re a few days or several months into your role, this is your chance to connect with peers, reflect on key topics, and build confidence together. Here’s what we’ll explore: ✨ What to focus on as you get started 📦 Intro to Articulate 360 + course design best practices 🤝 Tips for working with SMEs 💻 Best practices for incorporating AI By the end, you’ll walk away with a stronger foundation and a group of peers cheering you on. 🗓 Start Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 Participants will be added to the private Peer Pod group about a week before we begin. 👉 Want to join? Fill out the registration form. 💬 Your turn: What Peer Pod topics do you want to see next? If you could join a focused 4-week learning group, what topic would you choose? Drop your ideas below so we can build pods around what you want most. 🙌Welcome to Week 1 of the E-Learning Heroes Passport Challenge!
🌍 Welcome to the Passport Challenge Hub! Your one-stop spot for all things E-Learning Heroes Passport Challenge. Each week, we’ll share a new update celebrating badge earners, Globetrotter progress, and community highlights. Check out the Passport Challenge post to learn how to join, earn badges, and see all the rewards you can unlock! ✈️ Getting Started Here’s how to start filling your passport this week: Post a new discussion or comment on a post that caught your eye. Jump into the Welcome Center and greet a new member. Like a few posts that inspired you. 💡 Weekly Pro Tip You can earn two badges in one! Complete the Weekly Challenge to earn your Challenger stamp, then post your project (with details!) in the Share Examples Hub to unlock your Showcase stamp. 💬 Join the Conversation How are you hoping to grow, learn, or stretch your skills during the Passport Challenge? Drop your goals in the comments — we’d love to cheer you on!Designing Immersive Phone Conversations in Storyline
Ever have two characters talk in a training module, but it still feels flat; even with speech bubbles, audio, and triggers? This (FREE) Storyline phone conversation template changes that. Whether you're designing for sales, compliance, healthcare, or support, it creates real, layered convos that feel like you're eavesdropping on a call. Animated phone effects Realistic voiceover dialogue Transparent APNG waveforms (way better than GIFs!) Custom triggers for pick-up/end call Clean, modern layout with animated text Watch how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpUcYJRNnE Preview the demo: https://www.redesignedminds.com/Discuss/story.html Download it free: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19AvmE7q3PAUbXoNKIViQtPNqCwUoFDQW/view?usp=sharing If your training includes a conversation, this is how you bring it to life.How are you approaching learning creation in your organization beyond “traditional” L&D use cases?
Hey ELH community 👋, We know that learning creation doesn’t live solely within L&D or instructional design teams. In large organizations especially, managers, training, enablement teams, and other departments are increasingly creating their own learning to meet team and business needs. We’re curious how that’s playing out in your organization. If you’re in L&D, what’s holding you back from bringing on more teams create courses in Articulate? Are there particular challenges—technical, process-related, or cultural—that make it harder to open things up? And if you have scaled and democratized course creation with Articulate beyond L&D, what’s helped it work well? We’d love to learn from your experiences; what’s working, what’s not, and what would make it easier. ~ The Articulate Research TeamCongrats to our Build-a-thon Winners!
That’s a wrap on our first-ever Build-a-thon 🎉 Huge shout-out to all of our participants. 👏 The creativity, experimentation, and problem-solving on display were incredible. If you participated, you should’ve received a badge on your profile — well deserved! It was a very close race for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, but I’m excited to officially announce our winners, based on community votes. ✨Build-a-thon Winners✨ 🥇 First Place: “Meet Your Learner Persona” by ClaudiaNadol891 This project is a masterclass in thoughtful prompt design and clean UX. The stacked-card interaction feels polished and intuitive, and it’s a great example of how you can create something playful inside a Rise Code Block without overwhelming the learner. If you’re curious how to blend AI + intentional design, this is one to study. 🥈 Second Place: Accessibility Reality Checker by SheriLee This build shows the power of turning content into a decision. Instead of explaining accessibility, it puts you in the driver’s seat and makes the tradeoffs visible. It’s a strong example of how short, focused interactions can create real impact. 🥉 Third Place: Paint by Num-Birds by ArthaLearning03 (Aamir Aman, Tal Castillo, and Ryan Young) This team pushed the creative boundaries of the Code Block. The layered, paint-by-numbers approach turns a complex skill into a hands-on challenge. It’s a great example of how you can move beyond default interactions and build something immersive and unexpected. We loved seeing how much thought and creativity went into these builds! If you didn’t participate this time, I hope you’ll explore the entries and see just how far you can push the Rise Code Block. If you haven’t already, join the Rise Code Block Group to keep the conversation going. And if you decide to try something yourself, post in Share Examples — we’d love to see it and cheer you on! What should our next Build-a-thon challenge be? Drop your ideas below 👇We Appreciate You 💖
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and we couldn’t let it pass without saying thank you. This community is full of people who show up, share generously, and support one another, and that’s what makes this space so special. We’re really grateful you’re here. 💛 If you’d like to spread a little community cheer this week, here are a few easy ways to join in: 💌 Give a shout-out to a fellow member or share what you enjoy about being part of this community in the comments. 📣 We’ve attached a few optional shareable images if you’d like to post on other platforms (like LinkedIn). 🗳️ Cast your vote in our Code Block Build-a-thon. It’s a great way to recognize the incredible work members have created. 💡 P.S. Our weekly challenge is all about Valentine’s-themed e-learning examples. If you’ve created one, we’d love to see it! However you choose to participate (or even if you’re just reading along), thanks for being part of what makes this space so great. 💖Do you create training for Sales Enablement or Customer Service teams? Join our Template Creation Guild pilot program!
💁 Are you a trainer in either the Sales Enablement or Customer Service Training spaces? 🤝 Do you love co-creating content and networking with others in your training niche? ✍️ Do you want to build authority and credibility in your training niche with an Articulate by-line, all while helping others in your space? We’re launching a new community program just for you! Introducing: Template Creation Guilds 🎉 These four-week co-working programs will bring together 15-25 creators from specific training niches to collaborate on creating a “core template hub” for that niche. Gain connections and skills with peers in your niche while working together to produce valuable additions to your portfolio, supported by Articulate’s team. Interested in learning more? We put together an article here with all the details about: Program schedule Time commitment Who’s a fit How to join 💬 Your turn: what was the last training you created? If you work in the Customer Service Training or Sales Enablement spaces, what was the last training you created for this niche? Was it new agent onboarding, a quarterly product launch overview, a QA assessment training, or something completely different? Let us know in the comments.Articuland 2026 registration is officially open!
Registration is live, and VIP pricing is available for a limited time. This is the lowest price you’ll get for Articuland 2026, only through April 6, 2026. Articuland is a two-day Summit in Orlando, Florida, on September 10-11, 2026, all about practical learning, meaningful connections, and ideas you can actually use. Past events have featured powerful insights from the Articulate team and community voices alike. While we’re still shaping the 2026 agenda, you can expect the same energy, creativity, and impact. ➡️ Register now to secure your spot 🎤 Interested in speaking at Articuland? Speaker applications are open through March 1, 2026. If you have a story, lesson, or perspective to share, we want to hear from you. 🌍 And this is just the beginning… International Articuland dates are coming soon. More cities. More voices. More ways to be part of it. 💬 Now we want to hear from you: What did you love most about Articuland 2025? And what would you like to see at Articuland 2026? Share your thoughts, photos, or ideas in the comments!How does your organization support different ways of thinking and working?
For the neurodivergent folks in L&D… Lately I’ve been thinking about what it’s actually like to build learning experiences with a neurodivergent brain, ADHD in my case. Not just how it influences my design decisions (as mentioned in my previous post), but how it shapes the experience of doing this work inside a team. For me, neurodivergence shows up as a kind of heightened sensitivity to flow, clarity and cognitive load. It helps me spot moments where a learner might lose their place, or where a step needs more framing to feel safe and predictable. That part has become a real strength. But there’s another layer I don’t see discussed much in our field: How well do our teams understand the way our brains work? Not in a clinical sense, more in the everyday reality of collaboration, feedback, expectations, and creative problem-solving. Things like: having time to process before diving into solutions getting clear checkpoints instead of vague “keep going” feedback having tools and structure that reduce mental friction balancing flexibility with predictability For some of us, these aren’t preferences. They directly affect how well we can design. So I’m curious to hear from others who identify as neurodivergent, in whatever way that shows up for you: Do you feel like your strengths and challenges as a neurodivergent designer are understood in your team or workflow? And how does your neurodivergence influence the way you approach learning design itself? Share only if you feel comfortable. I know these conversations can be personal. But I also think they make our craft stronger, because the more we understand our own brains, the better we design for everyone else’s.
