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. 🙌Using Rise360 for Virtual In-Person Courses
Hi everyone! We are currently brainstorming how to use a Rise Course as a presentation tool. We host online live sessions using Canva as a presentation tool, but are trying to figure out how to best use a rise course as a live presentation tool. Does anyone do this? Our main road block is that other tools (Canva/PPT) have a notes function built in that our facilitators use for the dialogue they are expected to follow during the session. We can't figure out the best way to do this, other than having a notes doc for them to open separately from the Rise course. For anyone that works at Articulate reading this, is this a new idea? Do you have any suggestions? I would love to brainstorm through some ways you can see using Rise as a presentation tool! Thanks everyone!Timed Gating to Support Compliance and Continuing Education Requirements
Is there a way to add a timer or delay in Rise before a Continue button or divider becomes active, so learners can’t just click straight through the content? We need this for compliance, particularly when we need to prove that learners spent a minimum amount of time in the training. I know I can use the Continue divider, but the learner can click through without reading and have the continue divider activate. I tried adding an audio file to each tab, for example, but it doesn't make them listen to an entire audio file within a tabs interaction before moving to the next tab or continuing the lesson.AvatarGrid (Unfolding UI) for Storyline
AI video is everywhere in learning design, but the experience hasn’t caught up. Too often, video is dropped onto a slide and left to do all the work. AvatarGrid challenges that approach. Built for Articulate Storyline, AvatarGrid is an unfolding UI system that uses purposeful motion and cinematic transitions to reveal content progressively. AI videos/images, created with Higgsfield AI, Nano Banana, and HeyGen AI, feel integrated, not pasted in, supported by layered vector UI. The result is an immersive, modern learning experience where motion has meaning. Every interaction supports the story. This is what video AI-first, motion-driven UXD looks like in practice. Watch the short tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXJ_-K4vXIHow being neurodivergent shapes my work in learning design
Hi everyone, Something I do not talk about often is how being neurodivergent, specifically ADHD, has shaped the way I approach learning design. For a long time, I thought of it as something I needed to manage quietly. Over time, I realized it has actually helped me see learning experiences in a very unique way. It makes me pay close attention to clarity. It makes me sensitive to moments where a learner might lose their place. It helps me notice when information is doing too much or arriving without enough context. And it reminds me that people process ideas in many different ways. When I build or review a Storyline or Rise course, I often think about: What helps someone stay oriented • What reduces unnecessary cognitive effort • What keeps the experience predictable enough to feel safe • What gives the learner room to pause and understand These are things I learned because I needed them myself. I have come to see neurodivergence as something that sharpens my awareness rather than something separate from my work. It helps me design with more empathy, more structure and more intention. Did you know that ADHD is over-represented in creative and human-centered fields? It often shows up as strengths in structure awareness, flow and learner perspective. If you feel comfortable sharing, I would love to hear how who you are influences the way you design. Which parts of your own lived experience shape your approach to learning?Intelligent Test: only questions on incorrect practice questions
Hi everyone. Does anyone have experience with Articulate 360 creating an intelligent test? My goal is to allow learners to satisfy their requirement if they can answer all the initial questions correctly. If the learner gets a question wrong they are branched into a lesson about the topic, then routed to the next question. I would like to have an end of unit test that only tests learner on the topics they got wrong. Is this possible?Corporate Trainer with No Degree
I worked as a trainer for a trucking company. I facilitated in-class training and managed continuous learning by creating PPTs, converting them to MP4 videos and uploading to an LMS. I then assigned them to office staff and drivers and comminicated completion to leadership. I do not have formal training in instructional design or a college degree, but want to continue in this career with the goal to eventually freelance. I'm currently working on learning Articulate and upskilling with other multi-media and editing tools, and brushing up on learning methodologies. I do plan to get my ID professional certificate. My concern is the lack of the degree and no formal training in ID. I was a Quality & Security SME and was promoted to a trainer internally and have 6+ years experience. I've been getting mixed feedback on what's most important, a degree or a good portfolio to show I have the skills needed. I'm also seeing a mix of degree requirements and equivalent experience. I want to make sure I'm on the right track with just upskilling, the professional certificate, and working on a good portfolio or if I need to try to get a degree. Any advice?SCORM File Upload Failed: SuccessFactors
Howdy friends! I'm here seeking an answer that seems to be a mixed bag of sorts. We're trying to get a couple of courses uploaded and SuccessFactors keep throwing back a "Failed" status. The error log is quite robust, but it keeps pointing to a .jpg file within the SCORM itself. However, even after removing it and redownloading the file, it's still there?? I'd rather not clog this discussion with the whole error, but I went through the whole thing.. the error with the .jpg is the only one. Has anyone had this issue before? What did you do to solve it? I went through each file in the SCORM and didn't find any spaces or special characters. We also have a file size limit in our system (200MB) and these files are well below that. Any help is appreciated! - Justin GarrettHow 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.Passport Challenge: Badge Updates, Highlights & Upcoming Events
Great news, travelers! ✈️ All badges earned so far (except Voyager — those will be added at the end) should now appear on your profiles. If anything looks off, just let me know, and I’ll get it sorted. Remember, the Passport Challenge runs through January 5th, so there’s still plenty of time to level up and earn those badges! 🎉 This Week’s Highlights A huge shout-out to our badge earners so far! Tier 1 Members who’ve earned 3+ badges: JudyNollet Nedim Silverfire Seb_Daubert elizabeth ThierryEMMANUEL JHauglie HillaSchlegel jveedubs SandyMyers LeeMillardButlr Kate_Golomshtok KayleneWance ClaireBogue-155 Stephanie BarryHollembeak SMcNicol FelixFranke DanThornton ChelseaYoung-6f samxuan Caitlin_B jeremykelley78 Emily02 BorgCube RonPrice JodiSansone larryvanwave-ff HoneyTurner JenniferThom012 BenjiLukas Mb06 hannahrad22 DaisyWoods-2947 RamonTalavera-0 CydWalker_mwh RehanTT JulieBaker-ad32 RhondaRolf-1090 TamaraCraft-62f RomanieRoach-e9 SyedAmjad-Ali Tier 2 Members who’ve earned 5+ badges: Emmanuel_Kegler Lori_Morgan GolfPrincess AbigailVettese PaSchl Jonathan_Hill Michelle_Brooks MrugeshJani Marie-Pierre701 DanBoylandUK Ekaterina_V MeeraLynn-UK VickyAttridge 🌟 Most Badges Earned (so far!) Emmanuel_Kegler is leading the way with 7 badges — just one more to reach Globetrotter status! 🎁 Prize Reminder Tier 2 = Entry into our Articulate swag drawing Tier 3 (Globetrotter) = A chance to win our Grand Prize: a Fujifilm Instant Film Camera! 🚀 Keep the Momentum Going Here are a few ways to earn more badges this week: Weekly Challenge: Share Your 2025 E-Learning Challenge Highlights Upcoming Webinars: Overview of AI Assistant in Rise - Dec 16 Edit AI Images Using Free Windows Tools - Dec 16 Quick Tips & Tricks: Episode 120 - Dec 18 Join the Conversation - Jump into these recent discussions and share your insights: How does your organization support different ways of thinking and working? by smous Help with multiple packages that make up one course by RachelDavis-7dd Welcome Center: Say hi to a new member! Share Examples Hub: Post a project — and remember, sharing your challenge submissions is a great way to earn badges and contribute to the community! 💡 Weekly Pro Tip: Check out the latest Made by Members featuring portfolio examples. Participating in the Passport Challenge is a great way to sharpen your portfolio and showcase your skills! 💬 Join the Conversation What’s one badge you haven’t earned yet but plan to tackle this week?
