Virtual Escape Room
Happy Friday everyone! Our Engage team wanted to host a virtual escape room teambuilding, and I thought, "Surely there are some articulate version of this online." I found some, and was definitely inspired, so I created a "full" escape room. The notes have the answers. I have never worked this much with variables-I hope this is helpful for any other trainers who want to get started on this type of project. Good luck!The AI Shift
The tools have changed. Your judgement hasn't. In this Rise course learn the best practices of how to work alongside AI to move faster, create sharper content, and stay the most valuable thing in the room. The L&D professionals pulling ahead right now aren't the ones who know the most about AI. They're the ones who know how to work with it. AI is already in your workflow, whether you've invited it or not. This course shows you how to use it deliberately, critically, and well. The AI ShiftFootball Basics: Click the Pitch to Learn the Game
DEMO LINK For this week’s challenge, I created a simple interactive football basics activity for new fans, casual viewers and beginners who want to understand the game without feeling overwhelmed. The idea is built around a top-down football pitch with numbered clickable markers. Each marker opens a short explanation of one key football concept, such as the goal, players, positions, the ball, passing, dribbling, shooting, defending, set pieces and offside. I wanted the interaction to feel like the learner is reading the game from the pitch itself rather than moving through a traditional slide deck. The pitch acts as the main navigation screen, and the markers guide learners through the basics in a clear, visual way. How I approached the design I used a clean football pitch as the central visual so that the learning stayed connected to the game environment. The numbered markers are deliberately large and easy to spot, so learners know where to click without needing long instructions. Each pop-up includes: Element Purpose Short explanation Introduces the football term in plain English Quick example Helps the learner understand how it appears in a real match Visual support Shows the concept rather than only describing it Learner takeaway Gives the learner one simple point to remember Design rationale The design is intentionally simple because the audience is new to football. I avoided too much technical detail at the start and focused on helping learners build confidence. For example, the offside section ( Marker 10) uses a visual comparison of not offside and offside, showing what the situation looks like before and after the pass. The key message is: Freeze the picture at the moment the ball is passed. That one sentence gives beginners a practical way to understand a rule that many people find confusing. Interaction idea The learner clicks each marker on the pitch to reveal a short learning point. This could easily be expanded with: Possible addition How it could improve the activity Progress tracking Shows how many basics the learner has completed Audio narration Supports learners who prefer listening Short quiz questions Checks understanding after each topic Match scenario cards Lets learners apply each rule in context Final recap jingle Helps learners remember the key basics Reflection This was a fun way to turn football rules into a small exploratory learning experience. Instead of explaining the game as a long list of rules, I tried to make the learner feel as if they are standing above the pitch, clicking into the parts of the game they want to understand. I look forward to your input and feedback. Best Nadia :-) Here is my example: DEMO LINKInteraction - Infographic Creator Tool
Hey everyone, I've created something I think you'll like... My tool (built right into a Rise course, no downloads or plugins required) includes all of the interactions available in Rise and more. They are fully customisable via a user friendly UI right inside Rise! No coding, no AI prompting to and fro! Perfect for ID's who don't have a coding background or who don't have access to AI tools because of company policy or prohibitive costs (or just get mad using several AI prompts to change a simple text colour only to find it changed something else!! 😠)... Directly upload your own custom images to infographics, flip cards and more.. Each tool has a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look in your course before adding... ⭐Labelled graphics interaction where you can choose where the popup modal appears so not to obscure your content?... Yes please!! ⭐Want to change the animation style on a carousel?... I got you!! Hope you enjoy!... Feedback and requests welcome... 😁 Rise CanvasSelf Assessment Builder
I've built a free self assessment builder tool you can use right inside Rise. You can use this to build your custom self assessments to use in your Rise courses. After completing the assessment users can view, save or print their results. I'll be adding this to my Rise Canvas tool in the next update. Any feedback to add features or improve is welcomed. Self Assessment BuilderRise Reflection Block Builder
I previously shared an example of a course that includes Reflection blocks that allow the learner to respond to reflection questions that are compiled and can be printed in a Reflection log at the end of the course. Here's a shorter version of that with just the reflection blocks (FYI, you'll see a light RPG/Fantasy theme in the wording, which is a theme of my content). Reflection Block Example After receiving requests for the code and how it works, I created a Rise Reflection Block Builder tool because I recognize that not everyone knows HTML well enough to make the necessary updates between reflections, and I wanted something to just make it easier for me as well as you. There are four tabs on the tool: How It Works - describes how the system works, the different block types, how the data flows and is stored, and a recommended workflow. There are options to include an image... or not. Customization - This allows you to assign a name to your Reflection Log (I call mine "Quest Log"), set the label, and set your brand colors. Plan All Blocks - This is where the real work is done. You can plan all of your reflection blocks at once, click a link to grab the code, and go back and adjust if needed. Build a Reflection Log - once all of the reflection questions have been completed, this is where you build the final output that can be printed. You'll import the tracker from the Plan All Blocks tab and copy the code. I hope you'll try it out and let me know what you think!“Are You Sure?” in E-Learning #555
This week, I wanted to lean into the spirit of the confirmation prompt, that moment of pause, of reconsideration, and ask: what if that pause wasn't entirely on your side? The scenario: you're an internal team member who's just come back from a learning design course. You have the master learning design authoring tool. Before you're allowed near the authoring tool, the org's AI guide HARMONY needs to run a quick "Confirmation Test." Three scenarios. Shouldn't take long. HARMONY is very helpful. The "Are you sure?" mechanic does something a little different here. I'll leave it at that. 🙂 A few craft notes for anyone interested in the build: The confirmation prompt UX is deliberately asymmetric; the buttons don't behave the same way depending on which answer you're leaning toward HARMONY has two states that shift based on your choices throughout Three different endings based on your answer tally The fake "analysis" stage has a silent jury. You'll see. I have a lot of fun with Claude Design, Code and all things Claude Would love to know which ending you hit, and whether any of the scenarios felt a little too close to home. 👀 Are you a conformist or a rebel? Find out here Confirmation Test Let me know how many little "interesting" interactions you spot Thanks to DavidAnderson and the Articulate 360 team for the prompt; this one was a lot of fun. #ElearningChallenge
