What Does Ice Cream & Business Financials Have in Common?
Check out my very first Microlearning created in Rise 360! It's been just about 2 months now getting familiar with Articulate and all it has to offer- so why not hop in and participate in my first weekly challenge to close out the year! Here's what its about... Business financials can be a scary topic- so why not mix in a little ice cream. That was the angle I took with this sample. I wanted to create something a bit fun and interesting while still nailing the key points and the needs of my learners. Please, check it out. I'm extremely new to this and open to feedback...link is below Warmly, Tiesha Microlearning CourseFreeform Knowledge Check Code Block
I've been experimenting with the code blocks lately. I vibe coded a block for a Knowledge Management course I've been working on to do a pre-knowledge check with ChatGPT. I really wanted the user to type in an answer verses doing a multiple choice. Essentially, the user types in what they think is a Knowledge Management Barrier and see if it matches once of the barriers they'll learn about later. I limited it to 5 tries so it's not infuriating but also stops you after trying too much. You get feedback noting if you got one or not and then at the end, you can see which ones you got and which you missed. The code can be found in the Rise course. Freeform Code Block | Review 360Self-Assesment & Action Plan - Rise Code Block
Hey guys, I experimented with creating a self-reflection tool using prompt refinement. The idea was simple: after learning the theory, users should have a way to evaluate themselves and identify areas for growth. Here’s what I tried: Self-Assessment via Sliders: Users rate their competencies on different dimensions using sliders. Results Overview: Based on the ratings, the tool shows strengths and weaknesses. Next Steps: It suggests what to work on and provides mini action plans for improvement. It’s not perfect—especially in terms of content —but the goal was to make reflection visual, structured, and actionable. This was an iterative process, refining prompts (unfortunalty i dont know the prompt anymore) until I reached this concept (text is in german). Here it is: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/22f6d51c-972e-41d2-8cf9-4ea335044010/reviewGenially Embed in Rise
Hello, E-Learning Heroes! This is nothing world-changing (like holy cow I am learning so much from all of you!) but this month I made a goal to spend some more time in Rise since I've been wrapped up in Storyline. I hadn't even tried out the embed block in Rise yet, so I decided to whip up a microlearning integrating a hotspot slide from Genially into Rise, and I used ChatGPT for some image creation. I was super impressed with how easy the integration was. I wrote a Blog Post about my experience and the topic if you'd like to check it out, or just experience the project for yourself here: Investigating Effective Alt Text | Review 360 I'm always open to feedback and new ideas, so please feel free to chime in or ask any questions!Neon & Dark Mode Soft Skills Training: Getting Creative with Block Content Backgrounds!
Oftentimes, the visual 'design' portions of learning content can be basic and monotonous- So I challenge y'all to find a unique visual concept and run with it to strengthen those design muscles! Personally, I went for a Dark Mode Neon color theme, reminiscent of Miami Vice color themes. Let me know what y'all think!Rise Audio Block Transcripts Video
Top of the festive morning folks So, after a review of some recent content by an SME, they asked for a transcript I know the transcripts on audio are relatively new, but I've just been dumping them in without considering the learner/user not knowing they exist 🤦♂️ I think these transcripts are more natural than plonking an interactive download of a file transcript, but with that more natural feel them can feel hidden, so I've made a quick 'show me how' video Feel free to use it if you want something quick and easy, as I hope it helps learners/users find their way🔍 Interactive Magnifier Tool for Image Inspection
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a new experiment I’ve been playing with recently, a custom magnifying-glass inspection tool built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then embedded into Rise 360 using a Storyline block. This idea came from reviewing an AI-generated laboratory image that looked perfectly fine at a distance, but the closer I examined it, the more inconsistencies and small “AI giveaways” I found. That sparked the idea for a scenario-based inspection activity, where learners can zoom in to look for issues, hazards, or clues. 🔧 What it does The interaction uses a hexagonal lens that lets learners: Toggle Inspect Mode on/off Move a magnifying glass across an image Zoom in with the mouse wheel Zoom using keyboard shortcuts (+ and −) Navigate smoothly across very large, detailed visuals It works brilliantly for: Spot-the-issue / observational tasks Quality assurance or audit simulations Safety checks Equipment-familiarisation exercises Any situation where learners must analyse detail 🎨 Customisable If you’d like to adapt it, you can easily modify: The shape of the magnifier The image The zoom strength The toggle button The colours and frame styling I’ll include instructions in the shared example so you can download the code, replace the image, or restyle it however you like. 💡 Why I’m sharing it Like many of you, I love finding ways to push what Rise + Storyline can do together. This tool combines accessibility, usability, and custom code in a way that still fits neatly inside the Articulate ecosystem — no outside hosting needed. Would love to hear any thoughts, suggestions, or creative variations you might come up with! 🎁 If you'd like… I can also generate: A compressed ZIP of the interaction A Storyline .storyfile with everything preconfigured A variation with hotspots that react when the lens passes over them A version that reveals information only when inspecting certain regions An accessibility-first version with keyboard-draggable magnifier Have a play REVIEW360 Shared folder for ZIPS💡 Confidence Self-Check: A Reflective Benchmark Tool UPDATED 151125 - See comments below!! 👇
Hi everyone, UPDATED 151125 - See comments below!! 👇 Here’s a quick show-and-tell example I’ve been experimenting with — a Confidence Self-Check tool built in Storyline 360 and embedded into Rise 360 as a formative reflection block. The goal was to give learners a way to benchmark their confidence and awareness before and after a session, helping them see their own progress and prompting metacognitive reflection — without the need for LMS data capture. I wanted something that: ✅ Supports metacognition — helping learners think about their own learning 🔄 Tracks progress with “before” and “after” self-checks 🧠 Encourages reflection rather than testing knowledge 💬 Uses local storage only (no data collection) to keep it private and learner-centred 💻 How it was created This build was produced through an iterative Generative AI-assisted workflow, where I coached an AI (ChatGPT – GPT-5) step-by-step through design reasoning, JavaScript development, accessibility checks, and instructional alignment. The focus was on human-assured prompting — using AI to accelerate build logic while maintaining learning design intent, tone, and pedagogy. The project was inspired by JoeDey’s “Perpetual Notepad” (huge kudos for the original concept!), and extended to include weighted confidence scoring, dual checkpoints, and adaptive feedback messages. ⚙️ Known limitation Because this tool is designed to be session-specific, each new deployment requires: Updating the SESSION_LABEL and STORAGE_PREFIX variables in the JavaScript to give that session its own ID. Editing the question text to match the focus of that session. These edit points are clearly marked in the script with: >>> EDIT SESSION METADATA HERE <<< and >>> EDIT QUESTIONS FOR THIS SESSION HERE <<< It’s a simple one-minute change — but worth noting if you plan to scale this across multiple modules or courses. You can explore the working example here: 👉 Rise Review link A downloadable .story file is included inside the review for anyone who wants to look under the hood, edit the JavaScript, or adapt the design for their own learners. 💬 Open for feedback I’d love to hear from other e-learning designers — especially anyone experimenting with AI-supported authoring or reflective learner tools. How might you extend or refine this concept? I’d love your thoughts or suggestions — particularly around: How you’d extend this for different learner profiles Ideas for alternative feedback messages or visual treatments Whether you’ve built similar “confidence meter” interactions in your own work Feel free to reuse, remix, or expand the concept. Always happy to connect and collaborate with other learning designers! 🔗 Portfolio: forgedframeworks.co.uk/ 📧 Contact: dan.boyland@forgeframeworks.co.uk Thanks in advance for any feedback, and again, credit to Joe Dey and the Articulate community for sharing the foundation idea that made this possible.Updated "Reveal" codes
I’ve been experimenting with the original HTML code blocks included in Articulate 360’s built-in examples and wanted to share how far you can extend that base structure using GenAI to iterate and refine interactions. Starting with the default image-reveal index provided by Articulate, I used GenAI to progressively develop three new versions. I supplied my own images, created meaningful alternative text for screen readers, and introduced additional UX and accessibility improvements. Every version is fully tailorable if you want to adapt the formatting, colours, spacing or behaviour. The three examples are: Enhanced Image Reveal Grid Uses the original Articulate structure. Adds a hover zoom, a click-to-zoom state, and high-contrast purple letter tiles for accessibility. Fanned “Deck of Cards” Flip Interaction A dynamic fanned layout, more like a real card hand. Cards lift and reveal their letter on hover, flip on click, and reset if clicked again. Includes chevron navigation for easier cycling. Plain Flip Grid with Navigation A clean, accessible flip-card grid with navigation chevrons. Mirrors the deck behaviour but with a simplified layout. All three examples are linked below, along with the downloadable files. If you have suggestions, improvements or alternative approaches, I’d really love the feedback. And if you’d like to use or remix any part of this, feel free — I’d love to see what you create with it. Review360 Zip files GDrive location: HERE
