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.Made By Members: Rise Code Blocks
This month, we’re spotlighting creative ways community members are experimenting with Rise 360’s new Code Block (Beta) feature. From quick prototypes to full mini-games and simulations, these projects show how custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can bring fresh interactivity to Rise, whether you’re vibe coding with AI or hand-crafting from scratch 💡 Try It Yourself: Rise 360: How to Use Code Block, Creating Blocks with Vibe Coding 👽 Alien Lifespan Challenge by GrahamBetts-add Graham created a fast-paced trivia game that challenges learners to keep Brian the Alien alive by answering 10 questions correctly. The project combines timers, progress tracking, and custom feedback, powered by code. 🔗 View the post | 🎮 Try the demo Build It with AI: Kick off your own build with prompts like these, or start from scratch with your own code or customizations: “Write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a 10-question timed quiz game that tracks correct answers and shows a 3-star progress meter inside a Rise 360 Code Block.” “Structure the code so all quiz content lives in a QUESTIONS array and settings in a CONFIG object, making it easy to update questions, feedback, and timer length.” “Create an interactive quiz where each correct answer extends the player’s time and updates a character’s emotion from happy to sad based on performance.” 🧭 Explore Cardinal Directions by ilgunapo Apo built a playful, interactive experience to help learners explore the four cardinal directions. After discovering each direction on a compass, players test what they’ve learned in a mini treasure-hunt game. 🔗 View the post | 🎮 Try the demo Build It with AI: Kick off your own build with prompts like these, or start from scratch with your own code or customizations: “Write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for an interactive compass that lets users explore the four cardinal directions, then unlocks a short treasure hunt game inside a Rise 360 Code Block.” “Structure the code so text content, directions, and object positions are easy to edit through a CONFIG or LEVELS object.” “Create a grid-based navigation game where players move a character using arrow keys or on-screen buttons to reach a treasure.” 🔋 Check Your Battery by Kate_Golomshtok This playful Caffeine Cat Test helps learners check their energy levels through a short, interactive quiz. Despite having no coding background, Kate used AI to create animated elements, like moving paws, a cat-face divider, and clickable cards, that make the experience feel warm and personal. 🔗 View the post | 🎮 Try the demo Build It with AI: Kick off your own build with prompts like these, or start from scratch with your own code or customizations: “Write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a 6-question personality quiz with animated feedback cards, designed for use inside a Rise 360 Code Block.” “Include visual elements like progress bars, emoji icons, and a results screen with simple charts showing fatigue, energy, and motivation.” “Structure the quiz content in a QUESTIONS array and use a CONFIG object to store colors, icons, and category names for easy editing.” 🐸 Hoppy Adventures: Coin Capture by destery1kenobi Destery created a retro-inspired game where players collect coins, dodge predators, and answer quiz questions to level up. Each set of 10 coins triggers a multiple-choice question, all managed through a JSON file for easy updates and tracking. 🔗 View the post | 🎮 Try the demo Build It with AI: Kick off your own build with prompts like these, or start from scratch with your own code or customizations: “Write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a mini-game where players use arrow keys (or WASD) to move a character around and collect coins.” “After every 10 coins, pause the game and display a multiple-choice quiz question inside a modal.” “Store quiz questions and answers in a QUESTIONS array for easy editing, and use variables for score, time, and level tracking. The game should run entirely inside a Rise 360 Code Block.” ☎️ People Manager Simulation by danielbenton Daniel created a simulation where learners step into the role of a new call-centre manager, making choices that impact morale, performance, and stress. It features avatars, tooltips, and a narrative end summary, all co-coded through an iterative vibe-coding process. 🔗 View the post | 🎮 Try the demo Build It with AI: Kick off your own build with prompts like these, or start from scratch with your own code or customizations: “Build a browser-based management simulation with multiple-choice decisions that adjust player stats like performance, morale, and stress.” “Add tooltips to each choice explaining what the decision affects, and include a narrative end summary with a performance rating.” “Create an HTML layout for avatars and dialogue boxes that display manager and team interactions inside a Rise 360 Code Block.” 💬 Your Turn: Share your examples and tell us what you created, how you built it, or which prompts helped you along the way. 💡 Pro Tip: When posting your own Code Block examples, add the “Code Block” tag so others can find them more easily. And if you haven’t already, join our Code Block Group to keep the conversation going! 🏅 Want to Be Featured Next? We’re always looking to highlight inspiring examples from the community, and your work could be next! Here's what we look for in a standout submission: A downloadable .story file or link to your Rise course so others can explore, adapt, and learn from your build. A clear explanation of what you built, how it works, and what makes it unique. Behind-the-scenes insight into your process, techniques, tools, or challenges you tackled. Purposeful design, whether it’s solving a problem, teaching a concept, or experimenting with a new approach. Bonus: Share your ideas for how your design is widely applicable beyond the specific example. Got something cool to share? Post it in Share Examples and you might see it featured in an upcoming roundup!Boost Your Problem-Solving Skills with Interactive Lessons!
We have created a Problem Solving course using the new Rise 360 custom block feature to make learning dynamic and engaging. Click the link below to view the course and elevate your problem-solving skills to the next level! https://www.swiftelearningservices.com/enhance-elearning-rise-360-custom-blocks/Rise 360: Add Text, Tables, and More
Rise 360 blocks are essentially templates, so adding content is as easy as plugging it into placeholders. For every lesson, you can edit the lesson title and show or hide the author. Then you can fill out blocks with text, tables, math equations, and more—or use AI to help generate content. Here are tips for working with text-based content. Text Tables Math Equations Quick Insert Text Type your text in the web interface or copy text from external sources and paste it into Rise 360. You can also generate text using the Write with AI quick insert command. In most lessons, you can add and edit text in the body of the main window. In some cases, you use the sidebar—for example, adding marker text in the sidebar for labeled graphic blocks. Text Formatting Format text by selecting it and choosing formatting options from the floating toolbar that appears. Icon Function Edit with AI Launch AI Assistant to edit the current text selection. Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough Click to apply bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough formatting Subscript, Superscript Apply subscript or superscript formatting Font Size Select a font point size from 6-144pt or enter a specific size. Default text size for non-heading content in Rise is 17pt. Line Height Select spacing between lines from 1 to 4. Letter Spacing Select spacing between letters from -2 to 10. Color Select or enter a HEX code for the font or background color. URL Click, enter a URL, and click Insert to add a hyperlink to the selected text. Paragraph Format Select a heading style or apply normal text formatting Align Select text alignment for the entire paragraph. Ordered List, Numbered List Convert the selected paragraph into a numbered or bulleted list. Bullet Styles Select the color and adjust the size of list bullets and numbers. Decrease Indent, Increase Indent If available, decrease or increase the indent of the entire paragraph. Math Equation Insert a math equation using the built-in LaTex editor. Select All Select all text in the current paragraph. Clear Formatting Clear all formatting from the currently selected text. Undo, Redo Undo or redo the last formatting action. The following keyboard shortcuts are also available. Key(s) Function Ctrl+A Select all Ctrl+B Bold Ctrl+I Italicize Ctrl+K Hyperlink Ctrl+S Strikethrough Ctrl+U Underline Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo Ctrl+[ Decrease indent Ctrl+] Increase indent When you paste text, Rise 360 retains the source formatting. To paste your text without formatting, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+V. You can also restore the default Rise 360 formatting to pasted text by selecting it and clicking the Reset icon. Tables Tables make organizing and presenting complex data easy. To get started, add a table using a table block or quick insert when it’s available. You can also select text and have AI Assistant convert it into a table automatically via the command on the formatting toolbar. Math Equations Enter math equations using Rise 360's built-in LaTex editor via the text formatting toolbar or quick insert. Quick Insert Available in the sidebar and main window of most blocks that support text, quick insert lets you add tables, lists, and math equations to blocks with a single click. On a blank line, click Quick Insert (+). Select Insert Table, Unordered List, Ordered List, or Math Equations from the row of icons.
