Sharon English
Sharon English
Novice or Guru - depends on the day at Firecracker Consulting
  • About

    Sharon English

    OD, knowledge management, training and assessment specialist. Passionate about great instructional design and excited about venturing into e-learning.
  • Split between Vanuatu and Australia
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Sharon English started a new discussion Rise course export problems
"Hi all I have a really odd Rise challenge I'm trying to overcome. I've never experienced this before and I'm struggling to figure out wha..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/26/19 at 6:09 am (UTC)
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Sharon English started a new discussion Rise course re complete
"Hi All, I hope you can help me with a weird-ism. I have a number of Rise courses with a Storyline close and exit block used as the ..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/17/19 at 6:20 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Change Position of items on the Accordian and Tabs Interactive Blocks in Rise
"I'm with you Sue Mullen - I have used this function before and it seems to have stopped working. I've tried in accordion and tabs, but no..."
  • 5 years ago02/11/19 at 4:37 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Quiz result slide that summarises a users responses
"Worked like a dream. Thanks Wendy."
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 5:49 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Quiz result slide that summarises a users responses
"Thanks so much Wendy - I'll take a crack at it. Very much appreciate you sharing your skills!"
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 4:56 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Quiz result slide that summarises a users responses
"Yes - this is exactly what I want it to do. Thanks for sharing, and so quickly!  "
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 4:39 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Engagement with dry content
"Totally agree with Ray. Once you land on why and what, I'd consider using 'remote' examples that are more relatable first, before getting..."
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 4:04 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Question regarding screen readers
"Hi Nadia, having audio set to off as default for all accessible courses is best practice. Without a visual cue that there is audio coming..."
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 3:57 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Is it possible to automate text to speech in SL 360?
"Hi Octo - when you say people, do you mean the eLearning developer, or do you mean the learner participating in the course?"
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 3:41 am (UTC)
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Sharon English started a new discussion Quiz result slide that summarises a users responses
"I've spent hours scouring the forum for tips on quiz results slide - but no cigar! I think my need is pretty basic, but my brain just can..."
  • 5 years ago02/10/19 at 3:36 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"They have for me Elizabeth. I needed to create a number of scenarios and used Storyline block with customised tab orders and that worked...."
  • 5 years ago02/06/19 at 6:38 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"Hi Beth, I think it is important to point out that even if an authoring tool is classified as accessible, poor design can lead to a eLear..."
  • 5 years ago02/05/19 at 10:40 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"Hi Elizabeth  - whilst Rise does not fully support screen readers, testing we've done with JAWS does (for the most part) work. Even if an..."
  • 5 years ago02/05/19 at 10:36 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Course Navigation Hacks
"Hey again Allison, as Rise doesn't provide the ability to branch (eg for scenarios), I'm thinking creatively about how else to do this. I..."
  • over 5 years ago01/19/19 at 2:31 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Course Navigation Hacks
"Thanks Alison for the super quick response. Yes, there is a reason - the short story is about 'fake' branching."
  • over 5 years ago01/17/19 at 5:02 pm (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Course Navigation Hacks
"I'm a little late coming to the part in relation to this conversation, but it relates to something I am trying to figure out. I have a Ri..."
  • over 5 years ago01/17/19 at 2:37 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Tables in Rise
"I do the same thing Adarsh - created in an accessible PDF and available as a download. Not ideal, but still workable."
  • over 5 years ago01/16/19 at 8:56 pm (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Accessibility Ideas
"Thanks Nicole - we do a lot of accessible design so I'm pretty confident I've got the basics covered, I will review the links because you..."
  • over 5 years ago01/16/19 at 8:49 pm (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Submit button needs to be selected twice when choosing incorrect answer in short quiz
"This just saved my sanity!!!!! Thanks, Ridvan for sharing the solution. I have been going seriously bonkers trying to figure out why I ha..."
  • over 5 years ago01/13/19 at 8:08 am (UTC)
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Sharon English started a new discussion Accessibility Ideas
"Hello heroes, I'm looking for creative inspiration and ideas. Are you up for a challenge? I'm polishing off an e-Learning module in Rise&..."
  • over 5 years ago01/12/19 at 5:08 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion Styles in Rise
"Thanks Nicole for the super fast response. "
  • over 5 years ago01/03/19 at 7:00 pm (UTC)
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Sharon English started a new discussion Styles in Rise
"Is anybody aware of what the standard heading styles are within Rise? I understand that Rise is not promoted as being accessible, but wit..."
  • over 5 years ago01/03/19 at 7:48 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"From all of the above, if I could have just one wish:   The ability to apply a CSS style for headings would be an amazing win. Many of..."
  • over 5 years ago12/03/18 at 10:48 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"I just got my testing results back and I'm happy to share them with the community.  My approach:  I created a course and basically inse..."
  • over 5 years ago12/03/18 at 10:43 am (UTC)
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Sharon English replied to the discussion RISE - accessibility features
"Hi  Beth - I'm in the process of doing some extensive testing in this space using JAWS screen reader. I've created a sample course that b..."
  • over 5 years ago11/17/18 at 8:09 pm (UTC)