Beyond Rise: Making an Impact with Responsive eLearning

Beyond Rise: Making an Impact with Responsive eLearning

Most popular responsive authoring tools are too rigid and restrictive, making learning materials bland, basic, and lack engagement. These restrictions severely hinder the training effectiveness. In this session, we’ll explore how to move past the restrictive nature of Articulate Rise and supercharge eLearning outcomes with interactive, personalized, and responsive design.

If your team is using Articulate Rise and looking to improve the impact of your training content, then this webinar is for you. Discover how, by breaking free from rigid templates and options, you can create more impactful learning experiences, driving increased engagement and retention.

In this webinar, we’ll explore how to:

  • Create responsive, engaging courses
    Move beyond basic layouts and designs and captivate your audience and enhance retention.
  • Build interactive experiences
    Actively involve learners, making the process dynamic and memorable, without relying on external tools or sacrificing responsiveness.
  • Personalize learning paths
    Responsive design can include layering designs, multimedia interactivity, and audience personalization.
  • Streamline your workflow
    Easily convert existing courses to a more flexible, powerful platform.

Watch the recording to take the first step toward breaking the chains of restrictive eLearning tools. Let us help you to create without limits.

Webinar transcript

Welcome and session overview

[00:00] Hello, everyone.

[00:01] Thank you so much for joining today.

[00:04] We’re already a couple minutes after. We had paused to make sure we get everyone in.

[00:09] Let’s go ahead and get started.

[00:12] Today we’re talking about Beyond Rise: Making an Impact with Responsive eLearning.

Presenter introductions

[00:25] My name is Paul Schneider. I’m with dominKnow.

[00:31] I’ve been in this industry for over 25 years, starting in academia, then startups, LMS, and dominKnow.

[00:44] I’ve worked with training teams, R&D, product development, professional services, and instructional design teams.

[00:56] I’m joined by my good friend Jacqueline Hutchinson, or Jack, from eLearning Pros.

[01:09] Thanks, Paul. Thanks so much for having me.

[01:13] I’m Jack Hutchinson. I’ve been an instructional designer and developer for a long time.

[01:23] I’m really excited to talk about this project we worked on.

About dominKnow

[01:43] A little bit about who dominKnow is.

[01:51] dominKnow provides a cloud-based collaborative authoring solution.

[01:56] You can design using fixed layout or true responsive design.

[02:09] It includes centralized asset management and dynamic delivery.

[02:22] We’ve received multiple awards for authoring, software simulation, and LCMS.

About eLearning Pros

[02:32] My company was founded in 2008 and incorporated in 2010.

[02:44] We’re a small team of learning professionals focused on instructional design and development.

[03:05] We work across industries, including recent projects with the US military.

Webinar format and participation

[03:26] You can use the chat in GoToWebinar to ask questions.

[03:43] Today we’ll talk about myths surrounding responsive design.

[03:56] We’ll explain why these myths exist and how to move past them.

Audience poll: myths about responsive design

[04:24] Let’s launch a poll.

[04:37] Have you run into any of these myths before?

[05:47] We’re seeing strong participation in the poll.

[06:15] Let’s close the poll and review results.

Discussion: why myths persist

[06:23] Not everyone agrees which items are myths.

[06:47] Many people believed these myths at one point.

Myth 1: Responsive design equals mobile design

[07:08] Responsive design does not simply mean mobile design.

[07:49] Just because content works on a phone does not mean it is responsive.

Myth 2: Responsive design requires HTML5

[08:22] Responsive design does not require HTML5.

[09:09] Responsiveness is driven by CSS and JavaScript.

[09:55] HTML5 makes it easier, but does not guarantee responsiveness.

Myth 3: Responsive content looks the same on all devices

[10:15] Content does not need to look identical on every device.

[11:15] Responsive design prioritizes critical information per screen size.

Myth 4: Responsive eLearning is a fad

[11:55] Responsive eLearning is not a fad.

[12:34] Learners increasingly consume content on mobile devices.

[13:33] Many organizations now see training accessed primarily on phones and tablets.

Project example: moving from Rise to dominKnow

[15:39] Myth: content is limited to basic uniform blocks.

[16:42] Rise limits layout flexibility and interactivity.

[18:52] dominKnow enables multi-column layouts and responsive grouping.

Design flexibility and interactivity

[19:26] Pop-ups and layered interactions improve engagement.

[21:00] Shared glossaries improve consistency and efficiency.

Advanced layouts and data presentation

[22:19] Tables can overwhelm learners.

[23:01] Tab sets improve comprehension and engagement.

[24:02] Nested tabs allow deeper exploration of information.

Accessibility considerations

[27:20] Responsive design supports accessibility by default.

[28:03] Logical grouping improves tab order automatically.

[28:36] Zoom and screen resizing are handled more effectively.

Myth 5: Responsive content cannot be interactive

[33:45] Interactivity is not limited by responsiveness.

[34:29] Tabs, triggers, and conditional content enable engagement.

Assessments and feedback design

[40:41] Default quiz interactions are limited.

[41:19] Custom feedback turns assessments into learning experiences.

Workflow efficiency and version control

[44:02] dominKnow supports undo, restore, and version history.

[45:13] These features save time and reduce rework.

Conversion process from Rise

[45:38] Rise conversion takes minutes, not weeks.

[46:02] Converted content closely matches the original experience.

[46:54] Teams can enhance content without starting over.

Content reuse and governance

[47:04] Shared content updates across projects automatically.

[49:02] Insights provide visibility into progress, comments, and lifecycle.

Wrap-up and next steps

[51:19] A recording will be sent to all attendees.

[51:51] Links and resources will be included in follow-up email.

[52:03] Thank you for joining us today.