A Quick Review for Articulate Rise 360’s Accessibility and Limitations

In case if you never used it, Articulate Rise 360 is a web-based authoring tool included as part of an Articulate 360 update released around the end of 2016. There are a range of prebuilt lesson types, custom learning called “blocks,” interactions, and screencasts to create a range of courses.

Rise 360 has prioritized ease of content creation over customization. It lets anyone create basic eLearning courses with a degree of polish. But highly skilled learning designers may feel frustrated by the level of flexibility to create unique designs, compared to tools like Storyline or Elucidat. While I like how it is user-friendly and easy to set up different items, I really wish there were more options within the program.

I got the chance to use it differently this week and create an about me course! I have used it previously during my EdD course and Graduate Assisstanceship courses. Therefore, I got the chance to evaluate it again. Let me share my dashboard with you (picture below):



In terms of customization and branding, Rise lets you pick an accent color and the fonts, but doesn’t go much further.

If you’re looking to create something more innovative or sophisticated, Rise may not be the best authoring tool for you.

Speed and Efficiency of Authoring

If you’re looking to create relatively basic, good-looking eLearning content, then you can do so quickly in Rise 360. You don’t need to be an experienced author and can get up and running to create courses by following a sequence of logical steps – starting from scratch or by picking a template.

As a cloud-based authoring tool, it is possible to have authors collaborating and always working on the latest version of the content. Stakeholders can log in and add review comments, which speeds up processes that are slow with tools like Articulate and Storyline.

Scalability

Elearning courses can be cloned and reused to save time when working at scale. You’re also able to create a “block template”, which can then be inserted anywhere in any course.

There is no multi-SCO option available, which makes managing variations and translations more time-consuming. Brand control could also be an issue for teams trying to work at scale with Rise 360 as you’re unable to save and lockdown branding across the account.

Supported eLearning Formats

Rise, an online-based authoring software, is part of Articulate's 360 authoring platform. Giving Mac users to option to use Articulate to create simple SCORM compliant courses. However, I found that time-consuming and I prefer using a windows computer to create the courses. 

Supports:

  • AICC, SCORM, xAPI (TinCan)
  • Windows, Mac OS 

Rise Strengths

  • Easy to use with a simple and intuitive interface
  • Quick to create good-looking (relatively simple) eLearning content quickly
  • Screencasting available
  • Cloud-based – easy to update, collaborate, and review

Rise Weaknesses

  • Content can look very generic
  • Limited customization and flexibility
  • No translation management
  • Lacking accessibility options
  • Storage limitations in place

Best for:

  • Authors with little or no prior experience with eLearning software
  • Basic ‘no frills’ templates
  • Quick content production 
  • Collaboration between multiple authors and/or stakeholders

As an educator, understanding the constraints of software is the first step in overcoming issues. If you know what you are limited to from the start, you see what you can create within the tool. The other piece is knowing how to find support and help when you are stuck. I have found that articulate has a support section (Articulate E-Learning Heroes Community) to start if you have any questions or issues.

Case studies and awards

I couldn’t find any awards or case studies specifically relating to the Rise 360 tool on the Articulate website.  

For a more in-depth look at the Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise authoring tool Explore Rise’s features in more depth on the Articulate website.





Resources:

Articulate 360. (2021). Articulate 360 faqs: Working on a mac. Articulate 360.  https://articulate.com/support/article/Articulate-360-FAQs-Working-on-a-Mac

Erickson, D. C. (2020). Review of Articulate Storyline 360. Teaching Theology & Religion, 2, 135.

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