Design Interactive eLearning Course for Cash Prize and Portfolio Boost

I share practical, step-by-step guidance on designing effective eLearning: learner analysis, clear objectives, chunked content, interactive activities, and iterative evaluation. In the post I walk through the ADDIE phases, tool recommendations (LMS, authoring and multimedia apps), and tips for accessibility and mobile-friendly design. If you’re an instructional designer, educator, or eLearning developer looking to build career-ready courses, this is a concise roadmap you can apply today. Read more and get actionable strategies and tool suggestions: https://wix.to/WNPTBdX

Save this post if you’re an Articulate RISE Developer 📌 Over time, I’ve contributed a few creative solutions for the Instructional Design & eLearning Development community, specifically for Articulate RISE developers. While Articulate RISE isn’t my primary tool, these contributions have proven really valuable for those looking to push beyond its default features. Each one comes with code snippets, step-by-step tutorials, and live previews. 👉 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿: 1️⃣ 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 My biggest Articulate RISE contribution so far. 🔗 Download link: https://lnkd.in/diyRCW3t 2️⃣ 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 Create a fully interactive Glossary Popup system inside your RISE course. 🔗 Preview: https://lnkd.in/dF42cBwJ 🔗 App link: https://lnkd.in/dW7gnKmU 3️⃣ 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 🔗 Preview: https://lnkd.in/djWBzXAT 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/d5kb4T_J 4️⃣ 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (100+ 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀) Make your course multilingual with dynamic translation. 🔗 Preview: https://lnkd.in/d9dUgJ6J 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dgcbPrpC 5️⃣ 𝗣𝗗𝗙 / 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 Allow learners to open and read PDF or document content directly inside RISE. 🔗 Preview: https://lnkd.in/dUydPTkJ 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dMXEXVvD 6️⃣ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 🔗 Preview: https://lnkd.in/dYTnrxBz 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dwn6wYja 7️⃣ 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dgu2Hyhn 8️⃣ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 🔗 Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/d2wMAHYj I hope my these contributions continue to support instructional designers and elearning developers in their Articuylate RISE elearning projects. I also plan to dive back into RISE soon, so stay tuned, you may see some new and exciting innovations from me again! #instructionaldesign #elearningdevelopment #elearning #articulate #articulaterise #instructionaldesigner #elearningdevelopment #articulate360 #learning

Elements Of Storytelling In eLearning - eLearning Industry. Most employees really do want to learn, especially if the content applies to their work and can help them move up. Building the learning as a story helps the employee “get it.” The truth is human beings are designed for stories. One good story can replace pages of text because the reader becomes involved. Spice up your training.

Make a glossary for your elearning. Instructional designers, glossaries are not just “nice to have.” They help learners feel safe when content gets technical. When people run into unfamiliar words, their brains slow down. Instead of learning the idea, they wrestle with the vocabulary. Research explains that “Vocabulary knowledge is strongly related to reading comprehension and overall academic success.” That means if learners do not understand the words, they cannot fully understand the lesson. A glossary gives them a quick rescue tool so they can keep moving forward. In eLearning, this looks like short, clear definitions written in everyday language, placed right where learners need them. Click-to-open definitions, hover-over terms, or a searchable glossary page can reduce frustration and boost confidence. Think of a glossary like a built-in translator for your course. When learners trust that help is one click away, they spend less energy worrying and more energy learning.

When it comes to building online courses, who doesn't like to save time and make their work a little easier? Neovation content designer Kristy Lacroix explores the world of eLearning authoring tools - the time savers that breathe life into your eLearning content and empower you to produce more polished courses. https://lnkd.in/gMu9bUW8 #neolearninghub #coursedesign #eLearningdevelopment

Intellek Create changes the way instructional designers create eLearning courses, assessments and training materials. When creating course content for organizations, instructional designers know that even the simplest information can be confusing without a clear explanation. That's where Intellek Create comes in. With Intellek Create's intuitive interface, instructional designers are able to create engaging and interactive content quickly while utilizing their creativity. Instead of spending hours figuring out how to use a complicated course authoring tool, instructional designers can focus on what matters most – providing lessons that teach. Let our cloud-based authoring tool revolutionize your learning experiences with easy-to-use features so you can focus more on giving exceptional instruction than you do on trying to figure out how to navigate a complicated authoring tool. #InstructionalDesigners #Assessments #OnlineCourses https://lnkd.in/ez5JMgEj

I've recently learned about the notion of Learner Personas from Connie Malamed, the eLearning Coach, through a graduate course with Karen Caldwell. I have already found them useful for summarizing the various aspects of my target audience when designing an instructional intervention. It allows me to continue to have the learners in mind, yet stay a little bit removed by having 2 or 3 fictional personas of the target audience as sort of aggregates of the real target learners. Read more about developing a Learner Persona in this article by Connie on her website, The eLearning Coach. https://lnkd.in/g2EDnXFd

This sounds like a fantastic resource. I also teach how to apply accessibility features to Storyline courses (on my YouTube channel) but this guy has more years of experience.

Have you ever built a comprehensive, beautifully designed elearning course, only for learners to drop off midway through? Standard LMS tracking only tells you if they passed or failed, leaving you guessing where the friction lies. With Cluelabs User Flow Analytics, instructional designers can finally see the entire learner journey. You can track exactly which slides learners visit, where they choose to exit the course, what specific buttons they click, and how long they spend on each interaction. Best of all, it works seamlessly with Storyline and Rise, even if you aren't using an LMS. By shifting from mere completion tracking to deep behavioral insights, you can pinpoint confusing content, remove friction, and build training that actually works.

If you currently develop your own eLearning content, buy in eLearning or are considering eLearning content development - here are some of my tips and common mistakes made that you should look to avoid. ❌ Converting a PowerPoint dec in to an eLearning module without redesign ❌ Overloading modules with text ❌ Having no interaction, engagement or knowledge checks ❌ Not being able to measure the impact of the learning after completion ❌ Not having stakeholder engagement Are you looking to convert classroom learning in to eLearning modules and training videos? Are you looking in to ways of creating engagement through digital and training videos? ENB eLearning can help you do exactly that. We deliver classroom training, we design eLearning content and we craft the best training videos which support all learners and embed continuous learning even after the workshop is complete.