Articulate Rise 360 is a web-based authoring tool that enables learning professionals to create fully responsive eLearning content quickly. Part of the Articulate 360 suite, Rise has transformed how organisations approach mobile-friendly course development.
The Basics of Articulate Rise
Articulate Rise utilises a block-based approach to content creation, making it fundamentally different from slide-based tools like Articulate Storyline. This methodology allows eLearning developers to build courses by stacking pre-designed content blocks in a lesson. Blocks are typically text, images, interactive elements and media such as video and animation content. This creates a flowing, web-page style experience that learners can scroll through intuitively.
What makes Rise particularly compelling is its “create once, publish anywhere” capability. All content automatically adjusts to fit the learner’s screen size, whether they’re accessing courses on smartphones, tablets or desktop computers, ensuring a consistent learning experience across all devices.
Key Features of Articulate Rise
As part of the Articulate 360 suite, Rise offers several standout features that reduce the workload for eLearning development professionals:
- True Responsiveness: Courses automatically adapt to any screen size without additional work
- Block-Based Editor: Intuitive drag-and-drop interface with 20+ content block types
- Pre-Built Lessons: Ready-made lesson templates for common training scenarios
- Course Library: Store and organise your projects in the cloud
- Seamless Integration: Import Storyline interactions for more complex elements
For organisations prioritising mobile learning, Articulate Rise delivers a balance of simplicity and sophistication that’s difficult to match with other authoring tools.
When to choose Rise
Rise is particularly well-suited for many eLearning projects:
- Mobile-First Learning: When your audience primarily uses mobile devices
- Rapid Development: When you need to produce quality content quickly
- Content-Focused Courses: When delivering information is more important than complex interactions
- Consistent Branding: When you want to ensure visual consistency across all courses
At The Learning Rooms, we use Articulate Rise alongside Articulate Storyline, employing Rise for straightforward, information-based modules and Storyline for more simulation-heavy or complex, bespoke interactive content.
Getting started with Articulate Rise
The learning curve for Rise is remarkably gentle and best practice instructional design principles can be used to create effective eLearning. The web-based interface requires no installation and content creation follows an intuitive process:
- Choose a course structure (linear or free navigation)
- Add content blocks by simply clicking and dragging
- Customise text, media and interactions
- Add animation and video content, if required
- Preview how your course appears on different devices
- Publish to your LMS or web server
New users can typically create their first professional-looking course within hours, making Rise an excellent entry point into the world of eLearning development.
Are Rise courses right for your organisation?
While Rise offers tremendous advantages, particularly for mobile learning, it’s worth considering how it fits your specific requirements:
- Your budget (Articulate 360 requires a subscription)
- Your need for responsive eLearning
- The type of interactions your learning objectives require
- Your team’s technical capabilities, time constraints and need for Articulate Rise training
- Your team’s understanding of instructional design principles and best practice
For many organisations, Articulate Rise courses are an ideal solution to build, professional, mobile-ready online courses that meet modern learners’ expectations.
Finding the right Articulate Rise developer
When seeking an eLearning developer for your Rise projects, look for professionals who understand eLearning and instructional design. The ideal Rise developer combines strong instructional design knowledge with an eye for visual storytelling and user experience.
Remember that an eLearning development company who understands both Rise and your learning objectives will create more effective courses than someone with technical skills alone.
