Based on your answers, we recommend using Storyline for your course. We encourage you to look at both of these example courses to help you make a final decision. The courses each take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Based on your answers, we recommend using Rise for your course. We encourage you to look at both of these example courses to help you make a final decision. The courses each take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Limited customization options.
Less opportunity for creativity.
Best on desktops and laptops, it does not rearrange onscreen elements for mobile and tablets, always displaying as a rectangular slide. Adjustments needed for mobile compatibility.
Inherently responsive, adapts automatically to different devices with different screen sizes.
Ability to control look and feel of every screen.
More suited to text-heavy content.
Typically takes more time to build.
Typically takes less time to build.
Slide-based. Use arrows or buttons to move through content to next slide or back to previous slide.
Intuitive navigation, like web pages, scroll down to access content. Menu bar on left allows learners to skip forward and backward to different sections.
Storyline is accessible but requires correctly ordered tabs, which can be time-consuming, especially when adding elements like a ‘help’ button to every slide.
Rise can be accessible if the right elements are used. For example, multiple-choice questions are accessible, drag-and-drop interactions are not, and “alt” tags must be added to images.
Ability to build complex interactions such as branching scenarios, quizzes, and multimedia integration.
Ability to build simple interactions; limited interactivity.
Storyline courses usually cost more due to longer build times, while cost is an important factor, learner needs should always come first.
More cost effective due to rapid development time.
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Best on desktops and laptops, it does not rearrange onscreen elements for mobile and tablets, always displaying as a rectangular slide. Adjustments needed for mobile compatibility.
Ability to control look and feel of every screen.
Typically takes more time to build.
Slide-based. Use arrows or buttons to move through content to next slide or back to previous slide.
Storyline is accessible but requires correctly ordered tabs, which can be time-consuming, especially when adding elements like a ‘help’ button to every slide.
Ability to build complex interactions such as branching scenarios, quizzes, and multimedia integration.
Storyline courses usually cost more due to longer build times, while cost is an important factor, learner needs should always come first.
Limited customization options.
Less opportunity for creativity.
Inherently responsive, adapts automatically to different devices with different screen sizes.
More suited to text-heavy content.
Typically takes less time to build.
Intuitive navigation, like web pages, scroll down to access content. Menu bar on left allows learners to skip forward and backward to different sections.
Rise can be accessible if the right elements are used. For example, multiple-choice questions are accessible, drag-and-drop interactions are not, and “alt” tags must be added to images.
Ability to build simple interactions; limited interactivity.
More cost effective due to rapid development time.
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