Author: Emily

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Rise360 eLearning Prototype_Blanke

Project Description

Project title: Designing Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences: Creativity & Inquiry

Type: Multi-lesson eLearning course (6 modules)

Target audience: K–5 teachers (or any educators) looking to design engaging, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based projects

Tools / Platform: Articulate Rise 360, Google Workspace, Canva, external resources from PBLWorks and Edutopia

My role: Instructional designer — analysis, design, storyboard writing, content development, assessment design, interactive activity design

Overview

This project is a six-lesson eLearning module designed as a prototype to teach educators how to create and facilitate authentic, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) experiences. The module guides users through: defining project elements, aligning curriculum standards to student-facing objectives, creating assessments and rubrics, integrating technology and AI for formative checks, and planning implementation, reflection, and public products. The course includes interactive matching/sorting activities, knowledge checks with feedback, downloadable tools (standards-mapping template, at-a-glance infographic, implementation checklist), and a polished final summary.

Overview

This job aid was developed to support K–5 teachers designing interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) units. This concise resource provides a “just-in-time” reference to help teachers choose an appropriate grade-level standard, convert it into a student-facing measurable objective, and identify the evidence that demonstrates mastery.

Context & Integration

This artifact was integrated into my Rise 360 module, Lesson 2: Standards Alignment & Task Design, as a performance-support attachment. It accompanies a hands-on activity in which teachers practice aligning three real standards using a template (separate from the job aid). The job aid provides quick reminders and decision rules without duplicating the template.

Overview

I created a low-stakes formative check (end of Module 5: Technology, AI & Formative Checks) and a 10-question summative assessment for my Rise 360 prototype. The formative activity helps teachers practice ethical and effective uses of technology and AI for quick checks (tool-purpose alignment, privacy, and actionable feedback) with immediate instructive feedback. The summative covers core course topics and demonstrates achievement of the course outcomes.

Artifacts

Formative Assessment — Module 5 (Rise 360)

Summative Assessment — Final Quiz (Rise 360)

Context and Audience

I designed two scenario-based eLearning interactions in Rise 360 to help K–5 teachers practice standards alignment (LO2) and plan feasible 5-day Project-Based Learning (PBL) projects (LO3). Each scenario uses a different interaction type selected to mirror how teachers actually make planning decisions.

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5.1 Scenario-Based eLearning_Blanke

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Scenario 1: Standards-to-Objectives Alignment (LO2)

Interaction Type: Problem-Solving with decision checks

This scenario gives teachers realistic classroom cases and asks them to choose appropriate standards, write a single-verb objective, and select matching evidence. I used a Problem-Solving approach because standards alignment is inherently analytical. Teachers must interpret context, evaluate options, and apply rules. The embedded decision checks keep the interaction focused and job-relevant without requiring a full branching build.

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Scenario 2: Designing a 5-Day Project Prototype (LO3)

Interaction Type: Decision-Point → Guided Authoring

In this scenario, teachers help “Elena,” a 4th-grade teacher, refine an overly craft-heavy project idea into a rigorous learning experience. Teachers walk through decisions about reframing the task, selecting standards, and tightening rubric criteria. The Decision-Point approach fits because project design requires evaluating tradeoffs: fun ideas vs. measurable outcomes.

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Tools Used

Rise 360, Google Docs (PD_Project_Plan_Template), Google Drive (resource storage)

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LDT500B Rise Sandbox_Blanke

Context and Audience

This Rise 360 sandbox module, “Building SEL Excellence: CASEL Framework for Middle School Success,” was created for practicing middle school teachers. The module focuses on three learning outcomes: explain the five CASEL competencies, implement daily SEL practices integrated with academics, and recognize and respond to student emotional needs.

The module is organized into four topical sections with an interactive CASEL wheel and embedded formative checks. Its purpose is quick professional learning for busy middle school teachers that is mobile-friendly and mastery-oriented.

Tools Used

• Rise 360
• Canva for CASEL wheel and color palette
• FreePik
• Google Drive

Assessment Approach

Five knowledge checks are distributed across the module. Rise contains formative in-lesson checks (matching, multiple choice, multiple response, true/false, and sequence). For the sandbox I implemented Storyline for the graded set, but Rise’s in-context checks are ideal for mastery and quick teacher reflection.

Reflection Highlights

Rise 360 was fast to assemble and excellent for delivering mastery-oriented learning that is mobile-friendly and easy for busy teachers to access. The platform encourages consistency and helps reduce extraneous processing, which fits the goals of my teacher training module.

Designing Multimedia for Teacher Learning

I began transforming my instructional design work into a multimedia-rich, interactive professional learning experience for teachers. My focus was on designing interactive blocks and applying multimedia learning principles to build an engaging, teacher-friendly eLearning prototype in Rise 360.

Rise 360 Storyboard

Tools Used

• Google Docs
• Articulate Rise 360
• Canva
• Microsoft Word / PDFs from earlier modules

📝 Final Reflection

Creating this storyboard helped me think like a designer, developer, and teacher all at once. I had to visualize the learner journey, anticipate cognitive load and interactions, and document every detail clearly enough that someone else could build the entire course without asking follow-up questions.