Starting from zero to get you up and designing as quickly as possible.

Designed for educators, instructional designers and content creators, this course helps you go from zero to expert in using Articulate Rise 360, part of the Articulate 360 suite. Taught by Chris Richter, it provides practical, hands‑on instruction in building polished, fully responsive e‑learning courses that work on any device.

Whether you're new to Rise or looking to upgrade your skills, this course teaches you how to craft engaging micro learning modules or full‑length courses using Rise’s intuitive, block‑based editor. It emphasises real‑world workflows, design best practices, and accessibility for diverse learners.

In this course you will become familiar with the Articulate Rise 360 interface: course structure, templates, sections, and core content blocks like text, images, video, galleries, quotes, and interactive components. Build and assemble lessons from scratch: using pre‑built templates or custom layouts to define sections and lessons. Integrate rich media: add images, video, galleries, animation, and interactive quizzes or knowledge checks. Design for engagement: use branching scenarios, scenario blocks, and decision‑making interactions to keep learners actively involved. Customise themes and visual design: choose or adjust course themes, accessibility settings, branding, and navigation structure.

I will also cover how to publish and distribute: export your Rise course as SCORM, xAPI (Tin Can), AICC or cmi5 for LMS delivery; use Review 360 or Reach 360 for feedback, sharing, or mobile access.

Learn to Create Engaging Interactive Content.

This practical, hands-on course introduces you to the core H5P content types used to create rich, interactive experiences in modern online learning environments. Designed especially for instructional designers, eLearning developers, and educators, the course takes you step-by-step through the most popular, versatile, and impactful H5P interactive types.

Throughout the course, you will explore how each content type works and discover when and where to use it to achieve the greatest educational impact. You’ll also review real-world examples of effective H5P use and learn practical design tips to help you create polished, professional results.

The course places a strong emphasis on accessibility, user experience, and learner engagement, providing you with techniques to ensure your interactive content is inclusive, effective, and user-friendly for all learners.

In addition to watching demonstrations, you will actively build your own H5P content through a series of guided mini-projects—one for each content type explored. These hands-on activities give you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned immediately, reinforcing your new skills.

By the end of the course, you will have developed a portfolio of interactive H5P activities that you can confidently integrate into your own courses or share with clients and colleagues. Whether you are just starting with H5P or looking to refine your expertise, this course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to create dynamic, engaging online learning experiences that make a real impact.

In this course, you will embark on an exciting journey to learn the ins and outs of creating a child theme for the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). Whether you are an experienced PHP developer or looking to enhance your coding skills, this course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create your own customisable child theme for Moodle.

Throughout the course, we will focus on the fundamental coding structure required to build a theme, as well as delve into the intricacies of modifying templates, utilising renderers, and creating theme configuration settings. We will be building a child theme based on the popular Moodle Boost theme, incorporating the powerful Bootstrap framework.

To ensure a hands-on learning experience, you will have access to the completed code for the child theme.

This will not only allow you to analyse and understand the child theme, but also provide you with the opportunity to modify and personalise it according to your preferences. Please note that this course assumes you have access to a development server with Moodle 4.x installed, enabling you to build and test your child theme in a practical environment.

By the end of this course, you will have acquired the skills to confidently create your own child themes for Moodle 4, offering a tailored and visually appealing experience for Moodle users. This course will empower you to customise Moodle to suit your specific needs.

I am thrilled to have you join me on this exciting journey of theme creation for Moodle 4.

Let's get started and unlock the potential of a personalised Moodle experience together!  

"The teacher explains very well, very well commented code, simple and easy to read code, and the most important part "up to date."! I believe this will be a great course for anyone that wants to start with Moodle plugins to learn the basics, before going to another more complex tutorial, that often is not being so well maintainable as this course is and where sometimes there is redundancies and old code that isn't applicable anymore. I highly recommend it!" 

Kelly B

• creating the plugin 
• adding the core files 
• managing versions
• adding templates
• adding JavaScript
• a new database table for your plugin
• create, read and update data
• using forms provide data to templates
• access the Moodle database
• Export data to CSV and PDF
• Secure your pages

By the end of this course you will be ready to answer that question....

"Can Moodle do THIS?"

And you will be able to answer...

"Sure, let me write a plugin that will do it."  

The plugin process is recorded using Moodle 3.9 but the code can be used in Moodle 3.7.2+ This course does get deep into coding but I am sure you will enjoy it and learn so much that will save you searching for days on the internet to find the solution to creating your own first plugin.  I will see you in the course.

Raphael L

"I had no ideas of creating plugins in moodle and after the course I know how the db works and how to add stuff in moodle. Now I can write plugins by my own pretty much, not on an expert level but the course is for beginners."

Tyler M

"Very high recommend Moodle developer tutorial. You will also learn the background of work flow of Moodle. The author is actively visits the content and will answer if you struggle"

Kolo Z

"Really loved it, changed my perspective on the overall workings of Moodle"

Chris Richter is the founder and CEO of Ricoshae, a leading digital agency specialising in online education and digital content creation. With more than two decades of experience in web development, digital media, and programming, Chris brings a deep understanding of how technology can enhance learning.

Chris began his career at Australia’s largest vocational education and training organisation, where he supported thousands of students and teachers and helped manage and improve large-scale online learning platforms. He also led the development of Cloudstor, an award-winning file-sharing platform recognised by the Australian Telecommunications User’s Group.

Over the years, Chris has created content for more than 200 online courses across a wide range of subjects—including music business, animal studies, eco-tourism, and retail. His work has earned multiple awards, such as the Premier’s Public Sector Award and the NBSA Step Ahead Online Program Award.

A passionate advocate for effective digital learning, Chris has also presented at numerous conferences, including eResearch, ITEC, and Sydney mLearn. In this course, he draws on his extensive industry experience to help you develop practical skills and create engaging online learning experiences of your own.

Adobe Illustrator for web based instructional designers

Learn how to create clear, crisp illustrations to embed into your website

Welcome to the Introduction to Adobe Illustrator for web based instructional designers.

My name is Chris Richter and in this class I will introduce you to Adobe Illustrator. I will show you how as an instructional designer, you can use Adobe Illustrator to create amazing designs that can be added to your web based content using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).

The content focuses on the basics of how to use Adobe Illustrator but then provides an introduction into the world of Web Development and SVG.

The practical use for this is that you can design graphics that will scale perfectly for mobile devices without having to be concerned with complex CSS calculations. You can create designs that are HTML based, scalable and easy to manage. You can also add classes to your Adobe Illustrator designs to apply your web theme colours and fonts.

We will work through 5 different projects creating the Adobe Illustrator file then exporting to SVG and adding the HTML to your web page.

This course is best suited to you if you are interested in web development and would like to learn how to use Adobe Illustrator to add meaningful graphics to your web content.

If you develop online education materials then this course will be suitable for you as it will teach you how to embed your designs into your HTML based training materials.  

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