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Best way to publish eLearning in multiple languages
Looking for advice on the best way to publish (hopefully 1) scorm file that includes multiple languages.
I know I can accomplish it with SL and branching; however we prefer providing courses in Rise due to the dynamic display (our employees access training on multiple different devices).
Is there a way to combine 3 Rise courses (English, Spanish, French) into one scorm to post? If so is there a way to create a header portion to allow people to choose their language?
OR if not, is there a way to insert the three Rise courses inside a SL course with a branching scene, and if so, bc the Rise courses would be sitting inside SL, would that negate the dynamic display?
Thank you in advance for any advice!
Hi Adam, We are still figuring this out, and most recently are looking at either using equivalency settings within our LMS (we use Workday) where you can create a program with multiple items in it (so think - the English SCORM, a French SCORM, a Spanish SCORM - each one are items within the program). There is a way to tell the system to mark the learning complete if the person completes 1 of the 3 items - "if this is complete, then the other two are "equivalently complete"). The other thing we know is that Brainshark can "house" multiple scorm files and provide a starting slide that allows people to select their language which then points them to the appropriate language's scorm file within the Brainshark scorm. I haven't done this yet but other teams within Gap Inc. have. I'd love to stay connected on how you solve - feel free to reach out directly Karen_lane@gap.com !
Hi Karen, we're encountering almost exactly the same issue. We've developed French and English courses in Rise, and we were trying to find a way to make them a single SCORM. We tried bringing both inside a Storyline file, and it sortof works, but it's clunky. We are also on Workday, so we wanted to use equivalencies, but equivalency in WDL doesn't work if a course is (a) assigned as required, and (b) has a duration expiry (which almost all our courses are). Just wondering if you had any success using Programs in WDL to house the 2 Rise files? I will explore this with our Workday admins here, but if you had success with this please let us know how you figured it out...
Worst case scenario, we just rebuild the content in Storyline. :/Hi Karen
Did you get anywhere with this? We are trying to do the same thing. We've already done it successfully in Storyline but we want to do it in Rise.
Both Rise and Storyline limit you to one language for the Text Labels (that is, the messages the system displays, such as the warning if you click the Submit button before selecting a response to a quiz question). So if you combine multiple languages into one project, some folks will see info in a language they didn't choose.
Here's the best solution I've seen for translated courses:
- Create a separate source (.story file or Rise project) for each language.
- Publish each as a SCORM package.
- Have someone with the proper coding skills wrap all those packages into one big SCORM package, with a starting page that allows the user to select a language. Unfortunately, I don't have any recommendations about who does that sort of programming. Perhaps someone else will chime in with suggestions.
Another option I've seen also involves publishing a separate SCORM package for each language. Those are then bundled into a curriculum within an LMS, with the settings adjusted so that the user only has to complete one of the courses to finish the curriculum. Of course, being able to do this depends on the LMS.
Hello. I'm in the same situation and want to go with option 3. Has anyone found any tutorials or samples of this solution I could reference? Thanks!
Hi Adam! If you're looking to make customizations for your LMS, you may also want to consider hiring a consultant to assist you.
We recommend Rustici Software. You can contact them here: https://scorm.com
Hope this helps.
This is my exact issue.
The client wants to use Rise for a yearly compliance course, BUT the course needs to be in 13 languages for learners. I was able to do this in SL. I thought I would be able to do the same thing in Rise but that is looking very doubtful now.
I already know that I will have to create 13 different duplications of my course and then importing each language file separately into each course's language. I was hoping to use the stacked buttons block as the starting page for the learners to pick their language of choice. But again, this is looking doubtful.
And the client does not want multiple courses for each language. They want one course with all the languages in it. It doesn't look like there is much of a solution as of 06/13/2025.
The only solution seems to use JavaScript to wrap the multiple languages into one course. I do not have this skill, so I guess I'll just need to figure a workaround. Talk about a headache.
Hi guys,
I am having the same issue. We use Workday Learning as our main LMS. The only work-around to resolve this issue was to assign courses based on language preferences. We created custom reports to identify those who speak Spanish and English and then with learning campaigns we assigned the courses.
If you find a way to get this sorted out, please share it!
Thanks,
Eric
