Rise Structure Question
Hi Everyone!
Looking for additional perspectives - it's a Rise question that extends to a bigger-picture user experience question.
In Rise, I often make an approachable matching or sort activity and place it above a related more text-heavy block. I then mention something like "Use the table/chart/blurb below if you need assistance." Example: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/a90ef812-c56f-4789-b85d-da0bf0b304a5/review
On the one hand, I am confident in the learning principles that this espouses (letting learners apply pre-existing knowledge and really "work with" the information, providing practice opportunities, etc.)
On the other hand, the limitation of Rise is that I can't make the information a pop-up optional reference. So it becomes this incongruous thing that's like: "here's the information you might need to complete the activity AFTER the fact."
Should I just let go of this after-the-activity setup I usually rely on? Does it cause needless confusion or hesitation for the user? Is there really any difference if I just put the reference ABOVE the activity and tell users to "use the resource above" instead? Because either way, they'll just skim it to get the info they want/need, right? Or does putting the activity first better encourage an attempt to work with the information?
Alternately, if you have a magical solution, let me know :) I know I could insert a Storyline interaction with a shadowbox or an optional reference layer, but I'm appreciative of the time-saving nature of keeping it within Rise.