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Foundations of Development, with SimGate™

~1-3 Hour Self-Led Course

Updated over 2 weeks ago

In this foundational course, you'll dive into two key SimGate tools—Portal and Studio—to build your understanding of navigation and creation.

Learn how to design engaging, practice-based learning experiences using a no-code authoring platform, pre-built templates to fast-track development, and powerful personalization features to elevate learner engagement.

Welcome to Foundations of Development with SimGate™!

Course Overview

Level 1 Training

Foundations of Development, with SimGate™

Time Commitment

~1-3 Hours

Who is this for?

New users, Developers, Project Editors, and Beginning Super Users (Designers optional)

What You Will Gain

After completing the Foundations of Development, with SimGate™ training you will gain:

  • Confidence & Core Skills – Build awareness, navigate the platform, and master essential tasks with ease.

  • Creative Exploration – Unlock Studio’s key resources—pages, activities, and reports—to inspire engaging, interactive projects.

  • Hands-On Practice – Learn by doing! Navigate Portal and Studio, leverage templates, and experiment with AI-powered features to build experiential learning.

  • Personalization & Engagement – Explore advanced tools to customize learning, boost engagement, and drive real-world application.

PreRequisites

(recommended)

Before starting this Foundational Skills Training, ensure your build core knowledge with with these high-impact introductory sessions and resources

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💻 Complete Three Modules

Unlock Your SimGate™ Skills!

Each self-guided module in this course is carefully designed to build your understanding, strengthen your skills, and guide you toward tool proficiency and autonomy. You'll progress step by step, learning how to leverage SimGate’s suite of tools to accelerate your design efforts and create impactful learning experiences.

🚨 Heads up! If you’re newer to SimGate and haven’t explored the Introductory Sessions or Resources yet, we highly recommend starting there first—it’ll make diving into these modules a whole lot smoother!

Intro to SimGate™ | All Roles

Foundations of Development with SimGate™ consists of three essential modules that you’ll need to complete.

1️⃣ Intro to What’s Possible w/Studio: 50+ Page Sample Project Exploration

  • Creative Exploration – Unlock Studio’s key resources—pages, activities, and reports—to inspire engaging, interactive projects

2️⃣ Intro to SimGate Studio, Basics

  • Build Confidence & Core Skills – Explore and edit a sample project while mastering navigation, duplication, and essential tasks in Portal and Studio.

  • Hands-On Discovery – Uncover key features through an interactive scavenger hunt and gain a strong foundation in SimGate’s tools.

3️⃣ Intro to SimGate Studio, Advanced Features

  • Personalization & Engagement – Discover how AI Avatars, adaptive branching, and scoring reports create dynamic, immersive experiences.

  • Advanced Techniques - Explore setting up branching, scoring, and feedback reports to optimize learning impact and real-world application!

🌟 Once you’ve completed the modules, we'd love if you shared your work and user experience! Scroll down!

💡 TIPS! Maximize Your Self-Guided Training

  • Embrace the process, get curious, experiment with different ideas, and have fun thinking of all the new learning solutions you can create!
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  • Stay the Course! The most successful users complete their training modules and maximize provided resources. Trust the process—we’ve designed this for a reason. You’ll thank us later! 😉
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  • Take advantage of Office Hours / Q&A! They are "Ask Us Anything" opportunities for you to get the personalized support you need!
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  • Use the help center and in-tool support messenger (via the orange icon in the lower right of the screen) to build resourcefulness and autonomy!
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  • Bookmark or download the supplemental resources provided in the courses! You will likely want to reference these when you begin to build your own projects and prototypes down the road!

  • Reach out to our support team at [email protected] if you run into any challenges while onboarding - we are here to help you be successful!

  • Make this time count! We learn best when our efforts are meaningful. Do you have an upcoming project you could get a head start on? OR an older course you'd love to revive and give new life to? OR maybe, a topic you've been eager to explore? Start ideation on your projects now and use training to get a head start on real work!
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Before you Dive in....

🚀 Click the arrow to EXPAND this section and maximize your learning with these self-guided tips and quickly find the support you need along the way!

💪 Bonus: Share your work!

Why this matters – We love celebrating your progress and hearing how these tools are working for you! 🎉

Take Action: Share your work and feedback!

📧 Send an email to our Training Team at [email protected] and include: ​

📝 Tool Reflection

Finish these sentences in your email:

  • "My first impression of the using authoring tool was..."

  • "The biggest challenge I faced while navigating the tool was..."
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  • BONUS: "If I had a magic wand and could improve one thing about the tool, it would be..."

📎 Practice Sharing your work!

Generate and Share a Reviewer Link

Show us the changes you made in Round 1 of the sample project from your Intro to SimGate Studio, Advanced Features module!

  1. First, go here: Overview: Review & Comment Feature to learn about the “reviewer feature”, how it works, and its ability to increase efficiency and collaboration.

  2. ​Next, Paste your shareable Review/Comment link into the email so we can take a look at your work!

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  1. Open your duplicated project (from your MY PROJECTS folder) from the Intro to SimGate Studio, Advanced Features module.
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  2. Access your project's shareable Review/Comment link via the "Share" icon in Studio's upper right navigation tray.
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  3. Click on "Create and copy link" - you now have a shareable link exclusive to your project!
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💬 Have more to say about Studio? Your feedback, insights, and suggestions are invaluable! Feel free to include any additional feedback you may have for us or our product team.

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🗓️ What's Next?

Check out our 2025 Training Events Calendar for ongoing opportunities to level up and learn more!

Curious about SimGate's GenAI Design tool, ReX? Consider taking this course next Foundations of Design with SimGate™ (~3 Hours)

Ready to take your skills to the next level by designing and building your own project prototype in SimGate™! Check out Prototype Development, with SimGate™ (Coming Soon)

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​🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Have any questions or feedback you want to share? Send an email to: [email protected]

Your feedback, insights, and suggestions are invaluable!
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