Week 2 - Group 3 Discussion

Hello everyone,

Here is the link to the module I created 
Building Happier Teams: Essential Skills for New Managers

1. Share 3 changes you made to the Rise AI Course Draft to improve learner engagement. Why did you make those changes?

One change I made was replacing the original AI-generated images with a more customized visual style. I added an extra prompt, “change all humans into cats,” and surprisingly, it actually worked! 😆 I wanted the course to have a more unique, fun, and consistent visual identity instead of using standard AI-generated images.

The second change was replacing the final paragraph block with a custom block that included audio. Rather than ending the section with another text-heavy paragraph, I wanted learners to have a different way to consume the content and make the learning experience feel more interactive.

The third change was enabling the AI Tutor and customizing its image to better match the style of the course. I also used AI assistance to generate the quiz and course summary. I wanted to make the course more engaging by giving learners opportunities to interact with the content, check their understanding, and review the key points at the end.

2. Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you?

The most valuable features for me were Instant Convert and Magic Text Import. They saved a significant amount of time when developing the course in Rise. Instead of manually transferring and formatting all the content, I could quickly bring the existing material into Rise and then focus more of my time on improving the learning experience.

What surprised me was how quickly these features could turn existing content into a usable course structure. It made the initial development process much faster than building everything from scratch.

3. What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted?

One of my biggest challenges was generating the AI cat images. I originally wanted to create a cat that looked similar to my own cat, Kuro, but it took many attempts and prompts, and the results still did not fully match what I had in mind.

This made me realize that text prompts alone can be limiting when I am trying to achieve a very specific visual result. It would be great if the AI Image Generation block allowed us to upload a reference image. For example, I could upload a photo of Kuro and ask the AI to generate a character based on his appearance while changing the setting, outfit, or pose. I think this would make it much easier to maintain a consistent character and visual style throughout a course.