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- Copy the Quick Share link to the AI Course Draft you created in the Week 2 Hands On Challenge and paste it in a reply to this discussion.
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- Below your Quick Share link, answer these three questions:
- Share 3 changes you made to the Rise AI Course Draft to improve learner engagement. Why did you make those changes to your project? Be specific!
- Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you?
- What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted?
After you post, take a few minutes to look at your peers’ courses and reply to at least one other post. You might:
- Share what you liked about their course structure or content
- Call out an effective use of AI Assistant
- Offer one suggestion to make the course even stronger
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I'm a little early, but thought that I would share something about the AI narration feature in Rise. Firstly, I think the quality is superb. The voice has natural speaking inflections.
However, it does tend to really weird out sometimes - for reasons I cannot explain. I mean, the narration goes WAY off script. It starts making stuff up. Editing does not seem to help. I have to delete and start over.
Hey RobGibson-25619 thanks for bringing this up! Would you mind sharing a little more about when you're running into this? Does it happen with any AI voice you choose? Does it tend to happen with any paragraph length, or just long paragraphs? I look forward to hearing more about this!
It's a bit random, Alyssa. No particular pattern. When it decides to weird out, it REALLY weirds out. Starts making up all sorts of gibberish and goes way off script. For the most part it's fine, but I recently edited some text and things got really strange. No matter how times I retyped the script, the audio decided to do whatever it wanted. The only fix was to delete and start over.
I watched the video on customizing feedback for knowledge checks and the guy showed an option that says "By Choice". I've gone back into my course (I added the content from the required steps) to add this feature, but that button never appears. I've tried editing every knowledge check and they are all the same. Below is what I see. What am I missing?
Hi Rob. Let me just make sure I'm understanding correctly - you are looking for the "Replace block" button to appear, correct? Does that button appear after you've prompted the assistant to edit the content first?
Hey RobGibson-25619 great question! You'll want to click Change feedback type first. Then, you'll see a new button you can click that says By Choice.
Here's the video where David outlined the steps for that process, in case you want to review it!
This was my attempt at using AI in course development.
https://share.articulate.com/8RebGs3AAijhMmtCPYoOY
I improved engagement by chunking content into smaller sections, adding continue bars for pacing, and using AI to create a summary and quiz at the end. I also added custom images, a scenario, a matching activity, and converted a list into a timeline to make the content easier to follow and more interactive.
The most valuable feature was the AI Block tool. It helped me adjust tone, restructure content, and save time during development.
One challenge was the scenario character options. I was limited to preset characters and could not create or adjust them to fully match the context I wanted.
Thanks for this cohort. It was a great way to learn and practise.
Hi Natacha! I agree, those block tools can be a real time-saver when editing! I also really liked your use of the scenario in your sample. I hear your frustration with the preset characters. I have seen this example before as a workaround, check out this article and see if it's helpful for you. I DO know it's possible to embed a Storyline activity inside of rise as well, so a scenario could also be customized there and then embedded in!
Natacha, I really liked your course. I enjoyed the content, and interactions.
Hey NatachaDube-e31 just wanted to pop in and say I love the custom AI generated images you created in your course! They really set the tone and hooked me into your content from the start. Nicely done!
Hi NatachaDube-e31
I echo what everyone else has alreay said. I like the your image selection and like you I add audio to my image(s) as well. Good job!
Hey! really enjoyed your course. The images are really well done!
Hello, Here is my course. I was happy to get to play in RISE as I usually work in Storyline. I was interested in the bocks, adding vocals, a Quiz and changing theme colors.
Loved your pink and purple theme colors!
Here is my submission. This cohort really helped me better comprehend the AI tools in both Rise and Storyline and how they can support course development, particularly in creating clear content, generating assessments, and improving overall efficiency in the design process.
I was more so using AI to generate images and audio now that I can edit content and generate quizzes it will make my work flow so much easier because I will not have to solely rely on third party platforms for ideation.I love the " I love your project. I like how the first thing in is an Audio. I know this will be great for auditory learners. I would say keep your project very minimal, with few interactions outside known checks, since interactions make the courses more engaging.
BrandyGreen-3fa Yes, thank you! 🙂 I went back and reviewed it and said ahh! This is way more interactions than needed, how did this escape me. I converted a few of the interactive blocks to the pragraph/header block.
This is why the feedback loop is a very important part of our process. Getting our leadership, colleagues, and SMEs input can make or break a project sometimes.
ShimellH I really enjoyed your use of visuals in the course with the graphic displays from the plug-ins. I liked the visuals right out of the gate in the first section. And I totally agree, those block tools are a real game changer now that Rise and Storyline can be more of a one-stop-shop for editing!
Love these visual organizers! How did you do these?
RobGibson-25619 Thank you. I the used Custom Blocks (Beta) and these are from the Diagrams tab.
Forgot to add:
Share 3 changes you made to the Rise AI Course Draft to improve learner engagement. Why did you make those changes to your project? Be specific!
I added a Mighty Reflection block (Plugin), Custom Beta blocks (Diagram), Change the theme color, added knowledge checks and images, made edits to the content.Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you?
Using the AI Assistant to generate a quiz. No, I was not surprised because I saw an example of how it worked during the cohort. It is a game changer for me.What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted? Getting the tone and wording right. I notice AI uses the word fostering almost compulsively not just Articulate but ChatGPT too. As a result, I have banned the word from any work I develop.😄
I have a question regarding the magic text import option. When creating a new course on Rise, let's say with AI, it directly takes you to describing your course and dropping in your files. You don't get the option for Magic text import so that the content stays as submitted.
I noticed while on a created course, I see the AI Assistant tab but still don't get the Magic Text import option.
Am I missing something? I've attached some images as well.Hi StephanieDiaz-e the Magic Text Import feature is available within a lesson. Try opening a lesson, click the AI Assistant button at the top of the page, and you should see it there!
This was an incredible experience. I learned techniques that will save me a significant amount of time. The ability to generate content from almost anything, have a subject matter expert review and approve it, and then seamlessly build it out for further review is truly impressive.
I also really appreciated being able to guide the AI on formatting, which eliminates the need to constantly adjust branding elements like color. The final exercise was especially enjoyable—I found myself exploring all the lessons and actively applying what I had learned. Here is a link to my Rise project
One challenge we have experienced is that the AI isn't very good at acronyms in Accounting. We have to spell things out phonetically so they are pronounced correctly. But it does give us a good giggle!! 🤩
Can you guess our company color?
Purple, one of my favorite colors. I really like your use of this color in your project. You came up with some really cool images too. It's really inspiring seeing the different variations of course development using the same content materials.👏
i used styles that the network would never let me use - just to have fun and try something different. But you are spot on about the PURPLE!! Thank you for the compliments!!
JennieHartman-e So glad you found this useful right out of the gate! I agree with you about the AI formatting – I had no idea that AI could adjust those things when I first started as well. What a great time saver trick to start using right away!
I also have a lot of acronyms in my field, and we have had some *seriously* challenging words to get AI to say correctly. I feel the frustration! I've gotten pretty good at phonemic tricks. The voices do seem to just be getting better and better as time goes on, so I'm sure improvements will keep coming.What a fun company color!
Loved your imagery and simplified content and flow.JennieHartman-e I also liked how you rounded the "Continue" divider. You taught me something new today!
In your first lesson, this section has 4 flip-to-reveal cards.
If you're like me and find Rise's configuration of 4 cards odd (and distracting for those with OCD tendencies), here's a helpful tip for you...
Create two blocks of 2 cards each (4 cards total). Reduce the block padding between the blocks. It will look like this below. (From the learner's POV they will not know these are 2 separate blocks.)
https://share.articulate.com/xQ9f2UeqCu0fm-cB5ZYHr
I changed the objectives in The Manager’s Role in Mental Health from flashcards to providing more information to learners. I also added a Hook to the intro paragraph to make it more dynamic and engaging. And added a manager persona with audio on how he manages mental health and keeps a good work/life balance, because real-world scenarios always help with understanding. I would say the challenge I faced was choosing the custom blocks; there are so many options, and I'm excited to put them to work.
BrandyGreen-3fa Thanks for sharing your example. I liked your persona highlight with the audio. What a great idea to bring in a real-world example and a great way to switch up the content presentation for the learner! And I agree, it can become hard to make a selection when there are so many options to choose from.
I also used a hook in one of the lesson intros, really like that addition. I have come to absolutely love Customer Blocks and while the templates are great, I tend to create my own layouts. My advise to you is, go in with an idea of what you want layout wise and make it!
Here is the link to my course.
Some of the changes I made to the course was using AI to to create image prompts, the instant converter, and the tone of the content. I decided to change the images using the 3D animation style because it is not a style I would normally use and I wanted to see how it can change the look of the course.
I really found the capability of AI creating image prompts based on the content selected because I am both still learning for the right image prompts needed or because I am not typically the subject matter expert for the courses I develop so this allows me to come up with image ideas quicker, making me much more efficient.
A challenge I faced was when I created an AI image in an image block and wanted to use the image in another block but was unable to save it. Instead I would have to regenerate the image prompt and create a new one.StephanieDiaz-e Great idea to play around with some image styles outside your comfort zone. This is the perfect place to do that. I agree, there really is a distinct learning curve with the AI image prompt generation. When I was learning this tool, I actually outsourced some prompting from other AI sources to start. The one tip that helped me the most from the Tips & Tricks course was saving those prompts in a document or a different Rise course to use again in the future!
StephanieDiaz-e I really enjoyed this course overall. The visuals and color choices made it feel engaging and easy to follow, and I liked how the information was presented in a clear, organized way. The images added an extra level of engagement for me and helped keep my attention throughout the course. I also appreciated how clean and professional the layout looked, which made the content feel less overwhelming and more enjoyable to move through. The pacing of the course worked well and kept me interested from section to section.
One suggestion I’d make is to add a short quiz at the end to reinforce the key takeaways and make the learning experience even more interactive. I think that would give learners a chance to reflect on what they learned and help the information stick even more.
