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- 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?
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- Call out an effective use of AI Assistant
- Offer one suggestion to make the course even stronger
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My Week 1 - 2 Challenge Course:
https://share.articulate.com/8ZkB2JJ6-wRW-LAPUqrlK
I love the AI Audio feature. I use it in everything.
I also used the AI quiz feedback generator which is very handy and a great time saver.
Finally, I did not know about the carousel lock feature! (Divider lock) That will be very useful.One thing I wish the flashcard image feature included is the ability to split the flashcard image with text. Or include it as an overlay. I'm sure I'll have use-cases in the future, but not have the text in the 'front' of the card is certainly a want.
RobGibson-25619 I also love AI audio and use it daily. Do you have a favorite voice?
If I'm reading your comment correctly, you'd like the ability to add both text and an image to one side of a flashcard (because it's either/or right now)? In the past, I have used the workaround of creating images in an outside program that include both a text title and an image. Then I would download them as a single image to upload as the cover for a flashcard.Excellent suggestion, Jacole
I have not been able to get the AI to change the color of the bold words in Practice 4. Did anyone else have issues? It's weird. It shows the changes in preview but not while editing....
I had the same issue as well!
Hi MariaGarrity and MoniqueGuggi738! I also ran into the same issue. I suspect the AI text editor changed sometime between when we recorded that tutorial video and today. I'll look into it!
Same
Here is my course link: https://share.articulate.com/mDxFCBPL04MMJIMqWUQy7
This cohort and the lessons were very helpful!
- Share 3 changes you made to the Rise AI Course Draft to improve learner engagement. I added a custom block (key takeaways) to help summarize information and added the AI audio. I used the instant convert block (my favorite!) to change text into tabs and add AI images to each tab to enhance the overall learning experience.
- Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you? As mentioned earlier, the instant AI convert is my favorite because it makes the course engaging but also helps save build time!
- What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted? This was a good opportunity to practice more with the AI prompts, I really appreciated the suggested prompts! But sometimes the writing took a few suggestions to really get what I was looking for.
KatieDawkins isn't that instant convert block a really great time saver?! I totally agree that prompt writing takes a few tries sometimes to get the tool to fully cooperate! Lots of trial and error at times.
https://share.articulate.com/m6gqRDSRRTBLy90SyQy51
- Share 3 changes you made The changes I made were focused on practice with the available Ai tools and not so much ID principles.
- Which AI feature or capability was most valuable The improvements made within Storyline for text-to-speech and syncing will be invaluable to my daily workflow.
- What challenges I had a few issues with text-to-speech changing the voice I chose. from the Ai list.
RachelDuguay-31 Agreed that syncing will be a huge time saver!
When the text-to-speech changed voices on you, was it a different voice from the list entirely, or did it change between v2 and v3 of the same voice? That has happened to me before when a new version of a voice was released after I had already used v2 previously.
RachelDuguay-31 I like the collage-style visuals in this course they work really well to create variety and maintain learner attention. I also liked the use of the scenario with conversation bubbles, it adds a realistic, relatable touch that helps make the content feel more interactive and learner-centered. Nice!!!
Yes! The scenario visual and audio here was well used. Definitely adds some good learner engagement!
Hello all!
This course did a great job of helping me explore how far Articulate has come with the AI functionality, in a fun way with easy to follow tutorials and hands on.
Here is my submission.https://share.articulate.com/K_r2HEVe2SDMTCvX7mUV3
Changes made in addition to the specified changes: (will just list a few since I made more than 3!)
- Changed theme colors
- Added a course summary
- Played with AI Editing in most blocks to "make shorter," "make simpler," "make an emotional connection", "convert to (a different layout/style of block)," etc.
- Used a variety of image types (check out the image at the top of Lesson 2 where I created a custom style)
- Changed feedback
Most valuable AI feature:
Hands down, the most valuable feature is being able to upload documents, tell Rise how to use each document, and then watch it do it's magic to create a Rise course with different interactions and populated content.
Challenges:
A little challenging remembering which AI access point, brought you to which features/prompts. Nothing that more practice won't cure.
I have since been using the AI Editing feature for real life content. Achieving the right level of detail and length for my detailed content is harder than to the sample project.
Thanks for the opportunity to be part of the cohort.
Enjoyed the hands on play!
JenHey Jennifer! I hear you about the more detailed the content the harder it can be for the AI to make the "right" calls with some of its edits. I feel like the directionality sometimes affects it more, it seems to have an easier time parsing down than expanding back- have you noticed that with your content?
Here is my course! The three changes I made were:
- Inserted some AI images to make the course more engaging
- Added a custom block with audio!
- Added in knowledge checks to ensure learners would leave the course with a better understanding of the material.
The AI audio feature is the most valuable. I work mostly in Storyline and it cuts down on the creation time significantly. Especially now that there is the AI course assistant in Storyline too!
The biggest challenge is getting the right AI image to generate. I've learning that you just need to be as specific as possible. I didn't know that you could have a AI image prompt based off of a text block so that has been super helpful!
Very nice Erin.
I noticed that you had the same matching question on the 4 pillars. I ran into an issue there were it initially made me a multiple choice question but the answers were the answers for a matching question like A-1, B-3, C-2, etc. I tried to change it to matching from the AI prompt but had to delete it and recreate a question. Not a big issue.
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ErinFitzpatr299 Nice work with your course! I like your use of images throughout. AI image prompting definitely takes some finesse along with lots of trial and error!
The instructions say to click ANY of the lessons and do the list of things. Does that mean we can just do one lesson and not touch the others?
I think so, but to be safe I just did a few modifications in each lesson.
MoniqueGuggi738 Just 3 modifications throughout the course are needed, but feel free to play around and modify in the course as much as you like.
Hello to all! What a great experience this has been. Here is a link to my course, if anyone wants to to a peek.
https://share.articulate.com/YuYWaqNud2eCze8HCs2K-
The three changes I made were:
Adding a custom block with audio. I love custom blocks so much and created one at the start of each of the lessons.
AI Generated images with custom style prompts for all images in the course. What a way to ensure consistency in images across a build. I tend towards MCM so I used that in my prompt.
Changed Feedback type by removing the reference to correct/incorrect. I never liked the duplicative wording and love that I can now easily remove it.
I made other changes, color, block width, dividers, etc. to make chunk on the content like many that have posted before me.
As for which AI feature I intend to use the most, it's definitely the "sync text and objects to audio" in Storyline. Almost all of my builds includes some text appearing on screen in time with audio, so this will be something I leverage often.For challenges, honestly, it was learning to be better at writing image prompts. I sort of gave up on AI image generation (sorry!) but now that I have practiced a bit and know to use the custom style prompts, I look forward to using it more and more.
Big thanks to Articulate and everyone here. Love the community of learning.🤩
Wow! Love the mint green theme throughout the presentation. From the titles, headings, and images - it was so cohesive. Many underestimate the importance of creating a cohesive pleasant aesthetic, I think it is vital in order to make the information delivery more digestible. It made me want to go back an update my own presentation. Great work!
Thank you so much for the kind words! And you are so right, a pleasing aesthetic is a must for me when designing. 😍
The sync text and objects to audio function is SO handy, the polish it adds to a course is amazing. I'd love to know if you have an A/B comparison of how long it normally takes you to sync things manually vs with the AI assistant?
Thanks for reaching out MaryEmma. It's not a huge time saver, maybe 15 seconds? I tend to know from the audio track in the timeline where the starts/stops are, so I can usually get close before I have to listen to ensure I have the timing right. But, still it's a feature I'm going to use going forward and share with my team mates.
aghearst - The "sync text and objects to audio" is an absolute gamechanger! This is even new to the AI assistant tools from when I originally took the cohort. I intend to leverage this tool as well!
Definitely a game changer. Love this new feature
Here is my course:
https://share.articulate.com/CaxIu1S0yjupihb7q9nPl
Three modifications:
- Using the Convert with AI tool to make a paragraph more interactive.
- Developing AI Image styles to match a minimalist cartoon style in the first lesson with the last.
- Used AI audio to create a reflection exercise midpoint to engage the participant.
Most valuable: AI audio for narration so I don't have to narrate myself.
Most challenging: creating an AI image that looked realistic, so I transitioned to a more animated style.
JBHill - thanks for sharing your course. I really liked your use of the audio in the midpoint reflection, what a great way to emphasize content in a different way!
I have also found that photo-realistic AI imagery is pretty difficult to prompt to get it looking exactly how you want!
https://share.articulate.com/teD5qA3kDNoBiyBFk22-9
I improved engagement by adding audio, updating images, and changing the interaction block types to create a more interactive learning experience. I also condensed the text to make it more user-friendly and updated the blocks to better fit the course content.
The most valuable addition was the audio feature. I really enjoyed incorporating it because it gives learners the option to either read along or listen, helping support different learning styles and improving accessibility.
One challenge was deciding which interaction types worked best for the content while still keeping the experience simple and easy to follow.
Thanks for this cohort. It was a great opportunity to learn and experiment with new skills.
KimHarper Thanks for sharing your course and your learning along the way. I agree, it's hard to choose sometimes with so many different options at your fingertips!
I really liked your use of audio in the beginning of each section to really emphasize the intro and the "why."
