Week 2 - Group 3 Discussion

Hi all!

Here is my quick share link: 

https://share.articulate.com/IvBLnwTof34oNmU7S7kHH

Three changes I made were:

1. I changed all of the image styles to a custom editorial style.
2. I converted several text-only blocks into either flashcards or process interactions.
3. In my custom block, I did use one of the templates, but I swapped out the default voice and created an AI image for the avatar of the "manager" that better matched the tone of the voice I picked. At first, she sounded very upbeat, which didn't work because she was apologizing for something. I inserted [serious] before the script so her tone came out more in line with what I was looking for.

Valuable feature:

• I loved being able to use the text to speech and view all the different voices and pick one that I thought sounded right. But it turned out she was more upbeat than I expected! Using the [serious] before my script made it perfect.

Challenges:

• I created a custom image style. I started with the Editorial style and then added some customization to it. Sometimes it gave me exactly what I wanted -- other times the images didn't look enough like the previous images I had used in the course. I'd love to be able to start with a single reference image and work from that moving forward.

Hello all.  
Here is my course:  

https://share.articulate.com/b0C2PaI8nm0ob4Mcqm0LU

1. 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!
2. Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you?
3. What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted?

I changed every image.  I wanted it to be a cartoon feel, so I updated each image to be a 3D (think Pixar) cartoon image.  A lot of the prompts were already great, but they almost all started with "realistic" or something to that nature, so I needed to tweak each prompt.  I did this because we currently use stock photos and they can be so boring sometimes, so I wanted something bright that would grab my learner's attention right off the bat.  I also made the tone of the project "Friendly", less formal.  I am in retail - we try to have a non-formal tone with our front-line workers.  I think it helps with monotony and "policy" speak.  Keeps them engaged as though they are more reading a story than learning a policy or procedure. I added AI Voiceover to each lesson to cut the reading down a bit.  I only did it on 3 small paragraphs because I wanted to see what it looked like to change each section from paragraph to list to interaction, but I do like having a voiceover break in there so it isn't just all reading. 

I would definitely say that the AI Image generation is the most valuable to me.  I mean, after the fact that you can upload docs and have the course basically write itself - with designer verification of course!  But we have been kind of stuck in a stock photo hole with very limited visibility.  We can create the diversity that we want to see in our training!  

Words on the AI generated images were hilarious and were probably my biggest challenge.  Attempting to get a laptop to show up without having some type of word on it, or signage in the office.  It was a great learning experience though.  Definitely prompting is something that I need to get better at and using the AI to create a prompt for me was a very useful piece.  All that being said, even though I ran into some funny imagery, It is still miles better than me having to request $$ to be able to license content. 

This was a great experience.  I am excited to use some of our proprietary content to see what that would look like for us.  Thank you very much for this cohort opportunity!

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well! I finished my assignment last week. 

https://share.articulate.com/mtYHN8E_vY_G350eg7pQh

 I focused on using AI as much as possible, so mine may not look the prettiest, but I did explore and try a wide range of features.

I also attempted to use the AI video generator. However, I ran into some issues. It took about 40 minutes each time after I entered the script prompt, only for the system to return an error. This happened multiple times, so I eventually decided to remove that part. I am not sure if it was just a Friday issue or if anyone else experienced the same problem, but I would love to hear if you did.

Other than that, I really like how it helps my process move faster. At the same time, I think I will focus on working on one block at a time rather than a whole course. I noticed that it sometimes changes a lot of my wording, and I need to preserve that since it reflects the approved language of my organization.

Did anyone else notice that too?

Hi everyone!

Here is my course: https://share.articulate.com/Ce-xGcyzg-vfCmbSBFLcv

1. Share 3 changes you made:
   1. Added AI audio to each "Statement" Block to enhance engagement and increase emphasis - I converted a couple of the opening lesson text to statements as well.
   2. Broke up some a the text through out with Image + Text blocks for visual impact
   3. One small change I made was move the continue button to the next lesson to follow after the "in the next lesson, you will..." text. This just made more logical sense to the flow than it's original placement before the text.
2. Which AI feature or capability was most valuable: I really enjoyed using the 'Create AI Image Prompt" feature - I found it highly valuable in that it gave me more descriptive words than I can usually come up with off the top of my head and helped me create more customized prompts. 
3. What challenges: There were instances where AI assistant didn't support what I was trying to do in one space but was available in a different area. For example, I was trying to generate four column grid with images - I was able to add the block but then I wasn't able to intuitively edit the image the same way I could  quick edit the content. I then discovered the edit with AI button that enabled me to replace an image with AI. 

Overall, I enjoyed having some dedicated 'play time' with the AI features, and desperately waiting for more enhancements to come to Storyline😄.

Hi everyone! 

Here is my quickshare link: https://share.articulate.com/Am7YA0HP_eMWsqsEq2Vat

1. 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. One thing that I really wanted to include was real-world scenarios to help learners understand exactly how interactions can happen in their day-to-day. I created the scenarios by asking AI to create a new AI block, and then asked it to take the content from the section to help me create a real-world scenario. From there, I used that scenario to create a quick script to plug into the AI audio, to help the learner feel like they were part of an actual conversation. This is something my org is looking to do more of, so I was excited to be able to play around with it, and was super happy with the results!
   ii. This one is fairly simple, but I love having the ability to take a text block and have the AI turn it into something interactive, so I chose to go that route a couple times in this course. It made it easy to also adjust the types of interactives I was using so that I didn't go to heavy on one kind. The mix is something I truly believe helps learners to stay engaged.
   iii. I also really enjoyed changing the tone. For some of the bits of material that felt a bit dry to read, I updated the tone and edited some of the text together to make it a bit more fun to read. I also used Ai to bold some of the key terms, as I find it helps with retention.
2. Which AI feature or capability was most valuable in your workflow, and why? Did anything about it surprise you?
   - I believe the ability to use the AI block to create a real-world scenario that I could then quickly flip into a script to create a conversational audio block was the most valuable to me. I feel like it adds a personal touch, helps learners feel connected to the content, and because it's something my org is interested in leaning into. I was actually surprised by how well the AI did with building the scenario in general.
3. What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted?
   - For this course, I wanted to play around with images generation and thought an origami-style cartoon would be fun to try and generate, so I used AI to create images of origami-style figures dressed in business attire so it fit in with the theme of the course. I found that there was sometimes some bias with how some of the characters were generated, and when trying to generate a specific type of character (masculine vs feminine presenting) that it sometimes completely lost the cartoon-y style and generated images that were more realistic, despite the prompt always working for the masculine generated images.

Here is my QuickShare link: Building Happy and Fulfilled Teams: Essential Strategies for New Managers | Rise 360

1. 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 made significant changes to the theming - lots of color and AI dividers to break up the linear structure of the course, divide areas of content, etc. I made a lot of changes to the text - changing the tone, making content shorter. So much text can feel overwhelming. I also created 3 audio scenarios. I asked the AI Assistant to take a paragraph of content and create a scenario from it. Then, I used a Custom block with audio in it with the scenario. I'm not always a fan of audio in courses, but I do like it here so the learner can experience something different from the constant text.

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

Instant convert!! I love being able to convert a block and have options without spending the build time. Love to compare them, it helps me make better decisions. Also, the AI images - I did play with a custom prompt because I wanted the images to only use certain colors to match my theme. That was fun. Beats making tedious edits in Illustrator for hours, for sure! 😆

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

Sometimes, I ask it to make something shorter and it barely makes a dent. I quickly learned you can actually say - create 3 sentences or 4 bullet points. Images, too, but I just need to put in the prompt effort 😅

My Quick Share Link: 

https://share.articulate.com/x4DNrG1piPzc20W3eNSwd

Three changes I made:

• Adjusting the knowledge check questions and feedback.  Some of the question choices in multiple choice formats were blatantly incorrect, so I had to refine the AI prompts to make them more realistic and challenging.  I also had AI refine some of the feedback to make it corrective rather than merely say " go back and review..."
• Images generated lacked the diversity that I'd expect to see with a generic prompt of "a group of people." Had to specify that I was looking for diversity, which seems like it should be the default.
• Loved playing with the summary, auto convert and quiz generator functions. 

One valuable feature I used was the auto write to generate transitions between topics and lessons to help the content flow more naturally. Sometimes these paragraphs needed editing, but they were a very solid start. 

I think the biggest challenge that I alluded to above was having AI create knowledge check options that were realistic and not so obvious. AI falls into the same trap that I see in less experienced designers, when the correct choice is positive and drawn directly from the content and the incorrect responses are very negative and so obviously not correct. Experience in instructional design is still critical even with how well these new tools save us time!

Hi, everyone!

Here is my quick share link: https://share.articulate.com/-Dvc4k_GSoLalyMUfgWQ6

Three changes I made were:

1. Using AI to edit the images within the Building Trust, Engagement, and Purpose lesson to include a more diverse range of people so the visuals would appeal to a broader audience.
2. Using AI to convert paragraph text into a sorting activity.
3. Using AI to generate more content based on existing content ("Write a paragraph that flows naturally from this text").

Valuable feature:

• I would say having AI write a prompt for you was great to learn because this can solve that writer's block issue of not knowing what exactly to use for a prompt when generating an image.

Challenges:

• I'm not sure it's a challenge but there are times when you bump up against the current limitations of AI. For example, I was trying to convert a numbered list into an accordion or tab interaction but it apparently didn't have enough information to add in the headings itself.

Here is my creation! I changed style, interactive cards, and simplified/shortened text/content wherever possible (AI is so wordy!)

The auto convert and generate quiz AI features were my favorites. Adding AI audio was also clutch.

Challenges remain with AI trying to build on source docs versus using what is in them in its original form. Had to use prompts asking it not to embellish or lengthen too much.

https://share.articulate.com/-iQNubmnG4hhMrDZJFTcp

Hello! Tech question -
In Storyline, I do not see the same AI Assistant features as in the video for Week 2: "Practice 10: Sync Text to Audio Narration." I have selection options -- Generate image, Generate quiz, Generate [question, summary, text-to-speech, sound effect] -- but no freeform text field to make a specific request. I noticed in the video the AI Assistant pane says "Beta". Is this available? I do not have an alert to Update in the Articulate 360 app. 
Note: This feature was also showcased in Week 1: "Practice 3: Create AI Entrance Animation."