Forum Discussion
Week 1 Discussion
Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) did you find most valuable, and why?
I’ve been using AI in both Rise and Storyline for quite a bit now and the tools to shorten or lengthen the content are very useful. Your text has changed, basically, instantly. On top of that, you can adjust what you do not like and add your content. This takes literally seconds to update your training. Don't we all like saving some time? 🤗
Also, I really like the instant convert. For example, you have an accordion or flashcard block, and you can instantly convert it into sorting activity which acts like a mini knowledge check. Great!
What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted?
I would not call it a challenge, but when you replace static bike image with an AI image, AI added image does not have the Alt text by default. I’d expect that. Perhaps AI could use a part of my prompt to generate the image as Alt text? Our team takes accessibility standards/requirements seriously, so all images in Rise or Storyline must have Alt text for those using assistive technology. Also, we are working on our standards to ensure all images in Rise, or all media for that matter, have descriptive text underneath where is says “Add caption”. Just a thought...
If an image is purely decorative, I don't think it necessarily needs alt text. Screen readers typically skip over elements without it, so I'm fine with AI-generated images not being automatically tagged when alt text isn't required. This might be a deliberate choice by Articulate, leaving the responsibility for adding alt text to designers, who can do so only when it's truly needed, or when their internal processes determine it. Additionaly, we've found that when designers add alt text to every image by default, translating the course into multiple languages nearly doubles the effort, and likely cost, since alt text also needs to be translated. This creates a lot of extra work with little to no benefit.
