Week 1 Discussion

Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) did you find most valuable, and why? I find the instant convert to be super valuable as it save lots of time copy and pasting the text from one block to another. It also allows you to quickly test out the different activity style to choose the what's best for the learner. I also find the generate summary option to be super-efficient and something that could be used multiple times when developing. 

What challenges did you face when trying to get AI to produce the results you wanted? I have always struggled to generate images that are usable with AI. I did manage to get an image without the cookies. But overall I would say trying to find a prompt that works is time consuming. 

Hi everyone,  I've chosen to answer the following questions.  

1. Which AI Assistant feature felt most intuitive or useful to you during the practice activities?  

   The activities focused on adding AI-generated images and building knowledge check questions were the most intuitive. They showed how AI can quickly enhance training materials while also helping reinforce key concepts for learners. 

2. Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) did you find most valuable, and why?

   I really found the practice activities on AI images and knowledge checks valuable because they showed practical ways AI can enhance training materials and support learning. It was interesting to see how quickly content can be created and improved.

Which AI Assistant feature felt most intuitive or useful to you during the practice activities?

For me, it's the knowledge check and summary tools. Super easy way to incorporate these key elements into your project without having to use a secondary tool for help, or spending the time to craft them from scratch. Overall, these tools prove to be pretty accurate with little to no editing needs.

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

As always, photo generation. Between unwanted imaged/depictions (even with the most straightforward prompts) to the myriad of misspellings, it's very difficult to use and I find myself going down rabbit holes of lost time trying to perfect the prompt to get the correct image. Sometimes I think they are more trouble than they are worth.

Which AI Assistant feature felt most intuitive or useful to you during the practice activities?

The ability to generate course outline is a game changer. We still have to look through the generated outline but the fact that the whole content gets structured is a huge time saver.

What challenges- I did not like the AI images generated. I feel they can all look the same when we try to generate multiple images for the same course.

What surprised you about how AI handled text or media generation?

The biggest thing that I learned was the myriad of ways you can use AI's to adjust the content at different levels - individual images, lessons, text blocks and of course at the overall course level. I realized that we have much more flexibility at our finger tips than I thought when I initially started using the AI assistant feature. It's definitely been worth spending the time exploring this.

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

Although pleasantly surprised with the text and audio features, I found that it definitely could be a challenge to get images that did not contain errors or spelling mistakes. As an example, I ended up with an image of a laptop where the screen display was on the lid rather than on the screen! Also wary of using images in languages you do not understand. Check carefully before using!

Which AI Assistant feature - The AI Assistant in Rise was incredibly easy to use, I appreciated the "AI stars" icon throughout the UI where the menus that opened made it very clear what kind of assistance I could get. 

Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) All the tools were useful and made it easy to get quick AI edits that I could then make my own necessary final edits too. The feature that was most useful was being able to convert activity content between the different types (flip cards, accordions, etc.) to see what would suit the course design best.  

3. Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) did you find most valuable, and why?

I like the ability to shorten, lengthen, change tone, and switch between different block types quickly. These features were really fast ways to switch up some writing and it generally did a decent job. It's a great feature when trying to rewrite and shorten text quickly. 

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

This was the most interesting part of development for me during this practice were the little quirks and challenges that AI bring. This is where I see that it's very important to be careful and critical in the review of all AI-created content. 

• AI-generated images did NOT play well with generated text inside those images. When I was trying to create cover images, the AI consistently wanted to add text, but there were a lot of non-sensical words and misspellings to sift through. It took some crafting of the prompt to eliminate words (and it's even tougher if you WANT some small words). 
• The key points that I generated at the end of the rise block grabbed the main takeaways from the directions block (versus the main content), and when I quickly added the content to the section without careful enough proof-reading this was also used for the summary as well, leading to compounding errors upon errors. 
• Just because it's faster and generally does a decent job, don't become absentminded with it! REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! 

Which AI Assistant feature felt most intuitive or useful to you during the practice activities?

The AI Assistant feature that felt most useful to me was the instant convert tool with blocks. I think it’s a great tool for figuring out what type of activity would be the most helpful to the learner without jeopardizing the time and effort it would take to build it out of the inputted content each time. Another feature that felt useful was being able to use ‘edit text’ for bolding, highlighting, or changing certain parts of a text block without manually making that switch. If it was a repetitive word I would want to emphasize, I wouldn’t have to edit it mid-typing like usual. 

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

During the sorting activity process, I had challenges with the categorization chosen by the AI tool. I also had challenges with how AI took the information when creating the knowledge check. What these two activities have in common is that it lacked the same context as the person using the tool, so it relied on the only material it did have to generate these answers. From first glance it was amazing that it was able to sort out the information, but with closer inspection I could see repetition in the answers generated and how it was categorized as not being ideal for learning the material. It acted as a great reminder to always review the material.

1. Which AI Assistant feature felt most intuitive or useful to you during the practice activities?

• • On a day-to-day basis, I would say any and all of the tools to shorten and change the tone of the writing, find grammar mistake are such a huge win that will save so much time. But I've always struggled coming up with just the right image prompt to provide the level of detail the AI is looking for, so the Create an AI image prompt option was incredibly useful to me and I had a lot of fun with it. And in Storyline, I loved the Accessibility Checker and the fact that appropriate alt text could be generated with AI too. I hope that level of accessibility checking comes to Rise!

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

• • Generating an AI image about computer cookies without food cookies was more difficult than I expected! I tried all sorts of variations of not including the food item "cookies" in the image, even put it as the first thing said in the prompt, but the AI really wanted to include it. It was a good learning experience and something to keep in mind when generating images. 
  • On a side note with images, I also wish it would be more consistent about getting words in the images correct. This was a good topic to use since if we wanted to make AI images about scam pop ups, the misspelled words actually add to the realism. Scammers aren't as concerned with grammar!

Which editing tools (rewrite, shorten, change tone, etc.) did you find most valuable, and why?

I find the shorten and change tone editing tools to be most valuable. Sometimes when I get content from SMEs or I try to rewrite their content, it can be very long. So, the shorten editing tool is very helpful. Similarly, changing the tone is helpful to make the message professional but light.

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

In the Rise practice, for the eighth lesson, when I try to summarize the content, AI did not summarize the content. Rather, it provided a synopsis of how to summarize. I noticed this in the video as well. 

Secondly, Storyline crashed for me in the first practice - text-to-speech. After I created the text-to-speech, then went to preview the slide, Storyline crashed.