Is L&D's role expanding in the age of AI?
We just published a new article exploring how AI is changing the role of L&D. One of the core ideas is that as more learning happens in the flow of work, L&D's role may expand from creating learning to helping ensure learning is effective wherever it happens. I'm curious whether that resonates with what you're seeing: Has AI changed how people learn day to day? Has it changed what your L&D team spends the most time on? Where do you see the biggest opportunity, or challenge, for L&D right now? How is your organization approaching this? I'd love to hear your perspective in the comments!Easier way to do Transparent PNG animations in Storyline using AI Assistant.
Hello! For anyone who has been wanting to find an easier way to use animated PNG image sequences in Storyline, here's what I recently came up with (I did a search for this topic here on Best Practices but found nothing to match - may already be old news - if so, disregard all after hello). This JS takes care of the show/hide layer task that was so time consuming for the creator using triggers and states. Here is the AI Assistant prompt followed by the resultant JavaScript: Me: 'Create a JS that shows and hides the images [Picture 1 - 30] on the timeline. The speed should be [30] frames per second, resulting in one complete simulated rotation of the coin. Response: To create a simulated rotation effect at 30 frames per second, where Pictures 1 through 30 are displayed sequentially and loop to simulate a spinning coin, I will develop a JavaScript animation using the appropriate timings to approximate 30 frames per second (33.33ms per frame). Would you like me to proceed with creating the JavaScript trigger for your slide? Me: Yes. Response: I have created the JavaScript trigger named "Simulate Coin Rotation." This trigger will: 1. Sequentially show and hide images from "Picture 1" to "Picture 30." 2. Simulate a rotation effect at 30 frames per second (33.33ms per frame). Let me know if there are additional adjustments or further enhancements you need! See attached for results. Obviously this is for proof of concept and will require further refinement - speed/pausing, etc., but refinement is as easy as prompting 'pause the animation after 3 rotations', etc.) Setting up this two-minute long process beats spending several minutes/hours creating triggers and setting up states by hand, so thought I should share it. Hope it helps. -alan PS, here's the JavaScript: // Find and reference each image by Object IDs const images = [ '5qmgHzeewKx', '6VntD4WftmZ', '68qpF1r6HPu', '6iKY1TZhCUC', '5dvzDd0iirL', '5shjC2rUjgc', '6RY4BuHuzbB', '5sCE78GZyz9', '69eZTSWRsRF', '6kb0gHMMoks', '5kIbYD5RUff', '5ky6F9fxZaH', '62UnQqLgzkj', '6gbjZjrNAiF', '66S2FRgX8al', '6VMdqURcmx7', '6WzEJUWCnKN', '5y34gJ5aiPb', '6rDpPQV5c0i', '5VTPNi9Ha3w', '5dcAeTqKxhj', '6RXO9pKotPV', '69jJxhF86Yk', '6oiTtYItgmo', '6HUOqsiJGRX', '69yAum3TwUS', '64HNtI9aayc', '5rFNGYaOXUd', '69jBWIgp8H7', '6lJfba5n8lp' ]; let currentIndex = 0; function showFrame() { images.forEach((id, index) => { const image = object(id); image.style.opacity = (index === currentIndex) ? 1 : 0; }); currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % images.length; } // Set all images to hidden initially images.forEach(id => { const image = object(id); image.style.opacity = 0; }); // Start cycling through frames at 30fps (33.33 ms per frame) setInterval(showFrame, 33.33);DON’T CLICK APPROVE YET.
Before spending credits on an AI video render, lock the story, references, camera direction, timing, and scene details. I used Higgsfield Supercomputer to plan and refine this 15-second HUD promo and documented the complete workflow. Read the step-by-step blog: https://www.craftuxd.com/post/higgsfield-supercomputer-tutorial-ai-product-promo Watch the YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/YsXCoUH5vIQ #HiggsfieldAI #AIVideo #VideoDesign #GenerativeAIThe Red Pen
AI drafts fast, confidently, and about half of it is wallpaper. This course teaches you to edit it, spot the six tells, fix them without swapping one kind of slop for another, and check the numbers a model will invent with a straight face. The Red Pen | Rise Tools used: Canva, Gemini and Rise CanvasWorried about AI taking your job?
Most people use AI the way they use a search bar. Type something vague, take what comes back. That's how poor course content gets made. This course is about using it deliberately. You'll practise briefing an AI properly, interrogating what it gives you, and deciding what your own expertise still has to supply. The AI Shift Tools used: Canva, Gemini and Rise CanvasAI Tools for Video Editing
I'm familiar with the old standards for video editing but I am not current on how AI is being integrated into existing or new tools. Is there a tool out there where I can tell the AI to find and remove certain sounds (for example, the Teams chime when someone enters a meeting) without having to do it manually?Prompting My Way to Better Visuals
For a project we're currently developing, I wanted to create a project management "planning style" personality quiz as an engagement activity at the beginning of a module. One of the things I've enjoyed most about using AI for visuals is how quickly I can iterate on an idea by refining the prompts rather than starting from scratch each time. The Final Result Rather than using any one generated image exactly as produced, I treated each version as a design exploration. I combined elements from several iterations to create the final introductory slide for the activity. To get to the final result. I used a series of prompts: Step 1. Starting with a General Concept I usually begin with a broad prompt and then refine it based on the results. For this project, I started with: "Create a 16:9 illustration with a construction theme to introduce a project planner personality quiz." This prompt relied on an earlier prompt that generated the quiz concept itself: "Create a project planner personality quiz with different personas. The quiz should involve 5 to 10 questions and make scoring simple, such as based on score ranges or whichever answer letter appears most often." The first image captured the overall concept well, but it wasn't quite right. Step 2. Revising and Refining The initial illustration felt a little too youthful for my audience. It reminded me more of an animated children's style than something designed for adult learners entering the telecom workforce. So my next prompt was: "Make this more photorealistic. Ensure all people are wearing appropriate eye protection." While I liked the direction, I realized the rest of the module used illustrated graphics rather than realistic artwork. Instead of starting over, I continued refining the same image with another prompt: "Modify the characters so they are styled like a graphic novel for an adult audience." The style now fit the audience much better, but the colors were darker than the rest of the course branding. My final refinement was: "Modify to a brighter pop art style. Ensure all workers are wearing proper PPE, with no jewelry and hair properly restrained."From Blurry to Beautiful: Using Articulate Storyline AI to Improve Image Quality
As we all know, the Articulate Storyline AI feature can generate fantastic images. Today, I also discovered that it can transform a blurry, regular image into a clear, vector-like image. I had some pictures that were not in very good condition, especially when they were enlarged and placed in Storyline. I thought the AI Assistant might be able to improve their quality or convert them into a more vector-like style, so I gave it a try. Surprisingly, the results were very impressive. Since the generated images have a solid background. I asked the AI to remove the background and make it transparent, but it responded that it cannot create transparent images or remove backgrounds to make them transparent. However, this is not a major issue—I simply used Photoshop to remove the background afterward.
Watercolor style / vintage illustrations
Hi, ELH community! I'd like to share a preview of my newest Storyline project, currently still a work in progress. The Secret Life of Food is an interactive learning experience that explores how everyday foods such as chocolate, potatoes, tea, coffee, and spices have influenced trade, exploration, culture, and world history. For this project, I wanted to move away from a traditional corporate look and experiment with a more immersive visual approach. I chose an old explorer's atlas aesthetic, combining watercolor botanical illustrations, vintage maps, and historically inspired characters to create the feeling of traveling through a living journal of discoveries. Learners are guided by Catarina de Silva, a fictional naturalist and explorer, as they uncover the surprising journeys behind some of the world's most familiar foods. The project is still under development, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the visual style and overall direction. Thanks for taking a look! PROMPTS: (used for creating images in Chat GPT, Storyline AI) General style: "Vintage explorer journal aesthetic, watercolor and gouache illustration, warm parchment textures, hand-painted botanical details, historical cartography elements, museum exhibit quality, Age of Exploration atmosphere, elegant educational artwork, rich earthy palette, antique paper, subtle ink sketches, highly detailed, soft painterly rendering, casual realistic character design, storybook realism, professional educational illustration, Articulate Storyline course artwork, clean composition, high quality digital painting, National Geographic educational style, transparent background when applicable" Characters: "Full-body character illustration, casual realistic style, hand-painted digital artwork, realistic proportions, expressive face, educational museum-quality illustration, inspired by historical exploration journals, detailed clothing and accessories, subtle watercolor textures, soft brushwork, warm natural lighting, elegant pose, believable anatomy, high level of detail, not cartoon, not anime, not photorealistic, transparent background PNG." Backgrounds: "Vintage illustrated background, explorer journal aesthetic, watercolor map textures, antique parchment, botanical details, warm earthy colors, educational exhibit design, historical atmosphere, hand-painted digital artwork, highly detailed environment, immersive storytelling scene, suitable for eLearning course background, subtle depth, readable composition."
