AI Assistant: Summarizing Swiftly with Summary Generation
As a course author, you know summaries matter. They help learners retain key takeaways, enhancing the overall effectiveness of your training and making it easier for them to grasp and apply new knowledge. But after you’ve completed a course full of comprehensive content, the last thing you may want to do is summarize everything. Fortunately, AI Assistant can help. Available in Rise 360 and Storyline 360, AI Assistant's summary generation feature helps you summarize swiftly by listing the key takeaways from all the lessons in your course. Then, you can customize the summary—choose the level of detail, pinpoint a focus area, and set the tone, audience, and style. Pro tip: For best results, ask for a range rather than a specific number of summary items. For example, ask for “3 to 5 bullet list items” rather than “3 bullet list items”. Generate Summaries in Rise 360 AI Assistant can generate summaries at both the course and lesson level. For a lesson summary, AI Assistant summarizes the content using a single paragraph block, while a course summary uses several block types, including paragraph, list, note, and statement. Access the course-level summary generation feature in the AI Assistant dropdown menu in the upper right of the course overview page. For lesson-level summary generation, use the AI Assistant dropdown menu within a lesson. Generate Summaries in Storyline 360 In Storyline 360, you can access summary generation in story view or slide view. Story view gives you the option to create a course-level summary based on the content of the project, scenes, or specific slides, while in slide view, you can create a lesson-level summary based on the current scene or select slides. Choose between a prebuilt layout and a blank slide for the generated summary, as shown in the following images. Note that when you select Prebuilt layout, AI Assistant may create multiple slides to fit all bullet points. See below for examples of each option. Tips: If you pick a prebuilt layout, AI Assistant will create and use a layout called “Summary Title” for the generated content that fits in one slide. Otherwise, it will create and use an additional layout called “Summary Content” for extra slides. If you select a blank slide, AI Assistant will not necessarily use the layout named “Blank,” but instead will choose the first available layout without content or a placeholder. If there's no empty layout, AI Assistant will choose the first layout from the slide master.Merge media and audio
Hi!! I am working on a project where I have one video file and am including multiple AI audio clips to it. I finally got the clips to match the video but when I pause the video the audio continues. Would I have to set up conditional triggers to get the audio to pause when users pause the video? My one video file has 11 audio clips to it, would I have to set up individual triggers (i.e: pause media when user clicks the video file) or is there a more effective way to complete this?Instructional Design for Financial Services: Lessons from the UAE
Hello Articulate Community, I’m reaching out to connect with fellow learning designers, educators, and organizations exploring fresh ways to drive professional development through impactful e-learning. I’m an Instructional Designer based in Dubai, specializing in designing and developing training solutions and digital learning experiences using Articulate tools. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to scale large-scale training programs across the UAE, particularly in the financial sector, including banks and insurance companies. What makes my approach unique is the balance between instructional creativity and scalability. I’ve not only crafted engaging modules but also rolled out end-to-end learning journeys, covering classroom, digital, and blended formats, ensuring they align with compliance standards, industry regulations, and organizational goals. Some areas I’m passionate about include: Designing custom e-learning modules (SCORM-compliant) that seamlessly integrate into existing LMS. Building training frameworks that can scale from a single team to entire institutions. Creating learning content that bridges complex financial concepts with learner-friendly, practical delivery. I’m now exploring freelance opportunities to collaborate with organizations that want to reimagine their learning, scale their programs, and maximize learner engagement. If your organization is looking for instructional design expertise with proven UAE financial sector experience, I’d be happy to connect and discuss how we can work together. Feel free to reach out here or connect directly. Looking forward to learning and collaborating with this inspiring community!PowerPoint Meets AI: Testing 5 Motion Models
When it comes to adding AI motion, many designers bounce from one model to the next, often frustrated by strange results. Some eLearning apps don’t give the motion we want natively, and others take too long to configure, making it hard to know where to start. So, I tested 5 AI models on the same slide with the same prompt to see how each performed. The results were surprising: one nailed the physics, another went off into odd morphs, and a few missed the mark entirely. The lesson? Every model has strengths, but the right fit depends on your design goals and willingness to experiment. Watch the full tutorial: https://youtu.be/Udtg1X81mow Download the AI Models for Motion – Comparisons chart: [AI Models for Motion - Comparisons.pdf - Google Drive]Fun Animated Timer for Gamification Projects
Hi Articulate heroes, I wanted to highlight one very fast but fun-looking way to create timers for interactive projects. I've learned about this way from "Gamification Series; 05: Creating Tension with Timers." You can check out these amazing webinars Gamification series, and there was a few different ways to add timers to projects. I used it in my recent project "Cooking Frienzy" - Jeopardy-style cooking-game. (btw you can check out the full game: Cooking Frienzy So, here are the steps: 1) Create / find a "timer" picture - it could be any image with transparent background what works for your theme (in my case it is "Pomodoro" timer, made with AI help, saved as .png ) 2) Add this image as a picture (insert an image). 3) Go to Animation tab 4) Choose Exit Animation - "Wipe", go to "Effect Options" - "From Right". Set the animation timer for whatever time you need (10 sec., 30 sec., 1 min etc.) 5) Set triggers to what will happen after the timer is done (animation completed): i.e. jump to the next slide, show "result-fail" etc. 6) Preview and adjust if needed 🤞
