Reading Month
With fall in the air, I want to read more, and I’ve been thinking back to a project I led during March is Reading Month with the Behavioral Elements Guides I am so lucky to belong to this group of amazing people from all over the world. We each picked a book that had shaped our journey whether starting a business or navigating life, and shared it with the group. Seeing each person’s choice, along with their story, made the project so much more powerful. Bonding is essential for growing community just like in gameplay, where connection and collaboration drive progress. At PINK Educational Solutions, we bring that same spirit into learning by weaving in subconscious gaming elements that spark motivation and belonging. 🍂📚🎮 What book are you reading this fall? Take care, Dr. NatalieBuilding an Embedded AI Teaching Assistant in Articulate Rise 360
This interactive course demonstrates how an AI-powered teaching assistant can be embedded directly into a Rise 360 experience. Built with GPT-4o, LangChain, FAISS, and Streamlit, the assistant retrieves content from Teaching in a Digital Age by Dr. Tony Bates and answers learner questions in real time. This project showcases how instructional designers can combine low-code tools and open content to build smarter, more responsive digital learning environments. Please review the course, and let me know what you think. You can try the assistant directly within the course to see how AI can support self-paced learning by offering just-in-time help, contextual answers, and scalable support, without the need for live facilitation. If you’re interested, I’d happily share a short Loom walkthrough explaining how it was built. Best regards, GaryAi-powered bots
I’m exploring ways to integrate Ai-powered bots into digital learning, making courses more interactive, responsive, and personal. Imagine learners engaging in real-time conversations, getting instant answers, and practicing realistic scenarios all within the course itself. Learners can go beyond just reading or clicking they can ask questions, get instant answers, and even practice real conversations inside the course. I’m in the early testing phase, but the results look promising for boosting engagement and personalization. There’s still some reply latency, but the potential is huge. hashtag#eLearning hashtag#InstructionalDesign hashtag#Chatgpt5 hashtag#AI hashtag#Aiboat hashtag#Articulate hashtag#AIinLearning hashtag#LearningInnovation hashtag#java hashtag#API hashtag#Digitallearning hashtag#edutech #Aiagent https://tinyurl.com/mr2vzcs2How I Embedded an AI Chatbot into a Rise 360 Course
This interactive course demonstrates how an AI-powered teaching assistant can be embedded directly into a Rise 360 experience. Please let me know what you think of the live demo Built with GPT-4o, LangChain, FAISS, and Streamlit, the assistant retrieves content from Teaching in a Digital Age by Dr. Tony Bates and answers learner questions in real time. You can try the assistant directly within the course to see how AI can support self-paced learning by offering just-in-time help, contextual answers, and scalable support—without the need for live facilitation. This project showcases how instructional designers can combine low-code tools and open content to build smarter, more responsive digital learning environments. If you’re interested, I’d happily share a short Loom walkthrough explaining how it was built.Flip animation using GSAP in Articulate Storyline to have smooth flip animation.
We recently faced a challenge with the built-in swirl animation in Storyline (SL). Our client found it cluttered and pointed out that the animation flipped twice, which logically should result in showing the same side again. We agreed with this feedback and decided to explore alternative solutions. After some research and experimentation, we discovered that using GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) provided a much cleaner and more logical flip animation. GSAP allowed us to create a smooth and visually appealing flip effect that only flips once, addressing the client's concerns effectively. By integrating GSAP with Storyline, we were able to enhance the overall user experience and meet the client's expectations. This solution not only resolved the issue but also opened up new possibilities for creating more sophisticated animations in our e-learning projects. Hope it will be helpful..Welsh poetry course in Rise 360
My Articulate license will come to an end in a few weeks so before it disappears for ever, here's a course on two Welsh poems I created using Rise360, Storyline, Google Street View and a 360 photo as interactive tools to give the learner an idea on where the poems are located and how tourism, even though it has its benefits, is a danger to minority languages such as Welsh. It also uses javascript to search for 20+ key words and phrases an examiner would be looking for as the student types. You may not understand much of it without Google translate - but it may make you more inquisitive about the Welsh language and Welsh culture! I've included the Word search source file below - more than happy to share any of the other source files within the Rise course. Hwyl Dewi Walkers Wood | Review 360Rise 360: Airline Innovation 101
Looking for new ideas on how to quickly build a Rise 360 course that looks great and includes custom interactivity? This innovative example showcases thoughtful ways to use block types to achieve a seamless, infographic-like look your learners will love. Want to try building something similar but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial.Animated Rise course
In this project we used custom illustrations to bring life to graphics in Articulate Rise. The visuals were inspired by the animated movie "Spider Man Across the Spiderverse". Our challenge: create engagement about a theme considered boring for most of the learners. To do so we limited the usage of texts and paragraphs and used a infographic-like approach. The project contains a mix of Rise microlearning features with animated gifs and Storyline integration. Hope you like it! In the video below you can check the project in action.
