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DiBL - Dilemma Based Learning
DiBL - Dilemma Based Learning
An interesting tool designed for interactive questions and scenarios in live training or vILT environments, where learners respond via their devices. The founder says, "You can think of it as a collaborative choose your own adventure - or Twine meets Kahoot :-)." This would be worth reviewing if you had a specific use case in an organization, but the tool is too expensive for freelancers and consultants.
Imported from Diigo#branching#tools#scenario
·dibl.eu·
DiBL - Dilemma Based Learning
Respeecher Voice Marketplace
Respeecher Voice Marketplace
AI voice generation is an area where new tools keep being released. This is a voice cloning tool where you can copy an existing voice. This would be useful for making revisions if the original voice isn't available (or just to make changes quickly). You can also change the accent or pitch. Their stated use cases are around prototyping and revisions, not full narration for finished products.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools#voiceover#audio
·marketplace.respeecher.com·
Respeecher Voice Marketplace
Playground AI
Playground AI
Edit and combine images using AI. Rather than starting from scratch like other AI image tools, with this tool you start with one or more existing images and enhance them with AI. There's a free account with a large daily image limit, but it says the quality will be limited after the first 50 images. Still, that's enough to try how it works.
Imported from Diigo#AI#images#tools
·playgroundai.com·
Playground AI
Recraft
Recraft
An AI image generating tool for vector art and illustrations. This looks like it would be useful for creating icon or illustration variations on a theme while keeping a consistent color scheme. I also wonder if you could use it to create variations on vector character images for scenarios.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools#images
·recraft.ai·
Recraft
Character AI
Character AI
I haven't taken time to play with this yet, but AI chatbots like this feel like a very promising avenue for personalized learning. Many of the simulated conversations that we currently build as branching scenarios could be practiced with chatbots like this. Language learning is another relevant area. This is currently in beta, but looks worth exploring.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools#chatbot
·blog.character.ai·
Character AI
ThingLink: Create unique experiences with interactive images, videos & 360° media
ThingLink: Create unique experiences with interactive images, videos & 360° media

Branching scenario tool for simulations, interactive videos, and more. This has a clear emphasis on both including a range of multimedia plus tracking interaction data.

However, the way they track data is by hosting it themselves, which affects the pricing model. The pricing is $4/user/month–which seems really high to me, considering that’s more than some full-blown LMSs that can host hundreds of courses. They have a minimum of 50 users, which means the minimum cost is $200/month. Even if the tool is great, I think that’s would be a hard sell for most organizations.

Imported from Diigo#scenario#tools#elearning
·thinglink.com·
ThingLink: Create unique experiences with interactive images, videos & 360° media
AI Tools Directory
AI Tools Directory
A directory of AI tools with search capability and categorization. This looks like a good place to look through what options are available and to find more specific tools beyond the ones that have all the buzz.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools
·aitoolsdirectory.com·
AI Tools Directory
StudioShot | Premium headshots from anywhere
StudioShot | Premium headshots from anywhere
Another tool for creating headshots from existing photos. The person who shared it said she got 80 images for $30...but only about 10 of them were usable. They aren't probably good enough for hero images on a website, but they might be good enough for social media.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools
·studioshot.ai·
StudioShot | Premium headshots from anywhere
Secta Labs - Reinventing photography
Secta Labs - Reinventing photography
This service turns other photos into more professional headshots. From discussion in a group where people have used these services, your quality of original images really matters. Some of the results end up with bad uncanny valley problems, weird jewelry and hair, etc.
Imported from Diigo#AI#tools
·secta.ai·
Secta Labs - Reinventing photography
Role-Play Training – Insights From Clark Aldrich
Role-Play Training – Insights From Clark Aldrich
A lengthy article from Clark Aldrich on how to create Short Sims or branching role-play training. One of the most useful things in this article is the section "7 steps to create an effective role-play," where he breaks down his process for creating branching scenarios with time estimates for each section. While some of this is specific to iSpring, the process is similar to what I teach in my branching scenario course.
Perhaps the perfect way to learn is by doing something worthwhile that lines up with the real world, and very judiciously receiving some friendly guidance when we get stuck.
If you’re running a flight simulator and want your pilots to learn how to land an airplane in a snowstorm, Short Sims can only have introductory benefits. They can teach you some of the strategies.
With practice, you should be able to create an entire role-play in about 40 hours over two weeks. If you are going over that, you’re probably overthinking or over-executing it. Remember that you need to keep it simple.
Imported from Diigo#branching#tools#timeestimate#scenario
·ispringsolutions.com·
Role-Play Training – Insights From Clark Aldrich
ID-Assist
ID-Assist
A Google Doc add-on for using AI and NLP to help with instructional design tasks. This is an interesting concept, and I can see the value for things like summaries or course descriptions based on content provided. However, even their provided example has significant problems (weak objectives, low-level multiple choice questions, a truly terrible scenario). It might be worth playing with it to see where it can be useful, like speeding up the process of first drafts or generating ideas.
Imported from Diigo#AI#instructionaldesign#tools
·id-assist.co·
ID-Assist
Viral Post Generator
Viral Post Generator
An AI took for writing a viral LinkedIn post--the kind with one sentence per paragraph and some vaguely inspirational advice that the LinkedIn algorithm loves. Use the slider to control the "cringe level" of the text. While this is good just for a funny break in your day, I could see using this as an Easter Egg in a scenario or a mockup in an elearning course.
Imported from Diigo#free#tools#fun
·viralpostgenerator.com·
Viral Post Generator
Accessible color palette builder
Accessible color palette builder
While there are lots of tools for creating color palettes, this is the first one I have seen that so clearly notes the accessibility of different combinations. Even if you create the palette using another tool, you could check it with this free tool to note which colors have sufficient contrast when used together.
Imported from Diigo#tools#free#accessibility
·toolness.github.io·
Accessible color palette builder
Tiiny Host – The Easiest Way To Host Your E-Learning Course
Tiiny Host – The Easiest Way To Host Your E-Learning Course
Need a quick way to share an elearning course? This looks like a very simple way to do so, much simpler than setting up an Amazon S3 account. This might work as an option for students in my branching scenario course to host their scenarios. However, on a free account, the uploaded content is deleted after 7 days--this is meant for quick reviews of sites, not for long-term hosting. You can do a paid account, but there are probably better options for the cost at that point.
Imported from Diigo#tools
·mike-taylor.org·
Tiiny Host – The Easiest Way To Host Your E-Learning Course
Hack: How to Add Custom Characters to Scenario Blocks - Overview
Hack: How to Add Custom Characters to Scenario Blocks - Overview
While the Rise scenario block doesn't have a way to add your own customer characters, you can use this trick from Tom Kuhlmann. It's a bit of a kludge, but you can swap out the images in the published file. The image file names aren't obvious, but Tom shows how he uses PPT to keep track of which label goes with each image.
Imported from Diigo#articulate#rise#tools#scenario
·articulate-heroes-authoring.s3.amazonaws.com·
Hack: How to Add Custom Characters to Scenario Blocks - Overview
Fancy Font Generator
Fancy Font Generator
Generate text with different fonts to paste in other places like LinkedIn. This is one way to make a large block of text easier to read by adding headings and dividers, like in your About Me section on LinkedIn
Imported from Diigo#tools#free
·messletters.com·
Fancy Font Generator