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Artflow has tools for creating character images and videos with automated voices. The free version is for noncommercial use only, but the paid plans can be used for commercial uses. The samples have some AI weirdness as is seen in a lot of the image to video conversions, but this looks like a fun tool to explore.
·app.artflow.ai·
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What I Learned Creating AI Images for E-Learning | The Rapid E-Learning Blog
What I Learned Creating AI Images for E-Learning | The Rapid E-Learning Blog
Tom Kuhlmann describes his experiences using AI tools to create images for elearning. Right now, I agree with Tom about the challenges in time spent and lack of consistency; that's what I'm finding in my own experiments. Tom's tips on how to get what you want are a good place to start though.
·blogs.articulate.com·
What I Learned Creating AI Images for E-Learning | The Rapid E-Learning Blog
WIIFM: Beyond Traditional Learning Objectives — Arboth
WIIFM: Beyond Traditional Learning Objectives — Arboth
I appreciate how this post includes examples of how to grab learner's attention with stories and other tactics rather than just listing the full formal learning objectives. This article cites my blog post on learning objectives.
Next example: a training on "Cryogenic nitrogen and associated dangers". We started this training with an impactful image: An industry hall, exit door in the back and some materials obstructing the exit. All of a sudden, a cryogenic fog sets up, making it impossible to see the floor. Question to the learner was: Find your way out, without stumbling (and thus suffocating). Remember the materials? Remember you are dealing with nitrogen? Without explicitly listing learning objectives in the beginning of the e-Learning, we captured learners' attention, making them eager to learn more about other characteristics of nitrogen and the safety measures in such environments.
·arboth.squarespace.com·
WIIFM: Beyond Traditional Learning Objectives — Arboth
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.
·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.
·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.
·playgroundai.com·
Playground AI
ChatGPT integration with Storyline for eLearning -Infinite Scenarios - YouTube
ChatGPT integration with Storyline for eLearning -Infinite Scenarios - YouTube
Garima Gupta shows an example of a scenario with an open-ended question rather than multiple choice. She uses Storyline for the front end and Javascript to call ChatGPT for the responses. This is more like an AI chatbot rather than a programmatic chatbot. This is done through a paid subscription service through her company, Artha Learning.
·youtube.com·
ChatGPT integration with Storyline for eLearning -Infinite Scenarios - YouTube
Usability Testing 101
Usability Testing 101
Introduction to usability testing. I've used this basic process (especially the "discount usability testing version"), or some adapted version of it, in several organizations. Mostly, I have used this with testing LMSs, but it works well for testing elearning too.
·nngroup.com·
Usability Testing 101
GitHub - doughahn/chat-souffle: A learning guild xAPI project helping learning designers practice prompt engineering.
GitHub - doughahn/chat-souffle: A learning guild xAPI project helping learning designers practice prompt engineering.
Twine project that reports to xAPI. This is way more technical than the projects I have done, but they definitely got Twine reporting to an LRS. The files are all available openly, and there's a wiki explaining the process. The scenario itself is about using ChatGPT for writing multiple choice assessments.
·github.com·
GitHub - doughahn/chat-souffle: A learning guild xAPI project helping learning designers practice prompt engineering.
Chatterpast
Chatterpast
A lovely chat simulation built in Twine with the Trialogue story format where students can "chat" with characters about their lives in Iron Age and Roman era Scotland, England, and Wales. There's a teacher's guide as a supplement for classroom use.
·chatterpast.tolerantfutures.com·
Chatterpast
Level-up Your Scenario-Based Learning With VR
Level-up Your Scenario-Based Learning With VR
Description of the benefits of immersive branching scenarios using VR and comparison with traditional 2D branching scenarios
When it comes to scenario-based VR learning, the branched narrative is veiled behind the presence, immersion, and interaction within the VR environment. The learner may very well be subject to a predefined set of pathways, but because of the experiential nature of VR, these branches may not be as obvious because they’re seamlessly woven into the VR experience.
·talespin.com·
Level-up Your Scenario-Based Learning With VR
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.
·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.
·blog.character.ai·
Character AI