Category: Education

  • Rise + Synthesia = Interactive Course

    I have been integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-based video into some of the learning management system (LMS) courses I have created recently. This course was initially created as a long (20 minute) video, but, because of content and need for greater understanding, I transitioned it to an Articulate Rise course and integrated Synthesia (AI-based) video into…

  • Using AI video

    Over the past few months, I have ventured into using AI-based video. I enjoy making videos myself, but find that AI-based video is easy and, obviously, less time consuming.

  • Articulate’s Rise 360: An interactive platform for easing instructional designing

    One of the many tools in the instructional designer toolkit is a good content creation program. For the last four years, I have been utilizing the Articulate suite of tools. Initially, I was made aware of all the different products, but I favored the ease and flexibility of Storyline (see previous article). Due to some…

  • A new year, a new training schedule

    It’s nearly January 1, 2022. Every new year brings new responsibilities. For corporate trainers, the beginnings of a new year bring about a requirement for a training calendar. This means they have to play Nostradamus and predict the future to some degree. Corporate trainers must also anticipate supporting their usefulness to fiscally responsible C-Suite members.…

  • Found a new resource: SHERLOC

    The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has a neat database available for researchers call Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime (SHERLOC). It is here: https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/st/home.html The Bibliography area is broken up by country, allowing users to find out information on terrorism and other transnational crimes based on the country.