Instructional Design | Creativity & Critical Thinking | Training & Facilitation | Responsible use of AI

Category Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Timeless Aura of Bloom’s Taxonomy

The undeniable importance of Bloom’s Taxonomy sometimes makes us wonder why this particular concept has become almost a “guru-mantra” for instructional designers. In this post, we discuss BT, RBT, and how the taxonomy helps us build better courses ourselves and even with AI.

From Slop to Sharp: Beating the AI Workslop Plague

AI Workslop or sloppy work done using AI, is the new villain in the workplace. Read about what AI workslop is, its causes, its long-term and short-term effects, and how to contain it.

I’m falling in Love with Instructional Design once again :)

I’m falling in love with instructional design once again. A starry-eyed instructional designer sits with “For the Love of Instructional Design – The Non-textbook for Learning Professionals.”

Nano Banana Love goes Bananas!

A fun take on Google’s Nano Banana. A question, something about a scheming schema (which instructional designers have a robust schema of), and a video full of nano-love made by the Nano Banana Grok Imagine duo.

The Three Musketeers: Optimus, Musk, and Grok

Musk agrees to bring the oomph back to Tesla and buys $1B worth of shares to seal the deal. Optimus Gen3, launched recently, appears to be his pet project at Tesla as he tweets about “burning the midnight oil” with the Optimus team, and the synergy between Optimus and Grok.

The AI Bubble: 6 Bubblers & 1 Inevitable Burst.

The phrase that’s getting thrown around a lot these days is, “The AI bubble is about to burst!” This post presents the 6 factors that are contributing to the expanding girth of this bubble. This post also introduces the Stark Streak cartoons.

Google’s Nano Banana – Before & After!

I tried out Google’s Nano Banana. Did a few simple image modifications. It’s quick, but stumbles when asked to do unexpected modifications.

The Case of a Teen, a Suicide, and What ChatGPT Told Me

Moved by the death of 16-year-old Adam Raine, I confronted ChatGPT, and its reply had a large measure of truth in it.

Why won’t I let AI write for me?

Is it ok to let AI write for you? A 500-word article that you’d take 2-3 hours to write can be written by AI in seconds. And it would be error-free and polished to a shine. So why won’t I let AI write for me?

Smart AI, Dull Mind? Stay Sharp with Instructional Design.

As we find ourselves pulled into the vortex of AI content creation, as instructional designers, we must create our own unique framework to keep our brains safe and agile. RAD, or the 3 Baskets of AI Tasks, helps us stay sharp.

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