Whilst AI is changing documentation work, organisations are seeing very different results. The most successful results come when you know what you ultimately want AI to achieve, and what “good” looks like. In an organisational context, you also need to know where AI belongs in the process, and how to keep control of quality. That… Read more »
Category: elearning
A practical workflow for AI-assisted training video production
A lot of policy and onboarding training still follows a familiar format: a presenter, some PowerPoint slides, and generic stock footage. That format is straightforward to produce, but it can make important information harder for staff to follow. AI-assisted production gives learning teams access to motion graphics, tailored scenes, and interactive exercises, without needing a… Read more »
What can L&D teams learn from social media creators?
People willingly spend hours watching YouTube, yet groan when asked to watch an eight-minute training video. Why is that? At Cherryleaf, we develop videos for our e-learning courses on technical communication and publish our own marketing videos on YouTube. But we are not, by any stretch, social media influencers. To look beyond our own experience,… Read more »
How to turn policies and procedures into effective e-learning
There is a tempting way to create e-learning from a policy or procedure: Split the document into sections. Put each section on a slide. Add narration. Finish with a multiple-choice quiz. It is also a good way to produce very dull, and ineffective, training. Policies and procedures define rules, responsibilities and processes. They are reference… Read more »
What’s new: Expanded content in our Using Generative AI in Technical Writing course
We’re pleased to announce a significant update to Cherryleaf’s Using Generative AI in Technical Writing elearning course. This update brings more ways to build practical, real-world skills. More practice, more confidence Learning by doing is central to effective elearning. We’ve added 31 new online practice exercises throughout the course. These give learners more hands-on opportunities… Read more »