Dear Instructional Designer

Episode 35: What's Next?

Episode Summary

In this episode, I want to gaze into the future and talk about three areas I think may be useful for other instructional design newbies looking to develop their skills or dive into a niche area.

Episode Notes

In this episode, I want to gaze into the future and talk about three areas I think may be useful for other instructional design newbies looking to develop their skills or dive into a niche area: virtual and augmented reality, chatbots, and interactive video. Tons of shownotes today.

##Chatbot Examples:

• Duolingo Bots: http://bots.duolingo.com/
• How I Turned my Resume into a Chatbot: http://lifehacker.com/how-i-turned-my-resume-into-a-chat-bot-1775565350

##Chatbot Tools

• Chatfuel: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatfuel | https://www.producthunt.com/posts/chatfuel-for-messenger
• Botsify: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/botsify
• Octane AI: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/octane-ai
• Rebotify: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/rebotify

Interactive Video Examples

• A Trip out to Sea: http://sortieenmer.archives.grouek.com/
• 10 Early examples of interactive YouTube videos: http://mashable.com/_#mB_pZeU3OkqE
• Interactive video in Storyline: http://elearningexamples.com/interactive-video-quiz-example/
• Interactive Video Quiz: https://community.articulate.com/e-learning-examples/storyline-interactive-video

Interactive Video Resources

• WireWax: https://www.wirewax.com/staffpicks
• ThinkLink: https://video.thinglink.com/
• Vizia: https://vizia.co/
• Playposit: https://www.playposit.com/ (OER Resource)
• Hapyak: https://corp.hapyak.com/ (Up to 5 free; expensive subscription)
• Make a branching video in YouTube with annotations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSYpRhd1TiM