In this dynamic session, Markus Tischner (Head of Media Production at Friedrich-Alexander-University) and Lizzy Bleumers (Research coordinator of Creative Production at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences) explored AI’s many roles in producing educational media resources for higher education. The session provided insights from a producer’s perspective, focusing on practical media generation tools and scenarios for different modalities incl. text, images, video, and audio. Participants learnt about the possibilities and limitations of using AI to create educational media from scratch and reworking existing content.
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Useful links
Voice & Audio Generation
- ElevenLabs.io: Specialises in voice dubbing and cloning for content creators. Offers automatic translation with voice cloning to dub videos or media in multiple languages.
- Podcast.Adobe.com: Adobe’s online tool for enhancing audio quality, especially designed for podcasts, presentations, and other spoken content.
- Wondercraft AI: Creates hyper-realistic AI audio content, including adverts, podcasts, and meditation audio, without the need for actual recording.
- NotebookLM.Google.com: Google’s service for generating podcasts from written content, facilitating the creation of audio content based on text.
AI-Driven Video Creation & Animation
- AI.Invideo.io: An AI video creation platform that generates videos from text. Ideal for promotional, educational, and storytelling videos.
- Lumalabs.ai: Provides the Dream Machine AI tool, which transforms text and photos into animated video content, making static images dynamic.
- Heygen.com: An AI avatar generator for video, allowing users to create digital avatars that speak or perform actions, useful for personalised and branded video content.
- Runway Gen-3 Alpha: Advanced video generation tool by Runway, useful for creating AI-powered video content.
- Synthesia: Creates studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages, enhancing content localisation and personalisation.
- Fliki AI: Converts text to video with lifelike voiceovers and dynamic AI video clips, suitable for various video content needs.
Music Generation
- Suno.com: AI-powered music generator that assists in creating music for video projects, educational films, and other multimedia applications. The pro version includes copyright ownership of created music.
Visual Content Creation
- Adobe.com: Offers a comprehensive suite of tools for video editing, audio enhancement, transcription, text-based editing, captions, and music remixing, supporting various types of media content creation.
- Piktochart with AI Integration: An AI-powered visual content generator that helps create infographics, presentations, and social media visuals.
3D Model & Micro-App Generation
- Meshy AI: AI tool for generating 3D models, suitable for digital projects requiring immersive and interactive 3D content.
- GitHub Spark: An AI-powered platform for creating and sharing micro-apps called “sparks”. These customisable apps can be accessed on desktop and mobile without the need for coding.
Educational & Summarisation Tools
- Acco AI Summary Tool: AI tool for students to summarise text, with customisable options for language, format, and focus areas.
- Using Generative AI in Higher Education Book: A comprehensive guide on using generative AI in higher education, focusing on ethical and sustainable practices in learning, teaching, and assessment. Provides strategies for building digital literacy and GenAI capability in educational institutions.
Content Creation & Media Management Suites
MaekerSuite: A suite of tools for managing and creating digital content, supporting various aspects of media management.
Aggregating & curating tools
- https://www.futurepedia.io/
- https://theresanaiforthat.com/
- https://aiparabellum.com/
- https://aieducator.tools/
- Curated Newsletter for AI in Higher education (in German): https://www.unidigital.news/
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