MicroSims and Infographics

Interactive simulations and infographics used in our intelligent textbooks. This site has 24 MicroSims covering instructional design models, learning graph tools, and data visualizations.

• ADDIE Workflow

  

  Interactive exploration of the five phases of the ADDIE instructional design framework.

• AI Flywheel

  

  Causal loop infographic showing the cyclical relationship between Data, Model, Prediction, and Feedback.

• Accelerating Pace of AI

  

  Timeline demonstrating the accelerating pace of AI capabilities.

• Bloom's Taxonomy

  

  Interactive infographic of Bloom's revised taxonomy of cognitive learning levels.

• Book Build Workflow

  

  Interactive infographic of the workflow used in intelligent book creation.

• Book Levels

  

  Interactive tool to view the five levels of intelligent textbooks.

• Cognitive Load Visualizer

  

  Explore the three types of cognitive load and how instructional design choices impact learning.

• Flashcards

  Spaced repetition flashcards for reviewing key concepts.

• High School Courses

  

  Interactive visualization of prerequisite relationships between typical high school courses.

• Implementation Decision Matrix

  

  2D matrix for deciding which intelligent textbook level to target based on capability and readiness.

• Kemp Instructional Design Model

  

  Interactive MicroSim of the Kemp Design Model with nine interdependent elements.

• Learning Graph

  

  Interactive learning graph viewer showing concept dependencies for this textbook.

• Levels of Interactivity

  

  Infographic showing the spectrum of interactivity levels in educational content.

• METR Task Horizon Growth

  

  Interactive chart showing exponential growth of AI task completion capabilities.

• Privacy Threshold Chart

  

  Chart illustrating the privacy inflection point at Level 3 intelligent textbooks.

• Question-Based Learning Graph Update

  

  Demonstrates how adaptive assessments build and update a personal learning graph.

• SAE vs Textbook Levels

  

  Side-by-side comparison of autonomous vehicle classification and intelligent textbook levels.

• SAM Process

  

  Interactive model of the Successive Approximation Model for agile instructional design.

• Sine Wave

  

  Three range sliders to control the amplitude, period, and phase of a sine wave.

• Standards Ecosystem

  

  Interactive diagram of how educational technology standards support Level 3+ textbooks.

• Terms to Enterprise Knowledge Graph

  

  Ten steps from a simple list of terms to an agentic enterprise knowledge graph.

• Textbook Ecosystem Dynamics

  

  Causal Loop Diagram of the systems dynamics driving the transformation of educational publishing.

• Three-Color DFS Cycle Detection

  

  Three-color DFS algorithm for detecting cycles in learning graph dependency structures.

• Word Cloud

  Interactive word cloud with glossary term links.

• Templates

  Starter templates for creating new MicroSims.