Instructions to Create Discussions Using AI Design Assistant

One of the features of the AI design assistant tool is the ability for it to generate discussion instructional items. These generated items support instructors in creating instructions for student discussion.

Step 1

Select the On the Course Content page, click on the purple plus icon purple lineto begin the process of using the AI Design assignment generator/assignment prompt generator. This icon is located on the  Course Content page. Image Removedassistant to generate a discussion.

Step 2

Select Create in the dialog pop-up box. Image Removed

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Step 3

TheCreate Item dialog box will appear

with a list of items. Look for

on the right of the page. Scroll down to the Participation and Engagement sub-section and select Discussion

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Select the

Auto

auto-generate button

(noted by the orange arrow)

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Step 5

Once you click the AutoAfter clicking the auto-generate button you will see the Auto-Generate Discussion page where you add both a Description box and select from a drop-down menu a list of Desired Cognitive Level. You can add a brief description of what you would like your assignment to be. The Desired Cognitive Level includes a couple higher-order thinking skills from Bloomberg's taxonomy. You may select the Inspire me! default button if you want to explore other possible assignment ideas.  You may adjust the Complexity bar to determine the challenge level of discussion you wish to create, and you can click on the check box if you would like to generate a Discussion Title. Once you have included your prompts, select the Generate button Image Removed.

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Results Example

Step 5 notes the prompt areas where you enter/manipulate your prompts on the left side of the page. The right side of the page generates discussion ideas for your perusal. You may wish to select an option that is generated, and then click the Add button (located on the lower right-side of the generated content).

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On the left panel of the page, these are areas that you can modify if you choose not to use the generated examples (shown on the right side of the page). You can modify the:

Description - you can enter a description of what you want to generate for your discussion

Select course items - if you have past discussion items, clicking on this area will lead you to an item list to choose from.

Desired cognitive level - you can select from a range of learning actions such as analyze, create, etc. to influence your generated outputs. Inspire me! is the default option that results in the generated items you automatically see on the right side of the page.

Complexity - slide the purple bar from low to high to adjust the complexity of the generated discussion item.

Advanced options - you can change the language of the generated output here.

When you have made the changes on the left panel, select the Generate button to see the refreshed generated outputs on the right side of the page.

Then select the ONE output you like then click the Add button.

Adding Settings 

Once you have selected

and/or modify your assignment, you may want to make some changes to settings relating to the discussion. The Discussion Settings are located on the right-side of the Discussion Content page. Click on the cog wheelImage Removedto access setting features. Some key discussion settings features include:

• setting the due date and the amount of submission attempts
• setting the form of grade system (points, percentage, complete/incomplete, SU letter)
• setting the maximum points 
• deciding to automatically post grade

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Discussion Settings