The AI Design Assistant can help instructors formulate assignments for their courses. The following provides brief instructions to generate assignment outputs in Blackboard.

Step 1

On your Course Content page hover on the grey line and click on the purple line to reveal the drop down menu. Then, select Create.

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Step 2

The Create Item dialog box will appear with a list of items. Look for the Assessment sub-section and select Assignment (noted by orange arrow in the image below).

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Step 3

Select the auto-generate assignment button (noted by the orange arrow). This buttons stands out as a black button on the right hand side of the New Assignment title. 

Step 4

The left side of the Auto-Generate Assignment page (see image below) presents you with the ability to:

• Enter a description of what you would like the assignment to be

• Use the select course items button to access and select past assignments

• To select your Desired cognitive level: apply, analyze, evaluate or create. These indicate the level of instructions for the generated assignment outputs

• Slide the bar from low to high to adjust the level of complexity for the generated assignment outputs

• Change the language of the generated assignment outputs by clicking on the Advanced options

Once you have made your custom modifications, you can select Generate.

Step 5

The right side of the Auto-Generate Assignment page (see image above) provides the generated assignment instructions. Select the ONE output you need then click the Add button at the lower right corner of the page.

Edit Settings

The result of clicking the Add button will lead to your assignment with its respective title (see image below). You can edit the generated assignment instructions at this stage by clicking on the pen icon . You can also edit the title of the assignment by hovering on the title and clicking on the pen icon.

The Assignment Settings are located on the right-side of the Assignment Content page (see image above). Click on the gear wheel icon to access setting features. Some key assignment settings areas 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

Remember to click the Save button to save all changes made. 

To add another assignment content item you can click the auto-generate button .

For further details on assignment settings visit: