AI Design Assistant Journal Generator

Instructions to Create Journals Using AI Design Assistant

Another feature of the AI design assistant tool is the ability to auto-generate journal instructions. These generated journal instructions can save instructor time by providing quick examples of possible journal instructional ideas based on your course title.

Step 1

On the Course Content page (see image below), click on the purple plus icon to begin the process of using the AI Design assistant to generate journal instructions.

Step 2

Select Create in the dialog pop-up box.

Image shows a purple line that reveals a pop-up dialog box of items when it is clicked. An arrow points toward the far left end of the purple line. Another orange arrow points at the Create item in the pop-up dialog box.

Step 3

The Create Item dialog box will appear with a list of items. Look for the Participation and Engagement sub-section and select Journal.

This image shows an orange arrow pointing at the Journal link under the Participation and Engagement sub-section on the Create Item dialog box.

Step 4

Select the auto-generate button. This buttons stands out as a black button on the upper right hand side of the New Journal title.

Step 5

After clicking the auto-generate button the Auto-Generate Journal page should appear. The left side of the Auto-Generate Journal 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 6

The right side of the Auto-Generate Journal page (see image above) provides the generated journal instruction. 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 selected journal output with its respective title (see image below). You can change the title of the journal by hovering and then clicking on the pen icon. You can also edit the generated journal instructions by clicking anywhere in the body of the text.

Above the text you will see a features ribbon This image shows the horizontal features ribbon that showcases several buttons to format text and add multimedia. . You can format the text, attached a link, add an image, add a table, upload a Youtube video etc using these features.

On the right of the page, you will note the default setting that the journal is not graded. Click Save if you do not want to grade the journal (see image above). The journal item will be saved on your Course Content page where you can make it visible or hidden from students.

To later check for students' participation on the journal item, click on the item on your Course Content page and select Participation on the Journal page (see image below).

If you want to grade the journal:

Select the gear wheel icon or the Journal isn’t graded link on the right side of the journal page. On the pop-up dialog box do the following (refer to image below):

Details & Information

Check the box alongside Grade Journal.
Uncheck if you do not want students to edit and delete entries and comments.

Participation & Grading

Enter the due date and time using the slots.
Leave the Grade category as is if this is a journal and not another form of assessment task.
Select the type of numeric grade you need.
Include the maximum of graded points for completing the journal.

Additional Tools

You can add a rubric to your journal and align with your unique departmental goals.

Once completed select the Save button.

The journal will be added to your Course Content page where you can control making the item visible to students.

To check for student activity on the journal, that is, which and how many students made entries and submissions, select the Grade & Participation link on the journal page.

Important Information

All AI-generated information is opened to inaccuracy and bias. Your role as the expert and instructor of the course is to check and examine all content generated by the AI Design Assistant to ensure that information provided for learners is clear, accurate, and without bias