Open the course for which you wish to auto-generate new modules.

If this is a new, blank course with no content added yet, you will see a button at the bottom of the Course Content area labeled "Auto-Generate Modules."

If you have already added other content to the course, click the icon near the middle of the Course Content list to open the add content menu, and select "Auto-Generate Modules." 

Clicking on the Auto-Generate Modules button will open the Auto-Generate Learning Modules page. On the left side of the page is a menu bar labeled "Define Learning Modules" whwhere you can set the parameters for the modules you want the Design Assistant to generate. 

• Description box: this The text-entry box prompts you to enter the course description or the learning objectives. You can type in the box a brief description of the course or enter one or three learning objectives you have designedThe description can be formatted however you prefer - try copying the relevant information about your course topics and learning objectives from your course syllabus to get started, then refine as necessary. 

• Title prefix: the This drop-down menu provides you options on chunking your course content. For instance you can generate the content by: unit, list, topic, chapter, week, or module. If you select the None category, it would generate the content in modules. 

• Include images: this area can be clicked to add related visual imagery to your modules. You can also choose to not click it if you do not want the AI to generate images.

• Complexity: this area showcases some cool features that help you modify your modules. There are 2 areas: Complexity and Number of Learning Modules. The Complexity tab ranges from low to high. You can shift the slider across your desirable range. The same application is needed for the Number of Learning Modules tab. The range moves from 1 to 20 possible chunks of your course item. For instance, if you need 10 modules, move the slider to the center of the bar. 

• You can list and number module titles by topic, unit, week, chapter, or module, or select "none" to leave auto-generated modules un-numbered.

• Include images: This box can be checked to add a header image for each module. Images are generated by the AI Design Assistant.

• Complexity: Shift the complexity slider to alter the language of the module descriptions. "Low" complexity will produce descriptions that emphasize concrete vocabulary terms and learning objectives using simpler language, while "High" complexity will produce descriptions that emphasize more abstract or high-level learning goals and use more academic/technical language. 

• Number of Learning Modules: Shift this slider to set the number of modules to be generated. 

Once you have entered your course/content description and customized your desired settings, click the "Generate" button at the bottom to automatically create your modules. 

You have existing modules but want an update. Let us look at how you can access the AI tool to generate new modules. 

Once you are logged in, select the Courses tab on the left navigation menu on the institutional landing page  Select your desired  course. The Course Content page will open showing a list of your existing course content. 

Click the icon in the content area where you wish to add a new module(s).

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AI Generated Modules Example

If you are satisfied with the results of the auto-generated modules, check the box next to each module you wish to use and then click "Add to Course" in the lower right of the screen. Any modules left unselected will be deleted when you exit the generator. 

Once your modules have been exported, they will appear in the main Course Content area. Auto-generated modules can be edited just like other course content, including updating the titles/descriptions, changing the image, and adding folders, files, assessments, and other learning content within each module. 

Once you have scripted your learning outcomes/objectives for the course, type into the Description box those learning objectives.

This example

shows a possible description entry based on learning objectives for an anatomy course with

modules organized around major muscle groups

: 

Five

modules

, titled and numbered by week, are required.

Complexity is set closer to "High," about 2/3 of the way along the slider. 

The "Include images" box is checked. 

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RESULTS

From the description used (image 1)and settings indicated above, Ultra AI Design Assistant produced produces 5 modules with module title, a description of the module titlecontent, and related images based on the content of the entry. Image Removed

Have fun exploring Blackboard Learn Ultra module generator!

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