Modules Generator

It is the start of the new term and you are hoping to refresh your modules or units. You may also be a new instructor and need some guidance on how to structure your course content. This page presents how Blackboard's Ultra AI Design Assistant tool can help instructors by generating modules. The modules generated with Ultra AI Design Assistant tool comprise of module topic, module description, and related module image. The tool does not provide the content of the module. 

After reading this page you will know how to:

  • Access the AI Design Assistant tool in Blackboard Learn Ultra
  • Manipulate the AI Design Assistant in two or more ways to generate modules or units 
  • Generate at least 4 modules using the AI Design Assistant tool

Table of Contents

Navigating Modules Generator

Scenario 1: Generating Modules for a New, Empty Course

You have a blank slate in Blackboard Learn Ultra and you want to create modules using the  AI Design Assistant tool. Use the following steps to guide you:


Once you have logged into Blackboard Learn Ultra, you will land on the institution page. Here you will see your name (left navigation menu) along with a vertical list of items.  Click on the Courses tab and then on your course or a course of your choice. 

Image showing instructions on the Courses page.


Once you are in your course, click the Content tab located in the top horizontal menu of the page.  If your course is empty, the Course Content page indicates this and presents you with two button options:

  • Add Content, and 
  • Auto-Generate Modules 

In image 4, you will select the Auto-Generate Modules tab to gain access to Blackboard Learn Ultra AI Design Assistant tool. 

Image showing Content tab.    Image showing Auto-Generate Module tab.                                              

Clicking on the Auto-Generate Modules tab will lead you to the Auto-Generate Modules page. On this page there are some key sections that you interact with to better generate modules you are seeking. 

  • Description box: this 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 designed. 
  • Title prefix: the 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. 

Once you have customized your sections you click on the Generate button Generate button on Modules Generator page.to automatically create your modules. 

Image showing Auto-Generate Modules page with Description box, Complexity, Include Image, and Number of Learning Modules tabs.  Image showing a drop-down menu from Title Prefix tab.


Scenario 2: Generating Modules for an Existing Course

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

Instructions:

1- Once you are logged in, select the Courses tab on the left navigation menu on the institutional landing page (see Scenario 1, Step 1). Select your desired  course. The Course Content page would open showing a list of your existing course content. 

2 - Below the Course Content title there is a horizontal grey line with a circled cross in the center (see orange arrow in adjacent image 1). Click on the circled cross (see image 1 with pointing arrow). 




Image 1 showing Course Content page with grey horizontal line and circled cross.

3 - Upon clicking the circled cross, the horizontal grey line would turn to purple and a drop-down menu would appear. Click on the Auto-Generated Modules section from the drop-down menu (see image 2).


4 - Follow Step 3 in Scenario 1 to further guide your entries towards creating your modules.

Image showing Course Content page with purple horizontal line and drop-down menu


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 information provided by an artificial intelligent generator. You are encouraged to do this to ensure that information provided for learners are clear, accurate, and without biases. 


AI Generated Modules Example



If you have scripted your learning outcomes/objectives for the course, type into the Description box those learning objectives. The example below shows a possible description entry based on learning objectives for an anatomy course with weekly modules organized around major muscle groups. Five weekly modules are required and a request for image is clicked.  

                 

  Image showing Description entry example to generate weekly modules.

RESULTS

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


Image showing the results from Description entry for weekly modules.

If you do not want to enter learning objectives, here are some possible entries to type into the Description box:

  • 'fundamental statistics for first year undergraduate students'
  • 'Research inquiry for masters course'
  • 'Early childhood education for senior students in an undergraduate course'
  • 'Storytelling: narrative and performance analysis'

Whatever entry you make in the Description box, do ensure to select the Title of Prefix, Complexity and indicate the Number or Learning Modules you need. If you desire to have images, click or check the Include Images. Have fun exploring Blackboard Learn Ultra module generator!