Brightspace Lumi Idea: Generate discussion topic ideas

You can use Lumi Idea to generate discussion ideas to assist in creating a new discussion topic or to modify and uplift an existing topic. The generated Discussion idea needs to be review for accuracy before saving. Learners will not know the discussion topic was generated using AI-assistance.

Overview

You can use Lumi Idea to generate discussion ideas to assist in creating a new discussion topic or to modify and uplift an existing topic. The generated Discussion idea needs to be review for accuracy before saving. Learners will not know the discussion topic was generated using AI-assistance.

Note: Ideas for discussions are generated from sibling topics within the same content module. The following content topics are supported:

• Pages

• Assignment topics (source drawn from instructions field)

• Quiz topics (source drawn from description field)

• Discussion topics (source drawn from description field)

• Most file topics excluding PDF (.doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .txt)

Instructions

1. In your course, click on the Content tab.
2. Select a module that contains existing course material like web pages, uploaded supported files, assignments, quizzes, and discussions.
3. Click Upload / Create > New Discussion.
   
4. On the New Topic page, click Generate Discussion Ideas.
   
5. Select the Number of Ideas to generate (between 3-5).
6. Optionally, select a Bloom's Taxonomy level appropriate for your assessment goals. If you do not want to use Bloom's Taxonomy, level the field as Select Level.
7. Select a Content Source from the following options:
   • Include all supported activities in the current module when generating an idea for a new assignment.
   • Select on certain activities when generating an idea for a new assignment.
     • Selecting this option allows you to choose which activities are included for the idea generation.
8. Click Generate.
   
9. In the Prompt Ideas dialog, a list of assignment ideas is generated. Select the idea you want to use.
10. Click Insert.
    
11. If you are editing an existing discussion topic, click Proceed in the pop-up dialog.
12. Fill in your discussion topic details such as the Topic Title and Grade Out Of.
13. Click Save and Close on the New Topic page.
    

Need Help?

Need additional information or assistance? Contact CTS.

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