Is anyone use A.I. in their online discussions (e.g., rewriting/improving discussion prompts and replies to student posts) or in other ways in their courses?
Hey @John.Thompson880,
Thanks for connecting with us here at the Brightspace Community!
I would encourage you to cross post this Discussion inside the Instructional Design Best Practices Group to gain further insight and connect with Instructional Designers to see what their take on incorporating AI in Discussions looks like within Brightspace.
I am definitely following this discussion. Would love to learn more from other educators about their use case and take on implementing this!
Aasim Yacub
Will there be a D2L Brightspace plugin for chatGPT?
Definitely looking to some content on building out an OpenAI or ChatGPT API with Brightspace. Any updates on this topic?
It's almost close to two years since I started this discussion. Wow! 😄
So, what's changed, if anything, in the use of AI in online course discussions by students and/or instructors? I, for one, after swallowing my misplaced pride, have used AI to rewrite my discussion prompts/questions to make them more understandable and engaging. Not really sure it matters much to the students, based on their participation in the discussions, but I feel better. 😄
Hi @John.T.67, @Tom.B.554, and @Steve.S.566 There are new Brightspace Tools being released that allow you to generate: - quiz questions - assignment ideas - discussion ideas - learning outcome alignment suggestions using AI technology. These tools are known collectively as Lumi Pro We have some more documentation on Lumi Pro for Instructors
Lumi Pro for Administrators
SUNY was working to add it to the contract as there is an additional cost. There was also a bit of a hold-up because of the new NY State AI Law and so SUNY Legal wanted to reread the contract to check that all was still OK.
SUNY is also unsure of how they will bill the campuses or if they will pay for it and then it will be rolled into next year's bill to be a part of the core cost.
But if the cost goes back to each campus, it could be interesting to see what my campus does.
There's a very cool webinar coming up in the fall that will provide an overview of these features and leave time for additional Q&A also. There's no cost to register for the online event and I believe you also get access to the recording after the event. This is the link and description
💡 Bright Ideas: Brightspace Adoption Webinar Series for Upgrade Essentials - Next Level Learning with Lumi — Brightspace
Save your seat in our Bright Ideas 💡 Webinar Series for Upgrade Essentials. Each webinar is 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Take a deep dive with our Adoption Team into Brightspace tips and tricks for better learning experiences for all Brightspace users!
❓ What to Expect
😶 Leverage Generative AI to save time on Quiz Questions with Lumi Quiz
📈 Save time on course content development with Lumi Idea
✔️ Smart Alignment of Learning Outcomes with Lumi Outcome
💻 Ideal for Administrators, Instructional Designers and Teaching Staff
There is also an on-demand recorded webinar that's available on "Revolutionizing Learning How AI enhances LMS Capabilities in higher Education" This This on-demand resource addresses:
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