Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Generate assignment ideas using D2L Lumi Idea

Use Lumi Idea to effortlessly create new assignments or enhance existing ones. Lumi Idea generates assignment suggestions based on related topics within the same content module.

This is the paper note and pencil icon used for notes.

Note: Ideas for assignments are generated from sibling topics within the same content module.

The following content topics are supported:

Pages
Assignments (via the instructions field)
Quizzes (via the description field)
Discussions (via the description field)
Media Library items (both audio and video are supported but must have existing transcripts in either English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Dutch)
Various file types, such as .doc, .docx, .odt, .pdf, .ppt, .pps, .pptx, .ppsx, .odp, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, and .txt

To generate ideas for assignments

In your course navbar, click Content.
Select a module that contains existing materials (HTML files, assignments, quizzes, or discussions).
Click Create New > Assignment.
On the New Assignment page, click Generate Assignment Ideas.

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In the Generate Assignment Ideas page:
- Number of Ideas – Select how many ideas to generate.
- Bloom's Taxonomy(optional) – Select if relevant.
  Tip: Leave the field as Select Level if Bloom’s Taxonomy is not relevant to your assignment.
Select your Content Source:
- Include all activities in the module: D2L Lumi Summary will use all supported activities nested within the selected module or unit as the source content to generate a summary.
- Select the activities you wish to include in your description summary: Select from activities nested within the module.
Click Generate.

Figure: Select the Number of Ideas, a Bloom's Taxonomy level, and a Content Source.
Review the list of ideas in the Prompt Ideas dialog.
Select the idea you want to use and click Insert.
Figure: Select an assignment idea in the Prompt Ideas dialog and click Insert.
The New Assignment page appears. The generated assignment is added to the Instructions field.
Complete your assignment details:
- Enter a title in the Assignment Title field.
- Add a Grade Out Of value.
- Set a Due Date.
- Click the Hidden toggle to make the assignment visible.

Click Outcomes.

Note: The name of this button depends on the language term set by your organization. Other names can include Standards, Competencies, Expectations, Objectives, or Learning Outcomes.

Select available outcomes to align to your assignment. Learning objectives must already exist in the course to align them to an assignment.
Click Save.
On the New Assignments page, click Save and Close.

Your assignment appears in the module. Learners do not see that the assignment was AI generated.

Video: Generate Assignment Ideas with D2L Lumi

Watch how to use Lumi Idea to create assignment ideas in just a few steps.

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