Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Generate learning outcome alignments for assignments using D2L Lumi Outcome

When D2L Lumi Pro for Brightspace is enabled in a course, you can use Lumi Outcomes to suggest learning outcome alignments for your assignments, pages and discussions.

The suggested outcomes are based on:

Assignments - the available course-level outcomes and the instructions of the assignment
Discussions - the available course-level outcomes and the description of the discussion topic
Pages - the available course-level outcomes and the content of the page

To generate learning outcome alignment suggestions for Assignments

From the navbar, click Assignments.
Do one of the following:
- Click New Assignment.
- Click the down arrow beside an existing assignment and select Edit Assignment from the Actions menu.

Click Outcomes.

An example of the Edit Assignment page, with the Standards button highlighted.

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

Note: The name of the Learning Outcomes tool and some menu items and links therein depend on the language term defined by your organization. Based on that setting, the Outcomes link might be labeled Standards, Competencies, Expectations, Objectives, or Learning Outcomes.

In the Browse Learning Outcomes dialog, click Suggest Outcome Alignments.

Do one of the following:

Select one or more of the three suggested standards.
Click Suggest More to generate additional suggestions.

Note: Generating suggestions for outcome alignments is equivalent to one generation of AI consumption; clicking Suggest More during the workflow does not trigger additional generations. Refer to About Consumption Dashboard for details about generations and consumption.

Click Save.
Click Save and Close.

To generate learning outcome alignment suggestions for Pages

From the Course page, click Content from the navbar.
Do one of the following:
- Click Create New.
- Click an existing page and select Edit Page from the Options menu.

Click Outcomes.

An example of the Edit Page with the Outcomes link highlighted.

In the Browse Learning Outcomes dialog, click Suggest Outcome Alignments.

Do one of the following:

Select one or more of the three suggested standards.

Click Suggest More to generate additional suggestions.

The Browse Learning Outcomes dialog after generating suggestions for the learning outcomes or standards alignments. The checkboxes and the Suggest More option are highlighted.

Click Save.
Click Save and Close.

To generate learning outcome alignment suggestions for Discussions

From the Course page, click Discussions from the navbar.
Do one of the following:
- Click New.
- Click the down arrow beside an existing discussion topic and select Edit Topic from the Action menu.

Click Outcomes.

An example of the Edit Topic page with the Outcomes link highlighted.

In the Browse Learning Outcomes dialog, click Suggest Outcome Alignments.

Do one of the following:

Select one or more of the three suggested standards.

Click Suggest More to generate additional suggestions.

Browse Learning Outcomes screen with Suggest Outcome Alignments link highlighted

Click Save.
Click Save and Close.