Anthology have recently released the Blackboard “Design Assistant” feature, developed in partnership with Microsoft.  With teaching staff in control, the Design Assistant uses enterprise-grade AI to assist subject matter experts with creating engaging and effective learning experiences.

In December 2024 we will be enabling the following features:

  • Image generation
  • Question and question bank generation
  • Discussion board prompt generation
  • Journal prompt generation
  • Assessment activity generation

The AI Design Assistant was created in accordance with Anthology’s Trustworthy AI framework and offer benefits such as time savings, plagiarism prevention via authentic assessment, alignment with learning taxonomies, and adaptable complexity levels.

Find out more

Digital Transformation (DX) in SLAR have arranged some sessions for colleagues who would like to know more about Blackboard’s Design Assistant.  The hour-long sessions will provide hands-on experience while reassuring staff of AI’s role as a teaching companion.

  • Mon 2nd Dec: In Person (10am and 2pm)
  • Tue 3rd Dec: In Person (10am and 2pm)
  • Wed 4th Dec: MS Teams (10am)
  • Thu 5th Dec: MS Teams (10am and 2pm)
  • Fri 6th Dec: MS Teams (10am and 2pm)
  • Mon 9th Dec: In Person (10am and 2pm)
  • Tue 10th Dec: In Person (10am and 2pm)
  • Wed 11th Dec: MS Teams (10am and 2pm)
  • Thu 12th Dec: MS Teams (10am and 2pm)
  • Fri 13th Dec: MS Teams (10am and 2pm)

Places can be booked via the SLAR’s Learning & Development page.  Please select “Blackboard Design Assistant”, followed by the date/time of the session you wish to attend.

Colleagues may also wish to review our guidance materials:

 

Announcing Anthology’s Blackboard Design Assistant

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