Blackboard Ultra's AI Course Design Assistant Tool
AI-inspired Assessment, Question Banks, Journal, Rubrics
Have you wondered how AI technology could transform your course preparation? What if those tools were available right within your Blackboard course?
The Blackboard AI Course Design Assistant Tools are available for instructors in Ultra courses.
In this 30-minute Quick Start session, discover how you can leverage integrated AI tools to create engaging learning experiences in your Ultra courses. Instructional Technology staff invites faculty to preview a suite of new AI Course Design Assistant features, exclusively for Ultra courses, designed to inspire and assist faculty in streamlining the course development process. Stay after for Q&A.
Session Objectives
- Explore the seamless workflow to generate course structure and images
- Input learning objectives to guide the AI creation process
- Create test questions, question banks, and grading rubrics
- Generate authentic journal, discussion, and assignment prompts
- Review Anthology’s Trustworthy AI Approach
The AI Course Design Assistant capabilities are opt-in and the instructor is always in control of the content generated. Join this session to review these exciting tools for Ultra courses.
This session will be facilitated by Ben Amudzi, Instructional Technology Specialist.
To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host at least one week before the event.
At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.
RSVP
To RSVP for the event, please click “Going Virtually” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar!
JOINING THE SESSION
This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 15 minutes before the start time. Select the "Join Online Event" button in myUMBC to join the session.
Please note: UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors. If you would like to request accommodations (e.g., ASL interpreters, captioning, wheelchair access, etc.) for this event, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the event. Requests received after that time cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to make arrangements for program access. Please contact the event host (instructionaltechnology@umbc.edu) with your specific request and be sure to include the event title, date, and time.
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