{"id":12468,"date":"2025-06-16T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=12468"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:50:57","slug":"introducing-blackboards-ai-conversations-and-ai-design-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2025\/06\/16\/introducing-blackboards-ai-conversations-and-ai-design-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Blackboard&#8217;s AI Conversation and AI Design Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2025\/06\/YutongLiu-KingstonSchool-of-Art-Talkingto-AI-2.0-640x359-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2025\/06\/YutongLiu-KingstonSchool-of-Art-Talkingto-AI-2.0-640x359-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2025\/06\/YutongLiu-KingstonSchool-of-Art-Talkingto-AI-2.0-640x359-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2025\/06\/YutongLiu-KingstonSchool-of-Art-Talkingto-AI-2.0-640x359-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week we are releasing two new sets of tools to Blackboard; &#8216;AI Conversation&#8217; and &#8216;AI Design Assistant&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be presenting the tools at the SOLSTICE and CLT Conference, on the 18th June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you become familiar with these tools I&#8217;ve recorded the following videos, and included some additional resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9c888b16-60f7-495a-879d-b295011b5acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introduction to Blackboard&#8217;s &#8216;AI Design Assistant&#8217; and &#8216;AI Conversation&#8217; tools<\/a>&nbsp;[1:18]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Conversation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Socratic Questioning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=607543da-fff5-40ba-a981-b2ab00f72d20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1 \u2013 Introduction<\/a>&nbsp;[1:40]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=c4d47802-7eb8-49a4-8e0c-b2ab00f73198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 &#8211; Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:56]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=31346a89-5953-4428-9e0c-b2ab010027fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 3 &#8211; The Student Experience<\/a>&nbsp;[1:29]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9c7c6f5f-6686-4127-89b3-b2ab010358c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 4 &#8211; Giving Feedback to Students<\/a>&nbsp;[1:08]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=e9734feb-9ca5-4d7c-80ca-b2b400dfe3a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 5 &#8211; Ideas for Use<\/a>&nbsp;[1:26]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=5838b85c-74ea-447e-91e5-b2bb00a8df9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Feature: Auto-Generate Conversation<\/a>&nbsp;[2:34]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=fb3e4d37-d98d-480f-8045-b2ad00c30aed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1 &#8211; Introduction<\/a>&nbsp;[0:47]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9aa93e50-cce0-4041-8c31-b2ad00c30a68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 &#8211; Setting Up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:05]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d5167794-a948-41c2-8cbd-b2ad00c30a95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 3 &#8211; Student Experience<\/a>&nbsp;[0:51]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=d781a848-35cb-4f37-9a09-b2ad00c30ad0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 4 &#8211; Viewing the Student Answers<\/a>&nbsp;[1:20]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=cdb7e989-f07c-49b8-a036-b2b900999483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 5 &#8211; Ideas for Use<\/a>&nbsp;[1:26]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=5838b85c-74ea-447e-91e5-b2bb00a8df9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Feature: Auto-Generate Conversation<\/a>&nbsp;[2:34]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Interact\/AI_Conversation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard AI Conversation Help Page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/node\/50001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auto-generate AI Conversations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1054234114\/32aef8b7cc?share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackboard User Group 6th February<\/a>. Led by Ellis Reeves &amp; Meredith Hawcroft, University of South Carolina Aiken, USA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1094993423\/c06217c997\">Blackboard User Group 12th June<\/a>. Led by Katy Sheader &amp; Paul Finley, Durham University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1467-8535.2009.01048.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online role-play environments for higher education<\/a>, Russell and Shepherd, 2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/15401383.2023.2297857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using AI Based Chatbot ChatGPT for Practicing Counseling Skills Through Role-Play<\/a>, Maurya, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Design Assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate Test Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=bfc3572b-dc4c-4026-9ad5-b2b900de9763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1 &#8211; Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[4:08]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=2f43b070-534a-4ed0-8936-b2b900e63cf6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 &#8211; Ideas for use<\/a>&nbsp;[0:54]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate&nbsp;Learning Modules\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=727b0059-0ff4-42e6-84ea-b2b900ed0130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:34]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate&nbsp;Journal Activities\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=4040c9d5-5d66-4e7d-8697-b2bb009f07fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:20]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate&nbsp;Discussion Activities\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=40e11c9f-3c0f-4495-b634-b2bb008d6fbf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:24]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate&nbsp;Assignments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edgehill.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=16d9c757-c3c1-47a7-be35-b2bb00a39ad6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Setting up<\/a>&nbsp;[2:25]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Ultra\/Course_Content\/Create_Content\/AI_Design_Assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Design Assistant Help Page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningguild.com\/articles\/804\/writing-multiple-choice-questions-for-higher-level-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing Multiple-Choice Questions for Higher-level Thinking<\/a>, by Mike Dickinson.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/mono\/10.4324\/9781315727769\/learning-assessing-multiple-choice-questions-college-classrooms-jay-parkes-dawn-zimmaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning and Assessing with Multiple-Choice Questions in College Classrooms<\/a>, by Jay Parkes, Dawn Zimmaro. 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Image by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingston.ac.uk\/faculties\/kingston-school-of-art\/\">Yutong Liu<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingston.ac.uk\/faculties\/kingston-school-of-art\/\">Kingston School of Art&nbsp;<\/a>\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/betterimagesofai.org\/images?artist=YutongLiu&amp;title=TalkingtoAI2.0\">Talking to AI 2.0<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Licenced by CC-BY 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are releasing two new sets of tools to Blackboard; &#8216;AI Conversation&#8217; and &#8216;AI Design Assistant&#8217;. 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