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IgniteAI Item Authoring Assistance in Canvas New Quizzes

IgniteAI Item Authoring Assistance in Canvas New Quizzes

Educators can use the IgniteAI Item Authoring Assistance feature to generate quiz questions based on their course content. Here are the steps to use this feature:

Step 1: Create a New Quiz

  • Begin by creating a new quiz.
  • Within the new quiz, click the "plus" button to add questions.

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Step 2: Access the AI Item Authoring Tool

  • Look for and click the "generate with AI" icon.

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Step 3: Provide Content for the AI

  • You can select course module content that you want to use to generate questions.
  • Alternatively, you can input text directly or upload files like PDFs or PowerPoints.

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Step 4: Define the Parameters for Question Generation

  • Topic Focus: Write the specific topics you want the AI to create questions about.
  • Learning Outcomes (Optional): If your course has learning outcomes, you can select them.
  • Depth of Knowledge: Choose the desired depth of knowledge for the questions.
  • Bloom's Taxonomy: You can also specify a Bloom's Taxonomy level.
  • Language: Select the language for the questions.
  • Question Type: Currently, the only available question type is multiple choice.
  • Number of Items: Specify the number of questions you want to generate.
  • Point Value: Set the point value for the questions.

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Step 5: Generate and Review the Questions

  • After setting your preferences, click "generate with AI".
  • The system will display the generated questions.
  • You can choose to "regenerate" the questions or, if you are satisfied, move on to editing them. The tool will allow you to edit each question individually.

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Step 6: Add Questions to the Quiz

  • Once you are finished editing, click "Add to Quiz".
  • The newly generated questions will be added to your quiz, and they will be marked to indicate that they were generated with AI.

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