Towards Generative AI for Course Content Production: Expert Reflections

Ullmann, Thomas Daniel; Edwards, Chris; Bektik, Duygu; Herodotou, Christothea; Whitelock, Denise

doi:10.2478/eurodl-2024-0013

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The potential for generative AI to support common curriculum tasks. (The inner circle is an alphabetical list of common curriculum tasks and the outer ring contains an example of how each might be supported by generative AI).

Generative AI applications for content generation

Tool/platform	Description	Key features
Blackboard’s AI Design Assistant¹	Simplifies the creation of courses by assisting in structure construction, content creation and aesthetic design.	Generates learning modules, rubrics, question banks and assessments.Customisable content and aesthetics.Image insertion from Unsplash.Guidance on course structure.
Moodle Plugins²	Enhances Moodle with AI-powered features like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion integrations, AI chat support, AI-generated images and AI-generated questions.	AI Connector for API services.AI chat block³ for 24/7 support.AI Text to Image for Moodle file picker.AI Text to questions generator.
Khan Academy’s Khanmigo⁴	An AI-powered guide aiding educators in lesson planning and providing student feedback. Acts as a writing coach and offers real-time progress insights.	Lesson planning assistance.Real-time student feedback.Collaboration and customisation tools for educators.
TeacherMatic⁵	An AI tool suite offering various educational tasks. Developed with input from educators, it streamlines material creation and course improvement.	Generates lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics and more.Course Improvements.Generator for personalised teaching enhancements.
Course AI⁶	A platform designed to simplify the online course creation process, making it accessible to a wide audience, including non-educators.	Intuitive interface with drag-and-drop functionality.Generates course outlines, quizzes, video scripts and content.
EduWeaver⁷	An open-source tool using AI to create course outlines and learning activities, enhance text content generation and integrate interactive elements.	Generates course outlines, sections, examples and quizzes.Utilises ChatGPT for instructional design advice.
Coursera⁸	Prototype AI engine assisting educators in content creation and learning pathway design, integrating Coursera content and user-uploaded materials.	Generates course structure and content.Incorporates public Coursera materials.Easy Author for course review and editing.

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Towards Generative AI for Course Content Production: Expert Reflections

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Figure 1.

Generative AI applications for content generation

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