Streamlining workflows for educators while
maintaining human control and oversight
TORONTO, Jan. 29,
2024 /CNW/ - D2L, a global learning technology
company, today shared the ongoing roll out of its Generative AI
beta program to help educators and content creators easily and
quickly generate practice questions and quiz questions using
existing course content – helping to reduce administrative
workloads and encourage a greater focus on learner engagement.
According to a McKinsey and Company study, educators typically
invest more than 50 hours per week in their administrative
responsibilities, with less than half of that time directly engaged
with learners. D2L's beta program can help course creators
integrate formative assessment into courses in a safe and
controlled way. This beta program is currently being introduced to
select D2L Brightspace users before a broader integration across
all D2L products.
- Generating practice questions: Launched in September 2023, this feature can help educators
automatically generate practice questions from existing course
content and materials.
- Generating quiz questions: Launched in January 2024, this feature can help educators
automatically generate Brightspace quiz questions from existing
course content and materials.
To see that there is human oversight, this beta program can
allow educators to review the AI-generated practice and quiz
questions before they are shared with learners.
"[The practice question beta program] fills the gaps between our
instructional designers and academic experts," said Dr.
Elizabeth Pearsall, Vice Provost of
Teaching & Learning at the American College of Financial
Services. "It's easy to use and has a straightforward learning
curve. The accuracy of the questions was good. Given that this
capability is integrated within D2L Brightspace and questions are
based on content created in Brightspace, it is convenient to
use."
The beta program has launched in North
America, spanning from September
2023 to Summer 2024, and offers early access to select
customers.
"Over the past decade, D2L has been a leader in successfully
integrating authentic AI and machine learning capabilities into our
products," said Stephen Laster,
President of D2L. "This automated question generation capability
can make it easier for instructors to assess learners in the
moment. It is the initial step in expanding our product roadmap
with cutting-edge generative AI to help change the way the world
learns."
To learn more about D2L's commitment to responsible AI, please
visit D2L's Responsible AI Principles. And, to try the practice
questions beta program, please visit:
https://try.d2l.com/brightspace/creator/.
About D2L
D2L is transforming the way the world learns—helping learners of
all ages achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely
with clients all over the world, D2L is supporting millions of
people learning online and in person. Our growing global workforce
is dedicated to making the best learning products to leave the
world better than they found it. Learn more about D2L for K-12,
higher education and businesses at www.D2L.com.
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