---
title: "Generating Journals"
type: "article"
space: "Blackboard Ultra"
author: "Dani Bobak"
created: 2024-04-12T20:46:03Z
updated: 2024-11-12T17:44:03Z
tags: ["ai-design-assistant", "artificial-intelligence-design-assistant", "blackboard-ultra"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/artificial-intelligence-ai-design-assistant/20030/generating-journals"
---

# Generating Journals

The AI Design Assistant can generate journal prompts based on your course’s title and description.

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## Generating Journals

1. Select the **plus icon \(+\)** on the course content page.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=BGMQufo39CtNaUMXDCBdmQ%3D%3D)

1. Select **Create** **** from the drop-down. The Create Item panel is displayed.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=e%2FBe1murH2R0SDuLS0Omug%3D%3D)

1. Select **Journal**. The New Journal panel is displayed.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=cnCnbd2bktIGr527XpozFA%3D%3D)

1. Select the stars icon to **** **Auto-Generate Journal**. \(It might look like this ![A black square with white starsDescription automatically generated](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=0o6Zvx5McRI%2FosCAKauQog%3D%3D) or this ![A black rectangle with white textDescription automatically generated](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=IgyGnJM6nETaJnanx6eJ7g%3D%3D).\)
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=gv6fWsyexC90aZGf6PuE4Q%3D%3D)

1. By default, the AI Design Assistant will use your course’s title and description to generate journal prompts. You can choose from those generated journal prompts or you can add more information in the Define the journal pane:

1. 1. Add a description
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=yrrWVgHKXbz9uO54i%2FBjpw%3D%3D)
    2. Select items from your course
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=6mIRv0zEZVqModg6KQjzAg%3D%3D)
    3. Choose a desired cognitive level
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=HJlfvVbDxKDm3wQ5frD9vw%3D%3D)
    4. Adjust the complexity
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=mXpfteZQQmyQCkOAJLqIMw%3D%3D)
    5. Specify whether the generated journal prompt should include a title or not
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=LqBsyvg7P7e8oa5sqaimLw%3D%3D)

Select **Generate** **** to run the journal prompt generation process again.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=09a6s%2FkEiPTkGSSttGJJtA%3D%3D)

**Tip**: Even if you don’t add any more information in the Define the journal pane, you can select Generate to run the journal prompt generation process again to generate a different set of journal prompts.

1. If there is a journal prompt you would like to add to your course, select the radio button next to the desired journal, then select **Add**.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=zOwO4ay%2Bbu1RjPUieUWgnA%3D%3D)

1. Review the title and content of that generated journal prompt and edit for accuracy and appropriateness, making all necessary edits before making it available to students.

1. Select **Save** **** to save the changes to your journal prompt.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=bBmSIcUV7eUockcxGl0VIg%3D%3D)

1. Be sure to set up the necessary Journal Settings before making the Journal available to your students. See the [Creating a Journal article](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/creating-content/15571/creating-a-journal) for more information about Journal Settings.

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