Generating Journals | Blackboard Ultra | Seneca Polytechnic

1. Select the plus icon (+) on the course content page.
   
   

2. Select Create from the drop-down. The Create Item panel is displayed.
   
   

3. Select Journal. The New Journal panel is displayed.
   
   

4. Select the stars icon to Auto-Generate Journal. (It might look like this or this .)
   
   

5. 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
      

   2. Select items from your course
      
      

   3. Choose a desired cognitive level
      
      

   4. Adjust the complexity
      
      

   5. Specify whether the generated journal prompt should include a title or not
      
      

Select Generate to run the journal prompt generation process again.

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.

6. 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.
   
   

7. 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.

8. Select Save to save the changes to your journal prompt.
   
   

9. Be sure to set up the necessary Journal Settings before making the Journal available to your students. See the Creating a Journal article for more information about Journal Settings.