Lumi Idea for Discussions

Lumi Idea for Discussions provide assistance to create new discussion topics or refine existing ones for better interaction and participation.

  1. From within a D2L course, select Content.
  2. From the Table of Contents, select a Content module that contains existing course material like D2L Pages, Word documents, and/or PowerPoint presentations.
  3. From within the Content module, select Upload/Create, and select New Discussion.
  4. On the New Topic page, select Generate Discussion Ideas.
    Generate Discussion Ideas link highlighted
  5. Select the Number of Ideas to generate.
  6. Optional: Select a Bloom's Taxonomy level appropriate for your assessment goals. If Bloom’s Taxonomy is unnecessary, leave the field set to Select Level.
  7. Select a Content Source from the following options:
    1. Include all supported activities in the current module when generating an idea for a new discussion topic.
    2. Select only certain activities when generating an idea for a new assignment.
  8. Select Generate. In the Prompt Ideas dialog, a list of discussion ideas is generated.
    A list of discussion selections numbered
  9. Select the idea to use for discussion.
  10. Select Insert.

    Note:

    If you are editing an existing discussion topic, select Proceed in the pop-up dialog.

  11. Fill in discussion topic details, such as the Topic Title and Grade Out Of.
  12. Select to make the discussion visible to students.
  13. Select Save.