How to Use LUMI to Generate Module Descriptions in Brightspace

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Introduction

LUMI is a Brightspace tool that uses AI to help instructors quickly generate module descriptions. These descriptions can summarize weekly themes, introduce learning objectives, and provide students with a clear overview of what to expect. LUMI-generated descriptions serve as a starting point that you can edit and align with your course design.

How to Access LUMI Suggestions

  1. On the course navbar, select Content
  2. Navigate to the module where you want to add a description.
  3. Choose Add a Description .
  4. Enter details such as topic, readings, activities, or weekly goals.
  5. Select Generate Summary (this may take time). The following will be stated:
    • This AI tool can assist you in crafting a description that summarizes this module’s contents. The generated summary will vary depending on the content you select.
    • • It will consider the first 5,000 characters from each topic selected, up to a maximum of 15 topics.
    • Supported activity types include: assignments, quizzes, discussions, HTML files, and most file types including PDF.
  6. Under Content Source you will have two choices:
    • Include all activities in the module
    • Select the activities you wish to include in your description summary
  7. Select Generate Summaries to Review the AI‑generated module descriptions.
  8. After generating, you can select between three different summary options to insert into your description field where you can edit it to suit your specific context.
  9. Select Insert Description to add the selected text option into your module.
  10. Edit the description to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with your objectives.
  11. Choose the Update button to save the description.

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Article ID: 11375
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Fri 12/5/25 4:53 PM
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