Creator+ is an advanced authoring tool available exclusively for HTML content types within Brightspace. HTML content types can be identified by the 'Page' closing tag icon when creating new activities. This feature enables instructors to create interactive, engaging content to enhance student learning.
- Accessing Authoring Tools: Once in the HTML page, you can add items to the page using the Authoring Tools menu, which appears as a brush and pencil icon in the text editor.
- Insert Element Option: The Insert Element option allows you to add interactive components such as flip cards and other useful items that can be used for reviewing course information.
- Insert Practice Option: The Insert Practice option enables you to add fill-in-the-blank, multi-select, and other question types similar to those found in quizzes. These are useful review options that help students gauge their understanding of course material. This option also allows you to use Generative AI to create questions based on the content in the current HTML page. You can provide custom text for Gen AI to use by changing the source text. If a practice option supports Gen AI, an icon with three stars is displayed to the right of the practice question type.
- Generating AI Questions: When you select question types that allow Gen AI usage, you will encounter a ‘Generate Question’ option on the ‘Insert Practice’ page. You can choose to use the Gen AI feature or complete the question type manually.
- Configure Question Generation: Clicking Generate Question opens the ‘Generate Question’ page, where the source text is copied from the HTML page you created. You can modify this source text without affecting the original source. The system requires a minimum of 150 characters and allows a maximum of 8,000 characters.
- Layout Configuration: The Layout option enables you to create panels that separate and organize information effectively. You can configure a maximum of three panels in any combination of one to three panels.
- Insert Interactive Content: The Insert Interactive option allows you to add various H5P items to your course. You must create your own interactive items, but once completed, they can be shared.
- Creating Interactive Items: To create your own interactive item, click on Add Content within the 'Insert Interactives' menu.
- Select Activity Type: You will be directed to the ‘Create New Content’ page, where you can choose the type of activity you want to add to your HTML page by clicking on the desired activity option.
- Configure Activity Settings: After selecting the activity to add to your course, configure the items, including feedback and behavioral settings. Some interactive item choices include a yellow "Show Instructions" button that explains how to configure the activity. Note that not all activities include this instructional feature.
- Finalize and Insert Content: Complete your activity by scrolling to the bottom of the page, where you can configure additional settings and share the H5P item. Click Save and Insert when finished. You will then be directed to a review page where you must click Insert again to add the content to your HTML page.
- You can add unlimited Creator+ items within a single HTML page.