20-Minute Mentors

Make It Click: AI-Generated Explainers That Engage and Teach

In this 20-Minute Mentor, JJ Wallace shows how to use AI to create interactive explainers that help students actively explore complex concepts, correct misconceptions, and build deeper understanding.

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Make It Click: AI-Generated Explainers That Engage and Teach

Students often struggle to grasp difficult concepts through static readings or recorded lectures alone. When learning is passive, misconceptions can persist, engagement can decline, and instructors have limited opportunities to provide immediate guidance outside of class. The challenge is finding ways to make complex ideas more interactive and accessible without creating hours of additional work.

In this 20-Minute Mentor, JJ Wallace shows you how to use AI to create interactive explainers that help students actively explore challenging course concepts. You’ll learn a practical, step-by-step process for identifying difficult topics, designing meaningful learning interactions, and using AI to build, test, and refine digital explainers that provide immediate feedback. Easily embedded into Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, or other LMS platforms, these interactive tools help students visualize concepts, correct misconceptions, and build deeper understanding through active learning.

After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to: 

  • Explain how AI-generated explainers can support active learning and student learning outcomes
  • Identify a challenging course concept that would benefit from an interactive explainer
  • Develop a focused explainer plan that connects a learning outcome with an appropriate student interaction
  • Use a reusable prompt framework to create and refine an AI-generated explainer
  • Assess an explainer for accuracy, clarity, usability, accessibility, transparency, and pedagogical effectiveness
  • Demonstrate appropriate practices for deploying, evaluating, and maintaining an AI-generated explainer

TOPICS COVERED 

  • The role of AI-generated explainers in active learning and cognitive engagement
  • Characteristics of course concepts that are well suited for interactive explanation
  • Elements of an effective explainer, including the learning outcome, interaction type, constraints, and source material
  • Prompting strategies for generating a self-contained HTML explainer
  • Methods for refining AI-generated content for clarity, accuracy, accessibility, and ease of use
  • Options for sharing explainers through an LMS, shared drive, campus webpage, or hosting platform
  • Strategies for piloting, evaluating, maintaining, and updating interactive learning resources

AUDIENCE

This program will benefit:

  • Faculty and instructors in any discipline
  • Online, hybrid, and face-to-face instructors
  • Instructional designers and learning experience designers
  • Faculty developers and center for teaching and learning professionals
  • Department chairs and academic leaders supporting responsible AI adoption
  • Academic technology and educational technology staff

Product Code: PM26DA

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With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License, registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days after payment has been received by Magna.

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