Lessons

Assign simulations with AI-generated readings and quizzes, and set due dates.

A lesson is an asynchronous sequence of activities built around one or more Skillful simulations. Learners work through it on the web at their own pace. You can also generate Suggested AI activities that are relevant to the simulations you select.

Open a class and choose the Lessons tab. Each lesson shows whether it is Open, Past due or Draft.

Create a lesson

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Lesson details

Press New lesson. Name the lesson, then set the Assign date, the Due date, and whether it is Visible to students. A hidden lesson is a draft you can finish later.

2

Add content

Choose the Skillful simulation(s) you want the lesson to include. To see which simulations exist, go to platform.siminsights.com/skillful.

Under Suggested AI activities, tick any of Pre-Assessment, Reading, Vocabulary and Post-Assessment. These are generated from the simulations you picked. After you create the lesson you can view them, change their order, and remove any of them.

3

Review

Check the activity list and press Create lesson.

Creating a lesson with AI activities takes roughly 30 seconds. Leave the tab open while the lesson is being created. The tab does not need to be active, just open.

If your students are unable to view your lesson, make sure the lesson's assign date covers the current date and that the lesson is visible.

Inside a lesson

A lesson has three tabs: Content, Analytics and Settings.

Content

The activity list in the order learners will see it. Drag activities to reorder them, or use the arrow keys. Select one to preview it. Add activities adds more simulations from Skillful. The row menu removes an activity.

Editing a lesson that learners have already started changes what their progress means. Progress is counted against the activities each learner had when they began, so adding or removing activities can show wrong fractions, and a learner who had finished can appear in progress again. Finish the lesson design before students start it. If you must change a live lesson, expect progress to look off for those learners.

Analytics

Who has not started, who is in progress and who has finished, with a row per student. Learner progress covers opening a student's work activity by activity, down to each simulation run.

Settings

The name, assign date, due date and visibility. Turning Visible to students on is how you publish a draft. Delete lesson, at the bottom, removes it from the class; students lose access immediately, and any work they had already done stays in your analytics.