{"id":22302,"date":"2026-08-22T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=22302"},"modified":"2026-08-22T06:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:31:21","slug":"ai-studio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/ai-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22302\" class=\"elementor elementor-22302\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1310780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1310780\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21cdee3\" data-id=\"21cdee3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48c596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b48c596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#222\">\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px 0\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/supporting-changes-in-digital-learning-and-ai\/\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            &larr; Back to Supporting Changes in Digital Learning and AI\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/p>\r\n\r\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:18px;padding:4px 10px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n        For students and colleagues\r\n    <\/span>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:22px\">\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            Blackboard Ultra includes AI Studio, a dedicated, institutionally managed space\r\n            where students and colleagues can experiment with AI directly inside the VLE.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            AI Studio is a chat-style environment, separate from your course content,\r\n            assessments, and gradebook. It provides a space to ask questions, generate ideas,\r\n            and explore what AI can do without connecting to or affecting a live course.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">\r\n            What you can do in AI Studio\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            Once inside, you will find a familiar chat interface where you can type a\r\n            question or prompt and receive an AI-generated response.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:10px\">You can:<\/p>\r\n\r\n        <ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px\">\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Start new conversations and revisit recent chat history<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Choose between supported AI models, where available<\/li>\r\n            <li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\">Use three AI-suggested starter questions based on the Blackboard sites you have access to<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            Conversations carry over within sessions, so you can build on previous exchanges\r\n            rather than starting from scratch each time.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">\r\n            Usage limits\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            Each AI model has a daily message limit, which varies by model.\r\n            A countdown is displayed in the interface so you can see how many messages\r\n            you have remaining.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            Limits reset automatically overnight.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">\r\n            Important things to know\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            AI Studio is for exploration and educational experimentation only.\r\n            It does not connect to your course content, grades, or assessments.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            You are not advised to use it for personal purposes or for assignments\r\n            that will be marked.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            As with all AI tools in Blackboard, a banner reminds users that they are\r\n            interacting with a third-party AI model and encourages responsible use.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            Blackboard's approach to AI is underpinned by principles of human oversight,\r\n            fairness, privacy, security, and safety.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">\r\n            Getting started\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px\">\r\n            AI Studio has been enabled on the University's Blackboard VLE.\r\n            Navigate to Blackboard and look for the <strong>AI Studio<\/strong> option\r\n            under <strong>Tools<\/strong> in the left-hand menu.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            Contact the LIDE team if you have any questions about access or use.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:24px\">\r\n            Further information\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0\">\r\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/en\/course-and-content-management\/ava---ai-virtual-assistant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:bold\">\r\n                AVA - AI Virtual Assistant (Blackboard Help)\r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; 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