In-editor generation
An AI Tools button on the editor toolbar (and the Insert menu, and the right-click menu) works from your text selection and inserts the result in place.
AI editor tools
AI editor tools — screenshot pending
ai-functions/images/edzaitools-index-1.png The problem
Enriching course text with images, narration, or video normally means leaving the editor for separate tools, then uploading the results back — a context-switch that breaks your flow.
The solution
AI editor tools add an AI Tools button to the Moodle text editor wherever it appears. Select some text — in a Page, a label, a question — and generate an image, infographic, audio narration, avatar video, or reworked text, then insert it right where you’re working.
Key features
Section titled “Key features”Media tools
Generate an image, an infographic, audio narration, or an avatar video, then insert it as a ready-to-play element.
Text tools
Summarize, simplify, translate, or restructure the selected text into bullets, a numbered list, or a table — replacing or inserting after your selection.
Saved like any media
Generated files are stored by Moodle’s normal Save, so they stay with the activity — no separate library to manage.
In any Moodle editor, select the text you want to work from (optional for image tools), open AI Tools from the toolbar button, Insert menu, or right-click, and pick a tool from the gallery. The form is prefilled with your selection — adjust the options, Generate, preview, then Insert to place the result. Save the activity as normal to store any generated files.
For the full tool catalog and details, see Using the AI tools.
Media tools generate a file and insert it: Image (prompt, aspect ratio), Infographic (prompt, aspect ratio, density), Audio narration (text, voice), and Avatar video (script, avatar, voice, 720p/1080p).
Text tools rework the selected text: Summarize (short / paragraph / key points), Simplify (Plain / Grade 6 / ESL), Translate (many preset languages), and List / Table (bullets, numbered, or table). Text tools either replace the selection or insert after it, depending on the tool.
Quick vs. background — image, infographic, audio, and text tools generate while you wait, with a spinner then a preview. Avatar video runs as a background job (roughly 1–3 minutes); keep the page open, and a notification appears when it’s ready so you can reopen AI Tools to insert it. Errors show as a readable message with a Back option, and your editor work isn’t lost.
What do I need for these tools to work?
The AI Course Builder must be installed and configured by your administrator — the editor tools rely on it for all AI processing.
Who can see the AI Tools button?
Only users who can edit content (editing teacher or manager by default). It never appears for students. Administrators also choose which tools are available, so your gallery may show a subset.
How do I keep the generated content?
Insert it, then Save the activity as normal. Saving stores the generated images, audio, and video with the activity, exactly like any uploaded media.
Why does avatar video take longer?
Avatar video runs as a background job (roughly 1–3 minutes) rather than while you wait. Keep the page open; a notification appears when it’s ready and reopening AI Tools lets you insert it.
What happens if a generation fails?
The error appears as a readable message inside the dialog with a Back option to try again — your work in the editor isn’t lost.
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