AI Course Builder

AI Course Builder — screenshot pending

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The problem

Standing up a new course from scratch — outlining topics, writing every lesson, and authoring quiz questions — is slow, and turning a stack of SOPs or a PDF into structured training is even slower.

The solution

The AI Course Builder generates a fully structured course — topics, subtopics, lesson content, and multiple-choice quizzes — from a topic name, a block of text, or an uploaded PDF. A four-step wizard keeps a human in the loop at every stage, so nothing is created until you confirm.

Part of your LMS

The AI Course Builder runs inside your Moodle LMS as a normal part of course administration. Generated topics become real Moodle sections, lessons become Page activities, and quizzes become standard Moodle Quiz activities — the AI simply does the first draft.

Key features

Topic, text, or PDF

Generate a course from a topic title and audience, or from an uploaded PDF such as a set of client SOPs.

Human-in-the-loop wizard

A four-step wizard lets you review and edit topics and content — nothing is created in your course until you confirm.

Native Moodle output

Creates one section per topic, a Page activity per subtopic, and a Quiz activity per topic with questions in a dedicated question-bank category.

Save and resume drafts

Drafts store the entire wizard state and auto-save after each step, so you can resume, rename, duplicate, or delete them per course.

Guide

How to use

Teachers

In your course, go to Course administration → More → AI Course Builder, then work through the wizard: provide the course details (and an optional PDF), set learning preferences, review the generated topics, and review the generated content. Select Create course content to build it as native Moodle sections, pages, and quizzes. See Building a course.

Administrators

Supply the provider keys and models, and set limits such as request timeout and max PDF size, in Admin settings.

Features

The four-step wizard

Step 1 collects the topic title, target audience, an optional description, and an optional PDF to generate from. Step 2 sets level (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced), tone (Formal / Conversational / Engaging), and duration (15–120 minutes). Step 3 returns editable topic cards — edit title, description, objectives, duration, and an Include quiz toggle with a question count; add, delete, reorder, or regenerate topics. Step 4 generates subtopics with full lesson content and quiz questions, all editable before creation.

What gets created

On confirmation the builder creates one section per topic, one Page activity per subtopic, and one Quiz activity per topic (questions land in a dedicated question-bank category). A progress view reports each item, including a clear report if a single item fails while the rest succeed. It can also generate an interactive Check-for-Understanding widget from selected text.

Drafts and admin

Drafts save from Step 3 onward (and auto-save after each generation step), storing your entire wizard state; the Drafts page lets you Resume, Rename, Duplicate, or Delete. Administrators configure provider keys and models (OpenAI text and image, ElevenLabs for audio, HeyGen for avatar video), limits like request timeout and max PDF size, and which editor tools are enabled — and every provider call is logged with an estimated cost.

FAQ

Is anything created before I approve it?

No. The wizard has a human-in-the-loop review at every stage — nothing is created in your course until you select Create course content.

Can I generate a course from a document?

Yes. Upload a single PDF (up to the size your administrator allows), such as a set of SOPs, and the builder generates the course from it.

What does it actually create in the course?

One section per topic, one Page activity per subtopic, and one Quiz activity per topic — all native Moodle content — with quiz questions in a dedicated question-bank category.

Do I have to finish in one sitting?

No. Save as draft from Step 3 onward (the builder also auto-saves), then Resume, Rename, Duplicate, or Delete drafts from the per-course Drafts page.

Why can generation take a while?

Content and image generation can take 30–120 seconds per call. Behind a reverse proxy, administrators should keep the read timeout high enough (for example ≥ 180 seconds) so long generations aren’t cut off.

Related

After a course is built, you can enrich any text in the Moodle editor — generate images, infographics, narration, or avatar video — with the AI editor tools.