Introduce Rumi, your Personal Assistant on CN
In May 2021, the Rumi beta was released to all CN users. After two years, in May 2023, the CN team implemented major UI/UX enhancements to Rumi based on user feedback and removed its beta status. In recent years, generative AI features have been added to Rumi to continuously enhance teaching and learning.
Rumi is a personal assistant that uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning to enhance user experience. The core services of Rumi include discussion facilitation, automated rubric creation, automated quiz question creation, recommendations, announcements, and tips. CN is one of the first LMS (Learning Management System) and ePortfolio platforms that offer AI-based personal assistance to learners and instructors.
This article will give you an overview of Rumi--its key features and how to navigate through these features.
How to Access Rumi
From the Rumi Dropdown
No matter which page you are on (Home, ePortfolio, course, Network), the Rumi icon is always located on the site navigation bar. You can also click it to access its various services.
The first time you use Rumi, you only see "About Rumi" and Rumi "Settings".
Click "About Rumi" to read an introduction to Rumi. After that, more services will become available on the dropdown. You may click each to access the corresponding service. New announcement messages, tips, quote completion updates, and notifications will also automatically pop open from the top of the page. Please read the details of each service below.
From Home Feed
Rumi recommendations (e.g., connections, communities, jobs) are presented as posts on user Home feed. When scrolling down your Home page, you should find them among other posts. A thumbs-up feedback will increase the frequency of a recommendation, and a thumb-down will do the opposite.
From Specific Features
Generative AI features are accessible from the associated features. For example, AI Automated Post Reflection is added to a student's post that has not received any reflections 2 days after creation, and AI Quiz Question Generation is available to instructors while they create a quiz.
Rumi Services
As of today, Rumi offers the following services. More services will be added as we continue to develop the AI agent. Please note that you may not have access to some of the services if your institution or course instructor has disabled them.
- Announcement, Notifications, Tips, Quote Competition
- Recommendations: Community, Connection, Job, MERLOT Resources
- AI Quiz Question Generation
- AI Rubric Generation
- AI Automated Post Reflection
- Automated Hashtagging for Posts
Rumi Settings
Individual users can manage Rumi Settings from the site navigation.
You may disable or enable specific services.
Rumi recommendation service can be disabled directly on the post, but it has to be re-enabled from Rumi Settings.
Course instructors can disable and re-enable discussion facilitation features from Course Settings>>Post Settings.
Institution admins can disable each Rumi service for all institution members from CN Channel>>Rumi>>Settings. Read this article to learn more.
If you have any questions or suggestions about Rumi, please email us at help@thecn.com.
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