This guide is designed to help teachers effectively use Una to create AI activities using UnaGPT. It covers activity creation, task configuration, virtual classroom setup, student monitoring, and reviewing AI-generated feedback.

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Step 1: Login with a teacher account

Please refer to the guide titled User Login and Change Display Language.

Step 2: Create an AI Auto-Grading and Feedback Activity

1. Click “Activity Library” on the left menu.
2. Click the “Create” button in the top right corner.

3. Enter an activity title and click “Create”. For other input fields, refer to the guide Setup Learning Activities (Upload Learning Materials).

4. A dialog will appear after clicking “Create.” Select “Yes” to enter the activity edit interface.

Step 3: Fill in Activity Contents

The editing interface is divided into two main parts:

• Red Area: Manage tasks by selecting, creating, rearranging (by dragging), and removing tasks.
• Blue Area: Modify task instructions, types, and questions.

Ensure you click “Save” in the bottom right corner to upload the content to Una.

Task Type Selection

• Choose the appropriate task type (e.g., “Short QnA” for short questions or “Long AI QnA” for essays) for AI auto-marking.
• Enter the task’s title. For task instructions, refer to Setup Learning Activities (Upload Learning Materials).

Short AI Questions

In this mode, you can have more than one AI questions. For each new question, please change the Grading Method to “AI Evaluation.”

After changing, there will be more options:

1. Red Area: Control the order and number of questions using the provided buttons.
   • Swap order with the previous/next question.
   • Create new questions (+ sign) or duplicate questions (clone sign).
   • Remove questions (delete button).
   • Note: These buttons are not available for “Long AI QnA” tasks, which allow only one question.
2. Blue Area: Enter question content and insert multimedia elements with the toolbar. Use the “eye” button to preview the question as students will see it.
3. Purple area: Provide a marking scheme and/or sample answer to UnaGPT. At least one is required.
   • Optionally, penalty scheme (items for mark deduction) can be provided.
4. Green area:
   • Answer Language: Language students will use.
   • Output Language: Language of AI comments.
   • Answer Content Type: Choose “Code” or “Math” for better display of math symbols or code.
5. Yellow Area: Options for marking essays and correcting grammar and spelling errors.
   • Detailed Content Analysis: Breaks down the student’s answer, providing comments on each section.
   • Identify Linguistic Errors: Available with “Detailed Content Analysis” enabled, identifies grammatical and spelling mistakes.
   • Hide Correction from Student: Controls whether corrections are shown to students.
   • Identify Logical Errors: Detects illogical phrases in the answer.

For adding other content or questions to this task, see the guide Setup Learning Activities (Upload Learning Materials).

Submission options

• Maximum Submission Attempts: Set attempt count from 1 to 3.
• Calculation of Final Score: Choose between using the last submission score or averaging all submissions.
• Release Score: Choose to release AI results immediately or after teacher review.

Step 5: Create a virtual classroom (Session)

1. Click “Teaching Session” on the left menu, then click “Create Session.”

2. Fill in the title and select an activity.

3. Choose or add a new grouping template.
   • Cannot find the grouping template? Detailed instructions: Setup Grouping Templates.

4. Click “Create.” Choose “Yes” to enter the session or “No” to return to the homepage.

Step 6: Start a lesson!

In the virtual classroom UI:

• Green Area: Navigate pages and control session admissions and status.
• Red Area: Manage student visibility of sections.
• Blue Area: Control session flow.

Start a virtual classroom

1. Click “Assemble” to invite students.

2. Click “Start” to begin the lesson, allowing students to answer questions.

Monitor Student Submissions

1. Click the “Submissions” tab.

Check each student’s marking status:

• Blank: No attempt yet.
• Light Blue (Autograded): AI feedback released; teachers can alter content.
• Yellow (Pending/Appealing): Teacher review required.
• Green (Completed): Teacher reviewed or handled appeals.

Review AI-Generated Grades and Feedback

Click on “Autograded,” “Pending,” or “Appealing” statuses to review or alter AI grading and feedback.

Update feedback and submit changes. Note that students can’t resubmit after teacher review.

When managing an appeal, you have the option to enter a reason for your decision and choose whether to dismiss or approve the appeal. Additionally, you have the ability to override the score calculation if necessary.

Editing an existing activity

1. Click “Activity Library” on the left menu.
2. Go to “Other Activities,” find the activity, and click “Details.”

3. Click “Edit” in the red rectangle, switch to the “Tasks” tab, and click “Edit” in the blue rectangle.

4. Edit as needed and save changes. The Task Version will increment. Press “Publish” to make it available for session creation.

Modify the status of a lesson

1. Navigate to the virtual classroom.
2. Click on “Complete”.
3. Confirm your action by clicking “OK”.

Please note that once the session status is set to ‘Completed,’ it will no longer accept any additional attempts from students.