Microsoft Learning Activities Overview

Microsoft Learning Activities uses AI to transform content into interactive practice activities like flashcards, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and matching games. Whether you're an educator creating review materials for your class or a student turning notes into study tools, Learning Activities makes study time more engaging.

Learning Activities Availability

Learning Activities is available to the UIW educators and students through Cardinal Apps.

Use the tool in your favorite web browser.
Paste in learning content to AI-generate activities.
Share activities with others.

Learning Activities Considerations

Educators can create flash cards, fill in the blanks, and matching activities; only students can create self-quizzes.
Securely share activities with the join code option.
Openly share activities with the link option.
Student activity data and scores are visible to the educator who created the activity.
Self-quiz forms are stored in Microsoft Forms under the student's account.
Activity content and storage contribute to your Microsoft 365 cloud storage.

Learning Activities Features

Flash Cards: AI-generated cards based on pasted or uploaded learning content. Supports term and definition, question and answer, and multiple-choice formats. Educators can add images, hints, and edit individual cards before sharing with students.
Fill in the Blanks: AI-generated paragraph exercises where students drag and drop answers into the correct blanks. Educators can adjust difficulty, add distractors (incorrect answers), and edit the generated content.
Matching: A competitive, game-style activity where students match terms to their definitions against a timer. Includes a leaderboard for friendly competition, similar to Kahoot.
Self-Quiz: A student-only feature that generates a personalized multiple-choice quiz from the student's own notes or uploaded content. Includes answer explanations and is stored in Microsoft Forms.
Educator Insights: A lightweight dashboard visible to educators showing how many students started and completed an activity, average scores, and which cards or questions were most challenging.