⭐ Optional Tool: COR to Course GenAI App

What This Tool Does

The COR to Course App is a guided AI-powered conversation that helps you:

Reflect on your Course Outline of Record (COR)
Clarify your course outcomes
Brainstorm aligned assessments
Generate ideas for learning activities and materials
Think through alignment using a step-by-step questioning process
Capture notes and decisions in one place
Begin drafting a course map you will later refine

The COR to Course GenAI App is available in a program called PlayLab. Use the following link to access the app.

Go to the COR to Course App in PlayLab

What This Tool Does Not Do

It’s important to understand the limits:

It does not create a final or official course map
It does not know your discipline the way you do
It does not replace faculty judgment
It does not guarantee accuracy
It cannot interpret nuance, institutional expectations, or pedagogical intent

The app simply helps you think, generate options, and capture ideas as part of your design process.

You Are the Expert — Not the App

When using any AI tool, including this one, remember:

You are the boss.
You decide what stays and what gets discarded.
You are the content expert, the designer, and the decision-maker.
You can push back on anything the tool produces.
You must evaluate whether the output is accurate, aligned, and appropriate.

The purpose of this app is not to replace your expertise—it is to give you structured prompts and creative support as you build your course map.

Why You Might Use This Tool

This is an optional supplement that may be helpful if you:

Prefer brainstorming ideas conversationally
Want an interactive guide to help you build momentum
Feel stuck and need fresh angles or suggestions
Want to record decisions as you work
Like having a “thinking partner” to explore ideas
Want a tool that mirrors the backward design process

If you already feel comfortable moving through the steps in this course, you can skip this tool entirely.

How This Tool Fits Into Your Design Process

Optional Use: You may explore the app before, during, or after any of the course steps.
Not a Requirement: Using this tool is completely optional and not needed to complete the course.
Works Best as a Drafting Tool: You can use the ideas it generates to inform the official course map you will submit at the end.
Supports UDL: You choose whether or not this tool works for your thinking process.

Some instructors love using a conversational tool as part of mapping. Others prefer working directly in Canvas or using the downloadable template. Either approach is perfectly fine.

Suggested Ways to Use the App

Before Step 1: Use the app to begin thinking about COR requirements and course outcomes.
During Steps 2–5: Ask the app to help you generate draft ideas for outcomes, assessments, activities, and materials.
When You Feel Stuck: Let the app propose examples or options to get your creative momentum going again.
When Finalizing Your Course Map: Compare your own decisions with what the app suggested and refine as needed.

Where are you in the course?

From here, you can either choose to go directly to Step 1 of the COR to Course Process, or continue through the Course Preparation pages.

Optional course preparation
- Optional Course Map Template- List structure
- Optional Course Map Template: Table Structure
Steps to Completing COR to Course
- Step 1: Understanding Your Destination: The Course Outline of Record (COR)

Click Next to continue your course design journey.