Microsoft Learning Activities

Microsoft Learning Activities is an AI-powered tool in Microsoft 365. It helps lecturers turn learning content into interactive practise.

Instead of only reading or watching content, students engage with it through activities such as:

Lecturers can use:

The AI analyses this content and builds structured activities based on key ideas. This supports active learning and improves understanding.

Saves time for lecturers: Activities are generated in seconds, reducing workload

Supports active recall: Students think, answer, and check understanding

Improves engagement: Interactive tasks are more engaging than static text

Easy to reuse and adapt: Activities can be edited and reused across classes

Works within existing tools: It integrates with tools like Microsoft Teams

Supports different ways of learning:

Strengthens understanding: Using different formats helps reinforce key concepts

This tool supports diverse learning needs across Aotearoa.

Visual students: Flash cards break content into clear, simple parts

Reading and writing students: Structured questions support text-based learning

Independent students: Activities can be completed anytime

Students who need repetition: Tasks can be repeated to build confidence

Students who need support: Content can be broken into manageable steps

Microsoft Learning Activities supports inclusive teaching by offering flexible ways to engage:

For students who find large amounts of text difficult, smaller activity-based tasks make learning more manageable

Lecturers can use this tool to:

Education is shifting towards more personalised and flexible learning. Tools like Microsoft Learning Activities support this shift.

Lecturers spend less time creating resources and more time supporting students. Students get more chances to practise and build understanding.

It is well suited to modern learning environments in Aotearoa where flexibility, inclusion, and engagement support student success