Multimodal Creation
Original work: "Educators' guide to multimodal learning and Generative AI" — Tünde Varga-Atkins, Samuel Saunders, et al. (2024/25) — CC BY-NC 4.0
Adapted for UK Nursing Education by: Lincoln Gombedza, RN (LD)
Last Updated: December 2025
Learning is most effective when students actively create content rather than just checking it. GenAI tools allow students to become creators of their own sophisticated revision materials.
1. Visual Revision Aids: Mind Maps
Students can use text-based LLMs to generate code for diagrams, which can be rendered in tools like Mermaid.js or Draw.io.
Prompt:
"Create a Mermaid diagram code showing the flow of blood through the heart. Include valves and color-code oxygenated vs deoxygenated blood."
2. Audio Revision: The "Commuter Podcast"
For students with long commutes to placement, listening to revision notes is cleaner than reading.
Workflow:
- Summarize: Paste lecture notes into Gemini 3 / GPT-5.
- Script: "Convert these notes into a 2-person podcast script where Host A explains the concept and Host B asks clarifying questions."
- Audio: Paste the script into a text-to-speech tool (ElevenLabs, or built-in 'Read Aloud' features).
3. Flashcards with Images
Visual mnemonics help retention.
Prompt:
"I need to remember the Cranial Nerves.
- Create a table with the Name, Number, and Function.
- Suggest a surreal visual image I could generate with DALL-E to remember each one (e.g., for Olfactory, a giant nose smelling a flower)."
4. Interactive Timelines
For History of Nursing or disease progression.
Prompt:
"Create a timeline of the progression of Type 1 Diabetes if untreated. Output as a markdown table."
Instead of a written essay, could students submit an AI-assisted Portfolio containing a podcast, a generated diagram, and a written reflection on the process?