Create with Gemini
Gemini can generate and refine creative content as well as answer questions. This page covers three creation tools: images, music, and Canvas (a workspace for building and editing longer pieces of work).
A note before you start: some creation features are experimental or restricted, and availability can vary even under Monash's Education Plus access. If a tool doesn't appear for you, it may not yet be enabled in the Monash environment.
Generate images
Gemini's image generation (powered by Nano Banana 2) lets you create and edit images from a text description. Open the + menu, choose Create image, then either pick a template or describe what you want. Gemini returns several variants you can download, edit in the built-in canvas, or refine with a follow-up prompt or a reference image.
This can be useful for visualising a concept, drafting a diagram idea, or creating illustrative material for a presentation.
Create music
Gemini can generate short pieces of music or audio from a description. This is mostly useful for low-stakes creative tasks, such as background audio for a multimedia project or experimenting with ideas.
As with anything AI generated, audio as something else you will need to acknowledge if you use it for parts of an assessment.
Work in Canvas
Canvas is an interactive workspace where you and Gemini build something together, such as a written draft, a study plan, or code. With your chat with Gemini on the left, the right side will act as a working document you can edit. You can also ask for changes to specific parts, and watch the document update.
It's well suited to:
- drafting and restructuring longer pieces of writing (where your unit permits AI assistance)
- working through and debugging code
- turning a Deep Research report or a set of notes into a more polished, organised document.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't I see one of these tools? Some creation features are experimental or region-restricted and may not be enabled under Monash's Education Plus access. Availability can change over time.
Can I use AI-generated images or music in my assessments? Only where your unit allows it, and usually only if you acknowledge it. Generating something to help you think is fine; submitting AI-created media as your own original work may breach academic integrity. Check AI and assessments.
Are my creations private? When you're logged in with your Monash account, your prompts and the content you create stay within the Monash environment and are not used to train Google's public models.