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Resources for Incorporating Generative AI Into Your Teaching

Generative AI (Gen AI) uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate and revise text and code. As we better understand the implications of AI tools for higher education and as the resources transition from expert reactions and opinion pieces to more specific evidence from research, we encourage continued conversations about how to use this tool for crafting assignments, promoting academic integrity, and supporting student learning. This set of resources was compiled to support instructors who wish to employ the tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot in their courses.

Resources to Support Thinking About Using ChatGPT in Instruction

Ways to Generate Assignments With GenAI Prompts and Outputs

  • Students analyze, critique, and/or revise GenAI outputs. These outputs could be prompted
    and generated by the instructor or students.
    • Instructors can focus on course topics with commonly held misconceptions. GenAI
      outputs draw upon internet content and frequently yield inaccurate information on
      such topics.
    • Students’ evaluations could include both the outputs and the sources of GenAI
      information (if they can find it elsewhere).
  • Students experiment with how changes to the prompts affect outputs.
    • Instructors can challenge students to create a prompt that yields an accurate and well-
      composed output.
    • Students could reflect on how their understanding has changed (or not) after multiple
      rounds of generating prompts and outputs.
  • Having explored the uses and value of GenAI through activities such these, instructors and
    students could generate a list of best practices for using GenAI as a tool for learning in their
    course.

Instructor Insights and Assignment Samples

More Resources for Teaching Writing

For more detailed resources on writing instruction with GenAI, visit the Howe Center for Writing Excellence's Resources for Teaching Writing page.

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