ChatGPT 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 ChatGPT tool in their courses. For more detailed resources on writing instruction with ChatGPT, visit this resource from Miami's Howe Center for Writing Excellence.

Resources to Support Thinking About Using ChatGPT in Instruction

• Orientation (blog post from Inside Higher Ed by John Warner)
• General Uses (scroll to "Embracing...;" blog post from Zak Cohen, ASCD)
• Options (skip to slide 34; slide deck by Torrey Trust, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
• Syllabus (advice on AI statements from Kevin Gannon, Chronicle of Higher Education)

Ways to Generate Assignments With ChatGPT Prompts and Outputs

• Students analyze, critique, and/or revise ChatGPT outputs. These outputs could be prompted
  and generated by the instructor or students.
  • Instructors can focus on course topics with commonly held misconceptions. ChatGPT
    outputs draw upon internet content and frequently yield inaccurate information on
    such topics.
  • Students’ evaluations could include both the outputs and the sources of ChatGPT
    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 ChatGPT through activities such these, instructors and
  students could generate a list of best practices for using ChatGPT as a tool for learning in their
  course.

Instructor Insights and Assignment Samples

• New Modes of Learning Enabled by AI Chatbots: Three Methods and Assignments (by Ethan and Lilach Mollick)
• Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts (by Ethan and Lilach Mollick)
• Multiple Disciplines: Academic Paper Assignments (preprint by Andreas Jungherr at the University of Bamberg)
• Economics (preprint by Tyler Cowen and Alexander Tabarrok at George Mason University)
• Political Science (by Kevin Reuning)
• Physics (start video at 2:10)
• Psychology
• General Chemistry (from Ellen Yezierski)

Read the Fine Print

Instructors and students should be sure to read Chat GPT’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Students should have the option not to use ChatGPT if they are uncomfortable with how the tool collects or uses their data. In such cases, students can use outputs generated by the instructor or other students.