Research Guides: Generative AI: Gen AI for Educators

Gen AI for Educators

Professional Productivity-Faculty might use Generative AI to streamline rsearch and other professional tasks such as:

Research Assistance
- Find relevant research on a topic
- Summarize research
- Conduct literature reviews
- Curating resources
Administrative Support
- Plan meetings and events
- Scheduling
- Update bios and resumes
- Generate report
- Student data management

Example Prompts:

Write a convincing proposal to get this new course approved by department X (or approved to count for this gen ed requirement). The format is Y and should include 5 learning outcomes that align with Z...
Why might I want to keep using this old code/software?

AI Prompts for Teaching

Course Design & Lesson Planning-Faculty might use Generative AI to streamline their process of course design and planning, including:

Create syllabi statements
Write learning outcomes, timelines, activities, and rubrics
Align course objectives with activities and assessments
Develop lesson plans
Planning modules
Draft course policies and lecture notes
Redesign courses

Additional resource: 2024 UHD CTLE Lunch & Learn Workshop #1: Designing Quality Courses Efficiently with QM Essentials and AI

Assignment & Assessment Creation

Design quizzes with varied question types, answer keys, and rubrics
Create assessments that promote critical thinking and application
Write sample problems and case studies
Write assignment instructions

Additional resource: 2024 UHD CTLE Lunch & Learn Workshop #5: AI-Powered Assessments: Evaluate Your Grading

Engagement Tools

Generate fun facts, jokes, or engaging activites to introduce topics
Evaluate tech tools for your classroom needs

Example Prompts

What’s unclear about these instructions?
Provide five ideas for how to introduce X
Design a classroom exercise where students will need to...
Improve this assignment so it is harder to cheat using AI
Can you put this into simpler terms for beginning students?
Analyze typical assignments for college-level data science courses and adapt or create 5 new assignments that need to be done with AI assistance. Provide instructions. If the assignment can be done by AI alone then start over

Communication & Feedback-Faculty may benefit from:

Draft message for students who missed class or assignments
Translate content into different languages
Simplify assignment language
Provide feedback on student assignments

Clarifying Information Prompts

Could you simplify this:
I need help breaking this assignment down into smaller steps:
Can you help me outline clear expectations for the upcoming [type of assignment] in [course]?

Providing Quality Feedback Prompts

Give suggestions for feedback on this:
Give me ideas on how to incorporate positive feedback in assignments for ______
Create a chart-based grading rubric for this assignment, with categories and corresponding achievement levels (3, 2, 1, 0).
Create a template for providing constructive feedback on this assignment:
How can I prompt students to reflect on their performance in _____?

See Also

"Effective AI Prompts for Teachers" by Dr. Angie Elkins

Supplemental Learning Resources-Through AI tools, faculty can quickly curate a range of educational resources.

Summarize video transcripts
Provide step-by-step activity instructions
Suggest alternative collaborative activities
Suggest activities that target career application
Generate student assignment example

Digital Accessibility

Generating Digital Accessibility
- AI can automatically generate descriptive alt text for images, making them accessible to students who use screen readers.
- Summaries and outlines aiding students with comprehension and note-taking.
- Personalized content to individual learning needs.
- Audio descriptions for videos makes content accessible to students with visual impairments.
- Simplified language
Supporting Executive Functioning
- Breakdown large assignments into smaller, more manageable steps, assisting students with time management and organization.
- Calendar integration
- Personalized reminders
Enhancing Engaging and Motivation
- Adaptive feedback
- Interactive learning: such as simulations, games, and quizzes that can make learning more engaging
- Personized feedback helps students to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

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Improve Digital Accessibility

Generating Accessible Content

AI can automatically generate descriptive alt text for images, making them accessible to students who use screen readers.
Summaries and Outlines aiding students with comprehension and note-taking.
Personalized Content to individual learning needs
Audio Descriptions for videos makes content accessible to students with visual impairments.
Simplified Language

Supporting Executive Functioning

Breakdown large assignments into smaller, more manageable steps, assisting students with time management and organization.
Calendar Integration
Personalized Reminders

Enhancing Engagement and Motivation

Adaptive Feedback
Interactive Learning: such as simulations, games, and quizzes, that can make learning more engaging.
Personalized Feedback helps students to understand their strengths and weaknesses.