November 15, 2024

Teaching with ChatGPT & Other AI

Artificial Intelligence has been with us and continues to transform how we work, think, interact, and educate. Open AI’s ChatGPT is only one of many AI-powered tools in use across dozens of sectors. While AI has great potential, human expertise, critical thinking, and social connection remain vital. 

This curated resource collection introduces Generative AI and its uses in education, with an option for deeper exploration. Given the rapid pace of change, updates will be periodic. Be mindful of publication dates, and note that some resources are live, collaborative documents and regularly updated.

Generative AI 101

This section describes what Generative AI (GenAI) is and how it works.

A Generative AI Primer

For an overview of generative AI, take a look at this Editor’s Pick Gen AI Primer offered by Educause. Scroll to the bottom if you want the (maybe too brief) TL:DR summary. Published August 2023.

Practical AI for Instructors and Students Part 1: Introduction to AI for Teachers and Students

First of a fantastic and informative video series on Generative AI for instructors and students, hosted by Ethan Mollick and team from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. (Pub. date: 7/31/23)

What is ChatGPT and Why Does it Matter?

This site offers a comprehensive introduction to ChatGPT, provided in a question/answer format, explaining what it does, how it works, ethical considerations, and possible uses. Updated June 2024.

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Ethical Considerations

Bias in AI

IBM's definition of AI bias and discussion of how it develops, presents in AI output, and how to avoid it.

Drawing from Three Lenses of Inclusion

Drawing from three lenses of inclusion, this August 2024 Educause article considers how to leverage generative AI as part of a constellation of mission-centered inclusive practices in higher education.

Environmental Impacts of GenAI

Inside Higher Ed article discussing the various environmental impacts of large language models and generative AI. The author cautions developers and educators to make themselves aware of the sustainability aspects of using GenAI and let those aspects inform their Gen AI usage.

Equity & Access

Nature article from April 2024 discussing the benefits of GenAI for those in higher education who need accessibility support.

Ethical AI for Teaching & Learning

Brief discussion from Cornell on ethical, privacy, and equity concerns around the use of GenAI in a teaching and learning context.

Ethical Considerations for GenAI in Higher Education

e-Book chapter outlining the various ethical, labor, bias, privacy, and environmental concerns associated with GenAI use in higher edu.

How Should AI Systems Behave & Who Should Decide

OpenAI's discussion on how AI systems behave, mitigating bias in their systems, and how they plan to incorporate public input on future decision-making and developments of their AI systems.

Wrestling with AI

e-Book chapter on one educator's path of wrestling with GenAI and how to slow-walk the ethically incorporation of its use into teaching.

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Talking to Students About Using GenAI

This section includes ideas for engaging with students in conversation about their use of GenAI, as well as interactive syllabus statement generators and examples.

Ask Your Students

This copyable Google doc offers a set of sample questions to ask your students about their use of GenAI, perhaps as part of a co-creation process for your course’s GenAI use policy or for reflection at the mid-term or end of the semester.

Don’t Blame Students for Using ChatGPT to Cheat

Broader ways to think about plagiarism in the era of generative AI and ChatGPT.

GenAI Syllabus Statement Generator

Pepperdine University’s Interactive GenAI Syllabus Statement Generator. Want to answer a series of course- and GenAI-related questions and have your syllabus policy crafted for you? This is your tool!

Student Guide to Using AI

From AAC&U and Elon University comes this Student Guide to Using AI. It offers a helpful set of guidelines for students to follow in deciding when and how to use GenAI in their educational pursuits. Importantly, the guide centers ethics and the faculty-student-course relationship.

UC San Diego’s Crafting Your GenAI & AI Policy: A Guide for Instructors.

Check out this comprehensive slide-based resource walking you through how to craft your GenAI syllabus policy and statements.

Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT

Crowdsourced Google doc on classroom policies for AI use

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Exploring GenAI Tools

This section offers places to explore various GenAI tools.

Future Tools

FutureTools Collects & Organizes All The Best AI Tools.

Futurepedia – The Largest AI Tools Directory

What other AI tools are out there? Check out this extensive website dedicated to collecting a lengthy, and searchable, list of AI Tools, including ChatGPT.

There’s an AI for That

An alphabetical list of tasks that can be completed using AI tools.

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Teaching with GenAI

This section offers suggestions for using GenAI in your teaching.

15 Ways to Use ChatGPT as an Instructional Designer, Instructor, and Teacher

YouTube video from Dr. Luke Hobson on 15 ways to use ChatGPT as an instructional designer, instructor, and teacher.

AI Hacks for Educators

Open resource from UCF offers faculty 50+ tips to using GenAI in their teaching, research, and other tasks as educators.

Incorporate GenAI into your Assignments

Looking for ideas on how to incorporate GenAI into your assignments, while still cultivating critical thinking in your students? Check out this eBook with 60+ assignment ideas from our colleagues at the UCF Center for Teaching Excellence.

Making AI Part of the Assignment

Chronicle article discussing ways to help disclose and evaluate their use of AI in college assignments, including a template for copying and incorporating into your classes.

Professors at Play AI Playbook

Professors at Play and Publications at Play present a fun introduction to artificial intelligence in the classroom. This collection of resources and ideas looks to demystify the role of AI in education through the lens of play. If AI is going to happen, let’s have some fun with it!

Prompt Engineering Tips and Tactics

From OpenAI, prompt engineering tips and tactics for the best ChatGPT results.

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A Deeper Dive

AI Related Podcasts

Review of AI-related podcasts which may be of interest to faculty and students.

AI Risk Repository

From MIT, a regularly updated database of risks associated with AI use, to include causes and a domain taxonomy for classifying risks. Recommended uses for researchers, educators, and policymakers.

Generative AI Product Tracker

Ithaca's GenAI product tracker with notes across several domain features

The AI Dilemma

YouTube video from the Center for Humane Technology describing GenAI, its abilities, and the dilemmas facing humanity.

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