Using AI Tools in Your Research

University of Miami
Provides guidance on using AI to assist with professional tasks including teaching and research.

The University of Vermont
Provides questions to consider when developing your syllabi statements.

NC State University
Example statements and recommendations for discussing the ethical implications of AI use in the classroom.

Wide variety of policies and syllabi statements to explore. Examples span across many disciplines and cover a range of allowable use, from policies that encourage AI use to highly restrictive policies.

This Hub page contains information about generative AI and NCC's academic integrity policy, as well as sample syllabus statements, assignment statements, and information about the Copyleaks plagiarism tool available in Canvas.

Lindsay Cesari (username A Bee in the Library), school librarian
"This 40-50 minute lesson utilizes whole-group instruction, independent work, and small-group work to meet the following learning objective: Students will determine academically appropriate uses for AI. The tone of this lesson is collaborative as the students and teacher work together to consider ethical implications and establish norms.

This lesson is best suited for teachers who understand the value of AI, and want to permit students to use it in some academically appropriate situations, but also continue to value the writing process as a means to develop deeper understanding. If you want to work with your students to find pedagogically sound approaches to incorporating AI, this resource is for you."

"This open crowdsourced collection by #creativeHE presents a rich tapestry of our collective thinking in the first months of 2023 stitching together potential alternative uses and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that could make a difference and create new learning, development, teaching and assessment opportunities."

"Six templated lesson plans are included. Each was developed to be a stand-alone hour-long lesson plan. We designed each to be flexible, so that instructors can use them as appropriate for the different approaches taken in humanities, social sciences, and science courses. The plans contain the following sections:
● Introduction to the individual framework covered
● Learning objectives
● Discipline-focused activity with sample prompts for use with an LLM such as ChatGPT
● Teaching notes

Three of the plans cover information literacy, and the other three on visual literacy."

Ryan Wepler, Director of the Graduate Writing Center, Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
"Choose one of your previous essays (1a, 1b, 1c, or 1d) and ask ChatGPT to write an essay with the same premise as the one you wrote. You’ll need to include the word count (500–700 words), a request to make the essay funny, a mildly detailed description of your concept, and a few key details that the essay should include. It’s okay to try a few times, or ask the chatbot for follow-up adjustments to the essay.
Once you’ve received your response, read and compare the robot essay to the one you wrote. Then write a short reflection describing (1) how ChatGPT’s take on your premise is different from your own, and (2) what feels distinctive about your human comedy voice when compared with the voice of a robot comedian."

Suzanne Tapp, Texas Tech University
"In this assignment, students are asked to write a professional letter that makes a request of someone else. ... I want students to be able to write a professional letter that represents them well and acknowledges the intended audience respectfully (and if appropriately,
persuasively). This skill will benefit them for a lifetime, whether they are writing to a faculty member or to a future employer. ... These students are most often new to TTU and the likelihood of them using ChatGPT is high. This assignment is low stakes and gives me an opportunity to begin a conversation about the potential of this tool and the ethical implications."

Ryan Watkins, Professor of Educational Technology Leadership, and Human-Technology Collaboration at George Washington University
Includes descriptions of 10 assignments. Some incorporate ChatGPT, while others look to circumvent it.
1. Prompt Competition
2. Reflect and Improve
3. Re-vision
4. Dual Assignments
5. Mind Maps
6. Debates
7. Videos or Podcasts
8. Explain Your Thinking
9. 2x2 Matrix
10. Next Time