AI Guide Quick Start

Step 1: Overview of Generative AI (60 minutes)

Watch Drs. Ethan Mollick and Lilach Mollick’s “Practical AI for Instructors and Students,” Wharton School YouTube Channel:

• Part 1: Introduction to AI for Teachers and Students. 31 July 2023
• Part 2: Large Language Models (LLMs). 1 August 2023
• Part 3: Prompting AI. 2 August 2023
• Part 4: AI for Teachers. 3 August 2023
• Part 5: AI for Students. 4 August 2023

Step 2: Bias Concerns (60 minutes)

Read/watch these resources:

• D’Agostino, Susan. "How AI Tools Both Help and Hinder Equity." Inside Higher Ed, 5 June 2023.
• AI @ WMUx Speaker Series: “AI, Ethics, and Bias: What You Need to Know” a Conversation with Dr. Pierrette Renée Dagg, Director of Technology Impact Research at Merit Network

Step 3: Syllabus and Policy Statements (20 minutes)

Read/review these resources:

• WMUx Article: AI in the Syllabus
• WMUx Article: Establishing AI Policies for Your Classroom
• Eaton, Lance. “Classroom Policies for AI Generative Tools.” Crowdsourced Google Doc. Last updated 2 August 2023.

Step 4: Citing Guides (10 minutes)

Review these resources:

• APA Guide
• MLA Guide

Step 5: Prompt Generation (40 minutes)

Read these resources:

• Cline, Sara. “How ChatGPT Killed My Discussion Boards and Prompted New Prompts.” Times Higher Education, 20 July 2023.
• Jacobs, Heidi Hayes, and Michael Fisher.“Prompt Literacy: A Key for AI-Based Learning.” ASCD Website. Last updated 26 June 2023.
• Mollick, Ethan.“Assigning AI: Seven Ways of Using AI in Class” One Useful Thing Blog. 12 June 2023.

Portions of this toolkit were developed by Western Michigan University's WMUx Teaching and Learning Team and adapted with permission for NIU by the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning