{"id":1293,"date":"2025-01-15T10:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:05:14","slug":"gen-ai-strategies-you-can-use-today-a-4-part-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/baldwin-clt-teaching-times\/teaching\/gen-ai-strategies-you-can-use-today-a-4-part-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen AI Strategies You Can Use Today: A 4-Part Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their new four-part\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbsp.harvard.edu\/inspiring-minds\/simple-ai-tips-designing-courses\"><em>Inspiring Minds<\/em>\u00a0article series<\/a>, Dan Levy and Angela P\u00e9rez Albertos of the Harvard Kennedy School share their tested techniques for using gen AI to prepare new courses, improve existing courses, conduct class sessions, and design assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each article, includes easy-to-follow steps and supporting videos. The theme here is simplicity\u2014so you can jump right into the new term and free yourself up to focus on what matters most: the learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 key principles for generative AI use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are four foundational principles that anchor how we use gen AI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use AI to assist you\u2014not replace you.<\/strong>\u00a0Gen AI makes mistakes and has limitations. It will not be better than you at most tasks. But it\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0help you complete tasks faster or at a higher quality than you\u2019d be able to without it, making you a more efficient, effective educator. So, while it can\u2019t do your teaching for you, it can serve as your copilot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treat AI as a conversation partner.<\/strong>\u00a0Often, people will be disappointed with the first response gen AI produces and abandon it altogether. But you can and should have conversations with AI. You can give it additional information or instructions to improve its output, just as you might if you were collaborating with a person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remember that you are the expert.<\/strong>\u00a0You are the expert not only on the subject you teach, but on your students and what will work for them. So don\u2019t feel like you should use what gen AI produces unquestioningly. Evaluate its outputs and refine them according to your knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Practice often.<\/strong>\u00a0The more you use gen AI, the more you\u2019ll understand its strengths and limitations. Practice will naturally make you better at prompting while also helping you discover new ways you can use AI tools to teach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 guidelines for great prompting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use the TIC formula.\u00a0<\/strong>This formula ensures that every AI prompt mentions what you want the AI to do (the task), how you want the AI to do it (the instructions), and what the AI needs to know to do it properly (the context). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When in doubt, ask the AI what information it needs.\u00a0<\/strong>You can ask it what information it needs, just as you would when developing new class activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When you believe gen AI made a mistake, tell it so.\u00a0<\/strong> There\u2019s nothing wrong with pushing back at it, telling it that it didn\u2019t deliver what you wanted, and asking it to try again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When asking for a complex task, break it down into smaller components.\u00a0<\/strong>Providing gen AI with step-by-step instructions can help when asking it to complete complex tasks\u2014just as it does for humans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Femail.hbsp.harvard.edu%2Fdc%2FkeBX1OgHx60rfqXvANbe586gIzcUy0z5lP5VEXRDZMDeR_0tRk_JpOg_CIySPlKPNDU8NP96qpszcwC3MVes0-_MOh3UzFWy_UVUwCtjx0XF5fS-6n8VAb7Di6KqWKgauJoxV_lvjPP8IGmDqyOk7Q_XluyOSorMWecuvoRoT5PZvRChxNT4PNK_2xmU0VTluMnbQ9hBpNELkDX33fAYDPVQV6_RJD8ZKgiChCxgB_W-1U8FNjlyp6G8OpL28Dyc8qfyMRsBjeoSL80bSuymub3qMWOvkWxPqDBBAHSr8V8%3D%2FODU1LUFUWi0yOTQAAAGYA6qmLv2CLG1HDU_bZIBAr_zNxPGPXaY_Fa2H2SgF8_YSk4H3RWwDSI_OkPTA9CWqP9gI8LA%3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckbyrnes%40bowdoin.edu%7C3fd96c1250c347e4586f08dd34937ea4%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C0%7C0%7C638724530292589673%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FB0mFOXr5HUvA4x7r9yUoQBtQD0SYw%2FRBsu1n%2Fxb5WA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Part 1: Simple AI Tips for Designing Courses<\/a>&nbsp;Levy and P\u00e9rez Albertos first share their underlying principles and guidelines for AI use, then detail how they prompt gen AI to create lesson plans and suggest relevant class materials.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Femail.hbsp.harvard.edu%2Fdc%2FkeBX1OgHx60rfqXvANbe586gIzcUy0z5lP5VEXRDZMDeR_0tRk_JpOg_CIySPlKP-q9VcGSBjvBtuwJq2w9T63iwMqXF3gNiPxNUAZu3RVezAu8e9qBJQDSzJgiqrsTBG-JCQxB2uKdnbIxCaJKyWfam9ZWWVzn35ovtKTQmMyLLc6XvemomyFuy8fG380NG8quTwaY73d6DeuEIT2U_r5O2qF2orpXbynGB59S0XW_meiGJO1FPipaUIgETWNivW41rxZH0WlrIw9YgZ2aTDe8MoVMvZSFKmFPQkj4rHHk%3D%2FODU1LUFUWi0yOTQAAAGYA6qmLv2CLG1HDU_bZIBAr_zNxPGPXaY_Fa2H2SgF8_YSk4H3RWwDSI_OkPTA9CWqP9gI8LA%3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckbyrnes%40bowdoin.edu%7C3fd96c1250c347e4586f08dd34937ea4%7C984e32e5f98a4600aa3227c3f948abe3%7C0%7C0%7C638724530292604674%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FZMsQYa2%2B82bc2e%2BP3wXLbl0aSEZbXH0CP6bFFVVW3E%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Part 2: Simple AI Tips for Revising Courses<\/a>&nbsp;The authors explore how to more efficiently refresh existing courses for a new term by using AI to get feedback on slides, brainstorm new activities to solidify learning, and quickly gather insights from student evaluations.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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using AI and let you use AI in real time to check comprehension.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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