Quick Start AI Guide
Brief Overview
Pressed for time? This guide will prepare you to understand the basics of Generative AI tools such as Claude 3, ChatGPT-4o, and Gemini, to set your course syllabus statement and policies, to understand AI ethics and bias concerns, and to learn about how AI is being used in higher education environments. If you would like to learn more about AI or incorporate it into your teaching, reach out to WMUx using our contact form.
Step 1: Overview of Generative AI (50 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:
- Buolamwini, Joy. “How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms.” TED Talk, 2017. (Dr. Buolamwini’s new book, Unmasking AI (Penguin Random House, 2023) is highly recommended for when you have more time.)
- 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:
- Coffey, Lauren. “Professors Cautious of Tools to Detect AI-Generated Writing.” Inside Higher Ed, 9 February 2024.
- 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 and MLA Guide
- Moulaison-Sandy, Heather. “What Is a Person? Emerging Interpretations of AI Authorship and Attribution.” Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 22 October 2023.
Step 5: AI in Education (60 minutes)
Read these resources:
- Mollick, Ethan. “Innovation through Prompting: Democratizing Educational Technology and More…”. One Useful Thing substack, 22 April 2024.
- Mollick, Ethan, and Lilach Mollick. “Instructors as Innovators: A Future-Focused Approach to New AI Learning Opportunities, with Prompts.” Available at SSRN, 22 April 2024. Direct PDF Link.
- Mowreader, Ashley. “Teaching Tip: Navigating AI in the Classroom.” Inside Higher Ed, 28 February 2024.
- Supiano, Becky. “Teaching: Practical AI Strategies for the Classroom.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 November 2023.
- Warner, John. “On AI and Meaningful Feedback.” Inside Higher Ed, 6 February 2024.