AI and Assignments
Although assignments from other institutions must often be tailored to fit the needs of specific Brandeis courses, there is a large and rapidly growing online library of materials to draw from. A short list includes the following:
- University of Central Florida Assignment Collection - ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today
UCF’s open access collection contains ideas for assignments that could be tailored depending on specific course content and needs.This is probably the most user-friendly collection that can get you started with AI in your teaching in a quick and easy way. Each of the 60+ assignment ideas targets a specific skill; explains the rationale for learning that skill; discusses a potential process; and offers a few sample GPT prompts that could be used to generate part of the described activity. The book does not contain a table of contents, but it is organized around seven basic categories: 1. Prompt Engineering; 2. Searching; 3. Evaluating AI Response; 4. Analyzing Text; 5. Writing; 6. Content Generation; and 7. Study Skills.
- Harvard AI Pedagogy Project’s Assignment Catalogue - Assignment Library
Harvard’s AI Pedagogy Project contains a library of assignments that is easily searchable by subject, skill, tool, and theme. Each sample contains a short overview description, a clear statement of the learning objective(s), and detailed objectives. Curated with assignments from educators from around the world, the resource library contains samples from 24 disciplines and counting.
- Northeastern Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research - AI Gallery
The gallery of AI assignments from Northeastern University can help to generate ideas for intentional use of AI in your courses. The gallery features profiles of Northeastern faculty who have submitted AI assignments and activities for inclusion. These pages offer both ideas and detailed information to support educators in incorporating AI into courses from a variety of disciplines.
- The WAC Clearinghouse Assignment Collection - August 2024 AI Assignments
The August 2024 edition of TextGenEd: Continuing Experiments contains 15 open-access assignments covering a range of topics adjacent to writing across the curriculum. Assignments are grouped in five categories, including AI Literacy; Creative Explorations; Ethical Considerations; Prompt Engineering; and Rhetorical Engagements. Each assignment contains an assignment description; explanation of learning goals; original assignment context; materials needed; time frame; teaching overview; and the original teaching prompt.
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Developing AI-Powered Researchers: Integrating GenAI into College Information Literacy Instruction - a webinar from Eastern Kentucky University
This workshop explores assignment best practices to teach students how to effectively utilize text generators for research, to design active learning activities for thoughtful AI interaction; and to think critically about misinformation and bias. The EKU Monthly Spark Talks focus on various pedagogical topics in addition to generative AIs. You can subscribe to their YouTube channel.