AI Resources

Practical Tips for Teachers to Use AI - Using AI in the classroom setting can pose challenges like fear of plagiarism or fear of lack of creativity and critical thinking. This article provides suggestions for protecting your data and privacy when using artificial intelligence, as well as insight on brining it into your classrooms for innovative assignments and practices.

Advanced Prompting Guide for Teachers - In this video, the author will focus on how to engineer better prompts using prompt stacking to drill down to more specific results with the text-to-response model. Here, you will learn how to use prompt stacking to train the model to understand and respond to more complex and specific prompts, resulting in more accurate and relevant responses. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to using AI in the classroom, this guide will provide you with the tools you need to take your teaching to the next level.

Using AI in the Classroom - How can educators stay informed and prepared for the use of AI in their classrooms? Through this video, Education Week discusses the ways in which educators at any level can begin to incorporate AI into their lesson plans, and classroom activities, and suggestions for ways in which students can use AI to practice different thinking and learning styles.

Top AI Tools for Knowledge Work - This article provides a list of opportunities for educators to use AI in many ways within their classrooms, assignments, feedback, and more.

AI for Education - Dive into this resource focused on AI literacy training. These resources from AI for Education lead the responsible adoption of Generative AI in the education ecosystem, empowering teachers and ultimately improving student outcomes while preparing them for the future.

Tips for Using AI for Class

1. Always be sure to ask your instructor if it's okay to use AI. Follow syllabus AND assignment directions that say if using AI is allowed or prohibited and pay attention to what kind of AI use is permitted.
2. Use AI tools responsibly and appropriately. AI tools should help you make your academic work better, not do the work for you. You are the creator of your work.
3. Cite work produced by generative AI tools if you gained information from AI.
4. Check the accuracy of work produced by AI. Verify with additional sources to confirm or correct the AI work.
5. Don't mistake AI created work as expertise with credentials. There are a lot of examples out there showing you can't trust AI information even if it credits an educated, certified, or famous person.
6. Watch for bias. AI tools draw from information on the Internet, which includes biased content.
7. Think critically about what AI generates. AI does not take the place of critical thinking, human interpretation, and decision-making.
8. You need to know enough about the topic to think about what AI produces.
9. A librarian from University Libraries can help you evaluate and fact-check AI. Stop by Bracken Library or any branch location, or chat/email them to get help!

A Guide for Students: Should I use AI? - Trying to decide when you should use AI in your work? Check out this flow chart to think through the process and better understand how to appropriately use AI in your course work.

A Student Guide to Navigating College in the AI Era - There is no doubt that AI will continue to evolve and impact many aspects of our lives.  This guide will help you get the most out of your college experience as you prepare for the revolution ahead. With this guide, students can gain insights on using AI in the classroom, prompting tips, and insights on using artificial intelligence in their future work.

For the Beginning User

Ball State Artificial Intelligence Ethics (coming soon) - AI technologies have a profound impact on education, research, and the daily lives of the students, faculty, and staff at Ball State. While we are optimistic about AI, we understand that these technologies bring their own sets of challenges that must be appropriately addressed. As Cardinals, we are committed to fostering an ethical approach to AI. Dive into this ethics document to learn more about our suggestions for using AI ethical in your workspaces and classrooms, and to learn more about how we are using and developing AI tools ethically.

What is Artifical Intelligence (AI)? - Chatbots and image generators are just the tipping point when it comes to AI, but it can be a bit overwhelming. As a new users, check out this article which explains to an audience of new users how artificial intelligence works, provides definitions, and sets you up for success in real-world applications.

Generative AI in a Nutshell - New users can take away key points about how AI works, how it is trained, and the different types of models users may encounter.

Most Popular Ted Talks about AI (Playlist) - Dive into one of the most buzzed-about topics of the year with these must-watch TED Talks on AI, showcasing groundbreaking advancements and thought-provoking perspectives on the future of this world-changing innovation.

Introduction to Gen AI with Udemy - Take advantage of Udemy’s Learning Paths to check out this resource which brings content together from a wide variety of Udemy courses to ensure beginning learners are gaining foundations before moving forward to implementation.