AI Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT):Guide For Instructors

Thinking about ChatGPT as a pedagogy problem, rather than a plagiarism problem, is a way to approach our teaching generatively.

Scaffolding mitigates library anxiety, imposter syndrome, and accidental plagiarism.

Rather than assigning a big, summative paper or project at the end of the course, breaking it up into stages with student reflection reinforces original work and a growth mindset that can reduce the perceived need for students using a tool such as ChatGPT.

Our liaison librarians can help: Set up an instruction consultation.

1. Ethan Mollick, Wharton School at Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Start with these articles from his newsletter:

• The Homework Apocalypse: Fall is going to be very different this year. Educators need to be ready.
• Assigning AI: Seven Ways of Using AI in Class
• How to use AI to do practical stuff: A new guide
• The future of education in a world of AI

Sign up for his newsletter: One Useful Thing. And read his paper: Mollick, Ethan R. and Mollick, Lilach, Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts (March 17, 2023).

See also his webinar recording: Unlocking the power of AI - Ethan Mollick & Lilach Mollick, Harvard Business Publishing Education.

These are worth watching:
Practical AI for Instructors and Students (10 to 12 minutes each)

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

2. Dr. Philippa Hardman, Learning designer from the UK
Start with these articles from her newsletter:
Post-AI Assessment
A ChatGPT Prompt for Learner Equity
See also her talk: The AI Education Revolution is Coming, or is it?- TEDx Santa Barbara

3. Brent Anders, American University of Armenia
From his blog: Writing assignments in the age of AI
How ChatGPT Can Help Prevent Violations of Academic Integrity

See also his book for ideas for teaching AI literacy concepts, The AI Literacy Imperative: Empowering Instructors & Students.

More Teaching Ideas

meta(LAB) at Harvard - The AI Pedagogy Project 
A collection of assignments and materials for educators curious about how AI affects their students and their syllabi.

Integrating Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: Faculty approaches across Barnard
Faculty across disciplines provide a glimpse into their approaches.

Critical Thinking with AI: Two Approaches 
"How can we use AI to foster rather than replace critical thinking? The answer may lie in providing worked examples demonstrating the steps taken in the critical thinking process, using AI not as an answer tool but as a process tool."