This assignment, by Kevin Yee, Kirby Whittington, Erin Doggette, and Laurie Uttich, is from the book ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today.
The summary from the site explains:
Have students report what the AI generates as foundational scholars, articles, or books within a given field or topic.
Key Features of This Assignment
- Identification of Key Scholars and Works
- The assignment teaches students to use ChatGPT to identify significant scholars, studies, and materials within a given field, providing a foundational understanding of important contributors and key texts in the subject area.
- Consolidated Information
- Students benefit from ChatGPT’s ability to consolidate information and provide succinct summaries, making it easier to grasp the essential elements and main ideas of complex topics without sifting through multiple sources.
- Critical Evaluation
- By examining the AI-generated lists and summaries, students learn to critically evaluate the authority and comprehensiveness of AI responses, encouraging them to consider the need for further exploration and verification of the provided information.
Find the full version of this resource on the University of Central Florida OER repository.