They Say, I Say, Robots Play

Students use AI to engage in rhetorical argumentation, refining their ability to analyze, respond to, and construct persuasive academic discourse.

Ghostwriting: Your Voice in the Machine

Students explore how AI-generated text can reflect and adapt to an individual’s writing style. The activity examines the implications of AI-assisted authorship, guiding students in refining their digital writing practices, critically assessing AI-generated content, and maintaining their unique voice while engaging with machine-generated text.

A Decision Tree to Guide Student AI Use

This activity provides a decision tree model to guide students in responsible AI use for enhancing their learning. It emphasizes critical engagement, iterative use, and transparency in AI interactions, fostering metacognitive reflection and ethical clarity in writing.

Help Students Think More Deeply With ChatGPT

This assignment guides students in using ChatGPT to enhance their critical thinking skills. It encourages them to engage deeply with content, ask insightful questions, and analyze AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance.

Interview a Chatbot

This activity introduces students to AI and its applications in writing as they interview a chatbot to learn more about how the AI tool works.

Student Guide for AI Use

This resource “helps students understand how and when to use these [AI] tools wisely and responsibly.” by using a flowchart of possible uses and their academic appropriateness.

Uncovering Deepfakes

Students will analyze various examples of deepfakes, discuss their implications, and learn to apply strategies to discern authentic from manipulated content.

Critiquing Generative AI in Technology and Culture

Students experiment with generative AI and critically evaluate its limitations and implications on academic work. Through this process, students learn to distinguish between reliable and fabricated sources.

Teaching Students How to Use AI Responsibly

Students input their old essays into AI tools to receive feedback and learn to discern between good and bad advice. They also learn about paraphrasing versus plagiarism.

AI Literacy: Real-World Cautionary Tales

Students analyze real-world case studies that illustrate the potential pitfalls and ethical considerations of AI applications, enhancing their understanding of AI’s impact on society.

My Summer with ChatGPT

The assignment emphasizes creative storytelling by encouraging students to co-create stories with ChatGPT, and then they document their interactions with AI in a reflective journal, analyzing their learning experiences and the impact of AI on their writing development.

Wrestling with A.I.

Students first read and reflect on articles on the social implications of AI and then participate in class discussions of the ethical dilemmas that AI presents. Additional ideas in the chapter include asking students to play with predictive text and to write position statements on the use of AI.

AI Literacy Workshop Series

This collection of activities were part of a series of workshops on AI literacy, touching on tools, prompt writing, and more. The activities can be used individually or as a full series.

AI Literacy Workshop: AI and Copyright

The assignment provides an extensive overview of copyright laws relevant to AI-generated content, including discussion of Creative Commons licensing.

AI & Ethics

Students engage in role-playing activities where they run their own companies and make ethical decisions. This hands-on approach helps them understand the practical implications of AI ethics.

AI & Drawing

This assignment teaches students how data becomes output in AI models and highlighting the presence of human biases in datasets. By exploring drawing in Google Quick, Draw!, students learn core AI ideas in a fun and interactive way.