As educators, we're always looking for ways to enhance learning and engage our students. The rise of AI tools presents an exciting frontier, offering incredible potential to personalize education, spark creativity, and streamline tasks. However, the magic of AI is intrinsically linked to the quality of our instructions. Think of it like this: a poorly worded question to a student yields a muddled response. The same holds true, perhaps even more so, for AI.
Crafting well-defined prompts isn't just about getting the "right" answer from an AI; it's about unlocking its true capabilities. Clear, specific prompts guide the AI to generate more relevant, nuanced, and insightful outputs. Investing time in learning how to write effective prompts is an investment in the power of AI.
Templates and Samples
Generating strong thoughtful prompts will help refine what the AI tool produces.
Engineering Prompts
In this video Dean Stokes explains a four part framework to write an effective prompt
Trafera has created this flow chart showing how to engineer an AI prompt.
This document provides sample prompts for various curricular areas.