Tools for Project
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Tools for the Better World Project
Tools to help you with this Project
How will you keep track of what you do?
You will keep track of your learning and progress by keeping a journal about the experience. Successful entrepreneurs have the great habit of writing about their experiences and ideas. Reflection is a big part of our growth. A big part of the growth-mindset is processing what we learn, as well as reflecting on mistakes and failures and thinking about how we can do better. Journaling is a great tool to help us. You will not have to turn this in; however, keep in mind that evidence of you doing this will be evident in the richness of any project reflections.
You will use an Artificial Intelligence Tool or Platform to help you complete research. You will keep track of your research by using an AI worksheet (which is also the assignment sheet). This will include keeping a copy of the prompts you use, resources cited, and the responses you get from the AI tool. You will submit the AI Worksheet.
Using AI Responsibility
AI Use Policy
Students should only submit work generated by AI when explicitly allowed. Directions in activities, projects, and assignments will inform you when use of AI is allowed.
Academic Integrity - Students may not submit any work created in any part by AI without giving proper acknowledgement and credit. You will need to properly cite the tool, platform, or AI model as a source.
Use MLA citation format to properly cite. Read more here from Brown University's library resource guide.
The Format:
"Description of chat" prompt. Name of AI tool, version of AI tool, Company, Date of chat, URL.An Example:
"How many people are affected by depression" prompt. ChatGPT, 24 May version, OpenAI, May 4, 2024, chat.openai.com/chat.An Example of an In-Text Citation:
People affected by ("How many people are affected by depression").
Keep all AI work by saving every chat with the AI Tool and adding it to the end of your works cited page.
Learn more about how to credit AI here.
Privacy - Students will not share any private or confidential information in any AI tool or platform.
Remember, once it goes in the prompt, it will forever be a part of the knowledge bank that AI pulls from.
Do not put phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers, license numbers, specific names, etc.
Plagiarism - Students should never submit work generated entirely by AI. This includes using any portion of work generated by AI without proper citation and credit.
Check the Facts - Students should check the facts that AI provides by asking it to share its source. It is your responsibility to look carefully at the source to find the same information. Watch this video on how to do this and learn more about the accuracy of AI below.
Never used Chat GPT before?
Head to the official Chat GPT webpage and follow along to learn how to use it.
If you need more assistance with using it, please post in the discussion board.
When it is okay not to share that you used AI
When you use it as an assistant to help edit grammar or spelling.
We've been using AI for many years with Spell Check and Grammarly!
When you use it to find information on your behalf.
We've been using AI for years with Google searches!
BUT, remember if you are taking that information and using it in part, you will need to cite that information.
When to share that you used AI
When you use it to create ideas and specific information such as words, sounds, and images.
Example: the below image was created in an AI image creator using the prompts: children outside of a school
(This image created by Adobe Express)
Proper Citation:
The Format:
("This image" created by Name of AI Tool or Platform)An Example:
(This image created by Adobe Express)
When you use it to draft specific wording and explanations that end up being used outside of the AI Worksheet, then you should insert a citation as outlined by the MLA citation format rule above.
When you use it to help create new ideas that end up being used in anything you share with others or turn in, especially outside of the AI Worksheet, then you should use a citation as outlined by the MLA citation format.
Basically when you use it for anything that is not of your own generation from your brain!
When you have a works cited page --
Proper Citation: Harm reduction methods means people will be safer ("How many people are affected by depression").
When you do not have a works cited at the end --
Proper Citation: Harm reduction methods means people will be safer ("How many people are affected by depression" prompt. ChatGPT, 24 May version, OpenAI, May 4, 2024, chat.openai.com/chat).
How to Share AI for Our Project
For the project you have permission to use AI for, you will only have to summarize your AI experience in the assignment and include the saved chats with the AI Tool.
Unless you are specifically citing something the AI provided you, you do not have to cite AI within the assignment.
You will need to save your chats and share them at the end of the assignment.
AI Tools to Use
Try using Chat GPT, sign up for a free account here: https://chatgpt.com/
It is fairly self explanatory, but if you are struggling to use it, please let Professor Hargis know.
To do so, head to the top right and click on the little box, it will bring up a dialog box where you can copy a link. Include this link in your assignment.
Great AI Tips
Quality matters - what you put into a prompt controls what you get out of it.
Use a thoughtful, detailed prompt, the AI can only provide info based on what you ask.
Revise as needed if you are not getting great responses.
Use more than one AI tool or generator to get a variety of responses and to pair down on inaccuracies.
For our project, use the prompts provided in the assignment.
AI often gets it wrong, in fact it is proven to only be accurate between 60 - 72.3 % of the time (learn more here)!
Check the facts! Watch the video on the right to learn more.
Look at this example of how often AI can be wrong!
Always credit the AI. If you are using AI and using information it gives out to you, cite it just like you would any information.
Use more than 1 AI Tool to compare and reduce inaccuracies.
Keep in mind, using AI and integrating it into your original work is no different than using images, sounds, videos, words, ideas, quotes, etc. from other people.
If it isn't your original idea, give the credit to who it came from.
If it is AI, say so.
*This AI Policy was created from ideas discussed at the Middlesex Community College Professional Day in Spring 2024*
**Also this page is a work in progress, please send all confusions, suggestions or questions to hargiss@middlesex.edu**