Professional Development

Resources for faculty, staff, and administrators.

How Do I AI Proof My Assignments? from Colorado State University (not all of these will actually work)

Hidden Prompts

Instructions for embedding  hidden prompts:  You simply put a hidden prompt (mention giraffes) in white font (some folks make it very small) in the prompt.  If a student copies and pastes the prompt, they will also copy the hidden prompt.  Screenshots below.

Different Forms of Contract Grading from SUNY Cortland

By "decoupling evaluation from grades," contract grading encourages students to do the work of the assignment because it rewards labor.  Such an approach to grading deincentivizes AI use.

An exercise where the faculty review gen ed/core learning outcomes and see how they are impacted by AI.  Generate discussion with faculty about how to highlight skill acquisition by the student.  For example, at one of our institutions, the Gen Ed learning areas are:

• Aesthetic Sensibility

• Communication- Oral & Written

• Cultural Awareness and Diversity

• Ethical Perspectives

• Reasoning- Scientific & Quantitative

• Technological Fluency

We imagine challenging faculty in different core requirement areas to develop a paragraph that speaks to how AI impacts the learning outcome and develop a set of assignments that demonstrate for students the value of doing the “work” of acquiring the skill themselves.