The following resources—from universities across the country—offer advice for students and faculty facing questions about the use of generative A.I. at their institutions. Regardless of origin, each emphasize the following points:

  • Generative A.I. apps are powerful tools with much potential, but also pitfalls.
  • Generative A.I. cannot be relied upon to produce factual, scholarly information or research.
  • Faculty should be clear about their policies regarding the use of generative A.I. in the classroom.
  • Students should make certain their use of these tools does not violate their instructors’ stated guidelines or academic integrity policies for their institution as a whole.
A.I. generated image of man in red shirt looking at mountains
“person wearing a red shirt standing at the base of a mountain in the Adirondack mountains and looking up –ar 1:1 –v 5” prompt, MidJourney version 5, 10 August, 2023, cdn.midjourney.com.

A.I. Resource Guides (Updated August 2024)

A.I. Literacy

“A.I. Literacy in the Age of Chat GPT” — A Guide for Instructors (University of Arizona Libraries)

“A.I.: Considerations for Teaching and Learning” (Ohio State University Teaching and Learning Resource Center)

“Considerations for A.I. Tools in the Classroom” (Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning)

“Student Guide to ChatGPT” (University of Arizona Libraries)

WORD Studio & A.I.

This statement discusses the use of generative AI tools in tutoring sessions at St. Lawrence University’s WORD Studio, with advice for instructors about incorporating clear guidelines for the use of A.I. tools in their classes.

Assignment Design


“Artificial Intelligence and Assignment Design” (Duke)

“A.I. in Assignment Design” (Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation)

“TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies” (WAC Clearinghouse) — Includes sample assignments.

Prompt Design


“Prompt Literacy in Academics” (UMichigan)

“GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators” (AI for Education)

“Getting Started with Prompts for Text-Based Generative AI Tools” (Harvard)

“Getting Started with Prompts for Image-Based Generative AI Tools” (Harvard)

“Exploring Different Prompt Frameworks and Their Applications” (LinkedIn) : See for examples of prompts like RTF, RISEN, and RODES.

“Mastering Prompt Engineering: A Guide to the CO-STAR and TIDD-EC Frameworks” (Medium)