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Bias in generative AI
Fact-checking and hallucinations

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    The content in this section is about prompt engineering for generative AI tools and covers the following topics:

    • What is 'prompt engineering'?
    • How can 'C.L.A.S.S.' help you to write good prompts for generative AI tools? 
    • How can generative AI tools help you learn and study better?
    • What are the drawbacks of generative AI? 

    Work through the materials to answer these questions and find out more about how to work with generative AI tools. 


    • Lesson 1: Introduction to prompt engineering

      (Duration: 30-40 minutes)


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    • Introduction to Generative AI Prompt Engineering - Interactive book External tool
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      A short explanation of what prompt engineering is and why it is important.

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    • The Basics of Prompt Engineering - Interactive book External tool
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      Some simple suggestions for effective prompt writing (C.L.A.S.S.) along with example prompts and outputs from ChatGPT. 

      Required (Duration: 10-15 minutes)
    • Infographic - 5 C.L.A.S.S Tips for Prompt Writing Page
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      For quick reference and review, this infographic presents the five C.L.A.S.S. tips for writing effective generative AI prompts.

      Optional (Duration: 2-3 minutes)

    • Infographic - 5 C.L.A.S.S Tips for Prompt Writing - PDF File
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    • Develop / Do

    • Prompt Engineering - C.L.A.S.S. tips for writing generative AI prompts - H5P Drag & Drop activity External tool
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      A short matching activity to help you to review the 5 C.L.A.S.S. tips for effective prompt writing.

      Required (Duration: 5 minutes)
    • Prompt Engineering - Identifying the C.L.A.S.S. tips for prompts - H5P Multiple Choice task External tool
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      This activity requires you to analyse example prompts and identify examples of the 5 C.L.A.S.S. tips.

      Required (Duration: 5-10 minutes)


    • Lesson 2: Improve your prompt writing skills

      (Duration: 30-40 minutes)


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    • Improving and Refining your Prompts - Interactive book External tool
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      Some suggestions are given for building your prompt engineering skills, along with example prompts and output from ChatGPT.

      Required (Duration: 5-10 minutes)

    • Develop / Do

    • Prompt Engineering - Rating prompts - H5P Drag & Drop activity External tool
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      This activity helps you to review what you've learned so far by evaluating the effectiveness of example prompts.

      Required (Duration: 5-10 minutes)
    • Prompt Engineering - Effective prompts for beginning your research - H5P Multiple Choice task External tool
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      This activity requires you to think about using prompts in a realistic academic situation and evaluate how effective the example prompts are for beginning a research project.

      Required (Duration 5-10 minutes)


    • Lesson 3: Explore prompts for using generative AI tools for independent study

      (Duration: 30-35 minutes)


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    • Using Generative AI to Support Learning - Interactive book External tool
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      This presents some practical suggestions and examples of how generative AI tools can be used to help you study and learn.

      Required (Duration: 5-10 minutes)
    • Summary of Prompt Engineering - Interactive book External tool
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      This is a short summary of all the main learning points about prompt writing.

      Required (Duration: 2-3 minutes)
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      Develop / Do

    • Prompt Engineering - Designing your own prompts - H5P Column External tool
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      This activity gives some ideas to help you practise writing your own gen AI prompts.

      Required (Duration: 20-25 minutes)
Bias in generative AI
Fact-checking and hallucinations