4 - Level Up: Use AI Effectively and Creatively

Introduction

Now that you've learned to use these AI-based tools responsibly, what are some of your options for using them creatively? By learning more and playing around, you can discover all sorts of ways to craft better prompts for chatbots and use AI-based tools for a variety of exciting purposes.

This page includes links to a few different resources -- feel free to spend as much or as little time exploring them as you'd like! For each of the resources presented below, it's still important for you to evaluate on your own the ethics and responsible uses of any tool you'd like to use.

Write effective prompts

The quality of the prompt you enter into an AI-based tool affects the quality of the product you get back. This field of study is called prompt engineering. Check out these different resources to level-up your prompt-writing skills.

Explore different AI-based tools

The list of AI-based tools is rapidly expanding. Check out this resource for a list of interesting tools you might be able to use for different purposes Links to an external site.. If you'd like (and if you feel comfortable with the user agreements), check out a few of these tools and think about different purposes each one could be useful for.

You also have access to a variety of AI-based tools for free through University of Maryland. It's always worth checking your access to Microsoft or Adobe AI products with your UMD institutional account, and keep an eye out for updates throughout the semester as new tools may become available.

Next steps

Congratulations on completing this module on AI and Information Literacy! We hope you feel comfortable evaluating how to use AI-based tools responsibly in your academic work. As a reminder, here are a few resources for your questions:

• • • If you are unsure if a certain use of an AI-based tool is an academic integrity violation, please talk to your course instructor. Every instructor will have different expectations about AI-based tools in their classroom, so it is your responsibility to double check if you are at all unsure to make sure you are not committing an academic integrity violation.
    • If you have questions about information literacy or citations, please email libues@umd.edu or contact your subject specialist librarianLinks to an external site. for assistance! We can set up a video chat or assist over email.
    • If you have questions about the how AI tools work, or the ethics of AI, check out the "learn more" links on the bottom of the pages in this module for additional resources and articles to explore.

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