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.

Text and code

Here are some potential things you could ask an AI-based chatbot to do for you -- if you have time, try some of them out!

Proofread a document
Debug code
Check the tone of something you wrote
Find information on a topic you know a lot about
Find information on a topic you know very little about
Generate code for a specific use
Compose a caption based on a longer paragraph of text
Summarize notes from a meeting
Simplify a concept (e.g. "explain [concept] to me as if I'm 12 years old")
Create a study guide or practice problems
Make flashcards based off your notes
Make a plan (e.g. "recommend a list of roadside attractions where I should stop when driving from College Park, Maryland to New York City")
Get coaching or a longer conversation (e.g. "Act as an interviewer for [job]. Please ask me one question at a time and wait for my response each time. Have the questions start easy and get progressively more technical.")

For more inspiration, check out the "How to use generative AI" section of this resource from The University of Sydney or this page on crafting good prompts from Georgetown University.

Images

For inspiration about how to refine your visual language to generate a wide range of images from AI-based tools, check out The DALL-E Prompt Book.

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. 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. Here is a current list of AI-based tools that are available to you. And keep an eye out for updates throughout the semester as new tools may be added.

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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