Why is GenAI important?

Generative AI is increasingly being used in our personal, academic, and professional lives to complete tasks, solve problems, research topics, create digital projects, and so much more. Every field has and will continue to be impacted by GenAI. Consequently, it is essential for college students to learn how to use GenAI ethically and effectively, including understanding its benefits and drawbacks, using strategies to produce the best output from GenAI tools, implementing methods to evaluate information produced by GenAI tools, and attributing information from GenAI tools. Developing these skills ensures that Transy students use GenAI successfully in all aspects of their lives.

Note: This microcourse is not meant to grant approval to use generative AI at Transy. Before using any generative AI tool, please check with your professor, employer, or journal publisher to learn if generative AI can be used, and how its use should be cited. Refer to Transy’s Academic Integrity Policy for further guidance in using GenAI.

About these modules

Each module can be taken separately and faculty may choose to assign only particular modules for their courses. Complete the module(s) that you have been assigned. To navigate between one page and the next, please click on the next and previous buttons located at the bottom section of each page. Once you have completed a lesson, take the quiz for that lesson.

What will you learn in this microcourse?

Lesson 1: To articulate how Generative Artificial Intelligence works
Lesson 2: To explain the capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools
Lesson 3: To identify a limitation of GenAI and its implication for ethical use
Lesson 4: To explain how academic integrity policies can be followed when using GenAI in the college classroom
Lesson 5: To access GenAI tools available through Transylvania University and identify features of these tools
Lesson 6: To explain what a GPT is and how to create a GPT
Lesson 7: To explain what a GEM is and how to create a GEM
Lesson 8: To access Notebook LM and identify its features
Lesson 9: To design an effective prompt to use in a GenAI tool
Lesson 10: To design an advanced prompt through the use of context, examples and chaining to create better output in a GenAI tool
Lesson 11: To use lateral reading to fact-check the accuracy of a claim made by GenAI
Lesson 12: To explain when and how GenAI can be used in the writing process

Each lesson contains

Learning Objectives - specific to the module
Time - to complete the module
Pre-Knowledge Check - a task that previews what they will learn in the module
Content - in the form of video, text, and infographics
Quizzes - in the format of 5 multiple-choice questions
Reflection - a question or task that has students reflect on what they learned in the module

Contact Us

You may send feedback and suggestions to library@transy.edu so that we can continue to improve our resources and provide new ones. Contact a librarian for further support in using GenAI tools.

Credits

This microcourse is adapted from the following microcourses:

A special thanks to the Digital Liberal Arts program for providing feedback and suggestions on this microcourse.