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General AI Resources

General AI Resources

On this page, you'll find resources that will help you understand AI, how it will impact the classroom, and ideas you can use to embrace and harness AI in your teaching and learning. Information on AI is published at lightning speed, so please help build this page. If you come across items of interest, please forward them to Bryan Saums (email bryan.saums@volstate.edu) for possible listing here.

How Can I Use / Explore AI Right Now?

  • TLDR AI
    • AI, ML, and Data Science in 5 Minuntes. Get a free, daily newsletter with the latest in AI, machine learning, and data science.
  • Future Tools
    • Explore AI tools in music, writing, videography, image creation and manipulation, voice manipulation, and a host of other areas. Browsing through this resource will give you an inkling of the breadth and depth of AI in virtually all creative fields.

Commonly Used AI Chatbots

ChatGPT

Link: chat.openai.com

This is currently the most well-known LLM-based chatbot. It has a free and paid version. The free version (GPT-4o mini) is based on a less powerful version than the paid version (access to GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, and GPT-4). 

Microsoft Copilot

Link: copilot.microsoft.com 

After investing heavily in OpenAI, Microsoft integrated their GPT platform into nearly all of their most well-known products. Their original AI was known as Bing Chat. Now, the tool is called Copilot and is available on Edge (Microsoft’s browser) and other browsers. Copilot has the ability to decipher and generate multimedia, not just text. Users can upload memes and other images to Copilot, for example, as part of a prompt. A large bonus with Copilot is the sidebar experience Microsoft provides within the Microsoft Edge browser. When viewing a link or .pdf file, users can use the Copilot sidebar to interact with the text. 

Claude

Link: claude.ai

Claude is an LLM from Anthropic. Currently, it has one of the largest “context windows” of any platform, which means that users can upload much larger amounts of text when prompt, as part of the context. Users can provide a file that contains the entirety of The Great Gatsby, for example.

Perplexity AI

Link: https://www.perplexity.ai/

Perplexity AI is a research-focused chatbot, providing detailed answers with an emphasis on accuracy and source attribution. Citations to websites are provided for its answers, and it supports various types of input, including text, voice, and even images.

Google Gemini

Link: https://gemini.google.com/app 

Gemini can process and understand various types of information, including text, code, audio, images, and even video.  It is designed to pull in real-time data from the web, making its responses highly up-to-date and relevant, especially for current events or trending topics.

Prompt Libraries to Explore 

Here are several prompt libraries to explore and expand your AI use and skills. One of the best ways to learn more about AI is to open up two or three AI tools (select from the list above) and ask them all to do the same thing with the same prompt. You can see how the output differs, and you'll start to get a feel for which ones are better at which types of tasks. 

 

AI Resources in Teaching & Learning

Resources to Share With Students 

AI Resources for Teaching & Learning (Designed for Faculty) 

These resources are about using AI to support teaching and learning. If you come across items of interest, please forward them to Jessie McKinney (email jessie.mckinney@volstate.edu) for possible listing here.

Collections of Syllabai Policies

  • Eaton, Lance, comp. Classroom Policies for AI Generative Tools. This is a growing collection of classroom and institutional policies from higher education institutions throughout North America. If you are a professor looking for ideas regarding writing AI policies for your classes, this is a great place to start.

 

TBR Collection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Teaching and Learning

  • Access the resource hub here. 
  • This is a website/resource hub for TBR educators exploring the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. On this site, you will find recaps of the TBR Tech Talk Tuesday sessions--including links to meeting recordings. Additionally, we have included a vetted resource repository of examples, articles, videos, and tools. Lastly, included is an AI Playbook, which contains best practices collected from leaders in the field as well as various educational institutions, organizations, and industries. As AI is rapidly changing, expect constant updates to this site.