Innovation Playground: Exploring GenAI to Create Engaging Text

The overarching purpose of offering this webinar to online faculty at Boise State University is to explore new and emerging trends. We use play, exploration, and curiosity to build knowledge and skills. Participants will gain familiarity with emerging technologies and understand their implications for online education.

In this less structured 50-minute webinar, we will explore using generative artificial intelligence. Explore how Generative AI can be used to automate and enhance textual content for online courses. We will create engaging discussion prompts and revise the text generated to be modified with interesting perspectives. This session will introduce you to the tools and practices for using AI ethically. You will explore and use prompts for fun and usefulness.

Tools Covered

• GPT4
• Quillbot
• Bard

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basic principles and limitations of text-based generative AI tools.
• Apply generative AI tools to automate or enhance content creation and student engagement in an online course.

Implications for Online Education

• Awareness of the possibilities for students to use AI in discussion boards
• Facilitates faculty creation of online reading materials, rubrics, prompts, assignments, or questions

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