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AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Rubric Generation for Writing Assignments

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Summary: This blog post guides educators to create customized rubrics for writing assignments. It outlines a step-by-step prompt structure that includes selecting an assessment type, defining academic context, uploading relevant content, choosing rubric format (analytic or holistic), selecting a scoring scale, and formatting the output as a table. The approach ensures rubrics are aligned with…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Rubric Generation for Writing Assignments

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Basic Prompts: DOK-Inspired Writing Assignments

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Summary: This post introduces a practical prompt template for educators to generate writing assignments using Generative AI tools. Designed with Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels in mind, the prompt helps instructors to create engaging, inclusive, and flexible assignments tailored to specific course content and academic disciplines. You can use any Generative AI App. I’m using…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Basic Prompts: DOK-Inspired Writing Assignments

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Advanced Prompts: UDL Inspired Discussion Prompts

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Summary: This post builds on foundational strategies by introducing advanced UDL-inspired discussion prompts designed to scaffold student engagement from surface-level understanding to higher-order analysis. Whether you’re teaching asynchronously or in person, these prompts are customizable for any discipline to help foster richer dialogue and more meaningful learning experiences. You can use any Generative AI App….Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Advanced Prompts: UDL Inspired Discussion Prompts

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Beginner Prompts: UDL Inspired Discussion Prompts

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Summary: This post demonstrates beginner-friendly strategies for crafting Universal Design for Learning (UDL) inspired discussion prompts. Whether you’re teaching asynchronously or in person, these adaptable prompts designed for use with any generative AI tool can help foster meaningful dialogue, diverse perspectives, and deeper connections to course content. You can use any Generative AI App. I’m…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Beginner Prompts: UDL Inspired Discussion Prompts

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Advanced Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

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Summary: In this post, we explore how educators can generate quiz questions aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and export them into Brightspace-compatible CSV files. Whether you’re teaching Computer Science, Sociology, or any other discipline, this step-by-step guide empowers you to create meaningful assessments from your course content—quickly, efficiently, and with pedagogical precision. I’m using Microsoft Copilot….Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Advanced Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Intermediate Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

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Summary: In this post, we dive into intermediate-level strategies for generating quiz questions using generative AI tools. Whether you’re teaching Psychology, Biology, History, or any other discipline, you’ll learn how to craft prompts that produce quiz questions aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy. These techniques empower educators to create assessments that foster deeper learning and critical thinking—quickly…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Intermediate Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Beginner Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

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Summary: The post, is part of the AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series and focuses on beginner-level prompts for generating quiz questions using generative AI tools. It provides two customizable prompt templates for instructional designers in higher education—one for general quiz generation and another aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Educators are guided to tailor the prompts…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Beginner Prompts: Generating quiz questions.

AI Prompt Engineering for Everyone Series: Basic Prompts: Common Knowledge

Summary: The post is designed to help understand the fundamentals of crafting effective prompts for generative AI tools. You can use any Generative AI App. I’m using Microsoft Copilot. Type, Copy/Paste the prompts below and review the results. Prompt 1a: Ask it a question You’re and expert life coach who helps professionals relocate and find…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Everyone Series: Basic Prompts: Common Knowledge

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Intermediate Prompts with Variables: Content Introductions, Summaries, Objectives, Take Aways, and Self Exploration

Summary: This post delves into the intermediate use of variables of AI prompt engineering, guiding you through the creation of effective prompts that lead to accurate and creative AI outputs. You’ll learn how to use AI for crafting educational objectives, summaries, key takeaways and self-exploration. student engagement. You can use any Generative AI App. I’m…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Intermediate Prompts with Variables: Content Introductions, Summaries, Objectives, Take Aways, and Self Exploration

AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Basic Prompts: Case Study Data

Summary: This blog post is part of a series aimed at helping educators harness the power of AI through effective prompt engineering. Generative AI can tailor backstories to fit the specific needs and interests of different student groups, making the learning experience more relevant and personalized. Additionally, AI serves as a source of inspiration, offering…Continue Reading AI Prompt Engineering for Educators Series: Basic Prompts: Case Study Data