學(xué)生自主項目中的GenAI：建議和啟示 Generative AI in Student-Directed Projects Advice and Inspiration

GenerativeAIin

Student-DirectedProjects:

AdviceandInspiration

December2024

KarenBrennan,PaulinaHaduong,AvantikaKolluru,SallyYao,JacobWolf

HarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation

Introduction03

Strategies10

Contributors78

INTRODUCTION

“It’snotwhetherAIisgreaterthanyou.

It’swhetheryouplusAIisgreaterthanyou.”

—AndrewHo,Professor,HGSE

Student-directedprojects,projectsthataredirectedbystudentsincontentandprocess,canserveaspersonally-meaningfulcontextstodevelopexperienceand?uencywithavarietyofskills,concepts,anddisciplines.Butitcanalsobehardforstudentstode?negoals,?gureoutprojectscopeandtasks,andconcretelymanifesttheircreativevisions.

“Student-directed”doesnotmeanworkingcompletelyautonomously.Infact,

studentsworkingonself-directedprojectsbene?tfromawidevarietyof

scaffoldsandsupports.Inthismoment,generativearti?cialintelligence(GenAI)

isbecomingincreasinglyaccessibleasanewformofsupport.Whenwesay

GenAI,wearereferringtotools—likeOpenAI’sChatGPTorHarvard’scustomAISandbox—thatcangeneratetext,images,orothercontent,inresponsetoa

prompt.

Basedonourownexperiencesasteachersandstudents,wewerecuriousabouthowGenAIcouldserveasaproductivesupportinstudent-directedprojects.Thisguide,whichwasgenerouslysupportedbytheHarvardInitiativeforLearning

andTeaching(HILT),emergedfromourexplorationofthatcuriosity.

ThisguidecontainsadviceandinspirationforhowGenAIcansupportself-directedprojects,supportingstudentsastheynavigatetheuncertaintyandopportunityofworkthatisn’tprescribed,workwhoseoutcomeisn’tguaranteedorknown.We

hopethatthisguidecansupportstudentsandfacultyinexploringhowGenAIcanbeusedinserviceofstudents’goalsanddesires.

Ourprocess

InFall2023,wetaughtthecorerequiredcourseforLearningDesignstudentsattheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation(HGSE).Studentsinthecourse

developedaterm-longself-directedprojectfocusedondesigningalearning

experience.Everystudentworkedonaproject—butwhattheyworkedon,andhowtheyworkedonit,wasuptothem.

WiththenewattentiontoGenAI,wewantedtounderstandhowstudentsinthecoursewereusingthesetoolsintheirprojectdevelopment.Wewerealsocuriousabouthowfacultycolleagueswhoteachproject-basedcourseswerethinking

aboutthechallengesandopportunitiesofthisparticulartechnologicalmoment.

Weinterviewed27HGSELearningDesignstudentsand7HGSEfacultymembers.

Beforethestudentinterviews,weaskedeachstudenttoprepareamapoftheir

project-developmentexperience,markingmajormilestonesofthejourneyand

indicatingwhatsupportsandtoolswereimportantalongtheway,includingGenAI.Thisprocessorientationhelpedusunderstandthemanydifferentactivitiesthat

areinvolvedinamulti-monthlearningdesignproject.

Inadditiontoprocessquestions,weaskedstudentstosharetheirbroader

thoughtsaboutstudent-directedprojectsandGenAI.Thefacultyinterviewsweresimilarlystructured,butorientedtowardstheirstudents’workratherthantheir

ownuse.

Ofcourse,theseinterviewsre?ectaparticularmomentintimeandaspeci?csetofstudents.Regardingtheparticularmoment,wehopethatthisdocumentationcanserveasarecordofwhatfeltpossibletopeopleatthebeginningofexpanded

accesstoapowerfulnewtechnology.Regardingtheparticularstudents,we

workedspeci?callywithgraduatestudentsfocusedonlearningdesign.Butevenifyoudon’tworkwithgraduatestudentsorfocusonlearningdesigninyour

teaching,wehopethatideasaboutcreative,student-directeddesignprojectsmaynonethelessigniteyourpedagogicalanddesignimagination.

Adviceandinspiration

Inourconversationswithstudentsandfaculty,weheardlotsofwonderfulgeneraladviceandbeautifulspeci?cexamplesforusingGenAIinstudent-directed

projects.Ouraimwiththisguideistoshareboththebreadthanddepthofwhatwelearned.First,thegeneraladvice:

Considerthebroaderimpacts.Studentsandfacultyemphasizedtheimportanceofthoughtfuluse,identifyinganumberofseriousconcernsassociatedwithusingGenAI,fromitstendencytohallucinate,substantialenvironmentalfootprint,

accessibilitybarriersduetocost,potentialhomogenizationofculture,and

inherentalgorithmicbiases.Theadvicewasclear:approachGenAIwithintentionandawarenessofitslimitationsandpotentialharms.

Preservelearningandauthenticvoice.Anotherrecurringthemewasthevalueof

usingGenAIasasupport,ratherthanareplacement,forpersonalthought,effort,andstyle.Asonestudentexplained,“Ithinkitcanbeasecondbrainforyouif

you’refeelingalittlestuck.Youcanaskittohelpyougetstarted,butitcan’tdoeverythingforyou.You’restillthepilotandit’sjustanassistant.”Students

describedthechallengesofdecidingwhichtaskstodelegatetoGenAIandwhichtotacklethemselves.Asanotherstudentadvised,“Reallythinkofwhatyouwantatthismoment.Doyoujustwanttogetthejobdone,ordoyouwanttolearn?”

Embraceplayandexperimentation.Bothstudentsandfacultyemphasizedthe

importanceofhands-onexplorationacrossdifferentGenAItools.“De?nitelyuseitandexploreit,”onestudentadvised,whilenoting,“Itcan’tdoeverythingforyou.Sobestrategic.”Facultymembersechoedthissentiment,withonestating,“You’vegottoplayaround,getasenseofthings.Youcan’thelpstudentsuntilyou’vegotafeelforityourself.”

Practicestrategiciteration.Studentssharedhowtheylearnedthrough

experiencethatsuccesswithGenAIrequiresmultipleattemptsandprompt

re?nements.Asonestudentobserved,it“won’tgiveyoutherightanswerright

awayafterthe?rsttry,andyouhavetoreviseitalittleuntilyougettheanswer.”However,theyalsocautionedaboutthelearningcurveassociatedwithnewtools,acknowledgingthatsometimesexistingmethodsmightbemoreeffective.Asonestudentwiselyadvised,afterrelatingaparticularlyprotractedexperiencewith

GenAI,“Ifyou’re?ndingthatyou’regoingforsixhours,andmaybeyoushouldhavebeendonebynow,maybeyoushouldstop.”

Thisguidingadviceisaccompaniedbyspeci?cexamplestoinspireuseinaction.

TherestofthisguideoffersacollectionofstrategiesforusingGenAIinstudent-directedprojects.

Thestrategiesarepresentedinasequenceinspiredbytheorderofactivitieswesawandhearddescribedbystudentsintheirmaps.Weheardabouttheearly

experiencesoftheirprojects,developingideasabouttheprojectspaceand

exploringprojectpossibilities.Weheardaboutthelongmessymiddle,creating

prototypesthatserveasconcreterepresentationsofthinking,sharedwithothersaspartofaniterativeprocessofrevisionandre?nement.Thesestrategieswereusedthroughouttheprocess.

Eachstrategyispresentedwithashorttitle,abriefdescription,astudentre?ection,andanexampleofthestrategyinaction.

Strategyexample

TheexampleofthestrategyinactionincludesaprojectoverviewandapromptforaGenAItoolthatcouldsupporttheprojectwork.Allprojectsandpromptsare

inspiredbystudents’actualprojects.Thepromptsinthisguidewereusedto

generateoutputfromGenAItools,butthetoolsareinongoingdevelopment;ifyoutryapromptinthesametooltoday,theoutputislikelytovary.

Wherepossible,wehaveincludedexamplesonlyfromtoolsthatofferafreetier,butGenAItoolshaveavarietyofpricingmodels.Wehopethatthisguideoffers

inspirationforhowGenAImightbeanadditionalresourceforyourownself-directedprojectsorsupportingothers’self-directedprojects.

STRATEGIES

AStartingPoint12

Brainstorm14

StructuretheChaos16

De?neIt18

PersonaPossibilities20

ContextMatters22

ScopeandScale24

BoldBlueprints26

ConceptualParallels28

Roleplay30

ExplainItAgain32

AnalyticPartner34

TheBigIdeas36

DesignforEveryone38

VisualizeIt40

DreamintoExistence42

SurveyDesign44

BaseLayer46

CaseComposition48

TellYourTale50

DesignStylist52

NameGenerator54

MultipleInputs56

CodeCrafter58

DecodeYourCode60

DebuggingAssistant62

FormulaFinder64

FriendlyTranslator66

Writer’sChoice68

Review,Re?ect,Revise70

AskAnything72

Devil’sAdvocate74

What?SoWhat?NowWhat?76

ASTARTINGPOINT

Gatherinformation,inspiringfuturedirectionsforresearch

“

GenAIisagoodstartingpointtogathertheinformation.Forexample,myfriendswouldask,‘Whatisthesolar

eclipse?’TheywouldaskChatGPTinsteadofGoogling.Iftheywanttoknowmore,theywillgotoYouTube,they’llreadanacademicpaper,etcetera.

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Project:An8thgradephysicslessontolearnaboutanupcomingsolareclipse

Prompt:Whatisasolareclipse?HowcanIsafelyobserveit?

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BRAINSTORM

ChatwithAItodevelopprojectideas

“

OneofmyabsolutefavoritepartsofAIrightnowistheconversationalpartofChatGPT.IputmyAirpodsin,I

walkhome,andIhaveafullconversationaboutwhatI’mwonderingandhowIwouldbuildthis.Iaskso,somanyquestions,andIgetsomanyanswers.

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Project:Aplatformwhereuserscansharestoriesaboutvariousgeographiclocations

I’vebeenmeetingalotofnewfriends

latelyandhaveheardmanycoolstoriesrelatedtodifferentplacesoncampus.I’mthinkingaboutbuildingaplatformthat

collectsinterestingstoriespeoplehavewiththesedifferentlocations,andsharesthemwithpeoplewhopassbythese

locations.

Thatsoundslikeafantasticidea!

Hereareafewthingstoconsiderasyoudevelopthisplatform…

HowdoyouthinkIshouldbuildsuchaplatform?Arethesesimilarproductsoutthere?

Dependingonyourresourcesand

technicalexpertise…Wouldyou

prefertostartwithaweb-based

platform,orareyouleaningtowardssomethingmobile-?rst?

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STRUCTURETHECHAOS

Generateatimelinewithgoals,activities,anddeliverables

“

ImostlyuseAItoorganizemyself.Whatarethesteps?Hey,here’smyidea.Breakitdowninmanageablesteps.Ihave12weekstoaccomplishthisbigvisionIsetfor

myself—breakitdowninweeksanddays.I’morganizedchaos,andIneedhelpstructuringmyself.

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Project:Amuseumexhibitformiddleschoolgirlstolearnaboutastrophysics

Prompt:Iwanttolearnabouthowtodesigninteractivemuseumexhibitswhich

incorporatenewtechnologiesformiddleschoolgirls.Ihavesixweeks.HowshouldIorganizemyprojectplansanddeliverables?

Week2:Conceptualization

Objectives:

●Developexhibitconceptsand

experience?ow.Activities:

●Brainstormmultipleexhibitideasthatalignwithyourchosentheme.

●Createstoryboardsforeachidea,detailingvisitorexperienceandinteractions.

●Getfeedbackfrompotentialusers(e.g.,middleschoolgirls,educators).

●Re?neandselectoneortwotopconcepts.

Deliverables:

●Detailedstoryboardsfor1-2exhibits.

●Feedbacksummaryfromusertesting.

Week1:ResearchandPlanning

Objectives:

●Conductessentialresearchoninteractiveexhibitdesignandnewtechnologies.

●De?neexhibitgoalsandkeymessages.

Activities:

●Researchinteractiveexhibitdesignprinciplesandnew

technologies.

●Createaprojectbriefoutliningobjectives,targetaudience,andkeymessages.

●Developabasicconceptuallayoutoftheexhibitspace.

Deliverables:

●Projectbriefdocument.

●Basicconceptuallayout.

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DEFINEIT

Explorerelatedconceptsorconstructs

“

IaskedAI,whatarethefeaturesofthisconstruct?Whatisstudentengagement?AItoldmeit’s20things.Ididn’t

thinkofsomeofthosethings,orotherswererepetitive.Icouldcombinethesetwopoints.AIhelpsyouunderstandwhatmightbeconsideredpartofthisconstruct.

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Project:Astudyonhowstudentagencyrelatestoteacher-studentrelationships

Prompt:Whatis“studentagency”?Whatareitsfeatures?Howmightthesefeaturesrelatetoeachother?Citeyoursources.

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PERSONAPOSSIBILITIES

Explorethepotentialneedsofintendedaudiences

“

Weweretryingtocomeupwithpersonas.WejustwantedtoseewhatChatGPTcoulddo.Itwasn’treallygoodatit,butitgotusoffthegroundtothinkthroughit.

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Project:Anapptoteachmusictheorytoadultsthroughgames

Prompt:Generatetwouserpersonasforamusiclearningapptargetingadultlearners.

Pleaseincludethefollowingsectionsinthepersona:demographics,goals&motivations,painpoints,learningpreferences,userquote.

Name:DavidMitchellDemographics:

●Age:45

●Occupation:SoftwareEngineer

Goals&Motivations:Interestedinunderstandingthetechnicalaspectsofmusic

PainPoints:Struggleswithlackoffeedbackonhisprogress

LearningPreferences:Preferstech-integratedsolutionslikeAIfeedbackonhisplaying

Quote:“Iwantanappthatactslikeasmartinstructor,pushingmetoimprove.”

Name:EmilyThompsonDemographics:

●Age:34

●Occupation:MarketingManager

Goals&Motivations:Wantstolearnpianotorelaxandunwindafterwork

PainPoints:Feelsoverwhelmedbycomplexmusictheoryconcepts

LearningPreferences:Prefers

short,engagingvideolessonsthat?tintoherschedule

Quote:“Iwanttolearnpianoinawaythatfeelslikeabreak,not

anothertaskonmyto-dolist.”

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CONTEXTMATTERS

Applyconceptsandideastopersonallyrelevantsettings

“

IuseGenAItohelpwithmyreadings.So,would‘makereducation’workintheIndiancontext?Arethereany

organizationsworkingthere?IaskGenAIthesekindsofquestionstocontextualizetothepopulationsIworkwithbackinIndia.Youneedtopromptbyaskingspeci?c

questionsandaskingforcitations.

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Project:StartingamakerspaceforhighschoolstudentsinIndia

Prompt:ListkeydifferencesbetweentheIndiangovernment’sandUSgovernment’spoliciestopromotemakerspaces.Citesourcesforalldata.

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SCOPEANDSCALE

Focusonvitalelementsbyde?ningprojectconstraints

“

Idon’tthinkwesetenoughprojectscopebumpers.Ithinkitwould’vebeenhelpfultosay,‘Whatisinandoutof

scope?’IwouldsaytoGenAI,‘Thisisfeelinglikeit’sgettingtoobig.HowwouldyouscalethisbackbutstillbringX,Y,andZelements,whicharethemaingoals?’

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Project:Conveningofexpertsworkingonclimatechangeadaptation

Prompt:Thegoalofoureventistoallowattendeestolearnaboutcareertrajectoriesinclimateadaptation.In-personpaneldiscussions,speakerpresentations,and

networkingopportunitiesarevitalelementsoftheevent.Howlongshouldtheeventbe?Whatdeliverableswouldwehave?Whatisoutofscope?

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BOLDBLUEPRINTS

Createastrategicplanbasedonyourvisionandgoals

“

Formynonpro?t,IgaveGenAImymissionandvision

statementsandthegeneralcruxofourwork.Basedonthis,whatwouldastrategicplanlooklikeforthis

nonpro?t?I’veneverbuiltanonpro?tbefore,andGenAI

gavemeanamazingoutline.Someofitwasn’tgreat,butitgavemeastructureddocumentthatIcoulditerateon.

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Project:Non-pro?ttoincreasementorshipandnetworkingopportunitiesforyouth

Prompt:Whatmightastrategicplanforthisnon-pro?tlooklike?IncludeaSWOTanalysis(strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,threats).

Format:Onlineplatformthatmatchesyoungadultswithmentors

Mission:Toconnectyoungadultswithmentorswhocanprovidecareerguidanceandaccesstoprofessionalnetworks

StrategicPlanfortheNon-Pro?t:MentorMatch

SWOTAnalysis:

Strength:UniquePlatform:Anonlineplatformfacilitateseasyaccessandconnectionsanytime,anywhere,breakinggeographicalbarriers.

Weakness:MatchingEf?ciency:Challengesincreatingeffectivematchesbasedonvaryingmentoringneedsandpersonalities.

Opportunities:Partnerships:Collaboratewitheducational

institutions,corporations,andcommunityorganizationstoexpandreachandresources.

Threat:RegulatoryEnvironments:Changesindataprotectionlawsandonlineplatformregulationscanaffectoperations.

StrategicObjectivesandInitiatives:

1.EnhanceMentor/MenteeRecruitmentandRetention:…

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CONCEPTUALPARALLELS

Explaindif?cultconceptsthroughanalogies

“

IaskedGenAItobreakdownandexplainconceptsina

texttome.Itwasareallytersetextandhardto

understandsometimes.So,Ifedinaversionofthetext.Isaid,‘Canyoucreateananalogy?’Ididn’talwayslove,oralwaysusethoseanalogies,butithelpedmeunderstandtheconceptsabitbetter.

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Project:Awebsitetointroduceresearchmethodstohighschoolstudents

Prompt:Createananalogytoexplainwhata“RandomizedControlledTrial”is.

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ROLEPLAY

Simulateconversationswithpossibleusersandaudiences

“

GenAIhelpedmetakeonroles.‘Imagineyouarean

eighth-gradestudent,whatwouldbemostimportanttoyou?Asateacher,whatwouldbemostimportantforyouandforyourstudents?’That’swhenIshortlistedeight

productfeatures.Iwantedtomakesuretheeightfeatureswerenotoverboard.Then,Iwentandhadactualuser

conversations.

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Project:Helpingonlinegraduateprograminstructorsmanageworkload

Prompt:PretendthatyouareafacultymemberforanonlineSoftwareEngineeringMaster’sprogram.Brie?ydescribeachallengeyouarefacingwithmanagingyourworkload.

Claude3Haiku:

OnechallengeI’mfacingisbalancingthepersonalizedfeedbackIwanttogivetoeachstudentwiththevolumeofassignments…

User

Whatisyourcurrentsystemtoprovidepersonalizedfeedbacktoeachstudent?

Claude3Haiku:

Currently,Imanuallyprovidepersonalizedfeedback.Forinitialcodeassessments,Irelyonautomatedgradingtools…

User

Onaverage,howmuchtimedoyouspendonmanualreviewseachweek?

Claude3Haiku:

Onaverage,themanualreviewofassignmentstakesmeabout15-20hourseachweek…

User

Ifyoucouldsavetimewithafasterfeedbacksystem,whatwouldyoudowiththeadditionaltime?

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EXPLAINITAGAIN

Learnmorebypromptingfordifferentexplanations

“

YoujustaskChatGPTwhateveryouthink.Icansay,‘Istilldon’tunderstandit.’Ifitwastheeighthtimeittriesto

explain,I’mlike,‘Explainitwithacomparison.Explainitfora5-year-old.Explainitinthiscontext.’

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Project:A5thgradescienceunitaboutglobalwarmingandsustainability

Iwanttoteachtheconceptofcarbonsequestrationto5thgraders.HowshouldIexplainthat?

Here’sawayyoucouldbreakitdown:

1.WhatisCarbon?…

2.WhyisCarbonImportant?…

3.WhatisCarbonSequestration?…

4.HowDoesCarbonSequestrationWork?…

Couldyouexplainthisagainwithacomparison?

Certainly!Let’slikenittoabusykitchenwherelotsofcookingishappening:

1.CookingandCarbonDioxide…

2.GettingTooSteamyorSmoky…

3.UsingtheKitchenFan…

4.KeepingtheKitchenManageable…

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ANALYTICPARTNER

Offerpersonalizedfuturedirectionsbasedoncollecteddata

“

Inclass,the?rstassignmentthatwehadtodowasto

makeatoyforakid.Wehadalotofobservationdata.

Afterwegatheredalltheobservations,wrotedownallofhistoys,wrotedownwhathemissed,weputthatthroughChatGPT,andChatGPTgaveusalotofdifferentideas.

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Project:Toyfabricationfora5-year-oldboy,basedonhisspeci?cinterests

Prompt:Ihavedoneaninterviewandanobservationsessionwitha?ve-year-oldboy.I’mtryingtodecidewhattoyIcouldmakejustforhim.

Herearemy?eldnotes.Whatideasdoyouhave?Ineedtobeabletomakethetoyusingsimpletoolstypically

foundinamakerspace.

BasedonAlex’sinterestsandinteractionsfromyour?eldnotes,hereareafewtoyideasthatcouldbemadewhilekeepinginmindthe

makerspacelimitations:

1.CustomizableKineticSandPlayset:

。Whatitis:…

。Whyit’ssuitable:…。Howtomakeit:…

2.InteractiveTrackBuilderSetforCarsandDinosaurs:…

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THEBIGIDEAS

Identifythecoreofatext

“

Ihadbeenwritingwhatmybigideasandessential

questionswere.Thatstuffwasreallyhard.SoIstartedworkingwithitinGenAI.‘Here’sthetext.Whatdoyouthinkthebigideasare?’Iwouldcorrectit,modify,orcut,becauseIdisagreedwithsomeofit.

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Project:An“eggdrop”experimenttolearnaboutNASA’sMarsRoverdesign

Prompt:I’mdoingan“eggdrop”experiment.HereisaPDFexplainingthephysics

involvedintheexperiment.Whatarethe3mostimportantideasthatstudentsshouldlearn,fromthisPDF?

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DESIGNFOREVERYONE

Exploreproject-speci?caccessibilityrecommendations

“

Itrytobeveryspeci?cwithChatGPT.Forexample,I

wouldask,‘Hey,Iwantyoutodecidewhetherit’sbettertousea14pointor20pointfont,consideringthesizeofthebook.Whatdoyourecommendforadults?Maybethey’renotascomfortablelookingatsmallerfonts?Ordoyou

thinkthey’realreadyusedtoit,becausethey’realsoontheirmobilephones?Whatdoyouthink?’

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Project:Aguideforadultsaged65+tosupportlifelonglearning

Prompt:Ifyouareanaccessibilityexpert,whatwouldyourecommendIthinkaboutwhenmakingaphysicalguideforolderadults?Wouldsize12ptfontbeokay?Whatfontwouldyousuggest?

AccessibilityConsiderationsforaPhysicalGuideforOlderAdultsFontSizeandType:

●FontSize:…forolderadultswithvisualimpairments,14ptoreven16ptmightbemorecomfortable.

●FontType:Chooseasans-seriffontlikeArial,Helvetica,orVerdana…

LayoutandDesign:

●Spacing:Usesuf?cientspacingbetweenlinesandparagraphstoimprovereadability.

●Contrast:Ensurehighcontrastbetweenthetextandbackground…

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VISUALIZEIT

Createvisualrepresentationsofprojectideas

“

HowcouldGenAItakewhat’sinmyheadandputitonpaper?Isthatpossible?Sometimesitcan.That’sveryhelpful.Sometimesyoujustcan’tknowwhatyou’re

talkingaboutuntilyouseeit,andthenyou’relike,‘Oh,that’swhatIwastryingtodo.’

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Project:VirtualRealitygamewherefriendsplantcropsandexploremagicalareas

Prompt:Agameinterface,withamagicalfarmland,differenttypesofcrops,andgameinterfaceoverlay.

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DREAMINTOEXISTENCE

Createimagesthathavelimitedexistingreferences

“

Ineededtodreamupsomethingthat’sneverexisted

before.Myideaistocreateamathtextbookthat

decolonizedmathematicalhistory.Itplacesmathematicsinitsindigenoushistory,andthoseimagesdon’texist.I

usedFire?y,becauseI’mnotagreatartist.Thatwasreallyhelpfulinshowingpeoplewhatthingscouldlooklikethathaveneverexistedbefore.

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Project:Achildren’sbookimaginingclimatefutures

Prompt:Acitywithhybridindoor-outdoorspaces,renewableenergy,nowaterwaste

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SURVEYDESIGN

Developinitialsurveydrafts

“

Icameupwitha?rstdraftofaquestionnaire,butIwasstrugglingtogofromthis?rstdrafttobeingabletosortstudentsbasedontheiranswers.That’swhereIusedAI.

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Project:Asurveytogroupstudentsbytheirreadinghabits

Prompt:Iwanttoorganizestudentprojectsaroundtheirreadingpreferences.HowshouldIstructurethesurvey?ShouldIlistliteraturegenres?Wouldnamingspeci?cbooksineachgenrebemoreeffective?

Whenstructuringasurveytoidentifyyourstudents’reading

preferences,youshouldaimforclarity,relevance,andeaseofanalysis.Here’sarecommendedstructure:

1.Introduction:Provideclearinstructionsonhowto?lloutthesurvey.

2.StudentInformation(optional):…

3.GenrePreferenceQuestions:

。QuestionFormat:UseaLikertscaleforconsistencyand

easeofanalysis.Forexample:…

。ListofGenres:Fantasy,Science?ction,…

。Open-endedOptions:…forstudentstowriteaboutanyothergenretheylike…

4.ReadingHabits:

。Frequency&Volume:Questionsabouthowoftentheyreadandhowmanybookstheytypicallyreadinamonthcanprovideinsightsintotheirengagementwithreading.

。PreviousRead:Askingaboutbookstheyenjoyedinthepastcanhelpcorrelategenreswithspeci?ctitles.

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BASELAYER

Remixmusic,art,andothermediasamples

“

Withsomeofthemusic,I’llhaveGenAIgenerate

something.Anditwaslike,allright,thisisanoptionthatwasgiventome.I’lljustaddontopanduseitforspeedandinspiration.

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Project:Videogameaboutuncoveringmysteriesinanabandonedlibrarywithfriends

Prompt:Combineclassicalandelectronicelementstocreatea1-minuteinstrumentaltrackforavideogameaboutuncoveringmysteriesinanabandonedlibrary.

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TrackremixedinGarageBand

CASECOMPOSITION

Createcustomcasestudiestailoredtospeci?caudiences

“

Iwantedtwocasestudiesthatworkshopparticipants

coulddiscuss.IaskedChatGPT,‘Writethreeparagraphsshowingane