Wheninteractingwithartificialintelligence (AI), itispossibletoimprovetheoutcome by being as precise and specific as possiblewhengivingcommands. Whenentering a command, considerthefollowingdetails: - Ask AI to assume a role or specify your own role as the questioner
- For example: actlike a chiefspecialist in charge of educationalprograms and teachingmethodologydevelopment.
- Specify yourself, what role or field you are in and what you are dealing with. For example: I am a lecturer trying to update the content of my materials science courses and I have extensive knowledge of nanotechnology. This helps AI take into account your specific field and perspective.
- Objective: You can instruct the AI with input about the objective.
- For example: yourtaskistoreview and updatethecoursecontenttomeet modern educationalstandards and students' needs.
- Develop an action plan based on feedback and studies from your course.
- Analyze the meeting notes and adjust as necessary.
- Specify the target group: Who are you seeking AI input for?
- For example: mymaintargetgroupisthestudents of the University of Tartu.
- Limitations: Set boundaries within which the AI should respond.
- Forexample: respondwith a maximum of 500 wordsortrytocommunicatethemessage as clearly and concisely as possible.
- Keep in mind thatan AI commandcanbe a maximum of 4000 characters and usingthe Notes functionalityupto 18000 characters, whichallowsformorethoroughanalysis and proposalpresentation.
- Clarity and specificity: Provideverypreciseinstructionsthatdescribewhatthe AI should take intoaccountwhenresponding. Be as specific as possibleabouttasks, expectations, and desiredoutcomes. Useinputfiles and textsthatdescribethenecessarycontextifneeded.
- Usesimplebutmoreformallanguage.
- Useclear and understandablelanguage: avoidslang and colloquiallanguage, whichmayreducethequality of theAI'sresponse.
What else to consider when asking from AI? - Be clear and precise: provide possibly precise instructions about what the task involves, explain the data context and requirements for the results. Leave as little room for interpretation as possible.
- Give examples: use high-quality and diverse examples to direct the AI to generate more relevant and precise responses.
- Be descriptive: use analogies and provide details that help explain a concept or notion better.
- Do not assume prior knowledge: do not assume that the AI has knowledge outside the given instructions. Always provide context and set expectations.
- Adjust a successful guide: if you have created a guide that works well for one task, try using it as a template and adjust it for similar tasks.
- For example: Create a lesson plan [for the course and level] that meets [standards] and focuses on [topic]. The lesson should include [a list of required parts]. It should be structured [according to requirements]. (copy to the Copilot window)
More information can be found on the pageMicrosoft Education AI-Toolkit (starting on page 73). |