Teacher undergoes free training program offered by OpenAI and Common Sense Media
In an effort to help teachers harness the potential of AI tools in the classroom, OpenAI and Common Sense Media have collaborated to create a free AI course specifically designed for educators. This comprehensive course, which takes less than an hour to complete, provides a wealth of information on effective prompt-writing techniques for AI tools like ChatGPT.
The course is structured around the CRE Framework, a methodology for crafting precise and pedagogically appropriate AI responses. The acronym CRE stands for Character, Research, and Example.
- Character (C): By defining who is requesting the information, the course ensures that AI is provided with clear context. For instance, you might instruct ChatGPT to "You are a high school biologist."
- Research (R): A solid understanding of the prompt topic is essential for creating focused and accurate prompts.
- Example (E): Providing examples of the desired response style or content helps guide the AI’s output.
This framework aids teachers in crafting prompts that produce precise, educational AI responses by clearly establishing the requester’s identity and intent, ensuring content understanding, and modeling expected outputs.
The course also recommends creating prompts that detail specific expectations, such as "Write a 15-minute biology lesson plan." It encourages educators to provide ChatGPT with information on the role it should play while generating text and to offer context for each prompt, like "Imagine you teach in a high school that has the following demographics."
The course covers other important topics, such as the Human-In-The-Loop framework, which emphasizes the human's control and direction in AI education. It also addresses potential problems with bias and privacy in AI use, advising against sharing personally identifiable information with ChatGPT.
The course material includes short videos, readings, quizzes, and interactive activities utilizing AI. It offers a strong overview of teaching with AI, with an emphasis on generating effective prompts in an educational setting.
While the course could benefit from more feedback on prompt writing, particularly regarding the use of the CRE Framework, it is found to be really helpful and efficient, improving AI use and teaching prompt-writing best practices. Reading these prompt templates and high-quality examples has helped many educators improve their understanding of effective prompt writing.
The course is co-created by OpenAI and is pro-AI use in education. It provides a PDF file filled with prompt templates for educators to create context-specific prompts, making it a valuable resource for any teacher looking to integrate AI tools into their classroom.
[1] The CRE Framework includes the components of Context, Role, and Expectations for writing effective AI prompts, aligning with the initial three elements of the CREATE framework, particularly Character, Research, and Example, as used in educational AI prompt engineering. However, a direct official source labeled “CRE Framework” from the exact course text was not found in the search results.
- The CRE Framework, employed in the course co-created by OpenAI, encompasses the elements of Context, Role, and Expectations, mirroring the initial three elements of the CREATE framework, specifically Character, Research, and Example, in educational AI prompt engineering.
- The course, designed for educators, recommends creating prompts that detail specific expectations and provide context for each, such as "Write a 15-minute biology lesson plan" or "Imagine you teach in a high school that has the following demographics."
- By employing the CRE Framework, the course aids teachers in crafting prompts that produce precise, educational AI responses by clearly establishing the requester’s identity and intent, ensuring content understanding, and modeling expected outputs.
- The course material, including short videos, readings, quizzes, and interactive activities utilizing AI, offers a strong overview of teaching with AI, with an emphasis on generating effective prompts in an educational setting.
