ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI chatbot, has emerged as a versatile tool that can revolutionize the way we teachnd learn. This guide provides educators with a clear understanding of ChatGPT’s capabilities, shedding light on its potential applications in generating lesson plans, quizzes, role-playing, and assisting English language learners. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining teacher oversight while encouraging collaborative exploration between teachers and students.

Addressing the concerns surrounding plagiarism detection tools, OpenAI acknowledges the limitations of current detectors, which sometimes inaccurately flag AI-generated content. In a world where students can make subtle edits to evade detection, the guide offers an alternative approach. It suggests educators keep records of student ChatGPT interactions, encouraging transparency and “showing their work” to ensure academic integrity. This approach aligns with OpenAI’s commitment to fostering AI literacy, a vital skill for the future.

OpenAI’s guide introduces four example prompts authored by esteemed AI proponents from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Interactive, Ethan and Lilach Mollick. These prompts provide practical templates for engaging with ChatGPT. Two prompts are designed for educators, enabling them to create lesson plans and explanations effectively. The other two cater to students, helping them enhance their learning and assignment completion. Educators can choose to either let students prime their ChatGPT conversations or pre-prompt conversations to share with the class, fostering a collaborative learning environment. The guide also highlights ChatGPT’s “custom instructions” feature, enabling educators to establish standardized settings for all conversations.