Zahnow Library guides/Applied AI literacy
INTERACTIVE LEARNING · CONNECTION OPTIONS

AI learning studio

Start with a learning-first brief. Explore where a live AI coach could support the curriculum without replacing your thinking.

Build your learning prompt

This activity assembles your instructions on this page. It does not send them to an AI service.

Type of support

Your starting prompt

Help me [state your learning or creative goal]. My audience is [describe your audience]. My constraints are [include time, format, permissions, or accessibility needs]. Ask me one question at a time. Give hints before answers, and help me explain my reasoning. Separate facts from assumptions. Identify claims I should verify and never invent sources. Do not request private student or workplace information.

Pasting into an external assistant sends the text to that provider. Follow course rules and do not include private information.

Four purposeful AI components

CLEAR prompt coach

Help learners improve a prompt and explain the decisions behind it.

Example: Compare a draft against CLEAR, ask for missing context, and offer a revision with reasons.

Not a guarantee of a correct answer; learners must verify the result.

Curriculum tutor

Ask questions and give hints tied to the six-week readings and competencies.

Example: Help a learner distinguish a supported claim from a confident guess, then point to the relevant reading.

Answers should reference supplied curriculum sources, admit gaps, and never invent university policy.

Creative-brief coach

Turn a fuzzy idea into an audience, purpose, constraints, and a testable first draft.

Example: Interview the learner one question at a time before recommending a medium or tool.

The learner owns the creative direction, rights checks, and final choices.

Reflection partner

Ask learners to justify revisions, sources, and their own contribution.

Example: Review a non-sensitive process summary against imagination, taste, agency, and verification.

Formative feedback only—not automated grading or claims about ability.

Suggested first connection: the CLEAR prompt coach. It has a focused learning purpose and can work with non-sensitive text. No model calls, learner accounts, or stored conversations have been enabled.